New York Online Virtual Electronic Library
The following databases are part of NOVEL, a statewide virtual library provided free to the public by the New York State Library.*

Health Reference Center Academic
Find articles on health related issues: diseases, nutrition, pregnancy, fitness, public health, medicine, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, etc.

Business and Company Resource Center
Find company profiles, investment profiles, brand information, Company histories, rankings, chronologies, periodicals and detailed company and industry news.

Junior Edition - K12
Middle school reference for arts, current events, science, pop culture, Health, people, government, history and sports.

Twayne's Authors Series
Search for information on U.S., world or English authors and their works.

Informe
Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos.

Custom Newspapers
Search a collection of 150 newspapers, both national and international.

New York State Newspapers
Search 10 major papers including the NY Times and the NY Post.

National Newspaper Index
Search top five papers at once: Wall St. Journal, NY Times, LA Times, Christian Science Monitor and the Washington Post.

Health and Wellness Resource Center
and Alternative Health Module
Use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on a variety of health and wellness topics. Included are links to wellness assessment sites as well as government databases.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These materials were once only accessible in a library, but are now on-line 24/7.

EBSCO
Enter the EBSCO site for MasterFILE Select, Primary Search, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and TOPICsearch. Interface also in Spanish.

The following databases are purchased through Media Library Services

WebMax
Provides online access to all resources available from the BOCES Media Library. User numbers are available from the Media Library, or from school library media centers.

PBS Video Database of American History & Culture:
Online lesson plans, primary source documents, reproducible student handouts, posters, timelines and other resources enhance classroom use of PBS documentary video programs available from the BOCES Media Library.

The following databases are purchased through School Library System

NetLibrary
Check out over 4600 eBooks.

SCOOLS Online Database
Search the catalogs of over 300 school libraries in Central NY. Request loans from member schools.

Curriculum & Education Resource Finder
Students search major subject areas; teachers search NYS standards in tens of thousands of carefully selected, information-rich URL's in Arts, English, Geography, Health, Math, Music, Science, Social Studies, Sports, Technology and Visual Arts.

Grolier OnLine
Search 3 encyclopedias plus current events and dictionaries, includes Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia and New Book of Knowledge.

TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks provides original, in-studio movies of authors and illustrators and a wealth of multimedia resources on K-12 books that generate enthusiasm for books and reading.

The following database is purchased through SCRLC**.

Newsbank
Full text of 10 NY newspapers, 5 national papers and 26 news magazines covering news, business, sports, entertainment, lifestyle and science & technology.