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Business

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The Business and Company Resource Center is a comprehensive research tool that meets core curriculum requirements in undergraduate and graduate case study work as well as the business research needs of the job seeker or casual investor. It offers dynamic, accurate, and up-to-date topical business information and company and industry intelligence on thousands of global companies. Business and Company Resource Center In Library At Home
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 Business ASAP In Library At Home
The RDS Business Suite is a collection of three highly complementary business information databases - Business & Industry, Business & Management Practices, and TableBase. The RDS Business Suite search interface is useful when searching for broad profiling information about companies or industries. The content from each database is highly complementary. Additionally, searching B&I and TableBase together produces results which include the textual content from B&I supported by the tabular content of TableBase. RDS Business Suite In Library At Home
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Do It Yourself

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Repair Procedures, Wiring Diagrams, Labor Prices Auto Repair Reference Center In Library At Home
Subject areas include arts & crafts;collecting;games & electronics; model building; home & leisure; needlework; outdoors & nature; and scrapbooking & papercraft. The database also features extensive information on over 140 topics. Includes a customizable interface for each user. Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center In Library At Home
SMango is an online language-learning system teaching practical conversation skills. Choose from 48 language courses and get started today. Listen, speak, and learn online. For English language learners as well as those interested in learning foreign languages. Mango Languages N/A At Home
The p4A Antiques Reference database includes hundreds of thousands of individual records, updated daily, with pictures for every item and explanatory reference notes. P4A Antiques Reference In Library At Home
ATVs, commercial mowers farm tractors, generators, motorcycles, boats, outdoor power equipment, personal watercraft/jetski, snowblowers, snowmobiles, tillers, and other small engines. 25 years of engine models, assistance in tune-ups and brake service. Small Engine Repair Reference Center In Library At Home
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Genealogy

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Ancestry Library Edition: The world’s largest online resource for family history documents and family trees. Ancestry Library Edition In Library N/A
HeritageQuest provides online and film products including census records, for genealogy and family history research. This essential collection of unique material is for both genealogical and historical researchers, with coverage dating back to the late 1700s. Use HeritageQuest to find your ancestors, trace their paths across America, and learn what life was like in the areas where they settled. (Enter your library card number under 'Barcode') Heritage Quest In Library At Home
New England Ancestors provides access to nearly 3,000 genealogical and historical collections in the form of online databases. New England Ancestors In Library N/A
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General

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Academic Onefile contains 8,000 academic journals, mainly in full-text, available in HTML and PDF formats. It also contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC, as well as full-text New York Times content to 1995. Academic OneFile In Library At Home
This collection of more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports is a great resource for any educator -- from preschool to the collegiate and graduate level. Content is almost entirely full-text. This database covers every educational specialty, including technology, bilingual education, health education, and testing. It also focuses on administration issues, funding and policy. Educator’s Reference Complete In Library At Home
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! Expanded Academic ASAP In Library At Home
Access the full suite of Gale databases to which Hudson Public Library subscribes, all in one place. Gale – Full Suite of Databases In Library At Home
Includes a select group of reference titles in a variety of subjects covering art, science, multicultural studies, business, literature and history. Gale Virtual Reference Library In Library At Home
A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. General Reference Center Gold In Library At Home
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. Info Trac OneFile In Library At Home
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History & Biography

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African-American History Online is a comprehensive reference database, covering more than 500 years of African-American history—from the slave trade to the Civil Rights movement to the present day. Thousands of extensively hyperlinked and informative entries include topical entries, biographies, primary source documents, images, timelines, and maps and charts. African-American History Online In Library At Home
American History Online is a comprehensive and authoritative reference to the most important individuals, events, and topics in U.S. history. The thousands of entries—topical entries, biographies, maps, timeline entries, primary source documents, and images—are hyperlinked and allow users a path to related entries. Extensive overview essays provide detail on each time period. American History Online In Library At Home
American Women's History Online is an authoritative reference database, extensively hyperlinked, providing thousands of entries—biographies, topical entries, maps, timelines, tables and charts, primary sources, and images—that are essential to understanding the experiences of women throughout U.S. history. American Women’s History Online In Library At Home
This database combines award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources. Biography In Context also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search. With the Complete Marquis Who's Who(R), find quick reference information on an additional 900,000 people. Biography In Context In Library At Home
A comprehensive online collection that provides access to a broad collection of scholarly analysis and award-winning full-text periodicals, reference works and primary documents over 5,000 years from antiquity to the present and geographically around the globe. Gale World History In Context In Library At Home
Premier online resource covering today’s hottest social issues, from Offshore Drilling to Climate Change, Health Care to Immigration. Helps students research, analyze and organize a broad variety of data for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations and more. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context In Library At Home
Contains full-text articles gathered from almost 50 sources that directly relate to MA history. Massachusetts History Online In Library At Home
History-It's Happening! is a free resource designed for Middle and High School students, to accompany the study of North American History and support your library's celebration of important calendar events, such as Women's History Month, Black History Month, and President's Day. North American History In Library At Home
Provides a complete overview of U.S. history that covers the most-studied events, issues and current information, it combines documents from Primary Source Microfilm’s™ digital archives; articles from classic Macmillan Reference USA™ and Charles Scribner’s Sons® references; as well as other Gale proprietary content such as country and era overview information, and full-text periodicals and journals.. US History in Context In Library At Home
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Health & Science

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Supports high school curricula and university coursework. Features authoritative information for assignments and projects, and provides detailed coverage of popular subjects. From earth science and life science, to space, technology, mathematics and science history and biography, this revolutionary, this curriculum-oriented online experience is designed to boost achievement for students and researchers. Gale Science In Context In Library At Home
Provides integrated access to medical, statistical, health, and related information by means of up-to-date reference material as well as full-text magazines, journals, and pamphlets from a wide variety of authoritative medical sources. Additionally, consumers, students, and professionals are provided with descriptions of and links to many pertinent websites, selected for their usefulness and appropriateness Health and Wellness Resource Center In Library At Home
Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only. Health Reference Center Academic In Library At Home
Facts on File's Science is a curriculum-oriented database that provides biographies, definitions, science experiments, essays, and more than 3000 diagrams. Science Online In Library At Home
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Literature & Art

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Books and Authors provides a set of predefined search and browsing options. Search by author, title or series, or keyword. Browse by genre, title or author. Use the Read-Alike Wizard to find similar books. Use the Who? What? Where? When? Search to find books set in a certain time or place. You can access hundreds of Expert Picks and Librarian’s Favorites lists as well as hundreds of literary awards and bestseller lists. Books and Authors In Library At Home
Contemporary Literary Criticism--Select is an extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors. Each CLC--Select entry contains a biographical/critical introduction, listing of principal works and sources for further study. Contemporary Literary Criticism Select In Library At Home
Grove Art Online provides web access to the entire test of The Dictionary of Art and The Oxford Companion to Western Art. Grove Art Online In Library At Home
Current, comprehensive, and reliable online resource for research on literary topics, authors, and their works. Its coverage includes all genres and disciplines, all time periods, and all regions of the world. Literature Resource Center In Library At Home
LitFinder is Gale’s premier resource for full-text literary works, including poems, short stories, novels, essays, plays and speeches. Includes: literature criticism, biographies, work and topic overviews, reviews, and full text of many literary works - all searchable at the same time and returned in lists organized according to the type of research needs they serve. LitFinder In Library At Home
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Newspapers

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News coverage from The Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Worcester T & G and other papers. Massachusetts Newsstand In Library At Home
Search the full text of The New York Times (starting in 1995). New York Times In Library At Home
Full-text news coverage from The Hudson Sun. Hudson Sun 8-4-2005 to current In Library At Home
Full-text news coverage from The Hudson Sun, The MetroWest Daily News, and many more regional newspapers available. Special reports are now available and updated daily, offering a way to quickly find the latest information on important topics as well as domestic and international service programs. Boston Metro Collection (NewsBank) In Library At Home
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Students

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Premier online resource covering today’s hottest social issues, from Offshore Drilling to Climate Change, Health Care to Immigration. Helps students research, analyze and organize a broad variety of data for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations and more. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context In Library At Home
Uses a wealth of resources to explain the historical and contemporary conditions necessary to understand global issues, conflicts and events. Global Issues in Context supports research in virtually every corner of the library and in a wide variety of subject areas, including sociology, current events, civics, politics, science, economics, cultural/religious studies, women’s studies, human rights, English composition and many more. Global Issues in Context In Library At Home
Formerly SuperTOM Junior, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. InfoTrac K-12 Junior Edition In Library At Home
Formerly SuperTOM, 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. InfoTrac K-12 Student Edition In Library At Home
Kids InfoBits meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Kids InfoBits In Library At Home
79,000 reference articles from acclaimed publications like American Decades. 15 million periodical and newspaper articles from the New York Times, U.S. News and World Report, and many others. 4,200 primary sources. 100,000 multimedia records, including charts, graphs, maps and tables . Video and audio content from NBC, NPR and many other respected sources Student Resources in Context In Library At Home
World Book Online Reference Center is a powerful reference tool for advanced researchers and information seekers. It is loaded with information and features that will help students and other public library patrons perform their research. The site features the entire World Book Encyclopedia, a dictionary, and local and country research guides. World Book Online Reference Center integrates all primary and secondary source databases plus e-books in a single search. World Book Online In Library At Home

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