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Mrs. Suzanne Dwyer, Library Media Specialist

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[NOTE: Several titles are also available in CD-ROM and/or Print format in the OHS Library. Our magazine archives date back to 1961 on microfilm or microfiche. The New York Times collection dates back to its beginnings, 1851.]

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Table of Contents

GENERAL and MULTI-TOPICAL

·        BigChalk: The Education Network - My Products page"...the whole enchilada: find magazines, newspapers, books, television/radio transcripts, maps, pictures and audio/video clips." From the index page select one of the following links to: eLIBRARY, ProQuest AP Science, or ProQuest Online. access from home: OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY

·        C.E.R.F This website directory helps you find terms of thousands of carefully selected informational documents on the World Wide Web. Major subject areas are Technology, Mathematics, Arts, Social Studies, Health, Sports and English.

·        Christian Science Monitor "A major daily newspaper covering national and international news. It is published in the US and noted for unbiased, concise and comprehensive coverage." (ProQuest)

·        EBSCOHost MAS Online: "Provides full text for over 190 general interest and current events magazines. " These resources are geared to needs of high school students and professional development of all teachers. Through this link, you will also be able to access two smaller databases of magazines: MasterFile Select and Primary Search.
access from home: OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY

·        Ethnic NewsWatch (1990- ) News, culture and history from... publications of the ethnic, minority and native press-English and Spanish." (ProQuest)

·        Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia

·        InfoTrac Junior Edition

·         InfoTrac Student Edition (1985 - Present) provides full text of magazine and newspaper articles and reference books. Other features include historical images; full color maps; and "overviews provided by reference books." PURPOSE: "[Student Edition] ...is] . . . designed for schools, to search ...for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, etc."
access from home: OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY

·        New York Times New York Times full text coverage is available from 1999 to the present through eLibrary
Our current in-house archive dates back on microfilm to 1851 through 1999 and CD-ROM through 2000.
alternate access: New York Times -
Access full text of news for previous week (free) and archive to past 365 days (pay for articles). The New York Times Learning Network provides resources for students, teachers and parents

·        Newsbank Newsfile Collection "NewsBank NewsFile Collection... (1991-Present) is a comprehensive, full-text news resource made up of regional, national and international sources. Its database supplies over 70,000 articles annually from over 500 newspapers and newswires around the world..."

·        Newsday:  Find the full text of archived articles via eLibrary. Or Go to Newsday's homepage (access at: OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY )

·        Newspaper Source "Provides full text for 159 regional U.S. newspapers, eighteen international newspapers, six newswires, and nine newspaper columns, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Los Angeles Times (for a total of 194 full text newspapers and other sources)." (EBSCOHost)

·        OCLC FirstSearch " Use FirstSearch
to find books, articles, films, computer software, and other types of material on the subject you need." Access is provided to numerous databases: e.g. Readers' Guide Abstracts; Dissertation Abstracts; SirS Researcher; ERIC; Medline; BioDigest; Book Review Digest; Education Abstract; New York Times; Psychology Abstracts; World Almanac; World Book Encyclopedia," etc.

·        Proquest Online "...ProQuest... searches...databases of articles originally published in magazines, newspapers, and journals."
access from home: OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY

ProQuest Professional Education "ProQuest Professional Education offers a comprehensive reference collection for K-12 professional development and continuing education." (BigChalk Library)

·        Proquest/KidQuest Magazines  "KidQuest includes approximated 80 magazine titles including images with 91% of the collection in full-text.

·        Sirs Knowledge Source PURPOSE: Search one or more of the following databases simultaneously. [NOTE: The following text is quoted directly from the Sirs Knowledge Source website.]
SIRS Discoverer
"SIRS Government Reporter® is the one source for current and historic government documents; landmark and recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions; information about federal departments and agencies; and facts about U.S. congressional members and Supreme Court justices " "SIRS Researcher® is a general reference database with thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political and global issues. Carefully selected articles from . . . domestic and international newspapers, magazines, journals and U.S. government publications can be accessed instantaneously. . . Many articles are accompanied by graphics, including charts, maps, diagrams and illustrations. "
"SIRS Renaissance® - . . . these full-text articles selected from more than 700 sources explore current and dynamic perspectives and people in Arts & Humanities."
An added bonus is the integration of WebSelect which links users to sites on the web that support their subject searches.

·        Student Edition "Formerly SuperTOM, this database is designed for high school students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more."

·        Student Resource Center "A fully integrated database containing thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of 200 magazines, over 10,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips."
access from home: OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY  

·         USA Today "Daily national newspaper known for its concise stories, sports, and weather coverage. covers regional, national and world news." (ProQuest)

The ARTS & HUMANITIES

·        C.E.R.F This website directory helps you find terms of thousands of carefully selected informational documents on the World Wide Web. Major subject areas are Technology, Mathematics, Arts, Social Studies, Health, Sports and English.

·        Sirs Knowledge Source PURPOSE: Search one or more of the following databases simultaneously. [NOTE: The following text is quoted directly from the Sirs Knowledge Source website.]
SIRS Discoverer
"SIRS Renaissance® - . . . these full-text articles selected from more than 700 sources explore current and dynamic perspectives and people in Arts & Humanities."
An added bonus this year is the integration of NetSelect which links users to sites on the web that support their subject searches.

BUSINESS

·        Business & Company Resource Center "contains . . . company profiles, Investext Reports, Thomson financial Securities Data.."

·        C.E.R.F This website directory helps you find terms of thousands of carefully selected informational documents on the World Wide Web. Major subject areas are Technology, Mathematics, Arts, Social Studies, Health, Sports and English.

·        CountryWatch
is an information provider for ... up-to-date information and news on the countries of the world ... The management of CountryWatch.com has extensive international business and academic experience and, using this experience, has created, in a concise and useful form, a key set of political, economic, and business information, daily news and data for its clients in the form of Country ReviewsTM, the Country WireTM, CountryWatch Data and CountryWatch Business Services.

·         Thomas Regional Industrial Buying Guide "...access valuable industrial product information..."

EDUCATION

·        C.E.R.F This website directory helps you find terms of thousands of carefully selected informational documents on the World Wide Web. Major subject areas are Technology, Mathematics, Arts, Social Studies, Health, Sports and English.

·        ERIC "ERIC, the U.S. Department of Education Educational Resource Information Center database, contains citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals, as well as full text of more than 2,200 digests." (EBSCOHost)

·        Professional Development Collection. "Provides a highly specialized collection of over 450 full text journals, designed for professional educators." (EBSCOHost)

·        ProQuest Professional Education "ProQuest Professional Education offers a comprehensive reference collection for K-12 professional development and continuing education." (BigChalk Library)

HEALTH and MEDICINE

·        C.E.R.F This website directory helps you find terms of thousands of carefully selected informational documents on the World Wide Web. Major subject areas are Technology, Mathematics, Arts, Social Studies, Health, Sports and English.

·        Health Source: Consumer Edition
"With Health Source: Consumer Edition you can search for information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health." (EBSCOHost)

·        InfoTrac Health Reference Center This provides single-search access to full text of respected nursing, allied health, and medical journals; consumer health magazines; reference books; newsletters; pamphlets; newspaper articles; referral information; and topical overviews. The Health Reference Center-Academic includes a database of information from 1995 to the present.
access from home: OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY

·         Student Resource Center-Health Module "A fully integrated database containing thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of 200 magazines, over 10,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips." Includes Student Resource Center-Health Module.
access from home: OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY  

INTERNET WEBSITES

·        C.E.R.F This website directory helps you find terms of thousands of carefully selected informational documents on the World Wide Web. Major subject areas are Technology, Mathematics, Arts, Social Studies, Health, Sports and English.

·        Sirs Knowledge Source  WebSelect links users to sites on the web that support their subject searches.

LIBRARIES on the WEB

·        LILRC: Use this site as a gateway to services provided by and for many types of libraries in Suffolk and Nassau Counties of the Long Island Region. Included within this is a link to the OCLC Union List of Serial publications found in college, university, public, etc. libraries.

·        Links to Long Island Libraries:

·        Nassau Library System with link to Oceanside Public Library databases (from home). Find out what books are available and where they can be found. If you want to find out about specific titles while in school, you may need to click on the link(s) indicated above

• Nassau BOCES School L ibra r y S ystem Union Catalog : Click on the Online Catalog link. Then click on the UNION CATALOG link to access the combined catalog of resources found in school libraries throughout Nassau County , including the OHS Library (XG57). You can narrow your search to only those titles available in the OHS Library as follows: Click the drop down menu for selection of Organization (school library).

LITERATURE

·        C.E.R.F This website directory helps you find terms of thousands of carefully selected informational documents on the World Wide Web. Major subject areas are Technology, Mathematics, Arts, Social Studies, Health, Sports and English.

·        Gale Group: Literary Index: Online index to multiple literary resources available in print REFerence collection.

·        MagillOnLiterature "MagillOnLiterature is the definitive online source for editorially reviewed critical analyses and brief plot summaries of the most studied works in the history of literature." (EBSCOHost)

·         Student Resource Center "A fully integrated database containing thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of 200 magazines, over 10,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips."
access from home: OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY  

·        LitFinder: World's Best Poetry Full text poetry and explanations. Access this Poetry Finder from home via: OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY

SCIENCE

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts

"CSA has been publishing abstracts and indexes to scientific and technical research literature for over 30 years.
Our records go beyond citations to furnish valuable summaries of original research material, allowing scientists and researchers to identify articles appropriate to their needs. Content coverage includes the life sciences, environmental and aquatic sciences, computer sciences, materials science and engineering, aerospace, social sciences, and humanities." (CSA)

·        C.E.R.F This website directory helps you find terms of thousands of carefully selected informational documents on the World Wide Web. Major subject areas are Technology, Mathematics, Arts, Social Studies, Health, Sports and English.

·        EBSCO ANIMALS "Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals." (EBSCOHost)

·        Gale Group: DISCovering SCIENCE Now integrated with resources available through the Student Resource Center.
access from home: OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY

·        Maps101 "Maps101 is an online database which provides subscription access to history maps, interactive maps, U.S. maps, world maps, flags, atlases, lesson plans and thousands of educational resources to support learning of social studies, history and geography in today's classroom." (maps.com)

SOCIAL STUDIES

·        C.E.R.F This website directory helps you find terms of thousands of carefully selected informational documents on the World Wide Web. Major subject areas are Technology, Mathematics, Arts, Social Studies, Health, Sports and English.

·        Gale Group: American Journey: The CONSTITUTION AND THE SUPREME COURT "Research the foundation and legacy of "the machine that would run of itself"-the U.S. Constitution. Examining the documents that influenced the Constitution alongside the texts of Supreme Court decisions that interpreted it, researchers can expand their understanding of state's rights, original intent, separation of powers, republican government and other issues that fuel public debate in America." [Primary Source Material] Now integrated with resources available through the Student Resource Center.
access from home OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY

·        CountryWatch
is an information provider for ... up-to-date information and news on the countries of the world ... The management of CountryWatch.com has extensive international business and academic experience and, using this experience, has created, in a concise and useful form, a key set of political, economic, and business information, daily news and data for its clients in the form of Country ReviewsTM, the Country WireTM, CountryWatch Data and CountryWatch Business Services.

·        CQ Press Electronic Reference Library This provides access to two of CQ's print resources, the CQ Weekly and The CQ Researcher, which are also available in the OHS Library, Cq's Electronic Encyclopedia of American Government, and "the electronic version of the Washington Information Directory."

·        Ethnic NewsWatch (current) "News, culture and history from... publications of the ethnic, minority and native press-English and Spanish." (ProQuest) (EBSCOHost)

·        Ethnic NewsWatch (1990- ) News, culture and history from... publications of the ethnic, minority and native press-English and Spanish." (ProQuest)

·        Global Newsbank (1996-Current). "News articles covering politics, economics, culture, business, science, technology, and the environment from Africa, Asia, Europe, the former Soviet Union, the Pacific Rim, Central and South America, and the Middle East ." (NewsBank, Inc.)

·        History Resource Center: US
"The History Resource Center: U.S. provides integrated access to over 1,000 historical (primary) documents, more then 30,000 reference articles, and over 65 full-text journal covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present. The material also includes access to the citations for over 180 additional history journals from the Institute for Scientific Information's Arts and Humanities Citation Index."
(Gale Group)

·        History Resource Center: Modern World
"History Resource Center: Modern World draws on themes and trends from the history curriculum for the 20th Century, and seamlessly integrates reference sources from the Gale Group, Macmillan Reference USA and Charles Scribner's Sons, along with full-text articles from more than 100 academic journals, and maps and images. Full-text and facsimile images for over 1,400 primary source documents from Primary Source Microfilm collections are also included in the collection." (Gale Group )

·        Maps101 "Maps101 is an online database which provides subscription access to history maps, interactive maps, U.S. maps, world maps, flags, atlases, lesson plans and thousands of educational resources to support learning of social studies, history and geography in today's classroom." (maps.com)

·        Pro & Con Online Pro & Con Online "where you gain access to the archives of Congressional Digest, Supreme Court Decisions, and International Debates. To access the information, click on the MEMBERS link.

·        Sirs Knowledge Source "SIRS Government Reporter® is the one source for current and historic government documents; landmark and recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions; information about federal departments and agencies; and facts about U.S. congressional members and Supreme Court justices "

·        Sirs Knowledge Source "SIRS Researcher® is a general reference database with thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political and global issues. Carefully selected articles from . . . domestic and international newspapers, magazines, journals and U.S. government publications can be accessed instantaneously. . . Many articles are accompanied by graphics, including charts, maps, diagrams and illustrations. "

·        Student Resource Center "A fully integrated database containing thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of 200 magazines, over 10,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips."
access from home: OCEANSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY  

·        UNConnections "consists of the full text of selected
United Nations documents and publications. Easy access to daily newswires about international issues and the UN are provided along with a guide for Model UN Research. An ideal source for information about critical international issues including human rights, nation building, national security, and terrorism." (NewsBank, Inc.)