Auto Repairs

ChiltonLibrary.com

Automotive repair information for do-it-yourself people.

Biography

Biography Reference Center
Profiles of over 140,000 individuals from antiquity to the present.

Contemporary Poets, 7th ed.

Information on hundreds of the world's most important contemporary English-language poets. Includes a biography and bibliography for each poet, along with criticism by experts in the field.

Gale Encyclopedia of World Biography

Approximately 7,000 biographies in 24 volumes on notables from every part of the world and from all time periods.

Twayne's Authors Series
Biographical and critical information on 600 world authors from antiquity to modern times.

Books & Reading

Hudson Valley Reads
Subscribe to e-newsletters featuring the types of books you like to read.

Business Information

AtoZdatabases

A business and residential directory with almost 300 million listings. Prepare for a job interview or do research on a company or business.

Business & Company Resource Center
Company profiles, industry rankings, products, brands, stock prices.

Encyclopedia of Small Business
Key information needs of small business owners: financing, financial planning, business plan creation, market analysis, sales strategy, tax planning, and human resource issues.

Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce
Answers to questions about web site development, financing, advertising, and more. Covers topics, terms, leading companies and innovators, and events and legislation.

 

 

Careers and Job Information

Testing & Education Reference Center from GALE
Select a vocational or career school, find a college or graduate program, plan your education finances, or prepare for civil service/licensing exams. Log off and come back whenever you like!

JobNow A database that will help you create a resume, hone your interview skills and search for jobs. Patrons can also take practice tests, chat with a live tutor or receive writing help.

Directories

AtoZdatabases

A business and residential directory with almost 300 million listings. Look for friends or family, prepare for a job interview or do research on a company or business.

 

 

Genealogy

HeritageQuest
Census records and other documents for genealogy and family research.

Ancestry.com

Find census, birth, marriage, death records and more.

Government & Current Affairs

Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
Covers the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa. Each country in the region is reviewed.

Major Acts of Congress
An illustrated encyclopedia of congressional acts from the earliest days of the American republic up through recent years.

Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
Information on 200 countries and dependencies around the world. Topics include banking and securities, climate, government data, demographics, and national leaders.

Health & Wellness

Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Current, unbiased information on alternative and complementary medical practices, information on recommended therapies, and medicinal uses for plants and herbs.

Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Includes entries covering cancers, cancer drugs, treatments, side effects, and diagnostic procedures.

Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
Clear, complete information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies.

Gale’s Health Reference Center Academic
Articles on general health issues from popular and scholarly magazines and encyclopedias; includes alternative medicine.

History

American Civil War Reference Library
Events and people of the Civil War period, including biographical profiles and primary source materials.

American Revolution Reference Library
Events and people of the Revolutionary War period, including the biographies and primary source materials.

Americans at War
Major American conflicts in the context of cultural and social events and conditions on the home front. Articles include biographies and a broad range of social topics.

Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
Covers the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa. Each country in the region is reviewed.

Europe, 1450-1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World V.6
Explores European history from 1450-1789, from the print revolution to the French Revolution.

History Behind the Headlines: The Origin of Conflicts Worldwide
In-depth information on contemporary conflicts, with historical background and analysis.

Language Learning/ESL

Mango

Learn Spanish, English, French, Italian, German, Greek, or Russian the fun, interactive way – all on your own schedule, at your own pace, and wherever you want. Stop in the middle of a lesson and sign back in at a later point, Mango will keep track of everything for you.

 

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Literature

Contemporary Poets, 7th ed.

Information on hundreds of the world's most important contemporary English-language poets. Includes a biography and bibliography for each poet, along with criticism by experts in the field.

Gale Literary Databases
Profiles and criticism of contemporary authors, contains Contemporary Authors and Contemporary Literary Criticism.

Twayne's Authors Series
Biographical and critical information on 600 world authors from antiquity to modern times.

Newspapers, Magazines, Journals

GALE Academic OneFile: News are articles covering the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Updated daily.

GALE General OneFile: News and articles covering 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. Updated daily.

The Historical New York Times online provides full text coverage of the New York Times from 1851 through 2005 and is searchable by keyword (“Titanic sinks”) or by date (April 16, 1912). Scroll through all related articles, or use the Page Map to view the entire page and navigate through the paper from first page to last.

Infotrac Newsstand
Full-text newspaper articles from newspapers across the country and around the world, including the New York Times, the New York Post, The Daily News, the Albany Times Union and other newspapers.

The New York Times full text access from 1985 to the present. Articles can be translated into more than 10 different languages or listened to using the audio player.

OmniFile Full-Text Select
Full text articles in science, humanities, education and business.

Reference Books Online

Credo Reference

A wide-ranging selection of 250, full-text, searchable, authoritative reference works in digital format.

Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia
Over 25,000 encyclopedia entries.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
A library of searchable electronic-format reference books covering biography, business, history, medicine, nations of the world, and science.

Grolier Online contains comprehensive reference works like 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.

 

Science

Biology

Articles on all aspects of biology and biological science, including its history and issues, biology-related careers and important individuals.

Science Reference Center

The place to start your research on science topics. Contains articles from reference books, encyclopedias, periodicals, and newspapers, plus biographies of scientists.

U*X*L Encyclopedia of Science
Profiles topics related to the physical, life, and earth sciences, as well as to math, psychology, engineering, technology, and the environment.

Spanish/español

Test Preparation & Education

Testing & Education Reference Center from GALE
Select a vocational or career school, find a college or graduate program, plan your education finances, or prepare for civil service/licensing exams. Log off and come back whenever you like!