Databases A-F G-L M-N O-Z
This resource provides viewpoint articles along with topic overviews, full-text magazine and academic articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, and much more.
Provider: MBLC
Subject: Current Events
Download the free Libby app on your phone or tablet to access the cwmars digital catalog on your mobile device. On a computer, click the Libby by Overdrive link to log into your account with your library card and begin browsing the digital catalog for ebooks, audiobooks and magazines. Items may be borrowed for up to 21 days. Wait time may be required for some ebooks and audiobooks but magazines are always available.
For step by step instructions, check for your device in the list below. If your device is not listed, please call the Reference Department at 594-1800 ext. 108.
- Smartphone or Tablet i.e. iPhone, iPad, android (devices running iOS 9 or higher or Android 4.4 or higher )
- Kindle
- Nook
Provider: Chicopee Public Library and CWMARS
Subject: ebooks, e-audiobooks, e-magazines
Offers eBooks, audiobooks and video for kids that you can download to your Android, Apple, Kindle or Nook.
Provider: Chicopee Public Library and CWMARS
Subject: ebooks, e-audiobooks, e-magazines
Targeted collection of journals covering proven and experimental research and treatment techniques in the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine.
Provider: MBLC
Subject: Health
Procitizen has comprehensive citizenship courses for both new American and new Canadian citizens.
With over 100 instructional videos each, plus interactive drills and quizzes, ProCitizen: US and ProCitizen: Canada provide the civics, vocabulary, plus reading and writing practice that new citizens need to succeed at each country’s respective naturalization test.
ProCitizen: US is available in both English and Spanish.
Provider: Chicopee Public Library
Subject: Government & Law, Test Preparation
Pronunciator is a fun and free way to learn any of 163 languages with Personalized Courses, movies, music, and more. Learn online, either on your desktop computer or mobile device! Download the Bluebird app to your mobile device from the iOS app or google play store (Institutional code: CHIC).
Provider: Chicopee Public Library
Subject: Language
Signing Savvy is your complete sign language resource. Signing Savvy includes a sign language dictionary containing several thousand high-resolution videos of American Sign Language (ASL) signs, fingerspelled words, and other common signs used within the United States and Canada.
Signing Savvy also includes a host of resources and tools to use while learning sign language, such as the ability to build custom wordlists and share them with others, create virtual flash cards and quizzes, print signs, build sign phrases, and much more! Additional information is included with each sign videos to help provide a better understanding of what the sign is, when to use it, and how to remember it.
The core of Signing Savvy includes:
- Dictionary – Search the sign langauge dictionary with thousands of high-resolution sign videos, sign descriptions, memory aids, and more.
- Learning Tools – Build vocabulary word lists, practice with flash cards, and quiz yourself with quizzing tools.
- Course Materials – Make use of pre-composed word lists, content-rich articles, worksheets, and more.
- Community – Join an expansive community of educators, interpreters, students, deaf or hard of hearing, friends and family members and enthusiasts of American Sign Language.
Provider: MBLC
Subject: Language
Over 30 proprietary, Massachusetts-centric, databases provided to public libraries from the Social Law Library.
Access to this database is limited to in-library use. Please ask the Reference Librarian for login credentials.
Provider: MBLC
Subject: Government & Law
Complete full text content of local and regional news, community events, schools, politics, cultural activities and people in the community. Paid advertisements are excluded.
Provider: MBLC
Subject: Newspapers
Access to the Springfield Republican Digital Archive is now available through the Springfield Public Library. It may be accessed remotely with a CW MARS library card. If you are trying to access it within the Chicopee Public Library, it must be done so in the Computer Lab. Please visit the Reference Desk for help.
Containing over 1100 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database provides 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.
Provider: MBLC
Subject: General Reference, Teen
Includes background information, useful Internet resources and search terms, suggestions for further reading and articles linked to detailed news coverage. Written for students in middle school through college.
Provider: Chicopee Public Library
Subject: Science
Over 500 online courses with CEUs (Continued Education Units) on almost any subject including: Computer Training, Personal Finance, How-To, Writing Skills, Pet and Animal Care, Professional Development, Health, Arts & Crafts, and so much more!
Provider: Chicopee Public Library
Subject: Careers & College, Hobbies, Reference
Targeted collection of general career guides and highly specialized industry journals.
Provider: MBLC
Subject: Career & College
Access The Wall Street Journal from anywhere! Simply click here to create your account, and you can start using wsj.com immediately. Your access will be available for the next 3 days. After 3 days, simply come back and click the above link again and login as an existing user with the same username and password you originally created.
Provider: Chicopee Public Library
Subject: Current Events, Newspapers