Reference Databases
To access these reference databases from home you will need an ID number from the Morris Area Information Network ( in other words your library card number which is the 13 digit bar code number on the back of your card ). USE YOUR BROWSER'S BACK BUTTON TO RETURN TO THIS PAGE.
ENCYCLOPEDIA
Britannica Online is web version of the encyclopedia that is the worldwide leader in reference, education, and learning.
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MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS
YOUR PATRON ID IS YOUR LIBRARY
CARD NUMBER (no spaces)
EBSCOhost* indexes 3,000 magazines of which 1,900 are full text. You can save/print copies of the articles. It also includes health, business and children's databases and short records for businesses from Dun & Bradstreet.
INFOTRAC* indexes and provides full text for the New York Times, Newark Star Ledger, the Bergen Record, the Los Angeles Times and The Times (London).
PROQUEST provides access to full-text journals across a wide range of subject areas, including business, education, literature, political science and psychology.
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EN ESPANOL
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AUTO REPAIR REFERENCE CENTER This database covers 32,000 domestic and imported vehicles from 1945 to the present, with drawings and step-by-step photographs, technical service bulletins and recalls issued by the manufacturer, enhanced wiring diagrams, specifications and maintenance schedules, and a Labor Time Guide & Estimator.
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BUSINESS
REFERENCE USA
This U.S. company database contains contact
information and profile data for 12 million companies. Listings are searchable
and sortable by business name, location, yellow page heading, SIC code and size
of operation. Good tool for creating target lists of prospective employers.
FORMS on FILE includes government, business, personal, and tax forms.
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GENEALOGY
HERITAGEQUEST ONLINE
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This database is part of a group of databases paid for by
the State Library of NJ. To access
this from home, after clicking on HeritageQuest Online and accessing Jersey Clicks,
scroll down to Genealogy
and click on ProQuest HeritageQuest.
You can search Federal US Census records, family and local history books and
articles, Revolutionary War records, Freedman's Bank records and more.
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HISTORY,
GEOGRAPHY, SCIENCE
YOUR PATRON ID IS YOUR LIBRARY
CARD NUMBER (no spaces)
History Database Center includes American History, World History, American Women's History, African- American History & Culture, American Indian History & Culture, Ancient History & Culture
Science Online includes science biographies, essays, definitions, diagrams, experiments, and a timeline.
World Atlas in addition to geographic maps there are thematic maps with demographics, education, energy,and politics. There are also charts which rank and compare states and countries.
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HEALTH
EBSCO and then choose Health Source for Academic/Nursing or Consumer editions, and Clinical Pharmacology. Full-text databases OVID (50 medical journals) and CINAHL(2,719 titles in nursing and health sciences) can be used, in person, at Drew, County College and College of St. Elizabeth, through state funding of the NJ Knowlege Initiative
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LITERARY
CRITICISM
YOUR PATRON ID IS YOUR LIBRARY
CARD NUMBER (no spaces)
LITERARY REFERENCE CENTER provides a "reference shelf" with a literary historical timeline, an encyclopedia of literature, a dictionary, citation help, and a research guide. There are also author biographies, literary criticism, and "book highlight" which examines various literary themes.
LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER Direct access to biographies, bibliographies, journal articles and critical analysis of more than 120,00 authors and their works.
NOVELIST *
is an electronic readers' advisory.
Using
NoveList
a reader can enter a favorite fiction
author or title and locate other authors and titles of interest. Readers
can also enter words that describe the contents of a fiction book they
would like to read and fiction
author or title and locate other authors and titles of interest.
In addition, readers can enter words that describe the contents of a fiction book they
would like to read and
NoveList
will
find titles that contain these words in the book's subject headings.
A reader can browse over 1,200 theme-oriented book lists, 150 award lists and
1,000 fiction related web sites.
CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS *
Biographical information on more than 90,000
authors in the US and around the world.
To search Contemporary Authors only, users must click Clear Checkmarks,
scroll down and put a check in Contemporary Authors. Searches work best
if Author/Creator field is selected from the
Search drop-down list.
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JERSEY CLICKS*
searches multiple databases and offers chat reference
service.
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These
databases are funded by the
New Jersey State Library.
Which NJ libraries,
in addition to those in Morris County, have the
magazines you need?
Click
http://www.njuls.org to find out.
You will go to the New
Jersey Union List of Serials (NJULS). Use your brower's back button
to return to this page.