New databases at the Ritz

The library has gotten two new databases for you to try this summer. The first is Gannett Newsstand. It contains the full text of 85 newspapers from around the country. Many of the papers are from medium sized cities and they provide a good perspective on both local issues and how national and international events are reported locally. This databases contains a number of New York State newspapers, among them:

• Poughkeepsie Journal,
• Journal News (White Plains, N.Y.),
• Ithaca Times
• Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
• Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, N.Y.)

Coverage for most of these titles begins in 2001.

The second database is designed specifically for elementary school students. ebrary Elementary contains almost 400  magazines, newspapers, books, and transcripts. The system also contains thousands of maps, images, educator-approved websites from Homework Central®, and audio/video titles, all selected as appropriate for elementary school studies.

Both of these databases are being supplied by NOVEL, a service of the New yor State Library.