Academic OneFile contains 8,000 academic journals, the majority in full-text, available in HTML and PDF formats. In addition, it contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC.
Read current and archived international, national, regional and local newspapers and magazines. Featured sources include: Boston Herald, Boston Magazine, The Atlantic, Slate, and more. Formats vary but include full-text articles, web content, and full-color PDFs.
African American Heritage is a groundbreaking digital resource exclusively devoted to African American family history research. It provides users a dedicated resource that not only brings together records critical to African American family research; but also connects them to a community of research experts, whose mentoring and assistance can frequently be the difference between research success and futility.
Thousands of family history databases, including vital records, census records, ship passenger lists, military records and lots more!
Provides full text access to The Boston Globe from 1872 - 2007.
Provides full text access to Boston Herald from 1991 - current. Select "Image" edition for full-color PDFs, or "Text" for a searchable database.
Britannica Suite
- Public Library Edition - Britannica Online Public Library Edition contains 4 full encyclopedias, the Encyclopædia Britannica, Compton’s by Britannica, Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, and Britannica Concise Encyclopedia each covering the research needs of a different age group.
- Britannica Children - Contains Compton's Encyclopedia, Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, and a wealth of other age-appropriate material for younger students and children.
- School Edition - Elementary, Middle and High School levels, plus read-aloud al all levels and translation for over 50 languages. Britannica Online School Edition gives teachers and students instant access to four complete encyclopedias and other resources that ensure consistency with classroom topics and age-appropriate language.
- Britannica Fundamentals - Grade Level PreK-5. Play, discover, create—these are the cornerstones of learning for young children. Now, Britannica gives teachers an online solution designed specifically for the needs of ages 4 to 7.
- Britannica Escolar - Spanish Reference Center delivers two products in one—a reference collection for ages 6-12 and another for the high school and college ages. Separate home pages for each level allow schools and libraries to tailor the product to their users' needs, making it the only online Spanish-language database that offers age-appropriate content for everyone.
Use this database to research all business and management topics. Includes directory listings for over 150,000 companies as well as investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries.
Search using keywords or browse by date. Date Range: (8/4/2005-Current)
All historic newspapers in the Cambridge Public Library’s collection that do not have copyright restrictions are fully searchable and freely available. Newspapers include the Cambridge Chronicle (1846-1923), the Cambridge Press (1887-1889), the Cambridge Sentinel (1903-1912), and the Cambridge Tribune (1887-1923), with over 650,000 articles covering major historical events from Cambridge’s incorporation as a city in 1846 to the early years of prohibition. Genealogists, historians, local history buffs, and curiosity seekers alike can easily enjoy and discover Cambridge history.
Search over 30 digital collections with nearly 80,000 historic digital items, including newspapers, city directories, yearbooks, and photographs.
ConsumerReports.org is the sister product of the Consumer Reports print magazine and provides ratings and recommendations on cars, appliances, electronics, and thousands of other products under the categories of Home and Garden, Babies and Kids, Money, and Food.
Craftsy is an online resource for all makers. Find everything you need to express your creativity in paint, fabric, fiber...even frosting! Your Cambridge library account includes on-demand access to over 3,500 hours of commercial-free video. Content ranges from basic instruction to advanced techniques. All classes are professionally taught and produced; many are supported by downloadable class materials. Log in to Craftsy with your Cambridge Public Library card for 7-day unlimited access. At the end of the 7-day period, renew by visiting the link on this page again, or through the Libby app.
Also available: Craftsy en Español.
The Criminal Justice Collection database focuses on all aspects of the criminal justice field. Publications include: American Criminal Law Review; Corrections Today; Criminal Justice; Criminal Justice Ethics; Forensic Examiner; Psychology Today; and more.
EBSCOhost Core Collection is intended to provide librarians with a reliable tool to select the best materials for their collections and inform them of the most current resources available.
Find out if a magazine or academic journal is included in Massachusetts library databases from Gale.
Flipster makes the Cambridge Public Library's most popular and sought-after magazines available digitally via a web browser or your mobile device.
Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health & Safety, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc.
This 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.
Hoopla centers on a variety of media, including access to music, movies, audiobooks, eBooks, comics, and television.
JSTOR offers our patrons the opportunity to access an essential resource that facilitates their educational, professional, and independent research needs. Our collection focuses on arts, humanities, and life sciences (including ecology and botany) journals within JSTOR.
Start watching the Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, Sundance and Oscar winning films and documentaries.
Provides access to authoritative periodical content covering topics such as 21st-century skills, organizational dynamics and leadership, adult learning and continuing education, and more. Updated daily, this library resource is useful for researchers or any professional interested in career development.
Learning Express Library includes nearly 1,000 online tutorials, practice tests, and e-books. Covers job search and workplace skills improvement, skill building in reading, writing, math, and basic science, career certification and licensure exam prep, college and grad school entrance test prep, GED test prep, and more.
The Digital Collection (by OverDrive) is always open! Borrow popular e-books, audiobooks, magazines, and streaming video from Minuteman's shared collection. Read and listen via the Libby app, on your favorite device, or through your browser at minuteman.overdrive.com.
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Kanopy: Quality movies, documentaries, and series
- iNDIEFLIX: Classic and contemporary feature films, shorts, and documentaries
- Classica by Stingray: More than 1000 classical concerts, all commercial-free
- Craftsy: Over 1400 in-depth instructional video classes
- Craftsy en Español: Acceso a más de 150 clases premium en línea
- Qello Concerts by Stingray: The world’s largest collection of on-demand full-length music performances, concert films, and music documentaries
LinkedIn Learning is an online educational site that features thousands of courses and video tutorials in business, software, technology, and creative skills, thought by industry experts. Courses are offered in over 10 languages, including English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Korean, and Portuguese.
Mango Languages is designed to equip you with conversational abilities from the very start. Whether you're learning how to order a pizza or ask when the game starts, Mango immerses you in real, everyday conversations in over 70 languages and dialects. It also features English language courses designed for speakers of over 20 languages. For a tutorial of the program, you can visit this YouTube video. NEW: Learn American Sign Language with Mango partner ASL Inside!
Comprehensive and up-to-date financial information on stocks, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Naxos Music Library is the world´s largest online classical music library. Currently, it offers streaming access to more than 160,205 CDs with more than 2,494,739 tracks of both standard and rare repertoire. Over 600 new titles are added to the library each month.
Naxos Music Library Jazz offers a selection of jazz legends and contemporary jazz. Select titles of leading independent labels are added every month.
This database includes the New York Times from January 1, 1985 to the present, including the New York Times Magazine and the New York Times Book Review.
NYTimes.com
For in-library use, use this link: In-Library Use
Create a NYTimes.com account or log in with an existing account.
For home access, use this link: Home Access
Click "Redeem" and log in or create an account to use the promotional code for 72 hours of free access to NYTimes.com. Includes NY Times App and 5 Premium Archive (1923-1980) articles per day. At the conclusion of your 3-day access, return to this page, redeem a new access code, and log in as an existing user with the account you created. For more information see Minuteman's NY Times FAQ.
NoveList is a readers' advisory resource which assists in finding new authors and titles. NoveList allows you to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest. You can also enter words that describe the contents of a book you would like to read, and NoveList retrieves titles that contain these words in the book's subject headings field. In addition, you can browse over 1,200 theme-oriented book lists, 150 award lists and 1,000 fiction related web-sites. NoveList contains materials for all ages including picture books, children's "chapter" books, young adult titles and books for adult readers. The database provides enhanced subject access to over 92,000 fiction titles. Updated quarterly, NoveList integrates information from a variety of sources.
Search the Oxford English Dictionary online for the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.
Oxford Reference is the premier online reference product, spanning 25 different subject areas, bringing together 2 million digitized entries across Oxford University Press’s Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias.
Access hundreds of animal articles, educational games, and learning activities from school or from home with easy to-use searching tools. Introduces early learners to database and research concepts.
Gale PowerSearch provides you with access to all the Gale content in your library's collection through one, single search query. PowerSearch helps users select the databases most appropriate to include in a cross-search by providing an alphabetical listing along with a description of each one. Users search with the method that's easiest for them - by entering keywords, using pre-defined subject terms or constructing complex search queries using Boolean logic. Below the search term field, users will find a list of Gale databases so they can simply select as many databases as they want to include in their search. The database from which each document is found appears as part of the search results.
Value Line is a complete, multidimensional investment management solution that enables both new and experienced investors to make timely, better-informed decisions. It provides a wealth of in-depth financial information, intelligently presented both in print and online, plus objective research, insightful commentary, proven price projections, and advanced analytical tools. User Manual.
Enjoy 3 days of free access to wsj.com, with unlimited renewals. Create an account if you are a first-time user, and log in using that account. At the conclusion of your 3-day access, return to this page and log in as an existing user with the account you created.
OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
