Databases

2-1-1 Long Island Database

Find information on health, education, social and human service agencies and programs on Long Island 24 hours a day-7 days a week.

Academic OneFile (NOVELNY)

This database contains journals and reference sources, many of which are peer-reviewed and full text. It has extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and more.

Academic OneFile Select

Discover an essential set of scholarly journals and general interest titles supporting research across disciplines.

Adult Learning Center

Access a library of rich adult learning content (GED) and live, professional assistance in resume/cover letter writing, U.S. citizenship prep, MS Office Essential Skills Series, and more!

American Decades: 1900-1999

Cross-disciplinary source for junior and high school students and teachers, public librarians and general researchers who need to document and analyze periods of contemporary American social history (1900-1999).

American Decades: 2000-2009

Covers everything from monumental events and groundbreaking individuals to the fascinating details of Americans' daily lives. Supports historical research in disciplines from the arts and business to law, medicine, technology and social trends.

Ancestry Library Edition

The most popular genealogy database in the world. A large collection of genealogy databases and census records that are searchable for your ancestors.

Auto Repair Source

Powered by the automotive experts at MOTOR, Auto Repair Source provides the most accurate, authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles. All content comes from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and includes step-by-step repair information, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins and recalls and more.

Biography Reference Bank (H.W. Wilson)

Offers a comprehensive collection of more than 450,000 full text biographies, including the complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine.

BlueBird App (by Pronunciator)

It features 12 million prerecorded lessons, personalized courses, quizzes, daily lessons and more for learning 163 languages. Available in a browser-based app, and in a mobile app through Google Play and the App Store.
The language learning app from Pronunciator, is now available for all Suffolk County patrons.

BookBrowse

The very best books entertain, engage and enlighten. They wrap us in their world, giving us a window into the lives of others or a mirror to reflect on ourselves. These are the books you'll find. This database offers reviews, "beyond the book" articles, recommended reading for book clubs, read-alikes, books by themes, author interviews and more.

Britannica Academic

Delivers fast and easy access to high-quality, comprehensive information. The rich combination of the venerable encyclopedia plus collegiate dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools provides the variety of reliable sources that students need to consult when conducting thorough collegiate research—all from one resource. Written by Nobel laureates, historians, curators, professors, and other notable experts.

Britannica Escolar

Un excelente recurso digital en español que ayuda a enriquecer el aprendizaje de los estudiantes de primaria y secundaria.

Britannica School

Is the go-to site for learning more about any subject—for all grades and all reading abilities—offering thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended Web sites, and three separate databases—Elementary, Middle, or High.

Business Insights: Essentials

Contains company histories, company profiles of both public and private companies, reports, articles from business magazines and newspapers, chronologies, rankings, and more.

Career Cruising

Learn more about yourself and careers that suit your interests. Search for careers and find out what they are really like. Find out where to get the education you need to start your career. Search jobs by zip code.

Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database

Click on Registered Users - The Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD) is an acquisition, research and reference source that offers over MARC records and reviews of children's books, all full-text and searchable from review sources.

Computer Science/Gale OneFile

Discover a comprehensive collection of leading business and technical publications spanning the computer industry.

Consumer Reports

Presents articles on health, public safety, marketplace economics and the judicial & regulatory actions that affect consumers. Issues of the magazine. Full text back to 1991 and bibliographic records back to 1985.

Consumer Reports Car Buying Guide Search

All the articles in the latest annual car buying issue of Consumer Reports published in April of every year.

Consumer Reports Website

As a library user, you have full access to all of the valuable content on ConsumerReports.org through your library membership, including: 1,000+ Ratings, reviews, expert buying advice, product comparisons, consumer user reviews, and product video clips; Proven product reliability data; Complete product specifications; Frequently updated information; Quick recommendations; A ShopOnline feature; 100% unbiased...because we take no outside advertising.

Credo Reference

Is a completely customizable general reference solution for learners and librarians. Its full-text, aggregated content covers every major subject from the world's best publishers of reference.

CultureGrams

To foster understanding and appreciation of the world's countries and peoples by creating and publishing concise, reliable, and up-to-date cultural content. The database is one of the most trusted and widely used cultural reference and curriculum products in the education, government, and non-profit arenas.

data axle reference solutions

Find and study businesses, locate people, conduct market research, find addresses and phone numbers...plus, much much more. New Jobs Module gives users the power to search by job type, keywords, geography, and estimated salary. Search results provide links to business records including company location, latest news, and key contact information. Catagories include: US Business, US Residential, Canadian Business, Canadian Residential, Healthcare Providers, EmployersUSA, New Businesses, New Movers, New Homeowners, Lifestyles.

Educator’s Reference Complete/Gale OneFile

Discover a comprehensive collection of periodicals and reference content supporting the education field.

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos

This dedicated Spanish-language database contains videos, compare-and-contrast features, selected articles, and a visual dictionary to allow ESL students and Spanish-learners the chance to learn. Integrated with World Book Kids for parallel English-language content.

ERIC

The premier education database, includes citations and abstracts from the major education journals with links to many articles and some full text documents.

Explora

Includes the following databases: ERIC, History Reference Center, Teacher Reference Center, MasterFile Elite, Literacy Reference Center, Student Reference Center, GrennFile, Topic Overviews for Public Libraries.

FamilySearch

South Country Library is an affiliate library of FamilySearch. There are only a few hundred affiliate libraries in the country. The designation means local library patrons will now have greater and more convenient access to the wealth of genealogical resources available through FamilySearch during their visit to here. You must register for a free account in order to view materials. The popular web service has over 6 billion searchable names and 2 billion images of historical genealogical records.

Findmypast

In-house only.
You have the ability to register your own account and sign in, by registering, you will also gain access to the My Research area which will enable you to keep track of your research and use the family tree program to build your family tree.
This database helps everyone discover and celebrate how they are uniquely connected. Our family of brands, billions of digitized records, and clever site tools are creating new connections and discoveries every day.
You can log in from home on your own email account and access your family trees. You cannot access records from home.

Flipster

Has popular and sought-after magazines available digitally for you to read. Includes titles such as People, O, Time, Sports Illustrated, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, and many more.

Fold3

Helps you find and share historic documents. We are able to bring you many never-before-seen historic documents through our unique partnerships with The National Archives, the Library of Congress and other institutions.

Gale Directory Library

Titles included: Brands and Their Companies (42nd ed., 2018), Encyclopedia of Associations: Regional, State and Local Organizations(30th ed., 2018), Scholarships, Fellowships, and Loans (36th Ed., 2019)

Gale In Context/Middle School

Integrates content from magazines, newspapers, videos, and primary sources into an easy-to-navigate database developed with you in mind. Dive into science, social studies, history, literature, and more from National Geographic, Scholastic, NPR, NASA, and other sources.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Titles included: VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever (2019), Business Plans Handbook (Vol. 41-43, 2018), Encyclopedia of Small Business (5th ed., 2017), The College Blue Book, Peterson's Four-Year Colleges (48th ed., 2017), Peterson's Private Secondary Schools (2017-2018), Peterson's Two-Year Colleges (48th ed., 2018) ...and more.

General OneFile (NOVELNY)

This general periodical database contains newspapers, reference books and multimedia sources, over half of which are full text. The back file extends nearly 30 years. Subjects include humanities, education, environmental issues, technology, health care, politics and more.

Greenfile

Scholarly, government and general-interest titles include content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.

Health and Medicine/Gale OneFile

This health database includes journals and magazines, many of which are full text. It contains nursing and allied health journals, other medical journals, newsletters and consumer health magazines.

HelpNow

Got Homework? Get FREE help online from real tutors. One-to-one help from 2 PM to 11 PM, everyday! Includes K-12 Student Center, College Center, and Adult Education & Career Center.

HeritageQuest

Find Family History and Census information including U.S. federal census records from 1790-1930 plus searchable family histories.

History Reference Center

The database features full text reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers. The database contains historical documents; biographies of historical figures; historical photos and maps; and historical video.

Home Improvement Reference Center

Focus is on home improvement and home repair. Thousands of repairs are available in the areas of outdoor projects, electrical projects, remodeling projects, plumbing projects, wood projects, decorating projects and maintenance. In addition to the repair information, other magazines and reference books focusing on home improvement are included.

Informe Académico

Descubra una coleccion completa de publicaciones asociadas con las disciplinas mas estudiadas en America Latina..

JobNow

Provides various tools to help with every step of the job search including live resume assistance, career planning, live career coaching, and live interview preparation.

JSTOR

Provides full-text access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.

Kids InfoBits (NOVELNY)

Colorful, east-to-use interface invites students to explore. Kids InfoBits contains more than 100 full-text, kids magazines, more than 6,400 images, Merriam-Webster®’s Elementary Dictionary and 1,200 maps, flags & seals and over 1,700 colorful charts and graphs.

Law Depot

Is the leading publisher of do-it-yourself legal documents and templates — with over 10 years experience. We have drafted over one million contracts and have helped our clients save half a billion dollars in legal fees.

Literary Reference Center

It is a comprehensive database that combines information from books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else. Contains detailed information on the most studied authors and their works.

Magazines A-Z

Searching for a specific magazine or journal article? Start here with this A to Z list.

MasterFile Elite

Magazines for everyone are in this database, which provides complete articles from magazines and reference books.

MEDLINE

An index to peer reviewed and scholarly journal articles in medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and pre-clinical sciences with some links to entire articles. Once you find the article you want, request it from the library.

Medline Plus

A free web site of health information from the National Library of Medicine for both health professionals and consumers.

MyHeritage

The leading destination to discover, share and preserve your family history.

New York Amsterdam News

Provides access to full articles (1922-1993) to one of the nation’s leading black newspapers of the 20th century and one of New York’s most influential black-owned institutions.

New York Times 1980-current

Complete articles from 1980 onward including the Book Review and Magazine sections.

New York Times Historical 1851-2015

The entire historical run of The New York Times from 1851-2015. This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.

News/Gale One File

Newsstand provides access to several major American newspapers including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. It also includes the New York State newspapers.

Newsday 1985-current

Complete articles from 1985 onward.

Newsday Historical 1940-1989

Complete articles from 1940 to 1989. This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.

Novelist K-8 Plus

Your solution for integrating fiction across the curriculum: With its fun and intuitive interface, and extensive feature content, NoveList K-8 will be the resource you and your young readers turn to when looking for the next book to read.

Novelist Plus

Provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for fiction and non-fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction and non-fiction readers and information for school media specialists and teachers.

Opposing Viewpoints/Gale In Context

The premier online resource covering today’s hottest social issues, from Offshore Drilling to Climate Change, Health Care to Immigration. Helps students research, analyze and organize a broad variety of data for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations and more.

Pronunciator

Offering 80 languages and growing. Also has ESL for 50 non-English languages. Each language has a minimum of 1,500 phrases, and a maximum of 10,000. Offers the ability to learn any language in any other language — making for 4,000 possible course combinations!

Science Online

Has science biographies, diagrams, essays, science experiments, and timelines.

Science Reference Center

A comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full-text science-oriented content including: science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.

Something About the Author

Examine the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults.

Suffolk Historic Newspapers

A centralized, searchable collection of Suffolk's newspaper heritage available to you online. Now includes The Patchogue Advance from 1926 to 1948.

Teacher Reference Center

Magazine articles for teachers and librarians.

The American Hebrew & Jewish Messenger

This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage: 1857 - 1922.

US Newsstream (NOVELNY)

Search all seven ProQuest newspaper databases simultaneously. Includes Newsday (current and historical), New York Times (historical), Wall Street Journal (historical), and a selection of national news sources including: The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, USA Today and more.

VetNow

Supports veterans and their families with navigating the VA bureaucracy, providing academic tutoring, and assisting with employment transition.

Wall Street Journal 1984-current

Comprehensive coverage back to 1984 is available from the world's leading financial newspaper through this database.

Wall Street Journal Historical 1889-2000

The entire run of the Wall Street Journal from 1889-2000 is available from the world's leading financial newspaper through this database.

World Book

Online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites.

World Book Advanced

Engage advanced students and adults with thousands of articles, primary sources, and online books designed to support personalized learning and enhance digital citizenship. Contains up-to-the-minute access to worldwide news publications, government links from numerous countries, and multimedia reference materials. World Book Advanced uses technology to deepen comprehension, encourage collaboration between users, and create digital natives.

World Book Kids

Captivate even the most reluctant reader with unique visual engagements, rich multimedia content, and an abundance of educational games, activities, and projects. With thousands of articles, multimedia content, and a collection of biographies, World Book Kids is designed to encourage the young learner to be curious. The carefully curated content also supports STEM/STEAM instructional initiatives.

World Book Student

Student by World Book fascinates researchers with thousands of articles and multimedia aligned to curriculum. Contains numerous tools to engage users in 21st-century education and blended-learning practices. Student features responsive design, daily current events, assessment tools for educators, and dedicated resource guides to provide blueprints for advanced learning and college and career readiness.

World Book Timelines

Search more than 650 pre-generated timelines and 14,000 event in a highly interactive and customizable database. Investigate the chronological significance of world events and the lives of notable historical figures. Build, save, and share timeless for an authentic learning experience and integrate content easily from other World Book databases and outside sources.