NOVEL: New York Online Virtual Electronic Library

New York State Residents: NOVEL databases are available 24/7 through the Internet to New York State residents with a valid New York driver's license or New York non-driver photo ID identification number. To access the NOVEL databases, go to: http://novelnewyork.org

DYC-affiliated patrons can access all NOVEL resources through the Online Databases page.

List of NOVEL databases and resources:

• American Civil War Reference Library (4 volumes + index)
• American Revolution Reference Library (4 volumes +index)
• Business & Company Resource Center
• Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
• Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
• Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
• Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
• Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
• General Science Collection
• Health & Wellness Resource Center
• Health Reference Center-Academic
• History Behind the Headlines (Vol. 1-6 set)
• Informe Revistas en Espanol (Spanish & English interfaces)
• InfoTrac Custom Newspapers
• InfoTrac Junior
• Major Acts of Congress (1st Ed., 3 volumes)
• MasterFILE Select
• National Newspaper Index
• New York State Newspapers
• Primary Search
• Searchasaurus
• Twayne Authors Series (World, English, and US Authors)

"The State Library has worked with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles to offer this option to ensure user privacy. No records of the access will be stored on the State Library's server or the user's computer or attached to any individual's driver license or non-driver photo ID information. No log-on numbers will be captured or stored." http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/library/novel/database/dmv-id.htm