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IMPORTANT: Remote Access to the available databases on this page now requires a Patchogue-Medford Library card. You will be prompted to enter the barcode from your card and your PIN number. If you do not have a PIN number already, you can make one up on the spot. Please remember your PIN.
If you have been using the SuffolkWeb VRC Gateway to access the Virtual Reference Collection (VRC), you will need to turn this off.
PML -- These databases can only be accessed by Patchogue-Medford Library
patrons using their library card barcodes.
VRC -- These databases can be accessed by Suffolk County (NY) residents using their library card barcodes and PIN
LIB -- These databases may only be accessed from workstations in the Patchogue-Medford
Library.
| Alternative Medicine Articles | AltHealth Watch -- PML -- Full text articles focusing on alternative, homeopathic and complementary approaches to health care. |
| American History | History Resource Center: U.S. -- VRC -- Primary and secondary source database for the study of American history from colonial times to the present. |
| Ancient Civilizations | Ancient History and Culture -- PML -- Online encyclopedia covering the ancient culture and history of Africa, Egypt, Greece, Rome, MesoAmerica, and Mesopotamia. |
| Animals | Encyclopedia of Animals -- VRC -- Database entries describe the nature and habitat of many animals. |
| Art Images | Grove Dictionary of Art Online -- VRC -- Encyclopedia of art with links to Bridgeman Image Archive. |
| Book Reviews | Book Review Digest Plus -- VRC -- Excerpts of book reviews from major publications 1983+
Novelist -- PML -- |
| Census-U.S. Federal, Historic | AncestryPlus -- LIB -- Includes online images and indexes of selected U.S. Federal censuses 1790-1930.
Heritage Quest -- VRC -- |
| Civil Service Practice Exams | Learn-A-Test -- VRC -- Prepare for academic, civil service, military and career tests by practicing online. You must register, for scoring and individualized feedback. Choose "new" user your first time accessing the product. |
| Children's Content | For a complete list of the library's databases for children go here. |
| Company Listings | Hoover's Library Edition -- LIB -- Provides financial and background information for most public and some private companies.
Reference USA -- PML --
Business Source Premier -- PML -- |
| Consumer Reports Articles | MasterFile Premier -- PML -- Full text from 1990 to the issue 3 months prior to the current one. |
| Dictionary | MasterFile Premier -- PML -- Searchable 4th edition of the American Heritage Dictionary. Choose "Dictionary" tab to access. |
| Education Articles, Full Text | Academic Search Premier -- VRC -- Includes indexing and full text for several hundred professional journals in education.
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| Egypt, Ancient | Ancient History and Culture -- LIB -- Online encyclopedia covering the ancient culture and history of Africa, Egypt, Greece, Rome, MesoAmerica, and Mesopotamia. |
| Financial Information on Companies | Hoover's Library Edition -- LIB -- Provides financial and background information for most public and some private companies. |
| Full Text Magazine Articles | For a complete list of the library's magazine databases go here.
MasterFile Premier -- PML -- |
| Full Text Newspaper Articles | For a complete list of the library's newspaper databases go here.
Custom Newspapers -- VRC --
New York State Newspapers -- VRC --
New York Times -- VRC --
Newsday Archive -- VRC --
Newspaper Source -- PML --
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| Good Book to Read | NoveList -- VRC -- Find a good book by matching favorite authors, titles, or plots |
| Genealogy | For a listing of the library's genealogy databases go here. |
| Greece, Ancient | Ancient History and Culture -- LIB -- Online encyclopedia covering the ancient culture and history of Africa, Egypt, Greece, Rome, MesoAmerica, and Mesopotamia. |
| Indians | American Indian History and Culture -- PML -- Online encyclopedia covering the culture, history, and biography of the Indian tribes of North America. |
| Journal/Scholarly Articles Full-Text | Academic Search Premier -- VRC -- Database of articles from thousands of academic and scholarly journals spanning most areas of study.
WilsonWeb Cross Database Search -- VRC -- |
| Literary Criticism | Literature Resource Center -- VRC -- Literature reference database with critical and biographical info on thousands of authors.
Magill onLiterature Plus -- PML --
Twayne's Author Series -- VRC -- |
| Long Island Business News Articles | Regional Business News -- PML -- Coverage of over 65 local and regional business newspapers and journals. LIBN 1995+ |
| Maps | Grolier Online Atlas -- VRC -- Includes political, thematic, historical, and explorer's maps. Choose "atlas" link. |
| Medical Dictionary | Health Source: Consumer Edition -- PML -- Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Click on "Medical Dictionary" tab to access. |
| Medical Journal Articles | Health Reference Center Academic -- VRC -- Index to health and medical periodicals and journals.
MEDLINE w/MeSH -- PML -- |
| Mesopotamia, Ancient | Ancient History and Culture -- PML -- Online encyclopedia covering the ancient culture and history of Africa, Egypt, Greece, Rome, MesoAmerica, and Mesopotamia. |
| Mutual Funds Research | Morningstar.com Library Edition -- PML -- Analyst reports and screening and comparison tools for over 20,000 stocks and mutual funds. |
| New York Post Articles | New York State Newspapers -- VRC -- Full text articles from January 2001+ |
| New York Times Articles -- Current | New York Times -- VRC -- Full text of New York Times, Book Review, and Magazine 1995+
New York State Newspapers -- VRC -- |
| New York Times Articles -- Historical | New York Times Historical -- VRC -- Complete, searchable image archive of the New York Times from 1851 to 2001. |
| Newsday Articles | Newsday -- PML -- Searchable archive of Newsday and New York Newsday 1985+. |
| Non-Profit Organizations, Directories | Associations Unlimited -- VRC -- Directory of over 160,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state and local nonprofit membership organizations. |
| Opposing Viewpoints | Opposing Viewpoints Reference
Center -- VRC -- Brings together viewpoint articles and background information on a wide variety of controversial social and economic issues. |
| Photographs | AP Photo Archive -- LIB -- Current and historic photographs with descriptive captions. From the Associated Press |
| Poems, Full Text | Poem Finder -- VRC -- Searchable database of poems with selected biographies and criticism. |
| Primary Source Documents | Ancient History and Culture -- PML -- Contains selected primary source documents from ancient Africa, Egypt, Greece, Rome, MesoAmerica, and Mesopotamia.
American Indian History and Culture -- PML --
New York Times Historical -- VRC --
History Resource Center: U.S. -- VRC -- |
| Pro/Con Articles | Opposing Viewpoints Reference
Center -- VRC -- Brings together viewpoint articles and background information on a wide variety of controversial social and economic issues. |
| Psychology Articles, Full Text | Academic Search Premier -- VRC -- Includes indexing and fulltext for several hundred journals in psychology.
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| Recursos en espanol | Para una lista completa de nuestros bases de datos en espanol, haga click aqui.
Informe! (Revistas en Espanol) -- VRC -- |
| Rome, Ancient | Ancient History and Culture -- PML -- Online encyclopedia covering the ancient culture and history of Africa, Egypt, Greece, Rome, MesoAmerica, and Mesopotamia. |
| Science Articles, Full Text | Academic Search Premier -- VRC -- Includes indexing and fulltext for academic journals from many scientific disciplines.
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| Science Experiments, Ideas | Science Experiments Online -- VRC -- Includes ideas and instructions for a wide variety of science experiments. |
| Sheet Music | Patchogue-Medford Library Classical Music Index An index to classical sheet music at the Patchogue-Medford Library.
Patchogue-Medford Library Popular Song Index |
| Short Stories | Story Finder -- VRC -- Searchable database of thousands of full text short stories. |
| Social Issues -- Opposing Viewpoints | Opposing Viewpoints Reference
Center -- VRC -- Brings together viewpoint articles and background information on a wide variety of controversial social and economic issues. |
| Sociology Articles, Full Text | Academic Search Premier -- VRC -- Includes indexing and fulltext for several hundred sociology journals.
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| Spanish Language Resources | Para una lista completa de nuestros bases de datos en espanol, haga click aqui.
Informe! (Revistas en Espanol) -- VRC -- |
| State by State Information | America the Beautiful -- VRC -- Comprehensive database covering facts about the states and territories of the United States. |
| Stocks, Research | Morningstar.com Library Edition -- PML -- Analyst reports and screening and comparison tools for over 20,000 stocks and mutual funds. |
Reference USA -- PML --
Yellow page listings for over 12 million businesses and residential White pages with 120
million plus listings.
Television and Radio Program Transcripts
Newspaper Source -- PML --
Includes searchable transcripts for 25 radio and television programs.
AllData -- LIB --
Automobile, light truck, and van repair and estimating information for domestic and international models.
Auto Repair Reference Center -- VRC --
Contains repair information and wiring diagrams on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, based on the Chilton manuals.
Mitchell onDemand -- LIB --
Car, light truck, and van repair manuals and wiring diagrams.
This page was last updated on April 27, 2007.
