Jr./Sr. High School Library Resources Descriptions

DATABASES

Business

• Economics and Theory Collection
• Business Insights: Essentials
• Communications and Mass Media Collection

Careers

• Career Cruising Springboard (WSWHE BOCES)
• Vocations and Career Collection (GALE)

Culinary Arts

• Culinary Arts Collection (GALE)

Fine Arts-Music (GALE)

• Fine Arts and Music Collection

e-Books

• Capital Region BOCES School Library System Digital Library
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• Rosen E-Books
• World Book – E-books

Literature

• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• TeachingBooks.net
• World Book Advanced

Reference

• Gale Virtual Reference Library (Gale)
• Academic OneFile (Gale)
• Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale)

Encyclopedias

• Scholastic
• World Book Encyclopedia

History

• American History (infobase)
• Ancient and Medieval History (infobase)
• Lands & People
• Modern World History (infobase)
• New York Heritage Digital Collections
• US History Collection (GALE)
• World History Collection (GALE)
• Rosen E-Books History (same as Rosen e-books)
• THIS IS WHO WE WERE: 1880-1899

Magazines & Newspapers

• Academic OneFile (GALE)
• General OneFile (GALE)
• Infotrac Newsstand
• National Newspaper Index (GALE)
• New York State Newspapers (GALE)
• NYS Historic Newspapers
• New York Heritage Digital Collections
• New York Times (NOTE: THIS WEB PAGE DOES NOT DISPLAY PROPERLY)
• Popular Magazines (GALE)

Multilingual

• World Book
• La Nueva Enciclopedia CUMBRE (Scholastic log-in page)
• World Book Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos (World Book log-in page)

Pro/Con

• Opposing Viewpoints (GALE)
• SIRS Issues Researcher

Science/Health

• Environmental Studies and Policy (Gale)
• Health Reference Center Academic (Gale)
• Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection (Gale)
• Science in Context (Gale)

Social Sciences

• Criminal Justice Collection
• Diversity Studies Collection
• Gender Studies Collection
• Military and Intelligence Database Collection
• Popular Culture Collection
• Psychology Collection
• Religion and Philosophy Collection
• War and Terrorism Collection

Research Help

• NoodleTools (log-in)

Digital Libraries

• New York Heritage Digital Collection
• Hudson River Valley Heritage
• Digital Metro
• Long Island Memories (error message “site can’t be reached)
• Digital Public Library of America
• Library of Congress
• Links to ALL other NOVEL NY Databases (includes others NOT listed)
• NOVEL – New Book of Knowledge/Grolier (Scholastic log in)

Search Engines

• Google – Search Engine
• Yahoo – Internet Directory
• Bing – Microsoft search engine

Cite Your Sources!!

• EasyBib — your online writing hub
• Writing: Formatting & Style Guides

Resource Links

• Thesis Builder
• Insignia