On-line Reference


The following on-line Reference resources are available 24/7 to Ramapo Catskill Library System patrons. Remote (Home Access) users will need to enter their barcode number (from an RCLS Member Library Card) to gain access.

If you are looking for articles from a specific journal/magazine, search using a keyword(s) from the periodical title or browse the A-to-Z list.




General Students Newspapers Health Business People Literature Countries

OCLC FirstSearch - Your one-stop option for a wide range of subjects in 13 databases. Search Articles, Journal Articles, Books, by Topic or by Database. Search available in eight languages. Please note: Currently only available for in-house use. We're working on remote-login.
Funded by GPLHS

Ebsco MasterFile Premiere- Searchable full text for nearly 1,860 journals, including Consumer Reports and Business Week.
Funded by the Ramapo Catskill Library System.


ERIC - Education Resources Information Center- ERIC provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text.
ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES).

Gale Expanded Academic ASAP - From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines.
Funded by the Ramapo Catskill Library System.

Gale Virtual Reference Library - Includes the following topics: Biography. Business, History, Medicine, Nation and World, and Science.

Publications include The Encycolpedia of World Biography, Business Plans Handbook, Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, Fashion, Costume and Culture, Major Acts of Congress, Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations, the U*X*L Encyclopedia of Science, and more.
Funded by the Ramapo Catskill Library System.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Includes the complete Encyclopedia Britannica's Internet Guide, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Click here for home access.
Funded by the Ramapo Catskill Library System.

Music

Classical.com - Described as "the world's largest multi-label database of recordings for listening and learning in libraries. Coverage of repertoire is increasing as new labels are added (currently over 32 labels), with a particular focus on contemporary music and women composers." Click here for home access.
Funded by Goshen Public Library & Historical Society

Classical.com Smithsonian Global Sound

From the website: Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries, produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, is a virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions....It includes the published recordings owned by the non-profit Smithsonian Folkways Recordings label and the archival audio collections of the legendary Folkways Records, Cook, Dyer-Bennet, Fast Folk, Monitor, Paredon and other labels. It also includes music recorded around the African continent by Dr. Hugh Tracey for the International Library of African Music (ILAM) at Rhodes University as well as material collected by recordists on the South Asian subcontinent from the Archive Research Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE), sponsored by the American Institute for Indian Studies. Click here for home access.
Funded by Goshen Public Library & Historical Society

Classical.com African American Song

From the website: African American Song is the first online resource to document the history of African American music in an online music listening service. The collection contains a diverse range of genres such as jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narratives, among others. Click here for home access.
Funded by Goshen Public Library & Historical Society

Test Preparation

Learning Express - LearningExpress Library provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests (GRE, SAT, Civil Service) and tutorial course series (Writing Skills, Reading Skills, ESL) designed to help customers, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. Sign in and start on your path to success right now.
Funded by Goshen Public Library & Historical Society

Spanish


Informe (Revistas en Espanol) - Una collecion de revistas hispanicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnologia, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. Search prompts in English at this link.
Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program.


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