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Resources for Kids, Parents and Teachers
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Most of these databases and web sites are available
to all users in the library and at home. However, some are subject
to restrictions:
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indicates that it can be accessed from home with a valid Guilderland or UHLS library card. |
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indicates that the resource is appropriate for students, parents and teachers. |
Bartleby.com
This website provides free, full-text access to a wide variety of reference, fiction, and non-fiction works, including poetry anthologies, the complete works of William Shakespeare, and writings by Ben Franklin, Plato, Milton, and many others.
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Bookwire
Book reviews, author interviews, book industry news and more. |
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Children's Literature Review
Children's Literature Review offers biographical information about children's authors, reviews of
literature, and more. Full text online availability for Guilderland Public Library
includes entries beginning in July 2008 up to the present. Earlier editions of this resource are available in print at the
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Gale's Literary Index
Search for an author or work in Gale's Literary Index. This tool can
help you find entries in a number of Gale reference resources (such as Something About the
Author and Children's Literature Review). If you can't find what you're looking for online,
ask a librarian. We may have earlier print copies of the title and entry you are looking for. |
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Los Angeles Times Book Review
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New York Review of Books
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New York Times Book Review
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ProQuest Platinum
This database contains articles and citations about
authors and literature from a wide selection of
scholarly journals, professional resources, and popular magazines.
Click here for a full list of titles in this database. |
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Something About the Author Online
Something About the Author offers information about the lives
and work of children's and young adult authors. Full text online availability for
Guilderland Public Library includes entries beginning in July 2008 up
to the present. Earlier editions of this resource are available in print at the Library. |

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Twayne's Author Series
Twayne's Author Series features the content of nearly
600 books that comprise three print series - United States
Authors, English Authors and World Authors. |

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Washington Post Book World
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NOTE: Firewalls must be disabled in order to access some of these databases.
If you encounter any problems accessing these databases, please send
us an email message at adult@guilpl.org or
call Adult Reference at 456-2400 ext. 7.
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