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These databases can be accessed from home with your library card number.
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A
- ABI/INFORM Dateline (Search 200 regional and local business publications)
- ABI/INFORM Research (Search for business news and information from over 500 industry journals)
- ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry (Search for companies, industries & products from 1,250 journals)
- Academic OneFile (Search full -text peer reviewed journals from 1980 -present)
- African American Experience (History and cultural resource from African origins to present day)
- African American Experience
- Agriculture Collection (Search 400 titles on farming, horticulture & more from 1980- present)
- Annals of American History (Primary documents, speeches, images & multimedia resources)
- Annals of American History
- Ancestry Library (1790-1930 Census data, passenger lists, birth, death, & marriage records)
- Ask A Librarian (24/7 Online Reference service to answer your questions in English & Spanish)
- Associations Unlimited (International & national organizations, societies, associations & non-profits)
B
- Biography In Context (Over 1 million historical & current biographies)
- Biography & Genealogy Master Index (Citations to locate over 4 million biographies)
- Black Newspapers (Collection of regional newspapers and publications from 1989-present)
- Britannica Online
- Britannica Online
- Britannica Online (Spanish encyclopedias for middle and high school students)
- Britannica Online (Spanish encyclopedias for middle and high school students)
- Britannica 21st Century Explorer (Designed for ESL & adult literacy students)
- Britannica 21st Century Explorer
- Business & Company ASAP (Research companies, markets & industries from 1980-present)
- Business & Company Resource Center (Company & industry information & news)
- Business Economics Theory Collection ( Search economic publications from 1980-present)
C
- Career Cruising (Career profiles and college information)
- Career Cruising
- Communications & Mass Media Collection (Search 250 titles on advertising, PR, writing & linguistics from 1980- present)
- Community Resource Database of Long Island (10,000 programs, organizations, services & resources)
- Computer Database (Search technology & electronic publications from 1980- present)
- Computing Journals (Search over 390 technology publications from 1990-present)
- Consulta (Biographies, maps, dictionaries, & literature resources in Spanish)
- Credo Reference (Search full-text reference books & image files)
- Criminal Justice Collection (Search 700 law & criminology publications from 1980- present)
- Culinary Arts Collection (Search 250 cooking, nutrition, and food industry publications from 1980- present)
D
- Daily Life through History (Everday life and social customs throughout US & World history)
- Daily Life through History
- Discovering Collection (Research subjects in history, literature, science, and social studies)
- Diversity Collection (Search 150 journals on cultural differences from 1980-present)
E
- Ebsco (Select and search multiple databases simultaneously)
- Ebsco A to Z (Find which online database will provide full-text articles)
- Ebsco Espanol (Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia and Primary Search)
- Ebsco Image Collection
- Education Periodicals (Search full-text education journals from 1991-present)
- Environmental Studies & Policy Collection (Search 700 publications from 1980- present)
- ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center Index & related resources)
- Expanded Academic ASAP (Search scholarly journals, magazines, & newspapers from 1980- present)
F
- Financial Times (Search full text articles from June 1996 – present)
- Fine Arts & Music Collection (Search for articles on drama, music, art history & filmmaking from 1980- present)
- Full Text Sources Online (Find which online database will provide full-text articles)
- Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
G
- Gale (Select and search multiple databases simultaneously)
- Gale Virtual Reference Library (Search the full text of popular reference e-books)
- Gardening, Landscape & Horticulture Collection (Search over 100 trade & academic horticulture journals from 1980- present)
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgender Collection (Search 30 journals on gender studies & family issues from 1980- present)
- 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 300 publications on physics, mathematics, technology & scientific issues )
- Global Reference Center (Search Britannica resources in Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean & Chinese)
- Global Reference Center
- GreenFIle (Resources and information on current environmental issues and concerns)
- Grolier Online (Encyclopedia Americana, Multimedia Encyclopedia, & New Book of Knowledge)
- Grolier Online
H
- Health Management Journals (Search for information on health administration issues from 1986-present)
- Health Reference Center Academic (Search nursing and allied health journals from 1980-present)
- Health Wellness Resource Center & Alternative Health Module (Books, news, pamphlets from 1980-present)
- HeritageQuest (1790-1930 Census data, books and articles)
- HeritageQuest
- Historical New York Times (Full text coverage from 1851-2007)
- History Reference Center (World history resources including videos, images and primary documents from ancient times to the present )
- Home Improvement Collection (Search for architectural techniques, material & tool selction, and zoning requirements from 1980- present)
- Hoovers (Company histories, overviews, products, officers and industry data)
- Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Collection (Search over 800 travel and leisure industry journals from 1980- present)
I
- Information Science & Library Collection (Search 100 industry journals from 1980-present)
- Informe(Articles from Hispanic magazines in Spanish & English from 1980-present)
- Infotrac Junior Edition (Middle & junior high school students can search magazines & newspapers)
- Infotrac Newsstand (Search 1,000 international & national newspapers)
- Infotrac OneFile(Newspaper & periodical articles on a wide range of topics from 1980-present)
- Insurance & Liability Collection (Search 20 journals on labor relations, mortgage banking, & legal issues)
J
- JobsNow (Provides resume help, career advice, and test preparation assistance)
K
- Kid’s Infobits (K-5 students can search books, magazines & newspapers)
- Kid’s Search (K-8 students can search books, magazines & newspapers)
L
- Latino American Experience (History and culture of Latinos living in the United States)
- Latino American Experience
- Learning Express Library (SAT, GRE, & GMAT practice exams – Username must be library barcode number)
- Lexis Nexis Library Express (World news and business information. Library access to legal cases & patents)
- Lexis Nexis Library Express (World news resources, international company data & Consumer Reports information)
- 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 2-10 PM daily including Spanish assistance)
- Live Librarian (24/7 Online Reference service to answer your questions)
- LoisLaw (Federal & state case law, statutes, acts, rules & public records)
M
- Mango Language Learning (Learn 22 foreign languages and 14 English as a Second Language courses)
- MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine & National Institute of Health medical information & resources)
- MergentOnline (Annual reports & SEC filings for US & International firms)
- MergentOnline
- Military & Intelligence Collection (Search 500 titles including reference books, magazines and newwire sources)
- Morningstar Online (Access weekly print reports in PDF format)
N
- Nassau Digital Doorway (Download eBooks & electroinc Audiobooks)
- National Newspaper Index (Index & abstracts for NYT, WSJ, LAT,CSM,& WP from 1977-present)
- National Newspapers Premier (Search full text articles from NY Daily News, NYT, WSJ, WP, etc.)
- Newsday (Search Nassau & Queens edition of Newdays from 1985-present)
- New York State Newspapers (Search 28 newspapers including the NY Post)
- New York Times (Full text coverage from June 1980 -present)
- NoveList Plus (Fiction & non-fiction reader’s advisory service provides reviews and helps you find similar titles)
- NoveList Plus K-8 (Grade school fiction & non-fiction reader’s advisory service with reviews & what to read next)
- Nursing & Allied Health Collection (Search over 1,000 journals on patient care and health care administration from 1980- present)
O
- Opposing Viewpoints In Context (Current event overviews & opinions)
- Optimal Resume (Create resumes, write cover letters & produce personalized career websites)
- Overdrive (Download e-Books & electronic Audiobooks )
- Oxford Art Online (Encyclopedia and dictionary of art)
- Oxford Art Online
- Oxford Music Online (Encyclopedia and dictionary of music)
- Oxford Music Online
P
- Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Collection (Search 60 titles on treatments & research from 1980 -present)
- Pop Culture Universe(Social history and pop culture resources from colonial period to present)
- Pop Culture Universe
- Popular Magazines (Search over 1,000 publications for current events, science, sports, health and more from 1980- present)
- Predicast PROMT (This” Overview of Markets & Technology” includes company & industry data from 2005-present)
- Prices For Antiques & Collectibles Reference (P4A)
- Primary Search (K-6 students can search magazine articles, maps, & flags from 1990-present)
- Proquest (Search multiple databases simultaneously including Newsday, NYT, & WSJ )
- Proquest Business (Search business & industry publications including Hoovers Company Data)
- Proquest Research Library (Search academic subjects from over 4,000 publications from 1971-present)
- Psychology Collection (Search 500 journals on the mind, behavior & emotions from 1980- present)
- Pubmed(National Library of Medicine biomedical, life science & health citations and resources)
R
- RealQuest (Real estate data provides property details, comparabale sales, etc.)
- ReferenceUSA (Residential, business, health care, new homeowners & Canadian telephone listings)
- Religion & Philosohy Collection (Search 250 periodicals from 1980 -present)
- Research Library (Search academic subjects from over 3,900 publications from 1971-present)
S
- Salem History (Search for information on American history from the 50s, 60s, & 70s including full text historical documents from 1763 – 2003)
- Salem History
- Salem Literature (Critical Insights on Austen, Dickens, Hemingway, Twain and more)
- Sesame Street Ebooks (Collection of over 160 interactive ebook & audiobook titles)
- Sesame Street Ebooks
- Science In Context (Search earth science, space, technology, life science, mathematics and biographical resources)
- Science Journals (Search full-text science and technology publications from 1986 – present)
- Scribner Writer Series (Critical essays for 2,000 significant authors worldwide)
- Searchasaurus (K-8 students can search articles, books, biographies & more)
- Small Business Collection (Search 280 periodicals for strategies, tips and success stories)
- Student Resources In Context (Students in grades 6-12 can search reference works, magazines & primary sources)
T
- Testing & Education Reference Center (College & licensing exams including scholarship information)
- Tumble Books (Collection of online animated talking picture books)
- Tumble Readable (Collection of online read-along titles for k-12 students)
- Tumble Talking Books ( Collection of online audio books including fiction and non-fiction titles)
- Tutor.com (Live homework help service available from 2-10 PM daily including Spanish assistance)
- Twayne Author Series (Critical essays & biographies for 600 authors worldwide)
V
- Vocations, Careers & Technical Education Collection (Search 300 industry publications from gerneral career guides to specialized journals)
W
- Wall Street Journal (Search full text articles from 1984 – present)
- War & Terrorism Collection (Search 100 periodicals on global conflicts from 1980-present)
- Webster’s Dictionary
- Webster’s Dictionary
- World Data Analyst (Snapshots, comparisons, and statistics for Countries of the World)
- World Data Analyst
- World History Collection (Search 40 journals on events throughout world history)
- World History In Context (Historical primary documents, articles and books from the 20th century-present)
- World History: Modern Era (World history resources from 1500 to the present including primary documents)
- World History: Modern Era