General Research Databases

GENERAL REFERENCE DATABASES
These databases are available from within the library and most are also available from your home or office. To access from home or office, use your library card barcode as your ID number.

All databases are funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the six Regional Massachusetts Library Systems unless otherwise noted.

Database PowerSearch
From the Library From Home
Select one or more databases from an alphabetical list and then cross-search in a single search.

General Reference Center Gold 1980 - date
From the Library From Home
Includes material from magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias and other reference material.

Academic OneFile 1980 - date
From the Library From Home
Peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources, with full-text coverage of the The New York Times back to 1995. Subject coverage includes the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.

Biography Resource Center
From the Library From Home
Combines biographies from reference books with full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals.

Educator's Reference Center
From the Library From Home
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. Most of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database.

eLibrary
From the Library From Home
A comprehensive general reference database which includes content from a wide variety of sources, including more than 150 full-text newspapers, hundreds of full-text magazines, national and international news wires, 2,000 complete works of literature, over 28,000 photos, images and maps, television, radio and government transcripts, plus a dictionary, thesaurus, almanac and more. Access funded by the SouthEastern Massachusetts Regional Library System.

Grolier Online Encyclopedia
From Anywhere
An online encyclopedia database with information for both elementary and older students. Access funded by the Thoms Crane Public Library.

Virtual Reference Library
From the Library From Home
An online collection of premier reference eBooks, including encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. You can search a single eBook or across the entire eBook collection.

InfoTrac Junior Edition
From the Library From Home
This periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with access to magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

InfoTrac Student Edition
From the Library From Home
This database is designed for high school students, 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.

Kids InfoBits
From the Library From Home
Search magazines & reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. This database is designed for students in kindergarten through grade 5.

LearningExpressLibrary
From Anywhere
To register as a new user, use your Quincy library card number as your user name and pick a password you'll remember. This free service provides interactive online practice tests and tutorial courses that help adult learners and students from elementary to college age succeed on academic or licensing tests. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. Test and review materials include:

History and Civics Review for U.S. Citizenship
Elementary, Middle and High School Skills Improvement (MCAS Preparation)
Practice for ASVAB, GED, ACT, TOEFL, and more!

Access funded by the Thomas Crane Public Library.

Ancestry Library Edition
From the Library
This database offers a wealth of information in an easy-to-use format, including:

Over 4,000 databases and 4 billion names
U.S., U.K., Canada, Ireland, and other countries
Census data, maps, military, immigration, DAR records, slave stories, and more

New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS)
From the Library
The Thomas Crane Library's institutional NEHGS membership provides access to over 2,200 databases on the NEHGS Web site. The most popular databases are:

Cemetery Transcriptions
Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 1847-1994
Social Security Death Index

A Master Search option offers cross-database searching by name only, but the search parameters may be narrowed by location, date range, and record type.

Qikan Library
From Anywhere
Access to over 100 full-text popular magazine publications from mainland China. Subjects include the arts, current events, business, health, children's literature and much more. Most titles viewable in both simplified and classical viewing styles. Coverage: 2005-present. Access funded by the Boston Public Library.

期刊圖書館
一百種中國大陸出版的風行期刊, 展示全部
內容, 主題涉及藝術、時事、商業、健康、兒童
文學以及其它多種範疇, 大部份有繁體字和
簡體字可以選讀, 訂閱日期始自 2005--