Current Biography Illustrated - Search the entire contents of the monthly magazine "Current Biography" online for in depth coverage of newsmakers from 1940 to today.
Books & Literature
Databases
NoveList - Reader's advisory database with information on over 125,000 fiction titles with subject access, 100,000 book reviews, genre and topic book lists, awards lists, book discussions guides and book talks.
JSTOR - A fulltext archive of scholary journals. Available in the library only.
Literary Reference Center - Access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analyses about authors of every discipline.
Business
Databases
Academic OneFile - The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.
Business & Company Resource Center - Detailed company and industry news that includes profiles, company histories, brand information, rankings and investment reports, etc.
Learning Express Job & Career Accelerator - Explore different occupations, match skills & interests with careers, search job postings, create resumes & cover letters, practice interview skills, and more.
NoveList K-8 - Reader's advisory database with information on over 125,000 fiction titles with subject access, 100,000 book reviews, genre and topic book lists, awards lists, book discussions guides and book talks.
Primary Search - Access to elementary school magazines through EBSCO.
Searchasaurus - An interactive and educational source for elementary & Middle school students.
Tumblebook Library - An online collection of animated, talking picture books, reading comprehension quizzes, educational games, and teacher resources for libraries.
Consumer Information
Databases
Consumer Reports - Full Text Coverage in LexisNexis. Click on Sources and search for Consumer Reports to search within the publication.
Education & Test Prep
Databases
FirstFind - FirstFind is a website that connects you to useful information and tools about education, jobs and families. FirstFind also provides links to agencies in Westchester that can give you more information and help about these topics.
Learning Express - Learning Express offers practice tests, exercises, and skill-building courses to help further your educational and career goals.
WEBS Education Search - Explore over 45 graduate, undergraduate and vocational schools in Westchester County offering over 300 subjects.
Ancestry Plus - Includes U.S. Federal census, American genealogical biographical index, immigration list index and more. NOTE: This database cannot be accessed from home.
Government & History
Databases
JSTOR - A fulltext archive of scholary journals. Available in the library only.
LexisNexis - Home Access - Search the news from 1980 to the present, look up legal cases, and get company information.
Websites
American Factfinder - Get population, housing, economic, and geographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
FirstGov - A portal to Federal Government Websites.
Thomas - A Library of Congress database designed to make federal legislative information freely available to the public, such as bills, resolutions, the Congressional Record, Committee Info, Treaties, and more.
Health Reference Center Academic - 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.
Health Tutorials: More than 300 educational videos with basic health information about illnesses or conditions, medical tests and procedures.
Salem Health Magill's Medical Guide, Sixth Edition - Covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders.
Languages
Databases
Tell Me More - Want to learn a new language? Tell Me More is a complete language learning solution featuring more than 2000 hours of learning per language. Learn American English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Spanish (Latin American). For home access, use your library card number.
Websites
TravLang.com - Language translation, currency conversion and more.
YourDictionary.com - A great portal for dictionaries, thesauruses, word games, language, grammar and more.
Academic OneFile - The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.
Business & Company Resource Center - Detailed company and industry news that includes profiles, company histories, brand information, rankings and investment reports, etc.
Gale Newsstand - Full text newspaper database has several NY newspapers, including NY Times from 1995-present, as well as over 50 national and international newspapers. Click here for a title list.