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African American Experience
Scholarly articles and primary source documents covering African American history from the 1400s to the present. Contains material from over 400 reference books of the Greenwood Press, classic texts from Negro University Press, audio clips, timeline, and a searchable index of the WPA slave narratives. |
African American Song
Nearly 50,000 tracks of African American music from after Reconstruction through the Civil Rights Movement. Top genres include jazz, blues, and gospel. Features material from the Library of Congress' Archive of Folk Culture and recordings from the works of famous musicologists and anthropologists like Zora Neale Hurston and Alan Lomax.
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Black Drama
Compilation of nearly 1500 full text plays from Africa, the United States, and the Caribbean. Collected works date back to the 1850s and represent over 250 playwrights. Images, a performance database, and reference materials accompany plays. |
Black Short Fiction
8,000 works of short fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora dating back to the earliest times up to contemporary times. The stories and short novellas have been taken from literary magazines, archives, and personal collections. Thirty percent of the collection is reported as having never been published before. |
Black Short Fiction and Folklore
8,000 works of short fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora dating back to the earliest times up to contemporary times. The stories and short novellas have been taken from literary magazines, archives, and personal collections. Thirty percent of the collection is reported as having never been published before.
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Black Thought and Culture
Writings and other archival material from major African American leaders dating back to the 1700s. Formats include correspondences, speeches, leaflets, transcripts, and periodicals. Highlighted content includes the transcript of Muhammad Ali's 1967 trial, the full run of the Black Panther newspaper, and audio files. |
Black Women Writers
The works of women writers from Africa and the African Diaspora dating back to the 18th century. Genres include fiction, poetry, personal narratives and nonfiction essays. |
Caribbean Literature
Cross searchable collection of more than 100,000 pages of Caribbean poems, plays, novels, short stories, and other materials from the 1900 to the present. Features include audio files, reference materials, journals, and dictionaries. Works are in English, French, Haitian Creole, Spanish and Dutch. |
JSTOR
JSTOR offers researchers the ability to retrieve high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. The journals archived in JSTOR span many disciplines. This service is available at the Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library only. |
Music Online: African American Music Reference
Research on the major genres and time periods of African American music from slave spirituals to modern movements like jazz, the blues, and gospel. Materials include songsheets, lyrics, images, and full text reference works like encyclopedias, anthologies, bibliographies, and discographies. |
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ARTstor
Digital library of more than one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences. These online collections consist of contributions from well known museums, photographers, libraries, scholars, photo archives, and artists and artists' estates. This service is available at the Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library only.
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Creative Commons
Search for works that are available to the public for free and legal sharing, use, repurposing, and remixing. Formats include photographs, graphics, video, scholarly articles, books, and music.
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Credo Reference
Full-text articles from over 200 reference sources focusing on a diversity of subjects. Includes maps and images.
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JSTOR
JSTOR offers researchers the ability to retrieve high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. The journals archived in JSTOR span many disciplines. This service is available at the Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library only.
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Project Muse
Comprehensive full-text access to indexed and peer reviewed humanities and social sciences journals. Sole source of complete versions of titles from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies. (Available only at the Central Library).
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African American Experience
Scholarly articles and primary source documents covering African American history from the 1400s to the present. Contains material from over 400 reference books of the Greenwood Press, classic texts from Negro University Press, audio clips, timeline, and a searchable index of the WPA slave narratives. |
Biography
and Genealogy Master Index
A comprehensive index to nearly 12 million biographical
sketches which lead to more than 2700 volumes and editions of current and retrospective
biographical reference books. |
Credo Reference
Full-text articles from over 200 reference sources focusing on a diversity of subjects. Includes maps and images. |
Student
Resource Center
Contains primary documents, biographies, topical
essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of 200 magazines,
over 10,000 photographs and illustrations and more than 8 hours of audio and video
clips. |
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online
Brooklyn 's premier newspaper from 1841 to 1955. Every issue of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle from October 26, 1841 to December 31, 1902 is now available online, offering an exciting resource for students, teachers, historians, genealogists, or anyone interested in Brooklyn and American history. |
Brooklyn Public Library Catalog
Search for books, magazines, journals, newspapers, music CDs, DVDs, eBooks, downloadable media and other materials held in the Brooklyn Public Library's collection.
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ABI
Inform Research
A full-text business periodical database of 800 magazines
and newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal. Provides information
on advertising, economics, industry trends, human resources, finance, marketing,
computers and more. |
Annual Guide to Stocks
Search for either obsolete or existing stocks using a CUSIP number, a stock symbol or the name of the company. (Available at the Business Library) |
Business & Company Resource Center
Company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, histories, chronologies and periodicals.
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CorpTech
A database containing full-text articles from more
than 1,300 magazines and journals ranging from general business publications such
as Fortune and Money to specific trade publications. The collection
also includes top management journals such as Harvard Business Review.
In addition, it includes detailed company profiles for the world's 5,000 largest
corporations.
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Glassdoor.com
Career and workplace community where users can find and anonymously share salary details about specific jobs for specific employers or company and interview reviews describing life on the inside of an employer. |
Investment Company Institute (ICI)
This is the National Association of U.S. Investment Companies. Here you can get statistical data on retirement plans and investors in the investment company industry as well as news releases and information on the fund industry (closed-end funds, mutual funds, ETFs etc.) (Available only in the Business Library) |
Morningstar Investment Research Center
This resource will help with your investment decisions. It offers up-to-date independent analysts' opinions and in-depth data on thousands of stocks, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds. In addition, it provides the same concise reports that are found in the print version of Morningstar Mutual Funds. (Available only in the Business Library) |
Morningstar Mutual Funds Online
The most respected evaluative resource for investors interested in mutual funds. (Available only at the Business library) |
New York State Contract Reporter
Lists New York State bidding opportunities for contracts greater than $15,000. (Available only at the Business library) |
Online Business Book Club
Get the first few chapters of newly released business books, via your email. Visit the site and you can sign up today. |
Plunkett Research Online
This is the online version of the Plunkett directories; it lists contacts & business development data as well as industry statistics, trends and in-depth analysis of top companies. (Available only in the Business Library) |
PropertyShark (New York City Only)
This site combines proprietary data with public data. View the comprehensive listing of a given property including its sale history, ownership information, zoning etc. Foreclosure listings and comparable sales along with phone numbers and maps are also available. (Available only at the Business library) |
ReferenceUSA BD
Directory of basic business listings. |
ReferenceUSA RD
Directory of basic residential listings. |
Sanborn Maps (Brooklyn Only)
Sanborn maps are large-scale plans that include information such as the outline of each building, the size, shape etc. It also gives street names, sidewalk and street widths, property boundaries and house and block numbers. These colored digital maps allow for greater flexibility of use and improved viewing possibilities. Users have the ability to easily manipulate the maps, magnify and zoom in on specific sections and layer maps from different years. (Available only in the Business Library with the assistance of a librarian)
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| Small Business Resource Center
Provides business information on all areas of opening, operating, and maintaining a small business including financing, management, marketing, and accounting. |
SRDS Media Solutions
This is the online version of SRDS; it lists advertising rates and contact data for the following media types: business and consumer magazines, radio, direct mail lists and newspapers. (Available only at the Business library) |
Standard & Poor's Money Market Directories
Here you can access in-depth profiles of consultant firms as a well as review executive biographies in the Consultant Directory. Market your products and services directly to investment managers with the power to make decisions using the Directory of Registered Investment Advisors. You can also position your services to foundations, universities, hospitals and other nonprofit institutions using the Tax-Exempt Organizations eDirectory. (Available only at the Business library) |
STAT-USA
Access the valuable National Trade Data Bank to find daily trade leads, plus Country Commercial Guides and market research. (Available only at the Business library) |
Wall Street Transcript
Provides investment advice and information gleaned from interviews with CEOs and analysts who offer comments on specific equities, specific industries, finance and investing. (Available only at the Business library) |
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Career Cruising
Interactive career guidance resource in English and in Spanish. Users can find help with occupational assessment, career exploration, educational planning, and portfolio development. |
Chronicle Career Library
Find information on more than 2,000 occupational titles, including 650 comprehensive occupational descriptions, ranging from those that require a high school diploma or less, through professional careers. (Available on all public computers at the Central Library. Please ask library staff for assistance.) |
Glassdoor.com
Career and workplace community where users can find and anonymously share salary details about specific jobs for specific employers or company and interview reviews describing life on the inside of an employer. |
Learning Express Library
Test prep material and practice exams for the GRE, SAT, graduate school, civil service, technical and professional exams. |
Sigi3
Education & Career Planning program which helps students and job seekers create a career plan based on their values, interests, and skills. (Available on all public computers at the Central Library. Please ask library staff for assistance.) |
Small Business Resource Center
Provides business information on all areas of opening, operating, and maintaining a small business including financing, management, marketing, and accounting. |
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America the Beautiful
State by state history and current events for elementary and middle school students. |
BBC Animals
Find out about a variety of animals, where and how they live, the latest news about them and who's filming them right now. Includes television footage from BBC nature documentaries and audio clips. |
Bookflix
Online literacy program that pairs classic Weston Woods storybook films with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic. Users of all ages can read along with the n
arrator, play educational games, read author biographies, or check out related web links. Includes films and eBooks in Spanish. |
Encyclopedia Americana
An in-depth reference resource for older students and adults. Includes articles, web links, and information on worldwide current events. |
Encyclopedia Britannica Online for Kids
Children's version of the Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Includes a dictionary, an atlas, timelines, and information on writing reports. |
Encyclopedia Juvenil
Electronic version of Britannica's Enciclopedia Juvenil |
Grolier Online
Find articles on the following subjects using one search box: science, geography, history, animals. |
Lands & Peoples Online
An encyclopedia of countries, cultures and current events for middle and high school students. |
Middle Search Plus
Full text articles, indexes and abstracts from middle school magazines. |
New Book of Knowledge
Resource including reference, current events, maps, photos, flags, web links and homework help. For elementary readers and up. |
New Book of Popular Science
An in-depth science resource that includes animal and plant worlds, astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, energy, environment, human life, math, physics, and technology. Includes instructions for science projects. |
NoveList K-8 Plus
Tool to help find good reads for teens and children with information on over 60,000 fiction books and 17,000 nonfiction books. Includes lists of recent award winners, book discussion guides, author biographies, and recommended reading. |
Primary Search
For elementary school level children. Contains full text for more than 50 popular, elementary school magazines. |
Resources for Children with Special Needs
Provides information about programs and services for children and young adults with disabilities and other special needs in the NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. (Available to use on public access computers at all Brooklyn Public Library locations.) |
Student Resource Center
Primary documents, biographies, essays and analysis on a variety of subject areas, including science, history, geography & culture, and literature. Includes photos, illustrations, audio and video clips. |
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Academic Search Premier
Full text articles from academic journals covering all major areas of study including: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and more. |
ERIC
Online digital library of education research and information. ERIC is sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education. ERIC provides ready access to education literature to support the use of educational research and information to improve practice in learning, teaching, educational decision-making, and research. |
Library Literature & Information Science Full Text
A bibliographic database of full text articles, indexes and abstracts of articles, book reviews, conference proceedings, and library school theses published in the United States and other countries from more than 400 library and information science periodicals. Areas include cataloging, censorship, classification, copyright, education for librarianship, electronic searching, indexing, information brokers, library associations and conferences, publishing, rare books, and reference services. |
New York City Department of Education's Find A School Database
Locate information on New York City's public schools. Search by borough, grade, school name, and zip code. |
Professional Development Collection
Articles and abstracts from academic journals for professional educators. |
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Project Muse
Comprehensive full-text access to indexed and peer reviewed humanities and social sciences journals. Sole source of complete versions of titles from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies. (Available only at the Central Library). |
Resources for Children with Special Needs
Provides information about programs and services for children and young adults with disabilities and other special needs in the NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. (Available to use on public access computers at all Brooklyn Public Library locations.) |
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Brooklyn Public Library Electronic Magazines and Journals List
Find full text to many of the electronic journals held by the Brooklyn Public Library through its online database subscriptions. |
Directory of Open Access Journals
Free service that offers full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. |
Ebscohost Mobile
Includes access for mobile device users to the following databases: Academic Search Premier, Middle Search Plus, Masterfile Premier, Novelist, Novelist K-8, and Primary Search. Click here for further instructions. |
JSTOR
JSTOR offers researchers the ability to retrieve high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. The journals archived in JSTOR span many disciplines. This service is available at the Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library only. |
MasterFILE Premier
Full text articles covering a broad range of subjects including general reference, business, education, health, general science and multicultural issues. |
Project Muse
Comprehensive full-text access to indexed and peer reviewed humanities and social sciences journals. Sole source of complete versions of titles from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies. (Available only at the Central Library). |
ProQuest Platinum
Full text journal and magazine articles on a wide variety of subjects, from general research to advanced subject matter. |
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Chinese Electronic Journal Database (Qikan)
A full-text resource of over 500 Chinese popular and scholarly periodicals published in China. Search this Chinese database to find periodical articles for adults, young adults and children. Some of the topics covered by these periodicals are: health, home, parenting, poetry, medical research, recipes, traveling and politics. |
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Credo Reference
Full-text articles from over 200 reference sources focusing on a diversity of subjects. Includes maps and images. |
Encyclopedia
Americana
An in-depth reference resource for older students and adults. Includes articles, web links, and information on worldwide current events. |
Encyclopedia
Britannica
Electronic version of the Encyclopedia Britannica. |
Encyclopedia Britannica Online for Kids
Children's version of the Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Includes a dictionary, an atlas, timelines, and information on writing reports. |
Encyclopedia Judaica
The latest version of the classic reference source. |
Grolier Online
Find articles on the following subjects using one search box: science, geography, history, animals. |
New
Book of Knowledge
Resource including reference, current events, maps, photos, flags, web links and homework help. For elementary readers and up. |
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Britannica Online Japan
Japanese version of Encyclopedia Britannica Online. |
Britannica Online Korea
Korean version of Encyclopedia Britannica Online. |
Britannica Pocket Encyclopedia in Chinese
Chinese version of Encyclopedia Britannica's Online Pocket Encyclopedia. |
Encyclopedia Juvenil
Electronic version of Britannica's Enciclopedia Juvenil |
Encyclopaedia Universalis
Encyclopedia Britannica's French language encyclopedia. |
Enciclopedia Universal en Español
Electronic version of Britannica's Enciclopedia Universal en en Español. |
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Ancestry Library Edition
Genealogical research for over 1.5 billion names in more than 4000 databases. Get access to census data, military and birth records, social security index, and passenger lists. (Available only in the Brooklyn Collection division of the Central Library and the Macon Library). |
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Comprehensive index to print resources with biographical information. |
HeritageQuest
Genealogical tool that includes U.S. Federal Census records 1790-1930, family and local history books, articles from local history and genealogical periodicals, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, the Freedman's Bank Records 1865-1874, and Congressional records. |
Where to Write for Vital Records
Collection of links to direct access to individual state and territory agency information. This will assist in locating information on birth records, death records, marriage records, etc. |
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Access NYC
A free information service that identifies and screens for over 30 City, State, and Federal human service benefit programs. Created and maintained by New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications. |
Census.gov
Range of demographic information from the United States Census. |
GPO Access
Free service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides online access to Federal Government information. Use the Congressional Record to find the official proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. |
MarciveWeb DOCS (Access Only at BPL Locations)
Searchable catalog of U.S. government publications from July 1976 - present. |
Open CRS
Access to Congressional Research Service reports that are in the public domain. |
Thomas
Legislative information collected and organized by the Library of Congress. Provides more detailed information of the legislative process than does the Congressional Record. |
UNdata
Easy way to search and download across multiple United Nationss' databases. Includes current information on populations, trades, standard o living and the environment. |
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About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products
Database created by Memorial Sloan Kettering's Integrative Medicine Service to provide evidence-based information about herbs, botanicals, supplements, and more. |
Health & Wellness Resource Center
Access to information from medical reference materials. Includes journals, pamphlets, and videos. |
Hite: Health Information Tool for Empowerment
Online directory of free and low cost health and social services programs. |
Medline Plus
National Library of Medicine’s database of health information for consumers and health professionals. Includes information on over 750 health topics, drugs and supplements, medical encyclopedia, dictionaries, interactive tutorials, and surgery videos. Also includes health information in over 40 languages. |
MedlinePlus (en Español)
MedlinePlus le ayuda encontrar las respuestas que usted busca en temas de salud. MedlinePlus ha recopilado la informacion mas confiable proveniente de fuentes autorizadas tales como la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina y los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud, asi como otras agencias gubernamentales y organizaciones de servicios para la salud. MedlinePlus tambien le ofrece mucha informacion sobre medicamentos, una enciclopedia medica ilustrada, programas interactivos para el paciente y las mas recientes noticias acerca de la salud. |
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
A freely available resource of full-text health information for consumers. Available in English and Spanish |
Nursing Home Compare
Online tool that includes information on every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country. |
PubMed
A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. Includes links to full text articles and other related resources. Areas include medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and pre-clinical sciences. |
Resources for Children with Special Needs
Provides information about programs and services for children and young adults with disabilities and other special needs in the NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. (Available to use on public access computers at all Brooklyn Public Library locations.) |
Salem Health
Covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, anatomy, biology, and medical issues in an A-Z format, with additional information on recent developments in medicine. Includes content from Magill's Medical Guide. (Available for use on all public access computers at all Brooklyn Public Library locations.) |
Teen Health & Wellness
Articles and true stories for personal information or school assignments on a variety of teen health related topics. |
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Academic Search Premier
Full text articles from academic journals covering all major areas of study including: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and more. |
African American Experience
Scholarly articles and primary source documents covering African American history from the 1400s to the present. Contains material from over 400 reference books of the Greenwood Press, classic texts from Negro University Press, audio clips, timeline, and a searchable index of the WPA slave narratives. |
America the Beautiful
State by state history and current events for elementary and middle school students.
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Black Thought and Culture
Writings and other archival material from major African American leaders dating back to the 1700s. Formats include correspondences, speeches, leaflets, transcripts, and periodicals. Highlighted content includes the transcript of Muhammad Ali's 1967 trial, the full run of the Black Panther newspaper, and audio files. |
Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online
Brooklyn's premier newspaper from 1841 to 1955. Every issue of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle from October 26, 1841 to December 31, 1902 is now available online, offering an exciting resource for students, teachers, historians, genealogists, or anyone interested in Brooklyn and American history. |
Credo Reference
Full-text articles from over 200 reference sources focusing on a diversity of subjects. Includes maps and images. |
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Digital Sanborn Maps 1867-1970, New York State
Digital access to large-scale maps of towns and cities in New York State. These maps were originally part of the Sanborn Map Company, the primary provider of maps to fire insurance companies for over 100 years. (Available only
in the Business Library with the assistance of a librarian) |
Encyclopedia Judaica
The latest version of the classic reference source. |
Internet Archive
Internet library offering permanent access to digitally formatted historical collections. Includes texts, audio, moving images, and archived web pages. Additionally, it is the online provider for the Steven Spielberg Digital Yiddish Library. |
JSTOR
JSTOR offers researchers the ability to retrieve high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. The journals archived in JSTOR span many disciplines. This service is available at the Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library only. |
Lands & Peoples Online
Provides over 31,000 encyclopedia articles, 6,000
Web links, 25,000 periodical articles, 800 videos, animations, and sounds,
400 interactive maps, 100 3-D bubble views, and much more. |
New York Heritage Digital Collections
Search and browse digital collections about New York State's extensive history. Includes material from over 160 collections like letters, diaries, photographs, newspapers, and maps. |
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Essays arguing both sides of controversial issues like gun control, affirmative action and abortion. An excellent source for school assignments. |
Population Reference Bureau Datafinder
Quickly locate population data for both national and international locations. Includes information on income, housing prices, and labor force. |
Project Muse
Comprehensive full-text access to indexed and peer reviewed humanities and social sciences journals. Sole source of complete versions of titles from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies. (Available only at the Central Library). |
Student Resource Center
Primary documents, biographies, essays and analysis on a variety of subject areas, including science, history, geography & culture, and literature. Includes photos, illustrations, audio and video clips. |
UNdata
Easy way to search and download across multiple United Nations' databases. Includes current information on populations, trade, standard of living, and the environment. |
World Digital Library
Primary materials from countries and cultures around the world from the United Nations collections. |
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Annenberg Media
Language learning online videos in English, French, Spanish, and German. Created and coproduced by the Annenberg Foundation and WGBH in Boston. |
BBC Languages
Free audio and video lessons in the following seven major languages: French, Spanish, German, Italian, Greek, Portuguese, and Chinese. Includes "quick fixes" in 36 other languages as well. |
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Academic Search Premier
Full text articles from academic journals covering all major areas of study including: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and more. |
African American Experience
Scholarly articles and primary source documents covering African American history from the 1400s to the present. Contains material from over 400 reference books of the Greenwood Press, classic texts from Negro University Press, audio clips, timeline, and a searchable index of the WPA slave narratives. |
Black Drama
Compilation of nearly 1500 full text plays from Africa, the United States, and the Caribbean. Collected works date back to the 1850s and represent over 250 playwrights. Images, a performance database, and reference materials accompany plays. |
Black Short Fiction and Folklore
8,000 works of short fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora dating back to the earliest times up to contemporary times. The stories and short novellas have been taken from literary magazines, archives, and personal collections. Thirty percent of the collection is reported as having never been published before. |
Black Women Writers
The works of women writers from Africa and the African Diaspora dating back to the 18th century. Genres include fiction, poetry, personal narratives and nonfiction essays. |
Booklist Online
Current and archived reviews and articles from the American Library Association’s Booklist magazine. Booklist delivers over 8,000 recommended-only reviews of books, audiobooks, reference sources, video, and DVD titles each year. Spotlight issues provide coverage on popular genres, topics and themes such as biography, young adult, multicultural literature, graphic novels, romance, sports, and much more. |
Caribbean Literature
Cross searchable collection of more than 100,000 pages of Caribbean poems, plays, novels, short stories, and other materials from the 1900 to the present. Features include audio files, reference materials, journals, and dictionaries. Works are in English, French, Haitian Creole, Spanish and Dutch. |
Credo Reference
Full-text articles from over 200 reference sources focusing on a diversity of subjects. Includes maps and images. |
JSTOR
JSTOR offers researchers the ability to retrieve high-resolution, scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. The journals archived in JSTOR span many disciplines. This service is available at the Brooklyn Public Library's Central Library only. |
Literature Resource Center
Online resource for research on literary topics, authors, and their works. Coverage includes all genres and disciplines, all time periods, and all regions of the world. |
LitFinder
Full text online editions of classic poems, short stories, essays, plays, and speeches. |
NoveList K-8 Plus
Tool to help find good reads for teens and children with information on over 60,000 fiction books and 17,000 nonfiction books. Includes lists of recent award winners, book discussion guides, author biographies, and recommended reading. |
Novelist Plus
Reader's advisory tool with information on over 200,000 fiction and nonfiction titles, plus feature content including lists of award-winning books, book discussion guides, booktalks, and recommended reads. |
Project Gutenberg
Largest collection of free electronic books (eBooks) on the internet. Includes many classic works.
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Project Muse
Comprehensive full-text access to indexed and peer reviewed humanities and social sciences journals. Sole source of complete versions of titles from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies. (Available only at the Central Library). |
ProQuest Platinum
Full text journal and magazine articles on a wide variety of subjects, from general research to advanced subject matter. |
Salem Literature
An online collection of classical and current literary criticism of the world’s most-studied literature from Salem Literature’s popular reference series. Focuses on both an individual author’s entire body of work or on a single work of literature. |
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ABI Inform Research
Full text business articles from magazines and newspapers including the Wall Street Journal. |
Custom Newspapers
Collection of 150 national and international newspapers. |
National Newspaper Index
Index of The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post. |
New York State Newspaper
Articles from ten major newspapers in New York state. Includes the New York Times and the New York Post.. |
New York Times
Full text articles from the following: The New York Times: Late Edition (East Coast) from 1980 to the present, The New York Times Book Review from 1997 to the present, and The New York Times Magazine from 1997 to the present. |
New York Times (1851-2005)
Search full text articles and find page images from the New York Times archival collection. Available only from the Central Library. |
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Essays arguing both sides of controversial issues like gun control, affirmative action and abortion. An excellent source for school assignments. |
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Annenberg Media
An image archive of over 700,000 photos from the
Civil War to the present indexed by subject, date or photographer. |
BBC Languages
Free audio and video lessons in the following seven major languages: French, Spanish, German, Italian, Greek, Portuguese, and Chinese. Includes "quick fixes" in 36 other languages as well. |
Bookflix
Online literacy program that pairs classic Weston Woods storybook films with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic. Users of all ages can read along with the narrator, play educational games, read author biographies, or check out related web links. Includes films and eBooks in Spanish. |
Instructables
Get step-by-step, user created instructions on how to make just about anything. Examples include instructions on building a digital microscope or sewing a zipper. |
Learning Express Library
Test prep material and practice exams for the GRE, SAT, graduate school, civil service, technical and professional exams. |
New York City Department of Housing and Preservation Development
E-Learning Classes
Free online courses on the following topics First Time Property Buyers, Bedbug Management, Landlords Guide to Lead Safety in New York City, and Shareholder Training. |
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Caribbean Literature
Cross searchable collection of more than 100,000 pages of Caribbean poems, plays, novels, short stories, and other materials from the 1900 to the present. Features include audio files, reference materials, journals, and dictionaries. Works are in English, French, Haitian Creole, Spanish and Dutch. |
Ebscohost Espanol
Artículos con texto completo de revistas, diarios y revistas académicas, índices generales, y otros recursos en ambos Español e Inglés. EBSCOhost Español tiene una función de traducción, pero no es garantizado obtener una traducción completamente exacta. |
Enciclopedia Universal en Español
Electronic version of Britannica’s Enciclopedia Universal en en Español. |
La Biblioteca Virtual
Una coleccion de utiles enlaces en el Internet seleccionado por: el personal de la Biblioteca Publica de Brooklyn, Sistema de Bibliotecas de Nassau, la Biblioteca Publica de Nueva York, la Biblioteca Publica de Queens, Sistema de Bibliotecas de Ramapo-Catskill, Sistema de Bibliotecas de Suffolk, y Sistema de Bibliotecas de Westchester. La Biblioteca Virtual es coordinada y organizada por el Sistema de Bibliotecas de Westchester. |
MedlinePlus (en Español)
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