Academic OneFile
Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images
Academic OneFile contains 8,000 academic journals, mainly in full-text, available in HTML and PDF formats. It also contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC, as well as full-text New York Times content from 1995.
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias
American Ancestors
The databases of the New England Historic Genealogical Society with over 110 million names.
no remote access available
Ancestry Library
Search for your ancestors, check U.S. Census Records, Birth/Marriage/Death records, and more
no remote access available
Ancestry Library is the largest family history site online with over 4 billion names in worldwide historical records, family tree services and genealogy learning materials.
subjects: Biography/Genealogy
AtoZdatabases
AtoZdatabases includes 30 million business profiles and contact information for 220 million residents. It also includes a component for job searching.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
This database can be used to find businesses based on employee size, sales volume, type of business and location.
subjects: Business, Reference/Encyclopedias
Biography in Context
Biographies with full text magazine articles, images, and hand-picked web site links. Includes material from Contemporary Authors.
Biographies covering literary figures, science, multicultural studies, business, entertainment, politics, sports, government, history, current events and the arts. Includes over one million thumbnail biographies from the Complete Marquis Who's Who, the Who's Who of African Americans, and 250 full-text periodicals.
subjects: Biography/Genealogy
Birds of North America Online
BNA Online provides comprehensive life histories for each of the 716+ species of birds breeding in the USA and Canada.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Specific topics covered include: distribution, migration, habitat, breeding, conservation and management.
Also included in the species account are photos, sounds and in most cases, videos displaying some type of behavior.
subjects: Reference/Encyclopedias
BookFlix
Build a love of reading and learning with paired fiction and nonfiction. For grades preK-3.
Scholastic BookFlix delivers high-interest, interactive content to engage young readers:
- 80 fiction-nonfiction pairs build background knowledge and introduce content-area learning.
- Spanish language versions of 20 pairs offer first language support.
- Read-along option for both fiction and nonfiction develops listening and reading comprehension.
- Interactive educational games assess learning.
- Author biographies introduce children to favorite writers.
- Educator resources, including lesson plans and activities, support teachers, librarians, and parents.
subjects: Books/Literature
Boston Consumer Checkbook
Boston Consumer Checkbook lists ratings of local businesses including auto repair shops, doctors and dentists, plumbers, contractors and dog care facilities.
no remote access available
Boston Globe
Complete full-text content of local, regional, national and international developments.
Coverage of community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, people in the community, and much more. Paid advertisements, syndicated columns excluded.
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers
Business Insights Essentials
Full-text business and management topics.
Includes directory listings for over 150,000 companies as well as investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries.
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers, Business
ChiltonLibrary
ChiltonLibrary provides exclusive photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks in one easy-to-use web site
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
supplies a solution for the "do-it-yourselfer" that is easy to use no matter the skill level. Repair, maintenance and specification tables provide critical data on thousands of domestic and imported models of cars and light trucks from 1940 onward.
subjects: Consumer
Code of the Town of Andover, MA
Contains the Charter and related legislation and the general and permanent By-Laws of the Town of Andover, Massachusetts.
Consumer Reports Online
1,000+ Ratings, reviews, expert buying advice, product comparisons, consumer user reviews, and product video clips from ConsumerReports.org.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Contemporary Literary Criticism
an extensive collection of more than 11,000 critical essays on contemporary authors
11,000+ critical essays on contemporary authors, including biographical/critical introduction, list of principal works, critical essays, and sources for further study.
subjects: Books/Literature
Cypress Resume
Effortlessly create professional resumes in minutes.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Resumes need to grab the attention of an employer almost immediately in order to have the best chance of making it through the weeding process. Cypress Resume's gigantic library of tens of thousands of professional statements is designed to do exactly that.
subjects: Business
Educator's Reference Complete
Over 300 full-text journals for educators, administrators and librarians.
This collection of more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports is a great resource for any
educator -- from the school teacher and administrator to those studying in the field at the
collegiate and graduate level. Content included in the database is almost entirely full-text,
with the majority of the titles also covered in the ERIC database. This database covers
multiple levels of education from preschool to college, and every educational specialty
-- such as technology, bilingual education, health education, and testing. Educator's
Reference Complete also focuses on issues in administration, funding and policy.
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers
Encyclopædia Britannica
A comprehensive reference resource with components for students and adults. A dictionary, a thesaurus, multimedia, and primary source materials are included.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Over 20 full-text reference books covering the arts, biography, business, environment, history, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, geography, and science.
Includes the following titles:
- Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America, 1st Ed.
- Biology, 1st Edition
- Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the United States
- Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World
- Contemporary Fashion, 2nd Edition
- Contemporary Novelists, 7th Edition
- Contemporary Poets, 7th Edition
- Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, 1st Edition
- Business Leader Profiles for Students
- Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 1st Edition
- Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, 1st Edition
- Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 2nd Edition
- Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd Edition
- Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, 2nd Edition
- Gale Encyclopedia of Small Business
- Gale Encyclopedia of U. S. Economic History
- International Directory of Film & Filmmakers, 4th Edition
- World of Earth Science, 1st Edition
- Encyclopedia of Espionage; Intelligence and Security
- Encyclopedia of Population Fashion; Costume; and Culture: Clothing;
- Headwear; Body Decorations; and Footwear through the Ages
- Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students
- U*X*L Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features
subjects: Reference/Encyclopedias
General Reference Center
Full-text magazines, newspapers & reference books containing information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc.
Features a wide variety of general interest and business magazines and periodicals including:
- Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service Newspaper articles
- The New York Times
- The Wall Street Journal
- The Christian Science Monitor
- Children's magazines
- More than 20 reference books
- More than 4,500 titles including 3,500 in full text
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias
GreenFile
Full text articles focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment.
The Global Road Warrior
The Global Road Warrior is a database for students, travelers, businesspeople or anyone interested in world cultures, providing current information on 175 countries.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Each country listing includes key facts about the people, economy, work week, holidays, money, foreign exchange, climate, immunization, entry and departure, internal travel information, country map, accommodations, and more. It also includes a cultural "crib sheet" on greetings and courtesies, business meetings, attire and socializing.
subjects: Languages, Reference/Encyclopedias
Health Reference Center Academic
Full-text resources including consumer health, nursing & allied health.
Includes the full text and images of forty nursing, allied health and medical journals; consumer health magazines; newsletters; pamphlets; newspaper articles; topical overviews; and reference books.
subjects: Health, Magazines/Newspapers
Heritage Quest
Census data, family records, local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records, etc.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
InfoTrac Junior
Mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for junior high and middle school students covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
InfoTrac Student
Mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for grades 9–12 covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Kids InfoBits
Covering 75 full-text curriculum-related magazines and 7 reference books, InfoBits targets the research needs of K- 5 students. It features a developmentally appropriate and visual graphic interface and a subject-based topic tree search.
LearningExpress Library
Practice tests and tutorial courses designed to help students and adult learners succeed on academic or licensing tests.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Includes SAT, ACT, GRE, GED, GMAT, Military, Civil Service, School Skills, TOEFL, Citizenship, Job/Career Skills, and more.
subjects: Reference/Encyclopedias
Legal Forms Library
Thousands of official, state specific, federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Literary Reference Center
Information on thousands of authors and their works including plot summaries, literary criticism,
biographies, and book reviews from classical times to the present
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Contains full text for 27,500 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, nearly 100,000
articles/essays of literary criticism, 140,500 author biographies (including 20,000 in-depth bios),
350 literary journals, 535,000 book reviews, 54,000 classic and contemporary poems, 14,500 classic
and contemporary short stories, 4,000 author interviews, 8,400 classic texts and the following works:
- Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
- Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature
- Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature
- Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
- The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics
- Beacham's Research Guide to Biography and Criticism (six volumes)
- The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature
- The Literary Encyclopedia
- The Columbia Companion to the 20th Century American Short Story
- all of MagillOnLiterature Plus™
subjects: Books/Literature
Massachusetts History Online
Articles that directly relate to Massachusetts - historical events, people, places, and more
Combining selections from their vast periodical content, Massachusetts History Online contains full-text articles gathered from almost 50 sources that directly relate to Massachusetts history, both past and present, including people, places, historical events and more. Containing data from a range of publications, Massachusetts History Online provides a targeted resource for information relating to the study of Massachusetts History.
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias
Morningstar Online
Morningstar Online provides information on more than 30,000 stocks, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds.
Memorial Hall Library's subscription provides for two simultaneous users.
subjects: Business, Consumer
New York Times
Search the full text of The New York Times (starting in 1995)
NoveList Guide to Fiction
A fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 125,000 fiction titles.
Includes pre-made reader advisory lists divided into several categories, "read-alike" lists, prepared
book discussion guides, and teaching materials for educators. Searchable by title, author, keyword, plot
description and series name. Search results can be limited by reading and age level.
subjects: Books/Literature
Nursing Resource Center
Designed for nursing students features disease and drug overviews, care plans, anatomy and physiology diagrams, full-text journals, and core encyclopedia texts.
OCLC FirstSearch
Offers more than 258 million bibliographic records via WorldCat with a list of owning libraries.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues.
Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, the new solution features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias
Popular Software Tutorials
Interactive tutorials for software from Adobe, Corel, and Microsoft.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
ReferenceUSA
The ReferenceUSA database contains detailed information on more than 14 million U.S. businesses and 210 million U.S. residents.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
This database can be used to find businesses based on employee size, sales volume, type of business and location.
subjects: Business, Reference/Encyclopedias
Rocket Languages
Learn the following languages on your own terms and in your own time: Spanish, Arabic, French, German, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Italian,
Japanese, Korean, American Sign Language, and English for Spanish Speakers.
Available to Andover cardholders only. Attention new users! Enter your library card number without spaces.
Each Language Learning Program includes:
- Downloadable or streaming usage (you choose)
- Over 62 hours interactive instruction
- 17 grammar & culture lessons
(learn not only how to speak but local etiquette)
- Over 340 grammar exercises
- Over 17 interactive audio tracks
- 1,200 words in in the software-based word building
MegaWords game
- Native Speakers available for conversation practice
subjects: Languages
Safari Business Books Online
Users can browse more than 2,500 business titles online just as they would books in print. Each title contains a complete table of contents with
chapter links for easy page-to-page browsing. All charts, graphs, and other images are included just as originally published.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Publishers include:
- Addison-Wesley Professional
- Alpha Books
- Amacom
- Crisp Learning
- idea Group
- Prentice Hall PTR
- Que
- Sams Publishing
- Wharton School of Publishing
subjects: Books/Literature, Business
Safari Tech Books Online
Safari Books Online is an on-demand, digital library that provides access to thousands of technology books by major IT publishers.
This subscription gives access to titles published during the last two full calendar years, plus titles that are published during the current
calendar year. Publishers include:
- Addison-Wesley Professional
- Adobe Press
- Cisco Press
- IBM Redbooks
- Microsoft Press
- New Riders
- Peachpit Press
- Prentice Hall PTR
- Que
- Sams
subjects: Books/Literature, Technology
Science in Context
Science in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics.
The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias,Technology
Something About the Author
Examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults and is the preeminent source on authors and literature for young people.
Remote Access:
Something About the Author Online includes both the main series and Something About the Author Autobiography Series, totaling more than 217 volumes, 12,000 entries, and nearly 17,000 images — all delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals.
subjects: Books/Literature
TrueFlix
TrueFlix leverages the content of 47 "True Books" to help students hone literacy skills,
build knowledge of subject-area content, and cultivate 21st-century skills through the inquiry process.
The entire True Book series, which covers
subjects in social studies and science, is
supported with a deep and diverse reservoir of related content and
primary sources featuring videos, audio, images, and text.
For beginning
researchers, the Project Idea includes
a project goal with ideas or
questions on how to kickstart research, perfect for a
class activity or homework
assignment.
Every TrueFlix topic is accompanied by a lesson plan with
teaching activities that are tied to the specific content of that TrueFlix topic.
Every lesson plan includes a discussion of the TrueFlix video and a review
of vocabulary words used in the TrueFlix flipbook. Each also provides a
small-group activity based on the flipbook and a project idea.
subjects: Books/Literature
TumblerBookLibrary
TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love.
Value Line
Current and historical reviews, price and earnings projections, and analyst commentaries on approximately 1,700 of the most actively traded stocks, in over 90 industries.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Vocation and Careers Collection
A collection of career guides and highly specialized industry journals
Biography/Genealogy
American Ancestors
The databases of the New England Historic Genealogical Society with over 110 million names.
no remote access available
Ancestry Library
Search for your ancestors, check U.S. Census Records, Birth/Marriage/Death records, and more
no remote access available
Ancestry Library is the largest family history site online with over 4 billion names in worldwide historical records, family tree services and genealogy learning materials.
subjects: Biography/Genealogy
Biography in Context
Biographies with full text magazine articles, images, and hand-picked web site links. Includes material from Contemporary Authors.
Biographies covering literary figures, science, multicultural studies, business, entertainment, politics, sports, government, history, current events and the arts. Includes over one million thumbnail biographies from the Complete Marquis Who's Who, the Who's Who of African Americans, and 250 full-text periodicals.
subjects: Biography/Genealogy
Heritage Quest
Census data, family records, local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records, etc.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Books/Literature
BookFlix
Build a love of reading and learning with paired fiction and nonfiction. For grades preK-3.
Scholastic BookFlix delivers high-interest, interactive content to engage young readers:
- 80 fiction-nonfiction pairs build background knowledge and introduce content-area learning.
- Spanish language versions of 20 pairs offer first language support.
- Read-along option for both fiction and nonfiction develops listening and reading comprehension.
- Interactive educational games assess learning.
- Author biographies introduce children to favorite writers.
- Educator resources, including lesson plans and activities, support teachers, librarians, and parents.
subjects: Books/Literature
Contemporary Literary Criticism
an extensive collection of more than 11,000 critical essays on contemporary authors
11,000+ critical essays on contemporary authors, including biographical/critical introduction, list of principal works, critical essays, and sources for further study.
subjects: Books/Literature
Literary Reference Center
Information on thousands of authors and their works including plot summaries, literary criticism,
biographies, and book reviews from classical times to the present
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Contains full text for 27,500 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, nearly 100,000
articles/essays of literary criticism, 140,500 author biographies (including 20,000 in-depth bios),
350 literary journals, 535,000 book reviews, 54,000 classic and contemporary poems, 14,500 classic
and contemporary short stories, 4,000 author interviews, 8,400 classic texts and the following works:
- Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
- Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature
- Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature
- Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
- The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics
- Beacham's Research Guide to Biography and Criticism (six volumes)
- The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature
- The Literary Encyclopedia
- The Columbia Companion to the 20th Century American Short Story
- all of MagillOnLiterature Plus™
subjects: Books/Literature
NoveList Guide to Fiction
A fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 125,000 fiction titles.
Includes pre-made reader advisory lists divided into several categories, "read-alike" lists, prepared
book discussion guides, and teaching materials for educators. Searchable by title, author, keyword, plot
description and series name. Search results can be limited by reading and age level.
subjects: Books/Literature
OCLC FirstSearch
Offers more than 258 million bibliographic records via WorldCat with a list of owning libraries.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Something About the Author
Examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults and is the preeminent source on authors and literature for young people.
Remote Access:
Something About the Author Online includes both the main series and Something About the Author Autobiography Series, totaling more than 217 volumes, 12,000 entries, and nearly 17,000 images — all delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals.
subjects: Books/Literature
TrueFlix
TrueFlix leverages the content of 47 "True Books" to help students hone literacy skills,
build knowledge of subject-area content, and cultivate 21st-century skills through the inquiry process.
The entire True Book series, which covers
subjects in social studies and science, is
supported with a deep and diverse reservoir of related content and
primary sources featuring videos, audio, images, and text.
For beginning
researchers, the Project Idea includes
a project goal with ideas or
questions on how to kickstart research, perfect for a
class activity or homework
assignment.
Every TrueFlix topic is accompanied by a lesson plan with
teaching activities that are tied to the specific content of that TrueFlix topic.
Every lesson plan includes a discussion of the TrueFlix video and a review
of vocabulary words used in the TrueFlix flipbook. Each also provides a
small-group activity based on the flipbook and a project idea.
subjects: Books/Literature
Business
AtoZdatabases
AtoZdatabases includes 30 million business profiles and contact information for 220 million residents. It also includes a component for job searching.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
This database can be used to find businesses based on employee size, sales volume, type of business and location.
subjects: Business, Reference/Encyclopedias
Boston Consumer Checkbook
Boston Consumer Checkbook lists ratings of local businesses including auto repair shops, doctors and dentists, plumbers, contractors and dog care facilities.
no remote access available
Business Insights Essentials
Full-text business and management topics.
Includes directory listings for over 150,000 companies as well as investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries.
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers, Business
Cypress Resume
Effortlessly create professional resumes in minutes.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Resumes need to grab the attention of an employer almost immediately in order to have the best chance of making it through the weeding process. Cypress Resume's gigantic library of tens of thousands of professional statements is designed to do exactly that.
subjects: Business
Legal Forms Library
Thousands of official, state specific, federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Morningstar Online
Morningstar Online provides information on more than 30,000 stocks, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds.
Memorial Hall Library's subscription provides for two simultaneous users.
subjects: Business, Consumer
Safari Business Books Online
Users can browse more than 2,500 business titles online just as they would books in print. Each title contains a complete table of contents with
chapter links for easy page-to-page browsing. All charts, graphs, and other images are included just as originally published.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Publishers include:
- Addison-Wesley Professional
- Alpha Books
- Amacom
- Crisp Learning
- idea Group
- Prentice Hall PTR
- Que
- Sams Publishing
- Wharton School of Publishing
subjects: Books/Literature, Business
TumblerBookLibrary
TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love.
ReferenceUSA
The ReferenceUSA database contains detailed information on more than 14 million U.S. businesses and 210 million U.S. residents.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Value Line
Current and historical reviews, price and earnings projections, and analyst commentaries on approximately 1,700 of the most actively traded stocks, in over 90 industries.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Vocation and Careers Collection
A collection of career guides and highly specialized industry journals
Consumer
Boston Consumer Checkbook
Boston Consumer Checkbook lists ratings of local businesses including auto repair shops, doctors and dentists, plumbers, contractors and dog care facilities.
no remote access available
ChiltonLibrary
ChiltonLibrary provides exclusive photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks in one easy-to-use web site
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
supplies a solution for the "do-it-yourselfer" that is easy to use no matter the skill level. Repair, maintenance and specification tables provide critical data on thousands of domestic and imported models of cars and light trucks from 1940 onward.
subjects: Consumer
Consumer Reports Online
1,000+ Ratings, reviews, expert buying advice, product comparisons, consumer user reviews, and product video clips from ConsumerReports.org.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Legal Forms Library
Thousands of official, state specific, federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Morningstar Online
Morningstar Online provides information on more than 30,000 stocks, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds.
Memorial Hall Library's subscription provides for two simultaneous users.
subjects: Business, Consumer
Value Line
Current and historical reviews, price and earnings projections, and analyst commentaries on approximately 1,700 of the most actively traded stocks, in over 90 industries.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Vocation and Careers Collection
A collection of career guides and highly specialized industry journals
Health
Health Reference Center Academic
Full-text resources including consumer health, nursing & allied health.
Includes the full text and images of forty nursing, allied health and medical journals; consumer health magazines; newsletters; pamphlets; newspaper articles; topical overviews; and reference books.
subjects: Health, Magazines/Newspapers
Nursing Resource Center
Designed for nursing students features disease and drug overviews, care plans, anatomy and physiology diagrams, full-text journals, and core encyclopedia texts.
Languages
The Global Road Warrior
The Global Road Warrior is a database for students, travelers, businesspeople or anyone interested in world cultures, providing current information on 175 countries.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Each country listing includes key facts about the people, economy, work week, holidays, money, foreign exchange, climate, immunization, entry and departure, internal travel information, country map, accommodations, and more. It also includes a cultural "crib sheet" on greetings and courtesies, business meetings, attire and socializing.
subjects: Languages, Reference/Encyclopedias
Rocket Languages
Learn the following languages on your own terms and in your own time: Spanish, Arabic, French, German, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Italian,
Japanese, Korean, American Sign Language, and English for Spanish Speakers.
Available to Andover cardholders only. Attention new users! Enter your library card number without spaces.
Each Language Learning Program includes:
- Downloadable or streaming usage (you choose)
- Over 62 hours interactive instruction
- 17 grammar & culture lessons
(learn not only how to speak but local etiquette)
- Over 340 grammar exercises
- Over 17 interactive audio tracks
- 1,200 words in in the software-based word building
MegaWords game
- Native Speakers available for conversation practice
subjects: Languages
Legal
Code of the Town of Andover, MA
Contains the Charter and related legislation and the general and permanent By-Laws of the Town of Andover, Massachusetts.
Magazines/Newspapers
Academic OneFile
Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images
Academic OneFile contains 8,000 academic journals, mainly in full-text, available in HTML and PDF formats. It also contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC, as well as full-text New York Times content from 1995.
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias
Boston Globe
Complete full-text content of local, regional, national and international developments.
Coverage of community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, people in the community, and much more. Paid advertisements, syndicated columns excluded.
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers
Business Insights Essentials
Full-text business and management topics.
Includes directory listings for over 150,000 companies as well as investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries.
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers, Business
Consumer Reports Online
1,000+ Ratings, reviews, expert buying advice, product comparisons, consumer user reviews, and product video clips from ConsumerReports.org.
Educator's Reference Complete (formerly Professional Collection)
Over 300 full-text journals for educators, administrators and librarians.
This collection of more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports is a great resource for any
educator -- from the school teacher and administrator to those studying in the field at the
collegiate and graduate level. Content included in the database is almost entirely full-text,
with the majority of the titles also covered in the ERIC database. This database covers
multiple levels of education from preschool to college, and every educational specialty
-- such as technology, bilingual education, health education, and testing. Educator's
Reference Complete also focuses on issues in administration, funding and policy.
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers
GreenFile
Full text articles focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment.
General Reference Center
Full-text magazines, newspapers & reference books containing information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc.
Features a wide variety of general interest and business magazines and periodicals including:
- Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service Newspaper articles
- The New York Times
- The Wall Street Journal
- The Christian Science Monitor
- Children's magazines
- More than 20 reference books
- More than 4,500 titles including 3,500 in full text
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias
Health Reference Center Academic
Full-text resources including consumer health, nursing & allied health.
Includes the full text and images of forty nursing, allied health and medical journals; consumer health magazines; newsletters; pamphlets; newspaper articles; topical overviews; and reference books.
subjects: Health
, Magazines/Newspapers
¡Informe! (Revistas en Español)
(en Español) The first reference database to provide indexing, full text, and images of the most popular Hispanic magazines.
Remote Access:
InfoTrac Junior
Mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for junior high and middle school students covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
InfoTrac Student
Mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for grades 9–12 covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Kids InfoBits
Covering 75 full-text curriculum-related magazines and 7 reference books, InfoBits targets the research needs of K- 5 students. It features a developmentally appropriate and visual graphic interface and a subject-based topic tree search.
Massachusetts History Online
Articles that directly relate to Massachusetts - historical events, people, places, and more
Combining selections from their vast periodical content, Massachusetts History Online contains full-text articles gathered from almost 50 sources that directly relate to Massachusetts history, both past and present, including people, places, historical events and more. Containing data from a range of publications, Massachusetts History Online provides a targeted resource for information relating to the study of Massachusetts History.
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias
New York Times
Search the full text of The New York Times (starting in 1995)
Nursing Resource Center
Designed for nursing students features disease and drug overviews, care plans, anatomy and physiology diagrams, full-text journals, and core encyclopedia texts.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues.
Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, the new solution features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias
Science in Context
Science in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics.
The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias, Technology
Vocation and Careers Collection
A collection of career guides and highly specialized industry journals
Reference/Encyclopedias
Academic OneFile
Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images
Academic OneFile contains 8,000 academic journals, mainly in full-text, available in HTML and PDF formats. It also contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC, as well as full-text New York Times content from 1995.
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias
AtoZdatabases
AtoZdatabases includes 30 million business profiles and contact information for 220 million residents. It also includes a component for job searching.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
This database can be used to find businesses based on employee size, sales volume, type of business and location.
subjects: Business, Reference/Encyclopedias
Birds of North America Online
BNA Online provides comprehensive life histories for each of the 716+ species of birds breeding in the USA and Canada.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Specific topics covered include: distribution, migration, habitat, breeding, conservation and management.
Also included in the species account are photos, sounds and in most cases, videos displaying some type of behavior.
subjects: Reference/Encyclopedias
Encyclopædia Britannica
A comprehensive reference resource with components for students and adults. A dictionary, a thesaurus, multimedia, and primary source materials are included.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Over 20 full-text reference books covering the arts, biography, business, environment, history, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, geography, and science.
Includes the following titles:
- Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America, 1st Ed.
- Biology, 1st Edition
- Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the United States
- Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World
- Contemporary Fashion, 2nd Edition
- Contemporary Novelists, 7th Edition
- Contemporary Poets, 7th Edition
- Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, 1st Edition
- Business Leader Profiles for Students
- Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 1st Edition
- Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, 1st Edition
- Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 2nd Edition
- Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd Edition
- Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, 2nd Edition
- Gale Encyclopedia of Small Business
- Gale Encyclopedia of U. S. Economic History
- International Directory of Film & Filmmakers, 4th Edition
- World of Earth Science, 1st Edition
- Encyclopedia of Espionage; Intelligence and Security
- Encyclopedia of Population Fashion; Costume; and Culture: Clothing;
- Headwear; Body Decorations; and Footwear through the Ages
- Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students
- U*X*L Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features
subjects: Reference/Encyclopedias
General Reference Center
Full-text magazines, newspapers & reference books containing information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc.
Features a wide variety of general interest and business magazines and periodicals including:
- Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service Newspaper articles
- The New York Times
- The Wall Street Journal
- The Christian Science Monitor
- Children's magazines
- More than 20 reference books
- More than 4,500 titles including 3,500 in full text
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias
The Global Road Warrior
The Global Road Warrior is a database for students, travelers, businesspeople or anyone interested in world cultures, providing current information on 175 countries.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Each country listing includes key facts about the people, economy, work week, holidays, money, foreign exchange, climate, immunization, entry and departure, internal travel information, country map, accommodations, and more. It also includes a cultural "crib sheet" on greetings and courtesies, business meetings, attire and socializing.
subjects: Languages, Reference/Encyclopedias
InfoTrac Junior
Mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for junior high and middle school students covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
InfoTrac Student
Mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for grades 9–12 covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Kids InfoBits
Covering 75 full-text curriculum-related magazines and 7 reference books, InfoBits targets the research needs of K- 5 students. It features a developmentally appropriate and visual graphic interface and a subject-based topic tree search.
LearningExpress Library
Practice tests and tutorial courses designed to help students and adult learners succeed on academic or licensing tests.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Includes SAT, ACT, GRE, GED, GMAT, Military, Civil Service, School Skills, TOEFL, Citizenship, Job/Career Skills, and more.
subjects: Reference/Encyclopedias
Legal Forms Library
Thousands of official, state specific, federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Massachusetts History Online
Articles that directly relate to Massachusetts - historical events, people, places, and more
Combining selections from their vast periodical content, Massachusetts History Online contains full-text articles gathered from almost 50 sources that directly relate to Massachusetts history, both past and present, including people, places, historical events and more. Containing data from a range of publications, Massachusetts History Online provides a targeted resource for information relating to the study of Massachusetts History.
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias
Nursing Resource Center
Designed for nursing students features disease and drug overviews, care plans, anatomy and physiology diagrams, full-text journals, and core encyclopedia texts.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues.
Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, the new solution features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias
ReferenceUSA
The ReferenceUSA database contains detailed information on more than 14 million U.S. businesses and 210 million U.S. residents.
This database can be used to find businesses based on employee size, sales volume, type of business and location.
subjects: Business, Reference/Encyclopedias
Science in Context
Science in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics.
The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias, Technology
Vocation and Careers Collection
A collection of career guides and highly specialized industry journals
Technology
Popular Software Tutorials
Interactive tutorials for software from Adobe, Corel, and Microsoft.
Available at home to Andover cardholders only.
Safari Tech Books Online
Safari Books Online is an on-demand, digital library that provides access to thousands of technology books by major IT publishers.
This subscription gives access to titles published during the last two full calendar years, plus titles that are published during the current
calendar year. Publishers include:
- Addison-Wesley Professional
- Adobe Press
- Cisco Press
- IBM Redbooks
- Microsoft Press
- New Riders
- Peachpit Press
- Prentice Hall PTR
- Que
- Sams
subjects: Books/Literature, Technology
Science in Context
Science in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics.
The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
subjects: Magazines/Newspapers, Reference/Encyclopedias, Technology
