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Resources provided by Thayer Public Library: 

Central Register 
From home or the Library
The Central Register is the weekly source for information about state, county and municipal contracts being put out to bid for the design, construction and reconstruction of public facilities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Invitations to bid, lists of contractors picking up specifications on a weekly basis, and final awards of contracts are all published. Proposals and advertisements for the lease, sale or transfer of real property are published; as are lists of certified minority and women contractors and contractors who have been debarred from state work. 

Goods and Services Bulletin
From home or the Library
Weekly publication contains solicitations for the procurement of commodities and services (which, generally, are unrelated to construction of public facilities). State purchases of goods and procurements of certain services or consultants are published.  Notices advertising sole source procurements and the availability of surplus property are also published in the Bulletin.  

JobView
From home or the Library
Jobview is an online job hunting resource from  that allows you to easily browse and apply for jobs locally, regionally and nationally.  


Reference USA
 
From Home or the Library
Research businesses or find long lost friends and relatives with these Business and Residential databases.


Learning Express Library 
From Home   From the Library
A comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons—students and adult learners—succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.  Includes test prep books, in ebook format, for college and graduate school entrance exams, civil service tests, the GED, citizenship, TOEFL and more.  


Resources provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners:

General BusinessFile 
From Home or the Library   
Use this database to research all business and management topics. Includes directory listings for over 150,000 companies as well as investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries. 

Info Trac OneFile
From Home or the Library  
InfoTrac OneFile is a comprehensive periodical resource with more than 39 million database records, including more than 9,200 titles (5,156 full-text) dating back to 1980.  Sources range from mainstream to specialized covering virtually every popular, business and professional topic. 

New York Times
From Home or the Library
Full-text coverage of the New York Times (1980 - present) along with full text of the New York Times Magazine (1997 - present) and the New York Times Book Review (1997 - present).  F

Wall Street Journal
From Home  From the Library
Full text articles from the Wall Street Journal 1982 - present.   


   
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