Gale Group Databases

These databases are provided to the students, staff, and families of Chelsea Public Schools by the Boston Regional Library System.

To access Gale Group online databases in school, go to:

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_b_willms

Once logged in, you will have access to the following databases (and many more):

• Biography Resource Center w/Marquis Who’s Who
  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.
• Educator's Reference Complete
  Educator's Reference Complete is a selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. Majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database. The database is updated daily and provides 24-hour access from school or home.
• InfoTrac Junior Edition, K-12
  Now with over 330 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school 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 Student Edition
  Now with over 1100 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
• Kids InfoBits
  Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Featuring a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, the most popular search method is moving from a broad subject to a narrower topic using the subject-based topic tree. The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content is from the best elementary reference sources and magazines. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
• Massachusetts History Online
  Contains full-text articles gathered from almost 50 sources that directly relate to MA history.

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eLibrary Curriculum Database:

http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/libweb/curriculum/do/search

See library staff for username & password.

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ProQuest Massachusetts Newsstand :

Access newspaper articles from all over Massachusetts. Ask Librarian for password, if necessary.

http://mblc.state.ma.us/books/magazine/proquest.php?db=Proquest_Newsstand

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EBSCO Host Research Databases :

Access multiple databases from one site -- EBSCOhost Web, Student Resource Center, Searchasaurus, EBSCOhost Scientific American, & Literary Reference Center.

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,cookie,uid

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At Home Access:

If you are not in the school library, you may need to access the databases through this link. Have your library card number ready.

http://www.mlin.lib.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl

You will have to enter your public library barcode number (no spaces, no hyphens).

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Databases funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, the six Massachusetts Regional Library Systems,
Boston Public Library Reference and Referral Center,
and the Chelsea Public Schools.

Boston Regional Library Services are provided through state funds administered by the
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

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