Databases
Martha's Vineyard Library Association Databases
As part of MVLA, the Edgartown Free Public Library provides free access to:
- Gale LegalForms - This database provides access to thousands of legal forms, with more forms being added daily. Official, State Specific, Federal, Business, Personal, Real Estate, and General forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues. Warning: Public users should consult an attorney in their state for serious legal matters. Click here for access.
- Gale Presents: Peterson's Test Prep - Search thousands of college and graduate schools, identify scholarships, take practice tests, and use test prep eBooks. Click here for access.
Statewide Databases
The Edgartown Free Public Library and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners provide free access to several online databases. These databases connect you with a vast range of materials, from scholarly journals, to newspaper archives, to financial, medical and scientific information. Through the MBLC, you have access to several databases, including the following list: Gale, Gale OneFile, Encyclopedia Britannica, The Boston Globe, Transparent Languages, and more.
Digital Commonwealth
Patrons also have access to photographs, manuscripts, books, audio recordings, and other materials of historical interest that have been digitized and made available by members of Digital Commonwealth, a statewide consortium of libraries, museums, archives, and historical societies from across Massachusetts.
Click here to access Digital Commonwealth
Boston Public Library Databases and Digital Resources
There are several databases and digital resources you have access to through the Boston Public Library, the library for the Commonwealth. As a Massachusetts resident, you may sign up for a free BPL eCard. Once you have a library card number and PIN, you'll have access.
Click here to sign up for a BPL eCard
Click here to see BPL's digital resources
NoveList Plus
NoveList is a website designed to help readers find new and interesting reading material. It offers book lists, reviews, book & author read-a-likes, and more.