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General Resources

Thomson Gale Power Search

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Academic OneFile

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Expanded Academic ASAP

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General Reference Center Gold

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Educator's Reference Complete

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Virtual Reference Library

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ChiltonLibrary.com

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Newspapers

Sentinel & ENTERPRISE -
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Boston Globe (1980 - current)

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Boston Herald (1991 - current)

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Lowell Sun (2001 - current)

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New York Times (1995 - current)

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Worcester Telegram & Gazette (1989 - current)

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Massachusetts Newsstand

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Qikan Library 期刊圖書館 (2005 - current)

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Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Biographies

Encyclopedia Americana

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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia

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Biography Resource Center

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Literature and Art

Biography Resource Center

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Contemporary Literary Criticism Select

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Literary Reference Center

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NoveList Readers' Advisory

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Grove Art Online

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Health, Science, and Current Events

Health Reference Center Academic

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Issues and Controversies

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Science Online

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History

African-American History Online

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American History Online

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American Women's History Online

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Massachusetts History Online

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Business

General Business File ASAP

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Kids & Teens

Grolier Online Kids

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Kids InfoBits

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InfoTrac K-12 Junior Edition

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InfoTrac K-12 Student Edition

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Science Online

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Learning Express (Learn-A-Test) All Access

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Education

Educator's Reference Complete

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Library Catalogs & Other Library Resources

Fitchburg Public Library Catalog

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Central/Western MA Union Catalog

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Massachusetts Virtual Catalog

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Overdrive - Digital Audiobooks and eBooks

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Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Regional Library Systems (Thomson Gale databases, ProQuest newspapers) Central Massachusetts Regional Library System (Grolier Online, Issues and Controversies)

C/W MARS (Overdrive, American Histories)

Worcester Public Library (Learning Express)

Boston Public Library (Qikan Library)

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