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Library Catalogs & Other Resources
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Library Catalogs & Other Finding Aids
Note: Authentication by geolocation for statewide electronic resource remote access is now available. Anyone living and working in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts now has access to the full suite of Gale databases by clicking on the links below. If you have any difficulties with remote access please email askalibrarian@springfieldlibrary.org or call the Reference Desk at 413-263-6828 x213. General Resources: Magazines, Journals & Reference Sources
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| Springfield Republican, Springfield MA (via Newsbank) (1988 - current) Available to Springfield City Library cardholders only. |
| Springfield Republican Archives Online Index Use the index to find newspaper dates for microfilm searches. Limited to dates shown currently on search page. We do not have access to the full archives. |
| Boston Globe (Proquest) Full-text coverage from 1980 |
| New York Times (Gale InfoTrac) Search the full text of The New York Times back to 1985. Indexed coverage to 1965. |
Careers, Consumer and Education Resources
| Ancestry.com ProQuest has partnered with Ancestry.com to create Ancestry Library Edition, one of the most important genealogical collections available today with unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom. In-library use only. |
| Career Transitions Complete, self-paced application that walks job-seekers through the entire process from assessing strengths and interests, to exploring new opportunities, to ultimately improving the chances of landing a job. Requires a Springfield City Library card. |
| Culinary Arts Collection (Gale) Includes major cooking and nutrition magazines, culinary journals and several Delmar Reference titles. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information. |
| Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection (Gale) Farmers, landscape architects, and biotechnologists alike will have their information appetites sated with this collection of journals focused specifically on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture. A fertile and growing collection, this collection includes content relating to both the practical aspects as well as the scientific theory of horticulture studies. |
| Learning Express (Learn-A-Test) Practice for such tests as the GED, SAT and AP, ASVAB, Civil Service, TOEFL, and many others in the privacy of your home. Recently updated to include practice tests on the new SAT 2005. Register with your library card number and a password of your choice. Requires a Springfield City Library card. |
| Mango Languages Learn a new language with this interactive database that provides step by step lesson plans for 13 different languages: Arabic (Levantine), Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Spanish (Latin America) and ESL for Russian speakers, ESL for Spanish (Latin America) speakers, ESL for Vietnamese speakers. Requires Springfield City Library card for remote access. Download mobile app here. |
| Vocations and Careers Collection (Gale) Finding the right career can be a daunting and high stakes task: finding an appropriate institution of learning, job searching, and maintaining a career are all topics covered by this collection, providing current and applicable content for all vocational milestones. Offering content from nearly 400 journals, this collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals. |
Encyclopedias & Biographies
| Ancestry.com ProQuest has partnered with Ancestry.com to create Ancestry Library Edition, one of the most important genealogical collections available today with unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom. In-library use only. |
| BGMI (Biography & Genealogy Master Index) Citations to reference books and other publications containing biographical material on persons, both living and deceased, including authors, scientists, athletes, fashion designers, musicians, etc. Entries contain names, birth/death years and citations to published articles. Results indicate which items include portraits. Contains 4 million+ names and points to 1,000+ publications. Please consult a librarian for assistance in locating reference materials. Central Library only. |
| Biography in Context (Gale InfoTrac) Thousands of online full-text biographies from Gale reference books. Includes Encyclopedia of World Biography, Who's Who Among African-Americans, Maclean's, Contemporary Authors, and many more important biographical reference sources. Search by name, occupation, ethnicity, and more. Includes portraits where available, and links to thumbnail bios and online periodical articles from other InfoTrac databases where appropriate. |
| Encyclopedia Britannica Online |
| Encyclopedia Britannica: World Data Analyst |
| Literature Resource Center (Gale InfoTrac) Included in Literature Resource Center are biographical entries on more than 135,000 authors, from Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Authors New Revisions, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Literary Criticism and other Gale sources, providing detailed biographical, bibliographical and contextual information about authors' lives and works, more than 850,000 full-text articles, critical essays and reviews from over 390 scholarly journals and literary magazines, more than 75,000 selected full-text critical essays and reviews. |
| Merriam-Webster Unabridged Access to the full-text of Merriam-Webster's flagship dictionary, plus the Collegiate Dictionary, Collegiate Thesaurus, and Merriam-Webster Atlas. Courtesy of the Merriam-Webster Company. |
History
| Ancestry.com ProQuest has partnered with Ancestry.com to create Ancestry Library Edition, one of the most important genealogical collections available today with unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom. In-library use only. |
| BGMI (Biography & Genealogy Master Index) Citations to reference books and other publications containing biographical material on persons, both living and deceased, including authors, scientists, athletes, fashion designers, musicians, etc. Entries contain names, birth/death years and citations to published articles. Results indicate which items include portraits. Contains 4 million+ names and points to 1,000+ publications. Please consult a librarian for assistance in locating reference materials. For use in Central Library only. |
| Biography in Context (Gale InfoTrac) Thousands of online full-text biographies from Gale reference books. Includes Contemporary Authors and many more important biographical reference sources. Search by name, occupation, ethnicity, and more. Includes portraits where available, and links to thumbnail bios and online periodical articles from other InfoTrac databases where appropriate. |
| Encyclopedia Britannica: Annals of American History |
| Global Issues In Context (Gale InfoTrac) 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. |
| Massachusetts History Online (Gale InfoTrac) 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. |
| U.S. History In Context (Gale InfoTrac) An engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. |
| World History In Context (Gale InfoTrac) Gale World History in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. The new solution merges Gale’s authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. |
Literature and Art
| Biography in Context (Gale InfoTrac) Thousands of online full-text biographies from Gale reference books. Includes Contemporary Authors and many more important biographical reference sources. Search by name, occupation, ethnicity, and more. Includes portraits where available, and links to thumbnail bios and online periodical articles from other InfoTrac databases where appropriate. |
| Books & Authors (Gale InfoTrac) 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 award-winning What Do I Read Next? collection, patrons and students alike can be sure that their next big read comes with a BIG recommendation. |
| Contemporary Literary Criticism Select (Gale InfoTrac) An extensive collection of more than 11,000 critical essays on contemporary authors. Each CLC--Select entry contains a biographical/critical introduction, a list of principal works, critical essays, and sources for further study. Allows users to search by author name, title of work, nationality, subject/genre, ethnicity, critic name, and more. |
| 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). Offers ongoing additions of new and updated articles, over 2,500 thumbnail art images and line drawings displayed in the text of articles, extensive image links, and sophisticated search and navigation tools. |
| Literature Resource Center (Gale InfoTrac) Included in Literature Resource Center are biographical entries on more than 135,000 authors, from Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Authors New Revisions, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Literary Criticism and other Gale sources, providing detailed biographical, bibliographical and contextual information about authors' lives and works, more than 850,000 full-text articles, critical essays and reviews. |
| NoveList Need some ideas on what novels to read? This reader's advisory tool will help. Search award and prize booklists by genre; search by plot, title, or author to find similar books; browse books by subject; explore fiction through genres and subcategories; read reviews, descriptions and articles; etc. Records from your search are linked to Springfield City Library catalog searches by title or author. Remote Use |
Health and Science
| Environmental Studies & Policy (Gale) Providing robust coverage of the field of environmental issues and policy, this collection, which includes magazines and academic journals, provides instant access to the multiple viewpoints of this volatile field of study, including perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests. |
| Health and Wellness Resource Center (Gale) Health and Wellness Resource Center provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc., and 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 (Gale) Articles on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health & safety, substance abuse, HMOs, etc. Plus medical directories, pamphlets, and a dictionary. Materials in this database are intended for informational purposes only. Full-text, abstracts, citations from 1980 to the present, updated daily. Material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only. |
| Nursing and Allied Health Collection (Gale) All aspects of the Nursing profession -- from direct patient care to health care administration -- are covered. This collection's current and authoritative content will be of use to both professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum. |
| Nursing Resource Center (Gale) Supports nursing programs at two-year community colleges, four-year colleges and vocational education high schools, as well as public libraries nationwide. Nursing Resource Center is a comprehensive resource that nurses, students, and instructors trust to deliver quality results because it was designed to match the “Nursing Process”. Whether preparing students for clinical exams, providing homework help, or NCLEX-RN test prep Nursing Resource Center is a care provider's must have. |
| Physical Therapy and Sport Medicine Collection (Gale) Both researcher and practitioner alike will find relevant, authoritative content in this collection, which includes over 100 titles covering the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine. Covering a wide spectrum of information, researchers will have access to a diverse, but focused set of topics in the field, including proven treatment techniques, experimental research theses, and many more. |
| Science In Context (Gale InfoTrac) Gale Science in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today’s most significant science topics. The new solution merges Gale’s authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. |
| Science Online (Facts on File) Contains extensive information on a broad range of scientific disciplines. Includes biographies, essays on cutting-edge science issues, science experiments, diagrams and a searchable timeline of scientific and medical discoveries. Note: use capital "D" when entering library card number. Remote Use |
Business & Nonprofits
| Associated Grant Makers of Massachusetts (AGM) Access to the extensive resources of AGM, a regional association of grant makers, both foundations and corporations with giving programs, serving in, or making grants in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. including Grant Makers and Nonprofit Directories, RFPs, KnowledgeBase, Consultants & Resources Database, and more. Users should delete their marked records before leaving for the day. In-library use only. See a librarian for username & password. Central Library only. |
| Foundation Directory Online (FDO) (Foundation Center) A searchable database of 80,000+ U.S. foundations, grantmaking public charities, and corporate givers, including sponsoring company information. Additional program information and expanded application guidelines for larger funders. Links to over 7,400 grantmaker and corporate Web sites. Links to IRS 990-PF and 990 returns. See a librarian for assistance. Central Library only. |
| Foundation Grants to Individuals Online (GTIO) (Foundation Center) A searchable online database of more than 6,200 foundation and public charity programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers. See a librarian for assistance. Central Library only |
| Business Insights: Essentials (Gale) Research and analyze companies and industries around the world. Featuring the content you need to explore a global business landscape: extensive reference content from Gale's core business collection; easy-to-use company fundamentals and investment research reports; and industry rankings, profiles, market share data, company histories, and more. |
| General BusinessFile ASAP (Gale InfoTrac) Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Articles on business and management; directory of 150,000+ companies; investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries. Use advanced search for Company profiles, SIC descriptions, and Investext Select (investment reports & forecasts). Full-text and citations from 1980 to the present. |
| Philanthropy In/Sight (Foundation Center) This interactive mapping tool was designed for grantmakers, policymakers, researchers, academics -- virtually anyone interested in the impact of philanthropy around the world today. In/Sight combines the Foundation Center's rich data on grantmakers and their grants with familiar Google maps to tell the story of philanthropy. Choosing from a wide range of customization options, users can quickly create maps that reveal patterns of giving and funding relationships as never before. Plus, users can overlay grant data with their choice of over 150 demographic, socio-economic, and other data sets to create compelling visual portraits showing where philanthropy has made an impact and where opportunities exist to fill critical needs. |
| Reference USA Search for company information by name, location, sales volume, size, or line of business. Entries include company directory data, SIC numbers, and 800 numbers and websites where available. Results can be downloaded to disk for use in Excel spreadsheets. Residential database includes ability to do reverse searches by address and telephone number. Remote access is now available! Click on the link and enter your library card number when prompted. For Springfield City Library cardholders only. Note: Captcha verification now required for remote access. |
Kids & Teens
| Kids InfoBits (Gale InfoTrac) Meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more. |
| InfoTrac K-12 Junior Edition (Gale InfoTrac) This periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. |
| InfoTrac Student Edition (Gale InfoTrac) This periodical database is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library A mix of dozens of full-text reference books covering the arts, biography, business, the environment, history, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, geography, and science. Full Reference Title List. |
| Encyclopedia Britannica for Kids |
| Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition |
| Encyclopedia Britannica Elementary School Edition |
| Encyclopedia Britannica Middle School Edition |
| Encyclopedia Britannica High School Edition |
| Encyclopedia Britannica Learning Zone |
| Learning Express (Learn-A-Test) Practice for such tests as the GED, SAT and AP, ASVAB, Civil Service, TOEFL, and many others in the privacy of your home. Recently updated to include practice tests on the new SAT 2005. Register with your library card number and a password of your choice. Springfield City Library cardholders only. |
Spanish
| Encyclopedia Britannica: Spanish Reference Center |
| Encyclopedia Britannica: Spanish Edition Escolar (K-8) |
| Encyclopedia Britannica: Spanish Edition Moderna (9-12) |
updated : March 4, 2013
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