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research assistantResources for Educators

Your time is valuable. You need accurate information fast. And you want to be sure your students can also find what they need. NOVELNY is a shortcut to valuable sources of information for all you need to take your students to the next level.

Great ideas for lesson plans, facts, figures, classroom resources, current and archived newspaper and magazine articles (you don't have to subscribe to read today's news!)-it's all here. No more frustrating Internet searches. No ads or popups. If it's an interesting book, important article, or weird factoid-NOVELNY offers a treasure trove of digital resources to help you find what you need.

The following NOVELNY databases contain information to help teachers prepare lesson plans and class assignments:

Business/Economics
Business and Company Resources Center
Business Plans Handbook
Encyclopedia of Small Business
Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce

English/Literature
Contemporary Poets
Twayne´s Authors Series

History
American Civil War Reference Library
American Revolution Reference Library
Americans at War
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
Fashion, Costume and Culture
History Behind the Headlines
Major Acts of Congress

Science
Biology: Macmillan Science Library
General Science Collection
Science Reference Center (includes articles correlated to curriculum standards)

Social Studies
InfoTrac Junior
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers
National Newspaper Index

Spanish Language
ˇInforme! (Revistas en Español)

Elementary/Middle School
Primary Search via Searchasaurus
(Full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator [Lexiles].)

Middle/High School
InfoTrac Junior
Primary Search
(Full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator [Lexiles].)
TOPICsearch

College
General Science Collection
Health Reference Center-Academic

Other Resources
Resources and Services for Teachers (New York State Library)
Selected Education Web Sites (New York State Library)
Virtual Learning System (New York State Education Department)