• Newspapers ^ ProQuest
  • Most popular: New York Times and Wall Street Journal
• Additional newspapers + GALE: Custom Newspapers
• 15 New York State Newspapers + GALE: New York State Newspapers

Health & Wellness

• Health & Wellness Resource Center: Articles on general health & wellness issues from popular and scholarly magazines, and medical encyclopedias.+^ GALE: Health & Wellness Resource Center
• Health Reference Center Academic. + GALE: Health Reference Center Academic
• Nursing and Allied Health Collection. + GALE: Nursing and Allied Health Collection.
• Full text reference books (full text, online!):
  • Encyclopedia of Medicine
  • Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
  • Encyclopedia of Cancer
  • Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
  • Encyclopedia of Nursing & Allied Health + GALE: Virtual Reference Library

Business

• Business, Finance, Economics: journals, company profiles, Wall Street Journal. ^ ProQuest: ABI / Inform Global
• Company profiles, industry rankings, products & brands + GALE: Business & Company Resource Center
• Full text books including:
  • Encyclopedia of Small Business
  • Encyclopedia of E-Commerce
  • Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
  • Business Plans Handbook: Vol.5, Vol.6, Vol.7, Vol.8, Vol.9, Vol.10 .+ GALE: Virtual Reference Library

Science

• Science Reference Center: Over 600 full text publications - books, encyclopedias, academic journals, primary source documents and much more! + EBSCO: Science Reference Center
• Science Magazines: Current articles from over 60 popular science publications.+ EBSCO: General Science Collection
• Science Encyclopedias (full text, online!)
  • UXL Encyclopedia of Science. # GALE: Virtual Reference Library
  • Biology.+ GALE: Virtual Reference Library
• Animals (including nature, habitat and images).+ EBSCO Animals
• Science Image Collection + EBSCO: General Science Collection

Books, Biographies & Film

• Patron Books In Print.^ BOWKER: Patron Books In Print
• Fiction Connection: Discover titles similar to books you already enjoy. ^ BOWKER: Fiction Connection
• Non-Fiction Connection: Discover titles similar to books you already enjoy. ^ BOWKER: Non-Fiction Connection
• Biography and literary criticism on more than 600 world authors.+ GALE: Twayne's Authors Series
• Full text books including:
  • Encyclopedia of World Biography # GALE: Virtual Reference Library
  • Contemporary Poets + GALE: Virtual Reference Library
  • Contemporary Novelists + GALE: Virtual Reference Library
  • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers + GALE: Virtual Reference Library

History & Genealogy

• HeritageQuest
  • For genealogical and historical researchers, with coverage dating back to the late 1700s. ^ ProQuest: HeritageQuest online
• History full text reference including:
  • American Civil War Reference Library
  • American Revolution Reference Library
  • Americans at War
  • Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy
  • Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
  • Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
  • Fashion, Costume and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footware through the Ages
  • French and Indian War
  • Harlem Renaissance
  • History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide
  • Major Acts of Congress
  • Mexican-American War
  • Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students
  • St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
  • War of 1812 + GALE: Virtual Reference Library

Homework Support

• Encyclopedias
  • General Encyclopedia with over 25,000 entries covering a variety of subject areas.+ EBSCO: Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia
  • Encyclopedia of Multicultural America # GALE: Virtual Reference Library
  • Encyclopedia of Population # GALE: Virtual Reference Library
  • Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations # GALE: Virtual Reference Library
• Searchasaurus: for elementary school students. + EBSCO: Searchasaurus
  • Nearly 70 popular magazines
  • Encyclopedia of Animals
  • Features an animated dinosaur theme
• For junior high and middle school students. Over 90 magazines plus newspaper articles, sports & environmental almanacs, maps, an encyclopedia, dictionary.+ GALE: InfoTrac Junior
• Current events, discoveries and other current topics.+ EBSCO: TOPICsearch

Help

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