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What are library databases?
Databases allow you to research topics such as health and business, and locate full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, and encyclopedias. Most databases are available from home with a valid Tompkins County Public Library card.
What do these symbols mean?
 Available in the Library or from home with a TCPL card.
 Funded by NOVEL, an electronic resource access project that enables libraries across New York State to give their communities online access to the full text of hundreds of journals, newspapers and other references.
 Funded by the Finger Lakes Library System.
 Funded with RBDB funds through the South Central Regional Library Council
 In-Library Use Only
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Databases by Subject
Alphabetical List of Databases | Which Magazines & Newspapers Do We Own?
Business
Business & Company ASAP (Thomson Gale)
Provides information on companies, markets and industries, market trends, mergers and acquisitions, current management theory, and company overviews. It also includes business and trade journals, newspapers, and company directory profiles with full text and images.
Business & Company Resource Center (Thomson Gale)
BCRC offers company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
Help Sheet (.pdf)
Business Telephone & Address Directory (ReferenceUSA)
Search for directory listings on more than 14 million U.S. businesses using criteria such as company and/or officer name, geographic location, and industry type. In addition, you can view corporate linkage, essentially “who owns whom” and “who is owned by whom.”
Canadian Business Telephone & Address Directory (ReferenceUSA)
Search for directory listings on more than 1 million Canadian businesses using criteria such as company and/or officer name, geographic location, and industry type. In addition, you can view corporate linkage, essentially “who owns whom” and “who is owned by whom.”
Genealogy & Family Research
Ancestry Library Edition Genealogy (ProQuest)
This genealogy and family research database covers the U.S. and the U.K. It includes census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada. This collection has more than 4,000 databases, 1.5 billion names, and covers the years 1300 – present. It complements HeritageQuest Online to which TCPL also subscribes.
Help Sheet (.pdf)
HeritageQuest Online Genealogy (ProQuest)
This genealogy database offers materials for researching family histories and American culture. This database includes indexes of genealogy resources and original page images. It includes over 20,000 books, the entire U.S. Federal Census from 1790 - 1930, PERSI (PERiodical Source Index), Freedman’s Bank Records, Revolutionary War Pension Records, and more.
Help Sheet (.pdf)
General Reference - Encyclopedias, Directories, Fast Facts
Biography Resource Center (Thomson Gale)
This includes full-text biographical information about a vast number of people from a variety of disciplines and historical time periods. It is a creation of Gale Publishing, who publishes many of our reference books, and therefore gathers its information from these reputable sources. Among these sources are Contemporary Authors, Encyclopedia of World Biography, Newsmakers, Contemporary Theatre, Film,
and Television, Contemporary Musicians, Historic World Leaders, Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists, Contemporary Black Biography, Religious Leaders of America, International Dictionary of Art and Artists, and Writers Directory. In addition to book entries, it also has full-text articles from more than 250 periodicals, and includes images of many of the subjects. Even if you aren’t doing research for a class,
this database is just fun to browse.
Help Sheet (.pdf) | Navigation Guide (.pdf)
Business Telephone & Address Directory (ReferenceUSA)
Search for directory listings on more than 14 million U.S. businesses using criteria such as company and/or officer name, geographic location, and industry type. In addition, you can view corporate linkage, essentially “who owns whom” and “who is owned by whom.”
Canadian Business Telephone & Address Directory (ReferenceUSA)
Search for directory listings on more than 1 million Canadian businesses using criteria such as company and/or officer name, geographic location, and industry type. In addition, you can view corporate linkage, essentially “who owns whom” and “who is owned by whom.”
Canadian Residential Telephone & Address Directory (ReferenceUSA)
This directory covers more than 11 million Canadian residents. It contains detailed information for many of the listings such as address, a map and driving directions, and median home value for the area. Search by name, address, telephone number, etc…
City of Ithaca Municipal Code
The Ithaca city code is on CD-ROM and can be accessed in the library. Please ask for the disc at the Reference desk. However, the code is also available online at
http://www.ci.ithaca.ny.us/index.asp?
Type=B_BASIC&SEC={6B78535B-5C88-4C4E-A99A-3C0E9FF208D4}.
Encyclopedia of Animals (EBSCO)
Encyclopedia of Animals offers in-depth full-text information on a variety of topics relating to animals including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and dinosaurs. It includes full-text articles describing the nature and habitat of these animals. Some articles include just the abstract or citation. Some of the full-text articles include images.
Funk & Wagnalls New Word Encyclopedia (EBSCO)
Full-text articles of over 25,000 encyclopedia entries, covering an array of topics. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas. It is updated annually.
Grolier Encyclopedias (Scholastic)
Full-text access to the following encyclopedias:
Encyclopedia Americana - In-depth research and worldwide current events for older students and adults.
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia - Quick reference and rich media for middle school and high school students.
Lands and Peoples - Current information for country and state reports.
The New Book of Popular Science - In-depth science, plus science in the news.
The New Book of Knowledge - Reference and current events for elementary readers and older.
Health Care Telephone & Address Directory (ReferenceUSA)
Search for physicians, dentists, and offices by name, geographic location, and practice type. It contains listings of more than 835,000 U.S. health care providers.
Residential Telephone & Address Directory (ReferenceUSA)
This national directory covers more than 120 million U.S. households. It contains detailed information for many of the listings such as address, a map and driving directions, and median home value for the area. Search by name, address, telephone number, etc…
Virtual Reference Library (Thomson Gale)
This source contains full-text encyclopedias and specialized reference books focusing on health, business, and history. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Some of the titles included are Business Plans Handbook, Encyclopedia of Small Business (2v), American Civil War Reference Library (5v), Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa (4v), and History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide (6v), Contemporary Poetry, 7th ed., Biology: Macmillan Science Library.
Health & Wellness
Health & Wellness Resource Center with Alt Health (Thomson Gale)
HWRC provides full-text information from reference books, magazines, journals, and pamphlets for both medical care professionals and consumers. It also features a video library from Healthology, a company which provides medical video content on such topics as asthma and leukemia. The reference books included in this database are published by Gale Publishing, a company that produces many library reference books. Some of the reference titles that appear are The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, PDR Family Guide to Natural Medicines and Healing Therapies, and PDR for Herbal Medicines.
Help Sheet (.pdf)
Health Care Telephone & Address Directory (ReferenceUSA)
Search for physicians, dentists, and offices by name, geographic location, and practice type. It contains listings of more than 835,000 U.S. health care providers.
Health Reference Center - Academic (Thomson Gale)
Health Reference Center provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a wide variety of personal health information sources. This database integrates the full text and images of respected nursing, allied health and medical journals; consumer health magazines; newsletters; pamphlets; newspaper articles; topical overviews; and reference books.
Help Sheet (.pdf)
Nursing and Allied Health Collection (Gale Cengage Learning)
Mostly full-text articles from journals covering topics related to nursing, biomedicine, health sciences, consumer health and allied health disciplines.
Teen Health & Wellness (Rosen Publishing)
Teen Health and Wellness is the first database specifically designed for teenagers on issues relating to health, fitness, alcohol, drugs, mental health, family life, and much more. Drawing on Rosen's award-winning series such as "Coping," "Need to Know," "Drug Prevention Library," and others, Teen Health and Wellness provides young adults with authoritative content that is reviewed by experts in the areas of medicine, mental health, nutrition, guidance, and counseling.
Available from home. Funded by the Tompkins County Public Library.
Homework Help
Biography Resource Center (Thomson Gale)
This includes full-text biographical information about a vast number of people from a variety of disciplines and historical time periods. It is a creation of Gale Publishing, who publishes many of our reference books, and therefore gathers its information from these reputable sources. Among these sources are Contemporary Authors, Encyclopedia of World Biography, Newsmakers, Contemporary Theatre, Film,
and Television, Contemporary Musicians, Historic World Leaders, Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists, Contemporary Black Biography, Religious Leaders of America, International Dictionary of Art and Artists, and Writers Directory. In addition to book entries, it also has full-text articles from more than 250 periodicals, and includes images of many of the subjects. Even if you aren’t doing research for a class,
this database is just fun to browse.
Help Sheet (.pdf) | Navigation Guide (.pdf)
Encyclopedia of Animals (EBSCO)
Encyclopedia of Animals offers in-depth full-text information on a variety of topics relating to animals including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and dinosaurs. It includes full-text articles describing the nature and habitat of these animals. Some articles include just the abstract or citation. Some of the full-text articles include images.
Funk & Wagnalls New Word Encyclopedia (EBSCO)
Full-text articles of over 25,000 encyclopedia entries, covering an array of topics. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas. It is updated annually.
Grolier Encyclopedias
Full-text access to the following encyclopedias:
Encyclopedia Americana - In-depth research and worldwide current events for older students and adults.
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia - Quick reference and rich media for middle school and high school students.
Lands and Peoples - Current information for country and state reports.
The New Book of Popular Science - In-depth science, plus science in the news.
The New Book of Knowledge - Reference and current events for elementary readers and older.
Junior Edition Magazines (Thomson Gale)
Search for full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, and reference books on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. It’s designed for students in junior high and middle school.
Kids Search (EBSCO)
This fun student-friendly menu is divided by topic which allows kids to easily search for magazines, newspapers, photos, transcripts, and encyclopedias.
Primary Search Magazines (EBSCO)
Primary Search contains full-text magazine articles from nearly 70 elementary school magazines. Some of the magazines included are Appleseeds, Boys’ Life, Cobblestone, Cricket, Highlights for Children, Hopscotch, Jack & Jill, Ladybug, Ranger Rick, Science World, Spider, SuperScience, Time for Kids, Turtle, and many more. Full text is also available for over 100 student pamphlets. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 100 magazines. The American Heritage Children’s Dictionary, 3rd Edition is included, and an Image Collection of 202,164 photos, maps and flags. Full-text backfiles go as far back as 1989, while indexing and abstract backfiles go as far back as 1984. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator.
Searchasaurus Kids’ Search (EBSCO)
A colorful kid-friendly menu that allows kids to search Primary Search Magazines, Encyclopedia of Animals, General Encyclopedia, and American Heritage Children's Dictionary.
TumbleBooks Ebooks for Kids (TumbleBook Library)
TumbleBooks is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which are created from existing picture books. TumbleBooks also includes a collection of full length, unabridged classics in audio format and a small collection of books in French, Spanish, Russian, and Chinese. Also available are puzzles, games and quizzes. Create a list of Favorites for easy access or preload a number of TumbleBooks in an online player in order to be played one after another. The entire site can also be viewed in Spanish and French.
Requires a Flash plug-in to view and hear animation which can be downloaded for free from the TumbleBooks Help page.
TOPICsearch Current Events (EBSCO)
This current events database allows students to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 139,800 articles from more than 4,800 diverse sources.
Help Sheet (.pdf)
Literature & Books
Fiction Connection (Bowker)
Fiction Connection finds titles similar to books you already enjoy or searches for books by topic, genre, setting, character, location, and timeframe. You can create a personalized list of titles based on the characteristics you enjoy.
Literature Resource Center (Thomson Gale)
The LRC includes biographical information on writers and overviews of their works. It also includes full-text literary criticisms and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.
NoveList Fiction Guide
NoveList is a fiction readers' guide to finding new authors and titles. It allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a starting point to locate other authors and titles of interest. They can also enter words that describe the contents of a book they would like to read, and NoveList retrieves titles that contain these words in the book's subject headings field. In addition, users can browse over 1,200 theme-oriented book lists, 160 award lists and 1,800 fiction related web-sites.
Patron Books In Print
Patron Books in Print has more than 5 million fiction and nonfiction titles for adults and children in book, audio, and video formats. Find what you want with a quick search or get ideas by browsing by subject, author, or award. Results include editorial reviews, cover images, publisher and bestseller information, awards won, and media mentions. Visit the Fiction Room or the Children’s Room to find favorite series, recurring characters, award winners, and listings of bestsellers by year.
Twayne's Author Series (Thomson Gale)
Contains the full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors, for a total of 600 individual full-text titles.
Magazines & Newspapers
America’s Newspapers (NewsBank) includes The Ithaca Journal
Full-text access to the following newspapers: The Buffalo News (NY), Chicago Tribune, The Ithaca Journal (NY), The Dallas Morning News, Journal News (Westchester County, NY), Los Angeles Times, The Miami Herald, New York Post, Observer-Dispatch (Utica, NY), The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), Poughkeepsie Journal (NY), Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, NY), Quick DFW, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Star-Gazette (Elmira, NY), Syracuse Herald American, Syracuse Herald Journal, and The Washington Post.
Help Sheet (.pdf)
CQ Researcher Online (CQ Press)
The CQ Researcher offers access to reports from 1991 to present for non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. The CQ Researcher can be read in its entirety or by section, which includes a background and chronology; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources.
Custom Newspapers (Thomson Gale)
This database offers indexing and full-text to over 150 newspapers, both national and international. It includes The New York Times (Book Review and Magazine) full-text. Understand regional viewpoints on issues by searching multiple newspapers.
Help Sheet (.pdf)
¡Informe! Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos (Thomson Gale)
Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.
A collection of full-text magazines in Spanish. It covers business, health, technology, culture, current events, and other topics.
Junior Edition Magazines (Thomson Gale)
Search for full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, and reference books on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. It’s designed for students in junior high and middle school.
MasterFILE Premier Magazines & Newspapers (EBSCO)
MasterFile Premier provides access to 1,700 plus full text periodicals (magazines, newspapers, journals), 500 reference books, more than 84,000 biographies, and 100,000 plus primary source documents. It covers a broad range of disciplines including general reference, business, education, health, general science, multi-cultural issues, and much more. In addition to the full text, it also provides indexing and abstracts for nearly 2,400 titles. It includes 5,000 full text Magill Book Reviews, the World Almanac & Book of Facts; full text from 84,774 biographies, 100,554 full text primary source documents, American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Edition and an Image Collection of 202,164 photos, maps and flags. MasterFILE Premier offers PDF backfiles as far back as 1975 for key publications including Foreign Affairs, History Today, Judaism, Library Journal and National Review.
National Newspaper Index (Thomson Gale)
This database includes citations and abstracts for The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post from 1977 to present. None of the article citations that you find in this database are full-text. If you find a citation to an article and your library does not own it in another form, they can interlibrary loan it from another institution.
New York State Newspapers (Thomson Gale)
This full-text newspaper database includes the following NYS publications: Buffalo News, Herald American (Syracuse), Herald-Journal (Syracuse), Indian County Today (Oneida), New York Observer, New York Post, New York Times (also Magazine and Book Review), Newsday (Melville), Post-Standard (Syracuse), Post-Star (Glen Falls), Times Herald-Record (Middletown), Times Union (Albany), and Watertown Daily Times.
Searchasaurus Kids’ Search (EBSCO)
A colorful kid-friendly menu that allows kids to search Primary Search Magazines, Encyclopedia of Animals, General Encyclopedia, and American Heritage Children's Dictionary.
TOPICsearch Current Events (EBSCO)
This current events database allows students to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 139,800 articles from more than 4,800 diverse sources.
Help Sheet (.pdf)
Opera and Theatre in Video
Opera in Video (Alexanderstreet)
Opera in Video contains 250 of the most important opera performances, captured on video through staged productions, interviews, and documentaries, and then delivered online through streaming video. Selections represent the world’s best performers, conductors, and opera houses and are based on a work’s importance to the operatic canon.
Please note! A high speed Internet connection is required to access and play videos.
Available from home. Funded by the Tompkins County Public Library.
Theatre in Video (Alexanderstreet)
Theatre in Video contains more than 250 of the world’s most important plays, including the complete Shakespeare plays, together with more than 100 video documentaries, online in streaming video—more than 500 hours in all. These definitive performances, by leading actors and directors, have been painstakingly licensed from a wide range of copyright holders. They are now delivered to you over the Internet, in a revolutionary new format developed specifically for drama.
Please note! A high speed Internet connection is required to access and play videos.
Available from home. Funded by the Tompkins County Public Library.
Science
General Science Collection (EBSCO)
This database offers full-text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications, including Archaeology, Astronomy, Discover, National Wildlife, New Scientist, Popular Science, Science News, Scientific American, and many others. Subject areas covered include the observation, description, identification, and experimental investigation of phenomena and the application of science to industrial or commercial objectives. The database also includes Great Scientific Achievements of the Twentieth Century, a multi-volume encyclopedia from Salem Press.
Science Reference Center (EBSCO)
This research database offers full-text coverage for more than 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Subject areas covered include biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science and society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology, and wildlife. Much of the material provided correlate to state and national curriculum standards.
Testing & Careers
Learning Express Library (LearningExpress)
This instructional database assists patrons of all ages prepare for a variety of academic and civil service tests, including SAT, GED, ASVAB, clerical worker, police officer, firefighter, postal worker and real estate practice tests. There are math, reading, and writing skill-building resources for all students. Job seekers can receive help in creating a resume and cover letter and tips on preparing for a job.
Help Sheet (.pdf) | List of Tests and Courses (.pdf)
World Languages
Bases de datos - Español (EBSCO)
¡Informe! Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos (Thomson Gale)
Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. A collection of full-text magazines in Spanish. It covers business, health, technology, culture, current events, and other topics.
Tell Me More Language Instruction (Auralog)
Getting Started (.pdf) | FAQ (.pdf) | Technical Support Manual (.pdf)
Tell Me More is a comprehensive online language learning program. Learn to read, write, comprehend, and speak English, Dutch, French, German, & Spanish though multimedia interactive lessons in your library, at work, or home any time of day. Requirements include: Microsoft Windows® 95/98 and up, Internet Explorer 5.0 or later version, and headphones, speakers, and microphone for the speech recognition component.
Note: You must disable any pop-up blockers. You will need to download Auralog components and Adobe Flash Player, available through the Auralog Computer Test link.
Rosetta Stone Online Language Learning Center (Fairfield Language Technologies)
Announcement (Español | Русско | Japanese)
The Rosetta Stone immersion language learning program was discontinued February 1, 2008.
Rosetta Stone Ltd. ceased offering public libraries remote access for patrons. We regret the loss of this very popular learning tool. We will continue to offer access in the library to Rosetta Stone English (US) levels I, II, and III on CD-ROM. Please ask for assistance at the Adult Services Reference desk.
However, the Library is pleased to offer Tell Me More, another online language learning program. We continue to offer quality language learning materials in print, on CD, and via downloadable formats.
World Music and Sounds Collection
African American Song (Alexanderstreet)
With jazz, blues, gospel, and other forms of African American musical expression represented, African American Music brings 50,000 tracks of music to the ears of library patrons and music scholars. The collection contains recordings by the top names in the history of black American music. At least 5,000 of the tracks are rare or never-before-published. It’s the first online resource to document the history of African American music in the form of an online music listening service. Users search using a powerful interface, identify the music and performances they want to hear, and click to listen through speakers or headphones.
Available from home. Funded by the Tompkins County Public Library.
American Song Collection (Alexanderstreet)
American Song is a database of 50,000 songs that users listen to over the Internet. It will allow people to hear and feel the music from our past. Much more than a repository of well known classics like Yankee Doodle and The Star Spangled Banner, this new resource includes music that relates to almost every walk of American life, every ethnic group, and every time period. You’ll find songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys. There are the songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and anti-war protests. There are hymns, funny songs, college songs, sea shanties, shape note songs, and songs about topics as diverse as New York and electricity.
Available from home. Funded by the Tompkins County Public Library.
Classical Music Library (Alexanderstreet)
Classical Music Library is an ever-growing, fully searchable classical music resource—a comprehensive database of distinguished classical recordings. It includes tens of thousands of licensed recordings that users can listen to on the Internet. Selections range from the earliest Gregorian chants to works by modern composers—including symphonic music, vocal and instrumental music, choral works, operas, the avant-garde, and other forms. Users browse, search, click, and then listen to the music over the Internet through their headphones.
Available from home. Funded by the Tompkins County Public Library.
Contemporary World Music (Alexanderstreet)
Contemporary World Music takes listeners around the globe to experience the vibrancy, history, customs, politics, personalities, struggles, and joys of diverse peoples and cultures. The database contains 50,000 tracks that you can organize and share using personal play lists and course folders. The breadth of this collection is impressive, incorporating contemporary reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz, and other genres. Traditional music such as Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku is also featured to round out the offerings and allow you to see the progression that music has made through the ages.
Available from home. Funded by the Tompkins County Public Library.
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries (Alexanderstreet)
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries® is a virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions. The collection provides educators, students, and interested listeners with an unprecedented variety of online resources that support the creation, continuity, and preservation of diverse musical forms. The database includes an extraordinary array of more than 35,000 individual tracks of music, spoken word, and natural and human-made sounds. The collection also encompasses animal sounds, beer-drinking at an African homestead; calypso; classical violin instruction; drama; poetry; sounds of the deep ocean, the office, and the ionosphere; a frog being eaten by a snake; and great performances of traditional music from virtually everywhere in the world.
Available from home. Funded by the Tompkins County Public Library.
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