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Bibliography of the History of Art
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.
Free & accessible anywhere
Bizminer
Compare your company’s financial performance to local and national companies of similar size by industry. Download BizMiner’s Industry Financial Profiles and Industry Market Reports; view the reports as HTML in order to input your company’s data.
This resource is accessible via username and password at the Central Library. See a librarian. You may request remote access to Bizminer by sending an email reference request to the Business & Career Center.
Only at Central Library
Black Short Fiction and Folklore
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.
Library card required
Black Thought and Culture
Collects published works by leading African American writers, spanning the 1700s to the present. Includes books, interviews, journal articles, speeches, essays, pamplets and letters.
Library card required
Black Women Writers
Collects fiction, poetry and essays by black women published in Africa and the Americas from the 1700s to the present.
Library card required
BookFlix
Encourages reading by pairing streaming video storybooks with related fiction and non-fiction titles for children.
Library card required
Brainfuse HelpNow
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.
Library card required
Brainfuse JobNow
Brainfuse JobNow is designed to support every step of the job search process:
- Find live online coaches who assist with job search, resumes, interviews and more from 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM EST every day
- Check out eParachute to discover careers that match your skills and interests
- Check out SkillsFirst to find sample resumes in your profession
- Check out SkillSurfer for study materials
BrainPop
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 more.
Library card required
Britannica Academic Edition
Britannica Academic provides up-to-date and easy access to high-quality, comprehensive information and is a gateway for further research for colleges, academic libraries and institutions.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY state but requires a library card if outside of NY
Britannica Escolar
Britannica Escolar is the Spanish digital learning portal for Elementary and Middle school students. The updated content of Britannica Escolar is organized by grade levels to help improve student achievement, provide differentiated instruction, and maximize the use of technology in the classroom.
Britannica Escolar hace posible que los estudiantes completen sus trabajos escolares usando los más de 15.500 artículos de las enciclopedias y 15.000 recursos multimedia que incluyen imágenes, videos, audio y mapas detallados. Los estudiantes también pueden acceder a una gran variedad de herramientas útiles para el aprendizaje desarrolladas por especialistas en educación. Confíe en Britannica Escolar para inspirar e incentivar el aprendizaje y el descubrimiento en cualquier lugar usando cualquier dispositivo conectado a Internet.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY state but requires a library card if outside of NY
Britannica School
Britannica School is a safe, up-to-date, and age-appropriate information resource for Elementary, Middle, and High School. Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support student research and reinforce curriculum standards.
Free & accessible anywhere in NY state but requires a library card if outside of NY
Brooklyn Newsstand
Brooklyn Newsstand is a collection of digitized Brooklyn newspapers made possible through a partnership between Brooklyn Public Library and Newspapers.com.
Brooklyn Newsstand (2,402,000 digitized pages) contains 44 newspaper titles-including the full run of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper (1841-1963) and Brooklyn Life (1890-1931), a Brooklyn Society Magazine. Learn more about the history of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
View the full list of newspapers and their date ranges.
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Free & accessible anywhere
Brooklyn Public Library Digital Collections
Discover Brooklyn history: Explore our collection of digitized Brooklyn content.
Free & accessible anywhere
Brooklyn Public Library Electronic Magazines and Journals List
Find full text to many of the electronic journals held by the Brooklyn Public Library through its online database subscriptions.
Free & accessible anywhere