Free Databases for Staff and Students 2007 

 1.  Gale Group Databases:

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/bron35370

 

 

 Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center draws on the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference content from source for information on social issues. Access view point articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazines and newspaper articles.

  A Username and Password is needed to access the databases. See the librarians for one.         

 

 

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2.   New York Public Library

 

http://www.nypl.org

 

             A  NYPL Branch Libraries' card is free to anyone who lives, works, pays property

             taxes, or  attends school in New York State. Others may apply, with payment of a $100

             annual fee, for a nonresident library card.

 

Although the New York Public Library subscribes to over 300 commercially-produced research databases, some databases can only be accessed from a NYC public library.

 

Click on “Electronic Resources”. Choose one of the databases. A NYPL library  barcode number is required to access these databases. Articles can be e-mailed.

 

 

3.    NOVEL- New York Online Virtual E Library

 

NOVEL is a statewide virtual library provided free to the public by the New York State Library with online access to the full text of hundreds of journals, newspapers and other references.

 

        A.  Thomson Gale Databases:

           http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nysl_me_hhlem

          See the librarians for a password

 

Databases include:

  • Business & Company Resources Center -- available since May 2002. This comprehensive database brings together a wide variety of global business information including company profiles, Thomson Financial Securities Data, and Investext reports as well as business magazines and newspapers. It contains 2850 full-text titles.

·         Gale Virtual Reference Library -- available since January 2005, this source now contains 16 searchable online reference titles focusing on health, history and business:

o        Health

§         Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

§         Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer

§         Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders

§         Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

§         Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health

o        History

§         American Civil War Reference Library, 4 volumes plus index

§         American Revolution Reference Library, 4 volumes + index

§         Americans at War*

§         Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa*

§         Europe 1450 to 1789: Encycl. of the Early Modern World *

§         Fashion, Costume and Culture*

§         History Behind the Headlines, vol. 1-6 set

§         Major Acts of Congress, 1st Ed., 3 volumes

*new in 2006

o        Business

§         Business Plans Handbook, volumes 5-10

§         Encyclopedia of Small Business

§         Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce

·         General Science Collection -- provides information on all aspects of the scientific world and offers full-text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications.

·         Health and Wellness Resource Center -- this is an upgrade from the previous Health Reference Center-Academic. A source for both medical care professionals and consumers concerning important current health information, Health and Wellness Resource Center contains over 650 full-text titles.

·         InfoTrac Custom Newspapers -- available since July 2003, it offers over 150 full-text newspapers that include several New York State newspapers including the New York Times from 2000 to the present.

·         InfoTrac Junior -- available since May 2002, InfoTrac Junior is designed especially for junior high and middle schools. It features 147 full-text titles most critical to their libraries and the curriculum as identified by school librarians. Additionally, the databases include full-text newspaper articles from Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service, and more than 300 full-color Rand McNally maps.

·         ¡Informe! Revistas en Español -- available from July 2003, is specifically designed to meet the research needs of Spanish-speaking users. It contains 117 full-text Spanish-language and bilingual magazine articles, reports and maps; a total of over 75,000 articles and is updated daily.

·         MasterFILE Select -- contains full text for nearly 750 journals relating to a broad range of topics including general reference, social sciences, business, health, general science and current events.

·         National Newspaper Index -- available since July 2003, provides indexing (1977 to present) of America's top 5 newspapers; the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post.

·         Primary Search via Searchasaurus -- a collection of reference materials geared toward elementary and middle school age users. It contains 64 full-text titles.

·         Topic Search -- a full-text resource designed for middle school students and above, as well as for teachers and librarians exploring social, political and economic issues. It contains 1434 full-text titles.

·         Twayne's Author Series -- available since April 1, 2003, features the content of over 600 books that comprise three print series: United States Authors, English Authors and World Authors. This series is devoted to literary critical interpretation and discussion for readers ranging from high school students through college and above.

 

         B.  Ebsco Host Databases:

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&group=empire&custid=XXXXXXX

User Name:   lehmanhs

P/W:             See librarian

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