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GENERAL REFERENCE DATABASES
These databases are available from within the library and
most are also available from your home or office. To
access from anywhere, 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.
Books & Authors
Biography Resource Center
From Anywhere
Combines biographies from reference books, including Contemporary Authors, with full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals.
Contemporary Literary Criticism
From Anywhere
Find significant published literary criticism on the works of novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, and other creative writers now living or who died after December 31, 1959.
eSequels: a Reader's Guide to Novels in Series
Find the newest title by your favorite author or spot a title that you may have missed; search by character, location and subject as well as author and title; find a list of novels in the correct reading sequence so you can begin at the beginning! For access to the eSequels subscription database, ask a librarian when you are in the library or call 617-376-1316.
Literary Reference Center
From the Library
From Anywhere
A comprehensive full-text literary reference database with detailed information on the most studied authors and their works.
NoveList
From Anywhere
Login with your library card number if you are not in the library. A fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 125,000 fiction titles. Use a favorite author or title to find similar books, or find all the books in a series you enjoy. NoveList K-8 provides a student-focused interface and a database of young adult, children’s and easy titles designed for children in pre-K, elementary and middle school. Access funded by the Thomas Crane Public Library.
OverDrive Audiobooks
From Anywhere
Downloadable digital audiobooks, now in both WMA and MP3 format. Browse hundreds of great titles and download them to your computer, transfer them to a portable device, or burn onto a CD for your reading and listening pleasure anywhere, anytime. Access funded by the Old Colony Library Network.
Biography
Biography Resource Center
From Anywhere
Combines biographies from reference books with full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals.
Business
General BusinessFile
From Anywhere
Articles from more than 900 business, economic, management, trade, and industry publications; profiles of more than 100,000 public and private companies; and investment reports and forecasts for more than 11,000 U.S. and international companies and for 53 industries.
Chinese Language Magazines
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.
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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
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簡 體 字 可 以 選 讀,
訂 閱 日 期 始 自 2005--
Education & Test Prep
Educator's Reference Center
From Anywhere
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.
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.
Encyclopedias
World Book Online
From Anywhere
An online encyclopedia database with information for both elementary and older students. Includes World Book's Spanish language encyclopedia, Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos. Access funded by the Thomas Crane Public Library.
Genealogy
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 four 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.
General
Database PowerSearch
From Anywhere
Select one or more databases from an alphabetical list and
then cross-search in a single search.
General Reference Center Gold
From Anywhere
Includes material from magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias and other reference material.
Academic OneFile
From Anywhere
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.
eLibrary
From the Library
From Anywhere
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.
Virtual Reference Library
From Anywhere
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.
Health
Health Reference Center
From Anywhere
Articles from a variety of health magazines, plus excerpts from health-related reference books. Material includes a medical dictionary, medical directories and reference books, consumer-oriented and professional health periodicals, and pamphlets issued by leading health organizations.
K-12
InfoTrac Junior Edition
From Anywhere
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 Anywhere
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 Anywhere
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.
Language Learning
Byki Online Library Edition
From Anywhere
Byki is a powerful and personalized language-learning system. It locks foreign language words and phrases into your memory so that you can recall them perfectly and remember them forever. To obtain free access to Byki, first stop by the library to create your user name and password. After that, you will be able to access Byki from any computer—in the library, at work, or at home.
Newspapers
ProQuest Newspapers
Complete Collection
From the Library
From Anywhere
Contains full-text articles from major Massachusetts newspapers plus The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. To limit your search to a single newspaper, click on "Databases selected" and select the name of the newspaper you want OR choose a newspaper listed below.
The Boston Globe
From Anywhere
The Boston Herald
From Anywhere
The Patriot Ledger
From Anywhere
The New York Times
From the Library
From Anywhere
The Wall Street Journal
From the Library
From Anywhere
Access funded by funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the SouthEastern Massachusetts Regional Library System
NewsBank Newspapers: Cape Cod Times
From the Library From Anywhere
Access funded by the SouthEastern Massachusetts Regional Library System.
Digital Newspaper Microfilm
View and print digitized images of newspaper pages from microfilm copies. Retrieve a specific newspaper page by selecting the year, month, day and page. Log in with your Quincy library card number.
Boston Globe
From the Library
From Anywhere
New York Times
From the Library
From Anywhere
Science
Science Reference Center
From the Library
From Anywhere
A comprehensive full-text science reference database covering biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
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