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ELECTRONIC DATABASES

Electronic databases give you 24-hour access to high-quality, edited, evaluated information from authoritative information sources. To use the databases from home: Pick up a copy of the passwords bookmark in the Media Center.

See a list of the databases organized by subject.
 

ABC-CLIO: American Government
Reference and research materials about American politics and public policy. To switch between ABC-CLIO sections, click the Switch Web Sites drop-down menu in the upper right of the ABC-CLIO screen.

ABC-CLIO: American History
Investigates the people, events, and themes of our nation's evolution, from the first exploration of the New World to today's headlines. To switch between ABC-CLIO sections, click the Switch Web Sites drop-down menu in the upper right of the ABC-CLIO screen.

 NEW!  ABC-CLIO: United States at War
Explores the causes and consequences of wars; identifies the people, places, events, and movements associated with conflicts; and explains the underlying themes of wars and their defining moments. To switch between ABC-CLIO sections, click the Switch Web Sites drop-down menu in the upper right of the ABC-CLIO screen.

ABC-CLIO: World History (Modern)
Covers key historical events from 1500 to the present. To switch between ABC-CLIO sections, click the Switch Web Sites drop-down menu in the upper right of the ABC-CLIO screen.

Access Newspaper Archive
View, save, and print full-page U.S. newspapers dating from 1759 to 1977. (Not available from home.)

Biography Resource Center
Describes the lives of more than 1 million people throughout history, around the world, and across all subject areas.

Contemporary Authors
Complete biographical and bibliographical information on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.

Country Watch
Current demographic, political, economic, business, cultural, and environmental news and information about 192 countries around the world.

CultureGrams
Experience the cultures of 190 countries and territories in reports that include maps, statistics, a glossary, and in-depth information.

EBSCOhost
Provides full-text access to magazine and newspaper articles, along with more than 200 databases covering history, health, education, and business.

Facts on File
Covers a wide range of subjects, including history, science, careers, literature, and geography.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Online editions of print reference books, covering history, law, medicine, countries and their cultures, and social science.

Grolier Online
Two multimedia encyclopedias: Grolier (for quick reference) and Encyclopedia Americana for (in-depth research and worldwide current events). To access the Grolier databases from home, request a username and password.

InfoTrac-Elite 500
Content from more than 500 publications, including daily full text from The New York Times and The Star Ledger.

JerseyClicks
New Jersey's statewide portal that lets you search full-text databases simultaneously through one user-friendly interface. The databases cover subjects such as health, history, business, education, science, current events, literature, and popular fiction. The suite also includes Informe, a Spanish-language full-text database. To use JerseyClicks from home, enter the your library card number from your public library card when prompted after you put in your search.

JSTOR
An archive of more than 700 scholarly journals in the arts, sciences, and humanities. The JSTOR log-on process changed in April 2008 so that now users create their own ID and password by going to an authenticated registration page. Stop by the Media Center for registration and log-on instructions.

Lands & Peoples
Up-to-date information for country and state reports, plus Mexican state articles in Spanish.

Literature Resource Center
Criticism, biographies, bibliographies, work overviews, web sites, articles, full-text works, and reading lists for students of literature.

Opposing Viewpoints
Online library of current event topics: the facts as well as the arguments of each topic's proponents and detractors.

 NEW!  Proquest Historical Newspapers
Research history through the pages of The New York Times from 1850 to today.

 NEW!  Proquest Newspapers Online
Nine full-text newspapers online: The Atlanta Constitution (1995-current), The Atlanta Journal (1995-current), Boston Globe (1980-current), Christian Science Monitor (1990-current), Los Angeles Times (1985-current), The New York Times (1995-current), USA Today (1987-current), Wall Street Journal (1984-current), Washington Post (1987-current).

SIRS Researcher
General reference database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues.

SIRS WebSelect
Reliable and credible Internet resources on vital issues and topics.

United Streaming
More than 5,000 full-length digital videos segmented into 50,000 content-specific clips for educational use.
 

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