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Featured Resources
Search businesses, people, jobs, and more.
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News
Access the Times Union from anywhere, anytime! Select “image format” for traditional layout.
Access The Daily Gazette from anywhere, anytime! Select “image format” for traditional layout.
Access The New York Times from anywhere
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Access The Wall Street Journal from anywhere
Jobs and Colleges
*Study guides, practice tests, and general information for students and job seekers
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Use existing job statements to create and edit your resume and cover letter.
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General/Multi-Subject Research
*Find information on nearly any subject, including health, culinary arts, business, agriculture, computer science, communications, and more! Allow location access to skip entering your library card number.
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*Browse or search this online encyclopedia in different formats:
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By Subject
Genealogy
Health and Medicine
Parenting & Early Literacy
Homeschooling
History
Photographs, facts and blog about the history of New York State
Digital collection of photographs, documents, news footage, oral histories, artwork, and more!
A collection of primary sources detailing the history of the Black Freedom Struggle in the United States
For Kids and Teens
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*Magazine articles, videos, graphics, and
images on wide variety of subjects
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*Citable content from primary sources,
newspapers, videos, magazines
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*Information on high school research topics plus pop culture, sports, and more
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*Authoritative articles, research reports, videos and statistics on debated topics
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*Study guides, practice tests, and general information for students and job seekers
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*Indicates database provided by NOVELny. Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELny connects New Yorkers to 21st century information. NOVELny is supported primarily with New York State funds. It is also supported in part with federal Library Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Reference in the Library (non-circulating)
Newspapers
Albany Business Review (retain two years)
*Times Union (retain two months)
Barron’s (retain four months)
Colonie Spotlight (retain two years)
Investor’s Business Weekly (retain four months)
*New York Daily News (Sunday only; retain two months)
*New York Post (retain two months)
New York Times (retain two months)
Wall Street Journal (retain two months)
*These and additional newspapers can also be accessed online through NewsBank
Financial Newsletters
Medical Journals
Mayo Clinic Health Letter
Consumer Reports on Health
Cross Reference Directories
1943 – Current