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Databases

For an alphabetical list of databases with descriptions, click HERE

Databases Listed by Subject


Automobiles	Auto Repair Reference Center Home access is limited to Acton residents.
	ChiltonLibrary.com Home access is limited to Acton residents.
	ConsumerReports.org Home access is limited to Acton residents.
Biography	Biography In Context
Books and authors	Books & Authors
	Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
	Literature Resource Center
	NoveList
Business and investing	Business Insights: Essentials
	General BusinessFile ASAP
	Hoovers Home access is limited to Acton residents.
	Morningstar Investment Research Center Home access is limited to Acton residents
	ReferenceUSA Home access is limited to Acton residents.
	Value Line Research Center Home access is limited to Acton residents.
Children	Britannica Learning Zone (early childhood)
	Britannica Online School Edition (Elementary, Middle and High School levels)
	Infotrac Junior Edition
	KidsInfoBits
	World Book Web Home access is limited to Acton residents.
Community groups	Minuteman Community Information Database
Computers/Technology	Safari Books Online (Consumer Technology & Basic Programming collections). Home access is limited to Acton residents.
Consumer information	ConsumerReports.org Home access is limited to Acton residents.
Consumer information	Consumers' CHECKBOOK (Boston edition) Library access only. No home access.
Country studies	Britannica World Data Analyst
E-books and E-audiobooks	Overdrive (Minuteman Digital Catalog)
E-books and E-audiobooks	Safari Books Online (Consumer Technology & Basic Programming collections). Home access is limited to Acton residents.
Education and career	Educator’s Reference Complete
Education and career	Testing and Education Reference Center Home access is limited to Acton residents.
Encyclopedias	Britannica Online School Edition (Elementary, Middle and High School levels)
	Britannica Online Public Library Edition
	Brtiannica Online Public Library Edition Kids
	Britannica Spanish Reference Center (Enciclopeida Moderna & Escolar Online)
	World Book Web Home access is limited to Acton residents.
Genealogy	Acton Memorial Library Civil War Archives
	American Ancestors (NEHGS) Library acces only; No home access
	Ancestry Library Edition Library acces only; No home access
General reference	Academic Onefile
	Gale Virtual Reference Library
	General Onefile
	Global Issues in Context
	Opposing Viewpoints in Context
	Powersearch Gale databases
Health and medicine	Health and Wellness Resource Center
	Health Reference Center Academic
	Nursing Resource Center
History	Acton Memorial Library Civil War Archives
	Acton Memorial Library Early Town Records
	Annals of American History
	Massachusetts History Online
	U.S. History in Context
	World History in Context
Languages	Mango Languages
Law	Social Law Library Library use only. Please see a Reference Librarian for access.
Law	Gale Legal Forms: Massachusetts Home access is limited to Acton residents.
Library catalogs	Minuteman Library Network Catalog
	Massachusetts Virtual Catalog
	Massachusetts library networks
	WorldCat.org
Magazine and journal articles	Electronic Journals, Magazines and Newspapers Finder
	Academic Onefile
	General Onefile
	Gale Powersearch
Newspapers	Access NewspaperArchive Home access is limited to Acton residents.
	Acton Memorial Library Newspaper Archive Library access only.
	The Beacon Home access is limited to Acton residents.
	Boston Globe
	New York Times
Science	APS Journals Journals of the American Physical Society. Library access only. No home access.
Science	Science in Context
Test preparation	Testing and Education Reference Center Home access is limited to Acton residents.

Funding for online databases is provided by: The Acton Memorial Library; Acton Memorial Library Foundation, Inc.; The Minuteman Library Network; the Massachusetts Library System; and the Boston Public Library with funds provided through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

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