Gale Online Databases provided to the Bridgewater-Raynham
Regional School District by the Massachusetts Board of Library
Commissioners (MBLC) and the Massachusetts Library System (MLS) with
State Funds and Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services Funds.
Academic OneFile 1980 - present
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, Includes full-text
coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.
General OneFile 1980 - 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.
Biography In Context
Biography in Context has
contextual information on more than 400,000 of the world's most
influential people. It also allows users to search for people based on
name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places,
or gender as well as keyword and full text.
Search articles from The Boston Globe (1980 - present)
Criminal Justice Collection
Whether
studying to become a lawyer or law enforcement officer, paralegal, or
for a career in Homeland Security, this collection rises to the
challenge. Users will have access to 150 journals.
Culinary Arts Collection
The Culinary Arts Collection includes
150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines. Coverage includes
thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry
information.
Educator's Reference Complete 1980 - present
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. The majority of the full-text titles
included are also found in the ERIC database. The database is updated
daily.
Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
A
collection of over 800 journals and 6 subject specific Delmar reference
titles provide robust coverage of environmental issues and policies,
including diverse perspectives from the scientific community,
governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.
Expanded Academic ASAP 1980 - present
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.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
eBooks on a wide variety of subjects
Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection
Farmers,
landscape architects, and biotechnologists alike will discover a
collection of nearly 50 journals focused specifically on key issues in
gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture. A fertile and
growing collection, this collection includes content relating to both
the practical aspects as well as the scientific theory of horticulture
studies.
General Business File ASAP 1980 - present
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.
General Reference Center Gold 1980 - present
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.
Health Reference Center Academic 1980 - present
Health Reference Center has full-text articles from nursing and allied health journals, plus a wide variety of personal health information sources.
Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection
With
current and relevant content from over 500 industry journals, this
collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and
current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field, while
also allowing for focused study of specialized aspects of the industry -
including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, economic
aspects of tourism, and more.
Massachusetts History Online
Contains
full-text articles gathered from almost 50 magazines and local
newspapers for coverage of Massachusetts people, places, and historic
events.
Search the full text of The New York Times (starting in 1985).
Nursing and Allied Health Collection
All
aspects of the Nursing profession from direct patient care to health
care administration are covered in this collection. Including nearly 400
titles, this collection's current and authoritative content will be of
use to both professionals already working in the field as well as
students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.
Opposing Viewpoints In Context
Opposing Viewpoints in Context is
an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information
and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues.
Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection
Both
researcher and practitioner alike will find relevant, authoritative
content in this collection, which includes over 100 titles covering the
fields of physical therapy and sports medicine. Covering a wide spectrum
of information, researchers will have access to a diverse, but focused
set of topics in the field, including proven treatment techniques,
experimental research theses, and many more.
Science In Context
Science in Context is
an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information
on hundreds of today's most significant science topics.
InfoTrac 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.
U.S. History In Context
U.S. History in Context is
an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information
on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S.
History.
Vocations and Careers Collection
Finding
the right career can be a daunting and high stakes task: finding an
appropriate institution of learning, job searching, and maintaining a
career are all topics covered by this collection, providing current and
applicable content for all vocational milestones. Offering content from
nearly 400 journals, this collection provides content from general
career guides to highly specialized industry journals.
World History In Context
World History in Context is
an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information
on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World
History.
Books & Authors
Books & Authors offers
new ways to browse the endless possibilities and combinations of books,
authors, genres and topics. Combining over 140,000 titles, 50,000
authors, and thousands of read-alike, award winner and librarian's
favorites lists, Books & Authors helps bring readers and literature together.
Business Insights: Essentials
Business Insights: Essentials allows researchers
to find information on companies, industries and more in the context of
timely news, statistical data, and in-depth reports.
Contemporary Literary Criticism - Select
Contemporary Literary Criticism--Select is
an extensive collection of more than 11,000 critical essays on
contemporary authors. Each entry also contains a biographical/critical
introduction, a list of principal works, critical essays, and sources
for further study. Updated monthly, Contemporary Literary Criticism--Selectallows users to search by author name, title of work, nationality, subject/genre, ethnicity, critic name, and more.
Global Issues in Context
Global Issues in Context offers
international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics,
and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue
and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected,
highly relevant sources for analysis of social, political, military,
economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues.
Health and Wellness Resource Center 1980 - present
Provides
instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference
materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, numerous
reference volumes, over 700 health videos from partner Healthology,
Inc., hundreds of pamphlets and health-related articles from 2,200
general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale
reference titles. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended
for informational purposes only.
Junior Edition Infotrac - 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.
Kids InfoBits
Kids InfoBits is
a database for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5.
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.
Literature Resource Center - LRC
Find
up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary
criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines,
from all time periods and from around the world. The optional MLA
International Bibliography module adds citations for hundreds of
thousands of books, articles and dissertations from 1926 to the present,
linked to full text where available.
Nursing Resource Center
Designed for nursing students, the Nursing Resource Center brings
together in an easy-to-use interface disease and drug overviews, care
plans, relevant journal results and animated anatomy and physiology
diagrams to complement the core encyclopedia texts. The information is
written in accessible language for students completing class assignments
and preparing for clinicals as they learn how to care for and treat
patients. Search results are returned in tabs that correspond to steps
in the nursing process.