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If we subscribe to a database, you will need a password to access it
from home. To access the password sheet with all the
passwords, click
here. You will need a special password to open this document,
so make sure you get it from Ms. Deutsch!
Databases only available from
one or more of the public libraries, are listed under the column
entitled available from:
You will need the barcode # from your library card to access these
resources.
All sources with this symbol 
are
provided by the New York State library through NOVEL, New York Online
Virtual Electronic Library.
General
Encyclopedias
| Encyclopedia | includes: |
available
from:
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| Grolier
Online |
New Book
of Knowledge, Grolier Multimedia, Encyclopedia Americana. |
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| database | includes: | available
from: |
| Biography Resource Center | Best all-around resource
for detailed bibliographies on thousands of people. |
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| Student Resource Center | Use PERSON
SEARCH button to find biographies |
BPL |
| database | includes: | |
| Business and Company Resource Center |
Company
profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company
histories, chronologies and periodicals. |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
| database | includes: |
available
from:
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| Chinese Electronic -Journal Database (Qikan) | "Full-text
access to over 500 popular and scholarly periodicals
published in China" |
| database | includes: | available from: |
| Global Issues in Context | global perspectives on issues of international importance and current world events and topics in the news related to these issues. |
SPC!
(click
link at left)
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Health Resources
Use the Magazine
databases to find articles on health, and encyclopedias to look for
background information.
| database | includes: |
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| New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) |
"High quality full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased." |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
| Gale Health Reference Center Academic |
Over 2800 journals and magazines: nursing and allied health journals, other medical journals, newsletters and consumer health magazines. |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
| database | includes: |
available
from:
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| Facts on
File History Database Center |
Five
databases include: African-American History & Culture; American
Indian History and Culture; American Women's History; Ancient History
and Culture; World History Online |
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| US
History in Context |
Variety of
historical data from primary sources and reference documents. Also
includes photographs, illustrations, and maps. |
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| World History in Context | Variety
of historical data from primary sources and reference documents. Also
includes photographs, illustrations, and maps. |
NYPL |
| Student Resources in Context |
Primary documents, biographies, essays and analysis on a variety of subject areas, including science, history, and literature. Includes photos, illustrations, audio and video clips . |
| database | includes: |
available
from:
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| Student Resources in Context | Use the LITERATURE SEARCH button to begin your
search |
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| Twayne Author Series |
Full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors. |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
| database | includes: |
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| Gale Academic OneFile | Magazine articles from over 12,000 journals and reference sources. |
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| Gale General OneFile |
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SPC!
(click
link at left
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| EBSCO Searchasaurus |
Magazine articles at an easier reading level; good for ESL students |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
|
| database | includes: |
available
from:
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| Gale's New York State Newspapers |
Ten
major newspapers published New York state, including the New York Times
and the New York Post. |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
| Gales' Infotrac Custom Newspapers |
A collection of 150 newspapers, both national and international. |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
| Gale's National Newspaper Index |
Article
index for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian
Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. (Note: Not
full text) |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
| database | includes: |
available
from:
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| Opposing Viewpoints in Context | Articles, topic
overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites on social
issues. |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
Last updated
September 12, 2010
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