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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. Westbury Library card number is necessary

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
Find a dictionary and atlas here too. Westbury Library card number is necessary, then click on the Grolier icon.

EBSCO Animals
Indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals. Westbury Library card number is necessary

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. 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, offering full text information dating back as far as 1992. Westbury Library card number is necessary
General Science Collection

General Reference Center Gold
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

Image Collection


TOPICsearch
Current events database 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

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Library of Congress portal

State Department Country Background Notes

CIA World Fact Book

National Geographic Map Machine

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