Research Databases
Research databases are subscription-based services that offer you access to thousands of books, magazine articles, images, charts and primary sources. These databases contain scholarly and peer-reviewed articles written by credible authors, such as journalists, researchers and experts in their field. Home access to these resources requires a valid library card with the exception of select NOVELNY databases that permit direct access.
The databases below are shown in alphabetical order. Click on the Filters bar to see a list of database categories and hit "Apply" to be shown a particular category.
Gale’s premier periodical resource, Academic OneFile, provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources—including thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning.
With broad coverage of agriculture and its related fields, this collection provides a comprehensive view of a growing body of knowledge. Researchers will have access to current and authoritative periodical content that spans the industry—from practical aspects of farming to cutting-edge scientific research in horticulture.
The AVP archive includes polling data from nearly every major organization that has conducted polls in the United States today, including academic, media, foundation, nonprofit and private industry pollsters. The archive also includes data from polling organizations based in other countries.
Drawing from distinguished museums from around the world, this database offers unparalleled access to high-quality art images and related multimedia. Art Museum Image Gallery covers a broad range of time and place, with art from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Delivers fast and easy access to high-quality, comprehensive information. The rich combination of the venerable Encyclopædia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools provides the variety of reliable sources that students need to consult when conducting thorough collegiate research—all from one resource.
Encyclopædia Britannica ofrece una enciclopedia Primaria españoles, que contiene imágenes, vídeos en español, y materiales didácticos especialmente diseñados para los estudiantes más jóvenes.
Britannica School is specially designed for differentiated instruction, allowing students to move easily to material of higher or lower reading levels as needed. The content of Britannia School is reliable, age-appropriate, updated continuously and closely correlated to all curriculum standards, including the new Common Core State Standards, for which it provides a multitude of suitable texts in all subjects. A recent winner of the prestigious Golden Lamp Award.
The Business Economics & Theory Collection offers instant access to full-text academic journals and magazines—with a strong emphasis on titles covered in the EconLit bibliographic index. Content is useful for starting a business, marketing a product, developing policy, analyzing trends, constructing economic models, investing for the future, researching rates, and more.
User-friendly resource, combining authoritative information and statistical data with analytical tools to explore real world application. Much more than an aggregation of full-text articles, Gale Business Insights: Essentials is easy for students, researchers, and professionals to use in-depth information on U.S. businesses, industries and products.
Brings together information found in more than 400 journals on all aspects of the communications field, including advertising, public relations, linguistics, and literature, meet the needs of researchers.
Provides access to leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries covering everything from hardware to the cloud.
This resource provides content covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine.
Informs the research process for those studying law, law enforcement, terrorism, homeland security, forensic science, and more.
Offers more than five million articles from more than 250 major cooking and nutrition magazines, as well as book reference content.
Collection of journals that explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in the global community.
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Provides periodical and journal articles on multiple levels of education from preschool to college, and every educational specialty—such as technology, bilingual education, health education, testing, administration and more.
Addresses environmental concerns and research with coverage from more than 300 journals and book reference content.
Collection of scholarly journals and general interest titles that covers everything from art and literature to economics and the sciences.
Periodical database for serious students of drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.
PowerSearch 2.0 simplifies browsing through Gale's more than 20,000 publications, providing the ability to search across more than 150 million documents.
Serves horticultural enthusiasts of all levels with more than 3.6 million articles from more than 100 journals, as well as more than 20 reference titles.
Offers access to scholarly journals and magazines covering topics including gender studies, family, and marital issues, LGBTQ community, and more.
A wide range of full-text titles, indexes, and abstracts from magazines, newspaper articles, children's magazines, almanacs, encyclopedias, dictionaries, reference books, and more.
With the General Science Collection, researchers can remain current with the latest scientific developments in particle physics, advanced mathematics, nanotechnology, geology, and hundreds of other areas.
Discover periodicals and reference book content designed for both nursing and allied health students as well as consumer health researchers.
Online database, of expanding collections, that contains searchable images and corresponding indexes of the U.S. Federal Census records, searchable digitized books of family and local histories, genealogical and local history serials, and primary sources (such as directories, biographies, documentary collections, and military records).
Offers more than 4.5 million articles from more than 200 home improvement-focused titles, covering topics including architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and others.
Access to scholarly journals, magazines, and trade publications that cover topics including the cultural, and economic aspects of travel and tourism.
Provides access to periodical content covering all aspects of managing and maintaining information and technology, including usability, cataloging, circulation, business information, and more.
Provides access to a wide range of full-text Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals and magazines both from and about Latin America.
Provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio, and TV broadcasts and transcripts.
Connects researchers to hundreds of thousands of updated articles from leading journals, including: Business Insurance, Claims, Employee Benefit News, National Underwriter Life & Health, Pensions & Investments, Risk Management, and more.
Provides authoritative, age-appropriate, curriculum-aligned digital content covering a broad range of educational topics including Animals, Arts, Geography Literature, Social Studies, Technology, and more.
Provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Includes plot summaries, literary criticism, author biographies, book reviews, poems, short stories, classic texts, author interviews, and more.
Mango Languages creates lovable language-learning experiences for libraries, schools, corporations, government agencies, and individuals. The Mango team is made up of amazing people from all corners of the globe: linguists, programmers, teachers, beatboxers, librarians, writers, artists, and even a rocket scientist.
Library resource offering authoritative periodical content covering past and present military affairs.
The NYS Historic Newspapers project provides free online access to a wide range of newspapers chosen to reflect New York's unique history.
A collection of New York newspapers.
Provides access to authoritative content supporting nursing professionals already working in the field, as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.
New York Heritage is a portal for learning more about the people, places and events that contributed to the making of New York State.
Database designed to support science, social studies, current events, and language arts presents each side of important issues and empowers learners to develop information literacy and critical thinking skills.
Offers a wide spectrum of information, including proven treatment techniques, experimental research, and more with access to academic journals and magazines covering the fields of fitness and sports.
Provide access to scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture.
Provide access to the most searched magazines focusing on current events, sports, science and health issues.
Provide access to authoritative periodical content supporting research in all fields of psychology.
Provide access to a comprehensive collection of periodical content covering topics across a wide range of philosophies and religions.
Created specifically for middle schoolers, this database combines reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more.
Covers all major areas relevant to a new entrepreneur or experienced business owner, including financing, management, marketing, human resources, franchising, accounting, taxes, and more.
TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you. TBL also includes National Geographic videos and games.
Library resource that provides periodical content covering events in U.S. history as well as scholarly work established in the field.
Library resource that provides current and applicable periodical content to aid in career and vocational research -- from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.
Library resource that provides authoritative periodical content addressing both historic and contemporary topics in the fields of war and terrorism.
Provides balanced coverage of events in world history with relevant articles updated daily - both current thinking and established scholarly work.