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Find current business information in full articles from business journals, newspapers, and trade publications. Publications include Wall Street Journal and Barron's.

Includes full text of many articles, plus index entries for others. Subject areas covered include arts & literature, humanities, science, social science and many other specialties. Updated daily.

A collection of scholarly articles and primary source documents on African American history and culture. Includes books, speeches, letters, photographs, illustrations and audio clips.

Conduct research on American history with more than 16,000 primary and secondary sources, including overview essays, biographies, government and court documents, photos, maps, audio/video clips, and statistics.

A collection of scholarly articles and primary source documents covering American Indian history from the paleolithic to the present. Includes treaties, speeches, and captivity narratives as well as traditional storytelling, maps, photographs, and video.

A searchable collection of billions of historical records from the USA and other countries. Get access to census and military records, birth, marriage and death records, and immigration records. (Available at public computers at all Brooklyn Public Library locations.) Access to this resource has been temporarily expanded to library cardholders working remotely, courtesy of ProQuest and its partner Ancestry

A comprehensive image resource for students, teachers and scholars, with new collections added monthly. All images are rights-cleared for educational use.   Access to this resource has been temporarily expanded to library cardholders working remotely

AudioBookCloud offers hundreds of full length streaming audiobooks for both adult and juvenile readers.

Receive regular reading recommendations based on reader profiles, connect with BPL branch events, earn digital badges and participate in the Summer Reading program.

A searchable bibliography of works on European and American visual arts material published between 1975 and 2007. Search by subject, artist, author, article, or journal title.

Comprehensive index to biographical sketches in available in standard reference books.

Collects African and African-American short stories and folktales published in more than 15 countries from the mid-1900s to the present. Includes full digitized runs of select literary magazines and black-owned journals and newspapers.

Collects published works by leading African American writers, spanning the 1700s to the present. Includes books, interviews, journal articles, speeches, essays, pamplets and letters.

Collects fiction, poetry and essays by black women published in Africa and the Americas from the 1700s to the present.

Encourages reading by pairing streaming video storybooks with related fiction and non-fiction titles for children.

Current and archived reviews and articles from the American Library Association’s Booklist magazine. Includes reviews books, audiobooks, reference sources, video, and DVD titles.

Brainfuse HelpNow offers personalized academic assistance in core subjects (math, reading, writing, science), a 24/7 Writing Lab, academic content and practice tests for skills-building (including SAT preparation), and much more. Live tutoring from Brainfuse experts is available from 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM EST. Please note that you will need to create a username and password.

Brainfuse JobNow is designed to support every step of the job search process, featuring live online coaches who assist in resume/cover letter preparation, and help patrons prepare for job interviews, as well as supplemental content including templates, career assessment exams, and more. Live coaching from Brainfuse experts is available from 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM EST. Please note that you will need to create a username and password.

Watch animated movies, play learning games, and more. Includes BrainPOP Jr. (K-3), BrainPOP, BrainPOP Español, and, for English language learners, BrainPOP ESL. Videos and Activities cover topic areas within Science, Math, Social Studies, English Language Arts, and others. Content is Common Core-aligned.

Interactive career guidance resource in English and in Spanish. Users can find help with occupational assessment, career exploration, educational planning, and portfolio development.  Learn how to use this resource by watching a video.

Searchable collection of Caribbean poems, plays, novels, short stories, and other materials from 1700 to the present. Works are in English, French, Haitian Creole, Spanish and Dutch.

A full-text resource of over 500 Chinese popular and scholarly periodicals published in China. Search this Chinese database to find periodical articles for adults, young adults and children.

Cultural information on the nations of the world as well as the individual states of the US. Available features include country reports, photo galleries, video clips, short biographies, interviews, recipes, and timelines.

Explore the lives of ordinary people around the world and throughout history. Research topics like food and cooking, celebrations, clothes, romance, work, religion, housing, language, and social customs.

Search, read, and download eBooks in different subject areas, including business, career, classic literature, etc.

Artículos con texto completo de revistas, diarios y revistas académicas, índices generales, y otros recursos en ambos Español e Inglés. EBSCOhost Español tiene una función de traducción, pero no es garantizado obtener una traducción completamente exacta.

New York State high-definition, full-color fire insurance maps from Sanborn and other publishers, real estate atlases, plat books, and other historical maps showing building structures, building construction details, property ownership, property uses, and other useful information. The site has an Interactive map search, and Geo-referenced or search by place name and drop-down menus.

Get access to major magazines and journals to read on your smartphone, tablet, or PC. For instructions, please use this link .  To get the free Flipster app, search for "Flipster" in either Google Play or  Apple's App Store

Read e-books and watch online videos based on titles from the Cornerstones of Freedom nonfiction American history book series. Includes report and project ideas, quizzes, and lesson plans.

Information on opening, operating, and growing a small business including financing, managing, marketing, and accounting; contains sample business plans. To learn more about using this resource, check out this video tutorial.

A step-by-step online planning tool for starting, managing and optimizing a business or nonprofit; the Gale Business: Plan Builder dashboard walks users through five areas of exploration to develop a business plan focused on long-term success. Gale Business: Plan Builder requires each user to create a username and password. To set up your personal account, select “Visit the Resource” below, then “Get Started”, and then “First Time Here? Get Started." To learn more about using this resource, check out this video tutorial.

Business directories for companies, publishers, associations and more. Includes titles like Brands and Their Companies and Ward's Business Directory.

24/7 access to reference ebooks. No checkout necessary. Titles can be browsed, searched, and downloaded anytime from any Internet-connected device. Topics include arts, business, education, history, law, literature, medicine, religion, science, and social science.

An easily searchable database of general interest and scholarly periodicals on topics ranging from the humanities, education and business to current events, science and environmental issues. Also includes a full collection of NPR audio programs; transcripts and links to more than 5,000 video files of popular news shows; and 500 travel guides, including hundreds of Fodor’s titles.

Journals from the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection relating to general science. Coverage spans 1980 to the present and includes general interest periodicals as well as academic journals. Learn about scientific developments, global warming, alternative energy and more.

Resource draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more.

Genealogical tool that includes U.S. Federal Census records,genealogical and historical sources for more than 60 countries, Census data, slave schedules, maps, local history books and articles, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant application files, and the Freedman's Bank Records 1865-1874.

Journals from the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection relating to information and library science.

Full-text database consisting of several New York State newspapers as well as over 1,000 major regional, national, and local newspapers from other parts of the United States.

JSTOR offers researchers the ability to retrieve high-resolution, scanned images of journals, books, and primary sources as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. The material available spans many disciplines in the arts, sciences, and humanities.  (Access to this resource has been temporarily expanded to library cardholders working remotely.)  Learn how to use this resource by watching a video.

Scholarly articles and primary source documents covering Latino American history and culture from the 1400s to the present.

Practice tests and other study materials for the GED/HSE/TASC, HiSET, TASC, SAT, elementary school and middle school standardized tests, civil service, technical, and other professional exams. Please note that you will need to create a username and password. To learn more about using this resource, check out this video tutorial.

An online collection of literary criticism. Based upon well known reference series like Contemporary Literary Criticism, Drama Criticism, Short Story Criticism, and Poetry Criticism. Conduct research on authors and their works, as well as articles on multiple eras, genres, and regions.

Online resource for research on literary topics, authors, and their works. Coverage includes all genres and disciplines, all time periods, and all regions of the world.

Full text online editions of classic poems, short stories, essays, plays, and speeches.

An interactive online language learning program for children. Includes live action and animated videos to assist children in learning words and phrases from the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.

Online learning platform that helps anyone learn business, software, technology, and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Video courses are delivered by engaging instructors who are experts in their fields, with certificates for completion of courses. Lynda.com mobile app is available to BPL cardholders with their library card number and PIN. To learn more about using this resource for business, check out this video tutorial.

Learn a new language or brush up current skills.  Contains 52 language learning courses including Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, and Vietnamese as well as 17 English courses for speakers new to English.  There is a mobile app to use to learn on the go and there are feature films to complement select courses.

Full text articles covering a broad range of subjects including general reference, business, education, health, general science and multicultural issues.  Learn how to use this resource by watching a video.

Access to public & private U.S. and international business data, executive contact information, First Research industry profiles, current D&B Key Business Ratios, job search, residential look-ups, and Census demographics.  To learn more about using this resource, To learn more about using this resource, check out these video tutorials: on Mergent Intellect’s Company Quick Search on Mergent Intellect’s Advanced Search on Mergent Intellect’s First Research Industry Profile

The authoritative source for information on US companies listed on the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ exchanges, non-US companies representing 95% of the non-US global market capitalization, and inactive companies which have been merged, acquired etc. Also includes up to 30 years of financials, up to 30 years of daily stock pricing, over 300,000 scanned images of global annual reports archived up to 10 years.  

Unlimited access to test preparation materials for over 1,000 different standardized exams. Access study guides and practice questions for exams including the GED, SAT, ACT, TEAS, HESI, Praxis, TOEFL, career and technical certification.

Basic financial planning and investment advice as well as sophisticated portfolio analysis. Access to comprehensive data and independent analysis on thousands of investments, spanning mutual funds, stocks, exchange-traded funds, and closed-end funds.  (May be accessed by 5 simultaneous users. If you are denied access, please try back at another time.) 

Collection of streaming music from publisher Alexander Street Press. Stream music across different genres including classical, jazz, opera, world music, blues, and folk.

PDFs of articles include original layout, images, and advertisements. Limit searches by topic, article title, date, and more.   Learn how to use this resource by watching a video.

Navigate by publication title, date, and page number. Includes high quality replications of photos, graphs, and tables.  (This service does not include a search function.)

Find good books and audiobooks for adults, whether fiction or nonfiction. This online resource includes reading recommendations from librarians. Search for books by genre, content, time period, and more.

Find good books for kids, whether fiction or nonfiction. This online resource includes reading recommendations from librarians. Search for books by reading level, genre, content, time period, and more.

A guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of more than 600,000 words in English from current speech to past usage.

Market research, industry analysis and company profiles.  To learn more about using this resource, check out this video tutorial.

Access to current newspaper editions from around the world in a full color readable online format.  

Articles and abstracts from academic journals for professional educators.

Commercial and residential directory listings, job postings, and data for entrepreneurs to research target customers, competitors and suppliers.  To learn more about using this resource, check out this video tutorial.

RomanceBookCloud provides for unlimited and unrestricted access to a curated collection of romance ebooks

Collection of classical and current literary criticism of the world’s most-studied literature. Focuses on both an individual author’s entire body of work or on a single work of literature.  Based off of Magill Books or Masterplots series.

Covers major science areas like Earth Science, Space, Life Science, Human Body, Physics, and Engineering, with general overviews and articles for deeper understanding. Includes videos, project ideas, experiments, quizzes, and information about careers in science. Complements the Next Generation Science Standards.  Can adjust Lexile reading levels of articles.

Demographic, business, and marketing data on a local level; users may create reports and maps with hundreds of demographic, business and marketing variables. Remote access to SimplyAnalytics is available to anyone within New York City or Nassau County with a BPL card.

Areas covered include: current events, history, health, language arts, math, science, social studies, and technology. Includes newspaper and magazine articles, material from DK Eyewitness books, and science experiment ideas. Search for something specific or explore a variety of topics and current events.  

Market research and industry news on all aspects of the sporting goods and sports marketing industries, including sports equipment sales, sports participation, broadcasting and sponsorship.   

Quantitative data categorized into 21 market sectors such as media, business, finance, and politics. To learn more about using this resource, check out this video tutorial. 

Contains information on a variety of topics in an easy to read format. Includes primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, magazine articles, audio and video clips, and thousands of photographs and illustrations.  Includes topics in science, health, history, literature, current events, sports, world cultures, and business/economics.  Easy to search and topics are comprehensive in content.

TeenBookCloud is an online collection of ebooks, graphic novels, videos, audiobooks, and read-along novels.

World History: The Modern Era (covering history from the Renaissance to today) is the latest update of the reference standard of electronic history reference materials for high school and high-level middle school coursework.

Read and listen to e-books and watch videos online based on titles from the Trueflix nonfiction book series.  Also look up project ideas, extra information, and lesson plans for teachers and others.

Search from a selection of read-a-long and animated talking picture books, eBooks, graphic novels, non-fiction, and educational videos, puzzles, and games.  Titles include accelerated reading, Lexile, and grade reading levels.  Create your own playlists of favorite titles.

TumbleMath has the most comprehensive collection of math stories available anywhere- all in our world famous TumbleBook format which combines animation and learning.

Investment research on companies, industries, markets and economies. Commentary, up-to-date statistics and the wide variety of stock "screens" are designed to help investors identify attractive stocks for their portfolios. (May be accessed by 3 simultaneous users. If you are denied access, please try back at another time.)

Vault provides in-depth intelligence on what it’s like to work within an industry, company, or profession. Find current job openings, rankings, ratings, and reviews on employers and internship programs, research about companies, schools, internships, and industries, and advice on resumes, interviews, networking, and more. To learn more about using this resource, check out this video tutorial.

Scanned images of each page of the day's edition, starting in 2008. Users can navigate by publication title, date, and page number.  Includes high quality replications of photos, graphs, and tables.  *This service does not include a search function, so users are advised to refer to the ABI Inform database to search the Wall Street Journal by keyword.

Weiss ratings will help you select stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, banks, credit unions, and insurance companies; also includes Weiss consumer guides to personal finance

Previously known as Redbooks, Winmo provides background on advertisers - their brands, media spending, campaigns, and contacts, and detailed profiles of advertising agencies - their clients, market specialization, and contacts.

World Book Online, from the publishers of the World Book Encyclopedia, provides access over 31,000 encyclopedia articles, 6,000 web links, 25,000 periodical articles, 800 animations and sounds, 400 interactive maps, 100 3-D bubble views, and much more.

Primary and secondary sources giving information on each nation's location, people, and culture; recent and early history; politics; and economy.  Plus video, photographs and over 600 maps, including political and topographical by country and world region.  Also includes research tips and how to best use primary and secondary sources.

Scholarly articles and primary source records that illuminate early human history—from prehistoric times to the beginnings of the Renaissance. Includes information on ancient Africa, the ancient Americas, the early Islamic world, ancient and medieval Europe, and early Asian civilization.

Scholarly articles and primary source records that illuminate modern history, from the Renaissance to the present.

Primary and secondary sources that cover matters of belief, practice, celebrations, and holidays; important individuals and events; significant and sacred places.  Includes articles on topics such as agnosticism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Shintoism, as well as entries on religion in every country.

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