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library card number and a PIN to reserve a book. Unless you've changed
it, the PIN is the last 4 digits of your phone number.
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Virtual Library |
http://www.eastgreenbushlibrary.org/reference/virtuallib.htm
These links were selected by librarians to help you navigate the World Wide Web.
Local links are included. |
Online Databases
Most of these databases are available
from home with a valid library card from a public library in Albany or
Rensselaer County. Heritage Quest and Congressional Quarterly require
an East Greenbush or Schodack card.
Books & Literature |
Biography & Genealogy | Business | Education |
Health & Science | Kids
& Homework |
Magazines & Newspapers
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Biography &
Genealogy |
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Ancestry.com |
With more than 5 billion names and 23,000 searchable
databases, Ancestry.com is an online source for family history
information, including the web's largest collection of historical
records.
In library use only, not available from home or office. |
Heritage Quest Online
(from home)
Heritage Quest (in
library) |
ProQuest
Information and Learning's HeritageQuest Online provides
libraries with a unique, growing collection of research materials for
tracing family history and American culture. East Greenbush or
Schodack library card required for access. |
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Books & Literature |
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Book Review Index Online Plus |
A comprehensive online guide to book reviews that
includes more than five million review citations from thousands of
publications, with linking to more than 630,000 full-text reviews. |
| Twayne's
Author Series |
Twayne World, U.S., and English Authors each contains
the full text of
200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World,
U.S., or English authors, for a total of 600 individual full-text
titles.
(Supported by the NOVEL project.)
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Business |
| Business
and Company Resource Center |
Company profiles, brand information, rankings,
investment reports, company
histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to
find detailed
company and industry news and information. (Supported by the NOVEL
project.)
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Reference
USA |
A comprehensive directory of business and residential
telephone numbers
and addresses. Search by name, company name, geographic area or zip
code.
Find out company size, top personnel, year established, type of
business,
credit rating, yearly sales ranges and more.
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Thomson Gale LegalForms |
Provides a wide selection of state-specific (and
multi-state) legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real
estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce,
landlord tenant and many others. Also included is a comprehensive attorney
state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in laymen's
language. |
| 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. Browsable subjects include arts and humanities;
computers and Internet; education; environment; health; lifestyles and culture; politics
and government; science and mathematics; social issues and policy; and sports and entertainment. |
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Education |
| Primary Search |
Full text of 57 children's magazines plus almanacs and
an encyclopedia.
Useful for finding short stories, crafts, games, puzzles, recipes,
classroom
activities and more. (For a more graphical interface, see
Searchasaurus.)
(Supported
by the NOVEL
project.)
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Testing & Education Reference Center |
Taking a college entrance or licensing exam? Looking
for a college or graduate school? Need help finding scholarships? Use this
database to search thousands of college and graduate school entries.
Identify scholarships that meet their financial needs. Take on-line
practice tests and use test prep eBooks to obtain your education goals. |
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Grolier Online (includes Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia
Encyclopedia, and the New Book of Knowledge) |
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. Encyclopedia
articles include links to further readings, a bibliography, selected full
text articles, web page links, and links to related Encyclopedia
Americana articles. The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia includes encyclopedia articles,
news, timelines, quizzes and games, and research starters. It also includes
an atlas and dictionary. Articles can be grouped by lexile level and are
aligned to standards. The New Book of Knowledge is for middle grade
students and includes literary selections, a timeline, projects and
experiments, news, homework help and more. |
| 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. Browsable subjects include arts and humanities;
computers and Internet; education; environment; health; lifestyles and culture; politics
and government; science and mathematics; social issues and policy; and sports and entertainment. |
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Health & Science |
| Health & Wellness
Resource Center |
Contains articles from medical publications and
general interest publications
on medical topics; medical pamphlets; a health organization directory;
medical and alternative health encyclopedias; a medical dictionary; drug
and herb information; health assessment tools; and links to health news
and Internet sources. (Supported by the NOVEL
project.)
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| 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. Browsable subjects include arts and humanities;
computers and Internet; education; environment; health; lifestyles and culture; politics
and government; science and mathematics; social issues and policy; and sports and entertainment. |
| Kids &
Homework |
| Kids Search by EBSCOhost |
Kids Search makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic
to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by
source type - -magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc. |
| Primary Search |
Contains full text of 57 children's magazines plus
almanacs and an encyclopedia.
Indexing and abstracting for 80+ titles. (For a more graphical
interface,
see Searchasaurus.) (Supported by the NOVEL
project.)
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| Searchasaurus |
An interface to Primary Search, which contains
full-text articles from
elementary school magazines, an encyclopedia and a dictionary.
(Supported
by the NOVEL project.)
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| Twayne's
Author Series |
Twayne World, U.S., and English Authors each contains
the full text of
200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World,
U.S., or English authors, for a total of 600 individual full-text
titles.
(Supported by the NOVEL project.)
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| 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. Browsable subjects include arts and humanities;
computers and Internet; education; environment; health; lifestyles and culture; politics
and government; science and mathematics; social issues and policy; and sports and entertainment. |
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Magazines & Newspapers |
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Congressional Quarterly |
The CQ Researcher Online is the award-winning choice of
researchers seeking original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on
issues in the news. East Greenbush or Schodack library card required
for access. |
| Custom
Newspapers |
This full-text newspaper database lets you search
newspapers electronically
by title, headline, date, author, or section. Includes 9 newspapers from
NewYork State. (Supported by the NOVEL project.)
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| National
Newspaper Index |
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. (Supported by the NOVEL
project.
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| 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. (Supported
by the NOVEL project.)
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| Times
Union |
Contains most locally written stories published since
1986. Headlines
and summaries can be viewed for no charge. Your public library has a
special
arrangement with the Times Union to view full stories on-site in the
library,
though not from home or office. Please ask a librarian for
assistance. (In
library use only, not available from home or office.)
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Some databases are
provided by the New York State Library. NOVEL is an online virtual library connecting New Yorkers to 21st century information via local libraries statewide. NOVEL is currently supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds. New Century Libraries is an important statewide funding initiative currently before the Legislature that proposes permanent state funding for NOVEL.
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Many of these databases are available to member libraries of the Upper
Hudson Library System, through the generous support of its Central
Library
- the Albany Public Library.
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