*You may need your library barcode (located on the back of your library card) to access listed databases.

Archives and Records
Albany County Clerk's Office Hall of Records: www.albanycounty.com
Hartwick College Archives: info.hartwick.edu
Manuscript Reading Room: www.loc.gov
National Archives, The: www.archives.gov
New York City Dept. of Records and Information Services: www.nyc.gov
New York State Archives: www.archives.nysed.gov
Ontario County Records: raims.com

Children's Resources
A Harry Potter Web Ring: www.openflame.com
A Learning to Read Tool: www.starfall.com
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government: bensguide.gpo.gov
Book Adventure's Bookfinder: www.bookadventure.com
Dr. Suess's Seussville!: www.randomhouse.com
Internet Public Library's Kidspace: www.ipl.org
KidsClick! Web Search: www.kidsclick.org
Lemony Snicket: www.lemonysnicket.com
New York Public Library's OnLion for Kids: kids.nypl.org
NY Online VirtualElectronic Library: www.novelnewyork.org NOVEL NY is free to NY State residents with a NY State Driver License or Non-Driver Photo ID.
Yahooligans!: www.yahooligans.com

Databases
Database, Auto Repair
EBSCO Auto Repair Reference Center We are pleased to announce that you can find the Toyota recall information on Vehicle Speed Control: Accelerator Pedal within the Auto Repair Reference Center. The recall is tied to these Toyota vehicles in the database as of March 22, 2010:
-Avalon (2005-2008)
-Camry (2007-2009)
-Corolla (2009)
-Sequoia (2008)
-Tundra (2007-2008)
You can find the notice via the following path, once you have selected the year, make, model and engine size of your vehicle:
-Service Bulletins and Recalls
-Fuel Systems, Drivablility, Filters (Air & Fuel)
-02/05/2010 - RECALL - Vehicle Speed Control...

Database, Business
Gale Business Insights: Essentials Research and analyze companies and industries around the world. Includes industry rankings, profiles, market share data, company histories and more.
Reference USA: This database contains essential information on 14 million US Businesses, from the largest employers to single owner/operator and home-based businesses. More than 2 dozen unique criteria gives you the power to customize your search for best results.
Value Line: is a complete, multidimensional investment management solution that enables both new and experienced investors to make timely, better-informed decisions. It provides a wealth of in-depth financial information, intelligently presented both in print and online, plus objective research, insightful commentary, proven price projections, and advanced analytical tools.  This database is available only to Plattsburgh Public Library card holders. 

Database, Byki Online Learning Language System
The Plattsburgh Public Library in partnership with Transparent Language ( Nashua, NH) and Recorded Books (Prince Frederick, MD), is pleased to announce the introduction of Byki ® Online Library Edition, a powerful new online language-learning system designed specifically for use by the patrons of public libraries.
Byki, short for “Before You Know It,” is a rapid learning system employing spaced interval repetition. The Byki learning method takes users through a series of simple steps to memorize words and phrases in a new language, including their meanings and proper pronunciation, in the shortest possible time.

Database, Computer Tutorials
Learn Through Your Library (Universal Class): Would you like to take a course in gardening? Music? Computers? Or continue your education in accounting or business math? A new educational service will let you take advantage of over 500 free high-quality online courses in these subjects and more.  All you need is an library card, an email account, and a computer. The new educational service – “Universal Class TM” – offers real instructors who guide the learning, plus engaging video-based lessons, a collaborative learning environment, graded lesson tests, certificates of achievement and Continuing Education Units for selected courses.  According to Universal ClassTM, “students enjoy an engaging and measurable learning experience that helps them master and document their educational goals.” Students can enroll in up to five courses at one time and have six months to finish each course.  Course access is available 24/7 via the Internet, allowing students to attend class and do assignments on their own schedule.  Students can communicate with the course instructor and other students in the class using e-mail.  The courses are non-credit, and are provided for personal enrichment. Universal ClassTM offers courses in Exercise and Fitness, Entrepreneurship, Arts and Music, Home and Garden Care, Cooking, Computers and Technology, Health and Medicine, Homeschooling, Job Assistance, Law and Legal, Parenting and Family, Pet and Animal Care…plus 100’s more.
LearningExpressLibrary: "LearningExpress Library™" 
LearningExpress Library is an innovative, Web-based learning solution that provides patrons, from elementary students to adult learners, with instant access to the most comprehensive collection of test-preparation tools, skill-building materials, and career resources available. Over 770 online practice tests and interactive skill-building tutorials are available, along with more than 130 e-book titles developed by expert academic and industry professionals. 
With today's global economy and emphasis on twenty-first century skills, LearningExpress Library™ helps patrons of all ages prepare for success in life by meeting a broad range of educational and career-oriented needs, including: 
Preparing for professional certification, licensing, and aptitude tests in health care, civil service/government, law enforcement, firefighting, EMS, military, and real estate, among others 
Improving workplace skills such as resume building, interviewing techniques, job search and assessment, business writing, and core computer skills 
Achieving higher scores on college entrance exams such as the ACT and SAT and improving performance on Advanced Placement (AP) exams 
Preparing for graduate school admissions tests such as the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, and MCAT 
Improving proficiency levels in reading, writing, and math for elementary, middle, and high school students as well as adult learners 
With LearningExpress Library 2.0, your patrons will have access to: 
Individual Learning Centers with easy one-stop access to related tests, courses, eBooks, and center-specific content 
Practice tests that mimic the timing, scoring, and Q&A format of official exams 
Instant feedback and diagnostic score reports to pinpoint strengths and weaknesses 
Detailed answer explanations, which allow for a better understanding of the subject matter 
Instant essay scoring that enables writing skills improvement and provides authentic essay practice for the ACT, SAT, and GED exams 
Individual user accounts that allow patrons to save works-in-progress and access completed tasks and score history 
Personalized notifications that alert users of related tests, courses, and eBooks based on their usage patterns 
Easy-to-use Web interface and advanced search functionality, which provides intuitive user experience 
Best of all, students, teachers, and adult learners alike can access their learning centers anytime, anywhere there is an Internet connection."  (from the website:http://www.learningexpressllc.com/library/) 

Database, Genealogy
Heritage Quest: This is a premium database which allows you to research your ancestry through America's largest commercial genealogy archive.

Database, General
Academic OneFile: (Provided by NOVEL NY) This database contains over 12,000 journals and reference sources, many of which are peer-reviewed and full text. It has extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and more. The database also contains some full text titles that are cited in databases such as AGRICOLA, CINAHL, EconLit, ERIC, MEDLINE, MLA International Bibliography, PsycINFO and others.
Gale Virtural Reference Library: Reference books are now digital and cover everything from biography, business, environment, history, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, our nation and the world, religion, science and social issues. All sources are full-text, available 24/7, translatable into 11 languages, offer text-to-speech capability and options to print, email and download articles. (You may also access this site from home, but you will be prompted for your library card number.)
General OneFile: (Provided by NOVEL NY) This general periodical database contains over 12,000 periodicals, newspapers, reference books and multimedia sources, over half of which are full text. The backfile extends nearly 30 years. Subjects include humanities, education, environmental issues, technology, health care, politics and more.
LearningExpressLibrary: LearningExpress Library is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons—students and adult learners—succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. In order to sign on, you will need to use your 14 digit barcode as the user name and choose your own password.
NY Online VirtualElectronic Library: www.novelnewyork.org NOVEL NY is free to NY State residents with a NY State Driver License or Non-Driver Photo ID.

Database, Health
Health Reference Center Academic: (Provided by NOVEL NY) This health database includes over 2,800 journals and magazines, many of which are full text. It contains nursing and allied health journals, other medical journals, newsletters and consumer health magazines.
LearningExpressLibrary: LearningExpress Library is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons—students and adult learners—succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. In order to sign on, you will need to use your 14 digit barcode as the user name and choose your own password.
US Healthcare (via ReferenceUSA): When looking for detailed information on 675,000 doctors and 180,000 dentists, turn to ReferenceUSA's HealthCare Database. It's the only medical database that contains 100% phone-verified information. This database is provided for your use by Eastern Adirondack Health Care Network in partnership with Plattsburgh Public Library.

Database, Job Seekers
JobNow! Live Job Assistance: We are very happy to be able to offer this service from Brainfuse, which is being made available by the New York State Library to all New Yorkers. By clicking on JobNow! above, job seekers will be able to work with resume and interview experts who can provide valuable input and coaching. And you can do it all from your home or in a library, anywhere you have internet access!

Database, Newspaper
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers: Get the scoop with an innovative Web-based, full-text ASCII-formatted newspaper database that lets you electronically search articles by title, headline, date, author, section or other assigned fields.
National Newspaper Index: Provides quick access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers in one seamless search. The New York Times Book Review and The New York Times Magazine are also included.
New York State Newspapers: Search this database of ten major newspapers published in the state of New York, including the New York Times and the New York Post.

Database, Test Preparation
LearningExpressLibrary: LearningExpress Library is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons—students and adult learners—succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. In order to sign on, you will need to use your 14 digit barcode as the user name and choose your own password.

Database, Travel
A to Z Travel is a comprehensive, informative, and fun e-content travel database offering free and exclusive tourist and culture information on more than 160 of the top travel destinations in North America and around the globe. Continually updated, the database provides the low-down on essentials like city neighborhoods and districts, in-town excursions and day trips, major attractions, restaurants, nightlife, shopping, and insiders' tips on navigating the city and culture - all in a style that's both fresh and informative.

Database, Youth
Kids Search: Search interface designed for students in grades K through 5. Searches American Heritage Dictionary, EBSCO Animals, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, Newspaper Source and Primary Search. Includes Teacher Research interface, which searches Academic Search Elite.
Searchasaurus: Searchasaurus is a friendly, colorful, graphical search interface. This useful service will help both children and their parents by enabling them to search thousands of articles, an online general encyclopedia and a ton of information about animals from around the world.
Twayne's Author Series: This database features the content of over 600 books that comprise three print series: United States Authors, English Authors and World Authors. This series is devoted to literary critical interpretation and discussion for readers ranging from high school students through college and above.

Business Information, Local
SCORE: www.scoreplattsburgh.org Counselors to America's Small Business, is a resource partner of the Small Business Administration and was founded in 1964. This organization consists of both retired and active business owners and executives who volunteer their time to assist new entrepreneurs and current business owners by providing free and confidential counseling/mentoring.  We received our charter on May 27, 1999 and presently have 15 counselors with expertise in areas such as restaurant, franchise, manufacturing, graphics, home-based business, antiques, arts & crafts, accounting, financing, and marketing. SCORE also offers internet counseling through their main website and in this short period we have assisted over 1000 clients, both locally and across the country.

Do It Yourself, Practical Information
Culinary Arts Collection (Provided by NOVEL NY): The Culinary Arts Collection includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines from 1980 to present. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.
Gardening, Landscaping and Horticulture Collection (Provided by NOVEL NY): Farmers, landscape architects, and biotechnologists alike will find useful information in this collection of nearly 50 journals focused specifically on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture. The collection includes content relating to both the practical aspects as well as the scientific theory of horticulture studies.
Home Improvement Collection (Provided by NOVEL NY): A collection of nearly 100 home improvement focused titles, with coverage of architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements and more.

Earthquate Preparedness
The Los Angeles Fire Department Earthquake Preparedness Handbook (this is a pdf file): http://lafd.org/eqbook.pdf
The Federal Emergency Management Agency: “Hazards: Earthquakes”: http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/index.shtm
The Earthquake Country Web Portal: “Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country”: http://www.earthquakecountry.info/roots/index.php
United States Geological Survey: “Earthquake Preparedness FAQ”: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/faq/prepare.html
Berkeley Seismological Laboratory: “Earthquake Information”: http://www.seismo.berkeley.edu/seismo/seismo.eqinfo.html

Educational Institutions
RWM Vocational Schools Database: www.rwm.org
Trade Schools, Colleges, & Universities Guide: www.trade-schools.net

Employment Information
CareerZone/Job Seeker Portfolio: www.labor.state.ny.us
Eco20/20: www.eco20-20.com An online guide that provides job-seekers a go-to resource for careers within the wind, solar, and geothermal industries. The site is a free resource (no membership required), and on the site you'll find green job listings, best places to train for green jobs, and ways to go about starting your own green business if you are an entrepreneur type.
Green Careers Guide: www.greencareersguide.com An online Green Careers Guide that provides job-seekers a go-to resource for careers within the wind, solar, and geothermal industries. The site is a free resource (no membership required), and on the site you'll find green job listings, best places to train for green jobs, and ways to go about starting your own green business if you are an entrepreneur type.
Job Training and Education: www.labor.state.ny.us Provides information on job training and preparation. Links to occupations licensed and certified in New York State.
Jobs in Demand/Occupational Projections: www.labor.state.ny.us
LearningExpressLibrary: www.LearningExpressLibrary.com: LearningExpress Library is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons—students and adult learners—succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. In order to sign on, you will need to use your 14 digit barcode as the user name and choose your own password.
Library Careers Website: www.librarycareersny.org A new website created as part of the Making It REAL! library recruitment grant project. This unique website will inform people of all ages and diverse backgounds about careers in librarianship and information science with a particular focus on New York State.
New York State Deparment of Civil Service: www.cs.state.ny.us This website contains many useful features designed to help users find out about State and local government job opportunities, benefits, and other Department services. Follow this link for test guide information: www.cs.state.ny.us Test Guides published by the New York State Department of Civil Service are usually targeted to specific, entry-level titles. Test Guides are not provided for every examination. If a Test Guide is provided for an examination, information about the guide will appear on the examination announcement. Test Guides are designed to familiarize candidates with the format of the test. Test Guides provide a description of the subject areas that will be tested and present samples of the types of test material that will appear on the test. The sample test material is similar to what the candidates will see on the actual test. If sample questions are provided, the solution and correct answer will be provided after each sample question. Candidates should pay close attention to the "Subjects of Examination" listed on the examination announcement for information on the test type and content of the examination. Candidates should focus their examination preparation upon the information given in the examination announcement.
New York State Department of Labor: www.labor.state.ny.us This is a partial listing of government civil service web sites known to the New York State Department of Labor.
NYMentor: www.nycareerzone.org Provides information on colleges in New York State.
Occupational Employment Survey: www.labor.state.ny.us Uses these tables to find wages for major occupations, available for state and regions.
O*Net: online.onetcenter.org The Occupational Information Network, hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor, provides indepth descriptions of occupations and their eduction and training requirements.
WD Suite: www.labor.state.ny.us

Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia Britannica (and Encyclopedia Britannica Kids): One of the most authoritative information sources in the world, with over 73,000 articles, 2,000 video clips, 4,000 quotations, a world atlas and timeline, entries from the Merriam- Webster Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, recommended websites, current magazine and journal articles, and image and sound files.  A friendly kids' interface is included.

Finances
Mortgage Calculator & Financial Calculators: www.mortgageloan.com/calculator

Genealogy
Albany County Clerk's Office Hall of Records: www.albanycounty.com
Census Online: www.census-online.com
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites: www.cyndislist.com
Ellis Island Foundation: ellisisland.org
FamilySearch: www.familysearch.org
New York City Dept. of Records and Information Services: www.nyc.gov
New York Genealogy and History: www.rootsweb.com
New York History Net: www.nyhistory.com
NY GenExchange: www.genexchange.org
Schenectady County Historical Society: www.schist.org
Tombstone Transcription Project: freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com These records are part of what is known as the McLellan Cemetery Records. Beginning in 1933, Hugh McLellan, his son, Charles Woodbury “Woody” McLellan, and his daughter-in-law, Hulda (Bredenburg) McLellan traveled to various cemeteries throughout Clinton County copying the inscriptions from cemetery stones. Upon his death, these records were to have been donated to Cornell University. However, Dr. Allan Everest of SUNY Plattsburgh convinced the McLellan family to keep the records locally, and they were eventually donated to SUNY Plattsburgh. Complete sets of these records are also available at the Plattsburgh Public Library, the Clinton County Historian's office in Plattsburgh, and the Northern New York American-Canadian Genealogical Society in Keeseville, New York. Each Town Historian has a copy of their segment as well.

Health
Eastern Adirondack Health Care Network: www.eahcn.org The Eastern Adirondack Health Care Network (EAHCN) is a coalition of agencies and organizations spanning the region of Essex, Clinton and Franklin Counties with a mission to improve the health status of our communities, and the access and delivery of health care in the region, through the collaboration of our members.
Free Evidence-Based Influenza Information from EBSCO: As public concern about Pandemic H1N1 and the upcoming flu season continues to grow, the medical and nursing editors from EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) respond by offering the latest evidence-based flu-related information available for free. This free flu information resourse is located at www.ebscohost.com/flu and will provide continually updated, evidence-based clinical information from DynaMed™ and Nursing Reference Center™, EBSCO’s clinical and nursing point-of-care databases, along with patient education information in 17 languages from Patient Education Reference Center™.

Historical Research
New York State Historical Association - Research Library: www.nysha.org

Homework, Children's & Teens
Dulcinea Media - Uncluttering the Web: www.dulcineamedia.com
Google's 49 Homework Help Web Sites: www.google.com (click on Homework Help)
Internet Public Library Kidspace: www.ipl.org
KidsClick! (Web search for kids by librarians): www.kidsclick.org
Landmarks Son of Citation Machine (How to do a bibliography): citationmachine.net
NY Online VirtualElectronic Library: www.novelnewyork.org NOVEL NY is free to NY State residents with a NY State Driver License or Non-Driver Photo ID.
NY Public Library "On-Lion" for kids!: kids.nypl.org
Mid-Hudson Library System's Lifelines - Resources for parents and librarians to help students in grades 5 - 12: lifelines.midhudson.org
Yahoo Kids!: kids.yahoo.learn

Identify that Book!
Amazon.com: www.amazon.com
Books 'n' Bytes: www.booksnbytes.com
FictionDB: www.fictiondb.com
Hennepin County Library - Books & Reading: www.hclib.org
Kent District Library - Research Tool: www.kdl.org
Mid-Continent Public Library - Juvenile Series and Sequels: www.mcpl.lib.mo.us
Morton Grove Public Library - Readers' Services: www.webrary.org
Overbooked: www.overbooked.org
Stop Your Killing Me!: www.stopyourekillingme.com
Thompson Nicola Regional District Library System - Reader's Robot: www.tnrdlib.bc.ca
Whichbook.net: www.whichbook.net

Investment Websites
BigCharts: bigcharts.marketwatch.com
Bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com
DailyStocks: www.dailystocks.com
Investor Guide, The: www.investorguide.com
MarketWatch.com: cbs.marketwatch.com
Money Central: moneycentral.msn.com
Morningstar: www.morningstar.com
Motley Fool, The: www.fool.com
Silicon Investor: www.siliconinvestor.com
Stock Exchanges Worldwide Links: www.tdd.lt
Suburban Library System - Stock Answers: www.sls.lib.il.us
Value Line: www.valueline.com
Yahoo! Finance: finance.yahoo.com

Law Sites
FindLaw: www.findlaw.com
New York State Unified Court System: www.nycourts.gov

Library Special Collections Departments
Hamilton College Library Digital Collections: library.hamilton.edu
Law Library Resource Xchange: www.llrx.com
Plattsburgh State University P.O.L.A.R.I.S: banweb.cc.plattsburgh.edu
Plattsburgh State University Special Collections: research.plattsburgh.edu
St. Lawrence University Special Collections: www.stlawu.edu
Syracuse University Special Collections Research Center: libwww.syr.edu

Local Colleges
Clinton Community College: clintoncc.suny.edu
Plattsburgh State University: www.plattsburgh.edu

Miscellaneous (or Curious Things)
Calendars: calendarhome.com
New York State Public Libraries: www.nysl.nysed.gov
Radio Stations: windowsmedia.com

Parents Resources
Eager Readers: www.eagerreaders.com
SchoolWorld: www.schoolworld.asn.au

Periodicals
Northern New York Historical Newspapers: news.nnyln.net
Watertown Daily Times: infoweb.newsbank.com
Wilson Web (Wilson Omnifile full Text Select): vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com

Plattsburgh and Clinton County, New York (or Information About our Area)
City of Plattsburgh: www.cityofplattsburgh.com
CVPH Medical Center: www.cvph.org
Development Corporation, The: www.thedevelopcorp.com
Lake Champlain Business Directory: www.lakechamplain.com
Plattsburgh City School District: plattsburgh.neric.org
Plattsburgh Community Profile: www.epodunk.com
Plattsburgh North Country Chamber of Commerce: www.northcountrychamber.com

Radio Stations in the Area
99.9 the Buzz: www.999thebuzz.com
106.7 WIZN: wizn-wbtz.site.yahoo.net
Onion River Radio: www.onionriverradio.com
WIRY Hometown Radio: www.wiry.com

Science Encyclopedia
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology: AccessScience.com

Search Engines (or Questions, Questions... Where is the Answer?)
About: www.about.com
AltaVista: www.altavista.com
Ask Jeeves: ask.com
Dogpile: www.dogpile.com
Freeality: www.freeality.com
Google: www.google.com
Librarians' Index to the Internet: lii.org
LookSmart: search.looksmart.com
MetaCrawler: www.metacrawler.com
MSN: www.msn.com
Open Directory, The: www.theopendirectory.com
Teoma: www.teoma.com
Vivismo: vivisimo.com

Tax Forms (National, New York and Other States)
Internal Revenue Service: www.irs.gov
Federation of Tax Administrators: www.taxadmin.org
New York State Dept. of Tax and Finance: www.tax.state.ny.us

Teens Resources
Cool Teen Links: www.teenlit.com
Favorite Poem Project: www.favoritepoem.org
Internet Public Library for Teens (Teenspace): www.ipl.org
Meryln's en, Teen Writing Web Sites: www.merlynspen.com
MindZone - A Mental Health Site for Teens : www.copecaredeal.org
Monroe County Public Library's Teen's Top Ten: rimbaud.monroe.lib.in.us
Poemfinder: www.poemfinder.com
PoetryKafe: www.poetrykafe.com
Teen Authors Website: www.cplrmh.com
Teen Ink - Poetry Written by Teens: www.teenink.com
teenreads.com: www.teenreads.com
Teen Writers Workshop: www.dbldog.com
Urban Legends and Folklore: urbanlegends.about.com
Youngbiz Teens: Teen's Guide to Business, Careers & Investing: www.youngbiz.com
youth(wired): www.youthwired.sat.lib.tx.us

More Resources to Come...

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