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Library Media Center

Reference Databases

These databases may be accessed from any computer with an Internet connection.  To obtain passwords, see a library staff member.  

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Discovering Collection—In-depth content for Literature, History, Biographies, Science, and Social Studies.
 

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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia—Encyclopedia entries covering a variety of subject areas.
 

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EBSCO Animals—Provides in-depth information on the nature and habitats of various animals.
 

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GreenFILE--Offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
 

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Teacher Reference CenterProvides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.  
 

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ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases--Includes American History; World History: The Modern Era; World History: Ancient and Medieval; and Issues: Understanding Controversy & Society.
 

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Points of View Reference Center--A full-text database designed to provide students and schools with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue.
 

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Grolier Online: Includes access to the Encyclopedia Americana, New Book of Knowledge, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, and Roget's II: The New Thesaurus and the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.
 

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Historic Documents:  A collection of national and international speeches, agreements, and decisions dating back to 1972.
 

bulletIssues and Controversies @ Facts.com--In-depth investigations of today’s top issues.
 
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New York State GALE Databases—Contains the following databases:
 
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Custom Newspapers--Search a collection of more than 900 newspapers, both national and international.
 

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New York State Newspapers--Search this database of 28 major newspapers published in the state of New York, including the New York Times and the New York Post.
 

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Gale Virtual Reference Library --An e-book collection of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources.
 

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Business and Company ASAP--Information on companies, markets, and industries.
 

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Business and Company Resource Center--Detailed company and industry news and information.
 

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Twayne’s Authors Series:  Twayne’s World, English, and U.S. Authors—Each contains the full text of Twayne’s Literary Masters books on individual World, U.S., or English authors.
 

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National Newspaper Index--Indexing of America's top five newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post.  
 

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Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module--Magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc.
 

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ProQuest Platinum--Contains periodicals covering a broad range of material on business, education, general reference, heath, language arts, sciences, social sciences, and many other curriculum-specific subject areas.
 

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TeachingBooks.net--Provides engaging author programs and book resources.


 

 

 

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