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Academic Research & Education
Academic OneFile (Gale) This premier periodical resource provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources. Many academic journal articles provided in full-text, available in HTML and PDF formats. Also contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC, as well as full-text New York Times content from 1985. [Go to database] 
Academic OneFile Select (Gale) From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, magazines and newspapers - with full text and images. [Go to database] 
Britannica Library Edition A comprehensive reference resource with components for students and adults. A dictionary, a thesaurus, multimedia, and primary source materials are included. [Go to database] 
Educator's Reference Complete (Gale OneFile) A collection of more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports (most full-text) focusing on all levels of education, educational administration and policy. [Go to database] 
Research Companion (ProQuest) Helps students do more effective scholarly research and supports educators as they teach the core information literacy principles of finding, evaluating, and using information. [Go to database]
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Books, Literature & Reading
Literature Resource Center (Gale) Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. [Go to database] 
NoveList Plus (EBSCO) Not sure what to read next? Find read-a-likes, recommendations, and more, all curated by librarians and publishing insiders. NoveList Plus has reading recommendations for both fiction and nonfiction, for all ages. Searchable by title, author, keyword, plot description, and series name. Search results can be limited by reading and age level. [In Library Use] [Home Access for All MVLC Cardholders] 
OCLC WorldCat OCLC WorldCat is a free catalog that shows the holdings of more than 72,000 libraries worldwide. This is a good place to search for rare, hard-to-find publications, as well as holdings in academic libraries. [Go to website]
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Business, Finance & Economics
Business (Gale OneFile) This collection contains articles on accounting, marketing and management, and related fields. [Go to database] 
Economics and Theory (Gale OneFile) This collection provides academic journals and magazines focusing on topics in economics. Perfect for business classes, users will find more than 150 full-text journals to support their research. [Go to database] 
Entrepreneurship (Gale Business) Covers all aspects of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax, and more, to fit your research needs at any point in your business's development. Mapped to four key business stages—plan, fund, start, and manage—, this resource covers all major areas of starting and operating a business. Now integrated with G Suite for Education and Microsoft Office 365 tools. [Go to database] 
Hospitality and Tourism (Gale OneFile) Provides coverage of the hospitality and tourism field, including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, economic aspects of tourism, and more. [Go to database] 
Insurance and Liability (Gale OneFile) This collection, comprised of nearly 40 insurance-related journals, takes a broad view of this multimillion dollar industry, covering such topics as labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more. [Go to database]
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Careers & Job Hunting
Occupational Outlook Handbook The Federal Government’s premier source of career guidance featuring hundreds of occupations — both blue-collar and white-collar — from carpenters, firefighters and sports referees to teachers, medical professions, personal financial advisers, and even multimedia designers and scientists. [Go to U.S. Government publication] 
Peterson’s Career Prep (Gale Presents) Provides users access to core career tools including, career assessments focused on a user’s interests, values, personality, and workplace preferences, comprehensive career information and job searching capabilities via integration with Indeed.com matches listings based on a user’s assessment results, and resume editing software that provides 5,000 resume templates and cover letter samples. [Go to database] 
Vocations and Careers (Gale OneFile) Offering content from nearly 400 journals, this collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals. [Go to database]
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Children & Teens
Britannica Fundamentals (Pre K - 2nd grade) Play and read to learn letters, numbers, shapes, animals, and more. [Go to database] 
Britannica Library Edition: Children [Go to database]
Britannica Library Edition: Young Adults [Go to database]
Elementary (Gale in Context) Learn about animals, plants, music science, sports, and more! For Grades K-5. A content-rich, authoritative, easy-to-use digital resource featuring age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related content covering a broad range of educational topics. [Go to database] 
High School Edition (Gale OneFile) Find information on high school research topics plus pop culture, sports, and more the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. [Go to database] 
Middle School (Gale in Context) Academic articles, images, topic selections and more for Middle Schoolers. [Go to database] 
NewsBank: America's News Magazines, Hot Topics, Special Reports, Daily Headlines & Activities [In Library Access] [Home Access for Groton Residents] 
TumbleBook Library A collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. The TumbleBook Library is a collection of licensed titles from children's book publishers. [Go to database]
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Communications & Information Science
Communications and Mass Media (Gale OneFile) This collection provides information from more than 100 journals focused on the communications field. Key subjects covered include: marketing, advertising and public relations, literature and writing, linguistics, and more. [Go to database] 
Information Science & Library Issues Collection (Gale OneFile) Information professionals and other knowledge workers will find information in their areas of expertise, including such topics as information infrastructure, data processing techniques, metadata architectures, and more. [Go to database] 
Niche Academy - Do you want to learn how to use Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram? Check out the tutorials in Niche Academy. and they will help you get started. Niche Academy offers tutorials on other websites and online resources, too. If there's a topic you'd like but don't see, ask a librarian, and we may be able to add a tutorial on that subject. [Go to database]
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Consumer Information
Consumer Reports Online More than 1,000+ Ratings, reviews, expert buying advice, product comparisons, consumer user reviews, and product video clips from ConsumerReports.org. [In Library Access] [Home Access for Groton Residents] Consumer Reports Magazine and Annual Buying Guides The library has current issues available to check out in the third floor periodicals section; additional copies of current and older issues always available at the Reference Desk.
Additional Online Resources
- Annual Credit Report (free)
– Government-approved website where you can get a free credit
report from each of the three major credit bureaus once a year, though it
won’t give you your actual credit score.
- Better Business Bureau – Nation-wide organization that voluntarily tracks in a fair way the conduct of businesses, service providers and charities, and provides an online search tool for looking up an organization’s record.
- Charity Navigator – The world's largest and most trusted nonprofit evaluator.
- Consumer.gov – A government website that helps consumers learn to manage and use money wisely, use credit and loans carefully, and protect your identity and money
- ConsumerFinance.gov – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a U.S. government agency that makes sure banks, lenders, and other financial companies treat you fairly
- Consumer Product Safety Commission – Information on product recalls, safety hazards, statistics, regulations, and laws
- ConsumerSearch.com – Reviews hundreds of product reviews, analyzes them, distills the information shoppers need and recommends which products are the best
- Massachusetts Citizen Information Service – Citizen information service links from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- NADAguides.com – Searchable price guide for used cars, published by the National Automobile Dealers Association
- Kelley Blue Book – Searchable price guide for used cars
- FuelEconomy.gov – The EPA and the DOE maintain this website for information about car fuel economy with up-to-date information for cars new and old.
- Annual Credit Report (free)
– Government-approved website where you can get a free credit
report from each of the three major credit bureaus once a year, though it
won’t give you your actual credit score.
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En Español / Spanish Language Resources
Britannica Escolar (Primaria & Secundaria) [Go to database]
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Enclopedias
Britannica Library Edition A comprehensive reference resource with components for students and adults. A dictionary, a thesaurus, multimedia, and primary source materials are included. [Go to database]
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Fine Arts & Music
Fine Arts (Gale OneFile) With more than 100 full-text magazines and journals covered in databases such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM, this collection provide resources to support research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. [Go to database]
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Genealogy
American Ancestors (New England Historic Genealogical Society) Dozens of genealogical databases from the New England Historic Genealogical Society, including full text of the New England Historical and Genealogical Record, The Search for Missing Friends, and Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910. [In Library Access Only] 
Ancestry Library Edition Thousands of family history databases, including vital records, census records, ship passenger lists, military records and lots more! [In Library Access] [Home Access for Groton Residents extended through Dec. 31, 2021] 
HeritageQuest (ProQuest) Provides access to more than 4.4 billion historical and genealogical records. This essential collection of sources has coverage dating back to the 1700s and can help people both find their ancestors and discover a place's past. Census data, family records, local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records, etc. All documents include original page images. [Go to database]
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General Research
Britannica Library Edition A comprehensive reference resource with components for students and adults. A dictionary, a thesaurus, multimedia, and primary source materials are included. [Go to database] General OneFile (Gale) Find magazine articles in popular, general-interest periodicals, with intuitive searching to tap into quality sources. [Go to database] 
Power Search (Gale) Search all Gale resources at once with PowerSearch. Search all the journals, magazines, primary sources, and reference resources provided Gale, or select which databases to search. [Go to database] 
Power Search - Publication Search (Gale) [Go to database]
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Health & Medicine
Culinary Arts (Gale OneFile) The Culinary Arts Collection includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines from 1980 to present. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information. [Go to database] 
Health and Medicine (Gale OneFile) Includes the full text articles and images drawn from 40 nursing, allied health and medical journals; consumer health magazines; newsletters; pamphlets; newspaper articles; topical overviews; and reference books. Articles on:
- Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health,
- Occupational Health & Safety, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, HMOs,
- Prescription Drugs, and more.
Health and Wellness (Gale) Includes health/medical journals, numerous reference volumes, health videos from Healthology, Inc., pamphlets and health-related articles from general interest publications, in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles. Material is intended for informational purposes only. [Go to database] 
Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile) Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile) provides access to academic journals and other reference content covering all aspects of the nursing profession, from direct patient care to health care administration. The database offers current and authoritative content for professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum. [Go to database] 
Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine (Gale OneFile) This collection covers the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine, providing researchers with access to topics discussed in the field, including proven treatment techniques, experimental research theses, and many more. [Go to database]
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History & Biography
Biography in Context (Gale) Biography In Context provides information and insight into the world's most influential people. This resource combines biographical information with multimedia and articles to present lives in context. [Go to database] 
Milestone Documents in American History (Salem History) [In Library Access] [Home Access for Groton Residents] 
U.S. History (Gale In Context) An engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. History. This resource combines content from reference sources with with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites. [Go to database] 
War and Terrorism (Gale OneFile) A collection for students of history, social science and current events. Gain valuable insight the causes, impacts and perceptions of war and terrorism on a global scale. [Go to database] 
World History (Gale In Context) An engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. This resource combines content from reference sources with with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites. [Go to database]
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Home & Garden
Agriculture (Gale OneFile) Articles on farming, horticulture, and agriculture-related fields from nearly 200 authoritative journal titles. [Go to database] Consumer Reports Online More than 1,000+ Ratings, reviews, expert buying advice, product comparisons, consumer user reviews, and product video clips from ConsumerReports.org. [In Library Access] [Home Access for Groton Residents] Consumer Reports Magazine and Annual Buying Guides The library has current issues available to check out in the third floor periodicals section; additional copies of current and older issues always available at the Reference Desk.
Culinary Arts (Gale OneFile) The Culinary Arts Collection includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines from 1980 to present. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information. [Go to database] 
Gardening and Horticulture (Gale OneFile) A collection of reference sources and journals focused on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture, this collection provides information for gardening enthusiasts and professionals alike. [Go to database] 
Home Improvement (Gale OneFile) Coverage includes such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and many more. [Go to database]
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Law, Criminal Justice, Insurance & Liability
Criminal Justice (Gale OneFile) The Criminal Justice Collection database focuses on all aspects of the criminal justice field. Publications include: American Criminal Law Review; Corrections Today; Criminal Justice; Criminal Justice Ethics; Forensic Examiner; Psychology Today; and more. [Go to database] Insurance and Liability (Gale OneFile) This collection, comprised of nearly 40 insurance-related journals, takes a broad view of this multimillion dollar industry, covering such topics as labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more. [Go to database] 
Social Law Library A collection of Massachusetts court and state agency decisions from the Social Law Library’s legal research databases; provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Ask at Reference Desk for assistance with login. [In Library Access Only]
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Newspaper & Magazine Articles
Boston Globe (ProQuest) Provides full text access to The Boston Globe - 1980-current. [Go to database] General OneFile (Gale) Find magazine articles in popular, general-interest periodicals, with intuitive searching to tap into quality sources. [Go to database] 
Groton Landmark / Nashoba Valley Voice (NewsBank) [In Library Access] [Home Access for Groton Residents] 
The New York Times (Gale) This database includes full-text of the New York Times from January 1, 1985 to the present. [Go to database] 
News (Gale OneFile) Provides access to more than 1,100 major U.S. regional, national and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts. [Go to database] NewsBank: America's News Magazines, Hot Topics, Special Reports, Daily Headlines & Activities [In Library Access] [Home Access for Groton Residents] 
Popular Magazines (Gale OneFile) Popular Magazines includes 1000 of the most searched magazines. All the titles were selected based on the actual publication searches performed by library patrons. [Go to database] Power Search (Gale) Search all Gale resources at once with PowerSearch. Search all the journals, magazines, primary sources, and reference resources provided Gale, or select which databases to search. [Go to database] Power Search - Publication Search (Gale) [Go to database] 
U.S. Newsstream (ProQuest) Enables users to search current and extensive backfiles of U.S. news content and features top newspapers, wires, broadcast transcripts, blogs, and news sites in full-text format. Major U.S. newspapers and smaller newspapers, too. Key titles include: The New York Times (backfile from 1980 forward); The Wall Street Journal (from 1984 forward); The Washington Post (from 1987 forward); Los Angeles Times (from 1985 forward); Chicago Tribune (from 1985 forward); The Boston Globe (from 1980 forward); Newsday (from 1995 forward); The Wall Street Journal Online; ProPublica; Huffington Post; CNN Newswires; Politico. [Home Access for All MVLC cardholders]
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Science, Technology & Environmental Studies
Agriculture (Gale OneFile) Articles on farming, horticulture, and agriculture-related fields from nearly 200 authoritative journal titles. [Go to database] 
Environmental Studies and Policy (Gale OneFile) This collection provides multiple viewpoints of the field of environmental issues and policy including perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests. [Go to database] Gardening and Horticulture (Gale OneFile) A collection of reference sources and journals focused on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture, this collection provides information for gardening enthusiasts and professionals alike. [Go to database] 
O'Reilly for Public Libraries O'Reilly is an on-demand, digital library that provides access to thousands of technology books by major publishers. This service includes unlimlited access to 50,000+ titles—including books in early release—and 30,000 hours of video. Note that this is a rebranding and expansion of a service formerly known as Safari Tech Books Online. [In Library Access] [Home Access for All MVLC cardholders] 
Science (Gale In Context) Science in Context provides topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations, as well as articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. [Go to database] 
Science Database (ProQuest) Over 7.3 million full text articles from over 1600 sources, supporting the needs of students studying applied and general sciences. Researchers have access to all the charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos and other graphical elements so vital to scientific and engineering literature. It supports the needs of students studying applied and general sciences. [Go to database]
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Social Studies, Social Sciences & Religion
Diversity Studies (Gale OneFile) A must-have for social science, history and liberal arts coursework, this collection explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community. This set includes 150 journals. [Go to database] 
Gender Studies (Gale OneFile) This collection of journals aims to provide balanced coverage of this significant aspect of our culture, covering such topics as gender studies, family and marital issues, health aspects, and many more. [Go to database] 
Global Issues (Gale in Context) Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, and current events. Portals bring together a variety of sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues. [Go to database] 
Military and Intelligence (Gale OneFile) Find articles on governmental policies, socioeconomics effects of war, and more. Includes The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia and The World Almanac and Book of Facts. [Go to database] 
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context) Covers timely issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions. [Go to database] 
Pop Culture Studies (Gale OneFile) This collection provides useful information for any researcher in a social science, history, art or liberal arts course. This collection is made up of 100 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals. [Go to database] 
Psychology (Gale OneFile) Find articles on personality, the human mind, memory, and more. Access hundreds of subject-appropriate full-text periodicals - many cited in the PsycINFO index. [Go to database] 
Religion and Philosophy (Gale OneFile) Research religions and philosophies of the world and how they impact our daily lives. This collection includes journals relating to spirituality and ideas. [Go to database] War and Terrorism (Gale OneFile) A collection for students of history, social science and current events. Gain valuable insight the causes, impacts and perceptions of war and terrorism on a global scale. [Go to database]
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Travel & Leisure
Hospitality and Tourism (Gale OneFile) Provides coverage of the hospitality and tourism field, including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, economic aspects of tourism, and more. [Go to database]