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Last update: Feb 05th, 2010 URL: http://explore.bcls.lib.nj.us/databases  Print Guide  RSS Updates

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ARTICLES FROM MAGAZINES & JOURNALS

BOOKS & READING

BUSINESS

  • First Research for Business  
    First-class industry reports covering over 700 industries.
  • Legal Forms  
    Downloadable NJ-based legal forms covering most common areas of law such as bankruptcy, contracts, bill of sale, divorce, landlord tenant, wills, power of attorney, real estate, copyright, patent, trademark, employment, and more.
  • Reference USA (business, residential & health care directories)  
    TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE. Suite of directories: US businesses, households, tech companies, doctors and dentists; Canadian businesses, households. Search by company or personal name, location, phone number, SIC code, executive name, sales volume, etc.
  • Regional Business News from EBSCOHost  
    Get the local business focus from 75+ regional publications from all over the US.
  • Small Business Resource Center  
    An online library of guidance for starting and running a business drawn from books, magazines, journals, directories, & websites.
  • Subject Guides to Business Resources  
    Let our subject specialists recommended the best library and web resources.
 

CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Automobile Repair Reference Center
Online auto repair information for domestic and imported vehicles back to 1954. Using instructions and images provided by Chilton's, this database includes repair procedures, wiring diagrams, service bulletins and recalls, and labor estimates.

Consumers' Checkbook
Get ratings and reviews for a variety of local services in the Delaware Valley Region, including auto repair shops, health clubs, plumbers, veterinarians, banks and lots more.  Also includes the annual Top Docs article. Access is available at the following libraries only: Main Library, Bordentown, Cinnaminson, Evesham, Maple Shade, Pinelands and Riverton. Ask staff for assistance.

Consumer Reports
To obtain, online access to articles from Consumer Reports, you may log on to our Ebscohost service.

Subject Guide to Consumer Resources
Let our subject specialists recommended the best library and web resources.

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

  • World Book Online  
    Access all articles from the 22-volume print set along with special modules that Explore the U.S.A and Explore New Jersey. Early elementary users can use World Book Kids and educator's have access to the New Jersey Content Standard.

GENEALOGY

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

HEALTH

  • Health Databases-Ebsco  
    Search for articles on many health topics, including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, and general health.
  • Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection  
    Search titles from psychology, education, and research journals, including information on emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
  • Salud en Español  
    Salud en Español provides comprehensive evidence-based reports and fact sheets in Spanish on all aspects of consumer health and wellness.
  • Subject Guide to Health Resources  
    Let our subject specialists recommended the best library and web resources.

HISTORY

  • History Reference Center  
    This full text history reference database provides articles from reference books, encyclopedias, magazines and non-fiction books from leading history publishers.

JOBS & CAREERS

  • Career Library at Vault  
    Use this comprehensive career resource for downloadable ebooks, insider company information, industry research, career advice articles and an "electronic watercooler" message board.
  • Occupational Outlook Handbook  
    This handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years. Published by the U.S Department of Labor.
  • Subject Guide to Jobs & Careers  
    Let our subject specialists recommended the best library and web resources.
  • Testing and Education Reference Center  
    Interactive practice tests and ebooks for SAT, PSAT, ACT, GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT along with citizenship, nursing, civil service, licensing and military exams.

LANGUAGE

  • Language Learning Center (Mango Languages)  
    Mango's unique teaching method quickly engages you in real conversations between two native speakers. Your instructor will take you through every step of the process! Learn French, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
 

LAW

Westlaw Online--Available at the County Library
Includes the following databases: New Jersey Cases, New Jersey Statutes Annotated (NJSA), NJ Practice Series, NJ Administrative Code (NJAC), NJ Court Rules, NJ Family Law Cases, Black's Law Dictionary, Rutgers Law Journal, NJ Admin Code- Historical, NJ Pleading and Practice Forms, NJ Commercial Law, USCA, NJ Forms: Legal and Business, NJ Civil Rights Cases, NJ Practice Library.

Legal Forms
A variety of personal and business forms such as bankruptcy, bill of sale, contracts, divorce, landlord/tenant, living wills, power of attorney, real estate, last will and testament, and more.

Subject Guide to Legal Resources
Let our subject specialists recommended the best library and web resources.

LITERATURE

NEWSPAPERS

  • Custom Newspapers  
    NJ newspapers that are searchable: Asbury Park Press, Daily Princetonian, Home News Tribune, Bergen Record and the Star Ledger. Also, includes major titles such as Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Times, LA Times and Times of London.
  • Newspaper Source (Ebsco)  
    Searchable NJ newspapers include Home News Tribune, Bergen Record and the Asbury Park Press. Also includes most major titles such as USA Today, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Post, Boston Globe and Chicago Tribune.
  • Subject Guide to News Resources  
    Let our subject specialists recommended the best library and web resources.

SCIENCE

  • Science Reference Center  
    Contains astronomy-related materials from magazines, science encyclopedias, and reference books. Search by keywords, subject headings, and "benchmark" categories such as "Earth & Space Sciences - Astronomy".

STUDENTS, GRADES K-5

  • World Book Online  
    Explore the USA, explore New Jersey or just read articles from A-Z. The first entry is for the letter "A" and the last for "Zworykin, Vladimir Kosma." Go ahead and explore everything in between!!!
  • Kids Search, K-5  
    A one-stop site for kids, kindergarten through 5th grade, with links to magazine and encyclopedia articles, information on animals, a dictionary, and pictures.
  • Novelist K-8  
    Look for a good book to read or find books written by your favorite author.

STUDENTS, GRADES 6-8

  • Biography Collection  
    Look up famous people, from scientists to historians and sports figures to entertainers, in this biography database.
  • World Book Online  
    Explore the USA, explore New Jersey or just read articles from A-Z. The first entry is for the letter "A" and the last for "Zworykin, Vladimir Kosma." Go ahead and explore everything in between!!!
  • Novelist K-8  
    Look for a good book to read or find books written by your favorite author.
  • Student Research Center  
    Articles from over 150 popular titles. Good for general and current events articles; selected for middle and junior high school students.
 
 

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Imagine having nearly 400 encyclopedias, directories, almanacs and dictionaries at your disposal! Now you do. Mine results from this treasure trove of resources with just one search.

 

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