To access: Go to the library website and click on 'Browse Databases.' The databases are organized alphabetically, by subject, and by type.
Ask Us if you need help selecting a research database, or if you have any suggestions or recommendations.
Library databases complement the library catalog. We subscribe to hundreds of research databases and the library catalog links to only a portion of them.
Many of our databases index periodical articles -- newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals. They allow you to perform complex searches, and they feature tools for managing research.
The New York Public Library subscribes to a large number of databases.
NYC Historic Districts
Check out the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission website's Designation Reports. These well-researched reports describe the history, architecture and development of historical neighborhoods throughout the city's 5 boroughs.
Designed specifically for academic institutions, a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals.
Full Text history reference books and encyclopedias, history magazines, historical documents, biographies of historical figures, historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical film and video. Updated monthly.
