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Agriculture

Gale OneFile: Agriculture (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

With broad coverage of agriculture and its related fields, this collection is comprised of nearly 200 titles, researchers will have access to current and authoritative content from practical aspects of farming to cutting edge scientific research in horticulture.

Art, Music, and Culture

Gale OneFile: Communications and Mass Media (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

This collection provides current and accurate information from more than 100 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field. Key subjects covered include: advertising and public relations, literature and writing, linguistics, and many more.


Gale OneFile: Fine Arts (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

With more than 100 full-text magazines and journals covered in databases such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM, this collection will provide your students with resources to support research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.


Gale OneFile: Pop Culture Studies (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

This collection provides useful information for any researcher in a social science, history, art or liberal arts course. This collection is made up of more than 100 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.

Business and Finance

Gale OneFile: Economics and Theory (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

With a strong emphasis on titles covered in the EconLit database, this collection provides academic journals and magazines focusing on topics in economics. Perfect for business classes, users will find more than 150 full-text journals to support their research.


Business Insights: Essentials (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

Easily find information on companies, industries and more in the context of timely news, statistical data, and in-depth reports.


Gale OneFile: Entrepreneurship (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

Analyze business insights, tips, strategies, and success stories. Updated daily. Best for business schools and entrepreneurs.


Gale OneFile: Business
Home and Library Use

A comprehensive collection of business, trade and international publications.

Cooking

Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

The Culinary Arts collection includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.

COVID-19 Educational Resources

COVID-19 Resources for Individuals and Families
Home and Library Use


Benefits.gov/Help Center
Home and Library Use


Help for homeowners and renters during the coronavirus national emergency
Home and Library Use


Nassau County COVID-19 Information
Home and Library Use


New York State Information on Novel Coronavirus
Home and Library Use


Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) CDC
Home and Library Use

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


World Health Organization Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic
Home and Library Use

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Britannica Academic Edition
Home and Library Use

  • World Atlas: Search thousands of maps, flags, articles and statistics in this interactive World Atlas.
  • Compare Countries: A unique geography tool that gives you quick facts and statistics on any two countries side-by-side.
  • World Data Analyst: Comprehensive statistics on every nation of the world. Perform statistical comparisons between countries or explore changes over time.

Education and Careers

Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

Finding the right career can be a daunting and high stakes task: finding an appropriate institution of learning, job searching, and maintaining a career are all topics covered by this collection. Offering content from nearly 400 journals, this collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.


Gale OneFile: High School Edition (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

Search magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference on a range of topics. Best for middle- and high-school students.


Gale OneFile: Hospitality and Tourism (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

With current and relevant content from over 500 industry journals, this collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field.


Gale OneFile: Nursing and Allied Health (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

All aspects of the Nursing profession — from direct patient care to health care administration — are covered in this collection. Including nearly 400 titles, this collection’s current and authoritative content will be of use to both professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.


Gale OneFile: Leadership and Management (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

Search authoritative periodical content covering topics like organizational dynamics, adult learning, and more. Updated daily.


Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test and Career Prep (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

Search thousands of college and graduate schools, identify scholarships, take practice tests, create resumes, and explore careers.


Gale OneFile: Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

Both researcher and practitioner alike will find relevant, authoritative content in this collection, which includes over 100 titles covering the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine.


Gale OneFile: Information Science (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

This collection, comprised of content from more than 100 leading industry journals, provides current and accurate information for this fast-moving field. Information professionals and other knowledge workers – from the research specialist to the information architect.


Gale OneFile: Educator’s Reference Complete
Home and Library Use

Provides access to academic journals, reports, and premier educational reference sources including the following subjects: administration, bilingual education, child development and psychology, funding, health education, technology, and testing.


JobNow (brainfuse)
Home and Library Use

JobNow, powered by Brainfuse, provides live interactive online help combined with online resources to guide you through the necessary tasks to get a job. Note: You must create a username and password to submit resumes.


JobZone – New York State
Home and Library Use

Local career and employment information from the New York State Department of Labor.


The Mailbox
Home and Library Use

A classroom and activity resource packed with more than 52K engaging ideas, activities, and worksheets for the elementary set. Topics include arts and crafts, classroom management, cross-curricular, fine/gross motor, language arts/literacy, literature, math, phonics, reading, science, social studies, and writing.


Tutor.com
Home and Library Use

Provides help with math, science, social studies or English on a kindergarten through college level.


UniversalClass
Home and Library Use

With more than 600 courses, there is something for every learner in UniversalClass. You can now sign up for a free account with your library card and access courses in:
• Crafts and Hobbies
• Computer Training
• Health and Fitness
• Finance
• Music
• Pet Care
• Writing
• And so much more!
Courses are self-guided, but you’ll also get feedback from a real human instructor who grades every assignment. Most courses are accredited and provide Continuing Education Units, which are widely recognized by employers and educators.

Genealogy

Ancestry Library Edition
Library Use

Has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Daughters of the American Revolution; The Great Migration /Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630; Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; Federal Slave Narratives; and more, updated continually.


Data, unique books and records, and an informative comprehensive periodical index for genealogy enthusiasts at every level. U.S. Federal Censuses with original images of federal census from 1790 through 1930. Electronic access to the Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant application files, the Freedman’s Bank Records, PERSI—The Periodical Source Index, and LexisNexis U.S. Serial Set.

General Research

Gale Academic OneFile (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.


Gale Academic: OneFile Select (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers – many with full text and images!


Novelist
Home and Library Use
A readers’ advisory database with full-text reviews and annotations for over 20,000 titles. Searches can be made for children’s, young adult and adult levels.

Health

Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.


Gale OneFile: Health and Wellness (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

Search a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to alternative medical practices.


Health Reference Center
Home and Library Use

Includes comprehensive, in-depth coverage of body systems, current health issues, major diseases and conditions, treatments, and procedures, as well as health and nutrition information specific to men, women, children, teens, and seniors.

History

Gale OneFile: U.S. History (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

This collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the current thinking and events in US History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field. This compilation of journals provides balanced coverage of this field, useful both to the novice historian as well as to the advanced academic researcher.


Gale in Context: U.S. History
Home and Library Use

Provides a complete overview of America’s past, events, decades, conflicts, wars, political and cultural movements, and people, including materials from sources such as The New York Times, National Geographic, and NPR


Gale OneFile: World History (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

This collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the current thinking and events in World History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field. This compilation of journals provides balanced coverage of this field, useful both to the novice historian as well as to the advanced academic researcher.


Gale in Context: World History
Home and Library Use

Coverage from the ancient world to today’s headlines, including primary sources, reliable references and multimedia content collected for students and researchers


Gale OneFile: Military and Intelligence (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

Both the historian and reporter on the frontline will find useful information in this collection, composed of content from over 400 journals, which covers all aspects of the past and current state of military affairs.


Gale OneFile: War and Terrorism (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

A definitive periodical collection of hand selected titles for analysts, risk management professionals and students of military science, history, social science.

Home and Garden

Gale OneFile: Gardening and Horticulture (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

This collection of nearly 50 journals focused specifically on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture. This collection includes content relating to both the practical aspects as well as the scientific theory of horticulture studies.


Gale OneFile: Home Improvement (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

A collection of nearly 100 home improvement focused titles, hobbyists and professional carpenters for coverage includes such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and many more.

Literature and Languages

Pronunciator
Home and Library Use

Learn 80 languages in any of 50 languages, for a total of 4,000 available course combinations including ESL instruction for 50 non-English languages.


 

Gale Literature: Books and Author

Home and Library Use

Gale Books and Authors offers new ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, genres and topics.


Gale Literature: Scribner Writer Series
Home and Library Use

Scribner Writer Series provides original, scholar signed essays on the lives and works of authors from around the world from all time periods. Entries include concise essays, citations, and biographical information that places the author and their works.

Law and Legal Issues

Gale OneFile: Criminal Justice (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

Whether studying to become a lawyer or law enforcement officer, paralegal, or for a career in Homeland Security, this collection rises to the challenge. Users will have access to 150 journals.


Gale OneFile: Insurance and Liability (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

Protection of assets is a concern for all: from the individual property owner to the multinational corporation. This collection of journals covers such topics as labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more.


Gale OneFile: LegalForms (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

Access a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms and resources across the most popular legal areas.


NuWav Legal Documents
Home and Library Use

Provide documents that meet the needs of the everyday citizen. Easily compose documents in categories like Business, Contracts, Landlord/Tenant disputes, Divorce and much more.

Magazines and Newspapers

Gale General OneFile (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.


Gale OneFile: News (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

This database is an innovative Web-based full-text newspaper database which allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, newspaper section or other assigned fields. You can search a collection of more than 1,000 newspapers, then select your own screen appearance, search options and results format.


New York State Newspapers (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

Includes articles from newspapers from around New York State including Glens Falls Post-Star, New York Times, New York Observer, New York Post and Newsday.


Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

Popular Magazines includes more than 1,000 of the most searched magazines across our InfoTrac products. All the titles were selected based on actual publication searches performed by library patrons, and is 100% full-text.


Psychology

Gale OneFile: Psychology (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

This collection gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops — and diminishes — over time. Your library’s users will have instant access to 200 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.

Religion

Gale OneFile: Religion and Philosophy (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

Why do some people believe in Heaven? Is it fear, hope, upbringing or blind faith? Users of this collection can research different religions, philosophies and how they impact our daily lives.

Science and Technology

Gale OneFile: Computer Science (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.


Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies and Policy (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

A collection of over 800 journals and 6 subject specific Delmar reference titles provide robust coverage of environmental issues and policies, including diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.


Gale OneFile: Science (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

A collection of over 1,000 peer-reviewed journals, providing researchers with the information needed to stay current on the latest scientific developments.


Gale in Context: Science
Home and Library Use

Supports high school curricula and university coursework, contains authoritative information for assignments and projects, and provides detailed coverage of popular subjects from obesity to endangered species.

Social Issues

Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

A must-have for social science, history and liberal arts coursework, this collection explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community. This set includes more than 150 journals.


Gale OneFile: Gender Studies (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

This collection covers such topics as gender studies, family and marital issues, health aspects, and many more.


Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints (Gale Cengage Learning)
Home and Library Use

Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today’s hottest social issues. It features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.


Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Issues Collection
Home and Library Use

A collection of authoritative periodicals and scholarly journals.


Coping with Stress
Nassau Cares App

  • Behavioral Health Helpline: (516) 227-TALK (8255)
  • Long Island Crisis Center: (516) 769-1111
  • National Suicide Hotline: (800) 273-TALK (8255)
  • National Disaster Helpline: (800) 985-5990

Tutoring

Tutor.com
Tutor.com

Live online homework help.

 

Referencia en Español (Spanish Databases)

Britannica Escolar (both levels)
Home and Library Use

Un excelente recurso digital en español que ayuda a enriquecer el aprendizaje de los estudiantes de primaria y secundaria.


Britannica Escolar Primaria
Home and Library Use

Buscar biografias e informacion sobre lugares y cosas, mir los videos y animaciones para aprender mas.


Britannica Escolar Secundaria
Home and Library Use

Ecuentra respuestas rapidas y ayuda con la tarea, explora los videos y articulos sobre personas y lugares famosos, y descubre mapas, fotos e illustraciones para proyectos escolares.


Gale OneFile: Informe Académico
Home and Library Use

Si quieres hacer un informe académico para tu profesor, aprende a hacer uno con este modelo de informe académico y lo que necesita este tipo de informes.


ProCitizen

El Examen de Naturalización (The Naturalization Interview and Test)

Una base de datos que ayuda a los usuarios a prepararse para el Examen de naturalización / ciudadanía de EE. UU. mediante el uso de videos y cuestionarios. Está disponible en inglés y español.

https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/learn-about-citizenship/the-naturalization-interview-and-test