Please use the following table to navigate the GRAIS Media Center web site
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Online Databases
Online Databases Provided by SouthEastern Massachusetts Library System (SEMLS) and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) to Member Libraries
In-Library Access
The database links below will only work from within the school building. Please scroll to the bottom of the page for home access using your Massachusetts public library card.
Biography Resource Center + Marquis Who's Who
(Infotrac)
General OneFile
(Infotrac)
Educator's Reference Complete
(Infotrac)
Contemporary Literary Criticism - Select
(Infotrac)
Student Edition
(Infotrac)
Academic OneFile
(Infotrac)
Expanded Academic ASAP
(Infotrac)
General Business File ASAP
(Infotrac)
Gale Virtual Reference Library
(Infotrac)
General Reference Center Gold
(Infotrac)
Health Reference Center Academic
(Infotrac)
Junior Edition - K12
(Infotrac)
Kids InfoBits
(Infotrac)
Literary Reference Center
Newsbank
ProQuest
eLibrary
Special Collections Database
Home Access
You may access these same databases from home by clicking the "home access" button below. Upon clicking, you will be redirected to the MBLC website where you can log-in to the same databases using your Massachusetts public library card number!
Integrates Thomson Gale biographies with full-text magazine articles, images, and website links. Search for current or historic people by name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, or by keyword and full text. The optional Marquis Who's WhoŽ module provides quick reference information on over 1 million additional people whose entries have appeared in more than 20 Marquis sources published from 1985 to the present.
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.
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 principals, 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.
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, listing of principal works 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.
Now with over 1,100 titles, this periodical database is designed for high school students, 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.
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 all academic disciplines, Academic OneFile is authoritative and comprehensive. Millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, including full-text coverage of the New York Times since 1995. Updated daily.
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!
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.
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, 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).
A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
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.
Now with over 330 titles, cross searchable with E-books, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Kids InfoBits is a database developoed 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.
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 texts, 4000 author interview and more.
full-text articles from the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, the Cape Cod Times, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
Full-text articles from the Patriot Ledger (1991 to present), New York Times (1980 to present) and Wall Street Journal (1984 to present.)
full-text articles and pictures from a wide variety of sources.
Special Collections Database on MLIN - a database of over 600 archives and manuscript collections in Massachusetts.
