Electronic Resources




EBSCOhost


TOPICsearch includes a current events database which allows researchers to explore social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics; MasterFILE Select provides full text coverage for more than 750 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. This database also contains full text for 37 reference books and an Image Collection of 107,000 photos, maps and flags. Includes Funk and Wagnalls New World Book Encyclopedia.

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FirstSearch Databases


Made available through OCLC and WNYLRC (Western New York Library Resources Council).

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Infotrac


Student Resource Center College Edition. Contains over 10 million full-text articles from nearly 5,000 scholarly and popular periodicals. Articles are updated daily. Use the Infotrac link to also access Legaltrac and the Health and Wellness Resource Center.

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Internet Public Library


The first public library of and for the Internet Community


Library of Congress: Research Tools


The Library of Congress offers a wide variety of online databases and Internet resources to the public, including its own online catalog. In addition, LC provides an easy-to-use gateway for searching other institutions' online catalogs and extensive links to resources on the Internet.


NOVEL


Statewide virtual library provided free to the public by the New York State Library. Collections include: Health Reference Center Academic (1980 - current month 2004); Business and Company Resource Center; The Twayne Authors Series - Twayne World, English, and US Authors; Custom Newspapers; New York State Newspapers; National Newspaper Index (1977 - current month 2009).

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Olean Public Library


Search the Public Library's Catalog online.


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WestLaw Campus


WestLaw Campus is a Web-based legal research tool for undergraduate and graduate students who need to research law-related issues.

(Only available on campus to students and faculty)