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Art Index Retrospective | 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. To use from home or work click here. |
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. |
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. |
Biography Reference Bank | 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. To use from home or work click here. |
Gale: Biography in Context | Biographical articles from reference books 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. |
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. |
MasterFILE Elite | Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Elite also includes 84,011 biographies. To use from home or work click here. |
New York Times Historical(1851-2012) | Helpful for locating obituaries and biographical information on notable individuals. Use in the library only. |
New York Times Historical (1851-2012) |
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. Use in the library only. |
Business Insights: Essentials | Industry rankings, profiles, market share data, company histories, and more. |
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. |
Business Source Premier |
Business Source Premier offers peer-reviewed, full-text journal articles and other resources that provide historical information and current trends in business. Can be used from home or work. |
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. Use in the library only. |
Hoovers | Hoovers contains comprehensive information about public, private, and international companies, people, various industries, and business news. Use in the library only. |
Newspaper Source Plus | Newspaper Source Plus provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 (U.S.) & international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for 389 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full text television & radio news transcripts are also provided. To use from home or work click here. |
ProQuest Digital Microfilm | Provides digital access to Barron’s, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. |
Reference Solutions by Data Axle (formerly 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. To use from home or work click here. |
Small Business Reference Center | A comprehensive resource for small business owners and those interested in starting a business, offering full-text periodicals and reports, sample business plans, U.S. tax forms, videos and reference books. |
Brainfuse Adult Learning Center | Achieve your learning and career goals with Brainfuse’s one-on-one academic coaching, practice test center, and online resources. |
Career Connections (NJ) | Resources and support for job seekers. |
Computer Skills Center | Information about computer basics, the Microsoft Office suite (such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), graphics programs like Adobe, and the Windows operating system. Also in Spanish. |
Excel Adult High School | The Excel Adult High School program is a nationally accredited, completely online high school program available through a partnership with Gale. If you qualify, the program is offered at no cost through Newark Public Library. We have reached our capacity of seats in the Excel Adult High School program and are not accepting applications at this time. We are sorry for the inconvenience. If you have any questions, please contact us at exceladulths@npl.org. . |
Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center | Use Ferguson’s to assess career goals and interests, plan your education, learn workplace skills, find apprenticeships and internships, or conduct a job search. To use from home or work click here. |
Gale Presents Peterson’s Test and Career Prep | Helps users prepare for standardized tests, research undergraduate and graduate programs, find tuition assistance, and explore and prepare for careers. |
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 |
Linkedin Learning | Welcome to the Newark Public Library Linkedin Learning portal |
Minor Working Papers | NJ Department of Labor website for minor to obtain working papers. As of June 1, 2023, Working Papers for minors have gone digital. Minor workers, their caregivers, and employers all fill out their respective parts of our streamlined online application instead of using the old paper form. |
NorthStar Digital Literacy Certificates | Northstar Digital Literacy tests your computer skills. NorthStar Digital Literacy offers computer tutorials and assessmemts for computer skills learners. Learners are able to earn digital literacy certificates by taking the proctored exams offered by NorthStar Digital Literacy at Newark Public Library. To create a learner account or schedule an exam, please contact the reference desk at (973) 733 7779 or at reference@npl.org. |
Reference Solutions by Data Axle (formerly 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. |
BrainFuse |
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Curriculum Resource Center | Provides a library of printable teacher-handout material for the middle school, high school, and junior college curriculum. To use from home or work click here. |
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. |
Excel Adult High School | The Excel Adult High School program is a nationally accredited, completely online high school program available through a partnership with Gale. If you qualify, the program is offered at no cost through Newark Public Library. We have reached our capacity of seats in the Excel Adult High School program and are not accepting applications at this time. We are sorry for the inconvenience. If you have any questions, please contact us at exceladulths@npl.org. . |
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. |
Explora | Articles, essays, videos, and primary source documents, simple & effective searching, easy-to-browse categories arranged by popular subjects, topic overviews, and more. |
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. |
MasterFILE Elite | Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Elite also includes 84,011 biographies. To use from home or work click here. |
Research In Context | This database provides in-depth reference content for the areas of literature, history, biographies, science, and social studies. |
World Almanac for Kids | Provides resources for homework, reports, and projects on topics in the Arts, Biographies, Geography, Health & Guidance, LanguageArts, Literature, Life Science, Math, Physical Science, Social Studies, and Sports. Includes videos and interactive games. To use from home or work click here. |
World Geography and Culture Online | Combines more than 500 clear, printable, full-color maps with superb statistical information. To use from home or work click here. |
Legal Information Source | Contains more than 225 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms, with more content being added on a regular basis. |
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. |
Kanopy | Kanopy video streaming is now available for patrons. Choose from over 30,000 feature films, documentaries, foreign language films, kids movies, kids tv shows, and training videos. Stream up to 10 titles per month, free with your library card. |
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. Can only be used in the library. Click here for acces.. |
Family Search (Designated Affiliate ) |
FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. As a designated affiliate library, Newark Library patrons can access FamilySearch’s digital genealogical collections that are otherwise accessible only through a FamilySearch center. Click here for access, while at the library. |
Heritage Quest |
Digitized material from books, the U.S. Census (1790-1940), books, city directories, wills and probate records, portions of the U.S. Serial Set (1769-1969), maps and photographs, records from the Freedman’s Bank (1865-1871), and other resources for genealogy research. |
Academic Search Premier | Academic Search Premier is a multidisciplinary research database. It includes full-text journals, magazines, Ahead of Print content, and other resources. This multi-disciplinary database provides active full text for more than 3,100 journals, including active full text for nearly 2,750 peer-reviewed journals. To use from home or work click here. |
Nursing Academic Edition | A trusted full-text database covering nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more. To use from home or work click here. |
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. |
Health Reference Center | Provides information on key research, medical terms, and treatments in various health-related fields. 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. |
MasterFILE Elite | Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Elite also includes 84,011 biographies. To use from home or work click here. |
Salem Health | This resource brings full-text accessibility to Magill’s Medical Guide and Salem Health: Cancer. It will be of great interest to students, patients, caregivers, and others. To use from home or work click here. |
African American History Online | Covering more than 500 years of the African-American experience, African-American History explores the full spectrum of African-American history and culture, with tablet/mobile-friendly videos and slideshows, images, biographies of key people, event and topic entries, primary sources, maps and graphs, timelines, and more. |
African American Studies (Archives Unbound) | The culture, history, and politics of African Americans, from 1900 onward includes the National Business League, Black Liberation, FBI surveillance, Amiri Baraka, Fannie Lou Hamer, Rastafarians, the Council for Social Action, and much more. We Were Prepared for the Possibility of Death: Freedom Riders in the South, African America, Communists, and the National Negro Congress, Black Economic Empowerment: The National Negro Business League, Black Liberation Army and the Program of Armed Struggle, Black Nationalism and the Revolutionary Action Movement: The Papers of Muhammad Ahmad (Max Stanford), Bush Presidency and Development and Debate Over Civil Rights Policy and Legislation, FBI Surveillance of James Forman and SNCC, Fannie Lou Hamer: Papers of a Civil Rights Activitist, Political Activist, and Woman, Federal Surveillance of African Americans, Fight for Racial Justice and the Civil Rights Congress, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Race Relations, Grassroots Civil Rights & Social Activism: FBI Files on Benjamin J. Davis, Jr, Greensboro Massacre, 1979: Shootout between the American Nazis and the Communist Workers Party, Integration of Alabama Schools and the U.S. Military, James Meredith, J. Edgar Hoover, and the Integration of the University of Mississippi, Liberation Movement in Africa and African America, Liberia and the U.S.: Nation-Building in Africa, Papers of Amiri Baraka, Poet Laureate of the Black Power Movement, Quest for Labor Equality in Household Work: National Domestic Workers Union, Ralph J. Bunche Oral Histories Collection on the Civil Rights Movement, Rastafari Ephemeral Publications from the Written Rastafari Archives Project, Republic of New Afrika, Southern Negro Youth Congress and the Communist Party: Papers of James and Esther Cooper Jackson. |
American Civil Liberties Union Papers, 1912-1990 | This important collection of papers spans the majority of the twentieth century, from 1912 to 1990. Scholars and students in twentieth-century American social history and politics will find this archive of special interest because of its focus on civil rights, civil liberties, race, gender, and issues relating to the U.S. Supreme Court. Consisting of case files, correspondence, newspaper clippings, manuscripts, and more, this collection offers a primary source perspective on civil rights issues from voting rights to the dismantling of the Jim Crow system. To use from home or work click here. |
American History Online | More than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, browsable by time period, historical events, and social issues. Includes primary source material, maps, timelines, topic summaries and more.. To use from home or work click here. |
American Indian History Online | Access to more than 15,000 years of culture and history, covering more than 600 Native American groups, through tablet/mobile-friendly videos and slideshows, images, biographies of key people, event and topic entries, primary sources, maps and graphs, and timelines. Offers full cross-searchability across all the Infobase history databases. To use from home or work click here. |
Ancient & Medieval History Online | World history, from prehistory through the 1500s. Articles, videos, slideshows, images, biographies, primary sources, maps, and graphs. Encompasses ancient and medieval Africa, ancient Egypt, the ancient Middle East, ancient Greece, ancient and medieval Asia, the Americas, Ancient Rome, medieval Europe, and the Islamic world. Automatic citations in MLA and CMS formats. To use from home or work click here. |
Archives of Sexuality and Gender | Collections cover the Homophile Movement, Daughters of Bilitis, AIDS crisis, and selected periodicals. ACT UP: The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, Bush Administration and the AIDS Crisis, Gay Activism in Britain from 1958: The Hall Carpenter Archives Carpenter Archives, Gay Activists Alliance, Gay and Lesbian Community, Support, and Spirit: Selected Newsletters and Periodicals, Gay and Lesbian Politics and Social Activism: Selected Newsletters and Periodicals, Herstory Archive: Feminist Newspapers, Homophile Movement: Papers of Donald Stewart Lucas, International Governmental and Non-Governmental Reports and Policy Studies Related to LGBTQ Issues, Activism and Health, In Response to the AIDS Crisis: Records of the National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, International Gay and Lesbian Periodicals and Newsletters, Lesbian Herstory Archives: Subject Files,Lesbian Herstory Archives Newsletter Collection, LGBTQ Newspapers and Periodicals Collection from the Lesbian Herstory Archives, Phyllis Lyon, Del Martin and the Daughters of Bilitis, Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin: Beyond the Daughters of Bilitis, Sexual Politics in Britain, Studies in Global Crisis: The International AIDS/HIV Crisis, Mattachine Society of New York Records Available from Gale database group. To use from home or work click here. |
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. Use in the library only. |
Gale In Context: Middle School | Students use this age-appropriate resource for videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more so that they can complete research in literature, science, social studies, and history. |
Holocaust Studies (Archives Unbound) |
This includes the following collections: Correspondence from German Concentration Camps and Prisons, German Anti-Semitic Propaganda, 1909-1941, Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees: The West’s Response to Jewish Emigration, Jewish Underground Resistance: The David Diamant collection, Nazi Bank and Financial Institutions: U.S. Military Government Investigation Reports and Interrogations of Nazi Financiers, 1945-1949, Nazism in Poland: The Diary of Governor-General Hans Frank, Nuremburg Laws and Nazi Annulment of Jewish German Nationality, SAFEHAVEN Reports on Nazi Looting of Occupied Countries and Assets in Neutral Countries, Testaments to the Holocaust. Documents and Rare Printed Materials from the Wiener Library, London, The Holocaust and Records of Concentration Camp Trials: Prosecution of Nazi War Crimes, The Jewish Question: Records from the Berlin Document Center, and U.S. Relations with the Vatican and the Holocaust, 1940-1950. |
LGBTQ History & Culture since 1940 (Archives of Sexuality & Gender) | Collections cover the Homophile Movement, Daughters of Bilitis, AIDS crisis, and selected periodicals. ACT UP: The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, Bush Administration and the AIDS Crisis, Gay Activism in Britain from 1958: The Hall Carpenter Archives Carpenter Archives, Gay Activists Alliance, Gay and Lesbian Community, Support, and Spirit: Selected Newsletters and Periodicals, Gay and Lesbian Politics and Social Activism: Selected Newsletters and Periodicals, Herstory Archive: Feminist Newspapers, Homophile Movement: Papers of Donald Stewart Lucas, International Governmental and Non-Governmental Reports and Policy Studies Related to LGBTQ Issues, Activism and Health, In Response to the AIDS Crisis: Records of the National Commission on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, International Gay and Lesbian Periodicals and Newsletters, Lesbian Herstory Archives: Subject Files,Lesbian Herstory Archives Newsletter Collection, LGBTQ Newspapers and Periodicals Collection from the Lesbian Herstory Archives, Phyllis Lyon, Del Martin and the Daughters of Bilitis, Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin: Beyond the Daughters of Bilitis, Sexual Politics in Britain, Studies in Global Crisis: The International AIDS/HIV Crisis, Mattachine Society of New York Records Available from Gale database group. To use from home or work click here. |
Modern World History Online | Covers the broad expanse of world history from pre-historic times through the modern era. To use from home or work click here. |
Newark Archives Project | The Newark (N.J.) Archives Project is a comprehensive online source of information about primary materials for all periods and all aspects of Newark history. Co–sponsored by the Newark History Society and Rutgers University–Newark |
New York Times Historical (1851-2012) | 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. Use in the library only. |
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. |
Political Extremism and Radicalism in the Twentieth Century | A compilation of rare and unique archival collections covering a wide range of fringe political movements. It offers a diverse mixture of materials including periodicals, campaign propaganda, government records, oral histories, and various ephemera which allow researchers to explore unorthodox social and political movements and to understand the impact they have had on society.. |
Salem History | Database offers full-text access to history titles: The Fifties and Seventies in America and Great Lives from History: The 18th Century and Notorious Lives. To use from home or work click here. |
Gale In Context: Biography | Biographical articles from reference books 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. |
Gale In Context: Middle School | Students use this age-appropriate resource for videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more so that they can complete research in literature, science, social studies, and history. |
MasterFILE Elite | Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Elite also includes 84,011 biographies. To use from home or work click here. |
Legal Information Reference Source | Contains more than 225 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms, with more content being added on a regular basis. |
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. |
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. |
Bloom’s Literature | Contains information and criticism on specific literary works, plus information on great writers throughout history. To use from home or work click here. |
Gale Books and Authors | Use this readers’ advisory database to search for books by title, author, genre, story line, character, award winners, plus more. |
Gale in Context: Middle School | Students use this age-appropriate resource for videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more so that they can complete research in literature, science, social studies, and history. |
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. |
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. |
Literature Criticism Online | This scholarly and popular commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books, and periodicals is delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals. |
NoveList | This readers’ advisory resource assists readers in finding new authors and titles. To use from home or work click here. |
Play Index | Play Index covers a wide range of plays written in or translated into English. Search for plays by title; author; subject; style; genre; cast type. To use from home or from work click here. |
Salem Literature | Database offers full-text access to literature titles: I know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Tales of Poe.To use from home or work click here. |
Short Story Index | An index to locate short stories found in all the important collections and anthologies of short stories that are published each year. All literary genres are covered. To use from home or from work click here. |
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. |
Business Insights: Essentials | Industry rankings, profiles, market share data, company histories, and more. |
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. |
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. Use in the library only. |
Gale in Context: Biography | Biographical articles from reference books 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. |
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. |
Health and Wellness Resource Center | Find magazines, journals, and newspapers with information on medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, prescription drugs, and more. |
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. |
JSTOR Early Journal Content | Journal content in JSTOR published prior to 1923 in the United States and prior to 1870 elsewhere freely available. It includes nearly 500,000 articles from more than 200 journals. |
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. |
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. |
Literature Criticism Online | This scholarly and popular commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books, and periodicals is delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals. |
MAS Ultra School Edition |
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. To use from home or work click here. |
MasterFILE Elite | Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Elite also includes 84,011 biographies. To use from home or work click here. |
Newark Evening News (1883-1972) |
Newark’s newspaper of record is now available online. Use from home or in library. |
New York Times Historical (1851-2012) | 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. Use in the library only. |
Newspaper Source Plus | Newspaper Source Plus provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 (U.S.) & international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for 389 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full text television & radio news transcripts are also provided. To use from home or work click here. |
ProQuest Digital Microfilm™ | Provides digital access to Barron’s, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. |
Regional Business News | Provides full-text coverage for regional business publications, with coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers, and newswires across the United States. To use from home or work click here. |
Star-Ledger Archive | Star Ledger digital microfilm Jan 2019 on (with library card). For earlier Star Ledger, access in Charles Cummings New Jersey Information Center at the Main Library to microfilm or digital copies. |
Christian Music Finder | An index to hard-to-find Christian music. Searchable by a librarian in the Reference Center only. |
The Newark Public Library’s Song Index |
This index lists songs (popular and classical) from the sheet music owned by The Newark Public Library. Especially helpful for finding whether an particular song may be in a songbook that the library owns. Includes approximately 80,000 entries. If you are at any Newark Public Library location, please see a Reference Librarian to use this resource. If you are not at the Main Library or a branch library, please call 973-733-7779 for assistance. |
Newspaper Source Plus | Newspaper Source Plus provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 (U.S.) & international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for 389 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full text television & radio news transcripts are also provided. To use from home or work click here. |
Star-Ledger Archive | Star Ledger Archive Star Ledger’s articles back to 1989. Access in Charles Cummings New Jersey Information Center at the Main Library, where, by other means, you can also find articles from further back in time. |
Reference Solutions by Data Axle (formerly 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. |
Gale Books and Authors | Use this readers’ advisory database to search for books by title, author, genre, story line, character, award winners, plus more. |
NoveList | This readers’ advisory resource assists 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. |
Referencia Latina | Referencia Latina, a comprehensive Spanish–language database, offers content from a variety of sources including 49,000 encyclopedia entries. |
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. |
Gale In Context: Middle School | Students use this age-appropriate resource for videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more so that they can complete research in literature, science, social studies, and history. |
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. |
New York Times Historical (1851-2012) | 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. Use in the library only. |
Science Online | Contains extensive information on a broad range of scientific disciplines.To use from home or work click here. |
BrainFuse |
Be a life-long learner with BrainFuse! You can prepare for a wide variety of tests, such as the ones for high school equivalency and U.S. citizenship. You can develop Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). You can find resources to power your job search, including resume writing. BrainFuse offers online tutoring, writing help, and more. Try it today in the library or from home. Tutors are available every day 2:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. (except holidays), and other services (such as SkillSurfer) are available every day. Click here to view a video tutorial: |
Excel Adult High School | The Excel Adult High School program is a nationally accredited, completely online high school program available through a partnership with Gale. If you qualify, the program is offered at no cost through Newark Public Library. We have reached our capacity of seats in the Excel Adult High School program and are not accepting applications at this time. We are sorry for the inconvenience. If you have any questions, please contact us at exceladulths@npl.org. . |
Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center | Contains career information, with job and industry profiles, career forecasting, and a monthly newsletter. To use from home or work click here. |
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 |
Linkedin Learning | Welcome to the Newark Public Library Linkedin Learning portal |
NorthStar Digital Literacy Certificates | NorthStar Digital Literacy offers computer tutorials and assessmemts for computer skills learners. Learners are able to earn digital literacy certificates by taking the proctored exams offered by NorthStar Digital Literacy at Newark Public Library. To schedule an exam, please contact the reference desk at (973) 733 7779 or at reference@npl.org. |
On-Site via IP |
While connected to your library IP addresses, please navigate to Register to NYT. Create an account with your personal email address, or “Log In” if you already have created an account. Click through 5+ articles to ensure you do not hit the NYT pay wall. For further instructions please click link to video On-Site Video Registration Instructions : |
Off-Site | Click the URL link here Off-Site to register. Please note this 1 code will provide 10,000 (24 hour) activations. For further instructions please click link to video Off-Site Video Registration Instructions . . |
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