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Databases by Subject
All Subjects - General Reference

World Book Advanced

service/publisher:  World Book
All the features of the traditional print encyclopedia, plus a dictionary, an atlas, links to web sites and an image library.

Primary sources from all disciplines including U.S. and world history.
Oxford Reference Online

service/publisher:  Oxford University Press
Search over 150 reference books from Oxford University Press with just one search.
Gale Virtual Reference Library

service/publisher:  Thomson Gale
Reference books in the areas of  business, history, fashion, law, literature, medicine and science.
Oxford Art Online

service/publisher:  Oxford University Press
Entire text of the 34-volume reference work The Dictionary of Art which covers art topics throughout history.  Includes other works such as The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise Dictionary of Art Terms.  Great image search!
Oxford Music Online

service/publisher:  Oxford University Press
Includes reference books such as  The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, The Oxford Companion to Music


All Subjects - Periodicals

ProQuest

service/publisher:  ProQuest
Database of articles (many of them full-text) from about 3000 magazines, journals and newspapers.

Newspapers:  Christian Science Monitor and USA Today.
Teachers - ProQuest includes education periodicals.
MasterFILE Select

service/publisher:  EBSCO
Articles (most of them full-text) from almost 800 publications. Also includes an extensive image collection.
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers

service/publisher:  Thomson Gale
Articles from over 150 national and international newspapers.  Includes full-text articles from The Buffalo News.  Also includes full-text articles from the New York Times (from January 1995 - present).
NewsBank Newspapers:  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

service/publisher:  NewsBank
Funding for this service is provided by the Rochester Regional Library Council through a grant from the New York State Education Department.
Coverage from 1999 - present (it takes several days for current newspapers to be added to the database).  Also includes a database called America's News Magazines which contains 26 popular magazines.
Informe

service/publisher:  Thomson Gale
Spanish language periodical database.


All Subjects - Videos
EdVideoOnline

service/publisher:  Discovery Education
Contains over 50,000 multimedia components, including videos, audio clips and images.


Art
Oxford Art Online

service/publisher:  Oxford University Press
Entire text of the 34-volume reference work The Dictionary of Art which covers art topics throughout history.  Includes other works such as The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise Dictionary of Art Terms.  Great image search!


Health
  Health & Wellness Resource Center

service/publisher:  Thomson Gale
Information about health topics from about 800 reference books, periodicals, newsletters and pamphlets.
Gale Virtual Reference Library

service/publisher:  Thomson Gale
Reference books in the areas of  business, history, fashion, law, literature, medicine and science.


History
World History:  Ancient and Medieval Eras

service/publisher:  ABC-CLIO
Covers topics from prehistory -1500.
World History:  The Modern Era

service/publisher:  ABC-CLIO
Covers topics from 1500-present.
World Book Advanced

service/publisher:  World Book
All the features of the traditional print encyclopedia, plus a dictionary, an atlas, links to web sites and an image library.

Primary sources from all disciplines including U.S. and world history.
Gale Virtual Reference Library

service/publisher:  Thomson Gale
Reference books in the areas of  business, history, fashion, law, literature, medicine and science.


Literature
Twayne's Authors Series

service/publisher:  Thomson Gale
Contains information about a wide range of authors and their works.  The database consists of information from over 600 books from the following series:  Twayne's World Authors, Twayne's English Authors, and Twayne's United States Authors.
TeachingBooks.net

service/publisher:  TeachingBooks.net
Book guides, author programs, etc. for books studied in grades K-12.
Gale Virtual Reference Library

service/publisher:  Thomson Gale
Reference books in the areas of  business, history, fashion, law, literature, medicine and science.


Music
Oxford Music Online

service/publisher:  Oxford University Press
Includes reference books such as  The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, The Oxford Companion to Music


Science
General Science Collection

service/publisher:  EBSCO
Articles from over 65 science publications.
Science Reference Center

service/publisher:  EBSCO
Articles and entries from over 600 reference books, magazines, journals and newspapers.  Also includes biographies, images and video clips.
  Health & Wellness Resource Center

service/publisher:  Thomson Gale
Information about health topics from about 800 reference books, periodicals, newsletters and pamphlets.
Gale Virtual Reference Library

service/publisher:  Thomson Gale
Reference books in the areas of  business, history, fashion, law, literature, medicine and science.


Social Issues / Current Events

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

service/publisher:  Thomson Gale
EXCELLENT source for information on social issues!  Database of articles appearing in print sources (magazines, books and reference books, including the Opposing Viewpoints series).
TOPICsearch

service/publisher:  EBSCO
Information on current events and social issues from magazines and newspapers.
ProQuest

service/publisher:  ProQuest
Database of articles (many of them full-text) from about 3000 magazines, journals and newspapers.

Newspapers:  Christian Science Monitor and USA Today.
Teachers - ProQuest includes education periodicals.
MasterFILE Select

service/publisher:  EBSCO
Articles (most of them full-text) from almost 800 publications. Also includes an extensive image collection.
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers

service/publisher:  Thomson Gale
Articles from over 150 national and international newspapers.  Includes full-text articles from The Buffalo News.  Also includes full-text articles from the New York Times (from January 1995 - present).
NewsBank Newspapers:  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

service/publisher:  NewsBank
Funding for this service is provided by the Rochester Regional Library Council through a grant from the New York State Education Department.
Coverage from 1999 - present (it takes several days for current newspapers to be added to the database).  Also includes a database called America's News Magazines which contains 26 popular magazines.


Spanish Language

Informe

service/publisher:  Thomson Gale
Spanish language periodical database.


Music for Multi-Media Projects
Soundzabound

service/publisher:  Soundzabound
"Royalty Free Music Library"

Databases by Title
EdVideoOnline

service/publisher:  Discovery Education
Contains over 50,000 multimedia components, including videos, audio clips and images.
Gale Virtual Reference Library

service/publisher:  Thomson Gale
Reference books in the areas of  business, history, fashion, law, literature, medicine and science.
General Science Collection

service/publisher:  EBSCO
Articles from over 65 science publications.
Health & Wellness Resource Center

service/publisher:  Thomson Gale
Information about health topics from about 800 reference books, periodicals, newsletters and pamphlets.
Informe

service/publisher:  Thomson Gale
Spanish language periodical database.
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers

service/publisher:  Thomson Gale
Articles from over 150 national and international newspapers.  Includes full-text articles from The Buffalo News.  Also includes full-text articles from the New York Times (from January 1995 - present).
MasterFILE Select

service/publisher:  EBSCO
Articles (most of them full-text) from almost 800 publications. Also includes an extensive image collection.
NewsBank Newspapers:  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

service/publisher:  NewsBank
Funding for this service is provided by the Rochester Regional Library Council through a grant from the New York State Education Department.

Coverage from 1999 - present (it takes several days for current newspapers to be added to the database).  Also includes a database called America's News Magazines which contains 26 popular magazines.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

service/publisher:  Thomson Gale
EXCELLENT source for information on social issues!  Database of articles appearing in print sources (magazines, books and reference books, including the Opposing Viewpoints series).
Oxford Art Online

service/publisher:  Oxford University Press
Entire text of the 34-volume reference work The Dictionary of Art which covers art topics throughout history.  Includes other works such as The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise Dictionary of Art Terms.  Great image search!
Oxford Music Online

service/publisher:  Oxford University Press
Includes reference books such as  The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, The Oxford Companion to Music
Oxford Reference Online

service/publisher:  Oxford University Press
Search over 150 reference books from Oxford University Press with just one search.
ProQuest

service/publisher:  ProQuest
Database of articles (many of them full-text) from about 3000 magazines, journals and newspapers.

Newspapers:  Christian Science Monitor and USA Today.
Teachers - ProQuest includes education periodicals.
Science Reference Center

service/publisher:  EBSCO
Articles and entries from over 600 reference books, magazines, journals and newspapers.  Also includes biographies, images and video clips.
Soundzabound

service/publisher:  Soundzabound
"Royalty Free Music Library"
TeachingBooks.net

service/publisher:  TeachingBooks.net
Book guides, author programs, etc. for books studied in grades K-12.
TOPICsearch

service/publisher:  EBSCO
Information on current events and social issues from magazines and newspapers.
Twayne's Authors Series

service/publisher:  Thomson Gale
Contains information about a wide range of authors and their works.  The database consists of information from over 600 books from the following series:  Twayne's World Authors, Twayne's English Authors, and Twayne's United States Authors.
World Book Advanced

service/publisher:  World Book
All the features of the traditional print encyclopedia, plus a dictionary, an atlas, links to web sites and an image library.

Primary sources from all disciplines including U.S. and world history.
World History:  Ancient and Medieval Eras

service/publisher:  ABC-CLIO
Covers topics from prehistory -1500.
World History:  The Modern Era

service/publisher:  ABC-CLIO
Covers topics from 1500 - present.