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Connect On-Site from the Library  African American Experience  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Covers African American history and culture from its African origins to the present day, in addition to a collection of over 500 searchable titles. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  African-American History Online  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Covering more than 500 years of African-American history, features biographies, primary sources, images, timelines, and maps and charts. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  American Indian History Online  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Covering more than 5,000 years of culture, legends, and leaders of over 500 Native American groups, this database provides entries on primary source documents, biographies, maps & charts, images, and timelines. It also features searchable tribe and culture area indexes, as well as the ability to search for tribes by region. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  American Women's History  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Provides direct access to thousand of entries—biographies, historical and topical entries, speeches, maps, timelines, tables and charts, primary sources, and photographs—that are essential to understanding the experiences of American women throughout our nation’s history. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Ancient & Medieval History Online  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

This database provides a balanced, global view of the ancient world as it explores six ancient centers of civilization—Africa, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Mesoamerica, and Mesopotamia, spanning the period from the early Hominids 3 to 5 million years ago through 1522 CE. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  AP Multimedia Archive  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Contains the Associated Press's current year's photo report and a selection of images from their vast negative and print library. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Biography Resource Center  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Provides biographical information on more than 335,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  BrainPOP

Watch fun animated online movies that help with school assignments. Hundreds of BrainPOP videos explain a wide variety of concepts in Math, Science, Social Studies, English, Art & Music, Health and Technology. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Business & Company Resource Center  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card  New York Online Virtual Electronic Library

Includes company profiles, executives, mergers & acquisitions,ticker symbols,news & magazine articles, company histories and chronologies, financials, balance sheets, and more. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Chinese E-Journal Collection (Qikan)  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Provides access to full text of 200 popular journals in Chinese language. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Columbia Granger's World of Poetry  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

This premiere poetry on-line resource contains 250,000 full text poems and 450,000 citations, as well as poetry commentary, poets' biographies, and literary glossary terms. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Contemporary Authors  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Biographical coverage of more than 100,000 writers, entries on contemporary authors. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Custom Newspapers  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card  New York Online Virtual Electronic Library

Searchable full-text of 300 plus newspapers, both national and international. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  EBSCO Animals (grades 5-12)  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to nature and habitat of familiar animals. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  EBSCO Primary Search  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card  New York Online Virtual Electronic Library

Provides full text for over 50 magazines and over 100 pamphlets, designed for the elementary school student. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  EBSCOhost  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Abstracts and full-text of a wide variety of publications. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

La Enciclopedia estudiantil hallazgos en línea es una enciclopedia de conocimientos generales. Contiene información sobre gente, lugares, objetos, acontecimientos e ideas. Aprovecha esta enciclopedia para investigar y divertirte. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Encyclopedia Americana  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

The online version of encyclopedia with an added news database. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  ERIC (EBSCO)  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

U.S. Department of Education's Educational Resource Information Center database. Citations and abstracts from educational and education-related journals. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Facts On File History Database Center  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Comprised of the World History Online, Ancient History & Culture, American Women's History, African-American History & Culture and American Indian History & Culture, this interface allows us to search across all five history databases more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Ferguson's Career Guidance Center  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Offers detailed descriptions of more than 2,000 popular jobs in 94 industries, as well as over 23,000 resources to help people select, plan, and advance their careers. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia EBSCO[grades 5-8]  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Searchable by subject or keywords within the entry. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Health Source: Consumer Edition EBSCO  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Full text for journals including Consumer Reports on Health and Men's Health, as well as abstracts and indexing for general health, nutrition and professional health care publications. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  History Resource Center: US  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Variety of historical data from primary sources and reference documents. Also includes photographs, illustrations, and maps. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Kids Search  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card  New York Online Virtual Electronic Library

An interface that is designed especially for grades K-8. Kids Search makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Lands & Peoples  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

An encyclopedia of countries, cultures, and current events geared to student readers. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Latino American Experience  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Contains the history and culture of Latinos from the pre-Columbian Indigenous civilizations of the Americas to the present. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  LearningExpressLibrary  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Test preparation materials and interactive practice exams that will help people improve their scores on academic, civil service, military, and professional licensing and certification exams. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Literature Resource Center  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Features information on literary figures from all time periods in such genres as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, and journalism. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Mango Languages  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Learn a new language with this interactive database that provides step by step lesson plans for nine different languages. This database features ESL lessons for Brazilian Portuguese, Polish and Spanish speakers. A text translator is also provided. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO)

Contains full-text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Middle Search Plus  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Provides fulltext access to magazines covering general topics for middle and junior high school students. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Modern World History Online  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Covers the important civilizations and cultures of world history from prehistoric times through the modern era. Topical entries, biographies, maps, primary source documents, and timelines provide a detailed and comparative view of the people, places, and events that have defined world history. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  National Newspaper Index (1977-present)  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card  New York Online Virtual Electronic Library

Indexing of America's top newspapers in one search: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, USA Today and The Washington Post. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  New Book of Knowledge  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

An online version of the print encyclopedia for children plus NBK News, weekly current events stories plus special features geared especially for young students. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  New Book of Popular Science (for students)  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

A science encyclopedia with over 400 articles geared to student readers. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  New York State Newspapers  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

A collection of major New York State newspapers, available in full-text. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  New York Times (1985-present) and New York Post (2000-present)  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card  New York Online Virtual Electronic Library

Full text of the New York Times (1985-present) and New York Post (2000-present). more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Newspaper Source (EBSCO)  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Searchable full text to over 170 U.S. newspapers and 20 international newspapers. Also includes newswires and TV and radio news transcripts. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Nueva enciclopedia Cumbre en linea  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Una enciclopedia en el idioma español que contiene aproximadamente quince mil artí­culos con más de seis mil photos. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

A comprehensive full-text database that provides a wide scope of knowledge for nearly 5,000 current social topics in the forms of primary source documents, statistics, websites and multimedia. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Mid-Manhattan Library; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Available via the World Wide Web  Regents Exam Prep Center

Created by the Oswego City School District, this nonprofit site is to help high school students meet the New York State Regents requirements in English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. This project is supported by a federally-funded Title III Technology Literacy Challenge Grant. more info

Connect On-Site from the Library  Religion and Philosophy Collection  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

A full-text database of journal articles in the fields of philosophy and religion. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Science Online  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Covers Animal Anatomy, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, General Science, Genetics and Cell Biology, Human Anatomy, and more. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Searchasaurus [grades 1-3]  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card  New York Online Virtual Electronic Library

Full-text articles from over 80 magazines and pamphlets appropriate for children in grades 1-3. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  Twayne's Authors Series  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card  New York Online Virtual Electronic Library

Contains the full text of frequently-used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  What Do I Read Next?  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Suggests new fiction and nonfiction titles to read. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  World Book Online Reference Center  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Comprehensive access to encyclopedia articles, web links, periodical articles, videos, maps and more. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Connect On-Site from the Library  World Book Online Reference Center  Connect from home using your NYPL Branch Library card

Comprehensive access to encyclopedia articles, web links, periodical articles, videos, maps and more. more info
Availability:   Branch Libraries; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; Science, Industry and Business Library; Stephen A. Schwarzman Building; The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts