Electronic Resources

Catalog	Search the records of the New York State Library, including Manuscripts and Special Collections, and the New York State Archives. Records for the Historical Documents Inventory (collections held at other NYS institutions) are also included. Many New York State agency and Federal full-text publications are available electronically through the catalog, as well as some Historical documents. (More about the Library's Digital Collections.)
Databases, Indexes & Reference Sources	Find full text, citations, indexing and abstracts. These resources, including NOVEL databases, are available onsite at the State Library. Remote access requires a valid New York State Library borrower's card with a P or R number. (How to Apply)
E-Journals	Find full text articles by journal name. Remote access requires a valid New York State Library borrower's card with a P number. (How to Apply)
E-Books	Find e-books by name or subject. Remote access requires a valid New York State Library borrower's card with a P number. (How to Apply)
Internet Bibliographies	Browse Web sites selected and annotated by Library staff and organized by topic.

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WorldCat from OCLC - Search for an item in OCLC member libraries.
Find Your Public Library - by county, Public Library System, Community Name, or Library Name.
Library Statistics - Bibliostat Connect provides 14 years of New York data (1991-2004) from the Annual Report for Public and Association Libraries and the latest data from the Federal State Cooperative System (FSCS) and the Public Library Data Service (PLDS) for all public libraries in the nation.
Public Library Law in New York State - by Robert Allan Carter. This book is a compilation of statutes and regulations in New York State that pertain to public libraries.
Excerpts from New York State Law and Regulations of the Commissioner of Education pertaining to Libraries, Library Systems, Trustees and Librarians