Burnt Hills

Burnt Hills- Ballston Lake

High School Library

88 Lakehill Road Burnt Hills, NY 12308 518-399-9141 ext 3150

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Biography Resource Center Biographies on individuals from all time periods and countries.
Updated with full text articles from periodicals.

Country Reports Information on countries including photo galleries, recipes, and educational games.

Country Watch Information on countries of the world including demographics, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental.
Provides daily news coverage and a significant news archive for every country.

Custom Newspapers Collection of 500 newspapers both national and international.
Includes NY Times and Albany Times Union.

EBSCO Full text coverage for more than 750 general reference publications as far back as 1984.

eLibrary Full text articles from newspapers, magazines, radio and TV transcripts, pictures and maps.
Includes Albany Times Union from 1998 to present.

Issues and Controversies Up-to-date, in-depth and objective information on the most prominent and hotly debated issues of the day.

New York State Newspapers Database of sixteen major New York papers including New York Times, Albany Times Union, Glens Falls Post Star and the New York Post.

New York Times Historic Newspaper Full-text coverage of the New York Times from 1851-2002.
Digitally reproduces every issue cover-to cover from news stories and editorials to graphics and advertisements.

Oxford Reference Over 100 dictionary, language reference and subject reference works.
Includes foreign language dictionaries, quotation books, maps, subject specific dictionaries, encyclopedias and timelines.

Power Media Plus Thousands of multimedia components all specifically created for the classroom.
3,300 educational videos, 23,000 core video clips, 6,000 audio files, 25,000 photographs, illustrations and clip art images.

Proquest Over 660 periodicals, newspapers and reference sources.
Includes ProQuest Professional Education, with 300 magazines and journals for educators K-12.

SIRS Full text articles exploring social issues, including a Pro vs Con section on 100 leading issues.
Includes excerpts from The World Almanac, Maps of the World and Facts of the World.

Student Resource Center Gold Full-text articles from more than 900 magazines, from 1986 and updated daily.
Includes reference sources, encyclopedias, and almanacs.

Teaching Books In studio movies of authors and illustrators, audio excerpts of professional book readings, guides to thousands of titles.

Topic Search Current events database arranged by topic.
Includes international and regional newspapers.

United Streaming Curriculum Videos Over 2000 education core-curriculum videos and 20,000 video clips.

Virtual Reference Library Reference books in electronic e-book format.
Includes titles in Business, Health, Science and Social Studies.

Biography Resource Center	Biographies on individuals from all time periods and countries. Updated with full text articles from periodicals.
Country Reports	Information on countries including photo galleries, recipes, and educational games.
Country Watch	Information on countries of the world including demographics, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental. Provides daily news coverage and a significant news archive for every country.
Custom Newspapers	Collection of 500 newspapers both national and international. Includes NY Times and Albany Times Union.

EBSCO	Full text coverage for more than 750 general reference publications as far back as 1984.
eLibrary	Full text articles from newspapers, magazines, radio and TV transcripts, pictures and maps. Includes Albany Times Union from 1998 to present.
Issues and Controversies	Up-to-date, in-depth and objective information on the most prominent and hotly debated issues of the day.
New York State Newspapers	Database of sixteen major New York papers including New York Times, Albany Times Union, Glens Falls Post Star and the New York Post.

New York Times Historic Newspaper	Full-text coverage of the New York Times from 1851-2002. Digitally reproduces every issue cover-to cover from news stories and editorials to graphics and advertisements.
Oxford Reference	Over 100 dictionary, language reference and subject reference works. Includes foreign language dictionaries, quotation books, maps, subject specific dictionaries, encyclopedias and timelines.
Power Media Plus	Thousands of multimedia components all specifically created for the classroom. 3,300 educational videos, 23,000 core video clips, 6,000 audio files, 25,000 photographs, illustrations and clip art images.
Proquest	Over 660 periodicals, newspapers and reference sources. Includes ProQuest Professional Education, with 300 magazines and journals for educators K-12.
SIRS	Full text articles exploring social issues, including a Pro vs Con section on 100 leading issues. Includes excerpts from The World Almanac, Maps of the World and Facts of the World.
Student Resource Center Gold	Full-text articles from more than 900 magazines, from 1986 and updated daily. Includes reference sources, encyclopedias, and almanacs.
Teaching Books	In studio movies of authors and illustrators, audio excerpts of professional book readings, guides to thousands of titles.
Topic Search	Current events database arranged by topic. Includes international and regional newspapers.
United Streaming Curriculum Videos	Over 2000 education core-curriculum videos and 20,000 video clips.
Virtual Reference Library	Reference books in electronic e-book format. Includes titles in Business, Health, Science and Social Studies.