NOVEL stands for New York Online Virtual Electronic Library.

NOVEL is an electronic collection of books, e-journals, full text magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias and other databases licensed on a statewide basis for free public access through local libraries and remote locations such as home, school, and office.

NOVEL is FREE online access to thousands of information sources!

NOVEL provides statewide, public access to reliable, electronic information from the New York State Library.

NOVEL provides easy searching for information resources and a research environment appropriate for users of all ages.

The goal of NOVEL is to increase access to electronic resources on a statewide basis.