Access World News

This comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Its diverse source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos. Use it to explore a specific event or to compare a wide variety of viewpoints on topics such as politics, business, health, sports, cultural activities and people. Content is easily searched and sorted through an intuitive, map-based interface.

America's GenealogyBank

Quickly find your ancestors in over 300 years of historical newspapers, books, pamphlets and government reports. Search over 1,000 newspapers; the American State Papers; US Congressional Serial Set and more. Find obituaries, birth & marriage notices; pension records etc. Read every article on every page of the newspaper.

America's Obituaries and Death Notices

The largest and most comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices. Extensive editorial review of all newspaper sections ensures thorough selection of obituaries for easy access. An easy-to-use interface allows searching by name, date range, or text such as institutional name, social affiliation(s), geographic location(s), philanthropic activities, etc.

Britannica Online Public Library Edition

Relevant, visually engaging reference content for all ages and levels; a comprehensive collection of learning materials and curriculum support. Includes four complete encyclopedias:

  • Encyclopedia Britannica.
  • Compton's by Britannica
  • Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia
  • Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Plus:

  • Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
  • Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
  • Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Quotations
  • Britannica Online. Primary Sources (Integrating E-Books & documents into search results)
  • Gateway to the Classics
  • Access to over 700 periodicals and journals
  • The New York Times, BBC News, and SBS World News headlines from around the world
  • Web links selected by Britannica editors
  • World Atlas Timelines
  • Spotlights
Business Source Premier

Business articles from over 1,100 business publications, most in full-text and updated daily.

Career Transitions

The new Career Transitions provides hands-on guidance and immediate access to key job search activities.

Consumer Library Information Prescription

Consumer Library Information Prescription (CLIP)
The CLIP service provides easily-understandable, current, reliable health information to patients, their families and the public. This service combines the consumer health and medical collections of the Atlantic Health System libraries with the wealth of materials available online through the National Library of Medicine. We encourage staff to utilize the CLIP service for themselves, for patients and for consumers. Anyone can ask a question via the CLIP/Ask the Hospital Librarian form by clicking on the logo to the left.  You can also call the service at 908-522-2699; fax your request to 908-522-2274; or email your request to clip@atlantichealth.org.

Contemporary Authors through JerseyClicks

Now available through JerseyClicks. An award winning reference resource that provides biographic details on approximately 112,000 modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists and scriptwriters. Current writers, as well as the most studied literary figures of the early 20th century, and authors from around the world are featured.

To search Contemporary Authors only, click Clear Checkmarks, then scroll down and put a check beside Contemporary Authors. Searches work best if Author/Creator field is selected from the Search drop-down list.

Directory Library (Gale Publications)

Authoritative directories on associations, publishers and media, and business information. Detailed reference works that once were accessible only in the Library, now available online from the Library or remotely 24/7 through the Library's website.

Titles included are:

  • Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S. 49th ed., (2010)
  • Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media. 146th ed. (2010)
  • Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources 23rd ed. (2008)
  • Business Rankings Annual (2009; 2011)
EBSCOhost

Full text for nearly 5,000 magazine and journal titles (current and back issues)covering virtually every subject, including business, science and health. Special database collections for children and students. Includes favorites like Consumer Reports and Harvard Business Review, as well as regional and international newspapers and in-depth records for selected businesses.