Academic Onefile contains 8,000 academic journals, the majority in full-text, available in HTML and PDF formats. In addition it contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC, as well as full-text New York Times content from 1995.

This music collection contains jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and other genres.

Create and save playlists using the registration feature.

Listen to music in the library with headphones or at home on a pc or MAC using Windows Media Player.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

An extensive online collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices. An easy-to-use interface allows searching by name, date range, or text such as institutional name, social affiliation(s), geographic location(s), philanthropic activities, etc.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

American Song is a history database containing 50,000 tracks, including songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys. Included in the database are the songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests and more. 

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

Who are your ancestors? With access to more than three billion names, you might discover long-lost ancestors. This database includes U.S. Federal Census Records from 1790 through 1930, the Immigration Collection of New York, San Francisco Passenger Lists, New York Petitions for Naturalization and much more. Included are Massachusetts City Directories and City Directories for many other locations.

With access to reports, working paper series, and journals from top Asia-Pacific institutions and world research institutions, Asia-Studies covers business, economics, government, politics, and social sciences. The humanities section includes Asian languages, arts, culture, history and religion.

The 53 countries covered by the database include all of Asia from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Central Asian republics on east through India, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

Coverage from 2005 to the present.

This database combines award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources. Biography Resource Center 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.  Also included in this resource is the the Complete Marquis Who's Who.  This massive database contains more than 990,000 thumbnail biographies from 20 respected Marquis sources.  Also includes Contemporary Authors.

Looking for a book for your book club to read next or a book to bring on vacation or the hottest new business title or award winners for young adults and children? Try BookLetters. BookLetters is a reader’s advisory service providing opportunities for Newton patrons to sign-up to receive free email-newsletters with comments and reading recommendations in varied fields of interest. The service also includes Newton Free Library news and activities including author talks, bestseller and award lists, book discussion guides, author directories and other helpful information.

Descriptions and video clips for hundreds of movies, with links to the library catalog for checking availability. Includes classics released on DVD as well as new movies.

The primary newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts is a major provider of news and information to the New England region.  This database provides the full text of articles published in the Globe since 1980 that were written by staff journalists, including news reports, feature stories, columns, and editorials.

Coverage from 1991 to the present, with complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community.  Paid advertisements are excluded.

The business journal of western Massachusetts, published bi-weekly. Coverage from 1992.

This resource offers music from dozens of classical music labels and focuses on great artists and distinguished performances. It contains chamber music, instrumental, orchestral, opera, vocal and more.

Create and save playlists using the registration feature.

Listen to music in the library with headphones or at home on a pc or MAC using Windows Media Player.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

Straightforward ratings for thousands of medical treatments, drugs, and natural medicines.

Consumer Reports Online is published by Consumers Union, an independent, nonprofit testing and information organization.  Since 1936, CU's mission has been to test products, inform the public and protect consumers.  We are a comprehensive source for unbiased advice about products and services, personal finance, health and nutrition, and other consumer concerns.  Our income is derived solely from the sale of Consumer Reports (in print and online) and other services, and from nonrestrictive, noncommercial contributions, grants, and fees.

ConsumerLab.com provides comprehensive information about vitamin, herbal and other supplements, and nutritional products.  The site includes ConsumerLab.com's independent product evaluations, lists of quality-approved brands, product recalls, and safety warnings.  A science-based encyclopedia of natural products is also provided, including a drug-interaction database. ConsumerLab.com is not affiliated with manufacturers of health and nutrition products, and test samples used in product reviews are purchased independently.

Consumers' Checkbook is an independent, nonprofit consumer organization founded in 1974 with the help of funding from the U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs. They do not accept support from businesses, and their publications and website carry no advertising.

Both the website and the print version of Boston Consumers' Checkbook (available in the Periodicals area) evaluate the quality and prices of local service firms and stores, such as auto repair shops, plumbers, dentists, veterinarians, banks, insurance companies, and many more. Checkbook's special health guides provide you with critical ratings and reports on doctors, hospitals, and health plans. The site also provides various kinds of help to consumers who want to buy or lease a new car.

Contemporary Literary Criticism--Select (CLC-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.

Create maps and reports to analyze the demographic and market potential of any geographic area in the U.S.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

This online edition allows you to search executive recruiting firms by name, location, recruiter specialty, industry, or job function.

Downloadable audiobooks including many fiction genres, business and personal success, and the Pimsleur language program.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

Register for eAudiobooks first (click on "Register here first" above). Once you have registered, click directly on "Home Access Only" above.

Download the title to your pc using Windows Media Player. Then listen on your pc or transfer to an MP3 player. eAudiobooks cannot be played on a Mac or transferred to an iPod.

For more information, click here.

A collection of more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports (most full-text) focusing on all levels of education, educational administration and policy.

Search the Encyclopaedia Britannica Online alphabetically or by subject. Also included are Year In Review articles since 1993, historical timeline searches, a dictionary and thesaurus, a world atlas, links to journal and magazine articles, and video clips.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

Updated edition of this work on Judaism features more than 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion, written by Israeli, American and European subject specialists.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines.  Access scholarly journals, magazines and newspapers - with full text and images!

FirstSearch is an online reference system that will help you access a wide range of resources to meet your information needs, including:  Electronic and traditional materials in library collections around the world; well-known reference databases; full-text and full-image documents from familiar databases, magazines, and electronic journals; and Web resources.

Your access to these resources is now through a new and enhanced version of FirstSearch that provides access to over 6 million full-text articles from over 7,500 full-text journals and more than 80 databases. This new version of the service fully integrates access to over 2,700 full-image electronic journals in the FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online database. 

Find sources for scholarships, grants, awards, and other financial support by searching this database of over 6200 foundations and public charities providing financial support for individual grantseekers. Updated quarterly.

The Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Sources may be searched individually or together.

Coverage from 12/31/92 - 8/9/97.

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.  Choose "Advanced search" to search investment reports, containing Reuter’s Investment Profile, providing historical stock price trends, company profile, key ratios and statistics, analyst recommendations, and more.

General OneFile is a one-stop source for news and periodical articles, including most of the content across all Thomson/Gale databases. OneFile contains over 5,000 full-text periodical titles, and more than 9,200 titles in all, on a wide range of topics.

Use this general interest database to search magazines, reference books, and newspapers for information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc.

The Grolier sources included in this online collection are:  Encyclopedia Americana, the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, The New Book of Popular Science, Lands and Peoples, and America the Beautiful.

Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health & Safety, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.

Hoover's Online contains a wide variety of business information about public, private and non-U.S. companies, including extensive company profiles, information about competitors, and names and biographies of key people.  Also available is company and industry news, IPO information, research reports, and annual reports.  Company searches can be targeted using 18 parameters, including industry, location, financial information, company size, and company type.  Searches can also screen stocks by up to 20 different criteria.

While the Hoovers.com website is available anywhere, enhanced options are available in the Main Library and branches, where the premium features of Hoover's Pro subscription access are available.

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.

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.

JAMA's online version provides searchable full text and abstracts for issues from January 1998 to the present. It also includes abstracts for issues January 1975 - December 1997, and table of contents for January 1966 - December 1974. Users can select "Collections" to view articles published in JAMA on various topics.

"Advanced Search" allows users to search multiple journals (over 300) in addition to JAMA.

A collection of over 600 full text journals across 40 disciplines in the arts, humanities and social sciences.

Kids InfoBits targets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate and visual graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine and reference content.

The new, expanded LearningExpress Library now offers tutorial courses as well as practice tests with immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. New test and course resources include TOEFL, practice courses for reading, writing and math skills, and elementary, middle, and high school skills improvement. Other tests included are the SAT, GED, U.S. citizenship, professional licensing and certification exams, and many others. Something for everyone! Click here for a list of online test and course resources available.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

Explore government in action with this resource, which includes Congressional hearings and legislation. Follow legislation from concept to law. find "Hot Bills" and Topics of Congress. Gain access to a wide variety of information about Congress, such as member biographical and committee assignment information, voting records and more.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

LexisNexis Primary Sources in U.S. History allows access to African American Studies, US Presidential Studies and Women's Studies.  Search by keyword the full text of sources within LexisNexis Primary Sources in U.S. History.  Search by subject for sources using your own term or choose from the subject list and browse entire collections of documents. 

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

Lit Finder's database includes five collections: Poems, Stories, Essays, Plays, and Speeches. These collections may be searched individually, as a group, or in any combination. 

Lit Finder's Poems collection is the largest, most comprehensive and most current poetry database available, containing over five million lines of poetry. It is international in scope, and covers poetry from antiquity to the present. Full representation is provided for significant periods such as Early English, Middle English, Elizabethan, Romantic, Victorian, 20th Century War Poetry and Modernism. Over 90,000 authors are included with key biographical data. Detailed explanations of more than 2,500 poems provide in-depth analysis. Search by any word(s) in a poem title, first line, last line, book title, author, thousands of designated subjects and more. Create instant bibliographies with full bibliographic information for poem sources, including page numbers. 

The Stories collection provides over 5000 full-text short stories plus explanations, biographies, pictures and more. The collection includes stories from the classic to the most contemporary. 

The Essay collection is a unique database of full-text essays and discursive writing based on books published in the 20th century which have been analyzed in standard library indexes. The essays focus on the humanities and social sciences, and include biographies and literary criticism. Subjects include literature, history, economics, sociology, art and architecture, philosophy, psychology, science and drama. The controlled vocabulary subject access provides for precise searching. Full bibliographic information and Library of Congress subject classifications are provided for source books. 

The Plays collection contains over 1,000 complete plays covering the range of dramatic expression, including one-act plays, puppet plays, Harlinquinades, tragedies, gothic, children's, religious, romantic, historical, children's and comedic plays. The collection includes plays from many countries, all in English or English translations. Plays are analyzed for subjects, and also list all characters. 

Lit Finder's Speeches collection contains the best and best-known speeches from antiquity to modern times, categorized into easily searchable genres. 

A full text database combining information from major respected reference works, books and literary journals, as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing, Literary Reference Center includes plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, articles/essays of literary criticism, author biographies, book reviews, classic and contemporary poems and short stories, author interviews, classic texts and much more.

When you enter the Loislaw home page, you can search the databases by type of law or by jurisdiction.

Please log out of your session when finished. The "Log Out" button is located directly beneath the yellow "Find" button in the top right corner of the screen.

Comprehensive profiles on over 1.4 million of the most accomplished individuals from all fields of endeavor including: government, business, science and technology, the arts, entertainment, and sports. Search by name, gender, occupation, geography, hobbies and interests, religion and much more.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

Use this collection for full-text articles from 50 magazines and local newspapers for coverage of Massachusetts people, places and historical events.

Includes: Boston Globe (1980-Current), Boston Herald (1991-Current), Berkshire Eagle (2005-Current), BusinessWest (Chicopee) (1992-Current), North Adams Transcript (2005-Current), Patriot Ledger (Quincy) (1991-Current), Plymouth County Business Review (1991-Current), Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg) (2005-Current), The Sun (Lowell) (2004-Current), Telegram & Gazette (Worcester) (1989-Current), Gazette (Haverhill (12/31/92 - 8/9/97), Standard Times (New Bedford (1/4/92 - 8/19/97)

Search over 470,000 entries in Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Other resources include Merriam-Webster's Collegiate^® Thesaurus, Medical Dictionary, Spanish-English Dictionary, French-English Dictionary, a Style Guide, and Word Games.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

Morningstar provides financial data on over 7,000 stocks and 23,000 mutual funds, with independent reports on 2,000 stocks and 2,000 funds. Potential investors can plan investment strategies and monitor mutual funds, as well as research current or prospective holdings, find price performance records, and learn about fund portfolios and their management. Includes exclusive Morningstar Ratings. Updated frequently.

This database has been purchased through the Smart Investing @ Your Library grant, a joint program of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation and the American Library Association (ALA).

When you are done, please "end session" at upper right so others can use the database.

A music service featuring predominantly classical and world music, but also including jazz and blues, from the entire Naxos label catalog as well as other specialty record labels.

Listen to music in the library with headphones or at home on a pc or MAC using Windows Media Player.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

netLibrary® includes approximately 7,000 books (3,500 under copyright and the remainder under public domain) on popular topics from A to Z including business, computers, consumer health and travel.

The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), founded in 1845, is the nation's oldest and largest genealogical society with a research library of over 200,000 volumes. If you have New England ancestors, or are interested in genealogical research of any kind, you will find that NEHGS is an important resource for helping you achieve your research goals.

The website provides extensive online resources, including databases, how-to articles, research columns, bibliographies, free queries, and discussion groups. You may also browse through the online book catalog for New England, New York, and other regions.

This database includes the New York Times from 1980 to the present, including the Book Review and Magazine.

Do you want to know what the weather was like on a particular day, in a specific city? This source has local climatalogical data--temperature, precipitation, wind, and more--for Boston and locations across the country. Daily information is available dating back to 1949, with annual summaries for earlier years.

Coverage from 2005 to the present.

NoveList is an electronic readers' advisory resource which assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles.  Through its attractive and easy-to-use interface, NoveList allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest.  Readers can also enter words that describe the contents of a book they would like to read, and NoveList retrieves titles that contain these words in the book's subject headings field.  In addition, users can browse over 1,200 theme-oriented book lists, 150 award lists and 1,000 fiction related web-sites.  NoveList contains materials for all ages including picture books, children's "chapter" books, young adult titles and books for adult readers. The product's database provides enhanced subject access to over 92,000 fiction titles.  Updated quarterly, the NoveList database integrates information from a variety of sources. 

To use NoveList outside the library, enter your library card number where it asks for "Patron ID."

Mitchell's OnDemand5.com database has all the information you need to diagnose, service, repair, and maintain your automobile or light truck. Search for information on vehicles from 1974 to the present. Includes extensive wiring diagram information.

Search the Oxford English Dictionary online for the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

p4A Antiques Reference provides price and background information on antiques, collectibles, fine art, and historic Americana. Data is based on regional auctions throughout the United States. Users can search by item category, specific type of item within a category, geographic origin, keyword or date. Also included are links to auction houses and other auction-related links.

Coverage from 1991 to the present.

Coverage from 1991 to the present.

Access to over 100 full-text popular magazine publications from mainland China. Subjects include the arts, current events, business, health, children's literature and much more. Most titles viewable in both simplified and classical viewing styles. Coverage: 2005-present.

A Massachusetts library card is required for access. You may need to install a language pack to view Chinese characters; the database should prompt you if you need to do this.

Compiled and updated from over 5,000 publicly available sources and telephone verified, Reference USA contains detailed information on 13 million U.S. businesses.  Information provided includes addresses, phone numbers, website addresses, sales, number of employees, subsidiary information, and SEC filings of publicly traded companies.

Company searches can be limited by major industry group, annual sales volume, number of employees, and other criteria. The file is updated monthly.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

The Rosetta Stone’s dynamic immersion method takes you inside the new language from the very beginning. You learn to speak, write and understand new languages using your natural language- learning abilities and fully interactive technologies. The Rosetta Stone gives ESL and foreign language students what they need to speak in today’s world. English (US), French, German, Italian and Spanish (Latin American) are available!

Access in the library is limited to the Language Lab on the third floor. Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

If you are a Newton resident using a Newton library card and cannot gain access when clicking on Rosetta Stone Home Access above, reexamine the setup for any firewall or antivirus program you may have. If you still can't gain access, call Rosetta Stone, Mon-Fri, 9am to 6pm EST, at 1-800-788-0822 and choose Product Support Assistance.

Infotrac's Science Resource Center provides topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations, as well as articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. The database covers curriculum-related science topics, and offers teachers an easy-to-use tool to identify content directly correlated to state and national standards.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

Coverage from 2005 to the present.

Produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, this music service includes American folk, blues, bluegrass, world music and other genres.

Create and save playlists using the registration feature.

Listen to music in the library with headphones or at home on a pc or MAC using Windows Media Player.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage is a business analysis package that includes industry surveys, stock and bond reports, company profiles, articles, and the Register.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

Please note:  This online version  does not include the Mutual Funds Reports, the Dividend Record, and Security Dealers Directory.  The Outlook the Library subscribes to in print form and found on the Main Library's Reference Business Table is not available online.

Coverage from 1/4/92 - 8/19/97.

Statesman's Yearbook is an online service providing information on global affairs, researched and developed by the team behind the Statesman's Yearbook. This intuitive, map-based reference tool supplies objective and reliable data on the state of the world, with comprehensive coverage of government and politics, geography, history, economics, social policy and culture for all 192 countries.  Also included are biographies of key figures; searchable lists of international organizations; a week by week chronology of world events since December 1999; links and resources for additional research; and special profiles of regions, states, and cities.  The statistical comparison feature allows users to compare and chart key figures, such as population and GDP, between countries.  Information is updated monthly, with daily updates for key world events.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.

Coverage from 2004 to the present.

A comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1700 stocks in 97 industries, the stock market, and the economy.

This database has been purchased through the Smart Investing @ Your Library grant, a joint program of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation and the American Library Association (ALA).

The Virtual Catalog allows library users to simultaneously search many individual Massachusetts library catalogs for a book, CD, audio or video. Using your library card, you may request items that are unavailable at Minuteman libraries, and pick them up at your local library.

Complete full-text content from 1989 to the present of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community.  Paid advertisements are excluded.

World Book Online is your online route to reliable, authoritative, easy-to-understand information and an array of supplementary search tools and information sources.  World Book Online can fulfill many research needs.  You may need the answer to a particular question.  Or you may want general information to help with a school assignment.  And, of course, many people simply like to explore World Book, letting one topic lead them to another.  Whatever your reason for using World Book, you will find a wealth of information along with tools that make it easy to find what you need.  State-of-the-art search tools give you instant access to World Book's information.  You can search or browse the encyclopedia by general category, by particular phrases or words, by places, or by type of content, such as pictures, sounds, or animations. 

Links to related information help you to broaden your reading and research.  World Book Online provides many cross-references, or links, within the text of articles and at the end of articles.  These cross-references link you to maps, charts, audio and visual clips, animations, Bubble Views (360-degree virtual tours), Web sites, magazine and newspaper articles, or other World Book articles and sections of articles related to the article topic.

A simple screen design makes World Book Online easy to use, even for people with little or no computer experience.

Covers world history from prehistoric times to the year 1500, primarily for middle and high school students. Browse subject overviews in "Topic Explorations," or search by type of resource or topic. The database includes biographies, primary-source documents, essays, maps, quotations, timelines, photos, audio and video, statistics, and more.

Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.