Online Resources

Over four centuries of rare American documents and records. Search thousands of historical newspapers, books, pamphlets and genealogies. Plus, the complete American State Papers, U.S. Serial Set, Social Security Death Index and more than 22 million obituaries. New content added monthly.

Easy-to-search database provides full-text articles from 26 familiar magazines with coverage and analysis of current events in a range of categories including: news, business, entertainment, lifestyle, science and technology, and sports. Paid advertisements are excluded.

Newspaper obituaries and death notices from over 700 newspapers around the United States, coverage mostly in 1990's and early 21st century to present. Each obituary or death notice is indexed by the name of the deceased person, to make searching easier and more precise. In addition, the text of each obituary or death notice is keyword searchable, making it possible to use place of residence, occupation, names of family members, or other personal information to identify appropriate records.

Let P.J. Pinchbeck and help you, your teachers and your parents with homeworkand lesson plans. A ton of links for homework help! Beege started this hopmework helper site when he was nine-years-old, and is now a college student at Drexel University!

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

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.

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.

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)

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.

Revistas en Espanol. Periodicals in Spanish from Infotrac.

Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia includes relevant, visually engaging reference content; a comprehensive collection of learning materials and curriculum support.

Includes the following resources:

• African-American History Online
• American History Online
• American Indian History Online
• American Women's History Online
• Ancient & Medieval World History Online
• Bloom's Literary Reference Online
• Curriculum Resource Center
• Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
• Health Reference Center
• Modern World History Online
• Science Online
• World Geography and Culture Online
• World Almanac for Kids

Freegal - Download free music select from thousands of songs from the Sony Music catalog. Nothing to download, compatible with PCs, Macs, MP3 and iPod. Search the collection by artist, title or genre.

You will be able to download a maximum of 3 songs per week using your Bernards Township Library card.

Need help with grammar? This site offers explanations and definitions of terms, exercise to test what you've learned, fast tips and rules.

A rich and authoritative collection of consumer health information.

This resource provides access to nearly 80 full-text consumer health magazines, including American Fitness, Better Nutrition, Fit Pregnancy, Harvard Health Letter, Men's Health, Muscle & Fitness, Prevention, Vegetarian Times, and many others. This database also includes searchable full text for current health-related pamphlets and nearly 130 health reference books, including books published by the People's Medical Society.
 
Additionally, Health Source: Consumer Edition contains more than 9,900 Clinical Reference Systems reports (in English and Spanish) and Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary.
 
Health Source: Consumer Edition covers topics such as AIDS, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, aging, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, women's health, etc.
 
Information provided in this database should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
 

Nearly 550 scholarly full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong, including full text from Creative Nursing, Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, Journal of Clinical Nursing, Journal of Community Health Nursing, Journal of Nursing Management, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Forum, Nursing Inquiry, and many more.

A unique, growing collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture. Beginning or professional genealogists can use this powerful online library, with indexes and original page images for all documents. Includes complete U.S. Federal Census, 1790-1930; Proquest's Genealogy and Local History Collection of 25,000+ fully-searchable family and local history books; and P.E.R.S.I. a comprehensive subject index covering more than 6,500 genealogy and local history periodicals written in English and French (Canada) since 1800.

For a graphical, student-friendly version of Historical Newspapers content highlighting frequently accessed topics and homework activities, it includes full-text and full-image articles from American newspapers dating back to the 18th century. A Timeline Topic Browse covers 25 major history topics with nearly 1,000 related key events. The What Happened On search allows users to see what made the news on a particular date, and This Day in History highlights a particular front page for each day of the year. Famous Dead People provides the published memorial and articles for over 500 of the most studied persons of the past 150 years.

New Jersey's one stop gateway to quality information.  This statewide portal offeres all NJ library card holders access to over 20 full-text databases funded through the New Jersey State library, the New Jersey Network and funds from the Library Services and Technology Act.

Start your job search now.

• Get detailed information on jobs that suit your interests.
• Create professional resumes and cover letters, master interviewing and networking techniques, and more.
• Build your computer skills with interactive tutorials on Word, PowerPoint, Excel and more.

Divided into categories such as computers, health and nutrition, reading (including author pages), sports, etc. You can also submit a question to a virtual librarian!

Online Test Preparation Resources and Computer Skills Tutorials.

LearningExpress Library is an interactive online learning platform featuring over 800 practice tests, tutorials, and eBooks related to job search and workplace skills improvement, career certification and licensing exam preparation, college entrance and graduate school admissions exam preparation, GED exam preparation, and basic skills improvement in reading, writing, and math, for all ages.
You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.
LearningExpress Library has online courses and interactive tutorials, tests, and e-books to help you!

comprehensive database that provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. LRC combines information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing. LRC includes:

• plot summaries, synopses and work overviews
• articles of literary criticism
• full text of literary journals
• author biographies
• book reviews
• author interviews
• and images of key literary figures

LRC also includes full text of selected classic and contemporary poems and short stories. As reference material, LRC includes full text of a number of literary encyclopedia and guides.

Current news and a searchable database of past stories.

McGruff the Crime Dog is still taking a bit out of crime and his website (from the National Crime Prevention Council) is chock full of stories, games and advice on how to deal with bullies. It also included a parent and educator section.

All the fund and stock information necessary for in-depth research and smart portfolio construction. Comprehensive, up-to-date information on both mutual funds and stocks; each report loaded with critical data and decisive analysis. On-board tutorials and training programs for users.

Please use the "End Session" button in the top right corner to log out after you have finished using Morningstar.

Muzzy Online is an acclaimed language learning courses created by the British Broadcasting Corporation target every child's "window of opportunity" years to learn a second or even a third language. Loveable Muzzy and his fun friends will guide your child on the journey to learning a new language naturally and without effort.

Full text of The New York Times [1851 to 2006] that you can click through cover to cover, or search by topic, date, or article type (article, photo, comic, birth/death/marriage notice, display ad, film review, etc.).
The historical New York Times presents firsthand accounts and opinions that bring history to life.

Selected text for 25 National (US) and international newspapers. This database also contains full-text television and radio news transcripts, and selected full-text for more than 200 regional (US) newspapers (updated daily). Accessible using library card number.

This extensive website highlights New Jersey state services and resources for parents of young children. Topics include health and wellness, developmental and behavioral health, parenting, childcare and family support services.

Designed especially for elementary and middle school students, NoveList K-8 Plus is an online database with fiction and nonfiction titles chosen specifically to support the school curriculum as well as the pleasure reading needs of students.

Suggestions for books you'll enjoy, fiction and narrative non-fiction. Find plot summaries, background on authors, series titles, and match to similar books. Lists of recommended mysteries, horror, romance, adventure, and more.

This interactive, animated guide is geared toward the younger elementary school grades and designed to teach children how to handle conflicts without walking away or fighting. There is also a teachers' guide that parents might find useful.

This parenting resource is filled with information on child development and early learning. It also offers access to educational games and activities inspired by PBS KIDS programs.

More than 10 million obituaries and death notices in full-image format from uninterrupted historical archives of top national newspapers, with content dating back to 1849. Information from across the U.S. East Coast, Mid-West, South, and the West Coast. Titles from which these records are drawn include:

• Atlanta Constitution (from 1868- 1929)
• Boston Globe (from 1872 - 1923)
• Chicago Tribune (from 1849)
• Chicago Defender (from 1909 -1975)
• Los Angeles Times (from 1881)
• The New York Times (from 1851)
• Washington Post (from 1877)

Over 25,000 magazines and newspapers (most in full text, others with citations and abstracts) covering business, education, literature, political science, pychology, and much more. Current and backfile editions with many titles back to 1970s and some even earlier.
Newspapers include the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today.

Includes United States and Canadian businesses, US and Canadian phone listings; and Healthcare listings (physicians and dentists) and much more.
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Search by:

• company name ticker symbol
• type of business SIC code
• executive name executive title
• # employees range estimated sales
• headquarters subsidiaries
• address metro area
• area code zip code

Quickly develop a focused group of companies by combining several criteria in one search. A summary list with key company information can be printed out. Individual company links display organization profiles. Click here for troubleshooting tips for RefUSA.

Provided by the New Jersey State Library

Full text coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States (updated daily).

This database will help both children and their parents by enabling them to search thousands of articles, an online general encyclopedia and a ton of information about animals from around the world. Full text articles are available for printing.

State of New Jersey -- Taking Care of Business

Brings together business information from the Department of Commerce, the Economic Development Authority and other relevant state agencies. Features business resources and online tools including:

• Starting & Operating a Business
• Expanding a Business
• Moving to New Jersey
• Small Businesses
• Minority & Women Owned Businesses
• Licensing & Permitting & Government Contracts
   

Use Tell Me More to learn a new language! 

Learn English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch or German [Chinese, Japanese and Arabic coming shortly]. Easy and effective learning with a wide variety of activities, beginner through advanced levels for each language.

Register using your Library card number and a password of your choosing and learn online anytime, anywhere you can connect to the Internet.

Patented Speech Recognition technology helps you pronounce words and phrases like a native speaker.  For best results you will want a microphone and speakers on your computer with this tool.

The interface is available in English, French, German, Spanish, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Thai, Dutch, and Chinese Traditional Mandarin so you can take full advantage of your current language skills as you learn a new one.

Let the Library provide the tools you need to master a language, whether you are travelling or interacting with co-workers who speak another language.  Discover how much fun learning a language can be!

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An exact digital reproduction of The New York Times printed edition, with keyword searching and ability to browse the full publication. All pages, including advertising, photos and graphics are included. Available sections are:

• The New York Times Metropolitan Daily
• The New York Times Advance Sunday
• The New York Times Magazine

Online access 24/7 to a generous collection of encyclopedias, almanacs and specialized reference sources in eBook format for multidisciplinary research. Just use your library card barcode number to login; you don't have to be in the Library to use these.
View and search a single title or search by topic, name, etc. across the whole collection. Includes the ability to print and email articles.
Topics included are:

• Arts
• Biography
• Business
• Education
• Environment
• General reference
• History
• Law
• Literature
• Medicine
• Multicultural Studies
• Nation & World
• Religion
• Science
• Social Science

All the things you find in an almanac and more!

This site offers easy-to-read articles and a wealth of engaging multimedia, games, science projects, outline maps and flags, interactive tools and activities for younger children.

Content to meet the homework and research needs of students. Based on the World Book Encyclopedia, the site features rich multimedia, age-appropriate science fair projects, a Biography Center, virtual tours, video showcases, links to current events and world newspapers, tutorials for 21st-century research skills, and much more.

Designed to meet the diverse needs of advanced researchers and information seekers. A powerful tool that includes the entire World Book Encyclopedia, hundreds of thousands of complete e-books and primary source documents, Computer and Web tutorials, How To . . . guidance, Government Resources and Interactive Earth.