A Buffalo and Erie County Public Library card gives you access to subscriber-only resources on a wide range of subjects. Topics range from everyday concerns like health, parenting, finance, car repair, to scholarly topics such as literary criticism, historical research, genealogy and more.

From the Research Databases page you can search just one database or several databases at the same time.

To search one database

• Scroll down the page and click on the database name.
• Follow the searching instructions for that database

To search multiple databases

• Enter your search criteria
• Select one or more categories
• Click on the Search box

Research Tips

The following four areas can only be searched individually:

Car Repair
Foundation Center
Genealogy
Languages

Instead of clicking the checkbox in front of these categories, search the individual databases by clicking on the title of the desired database.

To search, please click on our Research Databases.

Don't have a Buffalo and Erie County Public Library card and need to do research from home in a hurry? Click NOVELny (http://novelnewyork.org) to access select databases using your NYS driver's license or non-driver photo ID. NOVEL Databases is an electronic database access project provided by the New York State Library that enables libraries across New York State to give their communities online access to the full text of hundreds of journals, newspapers and other references.