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Additional Bridgewater Public Library Resources
Resources Available through Boston Public Library
Business & Finance
Business (Gale OneFile)
Articles on accounting, marketing and management, and related fields.
Central Register & Goods and Services Bulletin
A weekly source providing information on state, county, and municipal contracts up for bid for products or services.
Consumer Reports
Provides trusted ratings and recommendations for vehicles, appliances, electronics, and thousands of other products for every area of life.
Economics and Theory (Gale OneFile)
Articles on economics, interviews with CEOs and entrepreneurs, and more.
Genealogy
Ancestry Library Edition (In-House Use Only)*
Ancestry is the largest online family history resource, with over 20 billion records. Our subscription includes records from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, as well as major collections from France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Australia, and China.
*Access this resource using one of our public computers or by using a personal device when logged onto the Library WIFI.
Family Search (In-House Use Only)*
The Bridgewater Public Library is a Family Search Affiliate Library. This designation means local library patrons will have greater and more convenient access to the wealth of genealogical resources available through FamilySearch. The popular web service has over 6 billion searchable names and 2 billion images of historical genealogical records. FamilySearch adds over 300 million free genealogical records and images online yearly from all over the world and manages the famous FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. It has amassed billions of birth, marriage, death, census, land and court records from more than 130 countries to help you discover and make family connections.
*Access this resource using one of our public computers or by using a personal device when logged onto the Library WIFI.
Health & Medicine
Health Reference Center Academic
Academic health information from the medical professional’s perspective.
Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile)
Articles on direct patient care, healthcare administration, and more.
Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine (Gale OneFile)
Articles on treatment techniques, experimental research, and more.
History
U.S. History (Gale OneFile)
Robust coverage for both novice historians and advanced researchers.
World History (Gale OneFile)
Well-rounded coverage of current thinking and scholarly work.
Law Databases
Criminal Justice (Gale OneFile)
Articles on law, law enforcement, security, terrorism, and more.
Social Law Library
In-library use only, please ask for login at Reference desk
Access over 40 substantive and administrative databases as well as an extensive list of outside resources from the second oldest law library in the country, located in Boston.
News Archives
The New York Times (1985-)
Browse text-only back issues of New York Times from the mid-80s to now.
News (Gale OneFile)
Provides access to full-text newspapers and allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, newspaper section, or other fields. The database offers a one-stop source for current news and searchable archives.
Popular Magazines (Gale OneFile)
Provides access to the most searched magazines. All of the titles are selected based on actual publication searches performed by library patrons.
Reference & Encyclopedias
Academic OneFile
Complete source for peer-reviewed scholarly articles across all academic disciplines.
Britannica Library
Comprehensive encyclopedia with dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, and more.
Spanish Resources
Britannica Escolar
Enciclopedia español para los estudiantes más jóvenes Encyclopedia Britannica in Spanish (Grades K-8).
Britannica Primaria
Enciclopedia español para los estudiantes más jóvenes Encyclopedia Britannica in Spanish (Grades K-5).
Additional Bridgewater Public Library Resources
Looking for additional resources? Check out the library's A-Z library page where you can conduct a power search across all our available databases. If you need further assistance with a specific resource or need help with a research project, ask the Reference librarian.
Resources Available through Boston Public Library
Check out Boston Public Library's full list of Online Resources, free to access with a BPL eCard. All permanent Massachusetts residents are eligible to get a free card which will grant you access to the resources above as well as other online benefits. You may sign up for an eCard here.
