Databases

*Click on the logo of the database that you would like to search
*Have your library card available.
*Enter your library card barcode number to access some of these databases.

	Access Science : Online Encyclopedia of McGraw-Hill Science and Technology.Get access to 7,100 plus articles. Library barcode required.
	ALISWeb : Search the online catalog for material in this and other Nassau County public libraries.
	Ancestry Library Edition™ – a new genealogy research tool that provides instant access to a wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research. With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more! For use inside the library only.
	Career Cruising :a comprehensive and interactive career guidance resource. It includes in-depth profiles of hundreds of different careers, detailed information on colleges and universities and multimedia interviews with real people in every career. Library barcode required.
	The Catastrophe Readiness Clearinghouse, sponsored by a grant from the Allstate Foundation, provides tools to empower families, individuals, and small businesses to more effectively plan their own strategies for responding to potentially catastrophic events.
	Community Resource Database of Long Island provides information on nearly 12,000 health, education, social and human service agencies and programs on Long Island 24 hours a day-7 days a week.
	Credo Reference: Get content from hundreds of reference books covering every major subject. It's a search engine like Google, but instead of searching the entire internet, your results come from a comprehensive library of trusted sources. Library barcode required.
	Ebsco Databases: Choose from 3 different databases: Searchasauraus for children, TOPICsearch for a broad subject area, and EmpireLink for over 750 periodicals. Provided by the New York State Library through LSTA funds. Library barcode required.
	Ebsco A to Z provides patrons with a single, comprehensive list of periodical titles to which they have access and allows them to see in what databases they appear. They can quickly locate and link to journals of interest, searching for journals by keyword or by browsing an alphabetical list by title or subject.
	Galenet: Provides access to 6 databases: Business and Company Resource Center, General Business File ASAP, Literature Resource Center (LRC), General Reference Center, National Newspaper Index, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center,and Student Resource Center. Library barcode required. .
	Galenet Business & Company Resource Center:Detailed company and industry news and information.Click on Gale Databases to access ReferenceLink and Twayne author series. Provided by the New York State Library through LSTA funds. Library barcode required.
	Galenet Health Reference Center: Find articles on fitness, health, medicine, pregnancy, nutrition. Provided by the New York State Library through LSTA funds. Library barcode required.
	Galenet Infotrac Jr.: Kid's edition gives children easy access to magazines,reference books and newspaper articles. Provided by the New York State Library through LSTA funds. Library barcode required.
	Virtual Reference Library American Civil War, American Revolution, Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, Major Acts of Congress, Encyclopedia of Cancer, Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, Encyclopedia of Medicine, History Behind the Headlines, Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health.
	Grolier Online:comprehensive, age-appropriate references in one online source. Includes Encyclopedia Americana and Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Library barcode required.
	Grove Dictionary Of Art : An online resource for all aspects of the visual arts from prehistory to the 1990's. Library barcode required.
	Grove Dictionary Of Music: An online resource for all aspects of music. Library barcode required.
	HeritageQuest Online™ – resource for census data, family records, and local histories. This collection assembles every extant U.S. federal census, family genealogies, local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records, genealogical and local history serials, and more. Library barcode required.
	Informe : The Spanish version of Infotrac. Una coleccion de revistas hispanicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, technologia, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. Library barcode required.
	LILRC: Click on Long Island List of Serials-includes the holdings of public, academic and special libraries in Nassau and Suffolk counties as well as the holdings of the School Library System. User Name: malverne (lower case) Password: lilrc1 (lower case)
	Literary Reference Center is a full text database that includes plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, articles of literary criticism, author biographies, literary journals, book reviews, classic and contemporary poems, classic and contemporary short stories, full text of classic novels, author interviews, and images of key literary figures. Library barcode required.
	Downloadable Audio books are digitized books available through the Malverne Public Library's subscription to the Recorded Books/NetLibrary Internet database.
	NetLibrary provides access to your library’s eContent collection. eContent is the digital version of books, journals, and database content. You can access your library’s eContent 24 hours a days, seven days a week. See your Librarian to create an account.
	NextReads is the Malverne Public Library's newsletter service. They list new, forthcoming and vintage titles in the genre of your choice-- emailed to your inbox.
	Novelist K-8: An electronic Reader's Advisory for Kindergarden to 8th grade, includes Teacher's Resources.Library barcode required.
	Novelist : An electronic Reader's Advisory Resource which assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles. Library barcode required.
	Points of View Reference Center includes sources to provide 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. Library barcode required.
	ReferenceUSA database contains detailed information on more that 13 million U.S. businesses; 120 million U.S. households; 683,000 U.S. health care providers; 1 million Canadian businesses; and 11 million Canadian residents. Library barcode required.
	Salud Para Todos: EBSCO databases in Spanish.
	Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. Library barcode required.
	Teacher Resource Center (TRC) is a free resource to anyone interested in teaching and education. This bibliographic database provides coverage on topics such as Assessment, Best Practices, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, School Administration, Science & Mathematics, and Teacher Education.
	TumbleBooks: The TumbleBook Library is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books) TumblePuzzles, and TumbleQuizzes, as well as TumbleResources for teachers. TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books.
	Twayne Author Series: find information on authors including critical writing. You can search by genre, nationality and time period. Library barcode required.
	UMI Proquest : Newspaper and periodicals database. Includes full-text and graphics for NY Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal. Library barcode required.


	Last Updated 5.6.08