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Virtual Reference Collection Support: NOVELny

Training and support for the following resources: ABC-CLIO, Britannica CQ Researcher, EBSCO, FactCite, Gale, Infobase, NewBank, NoodleTools ProQuest, Rosen, Soundzabound, TeachingBooks, WorldBook and selected Supplemental items

 

        

 

 

 

July 1, 2024

For a brief description of each e-resource, please see the descriptions on the NOVELny site [PDF].

NOVELny is an online virtual library connecting New Yorkers to 21st century information via libraries and library systems statewide. NOVELny is an electronic resource access project that enables libraries across New York State to give their communities online access to the full text of thousands of journals, newspapers and other references.

The databases listed are freely available to over 5,900 public, school, academic and special libraries currently registered for NOVELny. If your library is not registered please see the Help link on the website or contact the NOVELny Help Desk at NYSLNOVEL@nysed.gov.

The databases are also available through geoIP authentication (also referred to as geolocation). Geolocation is a method to allow or disallow a user access to a database based on his/her geographic location as determined from their IP address. If a patron is accessing the databases through a library website or the NOVELny portal while in New York he/she will be able to enter the database without entering a username/password, library card number or a driver license number.  New York State residents may also access the databases through the NOVELny portal from anywhere in the world.

The following databases will be available July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024:

Business:

  • Business Insights Essentials (Gale, a Cengage company)

Education:

  • Gale OneFile:  Educator’s Reference Complete (Gale, a Cengage company)

General Periodicals:

  • Gale Academic OneFile with Subject Collections (Gale, a Cengage company) *Gale Academic OneFile Select with Subject Collections (formerly Expanded Academic ASAP with InfoTrac Collections) (Gale, a Cengage company) *Gale General OneFile with Subject Collections (Gale, a Cengage company) *Gale OneFile:  Informe Académico (Gale, a Cengage Company)

Elementary Level General Periodicals:

  • Gale In Context:  Elementary (formerly Kids’ InfoBits) (Gale, a Cengage company)

Secondary Level General Periodicals:

  • Gale In Context:  Middle School (formerly Research in Context) (Gale, a Cengage company)

Encyclopedia

  • Encyclopedia Britannica (Britannica Digital Learning, a division of Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.):  Includes Britannica School, Britannica Academic and Britannica Escolar.

Health

  • Gale OneFile:  Health and Medicine (formerly Health Reference Center Academic) (Gale, a Cengage company)

Issues

  • Gale In Context:  Opposing Viewpoints (Gale, a Cengage company)

Newspapers

  • Gale OneFile:  News including The New York Times (formerly InfoTrac Newsstand) (Gale, a Cengage company)

Technology

  • Gale OneFile:  Computer Science (Gale, a Cengage company)

Any questions about the resources described above should be sent to NYSLNOVEL@nysed.gov.