About the Library Media Resources Department

School Resources

• Bradford Media Center
• Golden Hill Media Genter
• Pentucket Lake Media Center
• Silver HIll Media Center
• Haverhill HS Media Center

On-Line Book Sources

• Answers-to-Go
• Google Book Search
• Borders
• Amazon
• Powells

Vendor Sites

Periodicals and News Papers

• Boston Globe
• Eagle Tribune
• Haverhill News
• Boston Herald
• New York Times
• World News
• The Wall Street Journal
• The Union Leader

NMRLS On-Line Database Access

Access from: In The Library: http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/
Access from Home: http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=el
When prompted, input your 14-digit public library patron barcode (without spaces)

eLibrary

Information from books, magazines, and newspapers. Includes maps, pictures and transcripts from TV and radio.

Access from: In The Library: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb
Access from Home:http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=infotrac
When prompted, input your 14-digit public library patron barcode (without spaces)

InfoTrac by Gale

The following databases from the Gale Group are available, at no charge, in all NMRLS member libraries: Biography Resource Center, plus Marquis Who's Who, Business and Company Profiles, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, Expanded Academic ASAP, General Business File ASAP, General Reference Center Gold, Health Reference Center Academic, Junior Edition (K-12), Kids Edition (K-12), Kids InfoBits, Professional Collection, Infotrac OneFile, and Student Edition. .

Access from: In The Library: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nmrls_ifme
Access from Home:http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=informe
When prompted, input your 14-digit public library patron barcode (without spaces)

Informe

Informe is the first reference database to provide indexing, full text, and images of the most popular Hispanic magazines. It also includes full text pamphlets on a variety of topics, such as health care.

Access from: In The Library: http://go.grolier.com
Access from Home:http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=infotrac
When prompted, input your 14-digit public library patron barcode (without spaces)

Grolier

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia: 36,000 entries intended for students in middle school and up and as a quick reference look-up tool for public library patrons of all ages.

New Book of Knowledge: 9,000 articles suitable for grade 3 and up as well as ESL. Provides description of complex subjects in an easy-to-understand manner.

Access from: In The Library: http://infoweb.newsbank.com
Access from Home:http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=newsbank
When prompted, input your 14-digit public library patron barcode (without spaces)

NewBank

NEW! 26 News Magazines have been added to the subscription, covering the following 6 subject areas: news, business, sports, entertainment, lifestyle, and science and technology.

The following newspapers are available from this resource: The Boston Globe (1980-Current), Boston Herald (1997-Current), The (Springfield, MA) Republican (1988-Current), and Worcester Telegram & Gazette (1989-Current). 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.

Access from In the Library:
(IP authenticated libraries) - http://www.netlibrary.com
(Cookie/password auth) - http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/netlibrary.pl

Access from Home:http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=netlibrary
When prompted, input your 14-digit public library patron barcode (without spaces)

NetLibrary

1700 Massachusetts libraries that are members of a regional library system may use the statewide netLibraryTM eBook collection. Thousands of electronic book titles are available for your patrons to browse. No special equipment is needed to read these e-books, just a regular PC and an internet connection. Subject collections range from computer application manuals and "how to's," personal and consumer health, business and education, cooking, hobbies, sports, family and popular psychology, literary criticism, and much more. Search titles for specific words, phrases, or by chapter.

Every patron can create his or her own confidential account using a valid email account (web-based "freemail" is perfectly valid). With an account, books can be checked out overnight and accessed from any computer thoughout the loan period.

Access from: In The Library: http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/FSIP/
Access from Home:http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=worldcat
When prompted, input your 14-digit public library patron barcode (without spaces)

NEW: http://worldcat.org
New PATRON FRIENDLY interface. NO password required. Note: Less sophisticated searching than FirstSearch.

WorldCat

OCLC® WorldCat (the OCLC Online Union Catalog) offers more than 67 million bibliographic records--representing 400 languages--and holdings information vital for collection development, cataloging, authority control, and retrospective conversion services.

Massachusetts Special Collections Directory
http://mblc.state.ma.us/spec_coll.html

MLIN

The new Massachusetts Special Collections Directory is a Web-based database of over 600 institutions, including academic, public, and special libraries, town halls, museums, and historical societies.