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News & Journal Articles

News Articles Databases are online collections of information from high quality sources, such as academic journals, newspapers, magazines, and reference resources.
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* Newspaper and Magazine Databases
* Seekonk Databases
* Other Databases

Newspaper and Magazine Databases

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Cape Cod Times/NewsBank: View current and archived articles from the Cape Cod Times and select
national magazines.
Massachusetts Newsstand: View the full text of curent and archived articles of 14 MA newspapers including the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, The Sun (Lowell), and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
PowerSearch Gale Databases: Search across individual or multiple databases for journal or magazine articles from subjects including reference, academics, health, and business.

Specific Titles

Boston Globe	Boston Herald
Consumer Reports * see note	New York Times
Providence Journal	Wall Street Journal

Looking for historical newspaper articles to use, e.g. primary resources?

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Go to Electronic Resources
Select Newspapers
Click on the newspaper or database name and enter your ecard number to begin!

* for Consumer Reports, go to PowerSearch, select General OneFile, select Publication Search, and enter Consumer Reports *

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Seekonk Library Databases

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Your library card must be from the town of Seekonk.

Auto Repair Reference Center: Find repair guides, wiring diagrams, and automotive systems tutorials.
Bookletters: Read BookPage reviews, bestseller and awards lists, and newsletters.
Books & Authors: Browse books by genre, find lists of books by authors, and email reading suggestions. Purchased with a Reader's Advisory grant awarded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners with funding from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Encyclopedia of Family Health: Locate health information by topic, body system, or images.
Novelist Plus: Receive reading suggestions based on favorite fiction and non-fiction titles, authors, genres, or plot lines.
Price It! Antiques & Collectibles: Price and identify art, antiques & collectibles.
Testing & Education Reference Center: Find career and education information and tools including practice exams for college, graduate school, civil service, U.S. citizenship, and more.
World Book Reference Center: Use the research articles, web links, atlas, images and more.

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Other Databases

Select SAILS/Massachusetts Databases

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Biography Resource Center: Find biographies by name, occupation, nationality, and more.
Literary Reference Center: View author biographies, plot summaries, literary criticism, reviews and more.
Overdrive: Download audio and eBooks and music to your computer or mp3 player.
Tumblebooks: Enjoy e-books for kids, including games, audiobooks, and foreign language titles.

All SAILS databases

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All Massachusetts databases

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