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Fall 2009 BEDS Forms

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The total number of database subscriptions for NOVELNY = 8

Primary Search - 1

Grolier Online -1

Business and Company Resource Center - 1

Health and Wellness Resource Center - 1

Info Trac Custom Newspapers - 1

National Newspaper Index - 1

ProQuest Platinum - 1

Twaynes Author Series - 1

The total number of database subscriptions from the SLS office = 4

H.W. Wilson Core Collection Series - 1

H.W. Wilson Library Literature Full-Text - 1

NoodleBib - 1

Teachingbooks.net - 1

Gale Training Series

To learn how to get the most out of your Gale literature resources, visit http://www.gale.cengage.com/email/TrainingWebinars/Aug09/

NOVELNY Databases for 2009/2010

New York State Librarian, Bernard A. Margolis announced the electronic products that will constitute the NOVELNY (New York Online Virtual Electronic Library) statewide collection for April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.

Beginning April 1, 2009 the following products only will be offered through NOVELNY:

• EBSCO Primary Search (with the Searchasaurus/Kid’s Search interfaces) Primary Search includes Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, the Encyclopedia of Animals and the American Heritage® Children’s Dictionary*, 3rd Edition from Houghton Mifflin

• Gale Business and Company Resource Center, including Business ASAP

• Gale Newspapers (InfoTrac Custom Newspapers, National Newspaper Index, and New York Custom Newspapers),

• Gale Health and Wellness Resource Center, with Alternative Health

• Grolier Encyclopedia Americana

• Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia

• New Book of Knowledge (Grolier)

• ProQuest Platinum (contact the SLS office for a list of the titles included in ProQuest Platinum)

• Twayne’s Authors Series

Not included after April 1, 2009:

• All GVRL titles

• Informé

• InfoTrac Junior

• MasterFile Select

• TopicSearch

• Health Reference Center Academic

• Nursing and Allied Health Collection

• General Science Collection

• Science Reference Center

For information on how the databases were selected go to http://novelnewyork.org/09dbfaq.php

Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELNY is a pilot project for the Statewide Internet Library connecting New Yorkers to 21st century
information.  NOVELNY is supported with temporary federal Library Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

Electronic Resources for 2008-2009

The SLS will continue to subsidize the following electronic resources for the 2008-2009 school year:

• H.W. Wilson Core Collection Series
• TeachingBooks.net

In addition, the contract for Ed Video Online (PowerMediaPlus) was renewed for another year!