E-Resources

These free online research resources offer help with school, your job, and your everyday life.

We’ve organized them by subject to allow you to browse at your convenience.

Unless otherwise indicated as “In Library Use Only,” these digital resources are available from any internet connection. You may be required to enter your NOBLE Library card number for access outside of the library. Please let us know if you have any problems.

 

 

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  • Fine Arts

    Provides access to scholarly journals and magazines that support research in areas including drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.

  • Business

    Information for business owners.

  • Business Source Premier (Home access requires a library card)

    The industry’s most used business database for full-text business publications.

  • Communications and Mass Media

    Key subjects covered in these academic journals and magazines include advertising and public relations, literature and writing, linguistics, and more.

  • Economics and Theory

    Provides access to academic journals and magazines which focus on topics in economics and related fields.

  • Home Improvement

    For hobbyists and professionals alike, topics include architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and others.

  • Insurance and Liability

    Academic journals and trade publications cover the insurance industry and topics of interest to both individual property owners and corporations such as labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more.

  • Leadership and Management

    Provides access to content covering topics such as 21st-century skills, organizational dynamics and leadership, adult learning and continuing education, and more.

  • Ancestry Library

    Discover your family history with ancestry.com – available at the Saugus Public Library.

  • FamilySearch

    Discover your family’s story through historical records.​ With FamilySearch’s collection of billions of records, you can piece together your ancestors’ history and bring their stories to life.​

  • HeritageQuest

    Saugus residents can research their ancestry through America’s largest commercial genealogy archive. Beginners and experts benefit with the best family history and genealogy data and resources available.

  • Vocations and Careers

    Aids users in researching a vocation, finding an appropriate institution of learning, job searching, and maintaining a career, with general career guides and highly specialized industry journals.

  • Criminal Justice

    Provides access to academic journals and magazines on topics including law, law enforcement, security, and terrorism.

  • Information Science

    Provides access to scholarly journals and trade publications essential for information professionals and other knowledge workers. Coverage of topics includes information infrastructure, metadata architecture, publishing, and more.

  • Boston Herald (Home access requires a library card)

    The Boston Herald (2008 – 2018) is no Longer Available.

     

  • News

    National, regional and international news. Includes The New York Times (1985 – current) and The Boston Globe (2000 – 2007). To restrict your results to articles in the Times or Globe, use the advanced search and type the title of the publication in the keyword field.

  • Newspaper Source (Home access requires a library card)

    An online resource that offers cover-to-cover full text for national, regional and international newspapers, as well as transcripts of television and radio programs.

  • Regional Business News (Home access requires a library card)

    A full-text database covering a full spectrum of regional business news and publications for the United States and Canada.

  • The Daily Item

    Login with username “sau@noblenet.org” and password “SauguspL”.

    To read and search back issues, click on the E-edition, then click on archive on the menu at the top right.

  • Religion and Philosophy

    Provides access to scholarly journals and magazines of interest offering balanced content that covers topics across a wide range of philosophies and religions.

  • Agriculture

    Provides access to current and authoritative content that spans the agriculture industry — from practical aspects of farming to cutting edge scientific research in horticulture.

  • Gardening and Horticulture

    Provides access to academic journals and magazines focused on both the practical aspects and the scientific theory of horticulture studies for biotechnologists, farmers, hobbyists, and landscape architects alike.

  • Culinary Arts

    Provides access to academic journals and magazines on all aspects of cooking and nutrition, including thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.

  • Diversity Studies

    Provides access to scholarly journals and magazines that explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community.

  • Gender Studies

    Provides balanced coverage of this significant aspect of culture and society, with access to scholarly journals and magazines covering topics including gender studies, family and marital issues, and more.

  • Hospitality and Tourism

    Offers journals, magazines, and trade publications that provide coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism industries.

  • Military and Intelligence

    Scholarly journals, magazines, and reports cover all aspects of the past and current state of military affairs, including governmental policies, the socioeconomic effects of war, and more.

  • Pop Culture Studies

    Offers useful information for researchers in social science, history, art or liberal arts courses.