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| A primary source database from the Associated Press that takes users on a sensory journey of photographs, audio sound bites, graphic and text spanning over 160 years o history. Imagery may be used in research papers, theses, reports and PowerPoint presentations. | ||||||
| EBSCO A toZ Provides you with a simple, easy-to-navigate browse and search interface for all print and electronic resources in the library. |
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Proquest Historical Newspapers - New York Times: - Coverage from 1851-2001 |
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Proquest Historical Newspapers - Wall Street Journal - Coverage from 1889-1987 |
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| Newsday from 1985 to the present News, Sports, Long Island Life, Leisure, Shopping, Library, Yellow Pages, Classifieds, Automotive, Jobs and Real Estate. |
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| TellMeMore-powered by Auralog Language learning program. |
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| Credo Reference A complete reference collection from over 50 publishers, powered by a network of cross-references that cut across topics, titles and publishers to provide answers - and new connections - in context. |
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| Teen Heallth & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers - Rosen Publishing Online Developed for teens, with their unique concerns and perspective in mind. Provides students with comprehensive curricular support and self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more. |
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| EBSCOhost Search EBSCOhost for information on business, health, current events, arts, science and entertainment from magazines and newspapers. |
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| Searchasaurus
- EBSCOhost This search is comprised of Encyclopedia of Animals, General Encyclopedia, Middle Search Plus and Primary Search geared towards greade levels K-6. |
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| NoveList
- EBSCOhost NoveList provides enhanced subject access to over 74,000 fiction titles. Use a favorite author or title to discover new authors and titles of interest. Enter words that describe the content of books you want to explore. |
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| NoveList K-8 - EBSCOhost Discover the fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles to use in your classroom. NoveList Learning Center shows you how to use NoveList to meet the reading needs of your students. |
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| EBSCOhost
Espanol MasterFILE Select, Primary Search, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, EBSCO Animals, TOPIC Search, and General Science Collection |
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| Gale
Group - InfoTrac Use InfoTrac to search magazines, newspapers, and reference books for information on business,health, industry, current events, the arts, science, entertainment, etc. |
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| Gale
Group - InfoTrac - Junior and Kid's Edition Designed for young students: search magazines, newspapers, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, etc. |
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| Gale
Group - InfoTrac - General Reference Center Gold Find articles from newspapers, reference books, periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. |
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| Gale
Group - InfoTrac - General Business File ASAP Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Combining broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, and journals. |
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| Gale
- Group - InfoTrac - Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Provides a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles |
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| Gale
Group - InfoTrac - Associations Unlimited Contains information for approximately 460,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields, including IRS data on U.S. 501(c) nonprofit organizations. |
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| Gale
Group - InfoTrac - One File A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a range of topics: Bulsiness, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and general interest topics. |
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| Gale Group's Consulta Provides a comprehensive collection of Spanish-language materials, including award-winning reference material from both Gale and Oceano, a wide range of journals, plus essential primary source documents. In addition to standard and advanced search methodologies and a dictionary function, Consulta provides a graphic chronological timeline to simplify research of specific eras, plus an extensive image gallery. |
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| Gale Group - Health Reference Center Academic Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants. Find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. Intended for informational purposes only. |
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| Gale Group - Business & Company ASAP Providing researchers with information on companies, markets and industries. From market trends, mergers and acquisitions to current management theory and company overviews. Access business and trade journals, newspapers and company directory profiles with full text and images |
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Business & Company Resource Center Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants. A fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Find detailed company and industry news and information. |
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| Gale
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Junior Edition Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants. Designed for young students: search magazines, newspapers, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, etc. |
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| Gale
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- Twayne's Author Series Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants. Twayne World, US, and English Authors each contains the full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors, for a total of 600 individual full-text titles. |
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InfoTrac
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| Gale Group - Custom Newspapers Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants. Search a collection of 150 newspapers, both national and international. |
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| Gale Group - New York State Newspapers Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants. Search this database of ten major newspapers published in the state of New York, including the New York Times and the New York Post. |
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| Gale Group - National Newspaper Index Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants. Provides access to indexing of America's top five newspapers in one seamless search: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and Washington Post. |
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| Daily Life Online|Daily Life through History Exploring everyday life past and present, organized by time period, region, and topic for easy navigation. Teacher lesson plans, correlated to state and NCSS standards. See history up close. More than 1,200 color and black and white images. |
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| HeritageQuest(tm)
Online Resource for census data, family records and local histories. This collection assembles every extant U.S. federal census, banking and military records, genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials. An ongoing project; will grow to encompass obituaries, Freedman's Bank Records, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Index and additional material. |
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| Electric
Library Updated daily, this database is a comprehensive reference resource. You can search through more than 150 full-text newspapers, 800 full-text magazines, international news wires, 2,000 books, TV & Radio transcripts, maps and photographs. |
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| Long Island Library Catalog Search the Union Catalog of books and other materials in Long Island libraries. Includes the holdings of public, academic and special libraries in Nassau and Suffolk counties as well as the holdings of the School Library Systems. |
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| Lit Finder Your clearinghouse for poetry, short stories, essays, and plays since 1976! |
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| Community Resource
Database Profiles more than 6,000 community services and resources available in the Long Island area. Easy access to current information about health, human service and education agencies and programs. |
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| The Grove
Dictionary of Art The most comprehensive online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts from prehistory to the 1990s. Instant access to award winning scholarship in 41,000 articles on the art and culture of Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas and the Pacific, with links to images and further information in museum and other art-related web sites. |
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| The New
Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Universally acknowledged as the unsurpassed authority on all aspects of music. This great work is widely used throughout the academic and professional community, and revered by music lovers worldwide. |
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Last updated 6/13/2008