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Thursday, August 21, 2008. The Library is open 9:00AM - 9:00PM. 

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We subscribe to the following online databases.

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AccessScience  
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology

ALLDATA  (in library use only)
Auto repair information, domestic and imported, 1980 - present
Repair tips, troubleshooting, service bulletins and diagrams

Alt-Health Watch    
Articles on complementary and alternative approaches

Ancestry Library    (in library use only)
Genealogy - tracing family histories
Images of original U.S. census records
Social Security Death Index

Biography Resource Center  Assoc Unlimited Home
Biographies in the areas of literature, science, business, entertainment, history, current events and the arts

Bloom's Literary Reference    red    new

Books in Print   Assoc Unlimited Home
Book, audio book and video titles
Fiction Connection - What to Read Next

Business & Company ASAP    
Articles from business, finance, management and industry publications
 
Business & Company Resource Center  Assoc Unlimited Home
U.S. and International company profiles and histories
Industry rankings, investment reports and financial overviews 

Career Cruising   Assoc Unlimited Home
Career profiles, including multimedia interviews
red bullet Information on colleges and universities

Contemporary Authors   
Biographical information - U.S. and International

Contemporary Literary Criticism Select   Assoc Unlimited Home
Critical essays on noted authors

Country Watch    Assoc Unlimited Home
Facts and news on 191 countries of the world

Congressional Quarterly Library    Assoc Unlimited Home
Electronic Encyclopedia of American Government
Researcher -  Reports on hot topics in the news
Weekly Web - Reports on issues before Congress
   
CRD Community Resource Database of Long Island   Assoc Unlimited Home
Information on service agencies and programs on Long Island

CREDOreference   Assoc Unlimited Home
arrow Search hundreds of reference books at one time

Custom Newspapers    Assoc Unlimited Home
Recent New York Times, New York Post and others

Discovering Collection   
Reference articles on literature, U.S. history, social studies, and science
Primary source documents, images, maps, flags

EBSCO A-to-Z   Assoc Unlimited Home
Find out what online databases contain a particular periodical

Encyclopedia Britannica   Assoc Unlimited Home
Comprehensive multimedia encyclopedia
Links to Britannica Junior for younger users

Facts on File World News Digest    Assoc Unlimited Home
e U.S. and World News 1940 to Present
e Features on Current Events and Topics

Fiction Catalog    Assoc Unlimited Home
Selected annotated list of fiction for adults

First Search     (in library use only)   
Includes full-text journal articles in Wilson Select Plus

Gale Virtual Reference Library    Assoc Unlimited Home
Cover to cover reference titles in a searchable database

General Business File ASAP    
Business articles from newspapers, journals, and news wire releases
Broker research reports

General Science Collection   
Articles from popular science publications
Includes scholarly journals and an encyclopedia

Greenwood Daily Life Online   
Everyday life and social customs throughout history
Includes World Cultures Today

Grolier Online   
For middle school and high school students
Includes Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Popular Science   and America, the Beautiful

Grove Art   
Visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present

Grove Music   
Up to date music information, including biographies

Health & Wellness Resource Center   
Consumer health and medical information

Health Reference Center Academic    
Articles from nursing and allied health journals

Heritage Quest   
Genealogy - tracing family histories
Images of original U.S. Census records

Historical New York Times (1851 - 2004)   

History Resource Center: US   
Articles and overviews from pre-colonial times to present
Historical (primary) documents

InfoTrac General Reference Center Gold      arrow
arrow Newspaper and magazine articles of general interest
arrow Includes children's magazines and reference books

InfoTrac OneFile    
Newspaper and periodical articles of general interest

Info To Go   
Links to Internet resources on all topics

Informe   
Articles from Hispanic magazines in Spanish and English

Investext Plus   
Research reports by investment banks and brokerage firms

Issues & Controversies   
Information on social issues and current events
Pros and cons, topic overviews, charts and primary documents

Issues & Controversies in American History   
Pros and cons of events in American History as they occurred
Primary documents, timelines and related articles

Literature Resource Center   
Criticism, biographies and list of works for noted authors

LitFinder   
Poems, Short Stories, Essays, Speeches and Plays

Magill On Literature   
Plot summaries, criticism and author information

MasterFileSelect   
Magazine and newspaper articles of general interest
Photos, maps and flags; Primary source documents

National Newspaper Index     
Index and abstracts from NY Times, Christian Science Monitor, LA Times
and Wall Street Journal

New York Newspapers     
Articles from regional New York State newspapers

Newsday      
Full-text from 1985 to present

Newsletters ASAP   
Business and industry newsletters

Novelist   
Book discussion guides and book talks
Find similar books and book reviews

Opposing Viewpoints  
Pros and cons on social issues and current events
Topic overviews, statistics and primary documents

PROMT  
Predicast's Overview of Markets and Technology

ProQuest  
Articles in newspapers, magazines and academic journals
Newsday, N.Y. Times, Wall Street Journal, Barrons, etc.

Reference USA   
Directory info for U.S. businesses, residences, doctors and dentists
Annual Reports, 10-Ks and other SEC Information

Science Reference Center     
All areas of science
For middle and high school students

Scribner Writers Series   
Critical essays on the works of noted world authors
Biographies and research topics

Student Resource Center   
Magazines, newspaper articles and more
For middle and high school students

Student Resource Center - Health Module   
Essays and articles on medical and health-related topics

Teen Health & Wellness   

Testing & Education Reference Center   
Interactive practice tests, such as ACT, GRE, SAT, etc
College and career handbooks

Today's Science   
Science news and topics written especially for students

TOPICsearch   
Current events and issues in magazines and newspapers
Biographies and pamphlets

Twayne's Author Series     
Critical essays on the works of noted world authors from ancient times to present

Westlaw NY Pro Plus Law Library     (in library use only)
NY cases, NY Official Reports, McKinney's annotated statutes and   administrative law
US Supreme Court, 2nd Circuit and NY Federal District Court Cases
US Code Annotated

Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated   
Biographies and obituaries with photographs

 

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