What is a Database?
- Library databases contain information from published works: magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, reference books and more. This information can be searched by keyword or subject and often the entire article is available for printing, emailing or saving to disk.
- Library Databases are different from websites because:
- Databases contain published works by professionals or experts; whereas websites can be written by anyone, regardless of expertise.
- Databases provide publishing information so articles can easily be included in bibliographies, whereas websites often to not provide authors, dates or sources.
- Databases are updated frequently and always include the date of publication. Websites may not indicate when a page was last updated or how recent the information is.
- Databases have functions to help narrow searches and find related topics
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- Academic One File
Periodicals covering a broad range of material: arts, business, education, general reference, health, law, literature, medicine,sciences, social sciences, technology, and other subjects.
 Ancestry.Com
[Access at Fairport Library Only]
Genealogical resource that you can search census, vital, church, court, and immigration records as well as images. A great compliment to Heritage Quest.
- Authors4Teens
Find interviews with your favorite authors as well as title lists and contact information.
*This Resource is available for Fairport Residents only. Call 223-9091 for login information*
 Auto Reference Center
Car repair database that includes more than 31,660 vehicles from 1945 - present. Find repair manuals, wiring diagrams, recall bulletins and much more.
*This Resource is available for Fairport Residents only. Call 223-9091 for login information*
- Biography Reference Center
Search over 461,000 biographies on individuals from around the world and throughout history. Find photos, full-text magazine and newspaper articles as well as links to Web sites in this resource. *This Resource is available for Fairport Residents only. Call 223-9091 for login information*
- Business and Company Resource Center
Provides access to a wide variety of global business information including competitive intelligence, career and investment opportunities, business rankings, company histories, news and much more.
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments.
- CLIC-on-Health
"One-stop-shopping" site for Rochester health information. Funding for CLIC-on-Health is provided by a grant from NY Senator Jim Alesi and the Rochester Regional Library Council.
- Consumer Reports
Search Consumer Reports Online for ratings and reviews on products in various different categories including: Cars, Appliances, Home & Garden, Electronics, Babies & Kids, Money, Food, and Health.*This Resource is available for Fairport Residents only. Call 223-9091 for login information*
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- EBSCO GreenFILE
Search scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment.
- EBSCOHost Español
Search the EBSCO database Primary Search in the Spanish language.
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- Fairport Public Library Magazine Subscriptions
The Fairport Library subscribes to over 290 magazine subscriptions. The most recent issues are available for use in the library only, however all back issues are available for you to check out.
- GALE Custom Newspapers
Search 150 full-text newspapers, including the New York Times (most recent 12 months), Christian Science Monitor, Boston Herald, Denver Post and more.
- GALE Custom Newspapers - New York State Newspapers
Eight full-text newspapers for New York State (from Buffalo, New York City and Syracuse) including: The Buffalo News and the Syracuse Post-Standard.
- Gale National Newspaper Index
Provides indexing of American's top five newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post.
- General OneFile
This database contains news and periodical articles on many topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many more.
- Global Road Warrior
From travel planning to school work, Global Road Warrior connects you with information about countries around the world. Explore hotels, customs, history, business culture, maps and even recipes!
- Grolier Online
Includes the Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, and The New Book of Knowledge.
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- Health Reference Center Academic
Database contains the full-text of medical, nursing and allied health journals, plus a wide variety of consumer health sources.
- Heritage Quest
A powerful and popular genealogical resource that includes the Federal Censuses, over 25,000 family and local histories, bank and military records, and genealogical and local history sources.
- Job Now / Adult Learning Center
Job coaches provide live online assistance (resume preparation, interview practice, etc.) for jobseekers, and the Adult Learning Center offers an online writing lab, test preparation (including the GED) and the U.S. Citizenship Test.
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 Mango Languages
An online language-learning system, that teaches conversation skills for a wide variety of languages including: Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, Chinese, as well as many others. For individuals fluent in other languages, there are also lessons available to learn English. It is possible to create an account to manage your lessons, but this is not required. *This Resource is available for Fairport Residents only. Call 223-9091 for login information*
- NetLibrary Reference Center
Search and browse reference resources including encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, handbooks, thesauri, and more.
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 NoveList
NoveList is a readers' advisory service for over 155,000 fiction titles and 90,000 reviews. This resource has features like "Find a Favorite Author", and "Find a Favorite Title"; it also contains over 500 Book Discussion Guides. *This Resource is available for Fairport Residents only. Call 223-9091 for login information*
- Novelist K-8
Search over 60,000 fiction titles and reviews for young people. It's a great resource to find a new book or author. Teachers can find Book Talks, Book Lists, and more!
*This Resource is available for Fairport Residents only. Call 223-9091 for login information*
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- Primary Search via Kids Search
Children's magazines and pamphlets, designed for the elementary school student.
- Primary Search via SEARCHASAURUS
Children's magazines and pamphlets, designed for the elementary school student.
 ReferenceUSA
Directory for U.S Businesses, Residents and Healthcare. Search for businesses, people and healthcare professionals and hospitals.
*This Resource is available for Fairport Residents only. Call 223-9091 for login information*
- Rochester Business Journal
Create a free account to access and search the RBJ archives.
- Rochester History
Rochester History is a journal that covers the history of Rochester and western New York. All articles are available on-line - from 1939 to the present.
- Rochester Images
Contains over 22,000 historical and contemporary images from Rochester and Monroe County.
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- Twayne's Author Series
View full text discussions of an author's works and a chronology of the author's life; design your own search; or view topics with a curriculum-related list of writers to use as research starting points. Twayne World, US, and English Authors each contains the full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors, for a total of 600 individual full-text titles.
- WorldCat via OCLC FirstSearch
OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) is an online catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. Funding for WorldCat is provided by the Rochester Regional Library Council through a grant from the New York State Education Department.
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