Gale InfoTrac & ProQuest Massachusetts Newsstand via Geo-Location
New! List and descriptions of all statewide (MLS + MBLC) databases for FY2012 (pdf)
Descriptions to the newly added Gale InfoTrac titles can be found here:
http://www.masslibsystem.org/databases/gale-titles-added/
Descriptions of the MLBC state-wide database titles,
Gale InfoTrac & ProQuest Mass. Newsstand, can be found here:
http://mblc.state.ma.us/grants/licenses/index.php
Quick access to InfoTrac, Mass. Newsstand, and the Virtual Catalog
via the Massachusetts Libraries website: HERE
For Massachusetts Libraries:
MLS member libraries can create direct links to the individual geo-location state-wide databases, Gale InfoTrac & ProQuest Massachusetts Newsstand.
Links are generated with your Gale Location ID.
http://mblc.state.ma.us/grants/licenses/links/index.php
If you need assistant in obtaining your Gale Location ID, please contact:
Rick Levine or Scott Kehoe at the MLS, or Marlene Heroux, at the MBLC.
Library Patron Barcode Access for “Legacy” Regional Databases
Click links below to access the former regional databases funded through FY11 (see Legacy Regional Database section below). You will need to type in a patron library barcode from the appropriate region to access these databases:
Metrowest
OCLC WorldCat via FirstSearch
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=worldcat
Northeast
OCLC WorldCat via FirstSearch
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=worldcat
Southeast
Cape Cod Times
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=Newsbank_CCTB
Western
Springfield Republican
http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl?db=Newsbank_SUNB
Legacy Regional Databases for FY11
The databases provided by the former Massachusetts regions were funded for FY11 only (through June 30, 2011). The Massachusetts Library System does not provide technical support for the former regional databases. For technical support, including IP updates, please contact the database vendors directly.
A list of vendor contacts by region can be downloaded here:
Central – Metrowest – Northeast – Southeast – Western
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