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Reference and Research
Subject: Biography |
Biography Resource Center (in GALENET) - Biographies searchable by date of birth, nationality, occupation, ethnicity, gender and more. |
Subject: Book Information |
NoveList (in EBSCO) - Reader's advisory database with information on over 125,000 fiction titles with subject access, 100,000 book reviews, genre and topic book lists, awards lists, book discussions guides and book talks. |
Subject: Business |
Business & Company ASAP (in INFOTRAC) - Providing researchers with information on companies, markets and industries. From market trends, mergers and acquisitions to current management theory and company overviews. Access business and trade journals, newspapers and company directory profiles with full text and images.
Note: To login to these NYS NOVEL databases for the first time you must follow the Password link. |
Business & Company Resource Center (in INFOTRAC) - Detailed company and industry news that includes profiles, company histories, brand information, rankings and investment reports, etc. |
ReferenceUSA- Information on Business and US Residents.
Note: You must be a Yonkers Library Card holder to access information remotely |
Standard and Poor's Database- Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage is a comprehensive source of business and investment information which include: Industry Surveys; Stock Reports; Mutual Fund Reports; and other S&P research products.
Please Note: Click here and type in yplpublic as the username, and use your Yonkers Public Library barcode as the password. You must be a Yonkers Library Card holder to access information remotely. |
Wall Street Journal (in PROQUEST) - 1986-Present |
Subject: Careers |
Career Library (in EBSCO) - Available until December 31, 2009 |
Learning Express Library - is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons-students and adult learners-succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. |
Subject: Children |
Ebsco Animals (in EBSCO SEARCHASAURAUS) - Encyclopedia of animals. Full-Text. |
Primary Search (in EBSCO) - Access to elementary school magazines. |
NoveList K-8 (in Ebsco) - Reader's advisory database with information on over 125,000 fiction titles with subject access, 100,000 book reviews, genre and topic book lists, awards lists, book discussions guides and book talks. |
Searchasaurus (in EBSCO) - An interactive and educational source for elementary & Middle school students. |
Tumblebook Library - An online collection of animated, talking picture books, reading comprehension quizzes, educational games, and teacher resources for libraries. |
Subject: Demographic |
Infoshare (in Infoshare.org) - Population statistics, immigration trends, socio-economic indicators, birth and death data, hospitalizations, local trade data, and much more. |
Subject: Ancestry/Genealogy |
Ancestry Plus (in PROQUEST) - Includes U.S. Federal census, American genealogical biographical index, immigration list index and more. NOTE: This database cannot be accessed from home. |
Subject: History |
Sanborn Maps 1867-1970 - Provides digital access to more than 660,000 large-scale maps of more than 12,000 American towns and cities including the city of Yonkers.
Note: Yonkers Public Library card needed. |
Subject: Homework and Test Prep |
Learning Express- Free Test Prep Help - An online collection of practice tests and study aides on a variety of topics such as SAT, ASVAB, GED, Police, Civil Service, ACT, Real Estate, US citizenship and many more.
Note: Yonkers Public Library card needed. Use your Yonkers Public Library barcode as your username and then create your own password. |
Tutor.com- Free Homework Help - An online tutoring service that connects students to qualified tutors in math, science, social studies, and English via the Internet. Online tutoring is available from 2 pm to 10pm everyday. |
Subject: Literature |
Twayne Authors Series (in INFOTRAC) - Provides background information on selected English & U.S. authors Full-Text. |
Literary Reference Center (in EBSCO) - Access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analyses from authors of every discipline. Includes a research guide for literary research. |
Litfinder.comA comprehensive literature database comprised of Poem Finder, Story Finder, and Essay/Speech/Play Finder. It provides access to over 100,000 full-text poems and thousands of full-text short stories and essays, plus biographies, pictures, best-known speeches and 1,000 complete plays. |
Subject: Magazines |
Topic Search (in EBSCO)- Current events database for students and adults. Full-Text. |
Proquest Platinum (in PROQUEST) Select Interdisciplinary-Platinum Periodicals - A comprehensive publication collection from general reference to advanced subject matter. Platinum has more that 2,000 titles that include: American Scientist Batton's, Ebony, Journal of Modern Literature, Latin American Research Review, Newsweek, Time, US News & World Report, Women's Studies Quarterly, and The World & I. |
Subject: Newspapers |
Journal News (in Proquest) - 1986-Present |
Barron's (in Proquest) - 1986-Present |
Chicago Tribune (in Proquest) - 1986-Present |
Los Angeles Times (in Proquest) - 1986-Present |
Wall Street Journal (in PROQUEST) - 1986-Present |
New York State Newspapers (in INFOTRAC) - Collection of ten major newspapers published in New York State, searchable by section, keyword or relevance. Full-Text. |
New York Times - Historic Edition (in PROQUEST) - New York Times Full-Text articles and images from 1851-2001. |
National Newspaper Index (in INFOTRAC) - Indexes New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times & The Washington Post. |
Proquest Newspapers - National (in PROQUEST) 50 regional and national newspapers in full text, including Barron's. |
Custom Newspapers (in INFOTRAC) - This full-text newspaper database has several New York newspapers including the New York Times from 1995 on, and over fifty national and international newspapers. |
Subject: Phone Directory |
ReferenceUSA- Information on Business and US Residents.
Note: You must be a Yonkers Library Card holder to access information remotely |
Subject: Poetry and Short Stories |
Litfinder.com- - A comprehensive literature database comprised of Poem Finder, Story Finder,and Essay/Speech/Play Finder. It provides access to over 100,000 full-text poems and thousands of full-text short stories and essays, plus biographies, pictures, best-known speeches and 1,000 complete plays.
Note: Yonkers Public Library card needed. |
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