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Access NYC
Provides listings and eligibility information for human service benefit programs offered by City, State, and Federal government agencies.
Free & accessible anywhereBibliography of the History of Art
A searchable bibliography of works on European and American visual arts material published between 1975 and 2007. Search by subject, artist, author, article, or journal title.
Free & accessible anywhereBritannica Academic Edition
Britannica Academic provides up-to-date and easy access to high-quality, comprehensive information and is a gateway for further research for colleges, academic libraries and institutions.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateBritannica Escolar
Britannica Escolar is the Spanish digital learning portal for Elementary and Middle school students. The updated content of Britannica Escolar is organized by grade levels to help improve student achievement, provide differentiated instruction, and maximize the use of technology in the classroom.
Britannica Escolar hace posible que los estudiantes completen sus trabajos escolares usando los más de 15.500 artículos de las enciclopedias y 15.000 recursos multimedia que incluyen imágenes, videos, audio y mapas detallados. Los estudiantes también pueden acceder a una gran variedad de herramientas útiles para el aprendizaje desarrolladas por especialistas en educación. Confíe en Britannica Escolar para inspirar e incentivar el aprendizaje y el descubrimiento en cualquier lugar usando cualquier dispositivo conectado a Internet.
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Britannica School
Britannica School is a safe, up-to-date, and age-appropriate information resource for Elementary, Middle, and High School. Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support student research and reinforce curriculum standards.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateBrooklyn Newsstand
Brooklyn Newsstand is a collection of digitized Brooklyn newspapers made possible through a partnership between Brooklyn Public Library and Newspapers.com.
Brooklyn Newsstand (2,402,000 digitized pages) contains 44 newspaper titles-including the full run of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper (1841-1963) and Brooklyn Life (1890-1931), a Brooklyn Society Magazine. Learn more about the history of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
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Free & accessible anywhereBrooklyn Public Library Digital Collections
Discover Brooklyn history: Explore our collection of digitized Brooklyn content.
Free & accessible anywhereBrooklyn 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.
Free & accessible anywhereCIA World Factbook and Country Maps
The Central Intelligence Agency's basic intelligence for 266 world entities; free maps can be downloaded and printed in PDF or JPEG formats.
Free & accessible anywhereCreative Commons
Creative Commons searches openly licensed and public domain images. Search for works that are available to the public for free and legal sharing, use, repurposing, and remixing.
Free & accessible anywhereDigitalLearn.org
The Public Library Association's site, DigitalLearn.org is an online hub for digital literacy support and training. Find short, video-based courses with narration, on basic skills, such as using a computer, navigating a web site, email, internet privacy, and more.
Free & accessible anywhereDirectory of Open Access Journals
Free community-curated directory that indexes and connects to full text, open access, peer reviewed scientific and scholarly journals.
Free & accessible anywhereeBooks and More
Access Brooklyn Public Library’s collection of digital books, magazines and reference library, available to download wirelessly to your device.
Free & accessible anywhereEPOCH - Electronically Preserving Obituaries as Cultural Heritage
A website that allows anyone to create and publish a free obituary online and in the process involve the community in building their own collection of local history.
Free & accessible anywhereERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Collection of education research and information. Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education.
Free & accessible anywhereEuropeana
Web portal to the digital resources of many European museums, libraries, archives and audio-visual collections. Formats include books, paintings, films, objects, sound recordings and archival records.
Free & accessible anywhereFindhelp.org
Formerly known as Aunt Bertha, a national directory of social service organizations. Search by zip code to find nearby food, health, housing, job training programs and more.
Free & accessible anywhereGale Academic OneFile
Academic One File lets you access millions of articles from thousands of scholarly and authoritative sources in the humanities, science, social science, business, and more. The Topic Finder feature is an easy visual to help explore sub-topics of your initial search.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale Business: Insights
Company and industry profiles, including brand information, investment reports, market research reports, rankings and news.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale General OneFile
A searchable collection of general interest and scholarly publications on topics including Careers, Computers & Technology, Education, Health, History, Personal Finance, and Self-Help. Content includes reference books, newspapers, magazines, journals, and audio & video files.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale In Context: Elementary
Gale In Context: Elementary (formerly Kids InfoBits), introduces elementary school students to database searching with easy-to-use resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale In Context: Middle School
Gale In Context: Middle School is a Gale database created specifically for middle school students, combining reference content with age-appropriate videos.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Gale in Context Opposing Viewpoints covers today’s social issues, from Offshore Drilling to Climate Change. Helps students research, analyze and organize a broad variety of data for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations and more.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale OneFile: Communications and Mass Media
Customized selection of journals relating to communications and mass media. From the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale OneFile: Computer Science
Customized selection of journals of leading business and technical publications spanning the computer industry. From the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale OneFile: Criminal Justice
Customized selection of journals relating to criminal justice. From the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale OneFile: Diversity Studies
Customized selection of journals relating to Diversity Studies. From the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale OneFile: Entrepreneurship
Customized selection of journals from the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection relating to small business.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale OneFile: Environmental Studies and Policy
Journals from the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection relating to environmental studies and environmental policy, including climate change, recycling, and sustainability.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale OneFile: Fine Arts
Customized selection of journals from the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection relating to the fine arts and music, from filmmaking, jazz and Mozart to Shakespeare and Van Gogh.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale OneFile: Gender Studies
Journals from the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection related to gender and sexuality in culture and society. Research information on women's studies, gender identity and more.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale OneFile: Health and Medicine
Resources from the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection relating to health studies. Health reference topics include immunization, youth sports, food allergies and more.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale OneFile: Information Science
Journals from the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection relating to information and library science. Formerly called Information Science & Library Issues Collection.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale OneFile: News
Gale OneFile News (Formerly InfoTrac Newsstand) is a full-text database that provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers including the New York Times, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio, and TV broadcasts and transcripts.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale OneFile: Nursing and Allied Health
Customized selection of journals from the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection relating to nursing and health care professions.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale OneFile: Popular Magazines
Customized selection of popular magazines from the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection. Magazines from 1980 to the present.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale OneFile: Psychology
Customized selection of journals from the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection relating to psychology. Articles from 1980 to the present.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale OneFile: Religion and Philosophy
Searches over 1.8 million articles on philosophy, religion, arts and humanities, social sciences and also includes media and photographs. From the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale OneFile: Science
Journals from the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection relating to general science. Coverage spans 1980 to the present and includes general interest periodicals as well as academic journals. Learn about scientific developments, global warming, alternative energy and more.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGale OneFile: Vocations and Careers
Articles and other documents from hundreds of publications, ranging from general career guides to more specialized industry journals. Users can also listen to the articles or have them translated in various world languages. From the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateGCFLearnFree.org
Video tutorials and self-paced courses to learn computer basics and build skills, including in Microsoft Office, the Internet, Email, and Google Workspace
Free & accessible anywhereGlassdoor.com
Career and workplace community where users can find and anonymously share salary details about careers and jobs for specific employers. Find interview reviews describing company culture. Create a free account with your email address.
Free & accessible anywhereglobalEDGE
A knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals to information, insights, and resources on global business activities, created by the International Business Center at Michigan State University.
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Go Direct
Social Security and Federal benefit payments are to be deposited electronically by law of as March 2013. Sign up for a prepaid debit card or with your bank account for direct deposit.
Free & accessible anywheregovinfo
govinfo (formerly the Federal Digital System) provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government. govinfo is a service of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO), which is a Federal agency in the legislative branch.
Free & accessible anywhereHite: Health Information Tool for Empowerment
5,000 health and social services available to low income, uninsured and underinsured persons.
Free & accessible anywhereHUD Affordable Apartment Search (New York State)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development assists in finding subsidized apartments in New York State.
Free & accessible anywhereInstructables
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.
Free & accessible anywhereKings County Supreme Court
The Kings County Supreme Court handles felony criminal and civil matters, including name changes, matrimonial cases, foreclosures, mental hygiene applications, and elder law cases. Explore the website for sample forms and guides, court procedures, and information regarding a pending case. For a quick reference guide on Legal Referral Services in Kings County, click here.
Free & accessible anywhereMedline 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.
Free & accessible anywhereMedlinePlus (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.
Free & accessible anywhereMemorial Sloan Kettering's Information About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products
Evidence-based information about herbs, botanicals, supplements, and more, created by Memorial Sloan Kettering's Integrative Medicine Service.
Free & accessible anywhereMy Next Move
My Next Move is a tool for job seekers and students to learn more about possible career options. Learn about the tasks, skills, and salary information for over 900 different careers. Browse careers or industries, or check out the O*NET Interest Profiler, a tool that offers personalized career suggestions based on your interests and level of work experience.
Free & accessible anywhereNew 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.
Free & accessible anywhereNew York Heritage Digital Collections
Search and browse digital collections about New York State's extensive history. Includes letters, diaries, photographs, newspapers, and maps from over 160 museums, libraries and archives.
Free & accessible anywhereNew York State Contract Reporter
Lists New York State bidding opportunities for contracts greater than $15,000.
Free & accessible anywhereNew York State Legislature
Legislative information related to both houses of the New York State Legislature. Look up bill text, summaries, committee agendas, and voting records from 1995 to the present.
Free & accessible anywhereNew York State Office of Unclaimed Funds
Banks, insurance companies, corporations, courts, and other organizations are required by law to report dormant accounts and turn over unclaimed funds to the State Comptroller. Search by name or organization to discover and claim funds.
Free & accessible anywhereNovelNY (resources for students)
Encyclopedias and research tools for elementary and middle school students: the Scholastic Go! encyclopedia, eLibrary Elementary for books and magazines, Kids Infobits for children's magazines, and Opposing Viewpoints in Context. High school and college students can access General OneFile, Academic OneFile, and Opposing Viewpoints for research. From the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY stateNursing Home Compare
From Medicare.gov, find and compare nursing homes, hospitals, hospice care, and other health care providers. Nursing homes are rated on health inspections, quality of care, and staffing.
Free & accessible anywhereO*NET OnLine
O*NET OnLine is a tool for job seekers to explore hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors on almost 1,000 occupations covering the entire U.S. economy. This in-depth resource provides information on work tasks, tech and general skill requirements, work values and styles, and links to helpful industry-specific professional organizations. For a simplified version, visit My Next Move.
Free & accessible anywherePopulation Reference Bureau Data Center
A data searching tool from the nonprofit Population Reference Bureau, including information on income, housing prices, health, and labor force.
Free & accessible anywherePowerMyLearning
Online learning activities curated by educators and organized by subject, grade and Common Core standard. Educators can create playlists of activities tailored to their lessons and invite students to a "class" with a code and track their students' progress. Students can create an avatar and "level up" the more they play. Parents can also log in and connect with their children to set goals and rewards for them. Create a free login to get started.
Free & accessible anywherePubMed
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. Areas include medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care, and pre-clinical sciences.
Free & accessible anywhereScience.gov
Searches over 60 databases and over 2200 selected websites from 15 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information including research and development results. Also includes information education and training opportunities in science, tecnology, engineering, and mathematics fields for undergraduate and graduate students.
Free & accessible anywhereSmarthistory
Smarthistory is an always-free resource for learning about global art history featuring curated article, image and video content—created by respected scholars in collaboration with museum curators—that is engaging, informative, and accessible. Patrons can explore a wealth of high-resolution images of art from museums, galleries and cultural heritage sites throughout the world, all of which are free to download and use for classroom presentations and projects under Creative Commons (CC) licensure.
Free & accessible anywhereUNdata
UNdata Easy way to search and download across multiple United Nations' databases. Includes current information on populations, trade, standard of living, and the environment.
Free & accessible anywhereUrban Archive
View our collection of city stories and check out the platform of digital collections of New York City's museums, archives, and libraries.
Free & accessible anywhereUSA Spending
Search by agency, recipient, state funding, or even your own neighborhood to see how federal money is being used. Developed as part of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act.
Free & accessible anywhereWhere to Write for Vital Records
Find information on vital records like birth records, death records and marriage records from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Offers direct links to state and other agencies that assist in locating information on vital records.
World Digital Library
Images of historic items from countries around the world, curated by the U.S. Library of Congress and the United Nations. Materials include photographs, maps, newspapers, journals, books, and manuscripts from museums, libraries, and national archives from around the world, representing over 100 languages. Easily search by time period, institution, type of material, language, place, or topic.
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