Research
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News and Magazine Articles
Access over 3,000 titles through the Mid-Hudson Library System’s collection of popular digital magazines includes both new and backlist titles with no holds through the Overdrive Libby App.
Browse popular magazines in the Gale database collection by topic including Home Improvement, Gardening and Horticulture, Small Business, Culinary Arts, World History, and Pop Culture.
Access to full text New York Times articles, including the New York Times Magazine and Book Review.
Over 1,100 newspapers, 33 of which are New York State newspapers, including the Albany Times Union, New York Times, Newsday, Buffalo News, Post-Standard (Syracuse), Watertown Daily Times, Times Herald-Record (Middletown) and others.
Historical materials from New York State’s Hudson River Valley including the following newspapers:
- Newburgh Telegraph (1831-1835)
- Rockland County Journal (1850-1879)
- Rockland County Messenger (1848;1851-1855;1857)
- Rockland County Times (1902-1904)
- The Kingston Daily Freeman (1895;1903-1912)
- Vassar Miscellany News (1914-2000)
Health Resources
Information Resources on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Information concerning the Library’s response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and links for up-to-date and reliable information sources.
General Health Information
Comprehensive source of health and wellness information from the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health; has many features, including medical encyclopedia and dictionary, current news, & interactive tutorials and surgery videos.
Information on diseases & conditions, medications, healthy living, and health assessment; features “Find It Fast” button to look up a disease or condition, a symptom, or access first aid information; also has “Ask a Specialist” section.
Mental Health and Addiction
Philipstown Hub – Mental Health and Addiction Information Resources
Mental health services, programs for addiction prevention and treatment, and educational information.
National Institute of Mental Health
Search “Mental Health Topics” for descriptions of disorders and treatments and to locate mental health services, affordable healthcare, & NIMH clinical trials.
Search for information by audience, issue or disorders & treatments. Addresses all aspects of mental health and mental illness with information on advocacy, education, research and service.
Additional Health Information Links
Links for physician, hospital and insurance information along with topic-specific health information maintained by the Putnam County Library Association.
Health Reference Databases
Require a library card to login.
Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc.
This collection of 200 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops — and diminishes — over time.
Gale Nursing and Allied Health Collection
All aspects of the Nursing profession — from direct patient care to health care administration — are covered in this collection. Including nearly 400 titles of use to both professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.
Business Resources
Gale Business Insights Collection
Containing over 3,900 magazines and journals, nearly 25,000 industry reports, nearly 11,000 company histories and nearly 500,000 company profiles, Gale Business Insights offers easy access to in-depth information on U.S. and international businesses, industries and products.
Gale Small Business Collection
Perfect for entrepreneurs and business schools, this compilation provides insights, tips, strategies and success stories.
Communications and Mass Media Collection
This collection provides current and accurate information from more than 100 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field, including advertising and public relations, literature and writing, linguistics, and many more.
Find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.