|
We
are here to assist you:
Resources available
to our patrons:
<hr size=2
width="90%" align=center>
Databases:
Browse millions
of published articles from the following subscription-based databases.
Access these with your library card barcode.
Find Books
and Magazine Articles Online - A
Massachusetts public or campus library card and a computer with Internet
access are your gateway to web-based electronic resources that contain
thousands of popular magazines, scholarly journals, newspapers, newswires,
business directories, investment reports, biographies, health and
prescription drug information, literature reviews, and more. Read the
latest AND back issues of your favorite magazines and newspapers ranging
from Time, Newsweek, Consumer
Reports, Science News,
Forbes, the
Harvard Health Letter,
Sports Illustrated for
Kids, Ranger
Rick, The
Boston Globe, The
New York Times and Fodor's Travel Guides to name a few. The latest
magazines are often online BEFORE they even hit the newsstands!
Academic OneFile - Academic OneFile is the premier
source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading
journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical
sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology,
literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile
is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles
available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers
are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage
of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.
America's News - Search current and archived local,
state, regional and national full-text articles on isues,
events, business, education, government, sports and more with over 1,500
newspapers, newswires, news videos, transcripts and other news sources
including the Daily Hampshire Gazette (1/3/94-Current), The Republican
(6/13/88-Current), Valley Advocate (9/26/96-Current), and USA Today
(7/1/87-Current).
American Women's History Online - Covers the important people, events, legislation,
and issues relevant to the study of women's history in the United States.
American History Online - Spans more
than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history,
highlighting the important people and events of the American experience. .
African-American History Online - Provides expansive
and in-depth information on the people, events, and topics important to the
study of African-American history.
Biography In Context - Biographies
covering literary figures, science, multicultural studies, business,
entertainment, politics, sports, government, history, current events and
the arts.
Books and
Authors -
Books &
Authors offers new ways to explore the endless possibilities and
combinations of books, authors, genres and topics. Combining 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. Through the use of
expertly written and arranged content and a dynamic, cutting edge user
interface, Books & Authors makes exploration of genre fiction
and essential non-fiction fun! By leveraging our entire awardwinning
What Do I Read Next? collection, patrons and students alike can be
sure that their next big read comes with a BIG recommendation.
Business and
Company Resource Center -
Business and Company
Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company
profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company
histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search
this database to find detailed company and
industry news and information.
Contemporary Literary Criticism Select - An extensive
collection of critical essays & biographical information on
contemporary writers.
Educator’s Reference Complete - Use this mainly
full-text collection of over 1100 periodicals and 200 reports for
educational research from preschool to college. Every educational specialty
can be found here including technology, health and bilingual education,
testing, and issues in administration, funding and policy.
Expanded Academic ASAP Plus - Scholarly
content covering arts & humanities, the social sciences and general
sciences.
General BusinessFile ASAP - Full-text
business and management topics. Includes directory listings for over
150,000 companies as well as investment analysts’ reports on major
companies and industries.
General Reference Center Gold - Full-text
magazines, newspapers & reference books containing
information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences,
sports, etc.
Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context - an engaging online
experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on
hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, the new solution features
continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text
magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents,
statistics,
images,
videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a
user-friendly portal experience.
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Over 20
full-text reference books covering the arts, biography, business,
environment, history, literature, medicine, multicultural studies,
geography, and science.
Gale World
History in Context -A comprehensive online collection that
uses an intuitive, Web-like interface to provide multicultural, global and
research-based dynamic content that supports today’s history research
requirements.
Global
Issues in Context - Global
Issues in Context offers international
viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current
events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country
portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, highly
relevant sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic,
environmental, health, and cultural issues. Each of these gateway pages
includes an overview, unique "perspectives" articles written by
local experts, reference, periodical, primary source and statistical information.
Rich multimedia - including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs -
enhance each portal. Use Browse Issues and Topics, Country Finder, Basic
Search or Advanced Search to explore the database.
Grove Art Online - Grove Art Online provides web
access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art, ed. Jane Turner (1996,
34 vols.) and The Oxford Companion to Western Art, ed. Hugh Brigstocke (2001). It offers ongoing additions of new
and updated articles, over 3,000 thumbnail art images and line drawings
displayed in the text of articles, extensive image links, and sophisticated
search and navigation tools.
Health and
Wellness Resource Center - Provides
instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference
materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, numerous reference
volumes, over 700 health videos from partner Healthology,
Inc., hundreds of pamphlets and health-related articles from 2,200 general
interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference
titles. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for
informational purposes only.
Health Reference Center Academic - Full-text resources
including consumer health, nursing & allied health.
Info Trac Junior Edition (grades 5-12)
- Mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for junior
high and middle school students covering current events, the arts, science,
popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Info Trac Student Edition (grades 9-12) - Mainly
full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for grades 9 - 12
covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health,
people, government, history, sports and more.
Kids InfoBits - Covering 75
full-text curriculum-related magazines and 7 reference books, InfoBits targets the research needs of K- 5 students.
It features a developmentally appropriate and visual graphic interface and
a subject-based topic tree search.
Literature
Resource Center - Find up-to-date biographical
information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more
than 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.
Literature
Resources from Gales - Research
authors and their works, literary movements and genres. Search across
several major Literature
databases to find full text of literary works,
journal articles, literature criticism, reviews, biographical information
and overviews.
LitFinder - Covering world literature and authors
throughout history, LitFinder contains
a wealth of literary works including over 150,000 full-text poems and
800,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays.
For students or patrons seeking a deeper view into literature, LitFinder also includes secondary materials
like biographies, images, and more! From Shakespeare's sonnets to poems by
Donald Hall or
short stories from Edgar Allan Poe to works
by Annie Proulx, LitFinder
has you covered.
Massachusetts History Online - Combining
selections from their vast periodical content, Massachusetts History Online
contains full-text articles gathered from almost 50 sources that directly
relate to Massachusetts history, both past and present, including people,
places, historical events and more. Containing data from a range of
publications, Massachusetts History Online provides a targeted resource for
information relating to the study of Massachusetts History.
New York Times 1995 - Search the full text of The New
York Times (starting in 1995).
NoveList - NoveList is a
comprehensive online readers’ advisory tool. Patrons can search among
hundreds of thousands of popular fiction titles, and also retrieve author
read-alikes, book lists, book discussion guides
and more.
RDS Business
Suite-
The RDS Business Suite is a collection of three highly complementary
business information databases - Business & Industry, Business &
Management Practices, and TableBase.
Science Online - Presents a
broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions,
essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.
Gale Science
In Context – Science in Context delivers integrated content
through 150+ comprehensive reference sets.
Student
Resources in Context - Provides holistic perspectives by
integrating a multitude of content, including: 79,000 reference
articles from acclaimed publications, 15 million periodical and newspaper
articles, 4,200 primary sources, 100,000 multimedia records, including
charts, graphs, maps and tables, video and audio content from NBC, NPR and
other respected sources.
U.S. History
in Context U.S. History in Context delivers comprehensive,
contextual, media-rich results from the most extensive online collection of
historical information available today.
Massachusetts Newsstand - Residents of
Massachusetts can search the full-text (including back issues) of the
following twelve Massachusetts newspapers:
Berkshire Eagle 2005-
Boston Globe 1980-
Boston Herald 1991-
Business West (Chicopee) 1992-
Gazette (Haverhill) 12/31/92-8/9/07
Lowell Sun 2004-
North Adams Transcript 2005-
Patriot Ledge (Quincy) 1991-
Plymouth County Business Review 1991-
Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg) 2005-
Standard-Times (New Bedford) 1/4/92-8/19/97
Worcester Telegram & Gazette 1989-
Learning
Express Database
You must have a Northampton (Forbes) Library card to use this database.
This interactive online database features more than 300 practice tests
based on official school and career exams, including ACT, SAT, GED, ASVAB,
Firefighter, Police Officer, Paramedic, EMT Basic, U.S. Citizenship, Postal
Worker, Cosmetology, and Real Estate Sales Agent & Broker Exams, among
others. Includes math & reading practice for 4th grade through high
school, school and college admission tests and Advance Placement tests.
Weather
WWLP News 22 Western
Massachusetts weather and news.
WGGB News 40 Western
Massachusetts weather and news.
Weather Underground Provides weather
forecasts for around the world.
Weather Channel National
and Local weather.
National Weather Service National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Northampton
Resources
City of Northampton City website with official information on the
City.
Northampton Chamber of Commerce Information on events and happenings
in the City.
Visit Northampton.net Info
on Northampton and current events.
Northampton BID Group
promoting the downtown Northampton Area.
Northampton Center for the Arts Private
organization promoting the arts in the Greater Northampton Area.
Local
History
City
of Northampton Brief History of Northampton and Florence
David Ruggles
Center for
Information on Early Florence History & Underground Railroad Studies.
Leeds Civic Association provides a short
history of Leeds and information on events.
The Northampton
Association of Education & Industry Website giving
the story of the NAEI and its development in the 1840’s.
Sojourner Truth Memorial
This
website was created as a memorial to Sojourner Truth a former slave who
lived in Florence, MA in the mid 1800’s. This group also built a statue
of her on the corners of Pine & Park Street..
History of the
Northampton Silk Industry A website designed by Smith College
about the Silk Industry in Northampton and Florence.
Florence Kindergarten
The Hill Institute website describes the history of the school founded by
Samuel T. Hill in 1876, one of the first in the United States.
Florence
Congregational Church Located at 130
Pine Street, has its beginnings in Florence from 1857.
Florence
Saving Bank History of the bank founded in 1873 with the help
of Alfred T. Lilly.
Historic Northampton
Museum & Education Center of Northampton History.
Forbes Library
Local History page has many resources and online exhibits.
Williamsburg Fire Department
history
of the Williamsburg Fire Department.
Chesterfield MA historic photos.
Reader's
Advisory
ALA
Notable Book Adult List
ALA
Notable Books Children's List
National Book Award Award Wilnners
American
Booksellers Association - Listing of Award winner list includes
Pulitzers Prize.
Book Lust
- Nancy Pearl's book lists by category.
NoveList - NoveList is a comprehensive
online readers’ advisory tool.
Whichbook.net – A British website
allowing users to find books based on personal
Adult
Literacy
The
Adult Literacy Project The
Literacy Project offers free classes to adults in Western Massachusetts in
beginning literacy as well as GED preparation.
Massachusetts Adult
Literacy Hotline Adult Literacy Hotline and Resources.
Job
Searching
General Job Search Sites
Franklin-Hampshire County Career Center
www.masslive.com/jobs/
www.craigslist.com
www.indeed.com
www.net-temps.com
www.monster.com
www.careerbuilder.com
Networking
www.linkedin.com
Subject/Research Guides Compiled
from Other Libraries
|
