RESEARCH DATABASES AND DIGITAL COLLECTIONS
- General Research Databases (magazine and journal articles)
- Encyclopedias (Britannica Online)
- eBooks and Audiobook Downloads
- Business and Consumer Information
- Music (new!)
- Magazines (new!)
- Reading Ideas and Literature Resources (Novelist)
- For students and school projects
- Newspapers
HELP WITH DATABASES
Our Reference staff are always happy to provide guidance using these resources or to assist with in-depth research - contact us at ica@mvlc.org or 978-369-4898 for more information or to set up an appointment.
ALL RESOURCES
NEW: DIGITAL MAGAZINES
Zinio
Read magazines on your computer, iPad, or mobile device!
First time users: Click here to set-up an account. You will need your Carlisle library card number to get started. Need help? See our step-by-step user guide.
Returning users: Click here to log in.
Description: Zinio is a digital magazine resource. Users can access 60 digital magazine subscriptions, comlete with color pictures, intuitive navigation, and interactive audio and video via any internet browser. Apps for Apple and Android devices are also available. Complete list of available titles.
NEW: STREAMING MUSIC
Alexander Street Music Online
Log in: In the library or from home (ask a librarian for the password!)
Description: Alexander Street's Music Online is the broadest and most comprehensive online music resource, including Classical Music, Contemporary World Music, American Song, Jazz Music, and Smithsonian Global Sound. Hundreds of thousands of recordings may be streamed online from your computer, tablet, or smartphone.
GENERAL RESEARCH
Gale PowerSearch
Log in: In the library or from home
Description: Gale Databases include popular magazines, scholarly journals, newspapers, and multimedia material. Useful for general research and school projects. To search general resources, enter what you're looking for and click "Search". Or scroll down and click for specific subjects and resources, such as health, business, literature, and many more.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
NEW RESOURCE: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Log in: In the library or from home.
Description: The classic information source, now online and regularly updated with the most current information. Includes the full encyclopedia, student resources, dictionary, video, and more.
BUSINESS RESOURCES
ConsumerReports.org
Log in: In library and from home (Enter your Gleason library card number and select ConsumerReports.org)
Description: As a library user, you have full access to all of the valuable content on ConsumerReports.org through your library membership, including:
- 1,000+ Ratings, reviews, expert buying advice, product comparisons, consumer user reviews, and product video clips
- Proven product reliability data
- Complete product specifications
- Frequently updated information
- And more
A GPL database
Banker & Tradesman
Log in: In library and from home. Contact a reference librarian for log in assistance.
Description: Banker & Tradesman features all the real estate, banking and lending, and construction and development information you need as a business professional. The combination of industry news and weekly real estate transaction listings from across Massachusetts creates an invaluable tool that empowers you to make the best possible business decisions.
A GPL database
The Economist
Log in: In library and from home. Contact a reference librarian for log in assistance.
Description: Publishes all articles from The Economist print edition (including those printed only in British copies) plus a searchable archive of all The Economist’s articles back to June 1997.
A GPL database
Morningstar Investment Research Center
Log in: In library and from home
Enter your Gleason library card number, with no spaces, to log in. Only one person can use Morningstar at a time; please click on the "End Session" button when you are finished, and if you are unable to log on, please try again later.
Description: 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.
A GPL database
Value Line Investment Survey
Log in : In library and from home; enter your Gleason Library card number and PIN
Description: The most widely used independent investment service in the world. The Value Line Investment Survey is a comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.
A GPL database
Boston Consumers' Checkbook
Log in : Online access is currently unavailable; please let us know if you'd like us to add online access to our subscription! Print issues of Checkbook are in the Reference section.
Description: Online access to Boston Consumers' Checkbook: includes articles and regularly updated ratings; Neighbor-to-Neighbor information exchange, where subscribers share their comments on firms they have used; health care information, including nationwide ratings of doctors; CarDeals newsletter; and more.
A GPL database
The Wall Street Journal
Log in: : In library and from home
Contact a reference librarian for log in assistance.
Description: Online access to the full-text of the past 90 days.
A GPL database
LITERATURE
Novelist Plus
Log in: In library | from home | mobile (log in with your library card number)
Description: Need help finding that perfect book? Looking for the next book in a series or for discussion questions for your book group? Using NoveList Plus, you can search among hundreds of thousands of popular fiction and readable nonfiction titles, and also retrieve author read-alikes, book lists, book discussion guides, and more.
A GPL database
NEWSPAPERS
Proquest: Boston Globe
Log in: : In the library and from home.
Description: Boston Globe, 1980-present. Includes full text of articles (photos not included). Please note: other Massachusetts papers are no longer included in this online subscription; please ask the librarians if you're looking for articles from other papers!
New York Times (via Gale)
Log in: : In the library and from home.
Description: The New York Times, 1985-present. Includes full text of articles (photos not included). Please ask the librarians regarding access to articles published from 1851 to 1922.
The Wall Street Journal
Log in: : In library and from home
Contact a reference librarian for log in assistance.
Description: Online access to the full-text of the past 90 days.
A GPL database
EBOOKS AND DIGITAL AUDIO
For more downloadables, click here.
Overdrive
Log in: : In the library and from home.
Description: Digital downloads of e-audiobooks and ebooks, provided by MVLC. Includes a broad and growing selection of fiction and nonfiction for all ages, downloadable to your computer, ereader, and other devices.
Safari Books Online
Log in: In the library or from home
Description: Safari Books Online's on-demand digital library provides access to over
9,800 technology, creative and business books and videos from leading
publishers.
TumbleBooks
Log in: In the library or from home.
Description: eBooks for eKids: The TumbleBookLibrary is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books). TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books which we have licensed from children's book publishers and converted to the TumbleBook format.
A GPL database.
STUDENT RESOURCES
Log in: In the library or from home.
Description: The classic information source, now online and regularly updated with the most current information. Includes the full encyclopedia, student resources, dictionary, video, and more.
Infotrac Junior (Standard and Graphical)
Log in: In library and from home
Description: Designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books.
Kids InfoBits
Log in: In library and from home
Description: Covering 75 full-text curriculum-related magazines and 7 reference books, InfoBits targets the research needs of K- 5 students.
OTHER RESOURCES
OCLC Worldcat
Log in: In library and from home: enter your library card number.
Description: WorldCat is a cooperative database of bibliographic records contributed by
more than
72,000 libraries, making it the world’s largest, most complete, and most consulted library union catalog. Primarily useful for library staff.
