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To access the databases and online resources listed below, simply click on the title. To access some databases, Marlborough residents will need a valid library card. Most of the resources listed can be accessed from the convenience of your own home. Follow the Connect from Home link and enter your library card number when prompted. On Marlborough Public Library computers, simply click on the title of the database to gain access.
- Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.
- Provides expansive and in-depth information on the people, events, and topics important to the study of African-American history.
- Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience.
- Covers the important people, events, legislation, and issues relevant to the study of women's history in the United States.
- This database integrates award-winning biographies from respected Gale sources with related full-text articles from hundreds of magazines and newspapers, as well as tens of thousands of images and links to vetted websites. Search for people---both current and historic from all eras and fields of endeavor---based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full text. Or, combine search criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search.
- Combines authors, titles, read-alikes, award winners and librarian's favorite booklists.
- Brings together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this resource to find detailed company and industry news and information.
- Contemporary Literary Criticism--Select is an extensive collection of more than 11,000 critical essays on contemporary authors. Each CLC--Select entry contains a biographical/critical introduction, a list of principal works, critical essays, and sources for further study. Updated monthly, Contemporary Literary Criticism--Select allows users to search by author name, title of work, nationality, subject/genre, ethnicity, critic name, and more.
- An historical collection of digital images from communities throughout central and western Massachusetts.
- Educator's Reference Complete is a selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. Majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database. The database is updated daily and provides 24-hour access from school or home.
- From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!
- Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.
- A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.
- A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
- Offers international viewpoints on global issues and current events. Use Browse Issues and Topics, Country Finder, Basic Search or Adavnced Search to explore the database.
- Includes health/medical journals, pamphlets, videos and articles from both general interest and reference titles. .
- Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources in InfoTrac's award-winning Health Reference Center. All in a single, easy-to-use database, the material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.
- Now with over 330 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
- Now with over 1100 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
- Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Featuring a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, the most popular search method is moving from a broad subject to a narrower topic using the subject-based topic tree. The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content is from the best elementary reference sources and magazines. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
- Contains full-text poems, poetry citations, short stories, speeches and plays and more.
- Includes biographical entries, full text articles, critical essays and reviews from scholarly journals and literary magazines and more.
- Contains full-text articles gathered from almost 50 sources that directly relate to MA history.
- Search the full text of The New York Times (starting in 1995).
- Provides in depth information on over 150,000 fiction titles including full text reviews, publication information and subject headings. This database also provides suggestions for similar titles and authors as well as guides for book discussions and more.
- Contains infomration on today's hottest social issues, including updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to websites.
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries covering all aspects of Western and non-Western visual art.
- Provides access to full text access to twelve Massachusetts newspapers, including the Boston Globe, Boston Herald and Telegram and Gazette
- Provides full text coverage of company and industry news, management practices, and market research. 60% full text and 45% international.
- Provides access to reference content along with full text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files, and websites.
- Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.
- Covers core curriculum areas including history, literature, social studies, and more. Inlcudes reference material, full-text periodicals, newspapers, and multimedia.
- Provides information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office).
- Provides information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. Merges reference content with full text magazines, academic journals, news articles, images, videos audio files and websites.
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