Databases at the Newburgh Free Library   Tags: databases, electronic_resources, genealogy, libraries, ready_reference  

More than 13,000 titles, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals and more than 5,000 in full text with strong coverage of hard sciences, medicine, engineering and business. Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL Program.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.

Provides access to a wide range of resources for genealogical and historical research, including images of the decennial U.S. census from 1790-1930, passenger lists, military records, court, land & probate records, birth, marriage & death records, church records and more! New content added daily.
For use in the library only.

With over 2,000 primary source documents and 700 pieces of multimedia, Annals of American History is an excellent resource for expanding your understanding of the history and culture of the United States.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.

From Chilton's Total Car Care series, locate online repair procedures, wiring diagrams, and much more for most domestic and imported vehicles.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number.

A comprehensive database of biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.

Citations for books, audio books, and videos that are in print, out of print, and soon to be published. Includes some reviews.
For use in the library only.

Company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, periodicals, and more.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.

a complete, guided, self-paced program that walks individuals through the five major steps of the employment process, and aims to improve the user’s chance of getting a new job.
For use in the library or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number.

Up-to-date information and news on 191 countries, including political, economic, and business information.
For use in the library or from home with a valid Newburgh library card

Includes more than 33.5 million full-text articles from more than 1,100 newspapers, including Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Christian Science Monitor, The Financial Times (London), The New York Times, The Times (London), USA Today and many others.

Searchable full-text for over 1,850 journals, covering nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health, academic subjects and much more.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.

Provides full text from over 100 magazines covering general topics appropriate for middle and junior high school students.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.

Includes the complete Encyclopedia Britannica, Britannica's Internet Guide, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
For use in the library or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.

Foundation Grants for Individuals Online is the only online funding research tool that focuses on foundations that provide financial support for individual grantseekers. It describes over 2,000 programs which provide funding for scholarships, student loans, fellowships, program development, internships, professorships, arts and cultural projects, research, awards/grants by nomination only and general welfare.
For use in the library only.

Foundation Directory Online Professional provides access to a wealth of information on grantmakers and their grants. Included is a database of over 92,000 foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities in the U.S.; a database of nearly 3,600 sponsoring companies; a database of over 1.3 million recently awarded grants; and a keyword-searchable database of over 527,000 recently filed IRS Forms 990 and 990-PF.
For use in the library only.

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.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number.

More than 7,100 general interest periodical full-text titles and 3,600 refereed journals, and hundreds of newspapers. Also more than 500 travel guides, including Fodor's.Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL Program.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.

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.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.

Millions of articles from full-text nursing and allied health journals, newspapers, magazines, newsletters; and select consumer health information sources, full-text reference works and hundreds of health-related multimedia.
Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.

Provides access to a growing collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture. Includes searchable text of more than 25,000 family & local history books, a subject index to genealogy and local history journals written since 1800, as well as the complete U.S. Federal Census from 1790 - 1930.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number.

Job & Career Accelerator™ combines everything you need for a successful job search into one easy-to-use online application.
For use in the library or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number.

Includes career Resources such as free Internet resources for job seekers; including personality and career assessments, a resume builder and interview coaching.

Kids Search, an interface to the Primary Search database, is designed for K-5 students. It contains full text for over 50 popular, elementary school magazines, over 100 student pamphlets, an encyclopedia and a dictionary.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number.

Free interactive practice exams for a wide variety of tests including the SAT, ASVAB, GED, GRE, Civil Service exams, reading and math skills, and many more.
For use in the library or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number.

Provides a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-martital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord/tenant and many others. also included is a comprehensive attonrey state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in layman's language.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number.

Covers more than 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,000 of the most-studied authors.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.

Offers over 100,000 full-text poems and thousands of full-text short stories and essays, along with literary explanations and author biographies.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number.

Mergent Online offers detailed insight into company and industry research, both historical and current. It offers data on over 60,000 global publicly traded companies, annual reports for over 300,000 companies worldwide,
coverage on over 1,000,000 domestic and international private companies, executive biographies on over 200,000 confirmed corporate executives, and more.
For use in the library only.

Provides indexing of America's top five newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post; 1997-present.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS library card number.

Indexing of 9 New York state newspapers from Binghamton, Buffalo, New York City, Rochester, Syracuse, and Westchester County (includes Journal News covering Rockland County).
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid RCLS card number.

The New York Times with Index offers even more robust searching capabilities, allowing users to further target their searches by subject, location, person, creative works, and company/organization.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number.

An online readers' advisory service, this database helps fiction readers of all ages find the perfect book to read. Search by favorite author, title, genre, or plot description to locate other authors & titles of interest. Includes book discussion guides.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number.

This database helps children in kindergarten through grade 8 locate books to suit their reading tastes and abilities. Includes picture books, "chapter" books and young adult titles, as well as curriculum suggestions for teachers.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number.

Presents pro and con articles on many controversial topics. Also offers topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, and more.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number.

The ultimate identification, reasearch and pricing tool for collectors, dealers, appraisers and anyone in between.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number.

A database of 12 million U.S. businesses and 120 million U.S. households. Customized business profiles are available.
For use in the library (no card necessary), or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number. Downloads limited to 10 per search for remote use.

Search for books, magazines, and other resources available in the academic, special, public, and school libraries in the local area. For use in the library or from home. Library card number not required.

A catalog of books, web resources, and other materials worldwide. It contains all the records cataloged by OCLC member libraries and offers millions of bibliographic records in over 400 languages.
For use at home (no library card required).

21st Century Explorer gives teachers and students access to two complete encyclopedias, interactive lessons, videos, and other resources - all correlated to state curriculum standards, consistent with classroom topics, and age-appropriate. 21st Century Explorer offers a gateway to the vast resources of Encyclopædia Britannica. Thousands of magazine and journal articles from EBSCO, an Internet Guide with editor-selected Web sites chosen for their relevancy and educational value.
For use in the library or from home with a valid RCLS card number.

Universal Class is an online educational service providing a diverse offering of intellectually stimulating courses for people interested in the lifelong pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. Lifelong learning not only enhances social inclusion, active citizenship and personal development, but also competitiveness and employability.
For use in the library or from home with a valid Newburgh library card number.