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ABC-CLIO American History Spanning from the earliest days of American history through today, this database provides information on "the people, events, and themes" in the United States. Contains a "This Day in History" section, plus articles, maps, timelines, court cases, chronological topic listings, glossaries, images, and more. To use from home or work click here. Please be sure to LOG OUT when finished.
Academic Search Premier An academic multi-disciplinary database that provides full text for nearly 4,650 serials, and full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed (scholarly) titles.
To use from home or work click here. (Show me how)
African American History Online Provides information on more than 500 years of African American history. Available from the Facts on File database group. To use from home or work click here.
American History Online Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the American experience. Available from the Facts on File database group. To use from home or work click here.
American Indian History Online Offers fast access to more than 15,000 years of Native American culture, history, and biographies. Available from the Facts on File database group. To use from home or work click here.
American Women's History Covers a wide range of topics such as abortion, affirmative action, civil rights activism, and gender discrimination. Available from the Facts on File database group. To use from home or work click here.
Ancestry (Library Edition) Research census (1790-1930), birth, marriage, death records, plus news stories, photos historical maps, and more. Also includes U.K. census records from 1841 to 1901. Use in the library only.
Ancient & Medieval History Online Encompasses six ancient centers of civilization–Africa, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Mesoamerica, and Mesopotamia. Available from the Facts on File database group. To use from home or work click here.
Art Index With 75 years of art journalism, users can research leading English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Dutch sources. Includes important yearbooks and select museum bulletins. Use in the Main Library's Reference Center only.
Art Sales Index A database of over 3.5 million fine art auction records. Includes sales from around the world since the 1920s.
Artprice.com Auction prices for some 309,000 artists’ works, as well as biographical information, signatures, monograms, and symbols. Use in the Main Library's Reference Center only.
AskArt Biographical, auction listings, and image databases. This source is helpful when researching North American artists. Use in the Main Library's Reference Center only.
 
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Biography and Genealogy Master Index Citations to over 13.6 million biographical sketches of people (living and deceased). Cites both current reference sources and important retrospective works, most of which are available at the Newark Public Library. Covers every field of activity and all areas of the world.
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Biography Collection Complete Features more than 177,000 entries about the lives of people prominent in history, science, the arts, music, literature, multicultural studies, gender studies, business, government and politics, sports, entertainment, and many other areas.
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Biography Resource Center + The Complete Marquis' Who's Who Biographies plus full-text magazine articles, images, and website links. Search for current or historic people by name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, gender, or by keyword and full text.
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Biomedical Reference Collection: Expanded Designed for doctors, research scientists, students and clinical specialists, this database provides more than 200 full-text journals covering virtually all areas of medical study.
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Bloom's Literary Reference Online Contains information and criticism on specific literary works, plus information on great writers throughout history. Available from the Facts on File database group. To use from home or work click here.
Business and Company Resource Center This resource brings together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
Use in the library only.
Business Source Elite Provides full text for nearly 1,100 business publications, including nearly 500 peer-reviewed sources. Business Source Elite provides information dating back to 1985, and is updated daily.
To use from home or work click here. (Show me how)
Business Source Premier This resource is no longer available due to funding cuts in the New Jersey Knowledge Initiative. Click here for more information.
 
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ChiltonLibrary Repair, maintenance, and service information for the most popular cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs. Repair manuals, emissions information, diagrams, and step-by-step guidance are offered.
Christian Music Finder An index to hard-to-find Christian music.
Searchable by a librarian in the Reference Center only.
Ciao Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) covers theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward, including working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.
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Clinical Pharmacology Provides access to up-to-date, concise and clinically-relevant drug monographs for all U.S. prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new and investigational drugs.
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columbia earthscape Provides resources on environmental sciences, with books, articles, papers, case studies, and more, from researchers, publishers, and educators worldwide.
Use in the library only.
Columbia Granger's World of Poetry Provides access to poems, biographies, terms, and commentary, as well as citations to poems in books at the Library.
Use in the library only.
Contemporary Authors Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.
Corporate ResourceNet Contains business information from over 1,200 magazines and journals, plus profiles of the 10,000 largest companies worldwide.
To use from home or work click here. (Show me how)
CQ Researcher
 
Contains original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on the latest issues in the news, with in-depth coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Published online 44 times a year. Use in the Main Library's Reference Center only.
Curriculum Resource Center Provides a library of printable teacher-handout material for the middle school, high school, and junior college curriculum. Available from the Facts on File database group. To use from home or work click here.
Curriculum Resource Center: Junior Edition Provides an electronic library of printable teacher-handout material geared toward elementary-level teachers. Available from the Facts on File database group. To use from home or work click here.
 
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Davenport's Art Reference and Price Guide
 
Lists auction dates and prices, and biographical data. Searchable by a librarian in the Main Library's Reference Center only.
Discovering Collection This database provides in-depth reference content for the areas of literature, history, biographies, science, and social studies.
Use in the library only.
 
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EBSCO Animals Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.
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EBSCOhost Search the many EBSCO database products for articles and information.
To use from home or work click here. (Show me how)
ERIC ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, contains more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals.
To use from home or work click here. (Show me how)
 
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Facts on File Search the Facts on File set of databases, covering history, multicultural information, science, a world atlas, health and more. To use from home or work click here.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center Contains career information, with job and industry profiles, career forecasting, and a monthly newsletter. Available from the Facts on File database group. To use from home or work click here.
Forms (Gale Legal) Use this collection of several thousand New Jersey state and multi-state legal forms to address the most common areas of law, including bankruptcy, bill of sale, contracts, divorce, landlord/tenant, living wills, power of attorney, real estate, last will and testament, and more. Please note: This database is for informational purposes; always consult an attorney before proceeding with any transaction involving laws.
Forms (Personal and Business) Offers reproducible forms and checklists for a wide range of personal, business, and government situations. To use from home or work click here.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
To use from home or work click here. (Show me how)
 
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Gale Legal Forms Use this collection of several thousand New Jersey state and multi-state legal forms to address the most common areas of law, including bankruptcy, bill of sale, contracts, divorce, landlord/tenant, living wills, power of attorney, real estate, last will and testament, and more. Please note: This database is for informational purposes; always consult an attorney before proceeding with any transaction involving laws.
Gale Literary Index Helpful for literary criticism, search this database to find out which Gale reference sources contain information and criticism about a particular author or work.
Use in the library only.
Gale Virtual Reference Library Database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
GaleNet Search any of the Gale databases, covering biographies, literature, general reference, business, and more.
Use in the library only.
GaleNet - How to Cite GaleNet and Infotrac Sources Provides assistance and examples for citing information from the Gale and Infotrac databases.
General Reference Center This database can be used to find articles from magazines, reference books, and newspapers, many with full-text and images. Covers the latest current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
Use in the library only.
Gordon's Print Price Annual The pre-eminent source to check for sales of artwork on paper. Use in the Main Library's Reference Center only.
Granger's (Columbia) World of Poetry Provides access to poems, biographies, terms, and commentary, as well as citations to poems in books at the Library.
Use in the library only.
GreenFILE Find topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. Comprised of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports, GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the ecology.
Grove Dictionary of Art Contains over 45,000 articles on every aspect of the visual arts from prehistory to the present day. More than 24,000 external image links are currently associated with articles in the dictionary providing images of works of art from collections worldwide. Use in the Main Library's Reference Center only.
Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Integrated music resource that includes the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Gove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Searchable by a librarian in the Reference Center only.
 
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Health and Wellness Resource Center Find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, videos, and reference information on: medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, prescription drugs, and more.
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Health Reference Center Provides information on key research, medical terms, and treatments in various health-related fields. Available from the Facts on File database group. To use from home or work click here.
Health Source: Consumer Edition Provides information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Contains searchable full text for nearly 150 journals.
To use from home or work click here. (Show me how)
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition Provides nearly 550 scholarly, full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
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Heritage Quest Online Designed specifically for those who are either just beginning their family research or who after years of work are still uncovering their past. Contains over 25,000 books, the entire US Census, and other expanding collections. To use from home or work click here.
History Reference Center Offers historical documents, photos, videos, and maps, along with biographies, reference books, and journals to help students and others interested in U.S. and world history.
To use from home or work click here. (Show me how)
Homework Help NJ Students—get online homework help between 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm from real tutors. Free tutoring in math, science, social studies, and English for grades 4-12 and college intro. More about Homework Help NJ.
Hoovers Hoovers contains comprehensive information about public, private, and international companies, people, various industries, and business news.
Use in the library only.
How to Cite GaleNet and Infotrac Sources
 
Provides assistance and examples for citing information from the Gale and Infotrac databases.
 
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Informe Full-text magazine articles in Spanish. To use from home or work click here.
Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. Utilícelo de su casa o de su trabajo.
Infotrac Newspapers Full-text articles from The New York Times, The Record, and The Star-Ledger, plus many more U.S. and international newspapers. To use from home or work click here.
 
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Jersey Cat Search the catalogs of New Jersey libraries plus the New Jersey Union List of Serials. Items not owned by the Newark Public Library may be requested for interlibrary loan. After locating an item that you wish to borrow, click on "Request Item" and complete the form.
Jersey Clicks Use the custom search to choose from multiple databases with articles from magazines, newspapers, journals, and reference books. From outside the library, just type your Newark Public Library card number.
 
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Kids Search For students in grades K-8, this database has information from dictionaries, encyclopedias, and images. To use from home or work click here. (Show me how)
 
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LearningExpress Library Offers interactive practice exams, including ASVAB, GED, GMAT, PRAXIS, SAT, police and firefighter tests, and more. To use from home or work click here.
Legal Forms (Gale) Use this collection of several thousand New Jersey state and multi-state legal forms to address the most common areas of law, including bankruptcy, bill of sale, contracts, divorce, landlord/tenant, living wills, power of attorney, real estate, last will and testament, and more. Please note: This database is for informational purposes; always consult an attorney before proceeding with any transaction involving laws.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts Indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Covers librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.
To use from home or work click here. (Show me how)
Literary Index (Gale) Helpful for literary criticism, search this database to find out which Gale reference sources contain information and criticism about a particular author or work.
Use in the library only.
Literary Reference Center Provides author biographies and interviews, plot summaries, book reviews, literary analysis, a glossary of literary terms, and a timeline. Also included are the texts of some 32,000 poems, 13,500 short stories, and many classics in other genres, too.
To use from home or work click here. (Show me how)
Literary Reference Online (Bloom's) Contains information and criticism on specific literary works, plus information on great writers throughout history. Available from the Facts on File database group. To use from home or work click here.
Literature Resource Center Analysis of literary works, authors, kinds of literature, definitions, time periods, and themes--reproduced online from respected reference texts and journals.
Use in the library only.
 
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MAS Ultra Provides abstracts for nearly 230 general interest and current events magazines, with full text for more than 150. Also includes nearly 400 full-text pamphlets and nearly 10 full-text reference books.
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MasterFILE Premier Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes 84,011 biographies.
To use from home or work click here. (Show me how)
McClatchy-Tribune Collection Includes a 90-day archive of approximately 100 newspapers from the McClatchy-Tribune wire service.
To use from home or work click here. (Show me how)
Middle Search Plus For middle school students, contains full-text articles, biographies, primary source documents, and images, including maps and flags.
To use from home or work click here. (Show me how)
Modern World History Online Covers the broad expanse of world history from pre-historic times through the modern era. Available from the Facts on File database group. To use from home or work click here.
 
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New York Times Historical
(1851-2003)
Find articles, photographs, maps, news reports, reviews, stock quotes, marriage announcements, obituaries, advertisements, and other information from every page of every available issue of our nation’s newspaper of record. Helpful for locating obituaries and biographical information on notable individuals.
Use in the library only.
The Newark Public Library's Song Index This database indexes songs (popular and classical) from sheet music owned by The Newark Public Library. Especially helpful for finding whether an individual song may be in a songbook that the library owns. Includes approximately 90,000 entries. Searchable by a librarian in the Reference Center only.
Newspaper Archive This gateway site contains the largest historical newspaper database online, with coverage from 1759 to the present, from U.S. and international newspapers. Limited access in the library only.
Newspaper Source Provides selected full text for nearly 30 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers.
To use from home or work click here. (Show me how)
NoveList This readers’ advisory resource assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles.
To use from home or work click here.
NoveList K-8 Helps parents, teachers, and readers through the eighth grade find books suited to individual tastes.
To use from home or work click here.
Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Expanded Designed for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers, this database provides full text for nearly 200 journals covering the areas of nursing, biomedicine, health sciences, consumer health, and allied health disciplines.
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OCLC - WorldCat Search the catalogs of thousands of libraries through this global network. Great for finding an item that the library does not currently have.
Opposing Viewpoints Opposing Viewpoints provides information on social issues, from Greenhaven Press, Gale and additional sources. Articles cover a variety of current social topics.
Use in the library only.
Oxford African American Studies Center With over 7,500 articles, this database covers African American history, biography, and the African American experience. Also includes images, maps, articles on African American literature and more.
 
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Personal and Business Forms Offers reproducible forms and checklists for a wide range of personal, business, and government situations. To use from home or work click here.
Play Index This database indexes 30,000 plays written in, or translated into, English — including classic drama, puppet performances, and radio and television plays. Search by title; author; subject; style; genre; cast type; and more. Provides the bibliographic information needed to locate each play. Use in the Main Library's Reference Center only.
Plunkett Research Online Provides industry sector analysis and research, industry trends and industry statistics, competitive intelligence, vertical industry marketing data, product strategy data, trends analysis, statistics, job search data, company profiles and executive lists. To use from home or work click here. Please be sure to LOG OUT when finished.
Points of View Reference Center Offers materials to assist in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects. It can be useful as a guide in planning to debate, to develop arguments, or to write position papers. To use from home or work click here.
Price It! Antiques and Collectibles Check auction and retail prices for a variety of antiques/collectibles. Search by item type, sales date, or restrict the search to sold or unsold results. Please be sure to LOG OUT when finished.
Primary Search A good source for elementary school students, provides full text for nearly 70 popular magazines. All full-text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full-text information dates as far back as 1990.
To use from home or work click here. (Show me how)
Professional Development Collection Perfect for teachers, parents, and librarians, includes full-text articles from nearly 520 high-quality education journals; search by the subject of interest to you.
To use from home or work click here. (Show me how)
 
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QandANJ QandANJ allows you to chat with a librarian 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A librarian from this consortial nationwide service will be available to assist you in finding information.
 
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ReferenceUSA With information on over 13 million U.S. businesses, this database is searchable by company name, business size, location, NAICS and SIC codes, and more. There is also a residential directory, Canadian business and residential information, and physician and dental directories.
Regional Business News Provides full-text coverage for regional business publications, with coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers, and newswires across the United States.
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Salud en Español Salud en Español provee reportes completos basados en evidencias y fichas de datos relacionados a todos los aspectos de la salud y el bienestar (por ejemplo, obesidad, asma, embarazo). Provides reports and fact sheets in Spanish on all aspects of consumer health and wellness (diseases, conditions, treatments, first aid, infant/child care).
Sams Photofact Use Photofact to search for manuals for electronics repair, for items such as televisions, VCR’s, and radios. Photofact publishes over 150 service manuals each year, covering almost 200,000 models.
Use in the Main Library's Reference Center only.
Science Online Contains extensive information on a broad range of scientific disciplines. Available from the Facts on File database group. To use from home or work click here.
Science Reference Center Created with students in mind, this is a database of articles from reference books and journals. Find information about biology, chemistry, geology, space, ecology, health, medicine, science history, physics, science and society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology, and wildlife.
To use from home or work click here. (Show me how)
Searchasaurus For young students, this database has information from dictionaries, encyclopedias, and images.
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Short Story Index Use this index to find where a short story was published—in an anthology or periodical. Contains more than 84,000 stories, with 1,600 in full text. Indexing begins in 1984, and full-text coverage in 1994. Use in the Main Library's Reference Center only.
Small Business Resource Center Covering the range of elements involved in starting and operating a business: accounting, business plans, finance, human resources, management, marketing, taxes and more—this database includes materials from books, journals, and other resources.
Song Index(Newark Public Library) This database indexes songs (popular and classical) from sheet music owned by The Newark Public Library. Especially helpful for finding whether an individual song may be in a songbook that the library owns. Includes approximately 80,000 entries. Searchable by a librarian in the Reference Center only.
Star Ledger Archive Online access to the Star Ledger's articles back to 1989. Searchable in the Main Library's New Jersey Room. Ask a librarian for assistance.
Student Research Center For students in grades 6-12, this database provides information on a variety of subjects, from a wide range of reference materials.
To use from home or work click here. (Show me how)
 
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Teacher Reference Center This index of over 260 titles from the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books provides coverage on key education topics such as assessment, continuing education, current pedagogical research, curriculum development, instructional media, language arts, literacy standards, science and mathematics, and more for K-12 teachers and librarians.
TOPICsearch Search for articles that explore social, political, and economic issues, scientific discoveries, and other popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms.
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What Do I Read Next? Use this readers' advisory database to search for books by title, author, genre, story line, character, award winners, plus more.
Use in the library only.
World Atlas Combines more than 500 clear, printable, full-color maps with superb statistical information. Available from the Facts on File database group. To use from home or work click here.
World Book Online Full-text encyclopedia articles with illustrations. Includes some Spanish language content. For information about New Jersey, select the "Explore New Jersey" tab at the top of the page. To use from home or from work click here.
La Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos - Utilícelo de su casa o de su trabajo.
WorldCat Search the catalogs of thousands of libraries through this global network. Great for finding an item that the library does not currently have.

 

*Additional database resources may be available in the Main Library's Reference Center. Please consult a librarian for assistance.

 

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