Art/Photographs
Oxford Dictionary of Art - A comprehensive worldwide visual arts database. Includes information about painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts, and photography from prehistory to the present day. Includes art reproductions and links to Web sites of museums, galleries, and artists.

Biographies
Gale Biography Resource Center - Is a comprehensive biographical reference database that meets the needs of library users in the areas of literature, science, business, entertainment, politics, sports, government, history, current events and the arts. Provides narrative biographies, thumbnail biographies, magazine articles and links to Web sites concerning an individual. Provides powerful capabilities for both novice and experienced users. You must have your Gold Coast Public Library card number available to access this site.

Countries
Global Road Warrior - Global resources and information for travelers and scholars

Greenwood World Cultures - Combining three rich databases to provide a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary resource that supports history, social studies, English, and language students.
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Current Events
Gale Opposing Viewpoints - Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center draws on the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources to provide a complete one-stop source for information on social issues and current events.  Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
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English
Gale Literature Resource Center - Presents literature in all its dimensions for the broadest possible research. Its intuitive search interface provides powerful capabilities for both novice and experienced users. Searches may be by author, title, keyword, author type and literary-historical timeline. Provides access to more than 415,000 full-text journal articles from over 250 literary journals, nearly 44,000 critical essays, nearly 5,000 work overviews, nearly 6,000 links to related Web sites, more than 120,000 author biographies and nearly 3,000 author portraits. You must have your Gold Coast Public Library card number available to access this site.

LitFinder - Comprehensive searchable lists of poems, stories, essays, plays and speeches. This reference includes 125,000 full-text poems including 25,000 copyrighted poems and 800,000 poem citations; thousands of full-text stories, explanations and biographies; the most complete single source of full-text plays; and the best known speeches of the past 2,500 years. Easily searchable. You must have your Gold Coast Public Library card number available to access this site.

Twayne’s Author Series - Search the content of more than 600 books that comprise the Twayne’s 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.

Health
Gale Health and Wellness Resource Center & Alternative Health - Use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only.

Law & Government
Gale Virtual Reference Collection - This source contains 12 searchable online reference titles focusing on health, history and business. Included are: The Gale Encyclopedias of Alternative Medicine, Cancer, Genetic Disorders, Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health; The American Revolution Reference Library, the American Civil War Reference Library, Major Acts of Congress, History Behind the Headlines, The Encyclopedia of Small Business, Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, and the Business Plans Handbook, volumes 5-10.

Magazines & Newspapers
EBSCO Primary Search - Primary Search contains full-text for more than 60 elementary school magazines.  In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 100 magazines.  Full-text is also available for over 100 student pamphlets. 

General Onefile - A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics; business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology and many general interest topics.

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.

Newsday - Newspaper reporting on news and events in the New York City area.
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Proquest Databases - Search the premier collection of periodicals covering all aspects of general reference including arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences, sciences, and current affairs.
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Proquest Newspapers - Search the full collection of newspapers.
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Mathematics
Grolier Popular Science - In-depth Science, plus Science in the News for Middle and High Schools. Sciclopedia features 400 articles on science, technology and medical topics and over 3,000 links to relevant Web sites. NewsBytes has three top science stories every week, plus updates and lesson plans. Other features are science projects, biographies, games, puzzles, brain teasers and a science fact finder. Skywatch is a detailed guide to weekly happenings in the night skies. You must have your Gold Coast Public Library card number available to access this site.
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Music
Oxford Dictionary of Music - Authoritative and comprehensive source of information about music, musicians and musical instruments from prehistoric to contemporary times. Includes full text of the print editions of Grove’s Dictionary of Music, Dictionary of Opera and 20th Century Music. Available county-wide courtesy of NLS’ Co-Central Libraries.

Primary Source Materials
African American Experience - The African American Experience (AAE) is a full-text digital resource exploring the history and culture of African Americans, as well as the greater Black Diaspora.
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Annals of American History
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Black News - A collection of significant Black newspapers from the United States.
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Credo - This database is an essential tool for homework and research projects. It includes full test reference sources covering every major topic. Includes over 60,000 images, audio files, interactive maps, citation formatter, cross references and much more.

Greenwood Daily Life in America - A searchable, and ever-expanding, website that spotlights the day-to-day lives of average Americans, past and present.
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Greenwood Daily Life Online - Browse by time period, region, or subject, and understand historical context with chronologies and timelines based on the 6 volume Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life and the 34 volume Daily Life Through History series, plus related history reference works from both Greenwood and Praeger Press.  Also included are more than 1,200 color and black-and-white images, primary documents, and vetted web links to museums, galleries, and more.
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Greenwood Pop Culture Universe - Pop Culture Universe is an authoritative, yet irresistible, digital library of information on American and world popular culture, past and present—in a package as dynamic as the topic it covers.

Greenwood World Cultures - Combining three rich databases to provide a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary resource that supports history, social studies, English, and language students.
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Historical New York Times - The New York Times (1851-2005) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. Coverage: Sept 18,1851-Dec 31, 2005.
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Latin American Experience - The Latino American Experience (LAE) is a full-text digital resource exploring the history and culture of U.S. Latinos.
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ProQuest Heritage - A genealogical research database that allow you to search the U.S. Federal Census records from 1790 to 1930; Search books to find information on people and places described in over 25,000 family and local histories; and search Persi to find information about people and places from this index of over 1.6 million genealogy and local history articles.

Reference
Annals of American History
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Credo - This database is an essential tool for homework and research projects. It includes full test reference sources covering every major topic. Includes over 60,000 images, audio files, interactive maps, citation formatter, cross references and much more.

EB Kids   
K-5-friendly news, articles, and audio files can be accessed via the Encyclopedia Britannica main page.

Encyclopedia Britannica
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Grolier America the Beautiful - The online database for state research. Easy-to-use state-by-state history of current events for elementary and middle schools. Over 1,400 colorful, easy-to-read interactive articles with over 2,300 of the most useful Web links--complete with summaries--in just one click. Each state article includes: fast facts, history and geography, economy and culture, government, cities, spotlights and profiles, state timeline, word find, what do you know? and teacher resources. You must have your Gold Coast Public Library card number available to access this site.
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Grolier Encyclopedia Americana - In-depth information and news archives for middle school and higher. ADA compliant version. A standard in school, academic and public libraries. Easy to search online, this database helps middle to upper grade students find information to assist with homework and research projects. Contains 45,000 articles, further reading links, more than 100,000 full-text periodical articles and 9,000 bibliographies. You must have your Gold Coast Public Library card number available to access this site.

Grolier Lands and People - An encyclopedia of countries, cultures and current events for middle and high schools. There are 400 articles on continents and countries of the world and each has their own Web links, article links, photographs, maps, flags, bibliographic references, ancillary stories and facts and figures. There is a global news desk with weekly spotlights on three current events stories. It also contains an electronic atlas with a collection of over 500 maps. You must have your Gold Coast Public Library card number available to access this site.
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Grolier Kids Online - This database is geared specifically towards elementary school students to make research easy and simple. Included are encyclopedia articles, magazines, websites and an interactive atlas and dictionary.  Other encyclopedias focus on biographies, the history of the United States and science projects.  NewsNow features interesting kid friendly news that is updated frequently to help students stay up to date with current events. (in library use only).

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia - A quick reference for middle school and high school students. Reduce search time across a wide variety of media. A database that contains resources for students and teachers. ADA compliant. Search by word or browse by subject. You must have your Gold Coast Public Library card number available to access this site.

Kids Infobits - For students in Kindergarten through Grade 5 containing information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Social Studies
Annals of American History
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Greenwood Daily Life in America - A searchable, and ever-expanding, website that spotlights the day-to-day lives of average Americans, past and present.
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Greenwood Daily Life Online - Browse by time period, region, or subject, and understand historical context with chronologies and timelines based on the 6 volume Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life and the 34 volume Daily Life Through History series, plus related history reference works from both Greenwood and Praeger Press.  Also included are more than 1,200 color and black-and-white images, primary documents, and vetted web links to museums, galleries, and more.
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Greenwood Pop Culture Universe - Pop Culture Universe is an authoritative, yet irresistible, digital library of information on American and world popular culture, past and present—in a package as dynamic as the topic it covers.

Greenwood World Cultures - Combining three rich databases to provide a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary resource that supports history, social studies, English, and language students.
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Grolier America the Beautiful - The online database for state research. Easy-to-use state-by-state history of current events for elementary and middle schools. Over 1,400 colorful, easy-to-read interactive articles with over 2,300 of the most useful Web links--complete with summaries--in just one click. Each state article includes: fast facts, history and geography, economy and culture, government, cities, spotlights and profiles, state timeline, word find, what do you know? and teacher resources. You must have your Gold Coast Public Library card number available to access this site.
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Grolier Encyclopedia Americana - In-depth information and news archives for middle school and higher. ADA compliant version. A standard in school, academic and public libraries. Easy to search online, this database helps middle to upper grade students find information to assist with homework and research projects. Contains 45,000 articles, further reading links, more than 100,000 full-text periodical articles and 9,000 bibliographies. You must have your Gold Coast Public Library card number available to access this site.

Grolier Lands and People - An encyclopedia of countries, cultures and current events for middle and high schools. There are 400 articles on continents and countries of the world and each has their own Web links, article links, photographs, maps, flags, bibliographic references, ancillary stories and facts and figures. There is a global news desk with weekly spotlights on three current events stories. It also contains an electronic atlas with a collection of over 500 maps. You must have your Gold Coast Public Library card number available to access this site.
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Historical New York Times - The New York Times (1851-2005) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. Coverage: Sept 18,1851-Dec 31, 2005
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Spanish Language Databases
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Tests and Exams
Learning Express - Provides completely interactive online test preparation and practice for Civil Service, GED, SAT, U.S. citizen test, law enforcement, real estate, and 4th and 8th grade performance tests, plus many others. You must have your Gold Coast Public Library card number available to access this site. To access this site, use your library card number for the username and then create your own password. ( First time only). From then on, use your card number and password each time you want to access the database.