All residents have access to high-quality informational databases paid for by tax dollars. You may access these from your home computer using your library card. You will be prompted to enter the fourteen digit library card number found on the back of the card. Do not include spaces between numbers. If you need assistance, please call the reference desk at 978-694-2099. A to Z Maps Online, A to Z World Culture, Byki, Legal Forms, Price It!, Chilton Library, Testing & Education Reference Center, Magill's Medical Guide and ReferenceUSA are paid for by the Wilmington Memorial Library and are available remotely to Wilmington cardholders only. Mitchell's Auto Repair, and Ancestry Library Edition are paid for by the library but will be available for use in the library only.
| General Reference | Genealogy |
| Antiques & Collectibles | Health |
| Auto Repair | History/Geography |
| Biography | Languages |
| Books/Literary Criticism | Legal Forms |
| Business/Consumer | Practice Exams |
| Technology |
General Reference (Encyclopedias, Magazines, Newspapers, and more)
EBSCOHost [In the library] [From home]
Includes Novelist and Literary Reference Center.
eLibrary [In the library] [From home]
A full-text database of consumer-oriented magazines, books, newspapers,
newswires, television and radio transcripts, photographs and maps.
Grolier Online Encyclopedia [In the library] [From home]
America the Beautiful, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, and New Book
of Knowledge.
Informe! (Revistas en Espanol)? [In the library] [From home]
Provides full text, and images of the most popular Hispanic magazines.
(InfoTrac).
InfoTrac PowerSearch [In the library] [From home]
This database contains articles from newspapers, magazines, academic journals, etc. Select
one or more databases on a wide range of topics: business, computers,
current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care,
hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social
sciences, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions
of full-text articles. Updated daily. Includes databases specifically
for students.
Proquest (Newspapers) [In the library] [From home]
Full-text access to the Boston Globe (1980-current), the Boston Herald
(1991-current),
plus ten other Massachusetts newspapers.
ReferenceUSA [In the library] [From home]
(Wilmington card holders only)
Contains information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses and 102 million U.S. residents. (Note: This database is best viewed using Internet Explorer.)
Encyclopedia Britannica [In the library] [From home]
Britannica Online contains comprehensive content for all —from elementary students to college students, from business professionals to curious seniors. Whether it’s frogs or physics, gardening or geography, Britannica Online covers it all.
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Price It! [In the library] [From home]
(Wilmington card holders only)
Helps to ascertain an item's current market value by aggregating data from its own database as well as established, reliable sources like ebay, TIAS, and dozens of land-based auction sites.
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Chilton Library [In the library] [From home]
(Wilmington card holders only)
Contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported
vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far
back as 1945. New repair procedures and updates will also be added continuously.
Mitchell's
(available for use in the library only) (In the library)
Features include Mechanical Repair, Engine Performance and Electrical information for Domestic and Import vehicles dating back to the 60's and earlier. Also included are colored wiring diagrams and CircuitSelect, Vintage Repair information, ongoing nonstop updates of new repair information and TSB's. (Note: This database is best viewed using Internet Explorer.)
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Biography Resource Center + Marquis Who's Who [In the library] [From home]
Search for current or historic people by name, occupation, nationality,
ethnicity, birth/death dates and places. (InfoTrac)
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Contemporary Literary Criticism [In the library] [From home]
An extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors,
each with a biographical/critical introduction, a list of principal
works, and sources for further study. (InfoTrac)
Literary Reference Center [In the library] [From home]
This resource includes plot summaries, synopses and work overviews; articles of literary criticism; author biographies; full text of more than 300 literary journals; book reviews; classic and contemporary poems; classic and contemporary short stories; full text of more than 7,500 classic novels; author interviews; and images of key literary figures. The database contains the Bloom Series plus the highly regarded Masterplots series.
(EBSCO)
Manuscripts,
Archives and Special Collections Directory
A guide and locator of collections residing in Massachusetts libraries,
archives, historical societies and town clerks' offices.
Novelist [In the library] [From home]
A resource for readers of fiction where one can find author read-a-likes,
discover the correct order of books in a series, plus annotated books
and more. (EBSCO)
OCLC WorldCat [In the library] [From home]
A worldwide union catalog representing 400 languages.
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Business/Consumer
General Business File [In the library] [From home]
Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications,
newspaper, journals and company directory listings.
ReferenceUSA [In the library] [From home]
(Wilmington card holders only)
Contains information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses and 102 million U.S. residents. (Note: This database is best viewed using Internet Explorer.)
Goods & Services Bulletin
(available for use in the library only) [In the Library]
Please see the Information Desk to access this database. The Goods and Services Bulletin is a weekly publication containing solicitations for the procurement of commodities and services (which, generally, are unrelated to construction of public facilities).
Central Register
(available for use in the library only)[In the Library]
Please see the Information Desk to access this database. The Central Register is the weekly source for information about state, county and municipal contracts being put out to bid for the design, construction and reconstruction of public facilities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Consumer Reports
For complete ratings and recommendations on appliances, cars & trucks, electronic gear, and much more.
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Ancestry Library Edition
(available for use in the library only) [In the library]
Search for census, birth, marriage, death records and more.
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Health Reference Center Academic [In the library] [From home]
Nursing and allied health journals, plus a wide variety of personal health
information sources.
Magill's Medical Guide [In the library] [From home]
(Wilmington card holders only)
Access Magill's Medical Guide for all your health needs.
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A to Z Maps Online [In the library] [From home]
(Wilmington card holders only)
AtoZMapsOnline.com is the worlds largest subscription-based database of proprietary, royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps. Included in the 4,000+ maps are: political maps, physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate maps, and other thematic maps. New maps are added to the collection every month.
A to Z World Culture [In the library] [From home]
(Wilmington card holders only)
A to Z World Culture is a massive database of constantly updated proprietary editorial and graphics for 175 countries of the world. It provides deep content coverage in major topic areas of society and culture, travel, communications, business, trade, marketing, and security.
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Byki Online
(Wilmington card holders only)
(Note: Click here for instructions on how to access this database.)
Byki is a powerful language learning system that uses flashcards to teach you a set of words or phrases. It is the fastest possible way to lock foreign words and phrases in your long term memory.
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Legal Forms [In the library] [From home]
(Wilmington card holders only)
Dozens of Massachusetts legal forms including lease, bill of sale, divorce, wills, and more.
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Testing & Education Reference Center Basic [In the library] [From home]
(Wilmington card holders only)
Practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help students and
adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass.
Includes SAT, ACT, GED, U. S. Citizenship, and more.
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Safari Books Online[In the library] [From home]
An on demand digital library providing 9800 technology, digital media and business books and videos on line.
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