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Databases

Each one of these databases provides a wealth of useful information. Some of them, such as EbscoHost have so much information, they have created sub-databases to organize information by subject. Most of these databases can be used from any location so long as you have a valid Sussex County Library card. Please contact the Library if you have any questions regarding the use of the databases.

EbscoHost

click HERE if you are in the library
then click EbscoHost Web

click here if you are not in the library
and then type in your Library barcode number

MasterFILE Premier 1975 - current

Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 2,000 general reference publications with full text information. MasterFILE Premier also includes 314 full text reference books, nearly 100,000 biographies, 76,000 primary source documents, and an image collection of 116,000 photos, maps and flags.

Biography Collection Complete
A comprehensive collection of full-text biographies supporting history, science, the arts, music, literature, multicultural studies, gender studies, business, government & politics, sports, entertainment and many other areas. This database features more than 177,000 full-text biographies from many different sources.

EBSCO Animals

Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

GreenFILE
GreenFileoffers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.

Health Source - Consumer Edition

Search for information on health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Includes searchable full text for over 190 journals including Consumer Reports on Health and Men’s Health, as well as abstracts and indexing for over 205 publications.

History Reference Center
Offers full text from more than 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 120 history periodicals, more than 59,600 historical documents, 49,600 biographies of historical figures, more than 110,200 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.

Middle Search Plus 1990 - current

Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 150 popular, magazines for middle and jr. high school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles).

Newspaper Source

Selected full text coverage for more than 240 newspapers including: Boston Globe, Detroit Free Press, Houston Chronicle, Miami Herald, San Jose Mercury News, etc., with cover-to-cover full text for USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor and The Times (London). Full text transcripts include Face the Nation, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, 60 Minutes, O'Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, National Public Radio, etc.

Points of View Reference Center
A full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Over 200 topics include affirmative action, HIV/AIDS, immigration, nuclear proliferation, stem cell research, tax cuts, and many more. There are also guides to debate, developing arguements and writing position papers. There is also a searchable database ov the some of the most important social, political and cultural moment of the 20th century on video.

Primary Search 1990 - curent

Primary Search provides full text for 60 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles).

Science Reference Center
A comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.

TOPICsearch

Research social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms. Contains full text for over 64,000 articles from more than 3,000 diverse sources.

Learning Express

CLICK HERE
use your library card number as your username and create a unique password

LearningExpress Library provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help you succeed on the academic or licensing tests. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. Tests include: Advanced Placement, Civil Service, College Entrance Exams, Cosmetology, E-BOOKS, Elementary School Skills Improvement, EMS, Firefighter, GED, Graduate School Entrance Exams, Health Careers, High School Skills Improvement, Law Enforcement, Math Skills Improvement, Middle School Skills Improvement, Military, Nursing, Reading Skills Improvement, Real Estate, SAT Preparation, Skills Improvement Courses, Skills Improvement with Spanish Instructions, Teaching, TOEFL Preparation, U.S. Citizenship, & Writing Skills Improvement.

Literary Reference Center	click HERE if you are in the library		click here if you are not in the library and then type in your Library barcode number
Provides a broad spectrum on information on thousands of authors and their works across disciplines and timeframes. The collection contains 27,500 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, nearly 100,000 articles/essays of literary criticism, 140,500 author biographies, 350 literary journals, 535,000 book reviews, 54,000 classic & contemporary poesm, 14,500 classic and contemporary short stories, 4,000 author interviews and much more.

Literature Resource Center	click HERE if you are in the library		click here if you are not in the library and then type in your Library barcode number
The Literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. The Literature Resource Center covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors.

New York Times	click HERE if you are in the library		click here if you are not in the library and then type in your library barcode number
The New York Times is an internationally renowned U.S. newspaper. The complete text of recent articles is provided back to 1999. When you click on the link above, you will automatically be searching the current New York Times. To search the Historical New York Times, select the next database in this list.

New York Times - Historic	click HERE if you are in the library		*Access limited to use in the 6 SCLS libraries.*
The New York Times is an internationally renowned U.S. newspaper. The entire run of the paper, dating back to the first issue in 1851, is available through the Historical New York Times. To search the current New York Times from 1999 to the present select the database listed above The Historic New York Times.

NovelistPlus	click HERE if you are in the library		click here if you are not in the library and then type in your Library barcode number
Fiction readers can find the perfect novel with this reader's advisory service.

Homework Help

Reference Tools!

A& E’s Biography.com

BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper

Dictionary.com

High School Ace - trusted web guide to free quality educational resources for teens

Thesaurus.com

Virtual Reference Desk

Style Guides

Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)

APA Style

Examples
University of Wisconsin--Madison
Capital Community College
Purdue OWL

Examples of MLA style

Springfield Township HS – Virtual Library - MLA Bibliographic Styles
Purdue OWL

Bibliography Composer Aides

Bib Me
Citation Machine
Easy Bib Bibliography Composer
NoodleTools

Social Studies

WORLD
Currency Calculator for Exchange Rates
CIA – World Factbook
United States Department of State
Links to websites of most foreign countries

UNITED STATES
White House
POTUS – Presidents of the United States – The Internet Public Library
Thomas - Legislative information from the Library of Congress
United States Government Made Easy
Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Teens
Links to Federal websites- executive, legislative & judicial

STATE
New Jersey State Official Website
Links to New Jersey government websites

SUSSEX COUNTY
Links to Sussex County government websites

GENERAL
History Channel

OLYMPICS
Olympic Movement
Beijing 2008 Olympics

MAPS AND GEOGRAPHY
Mapquest
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection- University of Texas
United Nations Cartographic Section

Math

High School Ace

Manipula Math with Java: Middle school-college

Science

Health information

Human Anatomy Online

Human Genome Project

Chemistry
Chemical Elements – Periodic Table
Los Alamos National Laboratory –Periodic Table

Physics
Physics 4 Teens

Great Author Websites

T.A. Barron

Meg Cabot

Orson Scott Card

Jeanne DuPrau

Nancy Farmer

Bookbrowse site
Teenspoint site

Neil Gaiman

Will Hobbs

Anthony Horowitz

David Lubar