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provide access to a wide variety of databases that offer magazine,
journal, and newspaper articles; research databases on specific
subjects such as literature, music, art, science, business
or health, and reader's advisory.
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Online Databases
Credo Reference - The world's largest online reference service. It features full-text content along with images, maps & audio files from hundreds of reference books covering a broad range of subjects. Credo Reference offers unique, cross-referencing technology, enabling users to find authoritative answers fast.
EBSCOhost - Search EBSCOhost for information on business, health, current events, arts, science and entertainment from magazines and newspapers.
Encyclopedia Britannica - Britannica Online Public Library Edition contains comprehensive content for all patrons—from elementary students to college students, from business professionals to curious seniors. Whether it’s frogs or physics, gardening or geography, Britannica Online Public Library Edition covers it all. Extensive and thorough yet intuitive and fast, this powerful collection delivers trustworthy information that you need.Funk
& Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
- This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering
a variety of subject areas.
General One File (InfoTrac) - A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics; business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology and many general interest topics.
ProQuest Research Library - Search for coverage of a broad range of subjects including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests.
Webster's Dictionary - Librarians, teachers, and students can trust this comprehensive database of words and robust search functionality, which allow users to research language and study words in a variety of exciting ways. It’s the perfect resource for anyone interested in expanding his or her understanding of the English language.World Book Online - Welcome to the World Book Online Reference Center, the premier online reference source-containing every article from the 22-volume print set plus thousands more. With state-of-the-art multimedia, maps, editor- reviewed Web sites, and more - we are convinced that you will find the World Book Online Reference Center to be a valuable resource!
EBSCO Animals - Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.
Oxford Art Online - The most comprehensive online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts from prehistory to the present day.
Auto Repair Reference Center - Contains information by the publisher of Chilton's on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1954. Database content includes approximately 23,000 vehicles covered from 1954 to present; over 100,000 factory drawings and step-by-step photographs; over 60,000 technical service bulletins & recalls issued by the original equipment vehicle manufacturer; wiring diagrams for easy viewing and printing; specifications & maintenance schedules; Labor Time Guide & Estimator; Quick Tips, a complete guide to vehicle ownership & maintenance.
Biography Resource Center - This database combines award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources. Biography Resource Center also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search.
HeritageQuest Online - HeritageQuest Online combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular UMI Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content.
ABI/IFORM Dateline (ProQuest) - Search a unique resource focusing on hard-to-find local and regional business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news. Provides access to business information not typically found in national news sources. Contains news and analysis, information on local markets, and more gathered from major business tabloids, magazines, daily newspapers, wire services, and city, state, and regional business publications.
ABI/INFORM Select - Search for essential information from 515 core business periodicals. Provides information on advertising, economics, human resources, finance, marketing, computers, and more.
ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry - Search more than 1200 business periodicals with a trade or industry focus. Provides users with the latest industry news, product and competitive information, marketing trends, and a wide variety of other topics. Contains publications on every major industry, including finance, insurance, transportation, construction, and many more.
Business
and Company Resource Center (InfoTrac)
- *
Password is your library card barcode *
A fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand
information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies
and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and
industry news and information. Available
via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded
by LSTA grants.
General Business File ASAP (InfoTrac) - Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.
Hoover's Company Records - Find up to date proprietary editorial content covering more than 40,000 public and non-public companies and 225,000 key executives. Hoover's, widely recognized as a leading provider of corporate data, delivers in depth industry analyses, information on a company's location, summary financials, top competitors, top officers, and more.
Investext
Plus -The premier financial research database available today.
Search this database to find investment, company and industry reports
from over 500 brokers in North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific, Latin
America, Africa and the Middle East. All company and industry reports
are provided in full page PDF image.
PROMT
- Predicast Overview of Markets and Technology. Use this database
to research companies, the products and technologies they produce,
and the markets in which they compete. Includes summaries and full
text from nearly 1,000 business and trade journals, industry newsletters,
newspapers, market research studies, news releases, and investment
and brokerage firm reports.
Reference USA - Reference USA is a detailed listing of 10.5 million businesses with the ability to search by company name, ticker symbol, type of business, geography, business size, and more.
Career Cruising - Career Cruising is a comprehensive and interactive career guidance resource that provides the information you need to make the right career choice. It includes in-depth profiles of hundreds of different careers, detailed information on colleges and universities, and something no other resource has: multimedia interviews with real people in every career.
LearningExpress Library - Provides the most comprehensive selection of career-oriented and academic resources available to help with job-advancement, career-changes or re-entry into the workforce. Access over 770 online practice tests and interactive skill building tutorials. Also included are the Job and Career Help Center, the Writing Improvement Program, & Computer Skills Tutorials.Community Resource Database of Long Island - This computerized directory profiles more than 6,000 community services and resources available in the Long Island area. These are mostly private non-profit or government sponsored public agencies and programs serving infants, children, teens, adults, and senior citizens.
Daily Life America - provides a vibrant glimpse into the things big and small that make up the day-to-day lives of normal folk throughout the history, and pre-history, of America. A searchable, and ever-expanding, website that spotlights the day-to-day lives of average Americans, past and present.
Daily Life through History Premium - combining the original Daily Life through History and World Cultures Today databases, DLtH Premium offers a fantastic array of information on people and places past and present. What did people eat, wear, use? What did they hope, invent, sing? These are the kinds of questions students of history always ask, and it is precisely what is missing from many available reference resources.Pop Culture Universe - an authoritative, yet irresistible, digital library of information on American and world popular culture, past and present—in a package as dynamic as the topic it covers. Built on hundreds of award-winning titles for all levels of researchers, PCU provides a safe haven for investigating topics that appeal to students—without the bias, advertising, suggestive content, or questionable authorship of commercial or fan sites.
The African American Experience - the definitive electronic research tool for African American history and culture from one of the most respected publishers in the field. The two primary goals: to provide rock-solid information from authorities in the field, and to allow African Americans to speak for themselves through a wealth of primary sources. Drawing on over 450 titles, and designed under the guidance of leading librarians, this database gives voice to the black experience from its African origins to the present day
The Latino American Experience - Comprehensive, informative, easy to use. Tthe first-ever database dedicated to the history and culture of Latinos, the largest, fastest-growing minority group in the United States.
CQ
Researcher -
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Password = first 5 digits of your library card barcode
The source for in-depth analysis of contemporary issues. The award-winning
The CQ Researcher explores a single "hot" issue in the news
in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment,
health, education and science and technology. Reports date back to
1991.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - Draws on the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA 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.
Pop Culture Universe - an authoritative, yet irresistible, digital library of information on American and world popular culture, past and present—in a package as dynamic as the topic it covers. Built on hundreds of award-winning titles for all levels of researchers, PCU provides a safe haven for investigating topics that appeal to students—without the bias, advertising, suggestive content, or questionable authorship of commercial or fan sites.
Webster's Dictionary - Librarians, teachers, and students can trust this comprehensive database of words and robust search functionality, which allow users to research language and study words in a variety of exciting ways. It’s the perfect resource for anyone interested in expanding his or her understanding of the English language.
Reference USA - The ReferenceUSA database contains, in module format, detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses and 120 million U.S. residents. The Business Database is a detailed listing of over 12 million businesses with the ability to search by company name, ticker symbol, type of business, geography, business size, and more. The Residential Database contains listings of over 120 million U.S. households.
Encyclopedia Britannica - Britannica Online Public Library Edition contains comprehensive content for all patrons—from elementary students to college students, from business professionals to curious seniors. Whether it’s frogs or physics, gardening or geography, Britannica Online Public Library Edition covers it all. Extensive and thorough yet intuitive and fast, this powerful collection delivers trustworthy information that you need.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia - This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
Global Reference Center - An extensive collection of Encyclopædia Britannica's foreign language content, offering trustworthy information in Spanish, Japanese, Korean, simplified Chinese, and French. Users will find comprehensive global content on subjects such as art, geography, history, politics, science, sports, technology, and more. Each site also contains additional local content—including culture, history, and traditions—specific to each product. Brilliant photos, detailed maps, and other images accompany the text, engaging readers and encouraging further learning.World Book Online - Welcome to the World Book Online Reference Center, the premier online reference source-containing every article from the 22-volume print set plus thousands more. With state-of-the-art multimedia, maps, editor- reviewed Web sites, and more - we are convinced that you will find the World Book Online Reference Center to be a valuable resource!
Foreign Language Encyclopedias
Global Reference Center - An extensive collection of Encyclopædia Britannica's foreign language content, offering trustworthy information in Spanish, Japanese, Korean, simplified Chinese, and French. Users will find comprehensive global content on subjects such as art, geography, history, politics, science, sports, technology, and more. Each site also contains additional local content—including culture, history, and traditions—specific to each product. Brilliant photos, detailed maps, and other images accompany the text, engaging readers and encouraging further learning.
AP Images - With millions of images dating back more than 100 years, AP Images is one of the world’s largest collections of historical and contemporary imagery. The AP Images collection is updated every minute of the day and includes entertainment, fashion, news and sports coverage from The Associated Press and other content partners. AP Images also offers thousands of graphics including diagrams, maps, charts, logos and more.
CountryWatch - CountryWatch provides up-to-date information and news on the countries of the world. CountryWatch is a world leader in providing country specific geopolitical intelligence on each of the 192 countries of the world.
World Data Analyst - This rich trove of current and historical statistics on the countries of the world makes historical and cross-national comparisons easy. Plus, World Data Analyst allows subscribers to create tables, charts, and even export the information to a spreadsheet for data crunching and deeper analysis. Users can also link to country articles from the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. It’s ideal for research, to explore new topics for study, or just to learn more about the world.Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health - * Password is your library card barcode * Written for students and professionals in the field. Entries cover topics in body systems and functions, conditions and common diseases, issues and theories, techniques and practices, and devices and equipment. Also discusses the roles of all major health professionals. Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants.
Health and Wellness Resource Center - * Password is your library card barcode * Use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants.
MedlinePlus - MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together, by health topic, authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), other government, non-profit and other health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to the medical research literature. It also provides you with a database of full-text drug information and an illustrated medical encyclopedia.
ProQuest Health Management Journals - Find complete, full-text information from leading publications covering all aspects of health administration, including public health and safety, hospitals, finance, personnel management, insurance, population studies, labor relations and law.
Annals of American History - Explore the rich and varied history of the United States with Encyclopædia Britannica's Annals of American History Online. This valuable online chronicle provides a year-by-year documentary of American thought and action. Read the original words of more than 1,500 authors who made and analyzed American history through their speeches, writings, memoirs, poems, and interviews.AP Images - * Username & Password are the first 5 digits of your barcode * With millions of images dating back more than 100 years, AP Images is one of the world’s largest collections of historical and contemporary imagery. The AP Images collection is updated every minute of the day and includes entertainment, fashion, news and sports coverage from The Associated Press and other content partners. AP Images also offers thousands of graphics including diagrams, maps, charts, logos and more.
Kids
InfoBits - This periodical database is designed for students
in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It provides easy access to full-text
magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current
events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government,
history, sports and more.
Kids Search (EBSCOhost) - Designed for students in grades K through 5. Kids Search provides elementary school students with an easy-to-use, graphically-appealing interface they can use to search their EBSCO databases.
Novelist K-8 - This easy-to-use readers' advisory service allows you to discover popular fiction titles for young readers. NoveList K-8 contains materials for all K-8 grade levels and includes picture books, children's "chapter" books and young adult titles. Updated monthly, NoveList K-8 is your starting place for learning about the books that you will want to read!
Primary
Search (EBSCOhost) - Primary Search
provides full text for more than 60 popular, magazines for elementary
school research. All full text articles included in the database are
assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information
dates as far back as 1990.
Searchasaurus
- Searchasaurus is a colorful, easy-to-use search
interface for elementary and middle school students, it provides an
easy way for young researchers to experience online searching. Searchasaurus
includes magazines, encyclopedias, pictures, and a dictionary.
Student Research Center (EBSCOhost) - Provides students in secondary (Grades 6-12) schools with the most appropriate research tools for easily obtaining the information that they need.Through the Student Research Center, users can easily pre-determine which content sources (e.g., Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video) will be included with their search. They can also search their databases by topic heading & make use of an online dictionary and encyclopedia.
TumbleBook Library - The TumbleBook Library is a collection of TumbleBooks - animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books; adding animation, sound, music, and narration to produce an electronic picture book. The TumbleBook Library also includes TumblePuzzles, and TumbleQuizzes, as well as TumbleResources for teachers.
Auralog TELL ME MORE - Learn a language with TELL ME MORE a comprehensive language program that addresses the four major components required to learn and master a language. Those four components are Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking. Unlike other language learning mediums such as books, tapes, CDs, and such, TELL ME MORE does not sacrifice one particular language skill in lieu of another. TELL ME MORE and its cultural component makes language learning relevant by exposing learners to relevant history and culture of the nations in which the target language is spoken.
Literature Resource Center - Access biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. Scribner Writer's Series includes signed essays on more than 1,600 authors and literary genres drawn from 13 acclaimed Scribner print series. 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 full-text titles.
LitFinder - Includes Essay Finder, a unique database of full-text essays and discursive writing based on books published in the 20th century which have been analyzed in standard library indexes. PoemFinder, the largest, most comprehensive poetry database available. It is international in scope, and covers poetry from antiquity to the present. Story Finder, provides thousands of full-text short stories plus explanations, biographies, pictures and more.
netLibrary - A comprehensive collection of online books (eBooks) and resource materials. Users have access to a wide range of scholarly and reference materials 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! You must register for this service. Ask at the reference desk for more information.
Novelist - This "readers' advisor" database has something for everyone. Adults, teens and children will be able to identify other books based on titles, authors and topics they have read and enjoyed. Besides locating books to read, users can learn more about books and authors through Author Read-alikes, Feature Articles, Book Discussion Guides, and BookTalks. It also provides full-text reviews and annotations for over 20,000 titles.
Play Index - Search over 30,000 plays written from Antiquity to the present and published from 1949 to the present. An invaluable aid to finding the perfect plays to match your production resources, Play Index covers a wide range of plays written in or translated into English, including mysteries, pageants, plays in verse, puppet performances, radio and television plays, and classic drama. Search for plays by title; author; subject; style; genre; cast type. Play Index provides the full publication details needed to locate the play in its published manifestations.
Short Story Index - A convenient digital guide to thousands of short stories!
Twayne's Author Series - * Password is your library card barcode * 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. Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants.
Oxford Music Online - 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.
Black Newspapers - A collection of significant Black newspapers from the United States.
Custom Newspapers - * Password is your library card barcode * Search a collection of 150 newspapers, both national and international. Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants.
National Newspaper Index - * Password is your library card barcode * National Newspaper Index provides quick access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers in one seamless search: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants.
Newsday - Provides access to articles published in Newsday since 1985 as well as current editions and is updated daily.
New York Daily News - Daily newspaper from New York.
New York State Newspapers - * Password is your library card barcode * Search this database of ten major newspapers published in the state of New York, including the New York Times and the New York Post. Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants.
New York Times - Full-text coverage of the US newspaper of record from 1980 to current. Offers superb coverage of national and international news, plus coverage of important speeches and documents, Supreme Court decisions, and presidential press conference transcripts.
New York Times Historical - (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) - This database contains all issues - cover to cover - of the New York Times, 1851-2001, in full text, full image forms, including news, illustrations, editorial matter, and advertising.
ProQuest Newspapers - ProQuest National Newspapers Premier includes a balance of national and regional newspapers chosen for their journalistic excellence and regional representation. All titles are available in full text. Papers include national titles such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post along with a selection of titles from across the U.S. such as the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Denver Post, The Sacramento Bee plus other important U.S. papers.
AccessScience - The online Encyclopedia of Science & Technology is the first place to go on the Internet to start your research into science & technology subjects. AccessScience provides you with the up-to-date information you need - quickly and reliably.
ProQuest Computing Journals - Search top computing journals in full text for research on subjects such as database design, software development, web commerce, LANs, WANs, Intranets, and the Internet.
EBSCOhost Espanol - Busque EBSCOhost para la información sobre negocio, salud, sucesos actuales, artes, ciencia y la hospitalidad de los compartimientos y de los periódicos.
Salud
para todos
- Esta
base de datos es un recurso completo de la salud del consumidor del
texto escrito enteramente en español y diseñado específicamente
para ésos la información el buscar sobre salud y medicina.
Los artículos contenidos dentro de Salud párrafo Todos
fueron seleccionados sobre de 300 publicaciones y fuentes creadas
cerca sobre 50 asociaciones de investigación e institutos nacionales.
LearningExpress Library - Provides the most comprehensive selection of career-oriented and academic resources available to help with job-advancement, career-changes or re-entry into the workforce. Access over 770 online practice tests and interactive skill building tutorials. Also included are the Job and Career Help Center, the Writing Improvement Program, & Computer Skills Tutorials