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Virtual Reference Collection Support: VRC Database Vendors

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

What is the VRC?

  • The VRC is a group of subscription databases purchased from Eastern Suffolk BOCES School Library System
  • Available 24/7 to students, staff and parents from any computer with internet access
  • Three collections of databases (elementary, middle, and high school) chosen specifically to support the curricula, research needs, and reading levels of students enrolled in particular grades

Information to the User

 

to June 30, 2024 - Trial for National Geographic Kids has been added to the ES VRC pages.

to June 30, 2024 - Trials for Rosen Digital Literacy and Financial Literacy have been added to the HS VRC pages.

to June 30, 2025 - Infobase Health Reference Center has been added to the HS VRC pages. We thank the Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC) for providing this resource to all three LI SLSs.

December 28, 2022 onward - USA Today has been removed as its own database from the VRC. It can now be found in ProQuest Multiple Databases on the VRC.