参考服务

Here at our remote reference desk you will find a growing list of resources available digitally in a single, 统一的列表. You can also find ways to contact the Reader 服务 staff if you need additional assistance or cannot find what you are looking for 在这里.

* *看到了 og体育平台图书馆 page for information about visiting the library in person.**

个人援助

的og体育平台 library staff who can usually be found behind the reference desk at 1154 Boylston are available remotely to assist you with your research! Please don't hesitate to reach out for 个人ized assistance.

• If you would like a member of the reference team to assist you by telephone please call the reference desk at 617-646-0532. If we are unable to answer, leave a voicemail 和 a reference librarian will return your call.
• If you would like a member of the reference team to assist you by email please contact us at reference@masshist.libanswers.com. 参考图书管理员将通过电子邮件回复. Due to the volume of inquiries we receive, we strive to respond within two weeks/ten business days. 
• If you would prefer to use social media, you can reach a member of our reference team on Twitter @MHS1791_Ref 或者通过 MHS Facebook页面.
• 或者，利用我们的 虚拟参考和聊天服务 to participate in a live chat with a reference librarian or learn about requesting a face-to-face appointment via Zoom.

MHS系列在线提供

的og体育平台 provides digital access to our collections in a variety of ways through thematic resources, 数字出版项目, 链接到收藏指南的数字内容, 数字化的公共领域资料, 订阅数据库. We will be updating this section regularly as new resources become available.

阿比盖尔目录记录与数字内容

Many catalog records for single items contain links to digital versions of those items. A 在我们的在线目录阿比盖尔搜索 for the phrase "Click 在这里 to view this item" in quotation marks using the Keyword Anyw在这里 search option will return around 1300 items that have digital versions linked to their catalog entries.

带有数字内容的馆藏指南

近年来, the MHS has piloted full or partial digitization of manuscript 和 visual material collections using the online 收集指南 作为一种传递系统. Look for the blue digital content indicator next to the collection guide link 和/or collection guide subsection as you browse in order to locate digital facsimiles.

og体育平台的出版物

的og体育平台 has been publishing since 1791 和 many of its pre-1930 (public domain) publications are available full-text online.

• 《og体育平台》. Available through JSTOR free 1791-1924 (no login required). 可通过JSTOR 1925-1997获得 个人 或者机构登录. 续1998年至今 马萨诸塞州历史评论.
• 马萨诸塞州历史学会收藏. 的og体育平台 og体育官网， I-VII系列(卷). 1 - 70),波动率. 71-78 are available full text through the 互联网档案馆.
• 1930年以前的MHS刊物已数码化. A number of early MHS publications have been digitized 和 made available through HathiTrust 和 the 互联网档案馆. 的 above link is to a Google Documents spreadsheet with hyperlinks.
• 珍本书籍及小册子. 的 马萨诸塞州历史学会 holds copies of many rare print items that are in the public domain 和 have been digitized by other institutions. 图书馆 staff are currently working to provide links to as many of these print items as possible. 同时，我们建议进行搜索 互联网档案馆 和 HathiTrust 在我们的目录中任何1930年以前的印刷品.
  • 探寻水源图书馆. 的 library of Thomas Dowse was presented to the Society in 1856. 你可以查看1870年出版的多斯图书馆目录 在这里. To access our in-progress Google Documents spreadsheet of titles with links to digital surrogates available on the 互联网档案馆 和/or HathiTrust 点击这里.

专题网上资源

参观 数字og体育平台 页面以查找到数字馆藏的链接, from interactive displays of entire collections to companion sites for past exhibitions; a staff-curated set of og体育官网了 featuring some of our "greatest hits"; our institutional blog; as well as our podcast.

数字纪录片版本

的og体育平台 offers digital editions of several documentary publication projects:

• 亚当斯论文电子版.
• Robert Treat Paine Papers数字版.
• 温斯洛普家族文件电子版.

订阅数据库

的og体育平台 collections can be found in subscription databases that may be available through other research libraries. Catalog records in ABIGAIL indicate whether a specific collection has been included in a subscription database. Evans 和 Shaw-Shoemaker call numbers indicate whether a print item may be found in Early American Imprints series I 和 II. Below is a list of the subscription databases that contain MHS materials.

For an itemized list of all MHS collections represented in these databases (with the exception of Early American Imprints) 点击这里.

• 探索时代 (Adam Matthew Digital).
• China, America, 和 the Pacific: Trade 和 Cultural Exchange (Adam Matthew Digital).
• 早期美国印记，系列一:埃文斯，1639-1800 (Readex)
• Early American Imprints, 系列 II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819 (Readex)
• Frontier Life: Borderl和s, Settlement, 和 Colonial Encounters (Adam Matthew Digital).
• 历史宝库:独立战争和早期美国 (它)
• Leisure, Travel, 和 Mass Culture: 的 History of Tourism (Adam Matthew Digital).
• Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1900 (Adam Matthew Digital).
• Nineteenth Century og体育官网 Online: Religion, Spirituality, Reform 和 Society (盖尔/ Cengage).

缩微过程

的og体育平台 holds over 800 titles on microfilm 和 the commercial vendor ProQuest 出售65个缩微电影版本的MHS收藏. 你可以浏览 所有可用的MHSog体育官网列表 on the ProQuest website (use search bar 和 enter 马萨诸塞州历史学会 collections). To order copies, contact ProQuest directly at 800-521-0600 or via its webform (按右上角“联络我们”按钮). Materials from MHS collections sold by ProQuest may be purchased by 个人 reel.