Links
to Databases
NoveList - A fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations,
and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of
interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We're Reading,
Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. For school media
specialists and teachers there are Picture Book Extenders and articles on
Teaching with Fiction.
NoveList K-8 - A database of young adult, children's, and easy titles designed for children in
pre-K, elementary or middle schools or your library's children's room. NoveList
K-8 uses the same great database engine as NoveList.
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LitFinder - Access to full-text poems, short stories, essays, plays, and speeches. Includes brief biographical information of authors, explanations of poetry and other works, and a glossary of terms. Enter a basic keyword search, use advanced search, or browse by topic.
Searchasaurus - Information on a wide range of general topics. Includes Primary Search , General Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia of Animals, Dictionary, and Pictures. Designed for elementary school children but useful for teens and adults as well.
netLibrary - Access a collection of e-books (electronic books)! Search by subject, index, and table of
contents. You must create a free netLibrary account
before this collection can be accessed from home.
Grolier - Includes seven encyclopedia databases: Encyclopedia America, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre, America the Beautiful, Lands and Peoples, and The New Book of Popular Science.
EBSCO
Research Databases - Offers a variety of full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Search within a single database or select more than one database to search, which include the following: MasterFILE Select, TOPICsearch, Primary Search, EBSCO Animals, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, General Science Collection, and Salud Para Todos.
EBSCO A-Z - A Database that has search quieries listed in alphabetical order.
EBSCO Text Only - Search EBSCO Research Databases for full-text entries or articles. This text-only version does not use JavaScript, frames or cookies. Images are not presented unless included by the library administrator.
EBSCO Image Collection - Find photos of people, natural science photos, photos of places, historical photos, and images of maps and flags.
EBSCO Espanol - Access EBSCO Research Databases entirely in Spanish.
NY Career Zone - Provides in-depth information on a variety of exciting careers in New York State. Also, create a free account at the New York State Department of Labor's Workforce New York database to build and store resumes, explore occupations, identify your strengths, skills and talents, and search education and training databases.
Grove Art - A comprehensive worldwide visual arts database. Includes information about
painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts, and
photography from prehistory to the present day. Includes art reproductions and
links to web sites of museums, galleries and artists.
Grove Music - Authoritative and comprehensive source of information about music, musicians, and
musical instruments from pre-historic to contemporary times. Includes full text
of the print editions of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.
CountryWatch - An information provider for corporations, government agencies, universities,
schools, libraries and individuals needing up-to-date news and information on
each of the recognized countries of the world. Also features the CountryReviews CountryWatch Map Gallery, CountryWatch at
School, the Global Guide, the weekly Political Intelligence Briefing and the
associated Intelligence Wire.
Infotrac - Access Thomson Gale databases, which includes the following: Health Reference Center Academic, Informe, Custom Newspapers, New York State Newspapers, Gale Virtual Reference Library, Business and Company ASAP, Business and Company Resource Center, Infotrac Junior Edition, The Twayne Authors Series - Twayne World, English, and U.S. Authors, National Newspaper Index, and Health and Wellness Research Center and Alternative Health Module. You can access and search multiple databases all at once!
Career Cruising - Find career information, see interviews with real people in every career, learn about colleges and universities to find out where to get the education you need to start your career, take a survey to help you find careers that match your interests, and there are even resources for career advisors and teachers!