I have found the most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card.

-- Former First Lady Laura Bush

Online Databases

These databases are available from home with a valid library card from a public library in Albany or Rensselaer County.

Art & Literature | Business & Finance | Education |
For Kids & Teens | Health & Medicine | Job Hunting / Adult Learning Center | Multi-Subject | Newspapers


Art and Literature
Twayne's Author Series Twayne World, U.S., and English Authors each contains the full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, U.S., or English authors, for a total of 600 individual full-text titles. (Supported by the NOVEL project.)
Business and Finance
Business and Company Resource Center Includes company profiles, brand information, company histories, SEC reports, periodical articles, and links to relevant Web sites. (Supported by the NOVEL project
Education
Grolier Online (includes Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, and the New Book of Knowledge)

Includes access to the Encyclopedia Americana, New Book of Knowledge and Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia as well as Roget's II: The New Thesaurus and the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.

Encyclopedia articles include links to further readings, a bibliography, selected full text articles, web page links, and links to related Encyclopedia Americana articles.

The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia includes encyclopedia articles, news, timelines, quizzes and games, and research starters. It also includes an atlas and dictionary. Articles can be grouped by lexile level and are aligned to standards.

The New Book of Knowledge is for middle grade students and includes literary selections, a timeline, projects and experiments, news, homework help and more.

(Supported by the NOVEL project

Primary Search (EBSCO) Contains full- text of 57 popular, basic school magazines plus almanacs, an encyclopedia, and a dictionary. Indexing and abstracting for 80+ titles. Full- text is also available for over 100 student pamphlets. Full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). For a more graphical interface, see Searchasaurus. (Supported by the NOVEL project.)
For Kids & Teens
Kids Search (EBSCO) Kids Search, an interface to the Primary Search database, is designed for K-5 students. It contains full text for over 50 popular, elementary school magazines, over 100 student pamphlets, an encyclopedia and a dictionary.
Primary Search (EBSCO) Contains full- text of 57 popular, basic school magazines plus almanacs, an encyclopedia, and a dictionary. Indexing and abstracting for 80+ titles. Full- text is also available for over 100 student pamphlets. Full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). For a more graphical interface, see Searchasaurus. (Supported by the NOVEL project.)
Searchasaurus (EBSCO) Searchasaurus is a colorful interface to Primary Search. Designed specifically for elementary school libraries, it contains full-text for more than 50 popular, elementary school magazines. Full-text is also available for over 100 student pamphlets, an encyclopedia and a dictionary. Full-text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). (Supported by the NOVEL project.)
Twayne's Author Series Contains the full text of the Twayne Literary Masters books which provide biographical and literarary criticism information on a wide variety of World, US, or English authors. (Supported by the NOVEL project.)
Health & Medicine
Health Reference Center Academic This health database includes over 2800 journals and magazines, many of which are full text. It contains nursing and allied health journals, other medical journals, newsletters and consumer health magazines. (Supported by the NOVEL project.)
Job Hunting / Adult Learning Center
JobNow / Adult Learning Center

JobNow provides you with practical tools to help you get a job.

(Supported by the NOVEL project.)

Multi-Subject
Academic One File This database contains over 12,000 journals and reference sources, many of which are peer-reviewed and full text. It has extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and more. The database also contains some full text titles that are cited in databases such as AGRICOLA, CINAHL, EconLit, ERIC, MEDLINE, MLA International Bibliography, PsycINFO and others. (Supported by the NOVEL project.)
General One File This general periodical database contains over 12,000 periodicals, newspapers, reference books and multimedia sources, over half of which are full text. The backfile extends nearly 30 years. Subjects include humanities, education, environmental issues, technology, health care, politics and more (Supported by the NOVEL project.)
Newspapers
National Newspaper Index Provides indexing (1977 to present) of America's top five newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. Indexing only. (Supported by the NOVEL project.)
New York State Newspapers A subset of InfoTrac Custom Newspapers, this database includes the following full-text newspapers from around New York State: Albany Times Union, Buffalo News, New York Times, New York Post, New York Observer, Syracuse Herald American, Syracuse Herald-Journal, and Syracuse Post-Standard. (Supported by the NOVEL project.)
Some databases are provided by the New York State Library. NOVEL is an online virtual library connecting New Yorkers to 21st century information via local libraries statewide. NOVEL is currently supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds. New Century Libraries is an important statewide funding initiative currently before the Legislature that proposes permanent state funding for NOVEL.
These databases are available to all 29 member libraries of the Upper Hudson Library System, through the generous support of its Central Library - the Albany Public Library.




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