Online Resources

Heath Free Public Library online catalog
http://wmars.cwmars.org/search~S94/
Search the Heath Library catalog and place holds for books, audio books, or movies.

Western Massachusetts C/W MARS Libraries Catalog
http://wmars.cwmars.org/search~/
Request books, audio books, or movies from other Western Massachusetts C/W MARS libraries and have them sent to the Heath Library for pick-up. Library staff will call you when the item arrives in Heath. Kudos to the Massachusetts Library System (MLS) for making the deliveries between libraries.

Download digital Audiobooks, eBooks, Disney Digital Books, Public Domain eBooks, and Videos
http://digitalcatalog.cwmars.org/
Do you have a new Kindle?
-  Watch the video tutorials titled Borrowing A Kindle Library eBook and Returning A Kindle Library eBook: http://www.cwmars.org/node/398
-  Here's an overview of using library eBooks on your Kindle: http://digitalcatalog.cwmars.org/E420B71D-C3B1-43D7-B7DB-CAF99DEA544B/10/383/en/Help-Kindle.htm
-  View the Amazon.com Help Page for Public Library Books for Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/?nodeId=200747550
-   Search the C/W MARS Digital Catalog for Kindle eBooks:  http://digitalcatalog.cwmars.org/0151203B-B2D9-410C-B1E8-87847047EA0F/10/383/en/BANGSearch.dll?Type=Format&ID=420&SortBy=CollDate

Online Reference Databases

Statewide Online Reference Databases

The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners licenses the following electronic resources for use by all Massachusetts residents from their local libaries, schools (Massachusetts Library System members only), or their home computers with Internet access.
DatabaseLink
Full suite of Gale databaseshttp://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=gale&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
Academic OneFilehttp://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=AONE&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
Biography In Contexthttp://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=BIC1&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
Books and Authors*http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=BNA&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
Business and Company Resource Center*http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=BCRC-0&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
Contemporary Literary Criticism Selecthttp://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=CLC&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
Educator's Reference Completehttp://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PROF&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
Expanded Academic ASAPhttp://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=EAIM&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
General BusinessFile ASAPhttp://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=GBFM&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
General Reference Center Goldhttp://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=GRGM&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
Global Issues in Context*http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=GIC&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
Health and Wellness Resource Center*http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=HWRC-2&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
Health Reference Center Academichttp://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=HRCA&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
InfoTrac K-12 Junior Editionhttp://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=K12J&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
InfoTrac K-12 Student Editionhttp://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=STOM&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
Kids InfoBitshttp://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=ITKE&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
Literature Resource Center*http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=LitRC-16&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
Literature Resources from Galehttp://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=LITRG&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
LitFinder*http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=LITF&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
Massachusetts History Onlinehttp://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=SP23&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
New York Timeshttp://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=SP24&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context*http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=OVIC&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
Info Trac OneFilehttp://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=ITOF&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
RDS Business Suite*http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=RDS&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
Gale Science In Context*http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=SCIC&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
Student Resources in Context*http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=SUIC&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
US History in Context*http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=UHIC&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
Gale Virtual Reference Libraryhttp://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=GVRL&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl
Gale World History In Context*http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=WHIC&locid=mlin_w_heathfpl

  * Denotes resource funded by the Massachusetts Library System.

C/W MARS Online Reference Databases
http://www.cwmars.org/databases
Provided by C/W MARS, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, and Massachusetts Regional Library Systems. Available databases are:
  • African-American History Online
  • American History Online
  • American Women Online
  • Science Online
  • Grove Art Online
  • NoveList (Fiction reader's advisory service)
  • GaleGroup Databases (Academic, business, general, health, more)
  • Literary Reference Center (Information on thousands of authors and their works)
  • Massachusetts Newsstand (Boston Globe, Herald, Worcester Telegram&Gazette, and others)