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REFERENCE AND MAGAZINE ARTICLE DATABASES

To find journals available in FULL TEXT, browse by subject or the periodical title A-to-Z list; or search by periodical title keyword(s):

General Resources Library Access
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Encyclopedia Britannica Online - Includes the complete Encyclopedia Britannica, Britannica's Internet Guide, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
Funded by the Ramapo Catskill Library System.

Grolier Online - 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.
Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL Program.

World Book Online - The Premier online reference source--containing every article from the 22-volume print set plus thousands more.
Funded by the New City Library.

EBSCO Masterfile Premiere - Searchable full text for nearly 1,860 journals, including Consumer Reports and Business Week.
Funded by RCLS and the New York State Library NOVEL program

Proquest Platinum - Periodicals covering a broad range of material: business, education, general reference, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences, and many other curriculum-specific subject areas.
Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program

Biography Resource Center - A comprehensive database of biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.
Funded by the RCLS Central Library (Newburgh Free Library).

Gale Reference Center Gold - A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface.
Funded by the New City Library

Facts on File Reference Suite - Includes World News Digest, Issues and Controversies, Today's Science, World Almanac, and World Almanac Encyclopedia.
Funded by the New City Library

Mango Language Learning - Immerses you in real, everyday conversations in 12 different language courses
Funded by the New City Library

ReferenceUSA - Contains, in module format, detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses; 102 million U.S. residents; 683,000 U.S. health care providers; 1 million Canadian businesses; and 11 million Canadian residents.
Funded by the New City Library

Gale Expanded Academic ASAP - From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines.
Funded by the Ramapo Catskill Library System

LearningExpress Library - Practice exams, based on official tests, that will help you improve your scores on academic, civil service, military, and professional licensing and certification exams.
Funded by the New City Library.

Books-in-Print - The first place to find currently available and forthcoming books, audios, and videos.
Funded by the New City Library

DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals - Full-Text access to scholarly journals that use a funding model that does not charge readers or their institutions for access.

ERIC - Education Resources Information Center - ERIC provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text.
ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES).

BEST ONLINE REFERENCE SITES - A web guide to 500 of the best free web sites for answering common questions. [Note: access to these sites may be restricted on PCs within a library dedicated to the library catalog.]
Compiled by librarians in the Ramapo Catskill Library System

News Resources Library Access
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Custom Newspaper Index - Full-text of more than 100 major newspapers (including The New York Times, Financial Times, Dallas Morning News, The Times (London), Boston Herald, Korea Times, Irish Times, Denver Post, and more.
Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program

New York State Newspapers - Full-text of 7 New York state newspapers: Buffalo News, Syracuse Herald American, Syracuse Herald-Journal, Syracuse Post-Standard, New York Observer, New York Post, and New York Times (2000-present).
Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program

National Newspaper Index - Provides indexing 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; 1997-present
Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program

ProQuest Newspapers Full Text - Historical New York Times (1851-2005),Wall Street Journal 1982-
Funded by the New City Library.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers Extra! Edition - Full-text and full-image front-page historical articles from nine major American newspapers.
Funded by the New City Library.

Rockland County Messenger - Published Weekly from Haverstraw, 1847-1898
Produced and funded by the New City Library.

Journal News via Newsbank - Full text of the Journal News 1999-present. Also contains 24 other full-text newspapers from around the country, including LA Times, Washington Post and USA Today
Funded by the New City Library.

Literature Resources Library Access
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Twayne's Authors - Features the content of nearly 600 books that comprise three print series --United States Authors, English Authors and World Authors -- each of which were carefully coordinated with input from librarians and educators to include authors universally studied in high schools and colleges.
Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program.

Gale Literature Resource Center - Critical essays on contemporary authors; lives and careers of authors of all eras and genres; biographies and bibliographies on more than 90,000 contemporary authors.
Funded by the RCLS Central Library (Newburgh Free Library).

Literary Criticism Online - The 10 individual Thomson Gale series that comprise Literature Criticism Online represent a range of modern and historical views on authors and their works across regions, eras and genres.
Funded by the New City Library.

NoveList - Allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles. 3 powerful search techniques to look for books by subject headings, reviews, and other fields in the title records.
Funded by the New City Library

NoveList K-8 - A reader's advisory service. Find youth fiction titles similar to authors or titles you already enjoy.
Funded by the New City Library

Fiction Connection - Discover titles similar to books you already enjoy.
Funded by the New City Library

Science & Health Resources Library Access
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Health & Wellness Resource Center - Magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc.
Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program.

U*X*L Encyclopedia of Science - This alphabetically organized set opens up the entire world of science in clear, nontechnical language.
Funded by the SENYLRC using regional automation database funds.

LearningExpress Library - Practice exams, based on official tests, that will help you improve your scores on academic, civil service, military, and professional licensing and certification exams.
Funded by the New City Library.

Medline Plus - Information on over 650 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.
Funded by the National Library of Medicine

PubMed Central - National Library of Medicine's digital archive of life sciences literature (for medical and health services professionals).
Funded by the National Library of Medicine

Business Resources Library Access
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Gale Business and Company Resource Center - Info on 448,000 US and international companies: histories; chronologies; rankings; statistics; and more.
Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program.

ReferenceUSA - Contains, in module format, detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses; 102 million U.S. residents; 683,000 U.S. health care providers; 1 million Canadian businesses; and 11 million Canadian residents.
Funded by the New City Library

Gale Directory Library - Authoritative directories on companies, publishers, associations and more.
Funded by the New City Library

EBSCO Career Library - Career Library™ offers a comprehensive information resource for career and college research. Five user-friendly components help users match their interests to occupations, education prospects, and more.
Funded by the New City Library

PriceIt! Antiques & Collectibles - Over 23 million prices realized for Art, Antiques and Collectibles combined with over 10 million images, PriceMiner™ provides the ultimate identification, research and pricing tool.
Funded by the New City Library

LearningExpress Library - Practice exams, based on official tests, that will help you improve your scores on academic, civil service, military, and professional licensing and certification exams.
Funded by the New City Library.

History & Genealogy Resources Library Access
(click on dot) Home Access
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Biography Resource Center - A comprehensive database of biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.
Funded by the RCLS Central Library (Newburgh Free Library).

Annals of American History - With over 2,000 primary source documents and 700 pieces of multimedia, Annals of American History is an excellent resource for expanding your understanding of the history and culture of the United States.
Funded by the Ramapo Catskill Library System.

New England Historic and Genealogical Society - Access to New England roots through the oldest genealogical society in the country.
Funded by the New City Library

Ancestry Plus - AncestryPlus is the most comprehensive online source of information for conducting genealogical and local history research available.
Funded by the New City Library

HeritageQuest - Represents the most comprehensive collection of genealogical information available anywhere.
Funded by the New City Library

Footnote.com - Documents relating to the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, US Presidents, historical newspapers, naturalization documents, and many more from the National Archives and other sources.
Funded by the New City Library

ProQuest Historical Newspapers Extra! Edition - Full-text and full-image front-page historical articles from nine major American newspapers.
Funded by the New City Library.

Rockland County Messenger - Published Weekly from Haverstraw, 1847-1898
Produced and funded by the New City Library.

Resources for Students Library Access
(click on dot) Home Access
(click on dot)

Britannica Kids - Britannica Elementary; Compton’s by Britannica; Merriam-Webster’s Student Dictionary; interactive timelines; Video and audio content; Interactive world atlas; Age-appropriate magazine articles.
Funded by the Ramapo Catskill Library System.

Grolier Online - 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.
Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL Program.

World Book Online - The Premier online reference source--containing every article from the 22-volume print set plus thousands more.
Funded by the New City Library.

CQ Researcher - Original non-biased and comprehensive reporting and analysis on political and social issues in the news."
Funded by the New City Library

LearningExpress Library - Practice exams, based on official tests, that will help you improve your scores on academic, civil service, military, and professional licensing and certification exams.
Funded by the New City Library.

PrepMe - The PrepMe SAT preparation course offers 40+ hours of instructional content, practice quizzes, and full length tests.
Funded by the New City Library.

EBSCO Middle Search - Provides full text for over 100 magazines covering general topics appropriate for middle and jr. high school students.
Funded by RCLS and the New York State Library NOVEL program

EBSCO Middle Search via Searchasaurus - The same database as above, presented through a colorful, easy-to-use interface.
Funded by RCLS and the New York State Library NOVEL program

EBSCO Kids Search - A search interface designed specifically for elementary/middle school students according to their needs and search abilities.
Funded by RCLS and the New York State Library NOVEL program

Facts.com - Complete, full-text, database of authoritative news and facts ranging from October 1940 to the present day; includes World Almanac
Funded by the New City Library

Biography Resource Center - A comprehensive database of biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.
Funded by the RCLS Central Library (Newburgh Free Library).

Gale Opposing Viewpoints - Online library of current event topics--the facts as well as the arguments of each topic's proponents and detractors.
Funded by the New City Library.

Global Issues in Context - Comprehensive global coverage of world issues in multi-media formats.
Funded by the New City Library.

Daily Life Through History-- Premium Edition - Based on the landmark Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life. Thematic organization makes studying a wealth of topics - arts, food, clothing, lifestyle, religion, holidays, language, worldview - simple and effective.
Funded by the New City Library.

Daily Life in America - Thematic organization makes studying a wealth of topics - arts, food, clothing, lifestyle, religion, holidays, language, worldview - simple and effective.
Funded by the New City Library.

Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations - Presents easy-to-understand information on 200 countries and dependencies from around the world.
Funded by the SENYLRC using regional automation database funds.

NoveList K-8 - A reader's advisory service. Find youth fiction titles similar to authors or titles you already enjoy.
Funded by the New City Library

General Resources	Library Access (click on dot)	Home Access (click on dot)
Encyclopedia Britannica Online - Includes the complete Encyclopedia Britannica, Britannica's Internet Guide, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Funded by the Ramapo Catskill Library System.
Grolier Online - 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. Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL Program.
World Book Online - The Premier online reference source--containing every article from the 22-volume print set plus thousands more. Funded by the New City Library.
EBSCO Masterfile Premiere - Searchable full text for nearly 1,860 journals, including Consumer Reports and Business Week. Funded by RCLS and the New York State Library NOVEL program
Proquest Platinum - Periodicals covering a broad range of material: business, education, general reference, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences, and many other curriculum-specific subject areas. Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program
Biography Resource Center - A comprehensive database of biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Funded by the RCLS Central Library (Newburgh Free Library).
Gale Reference Center Gold - A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Funded by the New City Library
Facts on File Reference Suite - Includes World News Digest, Issues and Controversies, Today's Science, World Almanac, and World Almanac Encyclopedia. Funded by the New City Library
Mango Language Learning - Immerses you in real, everyday conversations in 12 different language courses Funded by the New City Library
ReferenceUSA - Contains, in module format, detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses; 102 million U.S. residents; 683,000 U.S. health care providers; 1 million Canadian businesses; and 11 million Canadian residents. Funded by the New City Library
Gale Expanded Academic ASAP - From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Funded by the Ramapo Catskill Library System
LearningExpress Library - Practice exams, based on official tests, that will help you improve your scores on academic, civil service, military, and professional licensing and certification exams. Funded by the New City Library.
Books-in-Print - The first place to find currently available and forthcoming books, audios, and videos. Funded by the New City Library
DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals - Full-Text access to scholarly journals that use a funding model that does not charge readers or their institutions for access.
ERIC - Education Resources Information Center - ERIC provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text. ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
BEST ONLINE REFERENCE SITES - A web guide to 500 of the best free web sites for answering common questions. [Note: access to these sites may be restricted on PCs within a library dedicated to the library catalog.] Compiled by librarians in the Ramapo Catskill Library System

News Resources	Library Access (click on dot)	Home Access (click on dot)
Custom Newspaper Index - Full-text of more than 100 major newspapers (including The New York Times, Financial Times, Dallas Morning News, The Times (London), Boston Herald, Korea Times, Irish Times, Denver Post, and more. Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program
New York State Newspapers - Full-text of 7 New York state newspapers: Buffalo News, Syracuse Herald American, Syracuse Herald-Journal, Syracuse Post-Standard, New York Observer, New York Post, and New York Times (2000-present). Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program
National Newspaper Index - Provides indexing 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; 1997-present Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program
ProQuest Newspapers Full Text - Historical New York Times (1851-2005),Wall Street Journal 1982- Funded by the New City Library.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers Extra! Edition - Full-text and full-image front-page historical articles from nine major American newspapers. Funded by the New City Library.
Rockland County Messenger - Published Weekly from Haverstraw, 1847-1898 Produced and funded by the New City Library.
Journal News via Newsbank - Full text of the Journal News 1999-present. Also contains 24 other full-text newspapers from around the country, including LA Times, Washington Post and USA Today Funded by the New City Library.

Literature Resources	Library Access (click on dot)	Home Access (click on dot)
Twayne's Authors - Features the content of nearly 600 books that comprise three print series --United States Authors, English Authors and World Authors -- each of which were carefully coordinated with input from librarians and educators to include authors universally studied in high schools and colleges. Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program.
Gale Literature Resource Center - Critical essays on contemporary authors; lives and careers of authors of all eras and genres; biographies and bibliographies on more than 90,000 contemporary authors. Funded by the RCLS Central Library (Newburgh Free Library).
Literary Criticism Online - The 10 individual Thomson Gale series that comprise Literature Criticism Online represent a range of modern and historical views on authors and their works across regions, eras and genres. Funded by the New City Library.
NoveList - Allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles. 3 powerful search techniques to look for books by subject headings, reviews, and other fields in the title records. Funded by the New City Library
NoveList K-8 - A reader's advisory service. Find youth fiction titles similar to authors or titles you already enjoy. Funded by the New City Library
Fiction Connection - Discover titles similar to books you already enjoy. Funded by the New City Library

Science & Health Resources	Library Access (click on dot)	Home Access (click on dot)
Health & Wellness Resource Center - Magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc. Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program.
*UXL Encyclopedia of Science* - This alphabetically organized set opens up the entire world of science in clear, nontechnical language. Funded by the SENYLRC using regional automation database funds.
LearningExpress Library - Practice exams, based on official tests, that will help you improve your scores on academic, civil service, military, and professional licensing and certification exams. Funded by the New City Library.
Medline Plus - Information on over 650 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials. Funded by the National Library of Medicine
PubMed Central - National Library of Medicine's digital archive of life sciences literature (for medical and health services professionals). Funded by the National Library of Medicine

Business Resources	Library Access (click on dot)	Home Access (click on dot)
Gale Business and Company Resource Center - Info on 448,000 US and international companies: histories; chronologies; rankings; statistics; and more. Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program.
ReferenceUSA - Contains, in module format, detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses; 102 million U.S. residents; 683,000 U.S. health care providers; 1 million Canadian businesses; and 11 million Canadian residents. Funded by the New City Library
Gale Directory Library - Authoritative directories on companies, publishers, associations and more. Funded by the New City Library
EBSCO Career Library - Career Library™ offers a comprehensive information resource for career and college research. Five user-friendly components help users match their interests to occupations, education prospects, and more. Funded by the New City Library
PriceIt! Antiques & Collectibles - Over 23 million prices realized for Art, Antiques and Collectibles combined with over 10 million images, PriceMiner™ provides the ultimate identification, research and pricing tool. Funded by the New City Library
LearningExpress Library - Practice exams, based on official tests, that will help you improve your scores on academic, civil service, military, and professional licensing and certification exams. Funded by the New City Library.

History & Genealogy Resources	Library Access (click on dot)	Home Access (click on dot)
Biography Resource Center - A comprehensive database of biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Funded by the RCLS Central Library (Newburgh Free Library).
Annals of American History - With over 2,000 primary source documents and 700 pieces of multimedia, Annals of American History is an excellent resource for expanding your understanding of the history and culture of the United States. Funded by the Ramapo Catskill Library System.
New England Historic and Genealogical Society - Access to New England roots through the oldest genealogical society in the country. Funded by the New City Library
Ancestry Plus - AncestryPlus is the most comprehensive online source of information for conducting genealogical and local history research available. Funded by the New City Library
HeritageQuest - Represents the most comprehensive collection of genealogical information available anywhere. Funded by the New City Library
Footnote.com - Documents relating to the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, US Presidents, historical newspapers, naturalization documents, and many more from the National Archives and other sources. Funded by the New City Library
ProQuest Historical Newspapers Extra! Edition - Full-text and full-image front-page historical articles from nine major American newspapers. Funded by the New City Library.
Rockland County Messenger - Published Weekly from Haverstraw, 1847-1898 Produced and funded by the New City Library.

Resources for Students	Library Access (click on dot)	Home Access (click on dot)
Britannica Kids - Britannica Elementary; Compton’s by Britannica; Merriam-Webster’s Student Dictionary; interactive timelines; Video and audio content; Interactive world atlas; Age-appropriate magazine articles. Funded by the Ramapo Catskill Library System.
Grolier Online - 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. Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL Program.
World Book Online - The Premier online reference source--containing every article from the 22-volume print set plus thousands more. Funded by the New City Library.
CQ Researcher - Original non-biased and comprehensive reporting and analysis on political and social issues in the news." Funded by the New City Library
LearningExpress Library - Practice exams, based on official tests, that will help you improve your scores on academic, civil service, military, and professional licensing and certification exams. Funded by the New City Library.
PrepMe - The PrepMe SAT preparation course offers 40+ hours of instructional content, practice quizzes, and full length tests. Funded by the New City Library.
EBSCO Middle Search - Provides full text for over 100 magazines covering general topics appropriate for middle and jr. high school students. Funded by RCLS and the New York State Library NOVEL program
EBSCO Middle Search via Searchasaurus - The same database as above, presented through a colorful, easy-to-use interface. Funded by RCLS and the New York State Library NOVEL program
EBSCO Kids Search - A search interface designed specifically for elementary/middle school students according to their needs and search abilities. Funded by RCLS and the New York State Library NOVEL program
Facts.com - Complete, full-text, database of authoritative news and facts ranging from October 1940 to the present day; includes World Almanac Funded by the New City Library
Biography Resource Center - A comprehensive database of biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Funded by the RCLS Central Library (Newburgh Free Library).
Gale Opposing Viewpoints - Online library of current event topics--the facts as well as the arguments of each topic's proponents and detractors. Funded by the New City Library.
Global Issues in Context - Comprehensive global coverage of world issues in multi-media formats. Funded by the New City Library.
Daily Life Through History-- Premium Edition - Based on the landmark Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life. Thematic organization makes studying a wealth of topics - arts, food, clothing, lifestyle, religion, holidays, language, worldview - simple and effective. Funded by the New City Library.
Daily Life in America - Thematic organization makes studying a wealth of topics - arts, food, clothing, lifestyle, religion, holidays, language, worldview - simple and effective. Funded by the New City Library.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations - Presents easy-to-understand information on 200 countries and dependencies from around the world. Funded by the SENYLRC using regional automation database funds.
NoveList K-8 - A reader's advisory service. Find youth fiction titles similar to authors or titles you already enjoy. Funded by the New City Library