Web Resources

In this website, ProQuest presents primary source documents from several of the time periods in American History when the river of the Black Freedom Struggle ran more powerfully, while not losing sight of the fierce, often violent opposition that Black people have faced on the road to freedom. This website contains approximately 1,600 documents focused on six different phases of Black Freedom.

BookBrowse is an online magazine for booklovers - including reviews; previews; “beyond the book” articles; author interviews; author read-alikes; extensive resources for book clubs, including reading guides; and much more. Sign up for the BookBrowse newsletter to get a twice-monthly email with information on the latest industry book buzz, reviews, interviews and more!

Consumer Reports is an independent, nonprofit member organization that works side by side with consumers for truth, transparency, and fairness in the marketplace. Access Consumer Reports from inside the library on a library computer, personal computer, or device. Remote access may require a Saratoga Springs Public Library card number.

EBSCO provides full text for magazines, periodicals and reference books covering a wide-range of subject areas including business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. This information service also provides an Image Collection containing photos, maps and flags. Includes MasterFILE, MasterFILE Reference eBook collection, Teacher Reference Center, GreenFile, and Consumer Reports!

GreenFILE is a free research database covering all aspects of human impact on the environment. Its scholarly, government, and general-interest titles include content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.

Access ebooks, audiobooks, and digital magazines from the web or through a mobile app!

Designed specifically for public libraries, MasterFILE Elite provides full-text magazines and reference books covering many subject areas. It also includes an extensive image collection.

Over 3,000 scholarly journals, and trade journals, magazines, reports and conference papers published from a number of different sources around the world. Includes content from major subject repositories such as arXiv as well as open access journals.

Offers complete newspaper records, cover-to-cover, including article, and full-page images in an easily downloadable PDF format. All available records are searchable, including images. Coverage includes: editorials, letters to the editor, obituaries and death notices, birth and marriage announcements, historical photos, classifieds, and display advertisements.

Due to publisher restrictions, there is a three-year gap of availability, from the current year, in coverage.

Pairs robust searching features (from 1980 forward) with detailed indexing to help you quickly find the news information you need. The searching covers complete bibliographic information so you can search on subjects, companies, people, products, and geographic areas so that you have access to not only top news stories, but also detailed information on the arts, sports, business, and popular culture. And workflow tools such as cite, share, print, and export help make the research process flexible, thorough, and efficient. Most content loads same day — oftentimes by 8 AM U.S. Eastern time. See how to navigate the NYT Searchable Database.

Access to in-depth coverage by reporters on the ground when news happens, all over the world, with sources and market insights. WSJ provides news on topics from business and the economy to politics, tech and much more.
Account creation is required. Access is available for 3 days. After 3 days, you must use this link again to reactivate your account.

The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources. Extensive coverage of the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects - authoritative and comprehensive. Millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions; updated daily.

Resource for academic research includes scholarly journals and selected general interest titles in a wide variety of subjects.

Includes Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools.

Contenido en español preciso y apropiado para la edad para hablantes nativos de español, estudiantes bilingües y estudiantes que están aprendiendo español. Disponible en dos niveles: primario y secundario.

Accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish. Available at two levels—primary and secondary.