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Employment   |   Food   |   General Research   |   Government
Health & Medicine   |   History   |   Language   |   Legal
Music, Movies, & TV   |   Newspapers & Magazines   |   Recreation & Travel   |   Science & Technology
Student Resources for K-Grade 12   |   Tax Forms & Preparation

All databases and websites are accessible from home unless otherwise noted. (An * means that the database requires a valid library card number.) You can also view this list of databases in an alphabetical listing by visiting our Databases A-Z page.

Automobiles

• Auto Repair Reference Center | Login from home *
• Kelly Blue Book
• NADA

Biography & Genealogy

Beverly Resources

• Beverly has a volunteer who will help, if able, with genealogical research.
  Contact Dan Driscoll via email at dand3719@aol.com
• Beverly Archives Project The Beverly, Massachusetts Archives Project aims to encourage the religious, public, and private institutions of Beverly, individually and collectively, to preserve, organize and make available to others their historical documents and materials.
• Beverly Genealogy Resources on USGenweb Project
• Beverly Historical Society
• Beverly maps and documents–provided by Robert Raymond
• Beverly Municipal Documents Full text of the City Council meetings and other departments and committees. Choose the Board of Selectmen for records from 1865 to 1893. Records are added weekly.
• Camp Herrick Boy Scout Camp Website Pictures and stories of members of Beverly’s Boy Scout Troop 2 and members of the Dane Street Congregational Church who attended Camp Herrick, West Alton, New Hampshire in the 1950s.
• City of Beverly Links (other links of interest that are not necessarily historical)
• Collection of Beverly and North Shore postcards at the Beverly Public Library. We are in the process of cataloging our Post Card and Picture Collections showing photographs and paintings of buildings, parks, beaches and other locations in historic Beverly.
• John H. Chipman, Jr. Post #89 Grand Army of the Republic Hall Site includes: building photos, history of the Post, group photos, and the complete roster of over 400 members, most with photos including surviving Beverly veterans of the United States Civil War
• Primary Research Through the History of Beverly Local history primary research done by students of Beverly High School teacher W. Dean Eastman.
• Taft Summer White House

Essex County Resources

• Essex County Genealogy Resources on the USGenweb Project
• Essex County Registry of Deeds
• Essex National Heritage Area

Massachusetts Resources

• Digital Commonwealth
• Cyndi’s List for Massachusetts Genealogical and Historical Resources
• The Massachusetts Archives Collection
• MassCat
• Massachusetts Genealogical Resources from the USGenweb Project
• Massachusetts Historical Society
• Massachusetts History Online*
• Massachusetts Lighthouses
• Massachusetts Local History from the American Local History Network
• Massachusetts Special Collections Directory
• MassHome Directory of Massachusetts Historical Sites
• My Genealogist.com

New England Resources

• National Archives and Records Administration
• American Ancestors: New England Historic Genealogical Society – AVAILABLE ONLY AT THE MAIN LIBRARY *
• Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum

General Resources

• Ancestry Library Edition – AVAILABLE ONLY AT THE LIBRARY *
• Biography Resource Center + The Complete Marquis Who’s Who*
• Biography Resource Center: African Americans*
• Census Bureau
• Cyndi’s List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet
• Ellis Island/Port of New York Passenger Records Search
• Fold3 (formerly known as Footnote)*
• Fold3′s (formerly known as Footnote’s) Holocaust Collection – AVAILABLE ONLY AT THE LIBRARY *
• HeritageQuest Online | Login from home *
• Researching Your Family Tree A free interactive tutorial for beginning genealogists.
• Roots Web
• Social Security Death Index
• Steve Morse’s One-Step
• US Gen Web Project

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Books & Literature

• Books & Authors
• Citation Machine
• Contemporary Literary Criticism Select*
• Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) | Login from home *
• Literary Reference Center | Login from home *
• Literature Resource Center
• LitFinder
• ManyBooks.net: Over 20,000 free ebooks
• Massachusetts Special Collections Directory
• New York Times Bestsellers
• NoveList | Login from home *
• OCLC WorldCat | Login from home *
• Purdue’s Online Writing Lab
• Talking Books from the Perkins School for the Blind

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Business & Economics

• Academic OneFile*
• Big Charts
• Business & Company Resource Center
• Business Source Premier | Login from home *
• RDS Business Suite
• CEO Expresss
• General Business File ASAP *
• Hoover’s Online
• Journal TOCs: the latest Table of Contents (TOCs) of 14,060 journals collected from 462 publishers
• Kirstein Business Branch of the Boston Public Library
• Massachusetts Office of Business Development
• Massachusetts District Office – Small Business Administration
• Reference USA | Login from home *
• Regional Business News | Login from home *
• S.E.C.’s EDGAR Archives
• Small Business Administration
• ThomasNet
• Yahoo! Finance

Computer Technology

• Accessibility Tips for Those with Disabilities
• Junkbusters
• Snopes

Consumer Information

• Appliance 411
• Auto Repair Reference Center | Login from home *
• Better Business Bureau
• Consumer Price Index from the U.S. Department of Labor
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Consumer World
• EPA’s Green Vehicle Guide
• FactCheck.org
• FDIC’s Insured or Not Insured?
• Government Accountability Office
• Household Products Database
• SaferCar.gov

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Education

• 50 States’s Certification Requirements from the University of Kentucky
• Academic OneFile*
• Educator’s Reference Complete*
• Educator’s Reference Desk
• ERIC | Login from home *
• FinAid! Financial Aid InfoCenter
• LearningExpress Library
• Massachusetts Department of Education
• MassMentor
• Professional Development Collection for Educators | Login from home *

Employment

Job Search

• America’s Job Bank
• Boston Public Library – Kirstein Business Library
• CareerBuilder.com
• Chronicle of Higher Education
• indeed.com
• Job and Career Accelerator
• MA Division of Employment and Training
• Monster.com
• New England Employer
• North Shore Career Center
• USA Jobs

Resume and Cover Letter Help

• JobStar Resume Guide
• Learning Express: Workplace Skills Improvement
• Resume Help: Free Resume Writing Examples
• Riley Guide: Resumes and Cover Letters

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Food

• Cook’s Thesaurus
• Epicurious

General Research

Directories

• Infospace
• Librarians’ Index to the Internet
• Massachusetts Special Collections Directory
• OnlineConversion
• Reverse Phone Directory
• Statistical Resources from the Univeristy of Michigan
• ZIP+4 Code Lookup

Encyclopedias

• Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia | Login from home *

Newspapers & Magazines

• Academic OneFile*
• General Reference Center Gold*
• NetLibrary | Login from home *
• Newspaper Source | Login from home *
• New York Times (1851-1980)
• New York Times (1995-present) | Login from home *
• ProQuest: Massachusetts Newsstand*

Style Guides

• Citation Machine
• Purdue’s Online Writing Lab

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Government

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Government

• Child Care Circuit
• Citizen’s Guide to Massachusetts State Services
• Find Child Care in MA
• Massachusetts Community Profiles
• Massachusetts Registry of Deeds
• Official Massachusetts Website
• MassStats
• State Facts

Federal Government

• Census Bureau
• Code of Federal Regulations
• Copyright Office
• FactCheck.org
• FEDSTATS
• FedForms
• Federal Register
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
• NASA
• Statistical Abstract 2008
• THOMAS Legislative Information
• USA.gov
• United States House of Representatives
• United States Senate
• White House

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Health and Medicine

• Academic OneFile*
• Centers for Disease Control
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine Resources from Massachusetts General Hospital
• Firearms Research Digest
• Health Care Proxy Forms
• Health Reference Center Academic *
• Health Source – Consumer Edition | Login from home *
• Health Source – Nursing/Academic Edition | Login from home *
• Health & Wellness Resource Center
• Journal TOCs: the latest Table of Contents (TOCs) of 14,060 journals collected from 462 publishers
• Massachusetts Office on Disability
• Massachusetts Physician Profiles
• MEDLINE | Login from home *
• MedlinePlus
• Merck Manual Home Edition
• Pillbox: helps you to identify unknown pills
• Rehabilitation Resources from Massachusetts General Hospital
• Tufts University’s Child and Family WebGuide

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History

• Academic OneFile*
• American Periodicals Series Online | Login from home *
• Boston Globe (1872-1925) | Login from home *
• Fold3 (formerly known as Footnote)*
• Fold3′s (formerly known as Footnote’s) Holocaust Collection – AVAILABLE ONLY AT THE LIBRARY *
• History Reference Center | Login from home *
• Massachusetts History Online*
• Massachusetts Historical Society
• New York Times (1851-1922)
• 19th Century Masterfile | Login from home *
• U.S. History in Context
• Victorian Web
• World History in Context

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Language

• Auralog
• BBC Languages
• FSI Language Courses
• ¡Informe! (Revistas en Español)™| Login from home *
• Mango Languages
• Massachusetts Literacy Programs
• WordReference

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Legal

• Academic OneFile*
• Find Law
• Firearms Research Digest
• LoisLaw – AVAILABLE ONLY AT THE LIBRARY *
• Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries

Music, Movies, & TV

• All Music
• Crazy About TV
• Historic American Sheet Music
• Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
• Pandora
• Second Hand Songs: search for cover songs and original artists
• Ultimate Band List

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Newspapers & Magazines

• American Periodicals Series Online | Login from home *
• Boston Globe (1980-current)*
• Boston Globe (1872-1925) | Login from home *
• Boston Herald (1991-current)*
• EBSCOhost | Login from home *
• eLibrary | Login from home*
• Expanded Academic ASAP*
• Gale, All databases*
• Gale Virtual Reference Library*
• General Reference Center Gold*
• ¡Informe! (Revistas en Español)™| Login from home *
• InfoTrac OneFile*
• NetLibrary | Login from home *
• Newspaper Source | Login from home *
• New York Times (1851-1980)
• New York Times (1995-present) | Login from home *
• 19th Century Masterfile | Login from home *
• ProQuest: Massachusetts Newsstand*

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Recreation & Travel

• GORP
• Kayak
• MTBGuru
• National Park Service
• US Department of State
• Walk Score

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Science & Technology

• Academic OneFile*
• Academic Search Elite | Login from home *
• eLibrary | Login from home*
• Expanded Academic ASAP*
• Firearms Research Digest
• General Reference Center Gold*
• GreenFILE | Login from home *
• Journal TOCs: the latest Table of Contents (TOCs) of 14,060 journals collected from 462 publishers
• MasterFILE Premier | Login from home *
• NetLibrary | Login from home *
• Popular Science
• Science in Context

Student Resources for K-Grade 12

• Beverly Public Library’s Kid’s Homework Help
• Beverly Public Library’s Teen’s Homework Help
• LearningExpress Library

Tax Forms & Preparation

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
• Massachusetts Department of Revenue

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