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Databases can be accessed from any Internet-based computer unless they are specified as In-Library Use Only. All databases are funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Library System unless otherwise noted.
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Books & Authors Explore books, authors, genres and topics and get recommendations on what to read next. Includes biographical and critical information from Contemporary Authors. |
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Contemporary Literary Criticism Select 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. |
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Literature Resource Center Find the information you need on authors and their works in all genres and disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. |
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NoveList A fiction database that provides 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. From home, you will be asked to enter your Thomas Crane Public Library barcode number. Access funded by the Thomas Crane Public Library. |
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Biography in Context Contains nearly a million biographical entries spanning history and geography that's updated daily. |
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Business Insights: Essentials Company profiles, financial data, investment reports, industry information, business periodicals and more. |
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General Business File ASAP Articles from business, economic, management, trade, and industry publications; profiles of more than 100,000 companies; and investment reports for more than 11,000 companies. |
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Criminal Justice Collection Targeted collection of 700+ journals covering criminal justice including law enforcement, paralegal topics, and homeland security. |
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Educator's Reference Complete More than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. |
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Vocations & Careers Collections Targeted collection of general career guides and highly specialized industry journals. |
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Global Issues in Context Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. |
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Opposing Viewpoints in Context Information and opinions on hundreds of today’s hottest social issues, with continuously updated articles, overviews, primary sources, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to websites. |
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Britannica World Data Analyst Comprehensive current and historical statistics on the countries of the world for historical and cross-national comparisons and the creation of tables and charts or exporting for deeper analysis. |
Encyclopedias
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Britannica Online Comprehensive encyclopedia meeting the reference needs for all patrons from students, to business professionals and lifelong learners. Offers "adult" and "kids" interface. Includes a dictionary, thesaurus, videos, images, primary sources, and e-books. |
Genealogy
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Ancestry Library Edition * In-Library Use Only; access funded by the Thomas Crane Public Library This database offers a wealth of information in an easy-to-use format.
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New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) * In-Library Access at the Main Library Only; access funded by the Thomas Crane Public 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:
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Boston Globe & Herald Obituary Database An index of obituaries that appeared in the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald. Currently, this database includes obituaries published between 1953 and 2010. |
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Database PowerSearch Select one or more databases from an alphabetical list and then cross-search in a single search. |
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Expanded Academic ASAP Use this database to find full-text scholarly journals, new magazines and newspapers for all academic disciplines. |
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General OneFile Use this comprehensive periodical resource for any subject. Coverage goes back to 1980- with over 12,000 titles (7,800 full-text including The New York Times back to 1985). |
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General Reference Center Gold Includes material from magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias and other reference material from 1980 - date. |
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Academic OneFile Peer-reviewed, full-text articles from leading journals and reference sources. Subject coverage includes physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and more from 1980 - date. |
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Gale Virtual Reference Library An online collection of premier reference eBooks, including encyclopedias and specialized sources for multidisciplinary research. You can search a single eBook or across the entire collection. |
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Health & Wellness Resource Center Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials, including health/medical journals, pamphlets, and health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc. |
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Health Reference Center Academic Articles from a variety of magazines, plus excerpts from reference books. Material includes a medical dictionary, medical directories, health periodicals, and pamphlets from leading health organizations. |
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Nursing & Allied Health Collection Designed for nursing students, this brings together disease and drug overviews, care plans, anatomy and physiology diagrams with full-text journals and core encyclopedia texts. |
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Nursing Resource Center Designed for nursing students, this brings together disease and drug overviews, care plans, anatomy and physiology diagrams with full-text journals and core encyclopedia texts. |
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Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy Collection Targeted collection of journals covering proven and experiment research and treatment techniques in the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine. |
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Massachusetts History Online Find contextual information on the most significant people, events and topics in Massachusetts History. |
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US History in Context Find contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. |
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Britannica Annals of American History Speeches, essays, biographies, landmark court decisions, editorials, images and more that bring American history to life from 1493 to the present. |
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World History in Context Find contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. |
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Culinary Arts Collection Collection of over 200 major cooking and nutrition magazines including recipes, restaurant reviews and industry information. |
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Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Collection Targeted collection of journals and e-reference sources for gardening enthusiasts and professionals alike. |
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InfoTrac Junior Edition 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. |
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InfoTrac Student Edition 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. |
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Kids InfoBits Search magazines & reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Designed for students in kindergarten through grade 5. |
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Muzzy Online This is an online language learning service for children offering programs in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese and Russian. Use your Thomas Crane Public Library card to log in. Access funded by the Thomas Crane Public Library. |
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Britannica Spanish Reference Center Includes Britannica Escolar Online, a Spanish elementary encyclopedia for grades K-8 and Enciclopedia Moderna for grades 9-12. Moderna will satisfy native Spanish speakers, and students that are bilingual or just learning Spanish. |
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| The Boston Globe Full-text coverage from 1980. |
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| The New York Times Full-text coverage from 1985. |
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| Quincy Sun Sept. 1968 - Dec. 2010 Online Access Sept. 1968 - 2012 In-library access To search by keywords across all the years of the Quincy Sun, email us, call us at 617-376-1316 or come to the library and ask for help at the Reference Desk. Microfilm (1968 - date) and hard copies of the paper (2012- date) are also available. |
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Science in Context Information on hundreds of today’s most significant science topics with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and website links. |
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Environmental Studies and Policy Collection Collection of 700+ journals and reference books covering environmental issues policies from scientific, government and industry perspectives. |
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Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Collection Collection of over 500 journals, 400 travel guides and e-reference books covering hospitality and tourism. |