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Databases
A multi-disciplinary database of more than 4,600 magazines and journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. In addition to the full-text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for 8,470 journals.
American Physical Society Journals
In-Library Use Only. APS Journals, published by the American Physical Society (APS), feature a range of high-impact peer-reviewed research in physics. The APS journal portfolio spans diverse fields from theoretical foundations to applied research, contributing significantly to advancements across physics. The following are the journals provided:
ProQuest’s openly available Black Freedom Struggle website features 2,000 expertly selected primary source documents – historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more – from pivotal eras in African American history. These reliable, easily discoverable materials are ideal for Black History Month projects, assignments and inspiration.
Part of Learning Express Library. Brush up on your reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, math and science skills. Prepare for ACCUPLACER® and ASSET® college placement tests, CLEP® and DSST® exams, and graduate school admissions exams including the DAT®, GMAT®, GRE®, LSAT®, MAT®, MCAT® and PCAT®.
Practice tests based on New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission materials, including 14 car practice tests, 9 motorcycle practice tests, 27 CDL (commercial driver’s license), 3 online driver’s manuals (car, motorcycle, CDL), and a FAQ section with detailed answers to over 100 MVC-related questions.
Our library has e-books for adults and young adults from industry-leading publishers, all with a user-friendly search experience and simple chapter download process.
Middle and junior high school students can find historical essays, biographies, maps, images and more to help with school projects and research.
To help you with research and writing assignments, this unique database provides background information on topics related to race, ethnicity, diversity and inclusiveness. It also includes a collection of points of view essays offering solutions to issues related to race.
Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center
The critically acclaimed Ferguson's Career Guidance Center features exclusive, wide-ranging content that is accessible and intuitively organized. Known for its unprecedented depth of coverage and variety of user-friendly content formats, this comprehensive career research database is broken down into three main sections: Job and Industry Profiles, Job-Hunting and Workplace Skills, and Career and Industry Resources. The material is drawn from a range of authoritative sources and is extensively indexed.
"Important Financial Literacy Tools from Weiss Ratings & Grey House Publishing Independent, Unbiased Financial Strength Ratings of Banks, Credit Unions & Insurance Companies Conservative Buy-Hold-Sell Ratings of Thousands of Stocks, Mutual Funds & Exchange Traded Funds Create your own Personal Account to create a Watchlist, get Upgrade/Downgrade Notifications and Log In from Anywhere Medicare Supplement Insurance - Which Plan to Choose, How Much it will Cost, Compare Rates & Plan Benefits"
This For Students series helps you understand, analyze, and appreciate complex literary works from William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Maya Angelou, and other great authors.
Part of Learning Express Library. Find resources to help you build classroom and homework skills in math, English language arts, social studies, science and technology.
Designed for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges and undergraduate research, this database features full text for more than 1,990 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers.
JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources
In-Library Use Only. JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. Explore a vast repository of scholarly content spanning multiple disciplines and time periods. JSTOR's comprehensive resources are ideal for in-depth research, supporting assignments, or satisfying intellectual curiosity.
Learning Express Library Complete
An easy-to-use e-learning platform featuring online tutorials, practice tests and e-books to help you achieve your educational and professional goals. In addition to helping you improve your reading, writing, math and basic science skills, LearningExpress Library offers tools and resources to help you search for jobs, build workplace skills and prepare for career certification exams. You'll also find college and grad school admissions test prep, GED® test prep, U.S. citizenship test prep and much more.
Lumos Learning Math & ELA NJSLA Assessment Practice Program
Lumos StepUp™ Library Database Resource is a comprehensive supplemental study program for patrons in elementary and middle schools. It provides NJSLA-aligned assessments and online workbooks with hundreds of practice questions for Math and English Language Arts for students in grades 3-8. Students can conveniently access this program from anywhere using a personal computer, Android phone, iPhone, or tablet with internet access
Designed specifically for high school libraries, MAS Ultra – School Edition is a full-text database of popular magazines, reference books and primary sources covering many subjects, including history, science and health. It also includes and over a million photos, maps and flags.
EBSCO Open Dissertations now includes the content from American Doctoral Dissertations. It is a free database with records for more than 1.2 million electronic theses and dissertations from around the world.
Peterson’s Test and Career Prep (Gale Presents)
Peterson's Test and Career Prep helps students and adults be better prepared down the road for both college and their career. Discover comprehensive test prep and career solutions from Peterson's, a world-leading educational provider.
Part of Learning Express Library. Get help with writing college admissions essays and prepare for important tests such as the AP®, ACT®, SAT®, college placement tests and more.
This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms including controversial opinions and viewpoints. TOPICsearch™ contains full text for over 140,000 articles from nearly 260 diverse sources including international newspapers, EBSCO's unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.
From pre-K to high school and beyond, we have digital resources for every learner at every level.