We are pleased to be able to offer a wide range of research databases for your use. The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners provides funding for a large number of databases from Gale Cengage, ProQuest, as well as resources from Encyclopedia Britannica. (Please note: If your library card barcode begins with D, you can only access databases by sharing your Massachusetts location)
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Go to this link to find a full list of databases and reference works, available for researchers of all ages, and to “power search” across multiple databases.
Genealogy Research
Ancestry: Library Edition (Available for in-library use)
Search through Ancestry’s records to discover your family’s history. Available on our public computers, or on your personal device while connected to the library’s WiFi.
Need help using Ancestry? The library offers monthly appointments with a genealogist: click here to schedule an appointment, or call the library at 413-527-1031.
General Research
Academic OneFile (Gale)
Over 10,000 full-text peer-reviewed journals.
Britannica Escolar (K-8)
Recursos en español para niños de todas las edades. Britannica Escolar está dirigida a estudiantes de primaria y secundaria, mientras que Enciclopedia Moderna está dirigida a estudiantes de secundaria y universitarios.
Britannica Fundamentals
This resource is geared toward early learners with resources for learning about colors, numbers, shapes, sounds, and lots more!
Britannica Online (Library Edition)
In addition to the famous encyclopedia, Britannica Online also includes a dictionary and thesaurus, atlases, timelines, and other features. Easy to use, and easy to find trusted information!
Britannica School Edition (K-12)
This version of Encyclopedia Britannica allows you to choose which level you want to search: Elementary, Middle or High School.
Gale OneFile: High School Edition
Provides high school students with audience-appropriate information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports, and more.
Gale OneFile: News
A comprehensive collection of resources relating to current events and news as well as important past events and news.
General OneFile (Gale)
A one-stop source for news and millions of articles on a wide range of academic and general interest topics: business, health care, environmental issues, hobbies, and much more.
News (Gale OneFile)
A comprehensive collection of resources relating to current events and news as well as important past events and news.
NoveList Plus
A database to help you figure out what to read next. You can search by age levels, genres, or whatever your mood might be and get a list of recommendations of books to read along with descriptions. This database comes to us as part of our membership in C/W MARS.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context)
Covers timely issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.
DIGITAL HISTORY
Digital Commonwealth
Explore historical collections from over 160 libraries, museums, and archives across Massachusetts. This site provides access to thousands of images, documents, and sound recordings that have been digitized by member institutions so that they may be available to researchers, students, and the general public.
Digital Public Library of America
An all-digital library that aggregates metadata — or information describing an item — and thumbnails for millions of photographs, manuscripts, books, sounds, moving images, and more from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States.
Massachusetts Archives Digital Repository
The Massachusetts Archives Digital Repository provides access to permanent digital records of Massachusetts state government. These records comprise born-digital materials, or records that were produced electronically, and digitized reproductions of originals at the Archives.
The National Archives and Records Administration
An independent agency of the United States government charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. Learn more about how to do research at the National Archives.
University of Massachusetts Special Collections and Archives
Collects materials of enduring historical and cultural value relating to four major thematic areas: the history and experience of social change in America; the histories and cultures of New England with an emphasis on Massachusetts; innovation and entrepreneurship; and the broad community associated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
NEWSPAPERS
Newsbank
Accessible with your library card – provides access to 10 newspapers published in Western Massachusetts.
- The Advocate
- Amherst Bulletin
- Berkshire Eagle
- Daily Hampshire Gazette
- North Adams Transcript
- The Recorder
- The Republican
- Springfield Advocate
- Springfield Examiner
- Valley Advocate
The Republican (home access)
Accessible with your library card – includes the entire archive, from the first issue in 1844 to this morning’s paper. Access is generously provided by the Springfield City Library.
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Wednesday: Closed New Year’s Day
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Friday: 9:30am – 6pm
Saturday: 9:30am-2pm
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(413) 527-1031
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