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Electronic Resources

Click on any of the following databases to link there directly.  Remember, you must get the usernames and passwords from the Library to use these.
Grolier Online  The New Book of Knowledge Online and Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Online, Encyclopedia Americana Online and Land and Peoples. These three databases provide student reference, quick reference and in-depth research respectively.  Funded by the WSWHE School Library System.

Gale:
Opposing Viewpoints

ABC-CLIO
American Government

ABC-CLIO

American History

ABC-CLIO
World Geography

ABC-CLIO

World History

Country Watch

Gale: Authors, Literature

Novelist

Everything Books

World and I

 
EBSCO HOST -- Provided by the New York State Library's New York Online Virtual Electronic Library (NOVEL) project through an LSTA grant from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services:

 
MasterFile Select -- with 771 full-text periodicals. TopicSearch -- a current-events/social issues database.  General Science Collection -- "Full text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications including Archaeology, Astronomy, International Wildlife, Popular Science, Science News, Scientific American, and many others." EBSCO Animals -- an online animal encyclopedia. EBSCOhost Text Only 


Gale Group Resources
-- Provided by the New York State Library's New York Online Virtual Electronic Library (NOVEL) project through an LSTA grant from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services:  

Start searching Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL-0) Gale Virtual Reference Library "is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research." Start searching Junior Edition - K12 (K12J) Junior Edition - K12  -- is designed for students in 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.  Start searching Custom Newspapers (SP00) Custom Newspapers -- "A collection of 150 newspapers, both national and international."  Start searching New York State Newspapers (SP01) New York State Newspapers -- "Ten major newspapers published in the state of New York, including the New York Times and the New York Post." Start searching National Newspaper Index (NNI) 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."
Start searching The Twayne Authors Series - Twayne World, English, and US Authors (Twayne-7) The Twayne Authors Series - Twayne World, English, and US Authors -- 
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. 
Start searching Health Reference Center Academic (HRCA) Health Reference Center Academic  is a full text, multi-source database providing single-search access to the wide variety of health information sources in HRC plus 40 full text nursing and allied health journals.  Start searching Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module (HWRC-1) Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module  "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. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only." Start searching Business and Company Resource Center (BCRC-0) Business and Company Resource Center  is 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.  Start searching Business and Company ASAP (BCPM) Business and Company ASAP -- "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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