Use these various directories to search, sort and export a variety of information such as financial information for companies, membership figures for associations, education- related financial aid and scholarships, and much more.
Research Databases
Begin your research with one of our databases
Auto & Small Engine Repair
Biography
Books & Literature
Business
Children’s Research
Community & Long Island
Auto & Small Engine Repair
Biography
Books & Literature
Business
Children’s Research
Community & Long Island
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– Auto & Small Engine Repair –
Auto Repair Source (formerly known as AutoMate)
Powered by the automotive experts at MOTOR, Auto Repair Source provides the most accurate, authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles. All content comes from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and includes step-by-step repair information, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins and recalls.
Small Engine Repair Source
A full text database containing thousands of accurate and concise step-by-step maintenance and repair instructions for hundreds of small engine machines and their supporting components. Routine maintenance, such as tune-ups and brake service, as well as more extensive repairs involving engine transmission disassembly are covered. Engines types include: motorcycles, ATVs, personal water craft, snowmobiles, lawn mowers, tractors, snow blowers, generators, and more.
In Library Use Home Use Link (PJFL cardholders ONLY)
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– Biography –
Biography Reference Bank (H.W. Wilson)
Offering the in-depth, original profiles of Current Biography and World Authors series, the thorough periodical coverage of Biography Index, and the specialist biographical content of Junior Authors & Illustrators, this database contains biographical full-text articles, page images and abstracts from today’s leading magazines and journals—providing the most current coverage of an individual’s life and work.
Something About the Author
An easy-to-use source for librarians, students and other researchers. Provides electronic access to all volumes of Something About the Author and Something About the Author: Autobiography Series. Multiple search and browse options are combined with an easy format that matches the look and feel of the print originals. Each volume of the SATA series provides illustrated biographical profiles of approximately 75 children’s authors and artists.
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– Books & Literature –
Book Index with Reviews
Whether you need a bibliographic database for collection development or are looking for an easy-to-use tool for identifying available titles, this database is the right choice. Perfect for developing booklists and subject guides, BIR is indispensable for addressing daily challenges such as finding replacement copies and full-text reviews. The My BIR alert service also puts users ahead of the game on new editions, forthcoming titles from popular authors or new releases on hot topics.
In Library Use Home Use Link (PJFL cardholders ONLY)
Literary Reference Center
A highly graphical interface intended for public, academic, and high school libraries. The primary goal of LRC is to assist high school and undergraduate English and Humanities students with homework and research assignments of a literary nature.
Novelist K-8 Plus
A database about books specifically for younger readers. Help kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Parents, teachers, and librarians can also find tools to teach with books and engage young readers.
Novelist Plus
Looking for your next novel to read? This comprehensive readers’ advisory solution for fiction lovers allows you to locate over 125,000 novels in a variety of ways, including “Author read-alikes” and “similar books”.
TumbleBooks
The TP is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books) with fiction, non-fiction and foreign language titles, Read-Alongs, Videos (from National Geographics), TumbleTV, which consists of pre-set playlists of a sequence of books, and Tumble Puzzles & Games.
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– Business –
Business Insights: Essentials
A comprehensive research tool offering accurate, up-to-date business information and company and industry intelligence on thousands of global companies, including periodical and news articles, press releases, company financials, investment reports, industry and company rankings, market share data, and more.
Business Source Premier
The industry’s most widely used business research database, this collection features full text and searchable cited references for top journals covering a variety of business disciplines. In addition, it includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses.
Gale Directory Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library
A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Morningstar
Provides fast and easy access to Morningstar Mutual Funds in a PDF. Download the latest issue, select an entire group of funds to review, or find a specific fund.
In Library Use Home Use Link (PJFL cardholders ONLY)
Reference Solutions (formerly Reference USA)
This directory consists of over 14 million public and private U.S. companies plus 135 million white pages listings of business, residential, and health care telephone numbers.
In Library Use Home Use Link (PJFL cardholders ONLY)
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– Children’s Research –
See more information on our Homework and Research page.
Brainfuse HelpNow
On demand eLearning for all ages! Includes live homework help, skills-building personalized eLearning Tools, 24-Hour Writing Lab, homework send question, adult learning center, GED, resume/cover letter writing, U.S. citizenship prep, MS Office Essential Skills Series, foreign language lab /Spanish-speaking support and more!
Britannica Escolar (Español)
Bienvenido a Britannica Escolar, un recurso informativo para la educación primaria y secundaria que es seguro, actualizado y apropiado para cada nivel educativo. Descubra los artículos enciclopédicos, los recursos multimedia y otros materiales de aprendizaje que apoyan la investigación de los estudiantes y refuerzan la programación curricular.
Britannica School
A safe, up-to-date, and age-appropriate information resource for elementary, middle, and high school students. Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources.
Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database
A database with over 300,000 reviews, MARC records, and related information on children’s literature. Contains A variety of search options to help you find books by subject, age level, genre.
CultureGrams
Whether you are traveling to a new state or country, curious about recipes from around the world, or writing a report, this is a great place to start. It includes each country’s customs, traditions and daily life; photos, flags and anthems. We have four editions: World, States, Provinces, and Kids.
Explora – EBSCO’s new discovery interface
Includes the following databases: ERIC, History Reference Center, Book Index, Teachers Reference Center, Business Source Premier, MasterFILE Elite, Literature Resource Center, Science Reference Center, GreenFILE, Literary Reference Center Plus, Topic Overview Public Library, Newspaper Source.
Kids InfoBits
Highly graphical and age appropriate research for students in kindergarten through 5th grade.
Muzzy Online
Foreign language learning courses for children.
In Library & Home Use Link (PJFL cardholders ONLY)
National Geographic Kids
Inspires young adventurers to explore the world through award-winning magazines, books, apps, games, toys, videos, events, and a website, and is the only kids brand with a world-class scientific organization at its core.
In Library & Home Use Link (PJFL cardholders ONLY)
Novelist K-8 Plus
NoveList K-8 Plus is a database about books specifically for younger readers. Help kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Parents, teachers, and librarians can also find tools to teach with books and engage young readers.
Science Reference Center
This comprehensive research database provides easy access to a wealth of full-text, science-oriented content. Designed to meet every student researcher’s needs, SRC contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other reliable sources. In addition, the database includes a vast collection of images from sources such as UPI, Getty, NASA, National Geographic and the Nature Picture Library.
Something About the Author
An easy-to-use source for librarians, students, and other researchers. Provides electronic access to all volumes of Something About the Author and Something About the Author: Autobiography Series. Multiple search and browse options are combined with an easy format that matches the look and feel of the print originals. Each volume of the SATA series provides illustrated biographical profiles of approximately 75 children’s authors and artists.
TumbleBooks
The TP is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books) with fiction, non-fiction and foreign language titles, Read-Alongs, Videos (from National Geographics), TumbleTV, which consists of pre-set playlists of a sequence of books, and Tumble Puzzles & Games.
TumbleMath
The most comprehensive collection of math stories available anywhere – all in the famous TumbleBook format, which combines animation, narration, and sound to create a compelling and enticing story book for students of all ages. The books are accompanied by supplementary materials such as lesson plans and quizzes. A perfect complement and supplement to math taught in school.
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Līve-brary.com Topic Guides
A cooperative project of the Public Libraries in Suffolk County, NY.C containing resources and information on a variety of subjects.
211 – Long Island
A free directory of health, human service, and education agencies and programs on Long Island, as well as services for children, teens, adults, families, and seniors in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. With details on nearly 12,000 community resources, 211 – Long Island provides instant keyword access to essential information for Long Island individuals and organizations.
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– Education –
See more information on our Online Classes page.
Brainfuse Adult Learning Center
On demand eLearning. Access to adult learning services including GED prep, 24/7 writing lab, live tutoring, career resources, U.S. citizenship prep, MS Office Essential Skills Series, and more.
Brainfuse CollegeNow
On demand eLearning. This new service assists patrons in every step of the college admissions process, making higher education more accessible and attainable. Key features include: application resources, admissions interview resources, financial aid resources, live guidance counselors, and a writing lab.
Educator’s Reference Complete
This collection is a great resource for any educator—from the school teacher and administrator to those studying in the field at the collegiate and graduate level. Gale OneFile: Educator’s Reference Complete seeks to provide full text for more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 report in the ERIC database and covers multiple levels of education from preschool to college, and every educational specialty—such as technology, bilingual education, health education, and testing. It also provides insight on issues in administration, funding, and policy.
ERIC Journals
The Education Resource Information Center contains more than 1,300,000 records and links to more than 317,000 full-text documents dating back to 1966.
In Library Use Home Use Link (PJFL cardholders ONLY)
Explora – EBSCO’s new discovery interface
Includes the following databases: ERIC, History Reference Center, Book Index, Teachers Reference Center, Business Source Premier, MasterFILE Elite, Literature Resource Center, Science Reference Center, GreenFILE, Literary Reference Center Plus, Topic Overview Public Library, Newspaper Source.
Scholastic Teachables (Formerly known as Scholastic Printables)
Offers printable activities for any subject: math, science, reading comprehension, STEM, writing, and beyond. Download printable lesson plans, reading passages, games and puzzles, clip art, bulletin board ideas, and skills sheets for kids in any grade.
In Library & Home Use Link (PJFL Cardholders ONLY)
Teacher Reference Center
Available via EBSCOhost, TRC covers a variety of topics of interest to teachers, including: Assessment, Best Practices, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, School Administration, Science & Mathematics, and Teacher Education.
Universal Class
*First Time Users: you MUST create a free account with this database.
High quality online courses to help you learn the skills needed to achieve your goals. Earn a certificate documenting your CEUs, contact hours, and course completion. All courses are self-paced, so you can learn on your own time.
In Library & Home Use Link (PJFL Cardholders ONLY)
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Britannica Academic
The rich combination of the venerable Encyclopædia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools provides the variety of reliable sources that students need when conducting thorough collegiate research—all from one resource. Written by Nobel laureates, historians, curators, professors, and other notable experts, these articles provide trusted information with balanced, global perspectives and insights that users will not find anywhere else.
Britannica Escolar (Español)
Bienvenido a Britannica Escolar, un recurso informativo para la educación primaria y secundaria que es seguro, actualizado y apropiado para cada nivel educativo. Descubra los artículos enciclopédicos, los recursos multimedia y otros materiales de aprendizaje que apoyan la investigación de los estudiantes y refuerzan la programación curricular.
Britannica School
A safe, up-to-date, age-appropriate information resource for elementary, middle, and high school students. Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources.
Databases A to Z
See the complete list of databases available from the county library system on Livebrary.
Emerald Research Pass
*Locate and download scholarly articles and ebook chapters to be accessed by a librarian.
One of the world’s leading digital first publishers, commissioning, curating and showcasing research that can make a real difference. ERP works with thousands of universities and business schools across the world to share knowledge and provoke the kind of debate that leads to positive change.
General OneFile
Gale’s largest general-interest database. Exclusive features, including Topic Finder, InterLink, and a mobile-optimized interface, support and enhance the search experience.
Provides full-text access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
In Library Use Home Use Link
MasterFile ELITE
Designed for public libraries. Provides full text for magazines, periodicals, and reference books covering a wide-range of subject areas, as well as an Image Collection containing photos, maps and flags.
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– Genealogy –
See more information on our Genealogy page.
Ancestry Library
A collection of genealogy databases including U.S. and UK census images, birth, marriage and death records, the U.S. Immigration Collection, containing many passenger and naturalization records, and a wide variety of other genealogy materials.
Fold3
Convenient access to US military records, including stories, photos, and personal documents of men and women who served.
HeritageQuest
Genealogical and historical sources for more than 60 countries, with coverage dating back as early as the 1700s, rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. The collection consists of six core data sets: U.S. Federal Censuses, Genealogy and local history books, Revolutionary War records, Freedman’s Bank Records, U.S. Congressional Serial Set, and Periodical Source Index Archive.
MyHeritage
This genealogy resource with over 10,000 databases includes birth, death, military, census, and parish records.
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– Health & Medicine –
Health and Medicine
Created specifically for students, knowledgeable consumer health researchers, and health care professionals, Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine is the perfect resource for up-to-date information on the complete range of health care topics. With more than 2,500 embargo-free, full-text periodicals, reference books, pamphlets, and hundreds of videos demonstrating medical procedures and live surgeries, Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine ensures that researchers get current, scholarly, comprehensive answers to health-related questions.
MEDLINE
Provides authoritative information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals.
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History Reference Center
A comprehensive full text history reference database, containing more than 112,000 historical documents; more than 113,000 biographies of historical figures; more than 112,000 historical photos and maps; and more than 80 hours of historical video.
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– Home Improvement –
Home Improvement Reference Center
The definitive online resource for home improvement assistance. Through a collection of comprehensive full-text content, this database provides users with detailed, user-friendly “how-to” information covering all manner of home improvement/repair projects.
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– Job & Career –
See more information on our Job & Career page.
Brainfuse JobNow
On demand eLearning providing various tools to help with every step of the job search including: live resume assistance, career planning, live career coaching, and live interview preparation.
Career Cruising
A self-exploration and planning program that helps people of all ages achieve their potential in school, career and life.
Career Online High School (COHS)
Patchogue-Medford Library offers adults in Suffolk County (ages 19 & up) the opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma and career certification online. PJFL cardholders ARE eligible for this service!
College Source Online
A database of over 44,000 colleges. Allows access to college catalogs, links to college homepages, and searching for colleges by name, geographical area, enrollment, tuition, degrees, course descriptions, and much more.
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– Language Learning & ESOL –
See more information on our Learn a Language page.
Britannica Escolar (Spanish/Español) – All Levels
Bienvenido a Britannica Escolar, un recurso informativo para la educación primaria y secundaria que es seguro, actualizado y apropiado para cada nivel educativo. Descubra los artículos enciclopédicos, los recursos multimedia y otros materiales de aprendizaje que apoyan la investigación de los estudiantes y refuerzan la programación curricular.
Discover the leading knowledge-building resource that is universally trusted for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish. New features make it more valuable than ever for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish.
Britannica Escolar (Español/Spanish) – Primaria/Elementary
Bienvenido a Britannica Escolar, un recurso informativo para la educación primaria y secundaria que es seguro, actualizado y apropiado para cada nivel educativo. Descubra los artículos enciclopédicos, los recursos multimedia y otros materiales de aprendizaje que apoyan la investigación de los estudiantes y refuerzan la programación curricular.
Discover the leading knowledge-building resource that is universally trusted for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish. New features make it more valuable than ever for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish.
Britannica Escolar (Español/Spanish) – Secundaria/Secondary
Bienvenido a Britannica Escolar, un recurso informativo para la educación primaria y secundaria que es seguro, actualizado y apropiado para cada nivel educativo. Descubra los artículos enciclopédicos, los recursos multimedia y otros materiales de aprendizaje que apoyan la investigación de los estudiantes y refuerzan la programación curricular.
Discover the leading knowledge-building resource that is universally trusted for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish. New features make it more valuable than ever for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish.
EBSCOhost Español- MEDLINE & ERIC
MEDLINE proporciona información médica fidedigna en ciencias de la salud, enfermería, odontología, veterinaria, el sistema de salud, ciencias preclínicas y mucho más. Creada por la National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE utiliza el índice MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) con árboles, jerarquías de árbol, subencabezamientos y capacidades de expansión para buscar citas de más de 5.400 publicaciones biomédicas actuales.
ERIC ofrece acceso a literatura y recursos educativos. La base de datos contiene más de 1.300.000 registros y ofrece acceso a la información de las publicaciones incluidas en Current Index of Journals in Education y Resources in Education Index.
Muzzy Online
Foreign language learning courses for children.
Pronunciator
The brainchild of librarian/entrepreneur Robert Savage, and the ongoing work of an international team of 947 people — translators, teachers, librarians, editors, voice artists, sound engineers, graphic artists, and programmers. The world’s largest language-learning service.
See information about creating a free account on our Learn a Language page.
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– Law & Government –
Law Depot
*NOTE: you will use Libby by OverDrive, which authenticates your library barcode number and PIN/password.
A publisher of do-it-yourself legal documents and templates.
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– Magazines –
See more information on our eMagazines page.
Consumer Reports Website
Ratings and recommendations on thousands of products and services in categories including appliances, cars, electronics and computers, home and garden, health and fitness, babies and kids, food, personal finance, and travel. Includes Cars Best Deals Plus.
Consumer Reports Car Buying Guide
Ratings and recommendations for buying cars through EBSCO MasterFILE Elite.
Consumer Reports Magazine
This database, through EBSCO MasterFILE Elite, has full text articles from Consumer Reports from 1985-present. Topics include articles on health, public safety, marketplace economics and the judicial & regulatory actions that affect consumers.
Flipster
A next-generation digital magazine solution that makes it easy for you to read your favorite magazines on your computer or mobile device.
See more information on our E-Magazines page.
Magazines & Journals A to Z
Searching for a specific magazine or journal article? Start here with this A to Z list.
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The American Hebrew & Jewish Messenger, 1857 – 1922
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers, and scholars with easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Search America’s historic newspaper pages from 1789-1922, or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
Long Island History Journal
A peer-reviewed academic online publication, published since 2009 by the Center for Global & Local History at Stony Brook University. It continues the Long Island Historical Journal that was founded by Roger Wunderlich in 1988. The LIHJ is especially interested in articles regarding the history of Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties in a national and/or global context. The LIHJ also publishes reviews of recent books concerning various aspects of Long Island. Prospective authors should consult “Guidelines for Authors,” located under the “Authors” tab on their homepage.
New York Amsterdam News, 1922-1923
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
New York State Historic Newspapers
Created and administered by the Northern New York Library Network in partnership with the Empire State Library Network. The images on this web site were scanned, processed by an optical character recognition program, and converted to computer files. The contents of those files were then indexed and placed on a central server. These resources are available for online use at no charge, but downloading a large number of files is not permitted. Particular thanks is extended to Mike Beccaria of Paul Smith’s College for his outstanding contribution to the development of this project.
The New York Times, 1980-Current
Full-text coverage of the New York Times. Offers coverage of national and international news, plus coverage of important speeches and documents.
The New York Times Historical, 1851-2014
The Historical New York Times with Index provides search capability using subject terms and topics for focused and targeted results in combination with searchable full text, full page, and article-level images from The Historical New York Times.
News
This innovative full-text newspaper resource allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, author, newspaper section, or other fields. Gale OneFile: News provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts. Exclusive features, including Topic Finder, InterLink, and a mobile-optimized interface, support and enhance the search experience.
Newsday, 1985-Current
This publication’s detailed indexing helps users quickly find the news information they need. Each issue is indexed thoroughly, so they have access to not only top news stories but also the information contained on the various sections of the paper. The indexing covers not only complete bibliographic information but also companies, people, products, etc.
Newsday Historical, 1940-1989
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage: 1940-1984.
Newspaper Source
Provides cover-to-cover full text for 35 national & international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for 375 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full text television & radio news transcripts are also provided.
In Library Use Home Use Link (PJFL cardholders ONLY)
Proquest/US Newsstream, 1980-Current
Proquest/US Newsstream provides access to local, regional, and national newspapers. Includes The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
Suffolk County Historic Newspapers – New York State Historic Newspapers
The images on this web site were scanned, processed by an optical character recognition program and converted to computer files. The contents of those files were then indexed and placed on a central server. These research resources are available for online use at no charge. Downloading a large number of files is not permitted. This is created and administered by the Northern New York Library Network in partnership with the Empire State Library Network. Particular thanks is extended to Mike Beccaria of Paul Smith’s College for his outstanding contribution to the development of this project. Included are newspapers from Sag Harbor, Huntington, Cutchogue, Babylon and Sayville from the 1800s.
In Library Use & Home Use Link
The Wall Street Journal, 1984-Current
Full-text coverage of the Wall Street Journal.
The Wall Street Journal Historical, 1889-2002
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
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– Science & Technology –
See more information including free databases on our Helpful Resources page.
Computer Science
Gale OneFile: Computer Science provides access to leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries. The database includes more than 600 journals and periodicals, providing information on computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications, and the application of technology. Exclusive features, including Topic Finder, InterLink, and a mobile-optimized interface, support and enhance the search experience.
GreenFILE
GreenFILE covers the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. This free research database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 806,000 records and open access full text for more than 12,000 records. Key journals include Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, Conservation Biology, Forest Ecology & Management, International Journal of Green Energy, and Journal of Wildlife Management.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) with Full Text is a robust database for library and information science studies. It includes full-text, indexing and abstracts for journals covering all related subjects, including librarianship, classification, cataloging and information management.
Opposing Viewpoints
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints is a rich resource for debaters and includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more. A category on the National Debate Topic provides quick and easy access to content on frequently studied and discussed issues. Periodical content covers current events, news and commentary, economics, environmental issues, political science, and more.
Specific titles include The New York Times, Newsweek, Foreign Policy, American Scientist, and Education Week.
Science Online
The award-winning Science Online has been completely redesigned and upgraded with a wealth of new content and a new, dynamic design that facilitates STEM research and learning. New Topic Centers feature specially selected content on core science disciplines to help users find a starting point for their research, and users can also access the full, updated content of our unique science eLearning Modules, which target a variety of core topics and feature valuable Educator Support materials for seamless in-class integration. Plus, new, interactive science experiments that come with lesson objectives, data tables for findings, and analysis of expected results allow users to replicate the in-class laboratory experience in a safe and user-friendly environment.
Science Reference Center
This comprehensive research database provides easy access to a wealth of full-text, science-oriented content. Designed to meet every student researcher’s needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other reliable sources. In addition, the database includes a vast collection of images from sources such as UPI, Getty, NASA, National Geographic and the Nature Picture Library.
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– Teen’s Research –
See more information on our Homework Help page.
Academic OneFile
The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles for academic libraries from the world’s leading journals, this comprehensive resource covers the physical and social sciences, technology, medicine, engineering, the arts, technology, literature, and many other subjects.
Academic OneFile Select
Gale Academic OneFile Select covers everything from art and literature to economics and the sciences. This resource for academic research integrates the full text of publications from across the disciplines and now includes vocational/technical titles used by community college students, filling a specific need for curriculum-oriented collections. Gale Academic OneFile Select provides indexing for more than 5,000 periodicals, more than 2,800 in full text without any embargo. The combination of full text for scholarly journals and selected general interest titles for smaller academic libraries is ideal.
Brainfuse CollegeNow
On demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning. View how easy, intuitive and engaging Brainfuse CollegeNow eLearning is for all ages and levels.
This new service assists patrons in every step of the college admissions process, making higher education more accessible and attainable for all. Key features include: application resources, admissions interview resources, financial aid resources, live guidance counselors, and a writing lab.
Brainfuse HelpNow
On demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning. View how easy, intuitive and engaging Brainfuse HelpNow eLearning is for all ages and levels.
Includes live homework help, skills-building personalized eLearning Tools, 24-Hour Writing Lab, homework send question, adult learning center, GED, resume/cover letter writing, U.S. citizenship prep, MS Office Essential Skills Series, foreign language lab /Spanish-speaking support and more!
Britannica Escolar (Español)
Bienvenido a Britannica Escolar, un recurso informativo para la educación primaria y secundaria que es seguro, actualizado y apropiado para cada nivel educativo. Descubra los artículos enciclopédicos, los recursos multimedia y otros materiales de aprendizaje que apoyan la investigación de los estudiantes y refuerzan la programación curricular.
Britannica School
Welcome to Britannica School, a safe, up-to-date, and age-appropriate information resource for elementary, middle, and high school students. Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources.
CultureGrams
Whether you are traveling to a new state or country, curious about recipes from around the world, or writing a report, CultureGrams is a great place to start. It includes each country’s customs, traditions and daily life; photos, flags and anthems. We have four editions: World, States, Provinces, and Kids.
Explora – EBSCO’s new discovery interface
Includes the following databases: ERIC, History Reference Center, Book Index, Teachers Reference Center, Business Source Premier, MasterFILE Elite, Literature Resource Center, Science Reference Center, GreenFILE, Literary Reference Center Plus, Topic Overview Public Library, Newspaper Source.
Middle School
Gale In Context: Middle School provides engaging reference, periodical, and multimedia content supporting national and state curriculum standards for grades 6 to 12 in language arts, social studies, and science. Middle school students will benefit from an interface that delivers a combination of the highly visual design and navigation preferred by younger users as well as the authoritative content and user-focused tool set needed to support middle school assignments and coursework.
Novelist K-8 Plus
nov is a database about books specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Parents, teachers, and librarians can also find tools to teach with books and engage young readers.
Novelist Plus
NoveList Plus is a comprehensive readers’ advisory solution for fiction lovers. It allows you to locate over 125,000 novels in a variety of ways, including “Author read-alikes”, and “similar books”. NoveList Plus will help you to answer the question of what to read next.
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– Veterans –
Brainfuse VetNow
On demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning. VetNow supports veterans and their families with navigating the VA bureaucracy, providing academic tutoring, and assisting with employment transition.