Our comprehensive databases will help you find information for school, hobbies, and more. On this page we have grouped these resources together according to topic. If you are interested in searching the databases alphabetically by title, please click here to browse the databases A to Z. If you are using these databases outside of the library, you will need your library card number and online password to gain access. More information about passwords can be found by clicking here.
To browse databases on even more subjects, including the environment, general reference, home & travel, and K-12 resources, or to powersearch many subjects at once, click here to access our Gale Power Search page.
Choose from the topics listed below:
ACADEMIC RESEARCH | BUSINESS | EDUCATION / EMPLOYMENT / TEST PREPARATION | ELECTRONIC BOOKS | ENCYCLOPEDIAS / DICTIONARIES | GENEALOGY | GENERAL HEALTH | HISTORY / SOCIAL STUDIES | HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS | KID-FRIENDLY | LANGUAGES
LITERATURE | NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES | SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
Databases which are available only at the library.
Databases available for Plymouth residents only.
Academic Research
Business
- Business Insights: Essentials
- Consumer Reports [Plymouth patrons only]
- Encyclopedia of Associations [Plymouth patrons only]
- Financial Literacy [Plymouth patrons only]
- General Business File ASAP
- Job and Career Accelerator
- Morningstar Investment Research Center [Plymouth patrons only]
- Reference USA [Plymouth patrons only]
- Small Business Resource Center
Education/Employment/Test Preparation
Electronic Books
Encyclopedias/Dictionaries
Genealogy
- American Ancestors – New England Historic Genealogical Society [in-library only]
- Ancestry.com [in-library only]
- Encyclopedia of American Immigration [Plymouth patrons only]
- HeritageQuest
- The Oral History Review – Oxford Journals [in-library only]
General
- Antique Reference p4A [Plymouth patrons only]
- AtoZ Maps
- AtoZ The USA
- Auto Repair Reference Center [Plymouth patrons only]
- Biography In Context
- Consumer Reports [Plymouth patrons only]
- Encyclopedia of Associations
- Financial Literacy [Plymouth Patrons only]
- General OneFile
- General Reference Center Gold
- Global Road Warrior
- InfoTrac K-12 Junior Edition
- InfoTrac K-12 Student Edition
- Kids InfoBits
- National Geographic 1888-1994 [Plymouth patrons only]
- OverDrive Audiobooks and eBooks
- Reference USA [Plymouth patrons only]
Health
- Health and Wellness Resource Center
- Health Reference Center Academic
- Magill’s Medical Guide[Plymouth patrons only]
- Nursing Resource Center
- Teen Health and Wellness
Historical Newspapers
- America’s Historical Newspapers including Early American Newspapers Series 1 – 3, 1690-1922 [Plymouth patrons only]
- Historic Boston Globe (1782-1981) [Plymouth patrons only]
History
- American History [Plymouth patrons only]
- Ancient History [Plymouth patrons only]
- AtoZ Maps
- AtoZ the USA
- Biography In Context
- Encyclopedia of American Immigration [Plymouth patrons only]
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context
- Global Issues in Context
- Global Road Warrior
- Massachusetts History Online
- National Geographic 1888-1994 [Plymouth patrons only]
- U.S. History in Context
- World Geography [Plymouth patrons only]
- World History in Context
Kid-Friendly
- AtoZ Maps
- AtoZ the USA
- Ancient History [Plymouth patrons only]
- Biography in Context
- Kids InfoBits
- Infobase Ebooks [Plymouth patrons only]
- Info Trac Junior Edition K-12
- Mango Languages [Plymouth patrons only]
- World Book Online
- World History in Context
Languages
- Mango Languages [Plymouth patrons only]
Literature
- Biography In Context
- Books and Authors
- Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
- Critical Insights – Salem Literature [Plymouth patrons only]
- Literature Criticism Online
- Literature Resource Center
- Novelist [Plymouth patrons only]
- OverDrive Audiobooks and eBooks
Newspapers
- Boston Globe (1980-present)
- New York Times (1980-present)
- Patriot Ledger (full text 2000-present) – [Plymouth patrons only] (to search Patriot Ledger abstracts dating from Jan. 4, 1995 – June 23, 2011, click link above and select “Newstand” in upper right corner)
- Zinio – for information on how to set up a Zinio for Libraries account, click here
Science & Technology
- AccessScience [Plymouth patrons only]
- Auto Repair Reference Center [Plymouth patrons only]
- Science in Context