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InfoTrac - Westbury Library card number is necessary:

• General Reference Center Gold
  A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. Westbury Library card number is necessary
• National Newspaper Index
  National Newspaper Index provides quick access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers in one seamless search: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. Westbury Library card number is necessary
• General Business File ASAP
  Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.Westbury Library card number is necessary
• Business and Company Resource Center
  Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.Westbury Library card number is necessary
• Newsletters ASAP
  Newsletters ASAP provides access to information from specialized business, industry and technology newsletters issued by various news services and industry watchers. Westbury Library card number is necessary
• InfoTrac OneFile
  A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: 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. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.Westbury Library card number is necessary
• PROMT
  PROMT -- Predicast Overview of Markets and Technology. Use this database to research companies, the products and technologies they produce, and the markets in which they compete. Includes summaries and full text from nearly 1,000 business and trade journals, industry newsletters, newspapers, market research studies, news releases, and investment and brokerage firm reports. Westbury Library card number is necessary
• Investext Plus
  Investext Plus is the premier financial research database available today. Search this database to find investment, company and industry reports from over 500 brokers in North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. All company and industry reports are provided in full page PDF image. Westbury Library card number is necessary
• Kids InfoBits
  Kids InfoBits meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Westbury Library card number is necessary
• Biography Resource Center
  This database combines award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources. Biography Resource Center also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search.Westbury Library card number is necessary
• Business and Company ASAP
• Gale Virtual Reference
• Health Reference Center Academic
• Health and Wellness & Alternative Health
• Junior Edition K-12
• Custom Newspapers
• New York State Newspapers
• Twayne Authors Series
  
  

EBSCO Databases - Westbury Library card number is necessary:

• MasterFILE Select This multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 800 general reference publications with coverage dating as far back as 1984. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Select also includes 20 full text reference books and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost. Westbury Library card number is necessary
• Primary (Grades) Search Primary Search provides full text for more than 60 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost. Westbury Library card number is necessary
  Primary (Grades) Search
• Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.Westbury Library card number is necessary
• EBSCO Animals Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.Westbury Library card number is necessary
• TOPICsearch This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 78,000 articles from more than 3,000 diverse sources, including more than 1,550 full text periodicals.Westbury Library card number is necessary
• Points of View is designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects. High school and undergraduate students can use Points of View as a guide to debate, developing arguments, writing position papers, and for development of critical thinking skills. Each Points of View Essay includes a series of questions and additional material to generate further thought. Also included are thousands of supporting articles from the world’s top political and societal publications. Westbury Library card number is necessary
• EBSCO A-to-Z lists cross-searchable databases (Not all sites are available.) Westbury Library card number is necessary
• General Science Collection click on the "Choose Databases" tab. This database offers full text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications. Providing information on all aspects of the scientific world, the General Science Collection offers full text information dating back as far as 1992. Westbury Library card number is necessary
  General Science Collection
• Salud para todos This database is a full text consumer health resource written entirely in Spanish and designed specifically for those seeking information about health and medicine. The articles contained within Salud para Todos were selected from over 300 publications and sources created by over 50 research associations and national institutes.Westbury Library card number is necessary
  Salud para todos (in the library)
• Novelist NoveList is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 125,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We’re Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. For school media specialists and teachers there are Picture Book Extenders and articles on Teaching with Fiction. Westbury Library card number is necessary
• Novelist (in the library)
• Novelist K-8 NoveList K-8 allows you to discover the fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles to use in the classroom. The NoveList Learning Center provides a complete introduction and shows you how to use NoveList to meet the reading needs of students. Westbury Library card number is necessary
  Novelist k-8 (in the library)
• Kids Search

NOVEL is provided by the New York State Library, NOVELNY connects New Yorkers to 21st century information. NOVELNY is supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The New York Knowledge Initiative is a proposal for permanent state funding for NOVELNY.

NOVEL requires us to require use of a library card number or Click here to login with your New York State Driver License or DMV Non-Driver Photo ID Number - The State Library has worked with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles to offer this option. To ensure user privacy, no records of the access will be stored on the State Library's server or the user's computer or attached to any individual's driver license or non-driver photo ID information.

• Health Reference Center Academic
  Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only. Westbury Library card number is necessary


• Business and Company Resource Center
  Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information. Westbury Library card number is necessary
• Junior Edition - K12
  Formerly SuperTOM Junior, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Westbury Library card number is necessary
• The Twayne Authors Series - Twayne World, English, and US Authors each contains the full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors, for a total of 600 individual full-text titles. Westbury Library card number is necessary
• Informe
  Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. Westbury Library card number is necessary
• Custom Newspapers
  Search a collection of 150 newspapers, both national and international. Westbury Library card number is necessary
• New York State Newspapers
  Search this database of ten major newspapers published in the state of New York, including the New York Times and the New York Post. Westbury Library card number is necessary
• National Newspaper Index
  National Newspaper Index provides quick access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers in one seamless search: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. Westbury Library card number is necessary
• Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health
  Use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only. Westbury Library card number is necessary
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
  Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office). Westbury Library card number is necessary
• Business and Company ASAP
  Providing researchers with information on companies, markets and industries. From market trends, mergers and acquisitions to current management theory and company overviews. Access business and trade journals, newspapers and company directory profiles with full text and images. Westbury Library card number is necessary

¡Informe! - Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. Se necesita el numero en la tarjeta de la biblioteca de Westbury. (InfoTrac version in Spanish)

EBSCOhost Espanol - bases de datos

Information Here! is a web resource, in Spanish, from the Nassau Library System.

Career Cruising - A career information and planning web site. Also find some information about schools, colleges and financial aid. Westbury Library card number is necessary. When prompted, please enter your library barcode number (without spaces.)

Credoreference- general reference. Especially good for students. Westbury Library card number is necessary.

Grove Art - articles about the visual arts and information about artists. Westbury Library card number is necessary.

Grove Music - articles about music and musicians. Westbury Library card number is necessary.

Image Collection

Library closed? - Live Librarian!- get assistance with your online searches. Hours of operation vary, see details on the link.

netLibrary eBooks -titles on subjects ranging from the arts, history, literature, religion, and science, to sociology, business, and technology. Advance registration, in person at the Library, with your Westbury Library card, is necessary to set up your account to use e-books in the netLibrary collection.

NoveList - your guide to fiction, readers advisory. Westbury Library card number is necessary.

Novelist

NYS Regents Exams Online - Past exams available for review in this archive posted by the state.

Searchasaurus - a place for young students to start. Includes an encyclopedia of animals and a general encyclopedia, a dictionary and a pictures database.

 
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VillageofWestbury      VillageofWestbury_Code   
LIRR_Westbury      LIRR_CarlePlace     
NY_State_TaxForms      IRS_TaxForms      NassauCounty_PropertyTaxAssessment     
NYS_Jobs      NassauCounty_CivilService

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Please remember that certain items cannot be renewed and that fines accrue in a normal manner on items that are renewed late or returned late. Certain items may be unavailable to fill your request and some items will fill your request only if owned by your home library.