NOVELNY Databases is an electronic database access project that enables libraries across New York State to provide their communities free online access to the full text of thousands of journals, newspapers and other information sources.

New York State libraries that are members of a New York State library system may participate directly in the NOVELNY databases program. The NOVELNY Databases Help Desk toll-free phone number is (877) 277-0250. The Help Desk phone is staffed by New York State Library database specialists, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information and to register for the databases, see the NOVELNY Databases page at the New York State Library web site at http://novelnewyork.org/ .

Below are links to searching tips, training materials, and additional information about the NOVELNY databases. RRLC will be updating this web page on an ongoing basis.

New York State Library Web Site

• Statewide access: http://novelnewyork.org/. Enter NOVELNY - Log in with Public Library Card, NY Driver License, or Non-Drive Photo ID.
• NOVELNY Toolkit: In order to assist librarians in marketing NOVELNY and their other electronic resources, a series of publications have been created and assembled in a downloadable marketing toolkit. http://novelnewyork.org/librarians_toolkit.php

How to Access NOVELNY

NOVELNY from the New York State Library
You can access all of the NOVELNY databases from the NYS Library website. Go to http://novelnewyork.org. Under the picture of the Statue of Liberty, you can enter NOVELNY, logging in with your choice of Public Library Card, NY Drivers License or Non-Drivers Photo ID or NYS Library Card.

NOVELNY from the Monroe County Library
Connect to the MCLS LibraWeb site at http://www2.libraryweb.org
On the left side of the screen select Magazines & Databases.
The databases are listed alphabetically, by title. Click on your database of choice and you will be prompted to enter your MCLS library card # and your last name.

NOVLENY from the Pioneer Library System
Connect to the PLS OWWL site at http://owwl.org
At the Welcome to OWWL.org screen scroll down to “Find articles, practice lists and more in online databases. Access from home will require an OWWL borrower card.” Click on online databases and you will see a listing of all subscription databases, including the NOVELNY databases. Select your database of choice and you will then be prompted to enter your library card number to login.

Full text health resources available from NOVELNY
Access to the complete text of many health related magazines and books can be located by searching the databases on NOVELNY. Here is a description of the NOVELNY Health Resources:

Health & Wellness Resource Center & Alternative Health Module: Contains articles from medical publications and general interest publications on medical topics; nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health related videos.

Health Reference Center Academic: Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a variety of personal health information in Info Trac’s Health Reference Center.

Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Includes nearly 400 titles that cover all aspects of the Nursing profession, from patient care to health care administration.

• EBSCO Databases
• Gale Cengage Learning Databases
• Gale Cengage Learning Newspaper Databases
• Health and Wellness Resource Center
• InforTrac Junior
• Ebsco Searchasaurus

NOVELNY and MCLS Tutorials

Please note that an MCLS library card # is required for portions of the tutorials:

• Searching for Business and Company Information: A Tutorial: http://www.libraryweb.org/databases/buscom/
• Searching MASTERFILE SELECT: A Tutorial: http://www.libraryweb.org/databases/masterfile/

Spanish Language NOVELNY Brochure

• Click here to download the Spanish language NOVELNY brochure "NOVELNY @ Your Library" in pdf format.

School Library NOVELNY Projects - Lesson Plans created using the NOVELNY Databases

Rochester City School District School Library System NOVELNY Project: http://rochestersls.rcsdk12.org/novel.htm

• • Autobiography of a Place- 5th grade
  • Waterways and Their Impact on Economic and Community Development- 4th grade
  • You are There - 5th grade
• Secondary level projects
  • English 11 -- Poet Analysis/Literary Criticism
  • Environmental Remediation - Grades 11 & 12

Monroe #1 BOCES Monroe #2 Orleans BOCES Curriculum Integration Workshop [Word format]

• Annotated Bibliography Professional Sports Lesson Plan
• Artist ID
• Author ID
• Career Unit
• Disease Research
• ELA Lesson: Violence and Women
• ELA Lesson: Holocaust
• Global: Byzantine Newspaper Project
• Human Rights
• Information Literacy: InfoTrac Junior
• Man’s Effect on the Environment
• Position Paper
• Social Studies: Iraq
• Spanish – Cultural Research
• Standards
• Thanksgiving Lesson Plan
• WWII and the Holocaust Topic List Suggestions