Access these databases from home: Password List
General Articles
- EBSCO* - Provides full text for over 780 periodicals. Includes NoveList, a database of book recommendations for all ages.
- Gale / InfoTrac* - Includes Health Reference Center Academic, Business & Company Resource Center, and Junior Edition K-12, a periodical database designed for middle school students including full text magazines, newspapers and reference books.
- Proquest Historical Newspapers - A comprehensive publication collection that meets a wide range of research demands. From general reference to advanced subject matter, Platinum has more than 2,000 titles that cover it all.
- Opposing Viewpoints In Context - Contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues.
Science & Health
- General Science Collection: - Composed of nearly 300 predominantly full-text academic journals and general science-focused magazines.
- Science Resource Center: - Science journal & magazine articles, experiments, pictures & biographies.
- Health Reference Center* - Multi-source database providing access to full-text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a wide variety of personal health information sources that offer reliable health information.
- Environmental Studies and Policy Collection* - Robust coverage of environmental issues and policies, including diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.
- Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection* - Nearly 50 journals focused specifically on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture.
Social Studies
- U.S. History in Context - Engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History.
- Biography In Context - Database of biographies from Gale Group sources. Also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals.
- New York State Newspapers* - Search this database of newspapers published in the state of New York, including the New York Times and the New York Post.
- Custom Newspapers* - Search a collection of more than 900 newspapers, both national and international.
- World History Collection - This collection of nearly 40 predominantly full-text journals provides balanced coverage of events in World History.
- Maps 101 - Access to thousands of Maps, Animations, Videos, Games, Lesson Plans & Activities, topical articles & analysis. Print, project or download content for History, Geography, Earth Sciences, Spanish Language & more.(iroquois/capital)
English
- TeachingBooks.net - Author & book information, videos, audio files, lists of recommended books
- NoveList K-8 - enhanced subject access for over 55,000 fiction titles aimed at the K-8 population. Full-text reviews from sources like School Library Journal and Booklist are available for many titles.
Music & Videos
- Ed.Video PowerMediaPlus - A rich collection of videos, core concept clips, audio files, including speeches, audio books, and music; educational photos, clip art images, and illustrations; and print resources, as well as a databank of 15,000 quiz questions and 1,000 pre-made quizzes. You'll also enjoy a safe space for publishing and locating educational podcasts.
- National Archives - Online exhibits featuring historic video, images, and sound files.
- SNAP! - BOCES Instructional Media Service
Careers, Colleges & Interests
- Career Cruising - Explore careers and colleges. Includes an interest survey.
*NOVEL is a statewide virtual library provided free to the public by the NY State Library. It is currently a pilot project funded through a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant to the NY State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
What is an Online Database?
Online databases make it easy to find good quality information. You should use databases when you are looking for:
- Newspaper articles
- Magazine articles
- Encyclopedia articles
- Biographical information
- Statistical information
Internet vs. Databases?
Internet
- It has both good and bad information. You have to sort through it all to find the good information by evaluating websites for quality.
- Not all websites are made by experts. Anyone can publish to the web.
- Usually FREE...but sometimes free is not always good.
- Not very well organized
Databases
- Organized by specific types of information
- Good quality information - Facts are checked by many people.
- Most databases are NOT FREE. Most libraries pay for access to database information.






