Northern
Onondaga Public Library Online Databases
Access full-text magazine and journal articles, newspapers,
and reference books 24 hours a day with your OCPL library card and PIN. If you
do not have a PIN, or can not remember your PIN, please contact your library for
assistance.
The New York State Library currently provides free access
to online resources through the New York Online Virtual Electronic Library,
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This statewide program is funded by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library
Services through a Library Services and Technology Act grant. The NOVEL
collection of databases is available to all library patrons for in-library use
as well as remote use from outside the library. Additional databases are
provided by the Northern Onondaga County Public Library and the Onondaga County
Public Library.
Books and Literature
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Twayne
Author Series
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Contains the full text of 600 books in the Twayne Literary Masters Series
about American, English and World authors.
Biography
Business
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ReferenceUSA
- Business and residential phone numbers, addresses and other detailed
information.
Careers and Education
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LearningExpress Library
- Interactive online practice for academic and
licensing tests including civil service, ACT, ASVAB, GED, SAT and more.
Encyclopedias
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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
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Based on the full text of the Academic American Encyclopedia with extensive
articles and rich media resources for middle school and high school students.
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New Book of Knowledge
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Reference and current events for elementary school and up. Fun and easy to use
with leveled text to help students gain access to a wide range of topics.
Genealogy
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Heritage Quest
- A collection of genealogical resources with digitized books and periodicals
containing family and local histories from around the country, and searchable
images of the complete U.S. Federal census, 1790 - 1930.
Health
Magazines
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ProQuest Platinum
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Contains more than 2,000 magazines and journals covering a broad range of
materials: business, education, general reference, health, language arts,
sciences, social sciences and more.
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NewsBank
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“America’s News Magazines” from NewsBank includes full text articles from
popular magazines.
Newspapers
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Gale
National Newspaper Index
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Offers indexing and abstracts from 1977 to present for the Christian Science
Monitor, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington
Post and USA Today.
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NewsBank -
Full text access to the Syracuse Newspapers from 1986 to present. It also
includes Rochester and Utica newspapers.
Social Issues
Students K – 8
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New Book of Knowledge
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Reference and current events for elementary school and up. Fun and easy to use
with leveled text to help students gain access to a wide range of topics.
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Primary Search
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Designed for elementary school students, it includes full-text access to more
than 60 magazines and over 100 pamphlets, and an image collection of photos,
maps and flags.
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Kids Search
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This fun, lively interface lets young researchers explore various subjects and
interesting sources of information.
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Searchasaurus
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A colorful, easy-to-use search interface for elementary and middle school
students.