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Business Resources

ReferenceUSA -- Once again provided by the State Library -- NJ Knowledge Initiative, and available through JerseyClicks.
Includes United States and Canadian businesses, US and Canadian phone listings; and Healthcare listings (physicians and dentists) and much more.
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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.

Directory Library (Gale)-- 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. 47th ed., (2009)
• Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media. 145th ed. (2010)
• Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources 23rd ed. (2008)
• Business Ranking Annual (2009)

Accessible using library card number.

**Your library card must be from the Bernards Township Library to access this database with this link.

Morningstar Investment Research Center -- 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.

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Magazine & Newspaper content through EBSCOhost: Search Business Source Elite for over 1,100 business publications, most in full-text and updated daily; Regional Business News, for full text coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States (updated daily); or Newspaper Source 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.

**Your library card must be from the Bernards Township Library to access these databases with these links.

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

Magazines & Newspapers

Several databases offering abstracting and/or full-text of thousands of periodicals and journals and many newspapers. Articles can be viewed, printed, and/or emailed from the databases.

EbscoHost Periodical Database -- 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.

ProQuest Periodical Database-- 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.

New York Times from ProQuest Historical Newspapers-- 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.
For current New York Times content, see ProQuest Periodical Database -- National Newspapers Expanded.

For a graphical, student-friendly version of Historical Newspapers content, try Historical Newspapers Extra! Edition-- 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.

Custom/Regional Newspapers which includes full text of the New York Times [1985-current], The Bergen Record [1996-current], The Times (London) [1985-current], and over 1000 other national and international newspapers and newswire services.

Access World News -- Complete electronic editions of The Newark Star Ledger (May 1989 to current), and more than 1,000 other full-text local, regional and national newspapers and key internationla sources. Updated daily.
Search or browse a single newspaper, a select group of titles or the entire collection from the intuitive map-based interface or powerful, user-friendly search screens. Print, save or email without any per-article fee.

**Your library card must be from the Bernards Township Library to access this database with this link.

America's News Magazines -- 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.

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The New York Times - Electronic Image Edition -- 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

Searchable, Browsable, Back Issues since 10/05/2006. The New York Times Book Review is also available but only in text, no image edition.

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EN ESPANOL -- INFORME! -- Revistas en Espanol. Periodicals in Spanish from Infotrac.

Genealogy

HeritageQuest Online 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.

**Your library card must be from the Bernards Township Library to access this database with this link.

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

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America's Genealogy Bank -- 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.

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America's Obituaries and Death Notices -- Newspaper obituaries and death notices from over 700 newspapers around the United States, coverage mostly in 1990s 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.

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General Databases - Literature, Science, History and more

Contemporary Authors -- 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.

Encyclopaedia 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:
  → Encyclopfdia Britannica.
  → Compton's. by Britannica
  → Britannica Elementary Encyclopfdia
  → Britannica Concise Encyclopfdia
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

The Facts On File On-Line Database includes
  → American History Online
  → American Women's History Online
  → African-American History Online
  → American Indian History Online
  → Modern World History Online
  → Ancient & Medieval World History Online
  → World Geography and Culture Online
  → Science Online
  → Health Reference Center
  → Curriculum Resource Center
  → Curriculum Resource Center: Junior Edition
  → Bloom's Literary Reference Online
  → Ferguson's Career Guidance Center

Virtual Reference Library [Gale]-- 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

**Your library card must be from the Bernards Township Library to access this database with this link.

The Literary Reference Center (from EBSCO) -- a 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.

Find your next good read with Novelist Plus- 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.
Also Novelist K-8 Plus for the younger reader.

The WorldBook Online Contains every article from the 22-volume print encyclopedia, plus thousands more. With state of the art multimedia, editor-reviewed websites, and a basic Spanish-language encyclopedia.

**Your library card must be from the Bernards Township Library to access this database with this link.

For a complete listing of reference sources, including online sources, available at the Bernards Township Library visit the Reference Department.