Bernard A. Margolis, Assistant Commissioner for Libraries and State Librarian, is pleased to announce the selection of electronic products to constitute the NOVELNY (New York Online Virtual Electronic Library) statewide collection through June 30, 2013.
In 2012/2013, NOVELNY offers an encyclopedia, strong general reference and periodicals content, business, news and health concentrations, an interface and content for children, and author information. Products were competitively selected to provide the broadest array of desired content for the best value given current resources.
You can access all these through this weblink. You may need a library card to use some of these databases.
From EBSCO:
Primary Search
From GALE CENGAGE LEARNING:
Academic OneFile
Business Insights: Essentials
General OneFile
Health Reference Center Academic
InfoTrac Newsstand
National Newspaper Index
New York State Newspapers
Twayne’s Authors Series
From GROLIER ONLINE (Scholastic):
Encyclopedia Americana
The New Book of Knowledge
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre*
Amazing Animals of the World*
The New Book of Popular Science*
America the Beautiful*
Lands and Peoples*
* Not yet available – Once available another announcement will be made.
Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELNY is a Statewide Internet Library connecting New Yorkers to 21st Century information. NOVELNY is supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).