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2009 Magazine & Newspaper Title List (list of the Library's holdings in paper, microfilm, and/or microfiche)
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Home Access Instructions (.PDF)
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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Library Database Quick Pick
Databases by Subject
Alphabetical List of Databases
 Do you want to see an opera or a play, dancing or listen to music from around the world? Explore the Alexanderstreet databases. (Database opens in new window. You may need to turn off pop-up blockers.)
Do you want to learn a new language online? Explore 
Access state and federal laws - Loislaw Primary Law National database
ProQuest Platinum (Proquest)
Periodicals covering a broad range of material: business, education, general reference, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences and many other curriculum-specific subject areas. (Database opens in new window. You may need to turn off pop-up blockers.)
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. Ancestry 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. HeritageQuest Help Sheet (.pdf)
General Reference - Encyclopedias, Directories, Fast Facts
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…
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.
Nursing and Allied Health Collection (Gale Cengage Learning) - Discontinued by NYS on 5/31/09
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.
Funded by the Tompkins County Public Library.
Homework Help
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.
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.
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.
Language-Learning
Mango Languages is an easy to use online language-learning system teaching actual conversation skills for a wide variety of languages, including Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, Greek, German, and Japanese. Mango uses real-life situations and actual conversations to more effectively teach a new language and learn how to communicate. Available in the Library or from home. Funded by the Tompkins County Public Library. Troubleshooting tips
Rosetta Stone Language Learning Programs - For Library use only on designated computers. Please ask for assistance at the Reference desk.
- Rosetta Stone Version 1: English (US) Level 1, 2 & 3
- Rosetta Stone Version 3: English (US) Level 1, 2 & 3
- Rosetta Stone Version 3: Spanish (Latin America) Level 1, 2 & 3
The Library also provides access to quality language learning materials that can be checked out in print and on CD, and via downloadable formats.
Laws - Federal & State
Loislaw Primary Law National (Wolters Kluwer)
Primary Law National Library offers complete access to up-to-date cases, statutes and other primary law at the federal level and for all fifty states and D.C. Search State Laws for All 50 States and Washington D.C.
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.
America's Newspapers Help Sheet (.pdf)
CQ Researcher Online (CQ Press) - unavailable after 5/30/09
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)
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.
ProQuest Platinum (Proquest)
Periodicals covering a broad range of material: business, education, general reference, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences and many other curriculum-specific subject areas.
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.
Opera, Theatre and Dance 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 worlds best performers, conductors, and opera houses and are based on a works 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.
Dance in Video (Alexanderstreet)
Dance in Video contains 150 dance productions and documentaries by the most influential performers and companies of the 20th century. Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance. Included are classic performances from top ballet companies; experimental works from up-and-coming dance troupes; documentaries by and about leading choreographers; videos on dance training; and other items covering a wide range of 20th century dance styles.
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 worlds most important plays, including the complete Shakespeare plays, together with more than 100 video documentaries, online in streaming videomore 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
Grolier Encyclopedias - New Book of Popular Science (Scholastic)
In-depth science information and current events with detailed graphics and maps.
Testing & Careers
Career Library (EBSCO) - Offered by EBSCO at no additional cost to EBSCO database subscribers through 12/31/2009
Career Library (EBSCO) has resources to help you pursue a career, including information about occupations, interest and skill assessments, resume tools, colleges, and college entrance exam testing.
Learning Express Library (LearningExpress) - available through 11/30/2009
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. Learning Express Library Help Sheet (.pdf) | List of Tests and Courses (.pdf) (New users should register using their library card barcode number.)
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing® - For Library Use only on designated computers.
Practice on Library computers to improve your keyboarding speed and accuracy with this popular program.
Funded by the Tompkins County Public Library.
World Languages
Bases de datos - Español (EBSCO)
Also see Language-Learning for:
- Mango Languages
- Rosetta Stone Language Learning Programs
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. Its 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. Youll 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 resourcea 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 composersincluding 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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