Online Databases
(Passwords to these databases are available from the
Jefferson Library for home & school use.)
Grolier Online consists of three general encyclopedias, one for Spanish
speakers and Spanish language students, and three others which specialize
in science, geography and history of the various countries, and the United
States, state by state. Many of the entries have links to periodical articles
and websites. Search the entire database at once or choose just one.
EBSCO NOVEL
Research Databases
Master File Select contains 750+ full-text periodicals, Funk & Wagnalls
New World Encyclopedia, and EBSCO Animal Encyclopedia.
Primary Search is an elementary/middle school collection of
reference materials, including full-text articles.
TOPICSearch is a full-text resource designed for middle school students
and above to explore social, political and economic issues as well as
scientific discoveries and more.
General Science Collection includes 60+ popular science publications
and Great Scientific Achievements of the Twentieth Century, an
encyclopedia that covers 500 scientific milestones of the 20th century.
Gale Group NOVEL (InfoTrac)Junior Edition K-12 is a middle school magazine database featuring
the titles most critical to research used throughout the curriculum.
Custom Newspapers is a collection of 150 national and international
newspapers.
New York State Newspapers consists of ten major New York
newspapers, including the Buffalo News , the New York Times
and the New York Post.
Health Reference Center is a multi-source database that provides
access to consumer and professional health information.
Twayne's Authors Series contains 600 full-text books on world,
US, and English authors. Search by Genre (including Children's
Literature), Gender, Time Period, and Nationality.
Original, in-studio movies of authors and illustrators, audio excerpts of
professional book readings, guides to thousands of titles and a wealth of
multimedia resources on children's and young adult literature are available.
Career CruisingAn interactive career resource to find the right career,
explore different career options, or plan education and training.
Maps101 Includes historical and outline map collections, reference
atlases, lesson plans, current events, plus thousands of maps.
Visual ThesaurusAn interactive thesaurus and dictionary that builds vocabulary
and improves reading and writing skills.
Web-based computer software training and support.