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Online Databases Books
& Literature | Business | Education
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Science | Kids & Homework | Magazines
& Newspapers | Hobbies and Skills |
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| Books & Literature | |
| Book Review Index Online Plus | A
comprehensive online guide to book reviews that includes more than five
million review citations from thousands of publications, with linking to
more than 630,000 full-text reviews. |
| Literary Reference Center | Writing a paper for English class? This is a comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Literary Reference Center is a full text database that combines information from major respected reference works. Includes author summaries, plot summaries, literary criticisms, books reviews and author interviews. |
| Novelists | Know what to read next? A new work of fiction is published in the United States every 30 minutes. With so many books and so little time, it is no wonder that you have trouble keeping up. NoveList, a readers' advisory service, offers a wide range of resources that will expand your ability to find the right book. Includes list of recommended titles, first chapters, series information, and book discussion guides. |
| Twayne's Author Series | Twayne
World, U.S., and English Authors each contains the full text of 200 frequently
used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, U.S., or English
authors, for a total of 600 individual full-text titles. (Supported by the
NOVEL project.) |
| Business | |
| Business Source Premier | As the
world’s largest full text business database, Business Source Premier
provides full text for nearly 7,800 scholarly business journals and other
sources, including full text for more than 1,125 peer-reviewed business
publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business.
This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly
journals dating as far back as 1922. This database is updated on a daily
basis via EBSCOhost. Title List More Information Enhanced Business Searching Interface |
| Regional Business News | This database
provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications.
Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers
and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
This database is updated on a daily basis. Title List More Information |
| Business and Company Resource Center | Company
profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories,
chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company
and industry news and information. (Supported by the NOVEL
project.) |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) | Includes
the full text of: Business Plans Handbook, Encyclopedia of Small Business,
Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce (Supported
by the NOVEL project.) |
| Reference USA | A comprehensive
directory of business and residential telephone numbers and addresses. Search
by name, company name, geographic area or zip code. Find out company size,
top personnel, year established, type of business, credit rating, yearly
sales ranges and more. |
| Thomson
Gale LegalForms |
Provides
a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms across
the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital
agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many others. Also included
is a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions
explained in laymen's language. |
| Education | |
| Primary Search | Full
text of 57 children's magazines plus almanacs and an encyclopedia. Useful
for finding short stories, crafts, games, puzzles, recipes, classroom activities
and more. (For a more graphical interface, see Searchasaurus.) (Supported
by the NOVEL project.) |
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Testing & Education Reference Center |
Taking
a college entrance or licensing exam? Looking for a college or graduate
school? Need help finding scholarships? Use this database to search thousands
of college and graduate school entries. Identify scholarships that meet
their financial needs. Take on-line practice tests and use test prep eBooks
to obtain your education goals. |
| Genealogy | |
| Heritage Quest Online | Includes
Federal Census with indexes, information from 20,000 family and local histories,
PERSI, Revolutionary War records, and Freedman's Bank to serve African Americans. |
| Ancestry Library Edition | Includes
approximately 4,000 databases including U.S. Federal Census, the Map Center
containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical
Index (over 200 volumes); and Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage
(over 150 volumes).
Note: This can only be used within the Library |
| Health & Science | |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) | Includes:
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer,
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, Gale
Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health (Supported by the NOVEL
project.) |
| General Science Collection | Offers
full text coverage back to 1992 for more than 60 of the popular science
journals. |
| Health Reference Center Academic | Use this
database to find articles on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases,
alcohol and drug abuse, and other health-related topics. (Supported by the
NOVEL project.) |
| Health & Wellness Resource Center | Contains
articles from medical publications and general interest publications on
medical topics; medical pamphlets; a health organization directory; medical
and alternative health encyclopedias; a medical dictionary; drug and herb
information; health assessment tools; and links to health news and Internet
sources. (Supported by the NOVEL project.) |
| Health Source - Consumer Edition | This database is the richest collection of consumer health information available to libraries worldwide, providing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Health Source - Consumer Edition features searchable full text for nearly 300 journals. This database is updated on a daily basis. |
| Kids & Homework | |
| Encyclopedia
of Animals |
Pictures
and information on a wide variety of animals. |
| Funk
& Wagnall's Encyclopedia |
Search
the entire encyclopedia by subject or keyword. |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) | Includes:
American Civil War Reference Library, American Revolution Reference Library,
History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide, Major
Acts of Congress (Supported by the NOVEL project.)
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| General Science Collection | Offers
full text coverage back to 1992 for more than 60 of the popular science
journals. |
| Infotrac Junior | For junior
high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most
are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular
culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. (Supported
by the NOVEL project.) |
| Kids Search by EBSCOhost | Kids Search makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type - -magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc. |
| Primary Search | Contains
full text of 57 children's magazines plus almanacs and an encyclopedia.
Indexing and abstracting for 80+ titles. (For a more graphical interface,
see Searchasaurus.) (Supported by the NOVEL project.)
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| Science Research Center | Contains full text articles on topics including: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, physics, science & society, scientists, technology and wildlife. Science Reference Center also assists teachers and librarians with articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards. |
| Searchasaurus | An interface
to Primary Search, which contains full-text articles from elementary school
magazines, an encyclopedia and a dictionary. (Supported by the NOVEL
project.) |
| TopicSearch | Covers
social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other
popular topics discussed in today's classrooms. Formats include magazine
and newspaper articles, pamphlets, book reviews, opinion polls and government
information. (Supported by the NOVEL project.) |
| Twayne's Author Series | Twayne
World, U.S., and English Authors each contains the full text of 200 frequently
used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, U.S., or English
authors, for a total of 600 individual full-text titles. (Supported by the
NOVEL project.) |
| Magazines & Newspapers | |
| Academic Search Premier | The world’s
largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides
full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including full text for more than
3,600 peer-reviewed journals. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available
for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are
provided for more than 1,000 titles. This database is updated on a daily
basis via EBSCOhost. Title List More Information |
| Custom Newspapers | This full-text
newspaper database lets you search newspapers electronically by title, headline,
date, author, or section. Includes 9 newspapers from NewYork State. (Supported
by the NOVEL project.) |
| EBSCO MasterFILE Select | Designed
specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides
full text for nearly 800 general reference publications with coverage dating
as far back as 1984. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest,
MasterFILE Select also includes 35 full text reference books and an Image
Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily. |
| Informe | This full-text
periodical database contains popular Spanish and bi-lingual magazines. It
is best searched in Spanish as well. Topics covered include business, health,
technology, culture and other general subjects. (Supported by the NOVEL
project.) |
| Newspaper Source | Newspaper Source provides selected full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost. |
| National Newspaper Index | 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.
(Supported by the NOVEL project. |
| New York State Newspapers | Search
this database of ten major newspapers published in the state of New York,
including the New York Times and the New York Post. (Supported by the NOVEL
project.) |
| Times Union | Contains
most locally written stories published since 1986. Headlines and summaries
can be viewed for no charge. Due to a unit subscription charge incurred
for full text access, patrons need to see librarian for limited mediated
article access. (In library use only, not available
from home or office.) |
| TopicSearch | Covers
social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other
popular topics discussed in today's classrooms. Formats include magazine
and newspaper articles, pamphlets, book reviews, opinion polls and government
information. (Supported by the NOVEL project.) |
| Hobbies & Skills | |
| Home Improvment Resource Center New! | This is the definitive online tool for home improvement assistance, including: maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects, outdoor improvements, decorating home & garden, etc. This comprehensive resource contains 26 major reference works in full text with more than 10,000 images (none found available online anywhere else). Additionally, the database contains full-text magazines (e.g. This Old House). |
| Some
databases provided by the New York State Library, NOVEL is an online virtual
library connecting New Yorkers to 21st century information via local libraries
statewide. NOVEL is currently supported with temporary federal Library Services
and Technology Act funds. New Century Libraries is an important statewide
funding initiative currently before the Legislature that proposes permanent
state funding for NOVEL. |
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