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Reference

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answer reference questions

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Small Businesses Improvement Grant from LSTA funds through the Mass. Board of Library Commissioners

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services of Reference Librarian and Assistant Reference Librarian

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3,075 item reference collection

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instruction on network databases

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Historical Room Special Collection - Local History and Genealogy

 

                            

bulletRegional Reference Centers

If staff cannot help patrons find what they need, they should contact one of the following regional reference centers:

Falmouth Public Library 1-508-457-2555
Thomas Crane Public Library, Quincy 1-617-376-1316

 

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MassAnswers is an innovative 'round the clock' virtual reference for Massachusetts residents. Log on to this service at www.massanswers.org

Funded with a Library Service and Technology Act (LSTA) federal grant to the Boston Public Library (BPL), the BPL coordinates the service in conjunction with the current nine regional reference centers in Andover, Bridgewater, Falmouth, Fitchburg, New Bedford, Quincy, Springfield, Wellesley and Worcester.

 

bulletBringing the Library Home (using the online databases)

           **Databases accessible from home at: http://opac.sailsinc.org

Biography Resource Center- combines more than 50 biographical databases with full-text periodicals

Business and Company Profiles- information from Business Index ASAP, newswire releases and company directory information

Contemporary Literary Criticism- Select- collection of critical essays on contemporary authors

Electric Library- full-text articles and pictures from various resources

Expanded Academic ASAP- articles from scholarly journals, newsmagazines and newspapers on a variety of topics

General BusinessFile ASAP- access to broker reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings

General Reference Gold- general database of articles from magazines, reference books and newspapers

Health Reference Center Academic- articles on fitness, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health and more

Infotrac Junior Edition- full-text resources for junior high and middle school

Infotrac Kids' Edition- full-text resources for primary school

Infotrac Student Edition- full-text resources for high school

NetLibrary- 3,000 full-text public domain titles (classics) and 3,000 recently published books

NewsBank- access to Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Christian Science Monitor, Worcester Telegram, LA Times and Washington Post

Professional Collection- full-text periodicals for teachers and administrators

Special Collections Database on MLIN- database of archives and manuscripts of collections in Massachusetts

**at http://opac.sailsinc.org

1. click on the iBistro logo

2. enter your library barcode in the user ID box

3. enter the last 4 digits of your telephone number in the PIN box

4. hit the Login button

5. once you are in iBistro, click on the "Online Resources" tab up top

6. choose "database available at home"

7. choose a database

bulletBusiness Software -for library use only, courtesy of the LSTA Small Business Grant through the MA Board of Library Commissioners

           1. Your Business Pack: form maker, web page creator, PC Attorney, accountant checkbook, business card maker

           2. 303 Professional Legal Forms: banking, corporations, employment, leasing, purchase and sales, real estate, etc.

           3. Resume Deluxe: 13,000 customizable resumes, persuasive cover letters, mail merge, etc.

           4. Business Card Factory: 2,500 readymade designs, 30,000 clip art images, 500 true type fonts, custom text effects

           5. Print Shop Pro Publisher: newsletters, labels, brochures, greeting cards, letterhead, calendars, web pages, banners, certificates, etc.

           6. Small Business Complete: create a business plan, understand business taxes, find the forms you need, market effectively.

           7. Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing: master correct finger positioning, assess progress and speed, build skills, English/Spanish instruction.

bulletBIZ (Business Information Zone)

See our BIZ section located above the Reference area for books, audiotapes and videos on business topics courtesy of LSTA Small Business Grant.