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Available to All OCPL Libraries
The following databases are available to all OCPL library cardholders. Databases
marked with an * are NOVEL databases, made available to New York State residents
as part of the New York Online Virtual Electronic Library. This program is paid
for with funds from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.
EBSCOhost MasterFile Select*
Full-text articles from over 750 popular magazines, including Consumer Reports, covering diverse subjects and an extensive image collection of photos, maps, and flags.EBSCOhost General Science Collection*
Full-text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications.EBSCOhost Science Reference Center*
Full-text articles from over 630 reference books, encyclopedias, periodicals, newspapers, biographies and images. It is designed to support the middle and high school science curriculum.Informe*
A collection of Hispanic magazines with full text in Spanish.Gale InfoTrac Junior Edition*
Full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, and reference books. For students in junior high and middle school.EBSCOhost TOPICSearch*
Full-text articles exploring social, political, and economic issues. For middle and high school students.EBSCOhost Primary Search*
Full text of over 50 children's magazines.Kids Search*
A kid-friendly interface for EBSCOhost Primary Search.
NewsBank
Full text of the Syracuse Post-Standard and the Herald-Journal / Herald American (Dec. 1986-present), the Albany Times Union (Mar. 1986-present), the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (1999-present), and the Utica Observer-Dispatch (2003-present). This collection is text only and has no images.Gale New York State Newspapers*
Full-text articles from the Buffalo News (1996-present), Syracuse Post-Standard (Feb. 1996-present), New York Observer (2001-present), New York Post (2000-present), and New York Times (2000-present).Gale Custom Newspapers*
Full text of 150 national and international newspapers.Gale National Newspaper Index*
Indexing for five major newspapers from 1977 onward: The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.
Gale Business & Company Resource Center*
Company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and business periodicals, including detailed business and industry news, 1980-present.Gale Business & Company ASAP*
More than 35 million articles from business, management, and trade journals and newspapers.ReferenceUSA
Go Directly to Residential Search Module
Go Directly to Business Search Module
Business and residential phone numbers, addresses, and other directory information, including reverse phone number lookups. The business directory offers advanced mode searching by yellow page heading, business SIC code, zip code, SMSA and more.
Gale Health Reference Center Academic*
Full-text information from health and fitness magazines, medical and professional journals, newspapers, medical dictionaries, and reference books.Gale Health & Wellness Resource Center*
Offers the same content as the Gale Health Reference Center Academic with a different search interface and additional content on herbal remedies and alternative and complementary treatments.
HeritageQuest Online
A collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture, including a complete set of U.S. Federal Census [head of household] records from 1790-1930, a collection of over 25,000 family and local histories, and an index of over 1.6 million genealogy and local history articles.
If you need technical assistance with this database, please check the HeritageQuest Online FAQ, or follow the steps on OCPL's troubleshooting page.
Facts on File World Atlas
An interactive collection of more than 1,500 printable world, country, regional, Canadian and U.S. maps with current statistical data and information on geographical features and cities around the world.Learning Express Library
Online practice for job-related and academic exams, including the GED, SAT, AP exams, ASVAB, civil service, U.S. citizenship, and more. Many titles are also available as e-books. New users should enter their OCPL library card number as the user name.Gale Twayne's Authors Series*
Contains the full text of 200 Twayne Literary Masters books on U.S., English, and world authors.Gale Virtual Reference Library*
Searchable full-text reference titles in business, history, law, literature, medicine, and science.EBSCOhost Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia*
EBSCO Animals*
In-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals.
Central and Branch Libraries
The Central Library and city branches (Beauchamp, Betts, Hazard, Mundy, Paine, Petit, Soule, White, and the Northeast and Southwest Community Center Libraries) have purchased the following additional databases. Any patron can use the additional databases when they visit one of these locations. Patrons with library cards obtained at Central or one of the city branches also have remote access to the databases with their library card number and personal identification number (PIN). If you have difficulty accessing these databases, please check the troubleshooting tips.
African American History & Culture
An encyclopedia covering more than 500 years of African-American history.American National Biography
Profiles of more than 18,000 deceased men and women who have influenced American history and culture.Ancestry Library [in-library use only]
An online resource for conducting genealogical and local history research. Includes the digitized images of the U.S. Federal Census [every name] from 1790 forward; Social Security Death Index; U.S. Birth, Marriage, Death Collections; WWI Draft Registration; Immigration Collection; England and Wales Census Images, Indexes and Civil Registration Index 1837-preseent; and England and Scotland, Ireland and Wales Parish and Probate Records 1500s-1837.Auto Repair Reference Center
Automotive repair information for most domestic and imported vehicles starting as far back as 1945.Books in Print
Comprehensive database of 5 million book, audio book, and video titles.Books in Print Fiction Connection
An easy-to-use tool that allows you to discover titles similar to books you already enjoy or to create a suggested reading list based on the search criteria you enter.Chilton’s Online [effective June 2008]
Provides exclusive photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks.Columbia Granger's World of Poetry
Includes 85,000 full-text poems and commentaries, biographies, and glossary as well as indexing and citations to anthologies.Credo Reference
Credo Reference (formerly Xreferplus) is a digital reference library featuring content from high-quality reference books in a broad range of subjects. Search all books simultaneously, or browse individual titles.Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
Detailed and up-to-date descriptions of more than 2,800 of the most popular jobs in 93 industries.Foundation Directory Online [in-library use only at Central]
Comprehensive, in-depth information on more than 90,000 U.S. foundations, 900,000 recent grants awarded and 400,000 key decision makers.Foundation Grants to Individuals [in-library use only at Central]
Detailed descriptions of more than 6,500 foundation and public charity programs that fund professional and post-graduate research and arts and cultural endeavors. This data is a subset of the Foundation Directory OnlineGale Academic ASAP
Full-text articles from professional journals and other scholarly publications covering a broad range of topics. 1980-present.Gale Biography Resource Center
Biographical narratives and full-text articles. Search options include name, nationality, ethnicity, occupation, and more.Gale General Reference Center Gold
A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources (newspapers, reference books, periodicals), many with full text and images. 1980-present.Gale Literature Resource Center
Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors.Health Reference Center (Facts On File)
Browsable information on medical terms, health conditions, and treatments in various health-related fields.Hoover’s Online [in-library use only]
Comprehensive coverage of public, private, and non-U.S. companies. Includes profiles, news, key people, and in-depth financials.Newspaper Archive.com [in-library use only]
A searchable archive of Syracuse newspapers from 1857 forward. This collection includes full text and images of newspaper pages.NoveList and NoveList K-8
Fiction databases that provide subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more. NoveList includes over 120,000 fiction titles. NoveList K-8, designed for younger readers, includes hundreds of theme-oriented book lists.World Book Online Reference Center
More than 25,000 encyclopedia articles plus media clips, a dictionary, an atlas, news headlines, Today in History event list, and a Spanish encyclopedia.
Suburban Libraries – Click Here for Additional Databases
Remote or in-library access to databases in addition those listed under All OCPL Libraries may be available if the library that issued your library card has purchased additional databases. Contact your local library for more information.