If you need articles in magazines or newspapers on a specific topic, search the following reference databases provided by the Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Library System (SEMLS) and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC). Databases are available at the library or from home.

Archives and Manuscripts / Biography / Business / Education /

Encyclopedia / Genealogy / General / Health / History/ Job & Career /

Language/ Law/ Literature / Newspapers / Readers Advisory / Science /

State Documents Online

Students K-12

Archives and Manuscripts

Massachusetts Special Collections Directory - a database of over 600 archives and manuscript collections in Massachusetts. Funded by the MBLC.

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Biography Resource Center (Infotrac) - Combines more than 50 Gale biographical databases with full-text periodicals. Funded by the MBLC.

Business

General Business File ASAP (Infotrac) - Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available. Funded by the MBLC.

Morningstar Library Edition - combines in one timely database all the fund and stock information necessary for in-depth research and smart portfolio construction. Available in-library only. Please ask library staff for assistance to log on.

Banker & Tradesman Online - The real estate, banking and commerical weekly for Massachusetts. Available in-library only. Please ask library staff for assistance to log on.

Education

Educator's Reference Complete (Infotrac) - A selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. Majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database. (Replaces the Professional Collection.) For library and education professionals. Funded by the MBLC.

Encyclopedia

World Book Encyclopedia - An interactive encyclopedia with free access to WorldBook Advanced, WorldBook Student, WorldBook Spanish, and WorldBook Kids. Use your Cohasset library card number for access from home. Funded by the Paul Pratt Memorial Library.

Genealogy Databases

HeritageQuest Online - Access U.S. Federal Census information, over 20,000 family and local history books, an index to nearly 2 million magazine articles with genealogical information and Revolutionary War era records. Funded by the Paul Pratt Memorial Library

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Ancestry Library - Access U.S. Census data, birth, marriage, and death records, World War I draft registration information, Social Security death records, and immigration lists. Includes extensive collection of information from the United Kingdom. Available only in the library. Funded by the Paul Pratt Memorial Library.

General Research

Full Suite of GALE Databases Access all the GALE databases with one click. Includes access to Academic OneFile, Biography Resource Center, Biography Resource Center: African Americans, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, Educator's Reference Complete, Expanded Academic ASAP, General BusinessFile ASAP, General Reference Center Gold, Health Reference Center Academic, InfoTrac K-12 Junior Edition, InfoTrac K-12 Student Edition, InfoTrac OneFile, Kids InfoBits, Gale Virtual Reference Library, New York Times, Massachusetts History Online.

Academic OneFile The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Extensive coverage of the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects - authoritative and comprehensive. Millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions; updated daily.

ELibrary - Full-text articles and pictures from a wide variety of sources. Funded by SEMLS.

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Expanded Academic ASAP From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images. Delivers answers for both the novice and the experienced researcher.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

General Reference Center Gold  (Infotrac) — a general interest database of articles from magazines, reference books, and newspapers, many with full-text and images. Podcasts from National Public Radio are now available in the InfoTrac OneFile and Academic OneFile databases. Funded by the MBLC.

InfoTrac OneFile A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.

Health

Health Reference Center - Academic (Infotrac) - articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc Funded by the MBLC.

History

Massachusetts History Online (Infotrac) - Hundreds of thousands of articles updated daily. 1980-present.

Milestone Documents of American Leaders - Primary Sources of Notable Americans. Compliments the print version of Milestone Documents of American Leaders by Schlager Group, Inc.

Milestone Documents of American History - Primary Sources of events that shaped America. Compliments the print version of Milestone Documents in American History by Schlager Group, Inc.

Job & Career

BostonWorks
Employment Web site associated with the Boston Globe. There are opportunities to post resumes, research employers, search for jobs, compare salaries and a calendar of events (job fairs, etc.). There are also sections for employers and staffing agencies. BostonWorks.com also provides copies of the original classified ads from the Boston Globe.

Boston Job Bank
Post resumes and search for jobs in Boston, Cambridge and other Eastern Massachusetts cities and town for free.

Jobfind
The Boston Herald's employment Web site. The "search by company" section allows you to determine what companies in any Massachusetts city or town have jobs available, and to find specific information about these jobs.

Massachusetts Division of Employment and Training
Users can quickly register and call up lists of local job openings in particular fields. Information on Massachusetts training schools is also easily accessible, and the resume builder is simple to follow.

Massachusetts JobBank
Active job openings. Searches may be selected by job type and restricted to a 25-mile area around the town in which you live.

Books

150 Best Recession Proof Jobs by Laurence Shatkin

Working World 101: the New Grad's Guide to Getting a Job by Bridget Graham

Career Information Center Macmillan Reference USA

Occupational Outlook Handbook U.S. Department of Labor. The print version is is our Reference collection. Also available online at http://www.bls.gov/oco/

Language Learning

Mango Language Learning system: learn a new language or brush up on basic phrases in many languages. Available to all Cohasset library cardholders. Funded by the Paul Pratt Memorial Library.

Law

Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries Website for legal reference services and legal research assistance. Links to Mass. General Law statutues, case law, Massachusetts and Federal legal forms, online librarian help, local By-Laws and lawyer locator.

Literature

Contemporary Authors (Infotrac) — Please use Biography Resource Center.

Contemporary Literary Criticism Select (Infotrac)— an extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors with biographical/critical introductions. Funded by the MBLC.

Literary Reference Center - Full-text broad spectrum of information on 1000's of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Includes 27,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, 140,500 author biographies, 350 literary journals, 54,000 poems, 14,500 short stories, 8400 classic trexts, 4000 author interviews and more. Funded by the MBLC. Please go to our Good Books page.

Newspapers

Newsbank - full-text articles from the Cape Cod Times (1998 to present). Also includes a section on Current Events and Special Reports. Funded by SEMLS.

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New York Times - full text articles from 1980-present

ProQuest - Full-text articles from the Patriot Ledger (1991 to present), New York Times (1980 to present), New York Times Book Review; New York (1997 to present), New York Times Magazine; New York (1997 to present) and Wall Street Journal (1984 to present.). Also includes access to Boston Globe (1987 to present), Boston Herald (1991 to present), Worcester Telegram & Gazette (1989 to present), Plymouth County Business Review, Providence Journal and Massachusetts Newstand covering 12 newspapers.Funded by the MBLC. The NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and Providence Journal are funded by SEMLS.

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Reader's Advisory

Literary Reference Center -"Literary Reference Center is a comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes." Access plot summaries, articles/essays of literary criticism, author biographies, book reviews, author reviews and more. Funded by the MBLC.

When searching from home, enter your library card number as your Patron ID.

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Science

Science Reference Center - is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. Designed to meet every student's science research needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. Science Reference Center also satisfies the demand for standards-based content by providing teachers and librarians with articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards. Funded by SEMLS.

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State Documents Online

State Documents Online (Massachusetts) - A growing number of state publications are now available electronically, either digitized or created in digital form. These include recent documents that are published solely in electronic form and heavily-used series that have been digitized, such as Massachusetts Election Statistics and the Massachusetts Acts and Resolves.

Click HERE to access Students K – 12

WorldBook Online - an interactive encyclopedia. Full text resources with access to WorldBook Advanced, WorldBook Student, WorldBook Spanish, and WorldBook Kids. Use your Cohasset library card number for access. Funded by the Paul Pratt Memorial Library.

Junior Edition (Infotrac) - full-text resources for junior high and middle school. Funded by the MBLC.

Kid's InfoBits (Infotrac) - complements primary school curriculum. Funded by the MBLC.

Student Edition (Infotrac) - coverage of topics most often researched in high school. Funded by the MBLC.