Options for self-directed research:
| On-line Databases |
Massachusetts libraries have purchased subscriptions to a wealth of online resources. You may access many of these over the internet, but they go
beyond anything availalbe on the free internet. You will have access to
full-text articles from thousands of magazines, all via a Library Card from a
public library member of one of the six Massachusetts Regional Library Systems.
Statewide Databases
via MLIN: The Massachusetts Library Information Network, made
available by the Massachusetts Board of Library
Commissioners.
Regionally Supported
Databases:
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| Massachusetts Libraries |
Your local and nearby libraries have a wealth of collections and information resources, often including locally purchased online databases.
See the MLIN listing for Massachusetts Libraries |
| Internet Research |
Librarians have been compiling lists of useful and authoritative internet sites since the beginning. Some of the best nationwide sites
are:
Massachusetts Librarians are doing the same. Some of the best of these sites are at:
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| MassAnswers is a
cooperative project of Massachusetts Regional Reference Center libraries and
other cooperating libraries, who have joined with the nation-wide 24/7
Reference collaborative. MassAnswers is initially funded by federal grant funds
authorized by the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the
Massachusetts Board of Library
Commissioners. MassAnswers is coordinated by the Boston Regional
Library System, a service of the Boston Public Library. |
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