Cranbury Public Library Databases -Subject

JerseyCat
Provided by the New Jersey State Library, this union catalog allows for searching across most of New Jersey 's public library catalogs. It is the most comprehensive catalog for public library materials in the state

Libraries of Middlesex Consortium Public Access Catalog (LMxAC)
A union catalog for the libraries that participate in the LMxAC consortium, which includes many public libraries in both Middlesex and Union counties.

Literary Reference Center *
This database contains full text for plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, articles/essays of literary criticism as well as author biographies, literary journals, encyclopedias, book reviews, poems, short stories and classic books.

NetLibrary
Search for and download ebooks and audiobooks from NetLibrary's extensive catalog. This database does require creation of an account before begin able to access the search and download features. Accounts can currently ONLY be created from library computers. See a library staff member if you are interested in creating an account.

Nextreads
This resources allows you to subscribe to various e-newsletters with monthly and bi-monthly book and audiobooks reading suggestions in both fiction and non-ficiton. Also features in the library's e-newsletter"@ your library" with information about programs, new resources, and the latest happenings at the Cranbury Public Library. Click HERE to access our NextReads Archive and see prior newsletters.

Novelist*
This reader's advisory database is a powerful resource which allows you to search by favorite author, title, and series for similar titles. Additional features include searching by plot elements, explore various literary award lists, and author readalike lists.

Novelist K-8*
This reader's advisory database, specializing in children's literature, is a powerful resource which allows you to search by favorite author, title, and series for similar titles. Additional features include searching by plot elements and explore various literary award lists. The Plus version includes readers advisory for non-fiction

Novelist Plus*
This reader's advisory database is a powerful resource which allows you to search by favorite author, title, and series for similar titles. Additional features include searching by plot elements, explore various literary award lists, and author readalike lists. The Plus version includes readers advisory for non-fiction.

Novelist Plus K-8*
This reader's advisory database is a powerful resource which allows you to search by favorite author, title, and series for similar titles. Additional features include searching by plot elements, explore various literary award lists, and author readalike lists.

OCLC WorldCat
Search from more than 10,000 libraries worldwide with this comprehensive union catalog. Searches can be limited by geographic region.

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Business

Business Searching Interface*
This resources is a refined business search tool which gathers information from a variety of rich resources. In addition, the BSI interface features easy access to search options for Company, Industry, Author, Subject, and Publication lists, all from the Basic Search Screen.

Business Source Elite*
Provides full text coverage for more than a thousand journals covering scholarly business, management and economics journals.

Business Source Premier*
Provides full text business journals back to 1965, and searchable cited references back as far as 1998. Additional full text, non-journal content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses.

Corporate ResourceNet*
This database includes full text sources ranging from general publications such as Fortune and Money to trade publications such as American Demographics, Chemical Week, Electronic Business and Restaurant Hospitality. Also included are more than 5000 company profiles.

Regional Business News*
Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

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Children's Resources

EBSCO Animals*
An extensive database resource with information about the nature and habitat of animals

KidSearch*
This child friendly database provides a visually stimulating and appealing interface for children, combined strong search capability for a variety of age-appropriate resources. This database also includes a Teachers Resource search feature.

Middle Search Plus*
Provides full-text for more than 140 popular middle school magazines.

Points of View*
Points of View Reference Center is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides 200 topics, each with an overview , point and counterpoint. Database can be browsed by broad and specific issues.

Primary Search*
Primary Search provides full text for nearly 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research.

Searchasaurus*
A database portal specifically designed for elementary school students with a visual search interface, and age-appropriate content. Also includes a visual search feature.

Student Research Center*
This database is designed to provide students a focused research tool. They can search databases by topic heading, make use of an online dictionary and encyclopedia, explore the top searches of the day, and even limit their search according to appropriate reading levels. Searches can also be done for teacher resources.

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Encyclopedias and Reference

Britannica Online
|At Home| |At Library|
This resource includes the entire Encyclopedia Britannica (with more than 10,000 maps and images) as well as Merriam-Websters Collegiate Dictionary and a directory of more than 13,000 internet resources chosen by Britannica editors.

Funk and Wagnells New World Encyclopedia*
A comprehensive encyclopedia resource with more than 25,000 entries.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Provides full-text and complete search capability for ten reference titles covering topics including American history, the environment, science and fashion/costume.

Perry Casteneda Map Library - Univ of Texas
This web resource provides extensive digital access to geographic, cartographic, economic, sociopolitical and historical maps of regions from all over the world.

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Education

ERIC*
This database, Educational Resource Information Center , provides access to education literature and resources.

Professional Development Collection*
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection high quality education journals and reports as well as nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles.

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Foreign Language

EBSCOHost - Deutsch*
Access to EBSCOhost in Dutch

EBSCOHost - Espanol*
Access to EBSCOhost in Spanish

EBSCOHost - Francais*
Access to EBSCOhost in French

InfoTrac Informe*
Provides Spanish language full-text access and search capability for many popular Spanish periodicals and magazines. NOTE: Need to enter a library card number when accessing at home or at the library

Salud en Espanol*
Consumer Health CompleteT (CHC) is the Spanish language version of the most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content.

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General / Multi-Discipline

EBSCOHost*
EBSCOhost research database provides full text for over 1,900 periodicals covering nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health, and much more. This database also allows you to choose multiple EBSCO databases to search at once (federated search)

EBSCOHost (Text Only)*
This version of EBSCOhost allows you to search various databases without entensive formatting making it more accessible to those visually impaired persons using assistive technology

Internet Public Library
A web directory (operated by Drexel University ) with links to reliable and trustworthy Internet resources on a variety of topics across many disciplines. The Internet Public Library also provides a free email reference service.

Jersey Clicks*
Provided and funded by the New Jersey State Library, this resource provides access to more tha 25 different databases, most with full-text available. You will be prompted to login with your library card.

Librarians Internet Index
A web based directory and search engine of annotated web resources chosen by librarians for their usefulness, reliability and authority. Keyword and directory based searching is available with this resource.

MasterFILE Premier*
Contains full text for more than 1,750 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. Designed specifically for public libraries.

MAS Ultra - School Collection*
This comprehensive database, designed specifically for high school libraries, contains full text for more than 500 popular, high school magazines.

TOPICsearch*
This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms.

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Government and Law

Government Information Online
A virtual reference (chat or email) service through which government librarians can help answer questions about government resources at the local or national level.

Library of Congress - THOMAS
This web resource is a clearinghouse of information regarding national legislation, Congressional activities, committees and records. The site also provides a nice set of materials for teachers.

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Health and Medicine

Health Source - Consumer Edition*
This resource provides access to nearly 80 full text consumer health magazines as well as health pamphlets, reference books, drug information and a medical dictionary.

Health Source - Nursing Academic Edition*
This resource provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong.

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History and Genealogy

History Reference Center*
The database features full text for more than 2,000 reference books as well as encyclopedias, periodicals, video, primary sources, biographies and non-fiction books from leading history publishers.

HeritageQuest*
|At Home| |At Library|
HeritageQuest Online includes all of the images, and extensive indexing, from the 1790 - 1930 U.S. federal censuses. It offers nearly 8,000 family histories and over 12,000 local histories. Additionally, there are documents such as tax lists, city directories, probate records, and more.

Library of Congress - American Memory
American Memory provides free access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.

NJ Digital Highway
This web portal provides is a digital repository for many items housed in museums and historical collections throughout the state of NJ. The collection contains a significant amount of primary resources related the history and culture of NJ.

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Library and Information Science

Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA)*
This database provides coverage on subjects such as librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.

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Music

American Song
American Song is a history database that will contain 50,000 tracks that allows people to hear and feel the music from America 's past. Included in the database are the songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests and more.

African American Song
African American Song is the first online resource to document the history of African American music in an online music listening service. The collection contains a diverse range of genres such as jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narratives, among others

Classical Music Library
Classical Music Library is the world's largest multi-label database of Classical music recordings for listening and learning in libraries with a particular focus on contemporary music and women composers

Smithsonian Global Sound
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries, produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, is a virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions.

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Newspapers

Historic Cranbury Press
This resource provides full text access to the Cranbury Press from 1886-1926. Note: MAC and Netscape browser users can click HERE for access.

InfoTrac Custom Newspapers*
Provides full-text access to more than 850 newspapers. Searches can be performed by title, date, headline, and newspaper section. NOTE: Need to enter a library card number when accessing at home or at the library

McClatchy-Tribune Collection*
Provides access to a 90 day archive of more than 280 national and international newspapers.

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Science

Directory of Open Access Journals
A searchable web portal indexing thousands of free open access scholarly and scientific journals

Science Reference Center*
A comprehensive database of articles and information covering various areas of science.