High School & College Students:

Annals of American History - With over 2,000 primary source documents and 700 pieces of multimedia, Annals of American History is an excellent resource for expanding your understanding of the history and culture of the United States. Click here for home access.

Funded by the Ramapo Catskill Library System.

CollegeSource - A virtual library representing 33,688 college catalogs in full cover-to-cover, original page format with 2-year, 4-year, graduate, professional and international schools. Click here for home access.

Funded by the Goshen Public Library.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online Reference Center - a new look to the online Encyclopedia, this portal was designed specifically with Public Libraries in mind. Includes Encyclopeida Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Dictionary & Thesaurus, and Spanish-English Dictionary, and much more! If you haven't visited lately, give the new site a try. Click here for home access.

Funded by the Ramapo Catskill Library System.

Ebsco MasterFile Premiere- Searchable full text for nearly 1,860 journals, including Consumer Reports and Business Week.

Funded by the Ramapo Catskill Library System.

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.

NEW! Gale Opposing Viewpoints - Presents pro and con articles on many controversial topics. Also offers topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, and more.

Funded by the Goshen Public Library & Historical Society

Gale Virtual Reference Library: History - Searchable full-text of the American Civil War Reference Library, American Revolution Reference Library, History Behind the Headlines, and Major Acts of Congress.

Funded by RCLS and the New York State Library NOVEL program.

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 the Goshen Public Library.

Test Preparation

Learning Express - LearningExpress Library provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series 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! (SAT, GRE, Civil Service and more)

Funded by the Goshen Public Library.

Younger Students:

EBSCO Middle Search - Provides full text for over 100 magazines covering general topics appropriate for middle and jr. high school students.

Funded by RCLS and the New York State Library NOVEL program.

EBSCO Middle Search via Searchasaurus - The same database as above presented through a colorful, easy-to-use interface.

Funded by RCLS and the New York State Library NOVEL program.

EBSCO Kids Search - The same database as Middle Search, presented in a colorful and graphical format for ease of use. Much friendlier interface than the previous.

Funded by RCLS and the New York State Library NOVEL program.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online for KIDS - Recently redone with Public Libraries in mind, this portal offers a kid-friendly design, and offers access to Compton's Encyclopedia, Elementary Encyclopedia, and the Dictionary. The Student Center offers quick access to most common research-related topics/needs. Click here for home access.

Funded by the Ramapo Catskill Library System.

Infotrac Junior - Provides junior high and middle students with a wide variety of full-text sources that include the leading magazines, newspapers and reference books.

Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program.

TOPICsearch - This current events database includes 40,000 full text documents carefully selected by a staff of librarians and teachers.