Databases

Research Links to use while you are in the Westbury Library.

Gale Cengage Learning

• Gale General One File
  Gale's General OneFile is a comprehensive periodical resource that puts more than 60 million articles at your fingertips with a single search query. More than 11,000 titles and backfile coverage from 1980.
• Opposing Viewpoints 
  A virtual library of resources from Gale designed to aid students in the study of today's hottest social issues.
• Kids Infobits
  Colorful, east-to-use interface invites students to explore. Kids InfoBits contains more than 100 full-text, kids magazines, more than 6,400 images, Merriam-Webster®’s Elementary Dictionary and 1,200 maps, flags & seals and over 1,700 colorful charts and graphs.
• PROMPT 
  Use PROMT to research market size and share, industry and product trends, emerging technologies, and competitive opportunities. International in scope. Covers over 1,600 international and regional trade journals, industry newsletters, and newspapers, plus summaries from Investext reports.
• Litfinder
  LitFinder is Gale’s premier resource for full-text literary works, including poems, short stories, novels, essays, plays and speeches.
• Twaynes Authors Online
  Gale resource for critical essays on the works of noted World authors from Ancient Times to present and biographies and research topics.

Job Search

• JobNow!
  Unique service that features expert resume assistance, live interview preparation and career coaching.

Greenwood

• Pop Culture Universe 
  Is an authoritative  digital library of information on American and world popular culture, past and present built on hundreds of award-winning titles for all levels of researchers.
• African American Experience 
• Daily Life in America 
• Greenwood Dailylife
• Latino American Experience

Britannica

• Encyclopedia Britannica
  Besides the encyclopedia entries, includes: Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary and Thesaurus, World Data Analyst and World Atlas, Notable Quotations, and current, full-text magazine and journal articles and advanced search and workspace features.
• Global Reference Center
  Comprehensive global content on subjects such as art, geography, history, politics, science, sports, and technology in Spanish, Japanese, Korean, simplified Chinese and French, with photos, maps and images.
• Merriam-Webster's Dictionary
  Unabridged dictionary for librarians, teachers and students.
• World Data Analyst
  Quick and easy comparisons of the countries of the world.
• Annals of American History
  2,100 entries from 1493 to the present including speeches, essays, biographies, landmark court decisions, editorials and more that bring history to life.
• Spanish Reference Online
  Spanish language encyclopedia and dictionary for ages 6 through college.
• Encyclopedia Britannica for Kids
  Compton's by Britannica, Britannica's Elementary Encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster's Student Dictionary.

ProQuest Databases

• Historical NY Times 
  The full text of the New York Times from its first issue in 1851 to 2005 (several year lag from the present date).  Images of the actual texts of articles and of the full page on which the articles appear are presented.
• Newsday 
  Full-text from 1985 to present.
• Heritage Quest
  Data, unique books and records, and an informative comprehensive periodical index for genealogy enthusiasts at every level. U.S. Federal Censuses with original images of federal census from 1790 through 1930. Electronic access to the Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant application files, the Freedman’s Bank Records, PERSI—The Periodical Source Index, and LexisNexis U.S. Serial Set.
• Research Libraries
  Provides one-stop access to a wide range of popular academic subjects. The database includes more than 4,050 titles—nearly 2,800 in full text—from 1971 forward.
• Black Newspapers
  Access to esteemed Black newspapers from across the U.S.  ranging from 1989-present.
• ABI Dateline 
  Over 190 business journals, with more than 170 available in full text.
• ABI Select
  Business news and information from over 510 journals, with nearly 400 available in full text. Titles include: Forbes,  Journal of Advertising, Broadcasting & Cable, Industry Week, Strategy & Leadership.
• ABI Trade and Industry
  Major trade and industry news  from sector and corporate publications.
• Hoover's
  Features profiles of more than 40,000 companies, 600 industries, and 225,000 key executives.
• Professional Education Periodicals
  Delivers more than 290 full-text professional magazines and journals that address all aspects of K-12 education.
• Proquest Computing Journals
  Is the premium resource for those who need access to comprehensive coverage of computer topics.
• Proquest Health Management Journals
  ProQuest Health Management™ is designed to meet the needs of researchers studying the field of health administration with coverage for more than 650 key journals.
• National Newspapers Premier
  Detailed indexing to quickly find  news information and have access to top news stories, information from various sections of the paper and companies, people, products, etc.
• Proquest Science Journals
  Resource for students studying both the applied and general sciences.
• Financial Times
  An indispensable resource for anyone wanting to understand the context of global trade and finance including financial, economic and political news.

Los Bancos De Datos Disponibles en Español

• Spanish Reference Online
  Enciclopedia y diccionario en Español para las edades de 6 anõs hasta la universidad.
• Escolar
  Enciclopedia elemental en Español con 2,000 artículos, imágenes, videos en Español diseñado para estudiantes adolescentes.
• Moderna
  Enciclopedia y diccionario en Español sobre 50,000 artículos, imágenes de mapas y tablas.
• ¡Informe!
  Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. (Bibliotecas Co-Centrales)
• NOAH (AccesoComputerizado de la Salud en Nuevo York)
  Proporciona acceso a información completa y de alta calidad sobre la salud del consumidor.

Novel

Is provided by the New York State Library and 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).

• National Newspaper Index
  Gale Index and abstracts from New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor, L.A. Times and Wall Street Journal
• Business and Company Resource Center
  Gale resource for U.S. and International company profiles and histories, industry rankings, investment reports and financial overviews, magazine articles and links to websites
• Health and Wellness Resource Center
  Gale resource for Consumer health and medical information, including herbal remedies, alternative or complementary treatments
• Custom Newspapers
  Gale resource for recent New York Times, the New York Post and others, including regional, local and foreign language newspapers
• Twaynes Authors Series
  Gale resource for critical essays on the works of noted World authors from Ancient Times to present and biographies and research topics 
• Ebsco Primary Search
  For elementary school students: magazine articles and links to pamphlets, photos, maps and flags.
• Salud En Espanol
  Health information for Spanish speaking consumers and patients

Additional Resources

• Annals of American History
• Ancestry Library Edition
  has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index ; Daughters of the American Revolution ; The Great Migration /Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630; Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; Federal Slave Narratives; and more, updated continually.   (available only at the library)
• Global Reference Center
  Welcome to Britannica's Global Reference Center, the home of comprehensive online content in a variety of global languages.

  Recepción a Britannica' centro de referencia global de s, el hogar del contenido en línea comprensivo en una variedad de idiomas globales. Estas bases de datos extensas y cuidadosas son intuitivas y rápidas, entregando la información digna de confianza alrededor del globo.

  Britannica'への歓迎; sの全体的な基準標点、いろいろ全体的な言語の広範囲のオンライン内容の家。 これらの広範で、完全なデータベースは直観的、速く、信頼できる情報を世界中から提供する。

  Britannica'에 환영; s 세계적인 참고 센터, 다양한 세계적인 언어에 있는 포괄적인 온라인 내용의 가정. 이 광대하고 철저한 데이타베이스는 직관 적이고 빠르, 확실한 정보를 세계 각처에서 전한.

  欢迎到Britannica's全球性标准中心，全面网上内容的家在各种各样的全球性语言的。 这些广泛和详尽的数据库是直觉和快速的，世界各地提供信得过的信息。

  Bienvenue à Britannica' ; centre de référence global de s, la maison du contenu en ligne complet dans une série de langues globales. Ces bases de données étendues et complètes sont intuitives et rapides, fournissant l'information digne de confiance de autour du globe.

• Grove Music Online
  Up to date music information including biographies, covers popular music, opera and jazz, links to sound archives and illustrations.
• Oxford Art Online
  Coverage of visual arts including paintings, sculpture, architecture, photography, decorative arts, peformance arts and multimedias. Provides links to International galleries and museums.