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Agriculture
Agriculture Collection*
[Gale] Includes practical aspects of farming to cutting edge
scientific research in horticulture
Arts
Fine Arts & Music Collection*
[Gale] Includes titles covered in indices such as the Wilson Art
Index and RILM; provides support for research in areas such as
drama, music, art history, and filmmaking
Audio Books
OverDrive
Downloadable audio books (see
OverDrive brochure)
Business
Business & Company ASAP*
[Gale] Provides information on companies, markets, and
industries; includes market trends, mergers, acquisitions, and
current management theory; access business and trade journals,
newspapers, and company directory profiles
Business & Company Resource Center*
[Gale] Includes company profiles, brand information, rankings,
investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and
periodicals
Business Economics & Theory*
[Gale] Focuses on topics in economics
General Business File ASAP* [Gale]
Similar to Business & Company ASAP; analyze company
performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as
the latest in management, economics, and politics; access a
combination of broker research reports, trade publications,
newspapers, journals, and company directory listings
Small Business* [Gale] Perfect for business schools and
entrepreneurs, this compilation provides insights, tips,
strategies, and success stories
Standard & Poor’s
Includes stock reports, corporation records, company profiles,
The Outlook, mutual fund reports, industry surveys, and
more
Car Repair
Auto Repair Reference Center [EBSCO]
1945-current; includes repair information, drawings, wiring
diagrams, service bulletins, and recalls
Careers & Job Searching
LearningExpress Library:
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Includes civil service & graduate school entrance exams;
workplace skills; job search skills: resume writing,
interviewing, networking, & more
OptimalResume Provides a variety of tools to help users
create, present, manage and share their professional credentials
Resume Software [WinWay] (**No Remote Access) Enables
users to create job-winning resumes instantly; 14,000+ examples
included; eliminates most typing -
Coming soon to the
library!
Vocations, Careers & Technical Education Collection* [Gale]
Provides content from general career guides to highly
specialized industry journals
Children [see also
Encyclopedias]
Kids Search* [EBSCO]
Interface to Primary Search, designed for K-5 students; includes
over 50 popular, elementary school magazines, over 100 student
pamphlets, and more
LearningExpress Library:
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Practice math, reading, and writing skills
Primary Search* [EBSCO]
Grades K-8; Contains full text of 57 popular, basic school
magazines plus almanacs, an encyclopedia, and a dictionary;
includes reading levels
Searchasaurus* [EBSCO]
Colorful interface to Primary Search
Communications
Communications and Mass Media Collection*
[Gale] Includes all aspects of the communications field; key
subjects: advertising, public relations, linguistics, and
literature
Computer Skills
LearningExpress:
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The interactive tutorial courses
found here will take your computer skills to the next level,
while allowing you to learn at your own pace; courses range
from Adobe Flash to Windows and Mac Operating Systems;
LearningExpress is supported by Federal Library Services and
Technology Act funds, awarded to the New York State Library by
the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services
Computers
Computer Database* [Gale] Includes computer-related product
introductions; news and reviews in areas such as hardware,
software, electronics, engineering, communications, and the
application of technology
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Collection* [Gale] Useful for studying to
become a lawyer, law enforcement officer, paralegal, forensic
scientist, or for a career in Homeland Security
Culinary Arts
Culinary Arts Collection*
[Gale] Includes cooking and nutrition magazines; provides
thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and
industry information
Cultural Studies
Diversity Studies Collection* [Gale] Explores cultural
differences, contributions and influences in our global
community
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Issues Collection*
[Gale] This collection aims to provide balanced coverage of this
significant aspect of our culture, covering such topics as
gender studies, family and marital issues, health aspects, and
more
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia Americana* [Grolier] Articles include links to
further readings, a bibliography, selected full text articles,
and webpage links
Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia* [EBSCO] 25,000+ encyclopedic
entries covering a variety of subject areas
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia* Includes encyclopedia articles,
news, timelines, quizzes, games, and research starters; also
includes an atlas and dictionary; articles can be grouped by
reading levels (lexile levels) and are aligned to standards
The New Book of Knowledge* [Grolier] For middle grade students;
includes literary selections, a timeline, projects, experiments,
news, homework help, and more
Environmental Sciences
Environmental Studies & Policy Collection* [Gale] Includes
environmental issues and policies, including diverse
perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy
makers, as well as corporate interests
Gardening
Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection* [Gale]
Includes 100+ journals
focused on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas
of horticulture
GED
LearningExpress Library:
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Includes GED practice tests and preparation courses
Genealogy
Ancestry Library Edition (**No Remote Access) Censuses, vital,
church, court,
immigration records, and more
HeritageQuest [ProQuest]:
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Remote
1790-1930 U.S. Federal Censuses, book
titles, family histories, local histories, and more
General Reference see
Magazines/Journals
Grants [Databases are from Foundation Center. Prendergast
is a Cooperating Collection.]
Foundation Directory Online Professional, FDO (**No Remote
Access) 98,000+
foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public
charities in the U.S.
Foundation Grants to Individuals Online (**No Remote Access)
Health
Health Reference Center Academic* [Gale] Multi-source database
providing access
to full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a wide
variety of personal health
information sources that offer reliable health information to
researchers, including
nursing and allied health students
Nursing and Allied Health Collection* [Gale] Offers researchers
looking for answers
to nursing or allied health questions; millions of articles
found in over 1,100 journals;
provides full text coverage of many of the titles cited in
CINAHL.
Salem Health [Salem Press]:
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Remote
Virtually all of the content in
Magill’s Medical Guide & Salem Health: Cancer is available
online
History
World History Collection* [Gale] Provides balanced coverage
of events in World History; it is useful both to the novice
historian and to the advanced academic researcher
Home Improvement
Home Improvement Collection* [Gale] This collection of more than
200 home-improvement focused titles covers such topics as architectural
techniques, tool and
material selection, zoning requirements, and many more will meet
the needs of
hobbyists and professionals alike
Insurance
Insurance & Liability Collection* [Gale] Provides a broad view
of this multimillion dollar industry; topics include labor
relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more
Library
Science [also known as
Information Science]
Information Science & Library Issues Collection* [Gale]
Covers information infrastructure,
data processing techniques, metadata architectures, and more
Literature
Literary Reference Center [EBSCO] Antiquity-present day;
detailed information on the most studied authors; includes:
literary criticisms, plot summaries, reviews, and interviews
Twayne’s Author Series* [Gale] Literary criticisms, readers’
advisement, in-depth introduction to the works and lives of
writers
Magazines/Journals
Academic OneFile* [Gale] 1980-current;
academic research
database; premier source
for peer-reviewed, full text articles from the world's leading
journals and reference
sources; extensive coverage of the sciences, technology,
medicine, the arts, theology,
literature, and other subjects; includes abstracts & full text
Expanded Academic ASAP* [Gale] From arts and the humanities to
social sciences,
science and technology, this database meets research needs
across all academic
disciplines; access scholarly journals, magazines, and
newspapers - many with full text
General OneFile* [Gale] 1980-current;
perfect for researchers at
all levels; a one-stop source for news and periodical articles
on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events,
economics, education, environmental issues, health care,
hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science,
social science, sports, technology, and many general interest
topics; includes abstracts & full text
Popular Magazines* [Gale] 1980-current;
useful for public
library patrons; includes a strong focus on current events,
sports, science and health; 75% of full text contains titles
that cannot be found together in any other online collection;
titles chosen by public library search results
Medical see
Health
Military
Military and Intelligence Collection* [Gale] Hand-selected
by Gale editors to meet
the content needs of libraries serving military personnel
Newspapers [Current Events]
All Newspapers:
Buffalo News [NewsBank] 1989-current; full text
Custom Newspapers* [Gale] 1980-current; national &
international;
full text
InfoTrac Newsstand* [Gale]
Same titles as Custom Newspapers
National Newspaper Index* [Gale] 1977-current; indexing only
New York State Papers* [Gale] 1980-current; full text
NewsBank 1977-current; user friendly interface; national &
international; full text & abstracts
Includes Newspapers:
Academic OneFile* [Gale] 1980-current; academic research
database; national & international; includes abstracts & full
text
Expanded Academic ASAP* [Gale] From arts and the humanities to
social sciences,
science and technology, this database meets
research needs
across all academic
disciplines; scholarly journals,
magazines, and newspapers -
many with full text
General OneFile* [Gale] 1980-current; useful for public library
patrons;
includes abstracts & full text
ProQuest:
Inside Library
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Library Card # or
Password
Contact the
Information Desk for the ProQuest password; 1971-current; premier collection of periodicals
covering all aspects of general reference including arts,
business, humanities, health, social sciences, sciences, and
current affairs; includes abstracts & full text
Nursing see
Health
Phonebooks
ReferenceUSA U.S. & Canada yellow & white pages; includes phone
# search field
Physical Therapy
see also Health
Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Collection* [Gale] Users will
discover proven treatment techniques, examine experimental
research theses, and find unique applications for specific
sports (everything from baseball and bowling to tennis and
yachting)
Philosophy
Religion & Philosophy Collection* [Gale] Covers religion and
the related areas of philosophy, archaeology, and anthropology
Psychology [see also
Magazines/Journals]
Psychology Collection* [Gale] This collection gives individuals
a basic understanding
of the study of the mind, emotions, and how the human mind
develops and diminishes
over time; researchers have access to nearly 500
subject-appropriate full text
periodicals - many cited in the PsycINFO index
Readers’ Advisement [see also
Literature]
NextReads [EBSCO] Book suggestions delivered via an email
newsletter
Religion
Religion & Philosophy Collection* [Gale] Covers religion and
the related areas of philosophy, archaeology, and anthropology
Travel
Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection* [Gale]
Provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and
current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism fields;
a great resource for curious travelers and serious researchers |