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Creativebug - A collection of over 1,000 award-winning online arts and crafts classes for all ages. Find fun projects to enjoy with your kids, explore a new hobby, or uncover your artistic abilities. Create an account using your Burlington Library card number.
Access to this database is made possible through CARES Act funding to Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
- Biography in Context- Biographical information with full-text magazine articles, images, and website links. Search by:
- Birth/Death Dates
- Ethnicity
- Name
- Nationality
- Occupation
- Place
- Light Box - For students in grades K-5. An easy to use collection of books available in English and Spanish with fun videos and activities that go with them. A site that encourages students to see learning in a whole new light.
- Literature Resource Center- Research authors and their works, literary movements, and genres. Search across several major Literature databases to find the full text of:
- Biographical Information
- Journal Articles
- Literary Works
- Literature Criticism
- Overviews
- Reviews
Content from the Contemporary Literary Criticism and LitFinder databases are included in Literature Resources from Gale.
- HOOPLA - Mobile Device How-to-Videos
- Access for Burlington Library cardholders only
- Stream movies and tv shows download movies, audiobooks, tv shows, albums, eBooks, and comics.
- Create an account.
- Gale Literature Resource Center- Content from Contemporary Literary Criticism is included in Literature Resources from Gale. Research authors and their works, literary movements, and genres. Search across several major Literature databases to find the full text of:
- Biographical Information
- Journal Articles
- Literary Works
- Literature Criticism
- Overviews
- Reviews
- Novelist Plus - [At Home] [In Library] A powerful online readers’ advisory resource that is searchable by author, title, genre, and series or by describing a plot. Also includes lists of award winners and recommended books broken down by genre. Now includes narrative nonfiction.
- Overdrive - Download eBooks and audiobooks to your computer or compatible device. Choose below to access:
- O'Reilly For Public Libraries (Previously called Safari Tech Books Online) - Access digital collection of technical books covering:
- Certification
- Enterprise Computing
- Java
- Networking
- Operating Systems
- Project Management
- Security
- Web Development and More
- WorldCat- Contains bibliographic records and holdings information for 46 million books. Useful in verifying titles and tracking down which libraries own them. Choose below to access:
- AtoZdatabases - A searchable collection of 30 million business profiles, contact information for 240 million residents, and over 7 million jobs. A useful tool for creating mailing lists, performing market research, and much more.
- Morningstar - Remote access for Burlington cardholders only. Morningstar provides data on stocks, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds. The number of simultaneous users is limited. Please make sure to log out of the database when finished. Choose below to access:
- Reference Solutions - Remote access for Burlington cardholders only. Directory information for over 15 million businesses. Useful for sales leads and market research. Companies can be searched by geographic location, SICcodes, company size, sales volume, and others selects. Also includes a residential information database and the ability to search it by telephone number. Choose below to access:
- Small Business Resource Center - Covers all aspects of starting and operating a small business.
- Peterson’s Career Prep - Use this tool to craft professional resumes and job application materials. Search for new careers, access career advice tutorials on interviewing skills, and more.
- Careers Internet Database - Provides detailed information on over 400 careers. It also includes profiles of emerging careers, resume building tools, and career aptitude testing.
To access, click on the Members icon and. enter Username : 516w Password : future.
- ConsumerReports.org - Remote access for Burlington cardholders only. Provides ratings, product reviews, and buying advice from the experts at Consumer Report magazine. Choose below to access:
- Boston Consumers' Checkbook - Independent, nonprofit ratings and price comparisons of local businesses and service providers.
Remote Access for Burlington Library cardholders - After typing in your card number, you'll be prompted to create an account with an email address and a password. You will only have to do this once.
- Educators Reference Complete - Content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education.
- HOOPLA - Mobile Device How-to-Videos
- Access for Burlington Library cardholders only
- Stream and download movies and tv shows, audiobooks, albums, eBooks, and comics.
- Create an account
- Kanopy - NEW!
- Access for Burlington Library cardholders only
- Stream thousands of films, documentaries, and tv shows.
- Overdrive -Feature films, documentaries, and instructional videos.
- Ancestry Library Edition - Genealogy information including U.S. Census Records from 1790 to 1930, immigration records, birth/death/marriage records, and much more.
Available in-library only. - FamilySearch - FamilySearch is the largest genealogical organization in the world. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources at home or here at the library where they’ll gain access to 350 plus million restricted images and name indexes as part of the FamilySearch Affiliate Library Program. Get started by creating a free account.
- Heritage Quest Online- American genealogical information beginning in the late 1700s. Includes tax lists, city directories, Freedman’s Bank records, Revolutionary War-era records, and more. Choose below to access:
- Academic OneFile (Gale)- The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources. Extensive coverage of:
- Arts
- Literature
- Medicine
- Physical Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Technology
- Theology and Other Subjects
Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.
- Britannica Escolar - This site offers resources in Spanish for ages 6 to 12 years.
- Britannica Online School Edition - Encyclopedia with separate elementary, middle, and high school levels. Access video help.
- Encyclopedia Britannica - This Public Library Edition is a large comprehensive encyclopedia with images and links to 80,000 quality websites. Also includes links to primary sources. Kids Edition is also available.
- Gale Databases - The Gale Databases is a massive database that includes Academic OneFile, Expanded Academic ASAP, and General OneFile plus others. Many databases can be searched individually or simultaneously. Millions of full-text articles. Also includes databases specifically for elementary, middle, and high school students (see list below). Contains newspaper and magazine articles as well as scholarly journals on a wide variety of topics including:
- Art
- Business
- Computers
- Current Events
- Economics
- Education
- Environmental Issues
- Health Care
- Hobbies
- Humanities
- Law
- Literature
- Politics
- Science
- Social Science
- Sports
- Technology
- Global Issues in Context- International viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global and current events, including:
- Analysis of Social
- Country Information
- Cultural Issues
- Economic
- Environmental
- Health
- Military
- Political
- GreenFILE - GreenFILE is a collection of scholarly, government, and general-interest titles covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Choose below to access:
- Opposing Viewpoints - Explores different points of view on hot topics that are in the news today.
Gale Databases for Students K-12
- Gale in Context; Elementary - Formerly called Kids Info Bits. Developed for researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Full-text content, from elementary reference sources and magazines, covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports, and more.
- Middle School (Gale in Context) - For middle school students with an easy to use interface.
- Research Companion - An effective resource designed to help students learn, through a system of self-paced tutorials, how to organize, evaluate, and use information when doing scholarly research. Also included are searching and revision aids and a citation builder.
- Student Edition - Periodical database designed for high school students. Covers a variety of topics.
- Academic Onefile (Gale)- The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily. Extensive coverage of the:
- physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature, and other subjects.
- Health and Wellness Resource Center - Includes 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, health-related videos, and articles from general interest publications.
- Health Reference Center Academic - Full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a wide variety of personal health information sources.
- U.S. History in Context- Contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. History. Authoritative reference content with full-text:
- Academic Journals
- Audio Files
- Images
- Links to Vetted Websites
- Magazines
- News Articles
- Primary Source Documents
- Videos
- World History in Context- Contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in World History. Authoritative reference content with full-text:
- Academic Journals
- Audio Files
- Images
- Links to Vetted Websites
- Magazines
- News Articles
- Primary Source Documents
- Videos
- Britannica Escolar - This site offers resources in Spanish for ages 6 through 12.
- Rocket Languages - Access for Burlington cardholders only. Rocket Languages® is an award-winning interactive online language-learning system. The multi-faceted system allows patrons to learn new languages at their own pace. Speak and understand a new language better. With 15 languages to choose from, including American Sign Language, Rocket Languages also features modules in Spanish and Japanese to learn English. Rocket Languages is perfect for the business or traveler learner, as well as extra practice for students.
- ConsumerReports.org - Remote access for Burlington cardholders only. Provides ratings, product reviews, and buying advice from the experts at Consumer Report magazine. Choose below to access:
- Overdrive - Download digital magazines to your mobile device or read them in your browser. Choose below to access:
- Gale Databases - InfoTrac - InfoTrac Powersearch is a massive database that includes Academic OneFile, Expanded Academic ASAP, and InfoTrac OneFile plus others. Many databases can be searched individually or simultaneously. Contains newspaper and magazine articles as well as scholarly journals on a wide variety of topics including business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature, art, politics, science, social science, sports, and technology. Millions of full-text articles. Also includes databases specifically for elementary, middle, and high school students.
Freegal- Download and stream songs for free. Log in with your Burlington library card number.
Hoopla Digital - Borrow thousands of albums instantly, 24/7. Create an account with your Burlington library card
- Boston Globe - Full-text access to the Boston Globe from 1980 to now.
- InfoTrac Newsstand - Full-text newspapers.
- New York Times - Full text of the New York Times beginning in 1985.
- Academic OneFile (Gale) - The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Timesback to 1995. Updated daily. Extensive coverage of the:
- the Arts
- Literature and Other Subjects
- Medicine
- Physical Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Technology
- Theology
- Science Database - ProQuest Science Database is a growing resource of 7.3 million full-text articles on applied and general sciences from over 1,600 sources. Researchers have access to charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements so vital to scientific and engineering literature.
- Science in Context - Provides topic overviews and access to full-text magazines and academic journals, experiments, biographies, news articles, images, videos, audio files, and links to quality websites. Curriculum-related science topics are covered and offer teachers an easy-to-use tool to identify content directly correlated to state and national standards.
O'REILLY FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES (Previously known as Safari Tech Books Online) - Digital access to over 35,000 books on technology, digital media, and professional development. Topics covering Java, Web development, certification, project management, enterprise computing, security, operating systems, networking, and more.
Search for O'Reilly books in the library catalog.
Driver’s License Practice Tests - Free Massachusetts permit practice tests presented through a partnership with Driving-Tests. This includes:
- 3 online driver’s manuals (car, motorcycle, and Commercial Driver’s License (CDL))
- 9 motorcycle practice tests
- 11 car practice tests
- CDL practice tests
- Frequently Asked Questions to many Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) related questions
Driving-Tests is not affiliated with or evaluated by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV). The official RMV Driver’s Manual is available on their website along with additional driver’s education information.
Keys2Drive - A website created by AAA with advice and information to help parents and teens navigate the process of learning to drive.
- Britannica Online School Edition - Help - Encyclopedia with separate elementary, middle and high school levels.
- Britannica Escolar - This site offers resources in Spanish for ages 6 through12.
- Gale in Context: Elementary (Formerly called Kids Infobits) - Developed for researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Full-text content, from elementary reference sources and magazines, covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports, and more.
- LightBox - For students in grades K-5. An easy to use collection of books available in English and Spanish with fun videos and activities that go with them. A site that encourages students to see learning in a whole new light.
- Middle School (Gale in Context) - For middle school students with an easy to use interface.
- Novelist K-8 plus - A database about books specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Parents and teachers can also find tools to teach with books and engage young readers.
- Student Edition - Periodical database designed for high school students. Covers a variety of topics.