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CPL Databases: Alphabetical Listing

The following is an alphabetical list of database subscriptions available to Chelmsford Public Library patrons.  Some databases are available in library only, some are available both in library and at home.

These databases are available for viewing both






Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only A to Z World Cultures
Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Country-by-country cultural information on 175 nations and territories, featuring topics like religion, business culture, historical notes, government, economy, geography, stereotypes, holidays and festivals, language, and over 1,500 country maps.
  • Subjects: General - Youth-Oriented

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only America in World History
Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Explores the core historical events, trends, and personalities from U.S. history within the context of global history and international relations, using description, illustrations, maps, primary sources, a master timeline, and bibliographies for further research.
  • Subjects: History

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only American Ancestors (formerly New England Ancestry)
Access: [ In Library ]
The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is the oldest genealogical society in the country. For over 150 years, NEHGS has helped new and experienced researchers trace their heritage in New England and around the world. Their databases contain a wide assortment of genealogical information, some overlapping what Ancestry Library provides.
  • Subjects: Genealogy

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only America’s Obituaries & Death Notices
Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
The largest and most comprehensive newspaper collection of obituaries and death notices. Search by name, date range, or text (e.g., residence, occupation, hobbies, family members, or other personal information).
  • Subjects: Newspapers - Genealogy

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only Ancestry Library
Access: [ In Library ]
Contains the U.S. Census Collection; U.S. Data Collection; U.K. and Ireland Collection; Birth, Marriage, and Death Records; Immigration Collection; Military Collection; Family and Local History Records; Court, Land, and Probate Records; and more.
  • Subjects: Genealogy

Provided by the MBLC Biography Resource Center & Marquis Who's Who
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Biographies from respected Gale Group sources with related full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals, as well as tens of thousands of images and links to hand-picked web sites. Search for people, both current and historic from all eras and fields of endeavor. Who's Who provides access to quick biographical reference information on more than 1 million additional people.
  • Subjects: Biography - History

Provided by the MBLC Books and Authors
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Over 140,000 titles, 50,000 authors, and thousands of read-alike, award winner and librarian's favorites lists, Books & Authors helps bring readers and literature together.
  • Subjects: Biography - Books & Ebooks

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only Boston Consumers' Checkbook
Access: [ In Library ]
This nonprofit website rates local service firms and provides unbiased consumer rating and information on local auto repair shops, home repair services, health care providers, and more.
  • Subjects: Consumer Information

Provided by the MBLC Boston Globe
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
1980-current. Full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community.
  • Subjects: News & Newspapers

Provided by the MBLC Business and Company Resource Center
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Provides access to a wide variety of global business information including competitive intelligence, career and investment opportunities, rankings, company profiles & histories and much more.

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only Chelmsford Independent
Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Full-text content of weekly newspaper of Chelmsford, Massachusetts (published every Thursday). Paid advertisements are excluded. [12/8/2005-Current]
  • Subjects: News & Newspapers

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only Chelmsford Newspapers Obituary Search
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Search obituaries in the Chelmsford Newsweekly (6/20/1940 - 8/26/1993) and the Chelmsford Independent (1/2/1986 - present). When you locate the correct obituary, click the name to submit a request to Reference staff to retrieve if from our microfilm records for you.
Note: Obituaries not in this archive may have appeared in the Lowell Sun newspaper, which is available on microfilm at Lowell's Pollard Memorial Library. You can also contact the Lowell Sun's obituary department at obituaries@lowellsun.com or 978-970-4652.
  • Subjects: Genealogy - News & Newspapers

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only Consumer Reports
Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Provides ratings, buying guides, product reviews and consumer information from the experts at Consumer Reports magazine and Consumers Union.
  • Subjects: Consumer Information

Provided by the MBLC Contemporary Literary Criticism
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
11,000+ critical essays on contemporary authors, including biographical/critical introduction, list of principal works, critical essays, and sources for further study.
  • Subjects: Books & Ebooks

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only Encyclopedia of American Immigration (Salem History)
Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home ]
Online access to Salem Press' Encyclopedia of American Immigration, covering the various cultures and significant individuals that immigrated to the US, and their impact after arriving. The Salem History database also searches Great Lives from History: Inventors and Inventions and Milestone Documents in World History.
  • Subjects: Biography - History

Provided by the MBLC Expanded Academic ASAP
Access: [ In Library & At 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.
  • Subjects: General

Provided by the MBLC Gale Virtual Reference Library
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
A mix of more than 20 full-text reference books covering the arts, biography, business, the environment, history, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, geography, and science.
  • Subjects: General - History

Provided by the MBLC General BusinessFile ASAP
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Full-text management topics. Includes directory listings for over 150,000 companies as well as investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries.

Provided by the MBLC General Reference Center Gold
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Full-text magazines, newspapers & reference books containing information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc.
  • Subjects: General - History

Provided by the MBLCGlobal Issues In Context
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
International viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global and current events, including analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues.
  • Subjects: General - News & Newspapers

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons OnlyGreat Lives from History: Inventors and Inventions (Salem History)
Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home ]
Online access to Salem Press' Great Lives from History: Inventors and Inventions, offering in-depth biographical essays on important men and women inventors of all time, from around the world. The Salem History database also searches Encyclopedia of American Immigration and Milestone Documents in World History.
  • Subjects: Biography - History

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons OnlyGreenFILE
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Scholarly and general interest titles, and government documents and reports covering the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment through the areas of agriculture, education, law, health and technology.
  • Subjects: General

Provided by the MBLCHealth and Wellness Resource Center
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Access to ~400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, health-related videos, and articles from general interest publications.
  • Subjects: Health

Provided by the MBLCHealth Reference Center Academic
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources, intended for informational purposes only.
  • Subjects: Health

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons OnlyHeritage Quest
Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Over 20,000 Family and Local Histories; 1790-1930 U.S. Federal Census; Periodical Source Index (PERSI); Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files; Freedman's Bank Records; and more.
  • Subjects: Genealogy

Provided by the MBLCInfoTrac® Junior (Standard and Graphical)
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books.
  • Subjects: Youth-Oriented

Provided by the MBLCInfoTrac® Student Edition
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Periodicals database is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books.
  • Subjects: Youth-Oriented

Provided by the MBLCInfoTrac® PowerSearch
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
PowerSearch makes it possible to find subjects from A-Z in one or several of the Thomson Gale's periodical databases in a single search.
  • Subjects: General

Provided by the MBLCKids InfoBits
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Covering 75 full-text curriculum-related magazines and 7 reference books, InfoBits targets the research needs of K- 5 students.
  • Subjects: Youth-Oriented

Provided by the MBLCLitFinder
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Covers world literature and authors throughout history, with wealth of literary works including full-text poems and poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays.
  • Subjects: Biography - Books & Ebooks

Provided by the MBLCLiterature Resource Center
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Critical, biographical and contextual materials on authors and their works in all genres and disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.
  • Subjects: Biography - Books & Ebooks

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons OnlyLowell Sun
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community. Paid advertisements are excluded.
  • Subjects: News & Newspapers

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons OnlyMagill's Medical Guide (Salem Health)
Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home ]
Online access to Salem Press' Magill's Medical Guide. It is an up-to-date and easy-to-use compendium of medical information for student researchers, patients and caregivers, covering diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format. The Salem Health database also searches Psychology & Mental Health.
  • Subjects: Health

Provided by the MBLCMassachusetts History Online
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Use this collection for full-text articles from 50 magazines and local newspapers for coverage of Massachusetts people, places and historical events.
  • Subjects: History

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons OnlyMilestone Documents in World History (Salem History)
Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home ]
Online access to Salem Press' Milestone Documents in World History, which combines in-depth analysis with over 125 iconic primary source documents from ancient times to the present and from virtually every geographical region. The Salem History database also searches Great Lives from History: Inventors and Inventions and Encyclopedia of American Immigration.
  • Subjects: History

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons OnlyMorningstar Mutual Funds Online
Access: [ In Library (Ask at Reference Desk for login) ]
Online access to Morningstar Mutual Funds--the trusted source for investment information, data, and analysis of stocks, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, separate accounts, and variable annuity/life subaccounts. Morningstar tracks, analyzes, and publishes information on nearly 100,000 investment securities.
  • Subjects: Business & Finance

Provided by the Boston Public LibraryNetLibrary eBook collection
Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home ] -- How to Use
Electronic books and articles on popular topics such as travel, computers, consumer health, and business, available in English, French, Italian and Latin. The full-text of all these ebooks is online.
  • Subjects: Books & Ebooks

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons OnlyNew York Times
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Full-text articles for The New York Times, including The New York Times Book Review, and The New York Times Magazine. (2000 to current).
  • Subjects: News & Newspapers

Provided by the MVLC - MVLC Patrons OnlyNoveList
Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
A database of both fiction and non-fiction books that provides reviews, annotations, you-might-also-like suggestions, author read-alikes, What We're Reading, book discussion Guides, booktalks, and annotated book lists.
  • Subjects: Books & Ebooks

Provided by the MBLCOpposing Viewpoints In Context
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues from full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
  • Subjects: General - Books & Ebooks

Provided by the MVLC - MVLC Patrons OnlyOverdrive Downloadable Audiobooks & Ebooks
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Audiobooks, radio shows and music you can download and listen to on your computer, your mobile mp3 player, or even burn to CD!
  • Subjects: Books & Ebooks

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons OnlyPsychology & Mental Health (Salem Health)
Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home ]
Online access to Salem Press' Psychology & Mental Health, covering notable theories, people, social issues, life stages, the physiology and anatomy of the nervous system, and diagnoses, disorders, treatments, tests, for various mental illnesses or conditions, all in a simple, easy to use A-Z format. The Salem Health database also searches Magill's Medical Guide.
  • Subjects: Health

Provided by the MBLCProQuest (Massachusetts Newspapers)
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Full-text access the Boston Globe (1980-current), Boston Herald (1991-current), Lowell Sun (2004-current), Worcester Telegram & Gazette (1989-current), and more MA newspapers.
  • Subjects: News & Newspapers

Provided by the MBLCRDS Business Suite
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Balanced and highly focused full-text coverage of company and industry news, management practices, and market research information, featuring leading worldwide business sources, plus tens of thousands of tables with strategic data.

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons OnlyReference USA
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
A database that contains detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses It provides addresses, sales information, executive names; it is searchable by state, city, zip code, area code, SIC code, and yellow page headings; and searches can be customized by company size, sales volume, geographic location, and industry.

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons OnlyRocket Languages
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Presents a multi-faceted comprehensive method (video, audio, games, quizzes, etc) for learning conversational language skills, including grammar and culture lessons, with both online and downloadable learning options. Languages include: French, German, Italian, Spanish (Latin American), Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Arabic, English (from Spanish), American Sign Language.
  • Subjects: Languages

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons OnlySafari Computer Ebooks
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Online collection of over 3,000 computer and technical ebooks, covering programming, design, desktop publishing, ecommerce, online business, hardware and more, from publishers such as O'Reilly, Wiley, Pretence Hall, and many more.
Please Note: Only 5 people can be using Safari at a time. If the database won't let you in, please try back later. If access problems persit, please contact the Reference Desk.
Firefox Users: You may be required to delete your browser's cookie before accessing Safari. To do this, go to Tools > Options > Privacy, and look for the Show Cookies option, then search for and remove the Safari cookie. If access problems persit, please contact the Reference Desk.
  • Subjects: Books & Ebooks - Business & Finance

Provided by the MBLCScience In Context
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics, with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.

Provided by the MBLCSpecial Collections Directory (Manuscripts
and Archives of Massachusetts)
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
A guide and locator of collections residing in Massachusetts libraries, archives, historical societies and town clerk's offices.
  • Subjects: Books & Ebooks

Provided by the MBLCStudent Resources In Context
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Covering history, literature, science, social studies, and more, with reference material, full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, video and audio clips and podcasts.
  • Subjects: General - Youth-Oriented

Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons OnlyTesting & Education Reference Center
Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Offers high school, college & career information, tools, practice tests and study guides, as well as application and resume builders, and profiles of colleges and professions.

Provided by the MBLCU.S. History In Context
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Contextual information on hundreds of significant people, events and topics in U.S. History, from full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
  • Subjects: History

Provided by the MBLCVirtual Catalog (Massachusetts Libraries)
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Real-time searching of many public and academic libraries in Massachusetts, which patrons can use to request items directely from library outside of MVLC.
  • Subjects: Books & Ebooks

WorldCat
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Searches the catalogs of libraries world-wide (more than 46 million records in 400 languages). Use this to see if an item is available in a library near you. (Please note: this is limited to OCLC member libraries only, small or rural libraries may not be included)
  • Subjects: Books & Ebooks

Provided by the MBLCWorld History In Context
Access: [ In Library & At Home ]
Information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History, from full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
  • Subjects: History