CPL Databases: By Subject Listing

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

These databases are available for viewing both and


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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.


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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.

eLibrary
	Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ] A full-text database of consumer-oriented magazines, books, newspapers, newswires, television and radio transcripts, photographs and maps.

Literary Reference Center
	Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ] Full-text information on thousands of authors and their works. Includes plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, author biographies, literary journals, poems, short stories, classic texts, author interview and more.

NetLibrary 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.

NoveList
	Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ] A fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 125,000 fiction titles. It also includes Author Read-alikes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists.

Overdrive Downloadable Audiobooks
	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!

Special 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.

Virtual Catalog (Massachusetts Libraries)
	Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ] Real-time searching of many public and academic libraries in Massachusetts. Items can requested directely by patrons (see our Virtual Catalog page for more information).

WorldCat
	Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ] Offers more than 46 million bibliographic records--representing 400 languages--and holdings information vital for collection development, cataloging, authority control, and retrospective conversion services. Also online at http://www.worldcat.org.


Business	Back to Top

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Consumer Information	Back to Top

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College Source
	Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: User & Password are first 5 digits of your library card number ] A virtual library with 25,916 college catalogs in full cover-to-cover, original page format representing 2-year, 4-year, graduate, professional and international schools.

Forms On File (Personal & Business Forms)
	Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ] A database of common personal, government forms, ranging from financial aid, real estate, sales, employment, and much more.

Learning Express Library
	Access: [ New User ] [ Returning User ] -- How to Use Practice tests and tutorial courses designed to help students and adult learners succeed on academic or licensing tests. Includes SAT, ACT, GRE, GED, GMAT, Military, Civil Service, School Skills, TOEFL, Citizenship, Job/Career Skills, and more.

Rosetta Stone Language Learning
	Access: [ New User ] [ Returning User ] -- How to Use Award-winning language learning database teaches through listening comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing, with interactive programs that are not only educational, but make learning fun. Nine languages are covered, including English (US & UK), French, German, Greek, Italian, Russian, Spanish (Latin American & Spain).


Employment	Back to Top

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Español	Back to Top

¡Informe! (Revistas en Español)^TM
	Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ] The first reference database to provide indexing, full text, and images of the most popular Hispanic magazines.


Genealogy	Back to Top

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eLibrary
	Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ] A full-text database of consumer-oriented magazines, books, newspapers, newswires, television and radio transcripts, photographs and maps.

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.

Forms On File (Personal & Business Forms)
	Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ] A database of common personal, government forms, ranging from financial aid, real estate, sales, employment, and much more.

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.

GreenFILE
	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.

Grolier Online
	Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ] America the Beautiful, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, and New Book of Knowledge.

InfoTrac® 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.


Health	Back to Top

View Health Resources...


History	Back to Top

Biography Resource Center & Marquis Who's Who

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.


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Rosetta Stone Language Learning
	Access: [ New User ] [ Returning User ] -- How to Use Award-winning language learning database teaches through listening comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing, with interactive programs that are not only educational, but make learning fun. Nine languages are covered, including English (US & UK), French, German, Greek, Italian, Russian, Spanish (Latin American & Spain).


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Access NewspaperARCHIVE
	Access: [ In Library ] A primary resource for historical newspapers, with over 2000 newspapers from all over the world, dating as far back as the 1700s.

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).

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.

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]

eLibrary
	Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ] A full-text database of consumer-oriented magazines, books, newspapers, newswires, television and radio transcripts, photographs and maps.

Lowell 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.

New 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).

NewsBank (Newspapers & Magazines)
	Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ] Full-text access access to America Obituaries ↦ Death Notices, New York Times (2000-current), New York Times Magazine (2000-current), New York Times Book Review (2000-current), and America's News Magazines.

ProQuest (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.


Youth-Oriented	Back to Top

College Source
	Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: User & Password are first 5 digits of your library card number A virtual library with 25,916 college catalogs in full cover-to-cover, original page format representing 2-year, 4-year, graduate, professional and international schools.

Grolier Online
	Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ] America the Beautiful, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, and New Book of Knowledge.

InfoTrac® 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.

InfoTrac® 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.

Kids 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.



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