General Resources & Encyclopedias



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Academic OneFile

Academic OneFile (Gale)

Provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources—including thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning.
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Britannica Library

Britannica Library

The Award-Winning Resource for Children and Adults. Easy to use, and easy to find trusted information. An online encyclopedia with information for kids, adults, teens, and a Spanish language version. Also includes articles, images and video.
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Aspen Britannica School

Britannica School Edition

Offers encyclopedias and related materials for students of all levels (Elementary, Middle, and High School). Users can also take advantage of the Learning Materials, a collection of educational exercises, activities, and study guides.
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Britannica Fundamentals

Britannica Fundamentals

Pre K - 2nd grade. Play and read to learn letters, numbers, shapes, animals, and more.

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GalePages

Gale Databases (Full Suite)

Magazines, journals, newspapers, encyclopedia for all ages. Access to thousands of popular magazines, scholarly journals, newspapers (including New York Times 1985+), Encyclopedia Britannica, biographies, health and prescription drug information, U.S. and World History, newswires, business directories, investment reports, K-12 resources and electronic reference books.
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All resources on this page are provided to all MA residents by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and Massachusetts Library System.