The Internet is a popular source for information, but it frequently does not provide the quality of information you need. The Falmouth Public Library provides access to high quality databases that contain articles and information that are not available on the "free" Internet.
The following databases are provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, SEMLS (South Eastern Massachusetts Library System), and the Falmouth Public Library.
All you need is your Falmouth Public Library CLAMS card to log into all the resources listed below. If you have a card from another Massachusetts public library, you will be able to access most of these databases.
If you need help logging into any of the resources listed below, please call the Reference Desk at 508-457-2555, ext-6.
| General Databases | Genealogy Databases | Newspaper Databases | Gale Databases |
General Databases |
A Guide to ALL Reference Sources, both paper and on the web. Provided by the Falmouth Public Library.
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Repair and wiring diagrams. Illustrated repair instructions for U.S. and foreign cars from 1945-2007. Provided by the Falmouth Public Library.
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Full access to Barnstable County Registry of Deeds records. Select "Search Public Records" from the main menu.
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Author profiles. Book reviews. Sample new titles with "Chapter a Day." Sign up for free email newsletters on new fiction and nonfiction.
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Information on books and A-V available for purchase from publishing companies; includes some reviews. Provided by the Falmouth Public Library.
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Easy to use! Huge database, completely full-text. Articles on all topics from major newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals, book excerpts and reference works, TV and radio transcripts, maps, photos and illustrations.
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Whatever your goal, LearningExpress Library's resources will help you succeed. Each of their Learning Centers offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve the results you want -- at school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? You'll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that's right for you.
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Covers thousands of authors in all literary forms and periods. 27,000 plot summaries. 4000 author interviews and over 140,500 author bios. 350 literary journals. Full text literary works: 54,000 poems, 14,500 short stories, 8400 classic literary works.
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The easiest way to learn to speak a foreign language. Mango's online language learning system focuses on teaching actual conversation skills for a wide variety of languages. Each lesson combines real-life situations and audio from native speakers with an easy-to-follow interface and simple, clear instructions. There are currently 22 foreign language courses offered to patrons of Falmouth Public Library -- including Brazilian Portuguese, French, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish. The library also offers 14 ESL courses, including English for Brazilian Portuguese Speakers, for Cantonese and Mandarin Speakers, and also for Russian speakers. Provided by the Falmouth Public Library.
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NoveList Plus is a comprehensive readers' advisory resource for fiction and nonfiction. With its intuitive interface and extensive feature content, NoveList Plus will help you to answer the question of what to read next. Provided by the Falmouth Public Library.
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Find great reading for kids with feature articles, book talks, award winners, discussion guides for picture books. Provided by the Falmouth Public Library.
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(2005 – present) Over 100 full-text magazines from mainland China. Includes arts, current events, business, health, children's literature and more.
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Business telephone and address listings anywhere in the USA. Create "custom searches." Provided by the Falmouth Public Library.
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Residential telephone and address listings anywhere in the USA. Create "custom searches." Provided by the Falmouth Public Library.
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Science Reference Center™ is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. Designed to meet every student's science research needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, health and medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science and society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. Science Reference Center also satisfies the demand for standards-based content by providing teachers and librarians with articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards.
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Complete contents of the 22 volume print version, with multimedia features and links to additional authoritative resources on the Web. Provided by the Falmouth Public Library.
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Genealogy Databases |
More than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, including U.S. Census, military, court, land & probate records; vital and church records, directories, passenger lists and more. Provided with generous support from the Falmouth Genealogical Society.
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Index to genealogy periodicals. U.S. Census 1790-1930. Includes sources from Revolutionary War era. Provided with generous support from the Falmouth Genealogical Society.
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Database of the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS). America's oldest genealogical society. For over 150 years, NEHGS has helped researchers trace their heritage in New England and around the world. Provided with generous support from the Falmouth Genealogical Society.
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Newspaper Databases |
Full-text from November 1998 – present.
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Includes regional and national newspapers.
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Full-text coverage of 12 Massachusetts newspapers. Includes the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Plymouth County Business Review, Quincy Patriot Ledger, Worcester Telegram, Lowell Sun, and more. (Click Databases Selected link to search available publications.)
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Full-text coverage from 1980.
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Full-text coverage from 1991.
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(1980 - present) Full-text coverage from the US newspaper of record. Coverage of national and international news, plus coverage of important speeches and documents, Supreme Court decisions and presidential press conference transcripts.
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(9/18/1851 - 2004) Full page and article facsimiles. Digital reproduction of each page, including advertisements. Provided by the Falmouth Public Library.
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(1983 - present) Daily newspaper from Providence, Rhode Island.
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(1984 - present) The financial newspaper of record offering in-depth coverage of national and international finance.
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Gale Databases |
This option allows users to choose one or more periodical or e-book databases from the Gale Group list, and perform simultaneous cross-searching.
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Use this comprehensive periodical resource of full-text peer-reviewed content for over 10,000 manually indexed journals and reference works covering all subjects, including the full-text of The New York Times back to 1995 and NPR, CNN and CBC transcripts and podcasts.
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Use this database for over 400,000 biographies covering literary figures, science, multicultural studies, business, entertainment, politics, sports, government, history, current events and the arts. Indexes all print volumes of the series.
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A subset of Biography Resource Center with in-depth essays on the most frequently researched historic and contemporary African American figures and 30,000 thumbnail biographies covering a wide variety of fields.
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An extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary writers. Each entry also contains a biographical/critical introduction, a list of principal works, and sources for further study.
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Use this mainly full-text collection of over 1100 periodicals and 200 reports for educational research from preschool to college. Every educational specialty can be found here including technology, health and bilingual education, testing, and issues in administration, funding and policy.
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Use this database to find full-text scholarly journals, new magazines and newspapers for all academic disciplines.
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A mix of more than 20 full-text reference books covering the arts, biography, business, the environment, history, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, geography, and science.
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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.
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Use this general interest database for full-text and images from magazines, reference books, and newspapers for information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc.
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Full-text database that provides full-text nursing and allied health journals, plus current and reliable personal health information.
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Designed for junior high and middle school students. Includes mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
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Use this comprehensive periodical resource for any subject. Coverage goes back to 1980 with over 9,200 titles (5,156 full-text).
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Designed for secondary school students. Includes mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
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Targeting the research needs of grades K-5 students, this resource includes Blackbirch Press curriculum support references, 100 full-text age appropriate magazines and 2 newswires. Graphs, charts, maps and over 2,500 searchable images.
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Use this collection for full-text articles from 50 magazines and local newspapers for coverage of Massachusetts people, places and historical events.
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