Databases at The Nyack Library: Databases Start Page
This page lists the electronic databases available to The Nyack Library patrons.
Link to Nyack A-Z Database List
NicheAcademy
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Nyack Library Academy
Tutorials that teach people how to use library e-Resources like eBooks, research databases, and language learning tools. Presented via NicheAcademy.
Universal Class
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Universal Class - Nyack
Universal Class offers courses in Exercise & Fitness, Entrepreneurship, Arts & Music, Home & Garden Care, Cooking, Computers, Health & Medicine, Homeschooling, Job Assistance, Law, Parenting & Family, Pet & Animal Care & more.
Funded by The Nyack Library.
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JobNow
Brainfuse JobNow Live Assistance
JobNow is made possible by the Ramapo Catskill Library System.
ReferenceUSA
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ReferenceUSA - Nyack
Contains, in module format, detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses; 102 million U.S. residents; 683,000 U.S. health care providers; 1 million Canadian businesses; and 11 million Canadian residents.
Funded by the Nyack Library.
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Magazine/Journal Lookup
Featured Databases
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Consumer Reports - Nyack
Consumer Reports tests, rates, and reviews thousands of consumer products and services at both its testing center in Westchester County, N.Y., and its auto test center in Colchester, Conn.
Funded by RCLS member libraries
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Rosetta Stone Language Learning - Nyack
Rosetta Stone offers libraries and their patrons the proven language-learning immersion method that more than 22,000 schools have trusted for over the last 20+ years.
Funded by the Ramapo Catskill Library System Central Library (Newburgh).
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Ancestry Library Edition - Nyack
Ancestry Library Edition is the most comprehensive online source of information for conducting genealogical and local history research available.
AVAILABLE FOR IN LIBRARY USE ONLY.
Funded by the Nyack Library
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JSTOR Arts and Sciences
Includes full-text archives of leading academic journals in the arts and sciences.
AVAILABLE FOR IN LIBRARY USE ONLY
Funded by the Nyack Library.
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EBSCO Masterfile Premiere - Nyack
Searchable full text for nearly 1,860 journals, including Consumer Reports and Business Week.
Funded by RCLS and the New York State Library NOVEL program.
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HeritageQuest Online - Nyack
HeritageQuest Online combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular ProQuest Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content.
Funded by the Nyack Library.
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Proquest Historical Newspapers - Nyack
Past editions of the Boston Globe, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal. These historical newspapers provide genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
Funded by The Nyack Library.
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ProQuest Databases - Nyack
One-stop search for all Proquest databases licensed by the library. Abstracts and full-text articles from periodicals. Includes ABI/INFORM, American Medical Association, Research Library, 27 National Newspapers (including the New York Times & Wall Street Journal), & Barron's.
Funded by the Nyack Library.
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Key to the Icons Used in this Guide
Open Access -- Access to the site is free to anyone, wherever they are. No library card needed.
In-Library Access only -- can only be accessed on computers on the library building's network. No library card needed.
Access requires you to enter your library card number (which must be issued by the library offering the resource)
Access to library cardholders is free, but registration is required (often used by instructional sites that track your learning progress)
Access to library cardholders is free, but registration is required to take advantage of some optional features