Online Databases & E-Books
the Reference Department of the Stevens Memorial Library offers a wide variety of electronic resources to meet your informational needs. Library Patrons have access to online databases and other electronic resources through the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium (MVLC), The Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library System (NMRLS), and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC). Direct links are listed below.
In addition to online access to newspapers, magazines, and journal articles, the Library provides access to downloadable e-books and audio books through Overdrive and Safari Books Online, an on-demand digital library providing 3,989 technology, digital media and business books and videos online.
The Library also offers readers’ advisory lists, reviews, and recommendations through NextReads and BookLetters. Stay informed about what’s new and what’s popular by subscribing to NextReads and BookLetters e-newsletters.
The Library now has direct links to recent issues and back files for the North Andover Citizen and the Eagle Tribune.Search the North Andover Citizen from 7/29/05-Current. Search the Eagle-Tribune from 6/11/08-Current. The Stevens Memorial Library also subscribe directly to the following online resources*:
Ancestry Library
LearningExpress Library
PrepMe SAT preparation course
World Book
Encyclopaedia Britannica
NextReads
BookLetters
Facts On File Reference Suite: World News Digest, Issues & Controversies
Issues & Controversies in American History, Today’s Science
Global Road Warrior
AtoZ Maps Online
AtoZ the USA Online
Newsbank: image editions of the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, New York Times, & Barron’s
Remote access is available only to patrons with a North Andover Library Card to the
databases on the list above.
Ancestry Library provides faster access to a wider variety of genealogical data than any other genealogy site on the Internet. In fact, Ancestry has thousands of databases of genealogical and historical information that you can search through. You can browse through Ancestry’s databases from the main search page. Ancestry is provided for In Library Use Only.
LearningExpress Library is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help students and adult learners succeed on the tests they must pass. IN-HOME & IN-LIBRARY USE
Online SAT preparation from PrepMe for library patrons. The PrepMe SAT preparation course offers 40+ hours of instructional content, practice quizzes, and full length tests. PrepMe’s online system will automatically identify your strengths and weaknesses and create a customized week-by-week schedule for you to help you raise your score.
The premier online reference source. With thousands of articles, state-of-the art multimedia, editor-reviewed Web sites, periodical content, and more! IN-HOME USE -or- IN-LIBRARY USE
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Library Edition
delivers two sites in one, with separate home pages and resources for adults and children that allow libraries to tailor the site to their patrons’ needs. IN-HOME USE -or- IN-LIBRARY USE
Facts On File Reference Suite
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World News Digest Brings together and enhances nearly seven decades of news from the renowned Facts On File World News Digest in print. More information: Info Sheet (PDF); Flash Demo Coming Soon |
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Issues and Controversies Explores more than 800 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture. More information: Info Sheet (PDF); Flash Demo Coming Soon |
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Issues and Controversies in American History Builds a deeper understanding of how historical events have shaped our nation by exploring the key players and the battles they fought. More information: Info Sheet (PDF); Flash Demo Coming Soon |
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Today’s Science Bridges the gap between the science that students learn in the classroom and the discoveries pushing the boundaries of science today. More information: Info Sheet (PDF); Flash Demo Coming Soon |
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Boston Metropolitan Collection
The electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers–all in one easy-to-search database. Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community. Paid ads are excluded. Search Shortcuts for IN LIBRARY USE:
- Boston Metropolitan Collection
- America’s News Magazines
- Massachusetts
NEWSBANK FROM HOME with a Stevens Memorial Library Card.
Electronic Image Edition of the Boston Globe,
Herald, New York Times, and Barron’s
An electronic image edition is an exact digital reproduction of the printed edition , with keyword searching and ability to browse the full publication. All pages, including advertising, photos and graphics are included.Search, Preferences, Back Issues. Also available from home (with a Stevens Memorial Library Card)
Massachusetts Newsstand
The Library offers access to articles from many of your favorite newspapers online thanks to the State and our Regional Library System. Massachusetts Newsstand offers full-text coverage of the 12 Massachusetts newspapers listed below and is available in the Library at the click of the mouse and from home with a Library card.
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Thomson Gale, a business of The Thomson Corporation, is a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses. Best known for its accurate and authoritative reference content as well as its intelligent organization of full-text magazine and newspaper articles, the company creates and maintains more than 600 databases that are published online, in print, as eBooks and in microform.
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General OneFile 1980 - SEP, 2008- 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. |
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Expanded Academic ASAP 1980 - Sep 2008 -From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images. |
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Health Reference Center Academic 1980 - Sep 2008- Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources in InfoTrac’s award-winning Health Reference Center. All in a single, easy-to-use database, the material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only. |
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General Business File ASAP 1980 - Sep 2008 Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available. |
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General Reference Center Gold 1980 - SEP, 2008-A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. |
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Student Edition-Now with over 1100 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. |
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Gale Virtual Reference Library-Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office). |
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Academic OneFile 1980 - SEP, 2008-Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily. |
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Massachusetts History Online-Contains full-text articles gathered from almost 50 sources that directly relate to MA history. |
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The New York Times-Search the full text of The New York Times (starting in 1995). |
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Educator’s Reference Complete 1980 - SEP, 2008-Educator’s Reference Complete is 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. The database is updated daily and provides 24-hour access from school or home. |
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Informe 1994 - Sep. 2008 -Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. |
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Contemporary Literary Criticism - Select Sep 2008-Contemporary Literary Criticism–Select is 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. Updated monthly, Contemporary Literary Criticism–Select allows users to search by author name, title of work, nationality, subject/genre, ethnicity, critic name, and more. |
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Biography Resource Center + Marquis Who’s Who® SEPTEMBER, 2008-Biography Resource Center combines Gale biographies with related full-text articles from magazines and newspapers, thousands images, and links to vetted websites. Search for current or historic figures based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full text. |
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Kids InfoBits -Sep 2008-Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Featuring a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, the most popular search method is moving from a broad subject to a narrower topic using the subject-based topic tree. The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content is from the best elementary reference sources and magazines. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more. |
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Junior Edition - K12-Now with over 330 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, 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. |
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