 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
If we subscribe to a database, you will need a password to access it
from home. To access the password sheet with all the
passwords, click
here. You will need a special password to open this document,
so make sure you get it from Ms. Deutsch!
Databases only available from
one or more of the public libraries, are listed under the column
entitled available from:
You will need the barcode # from your library card to access these
resources.
All sources with this symbol 
are
provided by the New York State library through NOVEL, New York Online
Virtual Electronic Library.
General
Encyclopedias
| Encyclopedia | includes: |
available
from:
|
| World Book Online | Best all-around
encyclopedia, plus atlas, dictionary, research and study guides |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
| Grolier
Online |
New Book
of Knowledge, Grolier Multimedia, Encyclopedia Americana. |
|
| database | includes: | available
from: |
| Biography Resource Center | Best all-around resource
for detailed bibliographies on thousands of people. |
|
| Student Resource Center | Use PERSON
SEARCH button to find biographies |
BPL |
| database | includes: | |
| Business and Company Resource Center |
Company
profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company
histories, chronologies and periodicals. |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
| Business and Company ASAP |
Business
news from business and trade journals, newspapers and company directory
profiles. |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
| database | includes: |
available
from:
|
| Chinese e-Journal Collection (Qikan) | "Full-text
access to 150 popular journals in Chinese language" |
|
| Chinese Magazine Database | Full-text
of 500 Chinese popular and scholarly periodicals published in China. |
Health Resources
Use the Magazine
databases to find articles on health, and encyclopedias to look for
background information.
| database | includes: |
|
| New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) |
"High quality full-text consumer health information in English and Spanish that is accurate, timely, relevant and unbiased." |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
| Gale Health and Wellness Resource Center |
Health articles, medical encyclopedia and dictionary, information on alternative medicine, drugs and herbs, health organization directory. |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
| Gale Health Reference Center Academic |
Full-text articles from magazines and journals (high level) |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
| Gale Virtual Library eBooks
|
Search
five Gale health-related encyc-lopedias: alternative medicine; cancer; genetic
disorders; medicine; nursing and allied health |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
| database | includes: |
available
from:
|
| Gale Virtual Library eBooks |
World and U.S. history books in e-book format. US History topics
include US American Revolution and Civil War and major acts of
Congress. World history resource: History Behind the
Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
| Facts on
File History Database Center |
Five
databases include: African-American History & Culture; American
Indian History and Culture; American Women's History; Ancient History
and Culture; World History Online |
|
| History
Resource Center: US |
historical
information for students from Gale publications, plus full-text
periodicals, newspapers, primary source documents, radio/television
transcripts, streaming audio and video clips. |
|
| Student Resource Center | U.S. and
world history topics. Overviews, articles, primary source materials.
Timeline. |
| database | includes: |
available
from:
|
| Student Resource Center | Use the LITERATURE SEARCH button to begin your
search |
|
| Twayne Author Series |
Full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors. |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
| database | includes: |
|
|
| Proquest Platinum | Magazine articles from thousands of general and professional magazines and journals. |
|
|
| EBSCO Searchasaurus |
Magazine articles at an easier reading level; good for ESL students |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
|
| database | includes: |
available
from:
|
| New York State Newspapers |
Ten
major newspapers published New York state, including the New York Times
and the New York Post. |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
| Custom Newspapers |
A collection of 150 newspapers, both national and international. |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
| National Newspaper Index |
Article
index for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian
Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. (Note: Not
full text) |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
| database | includes: |
available
from:
|
| Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center | Articles, topic
overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites on social
issues. |
SPC!
(click link at left) |
Last
updated May 16, 2010
To
make suggestions or report a broken link, contact R. Deutsch, SPC Library Webmaster.ke s
Seward Park Campus Schools Library • 350 Grand Street, New York, NY 10002