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Art & Music	Log in using your library card barcode. Log in using your library card barcode.
Biography	Full-text magazine articles, images, and website links.
Books	A fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, author read-alikes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. Discover the fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles to use in your classroom.
Business	Company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. (provided via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants.) Information on companies, markets and industries, market trends, mergers and acquisitions and company overviews. Includes Business Plans Handbook, Encyclopedia of Small Business, and Gale Encyclopedia of E-commerce. (provided via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants) Company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. PROMT stands for the Predicast Overview of Markets and Technology which allows you to search companies, the products and technologies they produce, and the markets in which they compete. Business ABI Dateline ABI Research ABI Trade & Industry Financial Times Hoovers Company Records Comprehensive access to government, news, business and legal information. (Legal searches are available in the library only not from home)
Careers & Test Prep	A comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help students and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.
Computer Skills Computer Technology	The interactive tutorial courses found here will take your computer skills to the next level, while allowing you to learn at your own pace. Proquest Computing Journals
Education	Teachers can use this powerful resource to search for information in encyclopedias, magazines, videos, and Web sites. Professional Education Journals ERIC
En Espanol	Encyclopedia Britannica Spanish Reference Center EBSCOhost Espanol
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier's Encyclopedia, New Book of Knowledge,New Book of Popular Science, Lands & People, and America the Beautiful. (provided via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants) Encyclopedia Britannica Global Reference Center - Comprehensive online content in a variety of global languages. Includes Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and French. Merriam-Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Foreign Language	Transparent Language offers lessons in up to 80 languages.
Genealogy	HeritageQuest Online provides libraries with a unique, growing collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture.
Health	Includes Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, Encyclopedia of Cancer, Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, Encyclopedia of Medicine, and Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health. This multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a wide variety of personal health information sources. Medical dictionary & encyclopedia, health news, health organization directory, drug & herb finder and more. (provided via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants.) Nursing and Allied Health Collection ProQuest Health Management Journals The Official ABMS Directory of Board Certified Specialists
History	Explore the rich and varied history of the United States through speeches, historical accounts, memoirs, poems, images and multimedia. U.S. and world history from ancient times to present. Includes primary documents, images and video.
Legal	LexisNexis Library Express Comprehensive access to government, news, business and legal information. (Legal searches available in the library only not from home)
Literature & Books	Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. International in scope, covers all time periods, full-text poems, poem citations and excerpts, full-text short stories, full-text essays, full-text speeches, and full-text plays. Includes biographies, work summaries & photographs. Fiction book reviews, annotations, and Author Read-alikes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. Discover the fiction titles that are popular with young readers. Full text of Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors. (provided via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants.)
Periodicals, Journals & Newspapers	Peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. U.S. national, regional and local newspapers and more than 60 English language foreign newspapers. Includes Knight-Ridder Tribune News Service and Business News Wire. News and periodical articles on business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, healthcare, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology and many more general topics. Includes nearly 100 U.S., national, regional and local newspapers and more 60 English language foreign newspapers. (provided via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants) Offers indexing and abstracts only, no full-text for five major national newspapers; the New York Times, including the New York Times Book Review & Magazine, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. New York State Newspapers - Database of 15 newspapers published in the state of New York, including the New York Times and the New York Post. (provided via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants) . Search to see which databases include a particular periodical title. Newspapers Research Library Black Newspapers National Newspapers Premier Newsday Local and regional news 1985 - present Historical New York Times 1851-2007 Long Island Memories - Historical Society of East Rockaway and Lynbrook. The Observer 1983-1989
Science & Math	Great for assignments and projects. Detailed coverage of earth Science, life science, space, technology, math and science history and biography. ProQuest Science Journals
Social Studies & Current Events	Social issues and current events. Viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Includes American Civil War Reference Library, American Revolution Reference Library, Americans at War, Fashion,Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages , & more. Detailed statistics with powerful tools for analysis and display. Features a unique collection of in-depth information about the countries of the world and allows you to create comparative charts and tables.
Technology	ProQuest Computing Journals