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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.
Grolier Online

service/publisher:  Scholastic

Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELNY connects New Yorkers to 21st century information. NOVELNY is supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The New York Library Initiative is a proposal for permanent state funding for NOVELNY, a pilot project for the Statewide Internet Library.
Encyclopedias, dictionaries (including Spanish-English) and an atlas.  Links to newspapers from around the world and other periodical articles.  Encyclopedia articles contain links to web sites.

*Choose Encyclopedia Americana from the left to get a high school level encyclopedia.
Oxford Reference Online

service/publisher:  Oxford University Press
Search about 400 reference books from Oxford University Press with just one search.
Gale Virtual Reference Library

service/publisher:  Gale
Ebooks in the areas of biography, history and religion.
American National Biography

service/publisher:  Oxford University Press
Over 17,000 biographies of deceased Americans.  Great advanced search!
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!
History Resource Center:  World

service/publisher:  Gale
Covers prehistory to the present.  Contains information from about 1,500 primary documents, about 35 reference works, and over 100 journals and other periodicals.  Good source for biographical material.


All Subjects - Periodicals

ProQuest Platinum

service/publisher:  ProQuest

Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELNY connects New Yorkers to 21st century information. NOVELNY is supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The New York Library Initiative is a proposal for permanent state funding for NOVELNY, a pilot project for the Statewide Internet Library.
Database of articles (many of them full-text) from over 2300 magazines, journals and newspapers.

Newspapers:  Christian Science Monitor and USA Today.
Teachers - ProQuest Platinum includes education periodicals.
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers

service/publisher:  Gale

Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELNY connects New Yorkers to 21st century information. NOVELNY is supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The New York Library Initiative is a proposal for permanent state funding for NOVELNY, a pilot project for the Statewide Internet Library.
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).
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

service/publisher:  ProQuest

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.
SIRS Renaissance

service/publisher:  ProQuest
Current information regarding topics in the arts and humanities.  Sources include over 1200 magazines, newspapers, reference works and quality web sites.
History Resource Center:  World

service/publisher:  Gale
Covers prehistory to the present.  Contains information from about 1,500 primary documents, about 35 reference works, and over 100 journals and other periodicals.  Good source for biographical material.


All Subjects - Videos
EdVideoOnline

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

service/publisher:  Thirteen /WNET
Video clips in all subjects, with an emphasis on the sciences and world history.


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!
SIRS Renaissance

service/publisher:  ProQuest
Current information regarding topics in the arts and humanities.  Sources include over 1200 magazines, newspapers, reference works and quality web sites.


Biography

Gale Virtual Reference Library

service/publisher:  Gale
Ebooks in the areas of biography, history and religion.
American National Biography

service/publisher:  Oxford University Press
Over 17,000 biographies of deceased Americans.  Great advanced search!
SIRS Renaissance

service/publisher:  ProQuest
Current information regarding topics in the arts and humanities.  Sources include over 1200 magazines, newspapers, reference works and quality web sites.
History Resource Center:  World

service/publisher:  Gale
Covers prehistory to the present.  Contains information from about 1,500 primary documents, about 35 reference works, and over 100 journals and other periodicals.  Good source for biographical material.


Health
  Health & Wellness Resource Center

service/publisher:  Gale

Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELNY connects New Yorkers to 21st century information. NOVELNY is supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The New York Library Initiative is a proposal for permanent state funding for NOVELNY, a pilot project for the Statewide Internet Library.
Information about health topics from about 800 reference books, periodicals, newsletters and pamphlets.


History
History Resource Center:  World

service/publisher:  Gale
Covers prehistory to the present.  Contains information from about 1,500 primary documents, about 35 reference works, and over 100 journals and other periodicals.  Good source for biographical material.
Gale Virtual Reference Library

service/publisher:  Gale
Ebooks in the areas of biography, history and religion.
American National Biography

service/publisher:  Oxford University Press
Over 17,000 biographies of deceased Americans.  Great advanced search!
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.
SIRS Renaissance

service/publisher:  ProQuest
Current information regarding topics in the arts and humanities.  Sources include over 1200 magazines, newspapers, reference works and quality web sites.
VITAL New York

service/publisher:  Thirteen /WNET
Video clips in all subjects, with an emphasis on the sciences and world history.


Literature
Twayne's Authors Series

service/publisher:  Gale

Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELNY connects New Yorkers to 21st century information. NOVELNY is supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The New York Library Initiative is a proposal for permanent state funding for NOVELNY, a pilot project for the Statewide Internet Library.
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.
SIRS Renaissance

service/publisher:  ProQuest
Current information regarding topics in the arts and humanities.  Sources include over 1200 magazines, newspapers, reference works and quality web sites.
TeachingBooks.net

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


Music
SIRS Renaissance

service/publisher:  ProQuest
Current information regarding topics in the arts and humanities.  Sources include over 1200 magazines, newspapers, reference works and quality web sites.


Religion

Gale Virtual Reference Library

service/publisher:  Gale
Ebooks in the areas of biography, history and religion.
SIRS Renaissance

service/publisher:  ProQuest
Current information regarding topics in the arts and humanities.  Sources include over 1200 magazines, newspapers, reference works and quality web sites.


Science
  Health & Wellness Resource Center

service/publisher:  Gale

Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELNY connects New Yorkers to 21st century information. NOVELNY is supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The New York Library Initiative is a proposal for permanent state funding for NOVELNY, a pilot project for the Statewide Internet Library.
Information about health topics from about 800 reference books, periodicals, newsletters and pamphlets.
VITAL New York

service/publisher:  Thirteen /WNET
Video clips in all subjects, with an emphasis on the sciences and world history.


Social Issues / Current Events

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

service/publisher:  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).
ProQuest Platinum

service/publisher:  ProQuest

Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELNY connects New Yorkers to 21st century information. NOVELNY is supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The New York Library Initiative is a proposal for permanent state funding for NOVELNY, a pilot project for the Statewide Internet Library.
Database of articles (many of them full-text) from over 2300 magazines, journals and newspapers.

Newspapers:  Christian Science Monitor and USA Today.
Teachers - ProQuest Platinum includes education periodicals.
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers

service/publisher:  Gale

Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELNY connects New Yorkers to 21st century information. NOVELNY is supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The New York Library Initiative is a proposal for permanent state funding for NOVELNY, a pilot project for the Statewide Internet Library.
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).
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

service/publisher:  ProQuest

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.
SIRS Renaissance

service/publisher:  ProQuest
Current information regarding topics in the arts and humanities.  Sources include over 1200 magazines, newspapers, reference works and quality web sites.


Music for Multi-Media Projects
Soundzabound

service/publisher:  Soundzabound
"Royalty Free Music Library"

Databases by Title
American National Biography

service/publisher:  Oxford University Press
Over 17,000 biographies of deceased Americans.  Great advanced search!
EdVideoOnline

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

service/publisher:  Gale
Ebooks in the areas of biography, history and religion.
Grolier Online

service/publisher:  Scholastic

Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELNY connects New Yorkers to 21st century information. NOVELNY is supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The New York Library Initiative is a proposal for permanent state funding for NOVELNY, a pilot project for the Statewide Internet Library.
Encyclopedias, dictionaries (including Spanish-English) and an atlas.  Links to newspapers from around the world and other periodical articles.  Encyclopedia articles contain links to web sites.

*Choose Encyclopedia Americana from the left to get a high school level encyclopedia.
Health & Wellness Resource Center

service/publisher:  Gale

Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELNY connects New Yorkers to 21st century information. NOVELNY is supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The New York Library Initiative is a proposal for permanent state funding for NOVELNY, a pilot project for the Statewide Internet Library.

Information about health topics from about 800 reference books, periodicals, newsletters and pamphlets.
History Resource Center:  World

service/publisher:  Gale
Covers prehistory to the present.  Contains information from about 1,500 primary documents, about 35 reference works, and over 100 journals and other periodicals.  Good source for biographical material.
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers

service/publisher:  Gale

Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELNY connects New Yorkers to 21st century information. NOVELNY is supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The New York Library Initiative is a proposal for permanent state funding for NOVELNY, a pilot project for the Statewide Internet Library.

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).
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

service/publisher:  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 Reference Online

service/publisher:  Oxford University Press
Search about 400 reference books from Oxford University Press with just one search.
ProQuest Platinum

service/publisher:  ProQuest

Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELNY connects New Yorkers to 21st century information. NOVELNY is supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The New York Library Initiative is a proposal for permanent state funding for NOVELNY, a pilot project for the Statewide Internet Library.
Database of articles (many of them full-text) from over 2300 magazines, journals and newspapers.

Newspapers:  Christian Science Monitor and USA Today.
Teachers - ProQuest Platinum includes education periodicals.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

service/publisher:  ProQuest

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.
SIRS Renaissance

service/publisher:  ProQuest
Current information regarding topics in the arts and humanities.  Sources include over 1200 magazines, newspapers, reference works and quality web sites.
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.
Twayne's Authors Series

service/publisher:  Gale

Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELNY connects New Yorkers to 21st century information. NOVELNY is supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The New York Library Initiative is a proposal for permanent state funding for NOVELNY, a pilot project for the Statewide Internet Library.

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.
VITAL New York

service/publisher:  Thirteen /WNET
Video clips in all subjects, with an emphasis on the sciences and world history.
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.