ALCS Library

Databases

 

BRITANNICA ONLINE - http://school.eb.com
Provides over 400 journals, magazines and periodicals to use for research and studies. With new articles each month, you can explore the latest developments in science, politics, the arts and current events around the world.     

EBSCO - http://search.ebscohost.com
Provides full text articles from over 750 general reference, business, consumer health, science, humanities and multi-cultural periodicals. Provided to ALCS by the NYS Library. Updated daily.    

GROLIER - http://go.grolier.com
Offers a variety of comprehensive reference tools including Encyclopedia Americana, New Book of Knowledge, The New Book of Popular Science, Lands of Peoples of the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Provided to ALCS by CASLS.
   

INFOTRAC - http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/alle18637
A multi-source general reference center that provides indexing abstracts, images and full text articles for periodicals, maps, reference books and newspapers.

Issues & Controversies/Issues & Controversies in American History- www.facts.com/allelime
Issues & Controversies @ FACTS.com is the authoritative online source of up-to-date, in-depth and objective information on the most prominent and hotly debated issues of the day.

Issues & Controversies in American History @ FACTS.com is a unique online resource of clear, concise, and balanced explanations of the most contentious issues in American history. It places students and other users in the middle of the great historical debates, allowing them to view these issues as they were being argued. Provided to ALCS by CASLS.

MAPS101 – http://www.maps101.com 
Collection of over 4,000 maps and related teaching resources for geography, history earth science, government classes, current events, language arts, and more.

NEWSBANK - http://infoweb.newsbank.com
News articles covering social, economic, environmental, sports, and science issues and events from more than 500 US regional and national newspapers, wire services and full text articles from over 145 leading magazines. Updated daily.

Novel Virtual Library
 NOVEL is a statewide virtual library provided free to the public by the New York State Library. Here is a listing of the following databases you can choose from:    

 

Business and Company Resource Center  
Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.

 

Custom Newspapers  
Search a collection of 150 newspapers, both national and international.

 

Gale Virtual Reference Library

takes eBooks to the next level of usability — delivering reference content in a database format.

 

General Science Collection  
Provides information on all aspects of the scientific world and offers full-text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications.

 

Health Reference Center Academic  1980 - Nov 2003
Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.

 

Informe  1994 - Nov. 2003
Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.

 

Junior Edition - K12  
Formerly SuperTOM Junior, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

 

National Newspaper Index  1977 - Nov 2003
National Newspaper Index provides quick access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers in one seamless search: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post.

 

New York State Newspapers  
Search this database of ten major newspapers published in the state of New York, including the New York Times and the New York Post.

 

The Twayne Authors Series - Twayne World, English, and US Authors  
Twayne World, US, and English Authors each contains the full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors, for a total of 600 individual full-text titles.

 

SIRS - http://ars.sirs.com
Provides full text articles on social, scientific, historic, business, political and global issues as well as insights on the arts and humanities. Updated daily.
   

WESTERN NEW YORK LIBRARIES CATALOG
- http://www.wnylibraries.org