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General Encyclopedias

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An in-depth overview of a topic.	Grolier Online: [select article from Encyclopedia Americana] (subscription database)
Pictures, weblinks, and periodicals about a topic of general interest.	Grolier Online: [select article from Grolier Multi-Media Encyclopedia] (subscription database) Answers.com
An easy to read overview of a topic.	Grolier Online: [select article from The New Book of Knowledge] (subscription database)
A topic overview in Spanish	La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre (subscription database)
Quick facts about a topic.	Infoplease (World Almanac)
An open source encyclopedia that the general public can contribute to and edit.	Wikipedia

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Magazines and Newspaper

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A newspaper or magazine article written since 1980.	ProQuest Direct (subscription database) EBSCOHost MasterFile Select (subscription database)
Academic journal articles	JSTOR (subscription database)
*A New York Times* article written from between 1851 to the present.**	ProQuest New York Times Historical Archive (subscription database)
A newspaper article on science, business, humanities, law, and health.	Reference Link (subscription database)
*An article from The Journal News* or a newpaper published in New York State.**	Journal News (subscription database) New York State Newspapers (subscription database) Custom Newspapers (subscription database)
A magazine article on a general topic written since 1994.	FindArticles
An easy to read magazine or encyclopedia article.	InfoTrac Junior Edition (subscription database)
A magazine or newspaper article in Spanish.	Informe! (subscription database) Ethnic Newswatch ** (subscription database)
An article from the minority press.	Ethnic Newswatch ** (subscription database)
An article from an international newspaper	The Big Project All Newspapers Internet Public Library Newspapers.com
To find out which database has the magazine article I want in full text.	Full Text Sources in White Plains Library's Databases

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Biography Resources

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A biography of a famous person, past or present.	Grolier Online (subscription database) Biography Resources from the NY State Library Biography.com Biography Resource Center (subscription database) *******
A biography of an individual in US history.	Gale - History Resource Center: U.S. (subscription database)
A biography of an author.	Gale.Net (Select Literature Resource Center) * (subscription database)

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Arts & Literature Resources

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Literary criticism, an author's biography, or an overview essay	Literature Resource Center* (subscription database) Literary Reference Center** (subscription database) * Magill on Literature (subscription database) Twayne's Authors (subscription database) Dictionary of Literary Biography (subscription database) *** Literary Criticism from the Internet Public Library Literary History**
Literary criticism from academic journals.	JSTOR (subscription database) MLA International Bibliography MLA Directory of Periodicals
Poems with explanations.	LitFinder (subscription database) Columbia Granger's World of Poetry (subscription database) *******
Art & Art History articles from academic journals	JSTOR (subscription database)

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History and Social Sciences

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An overview of a topic or an individual in U.S. history.	History Resource Center: U.S. (subscription database) American Civil War Reference Library (ebook-subscription database) American Revolution Reference Library (ebook-subscription database) Americans at War (ebook-subscription database) Major Acts of Congress (ebook-subscription database) Facts on File History Database Center (subscription database) *******
An overview of a topic or an individual in world history	History Resource Center: World (subscription database) Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World (ebook-subscription database) History Behind the Headlines: the origins of conflicts worldwide (ebook-subscription database) Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa (ebook-subscription database) Facts on File History Database Center (subscription database) ***** Facts on File Modern World History Online (subscription database) *****
An overview of a topic or an individual in ancient or medieval history.	World History: Ancient and Medieval (subscription database)
Academic journal articles about history, political science, sociology, the arts, international studies, and statistics	JSTOR (subscription database)
Someone's opinion on a contemporary issue.	Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (subscription database)
Information about African-American history	African-American History Online (subscription database) *******
Information about women's history	American Women's History (subscription database) *******
An overview of fashion's role in history	Fashion, Costume, and Culture (ebook-subscription database)
Information about a country.	CIA World Fact Book US Department of State Background Notes CountryWatch Compare Data about Countries
In-depth reports about current issues.	Public Agenda TOPIC Search
Primary sources on the web	National History Day Library of Congress - American Memory
A political cartoon	Political cartoon sites
A photograph or audio clip from a newswire service	AP Multimedia Archive (subscription database) *******
Quick facts about an event since 1980.	Facts.com *
Economic statistics	Economagic
A company history and profile, along with investment reports about it.	Business and Company Resource Center Business and Company ASAP (subscription database) ABI/Inform (subscription database)
An in-depth profile of and news about a public or private company in the United States.	Hoover's Business Network (subscription database)
Academic journal articles about economics	JSTOR (subscription database)
A serious journal article or a dissertation abstract about topics in education written since 1976.	ERIC
A serious journal article or dissertation abstract about topics in psychology written since 1984.	PsychInfo

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Health & Science

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Information about a topic in health or medicine, including drug abuse, alcoholism, AIDS and alternative therapies	InfoTrac Health Reference Center Academic (subscription database) Health and Wellness Resource Center (subscription database) Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine (ebook-subscription database) Ga le Encyclopedia of Cancer (ebook-subscription database) Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders (ebook-subscription database) Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (ebook-subscription database) Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health (ebook-subscription database)
A science and technology encyclopedia	Access Science
Web resources that archive scientific papers	Science Journal Web Resources
A serious article in biomedicine written since 1966	Medline
A reference article on an animal	EBSCO Animals
an article published in a biomedical, health or science journal	JSTOR (subscription database) EBSCOHost General Science Collection (subscription database) EBSCOHost Science Reference Center (subscription database) SERFILE

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Other Resources

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A guided list to relevant resources on the web	Library Spot Noodle Tools
A guide to free high-quality online learning resources for teens	High School Ace
Information on a college in the US and Canada.	Peterson's College
Information on a graduate school in the US and Canada.	Peterson's Gradline
A pamphlet published by the US Government.	GPO Catalog
Information about a book in print or a publisher's address.	Books in Print

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