Databases

WORLD BOOK Online Encyclopedia  top rated electronic encyclopedia.	eLIBRARY  user friendly multi media reference tool.  Pictures, maps, full text articles and more.	Masterfile Select; a NOVEL database  full text from over 750 periodicals; also other reference works.  Password required, obtain from local library or SLS.	Junior Edition - K12; a NOVEL database  database for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (mostly full-text).
The Twayne Authors Series - Twayne World, English, and US Authors; a NOVEL database 600 individual full-text titles on authors.	Health Reference Center Academic; a NOVEL database articles on all aspects of medicine, including heath, fitness, diseases and conditions.	National Newspaper Index; a NOVEL database quick access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers.	New York State Newspapers; a NOVEL database database of ten major newspapers published in NYS including the New York Times and Post Standard.
Custom Newspapers; a NOVEL database collection of 150 newspapers, national and international.	EBSCO Primary Search; a NOVEL database full text for more than 60 popular, magazines for elementary school research.  Password required, obtain from local library or SLS.	Business and Company Resource Center; a NOVEL database Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.	Informe; a NOVEL database Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos.
Wilson OmniFile Full Text Select database provided via JL SLS membership in the Northern New York Library Network.  Password needed for remote access, obtain from local library or SLS.	Watertown Daily Times full text database provided via JL SLS membership in the Northern New York Library Network.  Password needed for remote access, obtain from local library or SLS.

NOVEL is a statewide virtual library provided free to the public by the New York State Library.  It is currently a project funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).   To find out how NOVEL can become a permanent resource for all New Yorkers, click here - New Century Libraries web site.

Resources & Search Engines

CIDER.  The JL SLS database on the web. JL BOCES Media Catalog.  Search & Book online!	ICEPAC is the North Country Region Online Catalog.	A top rated search engine with sorted results.	TEENSPACE at the INTERNET PUBLIC LIBRARY.  Web links you can use.	The premier Net Directory.  Search the site to get to your subject fast.
FACT MONSTER from Information Please Almanac.  Good fun and work site for all grades.	BEST INFO ON THE NET.  Arranged by college major.  Good for secondary schools.	VIRTUAL REFERENCE DESK.  Quotes, facts, almanacs, directories, calendars, indexes.	DOGPILE.  Search multiple databases at the same time.	SACKETS HARBOR CS PAGE.  Great education resource.
Links to federal, state, local gov't sites, including gov't search engines.	SCHROCK'S GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS.  Curriculum and professional links.	ERIC.  The complete education research database.	Search multiple databases at the same time.  This engine ranks results and removes duplicates.	thegateway.org   A fantastic lesson plan & educational resource site, easily searchable by subject and grade level.
LM_NET.  Searchable school library media archive for librarians.	Citing the Internet.  A guide to bibliographic citations.	CHECK YOUR IP ADDRESS REGIONAL DIRECTORY	VELCRO.  All you need to know? is here.	ICICILL ILL Page Internet Explorer Required!  ICICILL INSTRUCTIONS   ICICILL E-MAIL LOGIN

K-6 Resources

WWW links by subject. Searchable.  Cool site listing.	Very complete subject list.  Can choose by first letter of subject.	Kids search engine.   Broad range of listings.	A top rated search engine with sorted results.	EBSCO DATABASES:  animal & general encyclopedias, magazines. Password required, obtain from local library or SLS.
FACT MONSTER from Information Please Almanac.  Good fun and work site for all grades.	Subject links.  Also in Spanish language.	KIDSPACE @ the Internet Public Library.   Check out the Reading Zone for book/story links.	thegateway.org   A fantastic lesson plan & educational resource site, easily searchable by subject and grade level.	National Geographic online resources.
SCHROCK'S GUIDE FOR EdUCATORS.  Curriculum and professional links.	SACKETS HARBOR CS PAGE.  Great education links.	BEN'S GUIDE TO US GOVERNMENT. Lots of neat stuff on topic.	CHECK YOUR IP ADDRESS REGIONAL DIRECTORY	ICICILL ILL Page Internet Explorer Required!  ICICILL INSTRUCTIONS   ICICILL E-MAIL LOGIN
ICEPAC is the North Country Region Online Catalog.	CIDER.  The JL SLS database on the web. JL BOCES Media Catalog.  Search & Book online!	FIRSTGOV for KIDS.  Links to US Govt. kids sites arranged by subject; arts, careers, government, etc.