WLS eResearch Tools and Databases
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| Name | Description | Category | Audience | Library Card Required | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic OneFile (Gale) | peer-reviewed, full-text articles | Articles | Adults | Extensive coverage of the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature | |
| eLibrary Elementary | over 140 magazines and books | Articles | Elementary | Easy-to-use, inviting interface | |
| FirstFind.org | tools that can change your life | Life Skills | Adults | simple to navigate plain-language portal, local resources, Spanish language resources | |
| Gale In Context (formerly Kids InfoBits) | Resource for books, articles, and pictures | Articles | Elementary | Find content level in advanced search or convenient content levels tool | |
| Tumblebook Library | Animated, talking books | Books | Primarily Elementary | X | Includes games and quizzes, teacher resources, mostly fiction |
| Business Insights: Essentials | company and industry news | Business | Adults | includes profiles, company histories, brand information, rankings and investment reports | |
| The Merck Manuals | consumer/professional medical information | Health | Adults | Symptoms, drugs, procedures, medical news; Self-assessment tools, English and Spanish | |
| X-Plain Patient Education Health Tutorials | Over 1,400 educational videos | Health | Adults | information about illnesses and conditions, medical tests and procedures; Spanish language version also available | |
| Health Reference Center Academic (Gale) | Academic and personal journal and media | Health | Adults | Topic finder helps narrow search | |
| Gannett Newsstand Complete (ProQuest) | National and international newspapers | News | Adults | Includes Journal News (White Plains) | |
| Infotrac Newsstand (Gale) | National and international newspapers | News | Adults | Over 2,000 full-text titles | |
| NYS Newspapers (Gale) | 10 major NYS newspapers | News | Adults | Includes the New York Times, Buffalo News |
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