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FULL TEXT, ABSTRACTS, CITATIONS, TEXT+GRAPHICS and PAGE IMAGE

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	Daily Life Through History - Everyday life and social customs throughout world history. Maps and Multimedia.
Click Here For In Library Use	ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists - Quick and easy search for physician profiles with quarterly updates Click Here For Remote Access
	ALLDATA - The world's most comprehensive resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information. (In Library use only - no remote access)
	Ancestry Library Edition - Trace your Geneology. (In Library use only - no remote access)
	Antiques Reference - P4A Antiques contains price information for antiques, collectibles, and fine art provided by U.S. auction companies.Photos and reference notes are also included.
	Biography and Genealogy Master Index This database is an index tool for locating biographical material on people from all time periods, geographical locations and fields of endeavor. It also acts as an index to other indexes.
	Encyclopedia Britannica - Online Encyclopedia. Annals of American History Online - Annals of American History Online, from Encyclopædia Britannica, is organized by time, subject, and author to allow students to learn the relationships between important events and issues. It is ideal for research as well as thought-provoking discussions and debates. Webster's Dictionary Online - Dictionary, Thesaurus World Data Analyst - Country Photos; Country Comparisons & Ranked Statistics. Global Reference Center - Enjoy all the benefits of Britannica in Japanese, Spanish, Korean, Chinese & French!
	Career Cruising is an interactive career reference guide. Includes college information, occupational profiles, resume help and financial aid information.
	Community Resource Database of Long Island The Community Resource Database of Long Island is a free, online directory of health, human service, and education agencies and programs on Long Island – services for children, teens, adults, families, and seniors in both Nassau and Suffolk counties.
	Contemporary Authors Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors. All genres are covered. From the print series: Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Authors New Revision Series.
	Country Watch provides up-to-date information and news on the countries of the world and public and private sector organizations with global operations and interests.
	Credo Reference - Full text online versions of nearly 1200 published reference works from more than 70 publishers in every major subject, including general and subject dictionaries and encyclopedias.
	EBSCOhost Web Includes History Reference Center, Primary Search, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, Kids Search, Searchasaurus and EBSCOhost Espanol.
	Facts on File Science Online is a curriculum-oriented database that offers a comprehensive, authoritative overview of the sciences. Diagrams, experiments, essays, definitions and biographies are arranged by topic and contain thousands of hyperlinks that create thematic paths through the content.
	Freegal is a downloadable music service. All you need is your library barcode number. Freegal offers access to about 3 million songs, including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists. There is no software to download, and there are no digital rights management (DRM) restrictions.
	Gale Virtual Reference Library Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
	Global Road Warrior - The Global Road Warrior Library Edition is the most comprehensive business travel, telecommunications and business culture reference available in the world.
	Grolier - Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, New Book of Knowledge, and Lands and People.
	InfoTrac Includes InfoTrac Newstand, Custom Newspapers, New York State Newspapers, Gale Virtual Reference Library, General OneFile, Prompt, Informe, Biography & Genealogy Master Index, Health & Wellness Resource Center, Twayne's Authors Series, Kids InfoBits, LitFinGeneral Reference Center Gold, Business Insights: Essentials, General Business File ASAP, National Newspaper Index, Contemporary Authors, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center.
	New York State Newspapers - Gale Group Search collection of New York newspapers from Binghamton, Buffalo, New York City, Rochester, Syracuse, Westchester County, including the New York Post. Available via NOVEL, a project of the New York State Library federally funded by LSTA grants.
	HeritageQuest Online is a database that will help you trace family records and local histories. This database includes primary source materials and genealogical and local history publications.
HISTORICAL NEWSDAY	Historical Newsday (1940-1984) This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
	Informese Aqui! Brought to you by the Nassau Library System, this web site provides resources available to the Latino community, Spanish language databases and other library services, and a selective guide to Internet sites for latinos.
	InfoTrac- Business Insights: Essentials is an 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.
	JobNow is an innovative online service that provides expert resume help, real-time interview coaching and career advice. There are services to help with every step of a job search. The Adult Learning Center features test preparation (including GED and U.S. citizenship preparation), writing assistance, and study tools for math, reading and writing. Live, online one-on-one interaction with a tutor or job coach is available, conducted in English or Spanish.
	LearningExpress Library Interactive exam preparation, tutorials and practice tests; SAT, GRE, GMAT and other educational tests; Civil Service and Licensing Exams
	Lexis Nexis - Provides access to detailed news and business resources.
LexisNexis	Lexis Nexis - Legal resources. (In Library use only - no remote access)
	LitFinder Access full-text poems, short stories, essays, speeches and plays. Includes both classic and contemporary works.
Click Here For In Library Use	Morningstar - Accurate, up-to-date information on thousands of stocks and funds, along with industry and market data. Click Here For Remote Access
	Natural Standard Provides high-quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies.
	New York State Library Job and career information in New York's Public Libraries
	Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Provides a detailed source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to web sites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
	Oxford Art Online Comprehensive resource for all aspects of the visual arts from prehistory to the present. Access to 41,000+ articles on the art and culture of Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas and the Pacific, with links to images and further information in museum and other art-related Web sites.
	Oxford Music Online Is an authority source on all aspects of music and is widely used throughout the academic and professional community and also by music lovers worldwide.
	Pronunciator A fun and easy way to learn any of 72 languages.
	ProQuest Includes over 1800 periodicals on a wide range of topics, including the arts, business, humanities, health, social issues, sciences. Also ABI Select, Business Dateline, Trade & Industrial Journals, Hoovers, The Financial Times, Research Library, Health Management, Black News (Current), National Newspaper Premier, NY Times Historical, Newsday, and ProQuest Professional Education Journals .
	Record-Pilot Weekly Glen Cove area community newspaper. Includes coverage of news, local events, sports and obituaries from December 4, 1997 to the present.
	Reference USA This database, with information about large and small United States companies, is searchable by name, executive name, ticker symbol, yellow page headings and geography.
	SIRS Researcher Perfect for the student researcher -- this reference database contains thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, political and global issues. Additional content databases include World Almanac excerpts, Maps of the World, Today's News and more.
	Twayne's Author Series Critical introductions to the lives and works of hundreds of authors. From the print series: United States Authors, English Authors, World Authors.
	World Book Provides access to World Book Online for kids, World Book Online Info Finder, World Book Online Reference Center, World Book Discover, Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos, and Gran Enciclopedia Haspanica.

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