Beginning on July 1, 2025, statewide research database offerings will be significantly reduced, but the MBLC and Massachusetts Library System (MLS), which jointly fund statewide databases, will maintain several of the most heavily used. The MBLC and MLS prioritized providing databases that support students at every level of learning: elementary, middle, high school, and postsecondary education. See below and reverse for details and research options. For more information about the impact of Executive Order 14238, please visit: libraries.state.ma.us/federal-funding-at-risk
STATEWIDE CONTINUED DATABASES
- Britannica Escolar
- Britannica Library
- Britannica School
- Gale Academic OneFile + OneFile Collections
- Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints
- PebbleGo
DISCONTINUED DATABASES
- Boston Globe Article Archive
- Britannica Moderna
- Gale Legal Forms
- HeritageQuest Online
- Gale Academic OneFile Select
- Gale General OneFile
- Gale Health and Wellness
- Gale in Context: Biography
- Gale in Context: Elementary
- Gale in Context: Environmental Studies
- Gale in Context: Global Issues
- Gale in Context: Middle School
- Gale in Context: Science
- Gale in Context: US History
- Gale in Context: World History
- Gale Interactive Science
- Gale Literature Resource Center
- Peterson’s Career Prep
- Peterson’s Test Prep
- Science Database (ProQuest)
- Transparent Language
OTHER OPTIONS
Through Boston Public Library
Massachusetts residents have access to a wide range of free, high-quality digital resources through the Boston Public Library (BPL), many of which can serve as alternatives to those no longer available through statewide systems. With a free BPL eCard— available to anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in Massachusetts—you can access academic databases, online learning tools, newspapers, journals, and more. To apply for a BPL eCard, visit bpl.org/ecard
For a list of online resources available through BPL, visit bpl.org/blogs/post/explore-additional-research-resources
For a list of BPL online resources for high school students, visit bpl.org/blogs/post/5-best-bpl-online-resources-for-high-school-students/
Through the Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries
The Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries offer helpful resources and services including:
- Ask a Law Librarian
- Document Delivery Service – connects librarians and patrons with state and federal legal forms, treatises, and case law research.
- Massachusetts Law about…over 190 MA legal topics curated by Trial Court Law Libraries
Through MassHire
MassHire Career Services and Planning offers job support online and in person at 25 career center locations across MA. Search and apply for jobs, explore careers and find the right training/education matching your career interests at mass.gov/topics/masshire