http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/ http://www.mlin.lib.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=el When prompted, input your 14-digit public library patron barcode (without spaces) Information from books, magazines, and newspapers. Includes maps, pictures and transcripts from TV and radio. Back to Top http://go.grolier.com http://www.mlin.lib.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=grolier When prompted, input your 14-digit public library patron barcode (without spaces) NMRLS members have access to two new resources with this license: Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia: 36,000 entries intended for students in middle school and up and as a quick reference look-up tool for public library patrons of all ages. New Book of Knowledge: 9,000 articles suitable for grade 3 and up as well as ESL. Provides description of complex subjects in an easy-to-understand manner. Back to Top http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_n_woodhill http://www.mlin.lib.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=infotrac When prompted, input your 14-digit public library patron barcode (without spaces) The following databases from the Gale Group are available, at no charge, in all NMRLS member libraries: Biography Resource Center, plus Marquis Who's Who, Business and Company Profiles, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, Expanded Academic ASAP, General Business File ASAP, General Reference Center Gold, Health Reference Center Academic, Junior Edition (K-12), Kids Edition (K-12), Professional Collection, and Student Edition. ************************* For more information about Gale Technical Support, Interface Options, Title Lists, Search Assistance/Content Support, etc., go to: http://saeweb.gale.com/mlin Back to Top http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nmrls_ifme http://www.mlin.lib.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=informe When prompted, input your 14-digit public library patron barcode (without spaces) Informe is the first reference database to provide indexing, full text, and images of the most popular Hispanic magazines. It also includes full text pamphlets on a variety of topics, such as health care.  Back to Top WorldCat http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/FSIP http://www.mlin.lib.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=worldcat When prompted, input your 14-digit public library patron barcode (without spaces) OCLC® WorldCat (the OCLC Online Union Catalog) offers more than 46 million bibliographic records--representing 400 languages--and holdings information vital for collection development, cataloging, authority control, and retrospective conversion services. Back to Top http://proquest.umi.com/login? http://mblc.state.ma.us/books/magazine/newspapers.php ProQuest provides accesses to individual newspapers as well as for accessing the complete set of newspapers for in-library and campus/organization (non-profit) access. Back to Top http://search.ebsohost.com/login.aspx http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=EBSCO_LRC When prompted, input your 14-digit public library patron barcode (without spaces) Literary Reference Center (LRC) provides users with a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. LRC is a completely full-text database that combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else." (from About the Database, EBSCO support file) Back to Top Massachusetts Special Collections Directory http://www.mlin.lib.ma.us/spec_coll.html The new Massachusetts Special Collections Directory is a Web-based database of over 600 institutions, including academic, public, and special libraries, town halls, museums, and historical societies.