Databases by Subject

Using your Minuteman Library Card for Database Access

Access to databases provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners is available to home/remote users holding a valid Minuteman Library Card. Select databases are only available to Westwood residents and/or are limited to in-library use.

​Databases Listed by Subject

  • Literature Resource Center
  • Novelist Plus (NoveList Plus includes fiction, nonfiction and audiobooks and includes expert recommendations, reviews, articles, lists and more. )
  • Novelist K-8 Plus (Created especially for kids (and the adults who work with them), it has a colorful, graphic-rich homepage, is very easy to use, and is a great resource for helping teachers, school media specialists, children’s librarians, and kids find that next great fiction read. Features include Grab and Go Book Lists on a variety of fiction and nonfiction curricular-based topics.)
  • Business Collection
  • Morningstar Investment Research Center : Home access is limited to Westwood residents only
  • Banker and Tradesman:  Library Use Only – please see Reference Staff for login information
  • Reference Solutions
  • Value Line : Home access is limited to Westwood residents only. Limit of three simultaneous logins.
  • Wall Street Journal : Home access is limited to Westwood residents only.
    • Click here to create your account and start using wsj.com immediately! Your access will be available for the next 3 days. After 3 days, simply come back and click the above link again, then sign in as an existing user with the same username and password you originally created.
    • By accessing The Wall Street Journal through the Westwood Library, you are agreeing to not share your login credentials with anyone. 
  • The Value of a Dollar 1860-2014, Fifth Edition : Home access is limited to Westwood residents only 
  • Value-Line : Smart Research. Smart Investing. The Value Line Research Center includes on-line access to Value Line’s leading publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities as well as special situation stocks.  Note: Limit of three simultaneous logins.

No longer available due IMLS funding cuts

No longer available due IMLS funding cuts

No longer available due IMLS funding cuts

  • Ancestry.com : In library use only
  • Ancestry.com LibGuide : Use this guide (at home or in the library) to get started
  • Fold3 (by Ancestry provides access to a collection of US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.)
  • Cyndi’s List
  • Family Search
  • HeritageHub: Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today. HeritageHub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s, and original obituary images. Access is available 24/7.
  • HeritageQuest No longer available due IMLS funding cuts
  • The USGenWeb Project

Westwood Public Library patrons accessing Transparent Languages after July 1, 2025 will need to reset their account passwords. 

Executive Order 1438 and Library Database Access

President Trump signed Executive Order 14238 eliminating the Institute of Museum and Library Services to (IMLS). IMLS is the single largest source of critical federal funding for libraries. In the President’s FY2026 budget, IMLS is eliminated. Due to this funding cut, MBLC had to reduce its offerings significantly. 

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 

Please note the databases no longer available due to Executive Order 14238

  • 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)

Boston Public Library E-Card

In addition to the databases available through the Westwood Public Library, Massachusetts residents are also eligible to use resources from the Boston Public Library (BPL).  If you do not already have a BPL Card, you can apply for a BPL eCard.  ECards expire after 3 years unless they are upgraded to standard BPL cards.

Register for BPL E-Card

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