Boost your research power with online reference books from Salem Press
Professional-level reference texts on important topics are available to support your research and knowledge from Salem Press, available now and anytime with your Chelmsford Public Library card. Learners of all ages, in school, in college, or other avid learners and teachers can find and share this user-friendly collection of authoritative text resources in a wide range of topics in nature, history, science, health, and literature.
History includes current topics such as:
- The Electoral College
- Israel & Palestine
- Ukraine & Russia
- Civil Disobedience, Social Justice, Nationalism & Populism, Violent Demonstrations and Race Relations
- Pandemics: The Invisible Enemy
- The Eighteenth Century & The Nineteenth Century
20th Century American History by decade
as well as
- Great Lives from History: Inventors & Inventions, Scientists and Science, The Eighteenth Century
- Milestone Documents in American, African American, and World History, as well as World Religions
- Opinions Throughout History:
- Gender: Roles & Rights
- Guns in America
- Immigration
- Law Enforcement in America
- Presidential Authority
- Voters’ Rights
Encyclopedia of American Immigration
Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Society
General Health: includes topics around addiction, genetics, and mental health, as well as Magill’s Medical Guide, 9th Edition and the Dementia Handbook & Resource Guide.
Critical Survey of Graphic Novels:
Learn the history and development of graphic novels, along with the stories and contexts of many major movements in the genre. Overviews and analyses of titles are grouped by three major topics: Heroes and Superheroes, Independents & Underground Classics, and Manga.
These Salem Press titles are available through our Research Subject Guides, or you can access the entire collection here. You'll log in with your library card, and you can see all of the available titles grouped by topic area. You can also click "Register Now" to create your own account where you can bookmark articles and create a virtual breadcrumb trail to pick up where you left off.
Each title has its own linked table of contents as well as keyword search of the entire text. For students and researchers, each article includes pre-written citations to credit your source materials with a simple cut-and-paste.
There's so much to learn for all ages and interests. Click here to get started, and let us know if you have any questions!