Archives USA directory of 5,400 manuscript repositories, indexes to over 109,000 special collections. ArchivesUSA® is a current directory of 5,581 repositories and 160,792 collections of primary source material across the United States. Using ArchivesUSA®, researchers are able to read descriptions of a repository's holdings to determine whether a collection contains material useful to their work as well as find the information they need to contact the repository directly.
Digital Collection from MBLC, a small but growing collection of pamphlets, maps and 
photographs related to a particular local area. "The documentary heritage of Massachusetts is essentially intact from its founding, and much rich information and documentation exists. Throughout the Commonwealth, repositories house irreplaceable collections of books and private and public documents that serve as a rich resource for researchers involved in local, state, regional, national, and international studies. Library staffs in public and academic libraries and in other repositories have long collected materials that document their immediate and adjoining locales as well as focusing on specific collecting areas. Although much of this material is monographs and pamphlets, a significant portion is manuscript material (personal and organizational papers), photographs, posters, ticket stubs, broadsides, etc. Many of these collections (are) physically sound and have been organized with a finding aid but need greater accessibility for patron use." The collection includes the Boston Athenaeum's African Americana Project and the Boston Public Library's Sports Temples of Boston.
EBSCO Literary Reference Center "The Literary Reference Center (LRC) is a highly graphical interface intended for public, academic and high school libraries. The primary goal of LRC is to assist high school and undergraduate English and Humanities students with homework and research assignments of a literary nature." One of their sections is Citation Help which covers the styles of the Modern Language Association (MLA), the Chicago Manual of Style and the American Psychological Association (APA). Remote access.
EBSCO Science Reference Center is a powerful online reference system with hundreds of specialied scientific databases. " Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife." Remote access.
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Electric Library search by source type: Newspapers (e.g. NY Times & WSJ all articles since 1984), Magazines, Books, Maps, Pictures, Audio/Video and TV & Radio Transcripts (most news shows from ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, NPR, etc.). Especially good for pictures. It also has all the state and national curriculum standards You can also search by grade reading level. Remote access
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Net Library thousands of electronic books from the Boston Public Library and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. With over 3,000 titles ranging from Huckleberry Finn to self-help books and the Complete Idiot's Guide series you should be able to find something to read.
