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| AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR |
| Auto Repair Reference Center - From Chilton's Total Car Care series, locate online repair procedures, wiring diagrams, and much more for most domestic and imported vehicles. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number. |
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| BIOGRAPHY |
| 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. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number. |
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| BOOKS & LIBRARIES |
| Books-in-print.com - Citations for books, audio books, and
videos that are in print, out of print, and soon to be published.
Includes some reviews. For use in the library. |
| Novelist - An online readers' advisory service, this database helps fiction readers of all ages find the perfect book to read. Search by favorite author, title, genre, or plot description to locate other authors & titles of interest. Includes book discussion guides. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number. |
| Novelist K-8 - This database helps children in kindergarten through grade 8 locate books to suit their reading tastes and abilities. Includes picture books, "chapter" books and young adult titles, as well as curriculum suggestions for teachers. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number. |
| Southeastern
New York
Library Catalogs - Search for books, magazines, and other resources
available in the academic, special, public, and school libraries
in the local area. For use in the library or from home. Library card number not required. |
| WorldCat - A catalog of books, web resources, and other materials
worldwide. It contains all the records cataloged by OCLC member
libraries and offers millions of bibliographic records in over
400 languages. For use in the library. |
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| BUSINESS |
| Business & Company
Resource Center - Company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment
reports, company histories, chronologies, periodicals, and more. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number. |
Reference
USA - A database of
12 million U.S. businesses and 120 million U.S. households. Customized
business profiles are available. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number. Downloads limited to 10 per search for remote use.
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| STAT-USA - A U.S. Government
source for international market research and trade opportunities.
Includes the National Trade Data Bank. For use in the library only. |
| USA
Trade Online - Provides Access
to U.S. merchandise trade data, offering current & cumulative export & import data. For use in the library only. |
Virtual Reference Library - Business -
Searchable full-text of the Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, Encyclopedia of Small Business, Business Plans Handbook (vol 5-10) . For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.
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| EDUCATION & TEST PREPARATION |
| ERIC
(OCLC) - Contains abstracts of journal articles
and reports in Education. Includes teaching guides, research
reports, lesson plans, and test & evaluation instruments. For use in the library only. |
| LearningExpressLibrary.com - Free interactive practice exams for a wide variety
of tests including the SAT, ASVAB, GED, GRE, Civil Service exams,
reading and math skills, and many more. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number. |
| Novelist K-8 - This database helps children in kindergarten through grade 8 locate books to suit their reading tastes and abilities. Includes picture books, "chapter" books and young adult titles, as well as curriculum suggestions for teachers. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number. |
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| ENCYCLOPEDIA |
| Encyclopedia
Britannica - Includes the complete Encyclopedia Britannica,
Britannica's Internet Guide, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number. |
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| GENEALOGY/HISTORY |
Ancestry Library Edition - Provides access to a wide range of resources for genealogical and historical research, including images of the decennial U.S. census from 1790-1930, passenger lists, military records, court, land & probate records, birth, marriage & death records, church records and more! New content added daily.
For use in the library only. |
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.For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.
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HeritageQuest- Provides access to a growing collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture. Includes searchable text of more than 25,000 family & local history books, a subject index to genealogy and local history journals written since 1800, as well as the complete U.S. Federal Census from 1790 - 1930. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number.
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Virtual Reference Library - History - Searchable full-text of the American Civil War Reference Library, American Revolution Reference Library, History Behind the Headlines, and Major Acts of Congress. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.
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| GENERAL RESEARCH |
| CountryWatch - Up-to-date information and news on
191 countries, including political, economic, and business information. For use in the library. |
| Ebsco
Masterfile
Premiere - Searchable full-text for over 1,850 journals, covering
nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health,
academic subjects and much more. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number. |
| Expanded
Academic
ASAP - From arts and the humanities to social sciences,
science & technology, this full-text database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number. |
| FirstSearch - A collection of databases that includes WorldCat,
ERIC, Medline, and Wilson Select Plus with Full Text, which covers
the sciences, the humanities, business, and general research. For use in the library only. |
¡Informe!
(Revistas en Español) (English version link here) - Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number. |
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| HEALTH |
| Health & Wellness
Resource Center - Includes 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, alternative, & complementary treatments, etc. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number. |
| Medline Plus - Includes full-text information on specific diseases and conditions; an illustrated medical encyclopedia, drug information, lists of hospitals and physicians, and links to databases, including Medline. In English and Spanish. For use in the library or from home. Library card number not required |
PubMed Central - National Library of Medicine's digital archive of life sciences journal literature (for medical and health services professionals). For use in the library or from home. Library card number not required.
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Virtual Reference Library - Health - Searchable full-text of the Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, and Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health. For use in the library or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.
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| HOMEWORK HELP |
Annals of American History - With over 2,000 primary source documents and 700 pieces of multimedia, Annals of American History is an excellent resource of expanding your understanding of the history and culture of the United States.For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number. |
| Ebsco
Middle Search - Provides full text from over 100 magazines
covering general topics appropriate for middle and junior high
school students. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number. |
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| Literature
Resource
Center - Covers
more than 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and
other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,000 of the most-studied
authors.For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number. |
| Infotrac
Junior - Provides
junior high and middle students with a wide variety of full-text
sources that include the leading magazines, newspapers, and reference
books. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number. |
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| Opposing
Viewpoints
Resources Center - Presents
pro and con articles on many controversial topics. Also offers
topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, and more. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number. |
TOPICsearch - This
current events database includes 40,000 full-text documents,
carefully selected by a staff of librarians and teachers. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.
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Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations - Presents easy-to-understand information on 200 countries and dependencies from around the world. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.
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| LITERATURE |
| Literature
Resource
Center - Covers
more than 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and
other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,000 of the most studied
authors. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number. |
| Litfinder - Offers
over 100,000 full-text poems and thousands of full-text short
stories and essays, along with literary explanations and author
biographies. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number. |
| Twayne's
Author Series - 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. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number. |
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| NEWS |
Custom
Newspaper
Index - Indexing
of more than 95 major newspapers (including The New York Times,
Los Angeles Times, Financial Times, The Washington Post, Dallas
Morning News, The Times (London), as well as the Bergen Record
and Newark Star-Ledger. Includes full-text for the New York Times back through January 1, 2000. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.
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New
York State
Newspapers - Indexing of 9 New York state newspapers from Binghamton,
Buffalo, New York City, Rochester, Syracuse, and Westchester County
(includes Journal News covering Rockland County). For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh (RCLS) library card number.
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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. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.
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| SCIENCE |
| Expanded Academic ASAP - From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science & technology, this full-text database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number. |
| FirstSearch - A collection of databases that includes WorldCat, ERIC, Medline, and Wilson Select Plus with Full Text, which covers the sciences, the humanities, business, and general research. For use in the library only. |
General Science Collection - This database offers full text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications including Archaeology, Astronomy, International Wildlife, Popular Science, Science News, Scientific American, and many others. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.
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| U*X*L Encyclopedia of Science - This alphabetically organized set opens up the entire world of science in clear, nontechnicle language. For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number. |
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