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Resources A to Z

These online resources can be accessed using your Pembroke Public Library card number. Unless otherwise noted, you do not need to be at the library to access them.
Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com
​Available for in-library use only
Ancestry is the world's leading resource for online family history and genealogy. Records include census and voter lists, birth, marriage, and death certificates, military records, and immigration and travel records.

AtoZDatabases
AtoZDatabases
​The premier job search, reference and mailing list database including 30 million business and executive profiles and 220 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, and much more! This resource is library funded.


Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports
A nonprofit organization providing unbiased product ratings and reviews since 1936 and putting over 4,000 products through rigorous testing each year. This resource is library funded.


Creativebug
Creativebug
Enjoy unlimited access to over 1,000 online art and craft classes. Watch classes anytime, anywhere. Since classes never expire, you can start and stop projects at your own pace. No pressure, just possibilities! This resource is library funded.


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Educate Station
Educate Station is a full curriculum resource (Pre-K through Grade 5) with weekly/monthly Learning Plans and downloadable worksheets for English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), and Social Studies. This resources is funded by the library and free to all patrons with a Library card.

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Gale Academic OneFile
Provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources—including thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning.


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Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts; presents all sides of important issues, and empowers learners to develop information literacy and critical thinking skills.

Agriculture
Gale OneFile: Agriculture
Provides a comprehensive view of a growing body of knowledge. Researchers will have access to current and authoritative periodical content that spans the industry—from practical aspects of farming to cutting-edge scientific research in horticulture.


Business
Gale OneFile: Business
Provides full-text coverage of all business disciplines including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management, and strategy, as well as business theory and practice. Users will understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through nearly 4,000 leading business and trade publications, updated daily. 
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Communications and Mass Media
Gale OneFile: Communications and Mass Media
Brings together information found in more than 400 journals. Nearly 3 million articles on all aspects of the communications field, including advertising, public relations, linguistics, and literature, meet the needs of researchers.


Culinary Arts
Gale OneFile: Criminal Justice
Informs the research process for those studying law, law enforcement, terrorism, homeland security, forensic science, and more.


Culinary Arts
Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts
Offers a smorgasbord of information—more than five million articles from more than 250 major cooking and nutrition magazines, as well as book reference content from Delmar such as About Wine, Introduction to Catering, Advanced Bread and Pastry, and Eat Fit Be Fit.


Diversity Studies
Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies
Collection of journals that explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in the global community.

Economics and Theory
Gale OneFile: Economics and Theory
Access to full-text academic journals and magazines--with a strong emphasis on titles covered in the EconLit bibliographic index.

Environmental Studies and Policy
Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies and Policy
A digital resource that answers inquiries about environmental concerns with coverage of more than 5.4 million articles from more than 300 journals and book reference content from Delmar, including Soil, Science, and Management; Introduction to Agronomy; Food, Crops, & Environment; Fundamental Soil Science; and more.


Fine Arts
Gale OneFile: Fine Arts
Periodical database for serious students of drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.

Gardening and Horticulture
Gale OneFile: Gardening and Horticulture
Serves horticultural enthusiasts of all levels with more than 3.6 million articles from more than 100 journals, as well as more than 20 reference titles from Delmar, including Handbook of Flowers; Foliage and Creative Design; Computer Graphics for Landscape Architects; and more.


Gender Studies
Gale OneFile: Gender Studies
Offers access to scholarly journals and magazines covering topics including gender studies, family, and marital issues, LGBTQ community, and more.


Health Reference Center Academic
Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine
Discover periodicals and reference book content designed for both nursing and allied health students as well as consumer health researchers.

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Gale OneFile: High School Edition
Provides access to authoritative, reliable digital content from magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference books appropriate for middle- and high-school students and covers a wide range of subjects, including science, history, and literature.


Home Improvement
Gale OneFile: Home Improvement
Puts the research of hobbyists and professionals alike on a solid foundation with more than 4.5 million articles from more than 200 home improvement-focused titles, covering topics including architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and others.


Hospitality and Tourism
Gale OneFile: Hospitality and Tourism
Access to scholarly journals, magazines, and trade publications that cover topics including the cultural, and economic aspects of travel and tourism.

Information Science
Gale OneFile: Information Science
Provides access to periodical content covering all aspects of managing and maintaining information and technology, including usability, cataloging, circulation, business information, and more.

Insurance and Liability
Gale OneFile: Insurance and Liability
Connects researchers to hundreds of thousands of updated articles from leading journals, including: Business Insurance, Claims, Employee Benefit News, National Underwriter Life & Health, Pensions & Investments, Risk Management, and more.

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Gale OneFile: Leadership and Management
Provides access to authoritative periodical content covering topics such as 21st-century skills, organizational dynamics and leadership, adult learning and continuing education, and more.

Military and Intelligence
Gale OneFile: Military and Intelligence
Offers authoritative periodical content covering past and present military affairs.

News
Gale OneFile: News
Provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts, and transcripts. 


Nursing and Allied Health
Gale OneFile: Nursing and Allied Health
Provides access to authoritative content supporting nursing professionals already working in the field, as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.

Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine
Gale OneFile: Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine
Offers a wide spectrum of information, including proven treatment techniques, experimental research, and more with access to academic journals and magazines covering the fields of fitness and sports.

Pop Culture Studies
Gale OneFile: Pop Culture Studies
Provides access to scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture.

Popular Magazines
Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines
Provides access to the most searched magazines across the OneFile products. All of the titles are selected based on actual publication searches performed by library patrons and the database includes many titles recommended by Bowker's "Magazines for Libraries."

Psychology
Gale OneFile: Psychology
Provides access to authoritative periodical content supporting research in all fields of psychology— abnormal, biological, cognitive, comparative, developmental, personality, quantitative, social and all areas of applied psychology. Researchers, psychologists, counselors, and behavioral scientists will discover relevant information from the thoughts, views, discoveries, and reports found in this comprehensive collection.

Religion and Philosophy
Gale OneFile: Religion and Philosophy
Discover a comprehensive collection of periodical content covering topics across a wide range of philosophies and religions. Researchers will gain valuable insight about the impact religion has had on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language. Updated daily, this library resource supports a broad range of topics from theological approaches to social issues.

Vocations and Careers
Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers
Provides current and applicable periodical content to aid in career and vocational research -- from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.

War and Terrorism
Gale OneFile: War and Terrorism
Provides authoritative periodical content addressing both historic and contemporary topics in the fields of war and terrorism.

Power Search - Gale Databases
Gale Power Search
For one place to start your research, this tool allows you to search all Gale databases.


Mango Languages
Mango Languages
Start the conversation in your choice of over 70 world languages and dialects through courses crafted using conversational methodology. Every self-paced language course introduces the learner to cultural insights and grammatical nuances specific to their language of choice, delivered through native speaker dialogue, and created with each individual learner in mind. This resource is library funded.

New York Times
New York Times (1985-current)
Search the full text of New York Times articles from 1985 and later.

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PebbleGo
PebbleGo is a curricular content hub specifically designed for K-2 students. Packed with informational articles, ready-made activities, and literacy supports for students of all abilities, it boosts engagement and fosters independent learning in core subject areas. 

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Universal Class
​Universal Class offers over 500 lifelong learning and continuing education courses in over 30 subject areas. All courses are designed and led by professional instructors and include videos, assignments, quizzes, tests, and options for social media interaction with other learners. Users can take as many classes as they would like and complete classes at their own pace. This resource is library funded.


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Anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in Massachusetts can register for a free Boston Public Library eCard at bpl.org/ecard and gain access to a wide range of digital resources covering newspapers, magazines, streaming media, genealogy, and more.


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