4CLS provides access to a collection of high-quality, accurate, electronic resources.  Some of these databases are made possible through NOVELny, the New York Online Virtual Library, a public information network for New Yorkers.

These resources are available at no cost to all New York residents.

For Students:

• InfoTrac Newsstand–Full-text newspapers, including the New York Times from 1995- and more than 1000 major US regional, national, and local newspapers (33 from New York State).
• National Newspaper Index–Contains indexing of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and The Washington Post.
• NYS Historic Newspapers — This state wide project provides free online access to a wide range of newspapers chosen to reflect New York’s unique history.
• New York State Newspapers–A database of 33 major newspapers published in the State of New York: the Albany Times Union, New York Times, Newsday, Buffalo News, Post-Standard (Syracuse), Watertown Daily Times, Times Herald-Record (Middletown) and others.
• Opposing Viewpoints in Context–More than 13,000 pro/con viewpoints on current issues
• Britannica Academic:  Includes Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools.

• Britannica Escolar: Accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students and students learning Spanish.  Available at two levels—primary and secondary.
• Britannica School:  A source for all grades (Pre-K-12) and all reading abilities.  Available at three levels–elementary, middle, and high.

• Kids InfoBits–Contains over 100 age-appropriate magazines for grades K-5.  Also includes Merriam-Webster’s Elementary Dictionary, maps, flags, seals, charts, and graphs.
• Research in Context: Contains magazines, newspapers, primary sources and videos for students in grades 6 to 8.
• Academic One File–Multimedia research information, with an emphasis on the hard sciences, engineering, and business, as well as agriculture, criminal justice, environmental studies, pop culture, psychology, war, and terrorism.
• General One File–A comprehensive general-interest database with journal articles, as well as travel guides, transcripts from National Public Radio, and television video files.
• Driving-Test.org–Free DMV permit practice tests.  This resource will help you prepare for the theory portion of your permit test.
• FreeTestPrep–Resources for preparing to take the ACT, SAT, and GED, including practice questions, flashcards, admissions essays, articles, and guides.

For Family Researchers:

• Digital Archive of the Afton Free Library–This digital archive covers the southeast area of Chenango County for the years 1876-1957 and is provided by the Afton Free Library.  Publications include the Afton Enterprise, Afton Enterprise and Harpursville Budget, Afton Weekly Enterprise, Courier, Home Sentinel, The Afton Daily Enterprise, and the Weekly Press.
• Digital Archives of the George F. Johnson Memorial Library–This digital archives covers publications in the Endicott area for the years 1856-1951.  Publications include the Daily Bulletin, Endicott Bulletin, Endicott Daily Bulletin, Endicott-Johnson Workers Review, Endicott Times, Johnson City Endicott Record, News Dispatch, The Record, Union Endicott News, and The Union Weekly News.  Additional local resources, including U-E High School yearbooks, E-J Workers Review, and Miscellaneous Local Documents can be found on the library’s Online Resources page.
• Digital Archives of the Guernsey Memorial Library –This digital archive covers the Norwich area for the years 1816-1938, and 2015-2016.  Publications include the Anti Masonic Telegraph, Chenango Semi Weekly Telegraph, Chenango Telegraph, Chenango Telegraph and Chronicle, Chenango Union, Evening Sun, Morning Sun, Norwich Journal, and Norwich Sun.
• Digital Archive of the Huntington Memorial Library—This digital archive contains The Daily Star covering years 1890 through 1925. It is fully searchable for keywords and dates, and information of note can be clipped and printed or uploaded to social media..
• Digital Archives of the Sherburne Public Library— This digital archive covers The Sherburne News in all its incarnations, including the Home News (1864-1865), Sherburne Home News (1865-1868), Sherburne News (1868-2017) and The Sherburne News (2018-2019)  In addition, it will soon include Sherburne and Sherburne-Earlville High School yearbooks from 1944-1979, with the eventual aim of including all years up until the present.
• Digital Archives of the William B. Ogden Free Library–This digital archive covers publications in the Walton, NY area for the years 1856-2011, and is provided by the William B. Ogden Free Library.  Publications include the Walton Blade, Walton Chronicle, Walton Cyclone, Walton Journal and Walton Reporter.
• Digital Archives of the Sidney Memorial Library— This digital archive covers publications in the Sidney, NY area for the years 1882-2010, and is provided by the Sidney Memorial Library.  Publications include the Tri Town News, Sidney Enterprise, Press and Sun, The Daily Star, Sidney Record, Sidney Record and Bainbridge News and the Walton Reporter.
• The Digital Archives of the Village Library of Morris–This digital archive covers publication in the Morris, NY area for the years 1850-1969, and is provided by the Morris Library.  Publications include The Morris Chronicle, Zion Church Records and the Otsego Chronicle.
• The Digital Archives of the Lisle Free Library–This digital archive covers publications in the Lisle, NY and greater New York State area for the years 1838-1997, and is provided by the Lisle Free Library.  Publications include the Lisle Gleaner, Eagle, New York Weekly Tribune, Albany Weekly Journal, New Yorker, Lisle Gleaner and New Era, Maroon and Gold, Golden Eagle, New Era and New Albany Gazette.
• The Digital Archives of the Mary Wilcox Memorial Library–This digital archive covers publications in the greater Whitney Point, NY area for the years 1820-2016, and is provided by the Mary Wilcox Memorial Library.  Publications include the Whitney Point Reporter, The Whitney Point Reporter and the Chenango American and the Oxford Review Times, The Chenango American and the Whitney Point Reporter, Broome County Census (1820 only), Whitney Point Reporter and the Oxford Review.
• The Digital Archives of the Oxford Memorial Library–This digital archive covers publications in the Oxford, NY area for the years 1813-1978, and is provided by both the Oxford Memorial Library and the R. C. Smith Foundation of Norwich, NY.  Publications include The Oxford Review-Times, The Oxford Times, Oxford Gazette, The Oxford Review, Chenango Republican, The Norwich Journal, The Review-Times, Oxford Press, Oxford Republican and the Chenango Whig.
• Ancestry.com New York — Portions of Ancestry.com pertaining to New York are free to NY state residents.  The New York State Archives partnered with Ancestry to digitize some NY state records of interest to genealogists.  The resulting databases are free if you live in New York State.
• Family Search–Records, resources, and services for genealogical research; especially good for state census data.
• Fulton History–Access to more than 16 million pages of historical New York State newspapers as well as historical postcards.
• HathiTrust–HathiTrust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world

Other Resources:

• Business Insights Essentials—Company profiles, industry reports, and finance reports, plus more than 3900 business magazines and newspapers.
• Health Reference Center Academic –-A medical database with journal articles, reference books, pamphlets, and online videos covering medicine, health, and nursing topics.
• Merck Manuals –-Merck Manuals are one of the world’s most widely used medical information resources. The Manuals have committed to making the best current medical information accessible by up to 3 billion health care professionals and patients on every continent by 2020.
• Digital Library of America–A portal to digital information from libraries, archives, and museums, with access by timeline, format, map, and topic.
• EngageNY–Information on New York State’s P-12 Common Core Learning Standards.
• Educators Reference Complete:  Resource for educators and education students. Provides access to periodicals covering pre-school to college and most educational specialties.  Includes full-text for many titles cited in ERIC.