Jeffrey Cannell, Deputy Commissioner for Cultural Education, is pleased
to announce the selection of electronic products to constitute the
NOVELNY (New York Online Virtual Electronic Library) statewide
collection for July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.  

2010/2011 NOVELNY Databases:
EBSCO’s Primary Search (including Searchasaurus and Kids Search
interfaces)
Gale’s Academic OneFile (new)
Gale’s Business and Company Resource Center
Gale’s Health Reference Center Academic (new)
Gale’s General OneFile (new)
Gale’s InfoTrac Custom Newspapers
Gale’s National Newspaper Index
Gale’s New York State Newspapers
Gale’s Twayne Authors Series
Grolier Online (includes Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia
Encyclopedia, and the New Book of Knowledge)

The above databases will be available through more than 5,500 public,
school, academic and special libraries registered for NOVELNY and to
individuals who are residents of New York State that visit
http://www.novelnewyork.org and log on with a driver license ID or a
non-driver ID.

Note: ProQuest Platinum and Gale Health and Wellness Resource Center
will be available through NOVELNY only until June 30, 2010.

Products were competitively selected to provide the broadest array of
desired content for the best value given current resources.
Consideration of comments from the field (witness the restoration of
health content) and priority subjects were weighed in the decision.
Additional information is available in an FAQ at
<http://novelnewyork.org/2010dbfaq.php> 

The NOVELNY Steering Committee subgroup charged with database
evaluation provided advice and consultation throughout the process.   In
2010/2011, NOVELNY offers an encyclopedia, strong general reference and
periodicals content, business, news and health concentrations, an
interface and content for children, and author information.

Look for future postings on NYLINE, NOVEL-DB and the novelnewyork.org
website regarding developing information about registration, training
and educational tools. Any questions regarding the resources described
above should be sent to: NYSLNOVEL@mail.nysed.gov
<mailto:NYSLNOVEL@mail.nysed.gov>

Provided by the New York State Library, NOVELNY is a pilot project for
the Statewide Internet Library connecting New Yorkers to 21st century
information. NOVELNY is supported with temporary federal Library
Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and
Library Services (IMLS).