History Reference Center

Access to a comprehensive, full text, history reference database designed for secondary schools and undergraduate research. Features full text for 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books.
Access to a comprehensive, full text, history reference database designed for secondary schools and undergraduate research. Features full text for 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books.
Provides access to detailed “how-to” information for home improvement and repair projects.
Access to digitized copies of historical newspapers from the Hudson River Valley region of New York State. Free, but requires registration.
Spanish interface provides access to Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals both from and about Latin America.
Provides full-text access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
Library of Congress Digital Collections provides access to digitized American historical materials and includes images, maps, manuscripts, prints, photographs, posters, sound recordings, motion pictures, books, pamphlets, and sheet music.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) covers subjects such as librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval and information management from more than 700 periodicals plus
Access to information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time frames. Specifically designed for public libraries, secondary schools, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research.
Discover books, media, and other electronic resources available from the Public Libraries of Suffolk County, NY.
A local resource which provides statistical information and various studies about Long Island.
Searching for a specific magazine or journal article? Start here with this A to Z list.
Access to full text magazines, journals, and reference books as well as photos, maps and flags. Search for Consumer Reports and more here!
A great resource for all things related to health and medicine. Use the Encyclopedia for comprehensive information on medical tests and results.
Search records from around the world including birth, marriage, death, military, census, and parish records.
Access to full articles in the New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993), one of the nation’s leading black newspapers of the 20th century and one of New York’s most influential black-owned institutions.