We have Reference books on
Cortland County
Reference books on dance, music, theatre, radio, TV, Film, and Motion Picture
The Arts
Quite a few reference books on
Sociology/Social Science/Ethics/Cultures
Reference books on
Antiques
Reference books on
different types of Religions
Reference books on
People in the News
A selection of reference books on
Law
Reference books of the
New York State Governors
Reference books on
American Presidency
Reference book for
Architects, Engineers, Contractors & Facility Professionals
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Business
& Company ASAP (Thomson Gale)
Provides information on companies, markets and industries, market
trends, mergers and acquisitions, current management theory, and
company overviews. It also includes business and trade journals,
newspapers, and company directory profiles with full text and
images.
Business
& Company Resource Center (Thomson Gale)
BCRC offers company profiles, brand information, rankings,
investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.
Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and
information.
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HeritageQuest
Online Genealogy (ProQuest)
This genealogy database offers materials for researching family
histories and American culture. This database includes indexes of
genealogy resources and original page images. It includes over 20,000
books, the entire U.S. Federal Census from 1790 - 1930, PERSI (PERiodical
Source Index), Freedman’s Bank Records, Revolutionary War Pension
Records, and more.
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Encyclopedia
of Animals (EBSCO)
Encyclopedia of Animals offers in-depth full-text information
on a variety of topics relating to animals including mammals, birds,
reptiles, amphibians, fish and dinosaurs. It includes full-text
articles describing the nature and habitat of these animals. Some
articles include just the abstract or citation. Some of the full-text
articles include images.
Funk
& Wagnalls New Word Encyclopedia (EBSCO)
Full-text articles of over 25,000 encyclopedia entries, covering an
array of topics. The database contains various images, offers brief
biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas. It
is updated annually.
Grolier
Encyclopedias (Scholastic)
Full-text access to the following encyclopedias:
Encyclopedia Americana - In-depth research and worldwide
current events for older students and adults.
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia - Quick reference and rich
media for middle school and high school students.
Lands and Peoples - Current information for country and state
reports.
The New Book of Popular Science - In-depth science, plus science
in the news.
The New Book of Knowledge - Reference and current events for
elementary readers and older.
Virtual
Reference Library (Thomson Gale)
This source contains full-text encyclopedias and specialized reference
books focusing on health, business, and history. These reference
materials can be accessed online 24/7. Some of the
titles included are Business Plans Handbook, Encyclopedia
of Small Business (2v), American Civil War Reference Library
(5v), Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
(4v), and History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts
Worldwide (6v), Contemporary Poetry, 7th ed.,
Biology: Macmillan Science Library.
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Gale's
Health Reference Center Academic (Gale Cengage Learning)
This health database includes over 2800 journals and magazines, many
of which are full-text. It contains nuring and allied health journals,
other medical journals, newsletters and consumer health magazines.
Health
Reference Center - Academic (Thomson Gale)
Health Reference Center provides access to the full text of nursing
and allied health journals, plus a wide variety of personal health
information sources. This database integrates the full text and images
of respected nursing, allied health and medical journals; consumer
health magazines; newsletters; pamphlets; newspaper articles; topical
overviews; and reference books.
Nursing
and Allied Health Collection (Gale Cengage Learning)
Mostly
full-text articles from journals covering topics related to nursing,
biomedicine, health sciences, consumer health and allied health
disciplines.
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Fiction
Connection (Bowker)
Fiction
Connection finds titles similar to books you already enjoy or searches
for books by topic, genre, setting, character, location, and
timeframe. You can create a personalized list of titles based on the
characteristics you enjoy.
Literature
Resource Center (Thomson Gale)
The LRC includes biographical information on writers and overviews of
their works. It also includes full-text literary criticisms and
reviews on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time
periods and from around the world.
NoveList
Fiction Guide
NoveList is a fiction readers' guide to finding new authors and
titles. It allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a
starting point to locate other authors and titles of interest. They
can also enter words that describe the contents of a book they would
like to read, and NoveList retrieves titles that contain these words
in the book's subject headings field. In addition, users can browse
over 1,200 theme-oriented book lists, 160 award lists and 1,800
fiction related web-sites.
Patron
Books In Print
Patron
Books in Print has more than 5 million fiction and nonfiction titles
for adults and children in book, audio, and video formats. Find what
you want with a quick search or get ideas by browsing by subject,
author, or award. Results include editorial reviews, cover images,
publisher and bestseller information, awards won, and media mentions.
Visit the Fiction Room or the Children’s Room to find favorite
series, recurring characters, award winners, and listings of
bestsellers by year.
Twayne's
Author Series (Thomson Gale)
Contains the full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters
books on individual World, US, or English authors, for a total of 600
individual full-text titles.
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Custom
Newspapers (Thomson Gale)
This database offers indexing and full-text to over 150 newspapers,
both national and international. It includes The New York Times (Book
Review and Magazine) full-text. Understand regional viewpoints on
issues by searching multiple newspapers.
¡Informe!
Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos (Thomson
Gale)
Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca
negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras
materias.
A collection of full-text magazines in Spanish. It covers business,
health, technology, culture, current events, and other topics.
Junior
Edition Magazines (Thomson Gale)
Search for full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, and
reference books on current events, the arts, science, popular culture,
health, people, government, history, sports and more. It’s designed
for students in junior high and middle school.
MasterFILE
Premier Magazines & Newspapers (EBSCO)
MasterFile Premier provides access to 1,700 plus full text periodicals
(magazines, newspapers, journals), 500 reference books, more than
84,000 biographies, and 100,000 plus primary source documents. It
covers a broad range of disciplines including general reference,
business, education, health, general science, multi-cultural issues,
and much more. In addition to the full text, it also provides indexing
and abstracts for nearly 2,400 titles. It includes 5,000 full text Magill
Book Reviews, the World Almanac & Book of Facts;
full text from 84,774 biographies, 100,554 full text primary source
documents, American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Edition and an
Image Collection of 202,164 photos, maps and flags. MasterFILE Premier
offers PDF backfiles as far back as 1975 for key publications
including Foreign Affairs, History Today, Judaism,
Library Journal and National Review.
National
Newspaper Index (Thomson Gale)
This database includes citations and abstracts for The New York
Times , The Wall Street Journal, The Christian
Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The
Washington Post from 1977 to present. None of the article
citations that you find in this database are full-text. If you find a
citation to an article and your library does not own it in another
form, they can interlibrary loan it from another institution.
New
York State Newspapers (Thomson Gale)
This full-text newspaper database includes the following NYS
publications: Buffalo News, Herald American (Syracuse), Herald-Journal
(Syracuse), Indian County Today (Oneida), New York Observer, New York
Post, New York Times (also Magazine and Book Review), Newsday
(Melville), Post-Standard (Syracuse), Post-Star (Glen Falls), Times
Herald-Record (Middletown), Times Union (Albany), and Watertown Daily
Times.
Primary
Search Magazines (EBSCO)
Primary Search contains full-text magazine articles from
nearly 70 elementary school magazines. Some of the magazines included
are Appleseeds, Boys’ Life, Cobblestone, Cricket,
Highlights for Children, Hopscotch, Jack &
Jill, Ladybug, Ranger Rick, Science World,
Spider, SuperScience, Time for Kids, Turtle,
and many more. Full text is also available for over 100 student
pamphlets. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing
and abstracts for nearly 100 magazines. The American Heritage
Children’s Dictionary, 3rd Edition is included, and an Image
Collection of 202,164 photos, maps and flags. Full-text backfiles go
as far back as 1989, while indexing and abstract backfiles go as far
back as 1984. All full text articles are assigned a reading level
indicator.
TOPICsearch
Current Events (EBSCO)
This current events database allows students to explore social,
political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other
popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms. TOPICsearch contains
full text for over 139,800 articles from more than 4,800 diverse
sources.
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General
Science Collection (EBSCO)
This database offers full-text coverage for more than 60 of the most
popular science publications, including Archaeology, Astronomy,
Discover, National Wildlife, New Scientist, Popular Science, Science
News, Scientific American, and many others. Subject areas covered
include the observation, description, identification, and experimental
investigation of phenomena and the application of science to
industrial or commercial objectives. The database also includes Great
Scientific Achievements of the Twentieth Century, a multi-volume
encyclopedia from Salem Press.
Science
Reference Center (EBSCO)
This
research database offers full-text coverage for more than 640 science
encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Subject areas
covered include biology, chemistry, earth & space science,
environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life
science, physics, science and society, science as inquiry, scientists,
technology, and wildlife. Much of the material provided correlate to
state and national curriculum standards.
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Learning
Express Library (LearningExpress)
This
instructional database assists patrons of all ages prepare for a variety of
academic and civil service tests, including SAT, GED, ASVAB, clerical
worker, police officer, firefighter, postal worker and real estate practice
tests. There are math, reading, and writing skill-building resources for
all students. Job seekers can receive help in creating a resume and cover
letter and tips on preparing for a job.
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Bases
de datos - Español
(EBSCO)
¡Informe!
Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos (Thomson
Gale)
Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca
negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras
materias.
A collection of full-text magazines in Spanish. It covers
business, health, technology, culture, current events, and other
topics.
Mango
Languages
Are you ready to learn a new language? Your library card is a passport
to the world. Mango Languages offers online self-paced
courses teaching actual conversation
skills for a wide variety of languages. Mango's
Basic Courses in 22 foreign languages (Arabic,
Chinese, Dan, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Irish,
Italian, Japanese, Korean, Pashto, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish,
Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, and Urdu) and 14 ESL courses
(for those currently speaking Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek,
Japanese, Korean, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and
Vietnamese) use real-life situations to teach vocabulary and basic
conversational skills. Mango's Complete Courses in 9
foreign languages (Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese,
Portuguese, Russian and Spanish) and 3 ESL courses (for speakers
of German, Portuguese and Spanish) has grammar instruction throughout
each lesson. Explore this database at your library and your personal
computer.
The Rosetta Stone immersion language learning program was
discontinued February 1, 2008.
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Encyclopedia
of Animals (EBSCO)
Encyclopedia of Animals offers in-depth full-text information
on a variety of topics relating to animals including mammals, birds,
reptiles, amphibians, fish and dinosaurs. It includes full-text
articles describing the nature and habitat of these animals. Some
articles include just the abstract or citation. Some of the full-text
articles include images.
Funk
& Wagnalls New Word Encyclopedia (EBSCO)
Full-text articles of over 25,000 encyclopedia entries, covering an
array of topics. The database contains various images, offers brief
biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas. It
is updated annually.
Grolier
Encyclopedias
Full-text access to the following encyclopedias:
Encyclopedia Americana - In-depth research and worldwide
current events for older students and adults.
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia - Quick reference and rich
media for middle school and high school students.
Lands and Peoples - Current information for country and state
reports.
The New Book of Popular Science - In-depth science, plus science
in the news.
The New Book of Knowledge - Reference and current events for
elementary readers and older.
Junior
Edition Magazines (Thomson Gale)
Search for full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, and
reference books on current events, the arts, science, popular culture,
health, people, government, history, sports and more. It’s designed
for students in junior high and middle school.
Kids
Search (EBSCO)
This fun student-friendly menu is divided by topic which allows kids
to easily search for magazines, newspapers, photos, transcripts, and
encyclopedias.
Primary
Search Magazines (EBSCO)
Primary Search contains full-text magazine articles from
nearly 70 elementary school magazines. Some of the magazines included
are Appleseeds, Boys’ Life, Cobblestone, Cricket,
Highlights for Children, Hopscotch, Jack &
Jill, Ladybug, Ranger Rick, Science World,
Spider, SuperScience, Time for Kids, Turtle,
and many more. Full text is also available for over 100 student
pamphlets. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing
and abstracts for nearly 100 magazines. The American Heritage
Children’s Dictionary, 3rd Edition is included, and an Image
Collection of 202,164 photos, maps and flags. Full-text backfiles go
as far back as 1989, while indexing and abstract backfiles go as far
back as 1984. All full text articles are assigned a reading level
indicator.
Searchasaurus
Kids’ Search (EBSCO)
A colorful kid-friendly menu that allows kids to search Primary Search
Magazines, Encyclopedia of Animals, General Encyclopedia, and American
Heritage Children's Dictionary.
TumbleBooks
Ebooks for Kids (TumbleBook Library)
TumbleBooks is an online collection of animated, talking picture books
which are created from existing picture books. TumbleBooks also
includes a collection of full length, unabridged classics in audio
format and a small collection of books in French, Spanish, Russian,
and Chinese. Also available are puzzles, games and quizzes. Create a
list of Favorites for easy access or preload a number of TumbleBooks
in an online player in order to be played one after another. The
entire site can also be viewed in Spanish and French.
Requires a Flash plug-in to view
and hear animation which can be downloaded for free from the
TumbleBooks Help page.
TOPICsearch
Current Events (EBSCO)
This current events database allows students to explore social,
political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other
popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms. TOPICsearch contains
full text for over 139,800 articles from more than 4,800 diverse
sources.
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