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Discover a comprehensive collection of authoritative periodicals and scholarly journals Browse list of Acorn TV titles, but you need to log in through the link above. Collection of 40+ weekly, monthly, and quarterly magazines on a variety of topics, from news to outdoors to parenting to science. In-Library Access: http://www.americanancestors.org/search/advanced-search/ 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. 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. Sign up to be notified by text or email when books, movies, and music from your favorite authors and artists are added to the catalog. Log in with your phone number or email address, create as many alerts as you like, and edit or delete them at any time. Ask at Reference Desk for login Provides in-depth analysis and commentary on the markets, updated every business day online. Print edition available in the Newspaper Room. 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. 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. 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. Searchable archive of the Selectmen Meeting minutes for the Town of Chelmsford from 1898 to present. The reports are full-text searchable, and you can read them online or download them in a variety of formats. This archive was funded by a Boston Public Library grant and hosted by the Internet Archive, scanned from the collections of the Chelmsford Town Clerk. See all Chelmsford documents on the Internet Archive. A spreadsheet indexing all of the names of people buried in Chelmsford cemeteries, from 1690 – 2008. This file, which can be opened in programs like Microsoft Excel, covers Fairview, Forefathers, Heart Pond, Pine Ridge, and Riverside cemeteries. For an up-to-date list, please contact the Chelmsford Cemetery Department at 978-250-5245. Downloadable PDF scans of CHS yearbooks. Thanks to the Historical Society and the Chelmsford High School Alumni Association for sharing their collections with the library, and Fred Merriam for scanning the entire set at the Historical Society. Note: Publication merged with Westford and Littleton papers May 2019, continues as Eagle-Inpdependent. Full-text content of weekly newspaper of Chelmsford, Massachusetts (published every Thursday). Paid advertisements are excluded. [12/8/2005-5/30/2019] Chelmsford newspapers available on microfilm: Chelmsford Independent 1986-present; Chelmsford Newsweekly 1940-1993 A PDF index to the obituaries listed in the Chelmsford Newsweekly (6/20/1940 – 8/26/1993) and the Chelmsford Independent (1/2/1986 – present). When you locate the correct obituary, you can use the newspaper name, date, and page number to look up the obituary text on our microfilm records, or contact the Reference Desk at askus@mvlc.org or 978-256-5521 x1211 (with the obituary citation information) and we can email you the obituary. 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. Digitized scans of List of men and women alphabetical and by streets : town of Chelmsford, Massachusetts (volumes from 1930s – 1960s) and The Lowell suburban directory for Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Tewksbury, Tyngsboro and Westford : containing an alphabetical list of the inhabitants and business firms, streets, town offices, societies, churches and other miscellaneous matter (volumes from 1890s through 1930s). The documents are full-text searchable, and you can read them online or download them in a variety of formats. This archive was funded by a Boston Public Library grant and hosted by the Internet Archive, scanned from the collections of the Chelmsford Historical Society, Chelmsford Library, and private collections. See all Library documents on the Internet Archive. Searchable archive of the Annual Reports for the Town of Chelmsford from 1874 to present. The reports are full-text searchable, and you can read them online or download them in a variety of formats. This archive was funded by a Boston Public Library grant and hosted by the Internet Archive, scanned from the collections of both the Chelmsford Historical Society and Chelmsford Library. See all Library documents on the Internet Archive. A catalog showing the holdings of most libraries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This catalog is free to any MA library cardholder to use to request items be sent to your local library (provided the item is not available in your local library system). Please contact the Reference Staff for help locating or requesting an item. Provides ratings, buying guides, product reviews and consumer information from the experts at Consumer Reports magazine and Consumers Union. Librarian-selected book recommendations, with documented selection criteria and four recommendation levels. Individual lists cover Children’s books, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Middle & Junior High reading, and Nonfiction titles. Free RMV permit practice tests, including 11 car practice tests, 6 motorcycle practice tests, 3 CDL (Commercial Driver’s License) practice tests, 3 online driver’s manuals (car, motorcycle, CDL), and an FAQ section with detailed answers to 100+ DMV-related questions. Please Note: Driving-Test.org is not affiliated with or evaluated by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. The official RMV Driver’s Manual is available on their website, along with additional driver’s education information. Full-text content of weekly newspaper of Chelmsford, Westford, and Littleton, Massachusetts (published every Thursday). Paid advertisements are excluded. Preceded by Chelmsford Independent. [5/30/2019-Current] Chelmsford newspapers available on microfilm: Chelmsford Independent 1986-present; Chelmsford Newsweekly 1940-1993 Look and Read learning tool for kids. Fun visual interface engages the learner with stories, nursery rhymes, songs, games, and videos. More than full-text 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports in the Eric database geared towards educators – from school teachers and administrators to those studying in the field at the collegiate and graduate level. Explore the updated online encyclopedia from Encyclopaedia Britannica with hundreds of thousands of articles, biographies, videos, images, and Web sites. 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 Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Society, Great Lives from History: Inventors and Inventions, and Milestone Documents in World History. Online access to the Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments, an encyclopedia of the people, procedures, politics, primary documents and campaigns for the 27 Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. Online access to Salem Press’ Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Society, exploring how mathematics affects our daily lives in sociological, economic, and historical perspectives. The Salem History database also searches Encyclopedia of American Immigration, Great Lives from History: Inventors and Inventions, and Milestone Documents in World History. Lists popular series books in order, and is searchable by character, location, subject, author, and title, to make it easy to find books based on whatever you know about the series. Collection of scholarly journals and general interest titles that covers everything from art and literature to economics and the sciences. The Chelmsford Library is an Affiliate Library of the Family History Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. This affiliate status allows patrons to view restricted online records when in the Library. Start your search at the FamilySearch catalog. For more information, please contact the Reference Desk at askus@chelmsfordlibrary.org or 978-256-5521 x1211. Our largest general-interest periodical resource allows you to find the information you want quickly, with intuitive searching that ensures you tap into quality sources. Integrates news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more in a single search with a global perspective. Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the 175+ countries around the world. Useful for business travelers, tourists, and students. Topics for each country include society and culture, travel essentials, business culture, communications, traditions, and even includes recipes for ethnic dishes. 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, Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Society, and Milestone Documents in World History. Comprehensive consumer health resource that provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices, and includes full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and much more. Full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources, intended for informational purposes only. 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. A list of 45+ online courses for homeschool students. Each course is self-paced and available 24/7 through Universal Class. Courses range from ABCs of Algebra to Ancient Civilizations 101 to Birdwatching 101, and also includes course for homeschool teachers such as Autism Spectrum Disorders for Teachers and Applied Behavior Analysis Strategies for Teachers. Create an account with your library card to log in on future visits. Browse list of indieFlix titles, but you need to log in through the link above. Full-text newspaper article search by title, headline, date, author, newspaper section, or other fields, to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world Periodicals database is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books. Create a free account, then add your library card to start watching. You can check out up to three films per month. If you run out of play credits for the current month, save films to a watchlist (+MyList) for the future. Covering 75 full-text curriculum-related magazines and 7 reference books, InfoBits targets the research needs of K- 5 students. Legacy.com is a well-respected source for online obituaries. Although some of the services they provide require payment, their obituary search is free and searches obituaries from across the country back to 2001. Local significant newspapers include the Chelmsford Independent, Lowell Sun, and Boston Globe. Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world The optional MLA International Bibliography module adds citations for hundreds of thousands of books, articles and dissertations from 1926 to the present, linked to full text where available. 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. [10/14/2001 – Current] 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. 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. Full-text articles for The New York Times, including The New York Times Book Review, and The New York Times Magazine. (2000 to current). 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. Provides coverage of topics in today’s news from multiple points of view, to help researchers evaluate topics from different angles. Find information in reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio, and more. 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. A great resource for getting started with or organizing research. Provides self-paced tutorials to learn how to Find Information, Evaluate Information, and Use Information, although with specific tools (such as a citation builder) to help along the way with a student’s project. College-level science research including 7.3 million full text articles from over 1,600 sources. In full-text format, researchers have access to all the charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements so vital to scientific and engineering literature. 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. Information on all aspects of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax, and more. It combines authoritative periodical and reference content to support prospective and current entrepreneurs as well as business students. Experience an easy-to-browse interface mapped to four key stages—plan, fund, start, and manage—to fit your research needs at any point in your business’s development. Ask at Reference Desk for login Collection of Massachusetts court and state agency decisions from the Social Law Library’s legal research databases; provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. 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. A trial subscription (until April 24, 2020) to a variety of investment research databases offered by Value Line. They include the investment survey, fund advisor, supplementary reports, and much more. Since this is a trial, we’d like to know what you think! Please send any comments about this database – good or bad – to Danny Lykansion at dlykansion@chelmsfordlibrary.org. 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. A catalog showing most of the items held in libraries around the world. To request items in WorldCat (but not in Chelmsford’s catalog or the Commonwealth Catalog, please contact the Reference Desk.
Academic OneFile
AcornTV – British TV & films
World-class mysteries, dramas, and comedies from Britain and beyond. You’ll have full access to all titles for one week. New users must create an RBDigital and an AcornTV account. Please contact the Reference Desk for help or with questions.
America’s News Magazines
American Ancestors (available in library)
Ancestry Library
AtoZ Food America
AtoZ Maps Online
AtoZ World Food
AtoZdatabases: Job, Business, People Search
Find a job, find a person, find a business! A job search, white pages, and mailing list database that searches more than 30 million businesses and executives, 7 million jobs, 220 million residents, and 7.9 million healthcare professionals. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and much more!
Author Alerts
Barron’s Financial Magazine (available in library)
In-Library Access: https://id.barrons.com/access/pages/barrons/us/login_standalone.html
Biography In Context
Bookmarked
Boston Consumers’ Checkbook
At Home Patrons: After typing in your library card number, you’ll be prompted to create an account with Consumer Checkbook. You’ll only need to do this once, and it enables to you write reviews for the companies and services listed on their website.
Boston Globe
Chelmsford Board of Selectmen Meeting Minutes
Chelmsford Cemetery Archive
Note: This file requires spreadsheet programs like Microsoft Excel to open. If you have trouble using it, please contact the Reference Desk at askus@mvlc.org or 978-256-5521.
Chelmsford High School Yearbooks
Chelmsford Independent
Chelmsford Library How-To Afternoons Series
Chelmsford Newspapers Obituary Search
Chelmsford Residents Lists and Lowell Directories
Chelmsford Town Annual Reports Archive
Civics: Environment & Climate Change
Civics: Immigration & Citizenship
Civics: LGBTQ+ Equality
Civics: Poverty & Food Insecurity
Civics: Racial Justice
Civics: Voter Engagement
Commonwealth Catalog
Consumer Reports
Core Collections: Book Recommendations
Creativebug
Learn a new skill or hobby with 1,000+ award-winning art & craft video classes, taught by recognized design experts and artists. You can also see a list of project videos before logging in.
Driving-Test.org: MA Permit Practice
Eagle-Independent
Early World of Learning
Educator’s Reference Complete
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia of American Immigration (Salem History)
Encyclopedia of Constitutional Amendments
Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Society (Salem History)
eSequels: Guide to Fiction
Expanded Academic ASAP
FamilySearch Historical Records (available in library)
Freegal Music
General OneFile
Global Issues in Context
Global Road Warrior
Great Courses – Award-Winning Lectures
Engaging professors covering a wide variety of topics. You’ll have full access to all titles for one week. New users must create an RBDigital account. Please contact the Reference Desk for help or with questions.
Great Lives from History: Inventors and Inventions (Salem History)
Health and Wellness Resource Center
Health Reference Center Academic
Heritage Quest
Homeschooling Courses from Universal Class
Hoopla – Streaming Movies, TV, Audiobooks, Music, and Comics
IndieFlix – Independent Movies & Classic TV
Streaming video with unlimited access to thousands of titles. You’ll have full access to all titles for one week. New users must create an RBDigital and an IndieFlix account. Please contact the Reference Desk for help or with questions.
InfoTrac Newsstand
InfoTrac Student Edition
Kanopy – Stream Classic & Indie Films and Documentaries
Streaming film service that offers thousands of films, documentaries, and shorts from producers in the U.S. and around the world. Highlights include films from The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, and PBS, as well as thousands of independent filmmakers.
Kids InfoBits
Learn It Live
A Social Learning Platform for Wellness and Personal Development. Find and interact with top authors, experts, and teachers in expert-led programs covering cooking, nutrition, child care, financial wellness, fitness, yoga, mindfulness, stress reduction, and much more!
Legacy.com Obituary Search
Literature Resource Center
Lowell Sun
Magill’s Medical Guide (Salem Health)
Method Test Prep
A comprehensive self-paced ACT and SAT test prep program. Designed to work seamlessly with students’ unique learning styles and busy schedules, Method Test Prep includes helpful diagnostic evaluations, lessons, quizzes, and full-length exams.
Milestone Documents in World History (Salem History)
New York Times
Niche Academy
Tutorials created by staff in Chelmsford and libraries across the country, focusing on technology and research topics. Click into any tutorial for a step-by-step guide, with text, graphic, and video instructions, on topics such as using Microsoft Word, using Instragram, researching your family’s genealogy, buying a new computer, and more. We also take suggestions for new tutorials!
NoveList: Reading Suggestions
O’Reilly Computer & Business Ebooks
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. Browse O’Reilly titles in the catalog.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context)
Overdrive Magazines
Overdrive: Downloadable Audiobooks & Ebooks
Peterson’s Career Prep
Discover which careers suit you best, research potential career options, and explore the requirements and outlooks for the occupations you’re interested in.
Pongalo – Spanish Language Entertainment
Spanish language telenovelas and translated movies streamed on demand to all popular devices. You’ll have full access to all titles for one week. New users must create an RBDigital and a Qello account. Please contact the Reference Desk for help or with questions.
Psychology & Mental Health (Salem Health)
Qello – Concerts & Music Films
The world’s largest collection of concert films and music documentaries. You’ll have full access to all titles for one week. New users must create an RBDigital and a Qello account. Please contact the Reference Desk for help or with questions.
Research Companion
Rocket Languages
Presents a multi-faceted 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.
Science Database
Science In Context
Small Business Resource Center
Social Law Library (available in library)
In-Library Access: http://www.socialaw.com/account/librarylogin
TumbleBooks Library
U.S. History In Context
Universal Class for Libraries
Improve your skills with 500+ self-paced courses, with topics ranging from accounting, history, finance, web development, homeschooling, crafts, test preparation, career training, science, mathematics, and much more. Learn a new hobby, improve your resume, or earn CEUs & Certificates!
Value Line Investment Research
World Book Distance Learning
Resources for Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers looking for help with online learning, entertaining kids and supplementing classroom instruction at home. Sign up for an account to access World Book’s online resources free!
Please Note: This resource is provided free by the publisher during the COVID-19 crisis.
World History In Context
WorldCat