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EBSCO Databases and Resources


Academic Search Premier—Academic Research


A popular resource found in many scholarly settings worldwide, Academic Search Premier is a leading multidisciplinary research database. It provides acclaimed full-text journals, magazines, and other valuable resources.

Content Includes:

  • More than 3,100 active full-text journals and magazines
  • Nearly 2,800 active full-text peer-reviewed journals
  • More than 1,200 active full-text peer-reviewed journals with no embargo
  • More than 2,200 active full-text journals indexed in Web of Science or Scopus

Subjects Include:

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Engineering
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • Religion and philosophy
  • Science and technology
  • Veterinary science


Business Source Elite—Business Publications


Business Source Premier is the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. This database provides full text back to 1886, and searchable cited references back to 1998. Business Source Premier is superior to the competition in full-text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance, and economics. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost.


ERIC—Academic Research


ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and research. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. Content includes journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, dissertations and theses, and books dating back to 1966.


GreenFILE


GreenFILE is a free research database covering the environmental effects of individuals, corporations, and governments and what can be done at each level to minimize negative impacts. It provides thousands of open access full-text records from scholarly, government, and general-interest sources.


Health Source: Academic/Nursing Edition – Health & Nursing


Full text for 300+ nursing and allied health medical journals (200+ are peer-reviewed), as well as indexing of 800+ journals.

This database is also available to the public via JerseyClicks.


Health Source: Consumer Edition – Consumer Health


Find consumer health information in 70+ full-text magazines, 100+ reference books, pamphlets, drug information sheets, and Clinical Reference Systems reports. Full-text magazines include Prevention, Popular Science, Psychology Today, and Runner's World. Also included is Merriam-Webster’s Medical Desk Dictionary.

This database is also available to the public via 
JerseyClicks.


Image Collection – Maps & Photographs


Search the million photographs from EBSCO's database collections. Find images from Canadian Press, Getty Images and UPI; maps from Antenna Audio; and photographs from public domain sources. Emphasis is on world news and events, and contemporary and historical photos of people, places and nature.

This database is also available to New Jersey residents via 
JerseyClicks.


Legal Information Source – Law Reference


Legal Information Source is a database designed to assist the public in understanding the complex world of law and legal matters of all kinds. It includes exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, as well as thousands of legal forms.


Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) – Library


LISTA indexes more than 560 core journals, nearly 50 priority journals, and nearly 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports, and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, and more.


Literary Reference Source – Literary Reference


Combining information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals and original content from EBSCO, Literary Reference Source features an expansive collection of classic and contemporary full-text poems, short stories, and novels. Other content includes:

  • More than 26,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews
  • More than 210,000 author biographies
  • More than 12,000 author interviews
  • More than 360 full-text literary journals
  • More than 1.1 million book reviews


MasterFILE Elite – Magazines & Images


MasterFILE Elite provides full-text magazines, periodicals and reference books covering a wide-range of subject areas. It also includes an extensive collection of photos, maps and flags.

Content Includes

  • More than 950 full-text magazines and journals
  • More than 20 full-text reference books
  • More than 1.9 million photos, maps and flags


MiddleSearch Plus – Middleschool Age Magazines


Designed for middle school libraries, Middle Search Plus is a full-text database providing popular middle school magazines and reference books. Covering subjects such as history, current events, science, and sports, it also includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents, plus over a million photos, maps, and flags.

Content Includes:

  • More than 180 full-text magazines
  • More than 100,000 full-text biographies
  • More than 55,000 full-text primary source documents
  • An image collection of more than 1.8 million photos, maps, and flags


Military & Government Collection – Government Research


Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 400 titles.


Newspaper Source Plus – Newspaper, TV & Radio


Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers. In addition, it offers television and radio news transcripts from major networks.

Content Includes:

  • More than 60 full-text national (U.S.) and international newspapers
  • More than 300 full-text regional (U.S.) newspapers


NoveList – Literary Fiction


Novelist Plus is an electronic reader's advisory resource that assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles. Novelist allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest. It contains materials for all ages.


NoveList K-8 – K-8 Literary Fiction


NoveList K-8 is an online readers' advisory tool aimed at elementary and middle school students. NoveList K-8 helps readers find new books based on books they've read or on topics in which they are interested. It also includes book talks, picture book extenders, and Curricular Connections articles that will guide faculty to new titles and new ways for translating curriculum standards into classroom action.


Points of View Reference Source – Critical Thinking Resource


Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, Points of View Reference Source provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.


Primary Search – Elementary Age Magazines


Designed for elementary school libraries, Primary Search is a full-text database providing popular children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedic entries, and a vast image collection. Students can learn about a variety of topics, including endangered species, famous musicians, fitness and space exploration.

Content Includes:

  • More than 180,000 full-text articles (many in color PDF) from 100 popular children's magazines
  • Easy-to-read encyclopedic entries written specifically for kids
  • An image collection of more than 1.8 million relevant photos, maps, and flags


Referencia Latina – Spanish Language Resources


Referencia Latina es una base de datos en español de texto completo que cubre una amplia gama de temas dentro y fuera del mundo académico. Ofrece contenido de una variedad de fuentes, incluidos libros de referencia, revistas de interés general e informes de salud.

Referencia Latina is a full-text Spanish-language database covering a wide range of topics within and outside academia. It offers content from a variety of sources, including reference books, general interest journals, and health reports.


Regional Business News – Business Publications


This database provides comprehensive full-text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers, and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis.


Small Business Source – Business Reference & Courses


Browse available works by category, find industry information, learn business basics, and find start-up kit and business plans. Find eBooks from the popular NOLO series of self-help business, law, and tax books, including How to Write a Business Plan, Home Business Tax Deductions, Quick LLC, Trademark, Employer’s Legal Handbook, and Nonprofit Meetings, Minutes, and Records. Check out the Small Business Start Up Guide: New Jersey.

This database is also available to New Jersey residents via 
JerseyClicks.


Teacher Reference Center – Educator Resources


Teacher Reference Center provides indexing and abstracts for hundreds of periodicals. In addition, 96% of journals indexed in TRC are peer-reviewed.

Topics include: Assessment, Best Practices, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, School Administration, Science & Mathematics, and Teacher Education.


GALE


Peterson’s Test and Career Prep – College & Career Prep


Search thousands of college and graduate schools, identify scholarships, take practice tests, create resumes, and explore careers.

ProQuest


HeritageQuest – Genealogy


HeritageQuest Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research guides, interactive census maps, and more.

Discover the amazing history of you with HeritageQuest Online. With more than 4.4 billion records, it delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources—with coverage dating back to the 1700s—that can help people find their ancestors and discover a place’s past.


Other NJ State Library Databases


990 Finder


A database of private foundation tax returns (Form 990-PF). Search by foundation name, location, or employer identification number.


AGRICOLA


A bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature. Created by the National Agricultural Library, the database covers materials in all formats, including printed works from the 15th century.


AGRIS


Indexes and abstracts world literature covering all aspects of agricultural sciences and technology, including grey literature. Many with links to full-text articles. Coverage from 1975 to date. Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.


ASSIST Online


The official source for specifications and standards used by the Department of Defense. Many documents are available in full text.


Association of Religion Data Archives


Association of Religion Data Archives compiles quantitative data on religion from U.S. and international research institutions and scholars. The ARDA collection includes statistics on churches and church membership, religious professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations). ARDA is based in the Department of Sociology at Penn State.


Book of States


Reference work detailing useful comparative statistical information on all states, commonwealths and territories of the United States. Covers demographics, elections, finance, policy, branches of government, administration, and the texts of state constitutions. Includes downloadable statistics and charts. Published by the Council of State Governments.


Catalog of US Government Publications


This GPO catalog indexes print and electronic government information products created by Federal agencies since 1994.


Civil Engineering Database


An index to all of the American Society of Civil Engineers publications, the world's largest publisher of civil engineering content. Includes detailed abstracts, some with links to full-text. Also see ASCE Library.


Code of Federal Regulations


The collection of all regulations from all departments and agencies of the federal government, as published in the Federal Register.


Congress.gov


Official source for federal legislative information, including bills, laws, committee information, committee reports, the Congressional Record, roll call votes and profiles and contact information for members of Congress.


Congressional Directory


Directory of all members of congress, including their biographies, committee memberships, terms of service, administrative assistants and/or secretaries, and contact information. Also includes officials of the courts, military establishments, and other Federal departments and agencies, including D.C. government officials, governors of states and territories, foreign diplomats, and members of the press, radio, and television galleries. Historical directories from 104th (1995-96) Congress forward.


CRS Reports


The Congressional Research Service (CRS) provides accurate, non-partisan policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate.


Database of Postsecondary Institutions and Programs


Check accreditation status of U.S. college and university programs, including names of accrediting agencies or state approval agencies. Use this database to verify the quality of postsecondary education. Maintained by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education.


EDGAR


The Securities and Exchange Commission’s EDGAR database provides free public access to corporate information, allowing you to quickly research a company’s financial information and operations by reviewing registration statements, prospectuses and periodic reports filed on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. You also can find information about recent corporate events reported on Form 8-K.


Ellis Island Passenger Records


A searchable archive of over 22 million passengers and crew that passed through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924. Create a free account to access records.


Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO)


Use EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online website to search for facilities in your community to assess their compliance with environmental regulations. You can also investigate pollution sources, examine and create enforcement-related maps, or explore your state's performance.


European Views of the Americas


European Views of the Americas is a free, searchable, comprehensive bibliographic index to books, manuscripts, broadsides and other primary source materials printed in Europe relating to the Americas, 1493-1750. Topics include European exploration, Native American peoples, natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and slavery. Based on the print work European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed In Europe Relating to The Americas, 1493-1750.


Federal Register


The official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).


Foundation Directory Free


A search tool for finding basic profiles of 100,000+ U.S. foundations. Profiles include a foundation’s background, purpose and activities statement, program area(s), fields of interest, financial data, and 990-PFs. Keyword searching across all 990-PFs is included.

Foundation Directory Free is a scaled-down version of Foundation Directory Professional which can be accessed on-site at the New Jersey State Library.


GAO Reports and Testimonies


Contains full text reports on audits, surveys, investigations and evaluations of Federal programs conducted by the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO). Browse by date, topic, or agency. Coverage is 1971-present, with some older reports back to 1922.


Geographic Names Information System - GNIS


Use Geographic Names Information Service (GNIS) database for New Jersey places and features on USGO topographical quadrangle maps. The entry gives the feature type, county, coordinates and the quad in which it appears.


GEOnet Names Server (GNS)


Find standard, official U.S. spellings of all foreign geographic names, sanctioned by the US Board on Geographic Names. Geographic features in the database contain information about location, administrative division, and quality. The database can be used for establishing official spellings of foreign place names, cartography, GIS, GEOINT, and finding places.


govinfo


Free access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government. Among the nearly 50 collections available are: Compilation of Presidential Documents (1992 to present), Congressional Bills (103rd Congress to present), Congressional Documents (94th Congress to present), Congressional Hearings (99th Congress to present), Congressional Record 1873 to present), Congressional Reports (104th Congress to present), Federal Register (1936 to present), Public and Private Laws (104th Congress to present) and Economic Indicators (1995 to present). Documents are added daily. Maintained by the Government Publishing Office (GPO).


GovLoans.gov


Offers a loan finder tool to determine your eligibility for six types of federal loans: Agriculture, Education, Business, Housing, Disaster Relief, Veterans.


Grants.gov


A single access point that allows organizations to find and apply electronically to over 900 competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies.


MedlinePlus


Authoritative consumer health information from the National Library of Medicine. Covers diseases, conditions, wellness, treatments, drugs and supplements, current research results, clinical trials, and a medical dictionary. Includes easy to understand medical videos and illustrations. Updated daily.


MedlinePlus: Multiple Languages


Find health information from the National Library of Medicine in over 40 languages


MetaLib


Use MetaLib to search multiple U.S. Federal government databases, retrieving reports, articles and citations. Selected resources are available in full text. A service of the Government Printing Office.


National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)


Bibliographic information and abstracts of all informational materials and resources produced, funded, and/or sponsored by the bureaus and offices of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP). Includes Federal, State, and local government reports; books; research reports; journal articles; and unpublished research. Subject areas include: corrections, courts, drugs, law enforcement, juvenile justice, crime statistics, domestic preparedness, and victims. Many links are full-text.


National Technical Reports Library


Repository of reports and data from federally funded scientific and technical research projects and studies. Fields include Aeronautics, Chemistry, Energy, Environment, Health Care, Library & Information Sciences, Mathematics, Medicine & Biology, Physics, and Transportation. Produced by the National Technical Information Service (Department of Commerce).


National Toxicology Program


Search for data, images, study results, research projects, and data tables in the National Toxicology Program’s database. Part of the US Department of Health and Human Services.


New Jersey Administrative Code (NJAC)


Free online access to the New Jersey Administrative Code, provided by Lexis.


New Jersey Business Records Service


Provides access to the status and business address(es) of New Jersey registered business entities. Searchable by business name, principal name (officer/director, manager, etc.), registered agent or entity ID. Browsing is free, status reports incur a charge. Maintained by the NJ Division of Revenue & Enterprise Services.


New Jersey Charitable Registration Directory


Lists all charities currently registered in New Jersey. Updated weekly by the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs.


New Jersey Legislative Histories


A legislative history is a compilation of the documents which express the purpose or intent behind the passage of a particular law. The State Library compiles histories on all New Jersey laws which are general and permanent. Appropriations, temporary and executed, and repealer acts are excluded.


New Jersey Licensing Boards and Committees


The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs maintains fifty professional and occupational licensing boards that oversee and regulate individuals and businesses in New Jersey. Select "Boards and Committees" and select an occupation to access information for consumers and practitioners, including application information and complaint forms.


New Jersey Public Legal Notices (2002-Present)


Find New Jersey local, county, and statewide public notices placed by governments and ordered by courts. Public notices are legally required to be published and include foreclosures, hearings, procurement of bids, financial reports, ordinances and other government activities. Published by the New Jersey Press Association.


New Jersey Register


Free access to the New Jersey Register (July 3, 1995-present), containing notices of proposed rules and rules adopted by State agencies. Issued by the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law and published by LexisNexis. See also New Jersey Register 1969-1995 digitized by the State Library.


New Jersey State Archives Searchable Databases


The New Jersey State Archives provides access to thirteen databases containing over one million entries (indexing names and other information) in nearly 500,000 documents and photographs in the State Archives’ collections. Includes index entries for many marriage records, death records and military records.


NHGIS Data Finder


The National Historical Geographic Information System (NHGIS) Data Finder provides easy access to summary tables and time series of population, housing, agriculture, and economic data, along with GIS-compatible boundary files, for years from 1790 through the present and for all levels of U.S. census geography, including states, counties, tracts, and blocks.

Published by 
IPUMS, a federally funded project of the University of Minnesota. IPUMS provides downloadable data and microdata sets from the U.S. and international sources, harmonizing variables so data is comparable and consistent. IPUMS platforms includes data from numerous U.S. government entities, such as the NIH, NSF, FDA, Census, BLS, CDC, NASA. Free access after creating an account.


O*NET OnLine


Explore careers, including recommended skills, abilities, knowledge, work activities, and interests. Skills are linked to similar professions for those considering a career change. Includes veteran transition information. Published by the U.S. Department of Labor.


PubChem


The world's largest collection of freely accessible chemical information. Search chemicals by name, molecular formula, structure, and other identifiers. Find chemical and physical properties, biological activities, safety and toxicity information, patents, literature citations and more. Contains information from hundreds of data sources, including government agencies, chemical vendors and journal publishers. Published by the National Library of Medicine.


SafetyLit


Find abstracts and citations for reports and articles in disciplines relevant to preventing and researching unintentional injuries, violence, and self-harm. Among these are agriculture, anthropology, architecture, economics, education, engineering specialties, ergonomics and human factors, faith scholars, health and medicine, law and law enforcement, psychology, social work, and sociology. Search the site or sign up for email/RSS notifications for new content in your area of interest.


Science.gov


Search Science.gov for free access to research and development results and scientific and technical information from scientific organizations across 15 U.S. federal agencies.


Teacher Reference Center


Free database includes citation index and abstracts for 200+ peer-reviewed journals on education. For full text articles, try ProQuest Education Database or ERIC.


The Trans-Atlantic Slave Database


Find information on 36,000 slaving voyages from 1501-1866 (the total number of voyages could be as high as 12.5 million). Includes the voyages database, slave trade estimates tables, and the African names database. Published by Emory University.


Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)


A searchable database of annual environmental releases for over 600 toxic chemicals reported by U.S. facilities. Search by facility, chemical, location, industry (NAICS code). Includes the My Right-To-Know Application. Downloadable datasets available. Coverage is 1987-recent. Published by the TRI Program of the US Environmental Protection Agency.


US Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present


A directory of historic newspapers published in the United States since 1690. Search by title, town, county, state, and date. Includes links to digitized newspapers as well as holdings information for microfilm. Published by the Library of Congress.


United States Code


The general and permanent laws of the United States. Published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives.


United States Government Manual


The official handbook of the Federal Government, providing information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches, particularly their programs and activities. Also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees. The Manual has been published annually in a special edition of the Federal Register from 1995-present.


USA.gov


USA.gov is the official online guide to government information and services.

COIL - Coalition of Independent Libraries of South Jersey

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