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Databases A - Z

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, V, W

In Library use onlyThese databases can only be accessed from within the library.


Accessible from home with your library card These databases can be accessed from home with your library card number.

Enter your Port Washington library card number (without spaces) at the login screen for each database service.

All other links can be accessed from home or the library.

A

Alt-HealthWatch (Books, pamphlets, and articles from 1990-present on alternative medicine)

Ancestry Library (1790-1930 Census data, passenger lists, birth, death, & marriage records)In Library use only

AP Photo Archive (Search Associated Press photographs from 1840-present) In Library use only
AP Photo Archive Accessible from home with your library card

Associations Unlimited (International & national organizations, societies, associations & non-profits)

B

Bacon's Directories (Identify print & broadcast media contacts & information)In Library use only
Biography Resource Center
(Over 1 million historical & current biographies)

Biography & Genealogy Master Index (Citations to locate over 4 million biographies)

Books Index with Reviews (Information & reviews on 3 million book titles including audiobooks and large type)

Britannica Online In Library use only
Britannica Online Accessible from home with your library card

Business & Company ASAP (Research companies, markets & industries from 1980-present)
Business & Company Resource Center (Company & industry information & news)

Business Source Premier (Full text for over 2,000 business journals and trade publications)

C

Career Cruising (Career profiles and college information)In Library use only
Career Cruising Accessible from home with your library card

CCH Tax Research Network (Federal & state tax cases and rulings) In Library use only
Columbia Granger's World of Poetry (50,000 full-text poems, citations and author biographies)In Library use only

Community Resource Database of Long Island (12,000 programs, organizations, services & resources)

Computer Source (Search 300 full text technology publications for trends & information)

Consulta (Biographies, maps, dictionaries, & literature resources in Spanish)

Credo Reference (Search full-text reference books & image files)

Custom Newspapers (Search 650 international & national newspapers)

D
Discovering Collection (Research subjects in history, literature, science, and social studies)

E

Ebsco (Select and search multiple databases simultaneously)

Ebsco A to Z (Find which online database will provide full-text articles)

Ebsco Animals
EbscoHost Espanol (Magazine, newspaper, health, science & business resources in Spanish)

Ebsco Image Collection

Ebscohost Text Only

Electric Library (Search books, serials, transcripts, pictures, maps & videos) In Library use only
Electric Library Accessible from home with your library card

ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center Index & related resources)

F
Full Text Sources Online (Find which online database will provide full-text articles) In Library use only

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

G
Gale (Select and search multiple databases simultaneously)

Gale Legal Forms (National and state forms for wills, real estate, contracts, divorce, etc.)

Gale Virtual Reference Library (Search the full text of popular reference e-books)

General Business File ASAP (Analyze company performance and industry trends from 1980-present)

General Reference Center Gold (Search general interest books, magazines & newspapers from 1980-present)

General Science Collection (Search 60 popular science publications from 1992-present)

Grove's Dictionary of Art & Artists In Library use only
Grove's Dictionary of Art & Artists Accessible from home with your library card
Grove's Dictionary of Music & Musicians In Library use only
Grove's Dictionary of Music & Musicians Accessible from home with your library card


H

Health Source Consumer Edition (Search 80 full text consumer health magazines & resources)

Health & Wellness Resource Center & Alternative Health Module (Books, news, pamphlets from 1980-present)
Health Reference Center Academic (Professional nursing and medical journals from 1980-presen)

HeritageQuest (1790-1930 Census data, books and articles)In Library use only
HeritageQuest Accessible from home with your library card

Historical New York Times (Full text coverage from 1851-2004) In Library use only

Historical New York Times (1851-2004) Accessible from home with your library card

History Resource Center US (Historical primary documents, articles, and books from pre-colonial times-present)

I

Informe (Articles from Hispanic magazines in Spanish & English from 1994-present)

Infotrac Junior Edition (Middle & junior high school students can search magazines & newspapers)

Infotrac OneFile (Newspaper & periodical articles on a wide range of topics from 1980-present)

Investext Plus (Financial analyst and broker reports from 1982-present)

K

Kid's Infobits (K-5 students can search books, magazines & newspapers)
Kid's Search (K-8 students can search books, magazines & newspapers)


L

Learning Express Library (SAT,GRE, & GMAT practice exams - Username must be library barcode number)

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (Index for 600 library publications from 1960-present)
Literature Resource Center (Literary criticism, reviews, & biographical information on 130,000 writers worldwide)
LitFinder (Information on poems, short stories, essays, speeches & plays)

Live Homework Help (Tutor.com - Service available from 3-9 PM daily)

LoisLaw (Federal & state case law, statutes, acts, rules & public records) In Library use only

M

MagillOnLiterature Plus (Plot summaries, literary criticism, & author biographies)

MasterFILE Premier (Search books, articles, biographies, photos, maps, & flags from 1975-present)

MEDLINE (National Library of Medicine Index of biomeidcal journals & resources)

MergentOnline (Annual reports & SEC filings for US & International firms) In Library use only
MergentOnline Accessible from home with your library card
Middle Search Plus (Middle & junior high students can search magazines & other resources)

Morningstar Online (Mutual fund & stock ratings & reports) In Library use only

N

National Newspaper Index (Index & abstracts for NYT, WSJ, LAT,CSM,& WP from 1977-present)

NetLibrary (First Time User) (Search ebooks and download e-audiobooks)
NetLibrary (Account Holder)

Newsletters ASAP(Search 400 business & industry newsletters from 2003-present)

Newspaper Source (International, national, regional newspapers, radio & tv transcripts)

New York State Newspapers (Search 28 newspapers including the NY Post)

Novelist (Fiction reader's advisory service provides reviews and helps you find similar titles)
Novelist K-8 (Elementary school fiction reader's advisory service with reviews & "what to read next")

O

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Current event overviews & opinions)

P

Points of View (Current event overviews & opinions)

Predicast PROMT (This" Overview of Markets & Technology" includes company & industry data from 2005-present)
Prices For Antiques & Collectibles (P4A) In Library use only

Prices For Antiques & Collectibles ( P4A) Accessible from home with your library card

Primary Search (K-6 students can search magazine articles, maps, & flags from 1990-present)

Proquest (Includes Newsday 1985-present, Wall Street Journal 1989-present, & NY Times 2004-present)

R
RealQuest (Real estate data provides property details, comparabale sales, etc.) In Library use only

ReferenceUSA (Residential, business, health care & Canadian telephone listings)

Regional Business News (75 local business journals & newspapers from the US)

S

Salud para Todos (Spanish consumer health and medical information from 300 publications)

Scribner Writer Series (Critical essays for 2,000 significant authors worldwide)

Searchasaurus (K-8 students can search articles, books, biographies & more)
Science Reference Center (Search encyclopedias, reference books, & periodicals)

Student Research Center (Students in grades 6-12 can search magazines, newspapers, videos, & books)
Student Resource Center (Students in grades 6-12 can search reference works, magazines & primary sources)

T

Teen Health & Wellness (Self help resources on medicine, nutrition, mental health & fintness)
Testing & Education Reference Center
(College & licensing exams including scholarship information)

Topic Search (Over 139,000 articles on current event topics)
Twayne Author Series (Critical essays & biographies for 600 authors worldwide)

V

Valueline (Stock ratings, reports, & opinions, including small-cap edition) In Library use only

W

World Book Encyclopedia In Library use only
World Book Encyclopedia Accessible from home with your library card


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