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CPL Databases: Alphabetical Listing

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

These databases are available for viewing both and





America’s Obituaries & Death Notices Source: Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • Newspapers
 • Genealogy
 		   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).


Ancestry Library Source: Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ]
Subjects:
 • Genealogy
 		   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.


Biography Resource Center & Marquis Who's Who Source: Provided by the NMRLS - NMRLS Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • Biography
 • History
 		   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.


Boston Consumers' Checkbook Source: Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ]
Subjects:
 • Consumer Information
 		   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.


Boston Globe Source: Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • Newspaper
 		   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 Source: Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • Newspapers
 		   Full-text content of weekly newspaper of Chelmsford, Massachusetts (published every Thursday). Paid advertisements are excluded. [12/8/2005-Current]


College Source Source: Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: User & Password are first 5 digits of your library card number ]
Subjects:
 • Education
 • Youth-Oriented
 		   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.


Consumer Reports Source: Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library (Ask at Reference Desk for login) ]
Subjects:
 • Consumer Information
 		   Provides ratings, buying guides, product reviews and consumer information from the experts at Consumer Reports magazine and Consumers Union.


Contemporary Literary Criticism Source: Provided by the NMRLS - NMRLS Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • Books
 		   11,000+ critical essays on contemporary authors, including biographical/critical introduction, list of principal works, critical essays, and sources for further study.


eLibrary Source: Provided by the NMRLS - NMRLS Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • General
 • Books
 • Newspapers
 		   A full-text database of consumer-oriented magazines, books, newspapers, newswires, television and radio transcripts, photographs and maps.


Expanded Academic ASAP Source: Provided by the NMRLS - NMRLS Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • General
 		   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.


Ferguson's Career Guidance Center Source: Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • Employment
 		   Profiles more than 2,000 of today's most exciting jobs in more than 90 industries. Contains in-depth job descriptions complete with job-specific resource listings, detailed industry descriptions, career resources, career preparation information (including scholarships, academic programs, and non-academic programs), and web resources.


Forms On File (Personal & Business Forms) Source: Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • Business
 • Education
 • Employment
 • General
 		   A database of common personal, government forms, ranging from financial aid, real estate, sales, employment, and much more.


General BusinessFile ASAP Source: Provided by the NMRLS - NMRLS Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • Business
 		   Full-text 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 Source: Provided by the NMRLS - NMRLS Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • General
 • History
 		   Full-text magazines, newspapers & reference books containing information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc.


GreenFILE Source: Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home ]
Subjects:
 • General
 		   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 Source: Provided by the NMRLS - NMRLS Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • General
 • Youth-Oriented
 		   America the Beautiful, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, and New Book of Knowledge.


Health Reference Center Academic Source: Provided by the NMRLS - NMRLS Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • Health
 		   Full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources, intended for informational purposes only.


Heritage Quest Source: Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • Genealogy
 		   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.


¡Informe! (Revistas en Español)™ Source: Provided by the NMRLS - NMRLS Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • en Español
 		   The first reference database to provide indexing, full text, and images of the most popular Hispanic magazines.


InfoTrac® Junior (Standard and Graphical) Source: Provided by the NMRLS - NMRLS Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • Youth-Oriented
 		   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 Source: Provided by the NMRLS - NMRLS Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • Youth-Oriented
 		   Periodicals database is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books.


InfoTrac® PowerSearch Source: Provided by the NMRLS - NMRLS Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • General
 		   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.


Kids InfoBits Source: Provided by the NMRLS - NMRLS Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • Youth-Oriented
 		   Covering 75 full-text curriculum-related magazines and 7 reference books, InfoBits targets the research needs of K- 5 students.


Learning Express Library Source: Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only
   Access: [ New User ] [ Returning User ] -- How to Use
Subjects:
 • Education
 • Employment
 		   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.


Literary Reference Center Source: Provided by the MVLC - MVLC Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • Books
 		   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.


Lowell Sun Source: Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home: ]
Subjects:
 • Newspaper
 		   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.


Magill's Medical Guide (Salem Health) Source: Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home ] -- How to Use
Subjects:
 • Health
 		   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.


Morningstar Mutual Funds Online Source: Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library (Ask at Reference Desk for login) ]
Subjects:
 • Business
 		   Online access to Morningstar Mutual Funds--the trusted source for investment information, data, and analysis of stocks, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, separate accounts, and variable annuity/life subaccounts. Morningstar tracks, analyzes, and publishes information on nearly 100,000 investment securities.


NetLibrary eBook collection Source: Provided by the Boston Public Library
   Access: [ In Library ] [ At Home ] -- How to Use
Subjects:
 • Books
 • eBooks
 		   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.


New England Ancestry Source: Provided by the Chemlsford Public Library - Chemlsford Patrons Only
   Access: [ In Library ]
Subjects:
 • Genea