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Library Services

Lynn Miller
School Library System Coordinator

Harriman Learning Center (845) 781-4363 ext 10728

lmiller@scboces.org

Darren Lanspery
Librarian III

Harriman Learning Center
(845) 781-4363 ext 10737

dlanspery@ouboces.org

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SLS Electronic Resources

 

novelny NOVEL is New York's first statewide online virtual library. NOVEL is a collection of electronic databases that provide access from library, home, school, or office to thousands of full-text national and international newspapers and magazines, health and medical resources, business collections, Spanish language materials, and age-appropriate materials for youngsters. New York State residents can currently access NOVEL via their local public library, academic library or school library. New Yorkers can also access NOVEL using a borrower's card from the New York State Library (find out how to obtain a borrower's card), or via New York State Photo Driver License or Non-Driver ID card.
ebsco

EBSCO databases from NOVEL and funded by a LSTA grant to the New York State Library. Includes:

  • Primary Search via Searchasaurus – reference materials for elementary to middle school users
  • Topic Search – a full text resource exploring social, political and economic issues, for middle school users and above.
  • Ebsco Animals- Provides in depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals .
galegroup

Gale Group from NOVEL and funded through LSTA funds:

  • Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health – current health information for professionals and consumers.
  • Business & Company Resource Center – a variety of global business information.
  • The Twayne’s Author Series - World, English, and US Authors
  • Custom Newspapers – including world and several New York State newspapers, such as full text of the NY Times.
  • National Newspaper Index
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library – Online reference titles focusing on biography, business, environment, history, law, literature, medicine, and science. Provided by NOVEL, SENYLRC, and the O-U BOCES School Library System.
 
Hudson River Valley Heritage. Providing online access to historical materials from the Hudson River Valley
proquest*
 ProQuest Platinum from NOVEL and funded by a LSTA Grant to the New York State Library. ProQuest Platinum, an extensive collection of material on a broad range of topics published in magazines, newspapers, and journals.
proquest*
 ProQuest Professioanl Education* offers 300+ full text magazines and journals addressing all aspects of K-12 education. Available to all members of Professional Reference Library. * Available to Subscribing Districts Only
PD360*
 PD 360 is education's most comprehensive online professional development tool. Teachers and administrators can use PD 360 to access numerous digitized Video Journal of Education programs, which are broken into hundreds of fully indexed and searchable segments. * Available to Subscribing Districts Only
Grolier
 Grolier Encyclopedia from NOVEL are funded by an LSTA grant to the New York State Library. Includes:Encyclopedia Americana, New Book of Knowledge, Multimedia Encyclopedia
Image of Culture Grams*
 CultureGrams helps teachers and student discover the world with concise culturaland statistical snapshots of every countryrecognized by the United Nations.

 

Tumble Books*

TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated,
talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they'll love.
Net Library
 NetLibrary meets that challenge as the most versatile eContent provider for libraries and publishers today. It supports the most content from leading publishers, the most types of media — including eBooks and eAudiobooks — the widest audience of users and the most types of libraries. NetLibrary takes you far beyond the world of eBooks to provide a flexible and stable eContent platform that is positioned for continual rapid content growth.
Tumble Readables*
 TumbleReadables is an online collection of read-along titles for elementary, middle school, and high school students which features adjustable online text and complete audio narration. Sentences are highlighted as they are being read and the pages turn automatically.

 

* Available to Subscribing Districts Only: For information on how your district can subscribe, please contact: Darren Lanspery at 845-781-4363 ext. 10737