Online Resources

LinkedIn Learning, formerly known as Lynda.com, is an online learning platform with on-demand, video-based content. The platform offers more than 16,000 courses.  LinkedIn Learning courses are divided into three categories: business, technology and creative and each category has numerous subcategories.  All you need is your library card!

A highly graphical interface intended for public, academic and high school libraries. The primary goal of LRC Plus is to assist high school and undergraduate English and Humanities students with homework and research assignments of a literary nature.

Searching for a specific magazine or journal article? Start here with this searchable A to Z list to learn which database(s) can provide further access. This service was formally called Serials Solutions. 

Access to full text magazines, journals and reference books as well as photos, maps and flags. Search for Consumer Reports using this database.

Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals.

MedlinePlus is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest medical library, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Provides free health information for patients and their families and friends.

Resource for students in grades 6 to 8. Offers magazines, newspapers, primary sources, and videos on a variety of topics. Supports national and state curriculum standards in language arts, social studies and science.

Access independent data, analysis and ratings for stocks, mutual funds, and exchange-traded products. Started in 1984, primarily as a tool for mutual fund investors, Morningstar now offers one of the industry’s broadest securities databases, along with portfolio tracking and reporting capabilities and up-to-date financial news and insights. Click here for a printable user guide.

Formerly called World Vital Records. MyHeritage includes over 12 billion historical records and complete census information to help you complete genealogy and family history research. 

A free resource with crash test results, automotive recalls, and links to information on all aspects of automobile safety.

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.

A research portal for students, educators, historians, genealogists, and anyone else interested in learning more about the people, places and institutions of New York State. Provides access to more than 170 distinct digital collections, totalling hundreds of thousands of items.

Access to a wide range of historical newspapers that reflect New York's unique history. Search by newspaper title, publishing date, or keywords for content.

Full-text from 1980 to the present of the New York Times. To search NYT Book Review or NYT Magazine see New York State Newspapers above.

The entire historical run of The New York Times from 1851-2016. 

Gale OneFile News [Formally InfoTrac Newsstand] provides access to more than 3,000 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world. Some of the leading titles included are The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post.

Complete articles from 1985 onward. 

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