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Databases by Title

This page describes and links to electronic resources that can be accessed within the State Library, and in some cases, remotely. Some remote access resources are only available to State Library authorized users (state employees and Thomas Edison staff and students). The databases are arranged alphabetically by name. Use the links below to view specific sections of the list.

All users are expected to respect the intellectual property rights of licensed material. Failure to do so will result in loss of access.

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990 Finder   
A database of private foundation tax returns (Form 990-PF).  Searchable by foundation name or employer identification number.
 
ABI/Inform Complete   remote access for authorized users
This ProQuest database is recognized as the premier electronic database for coverage of subjects related to current business, management, industry and product information. Indexing and abstracting is provided for thousands of sources. Full-text is available for over 2,400 titles. Coverage: 1971 to present.
 
Academic Search Premier   remote access for authorized users
Provides full text for over 4,600 publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language, arts, literature, medical sciences and ethnic studies.
 
AgeLine   
An online guide to books, research reports, journal articles and videos related to issues of aging and life at 50+.  Coverage from 1978 to the present, with selected coverage from 1966-1977.
 
AGRICOLA   
A bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature. Created by the National Agricultural Library, the database covers materials in all formats, including printed works from the 15th century.
 
Alt-HealthWatch   remote access for authorized users
Full text articles from over 170 peer-reviewed and professional journals and consumer newsletters, focusing on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
 
America: History and Life     remote access for authorized users
Historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. The database comprises over 450,000 bibliographic entries. The database covers over 2,000 journals published worldwide. In addition to covering all key English-language historical journals, it also includes selected historical journals from major countries, state and local history journals, and a targeted selection of hundreds of journals in the social sciences and humanities.
 
American Fact Finder   
Census Bureau database for locating or building statistical tables and maps.  Primary source for Census 2000.
 
American Religion Data Archive   

The American Religion Data Archive (ARDA), funded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc., preserves quantitative data on American religion and allows comparisons across data files. The ARDA collection includes data on churches and church membership, religious professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations).

 
Ancestry Library Edition   no remote access
Ancestry Library Edition offers a wide range of materials for those interested in genealogy and history. Categories include the census; vital and church records; military records; court, land and probate records; passenger lists and much more.
 
ASSIST Online   
The official source of Department of Defense specifications and standards.   Many documents include digital images of text or may be ordered free of charge.  Full access and ordering requires free registration.
 
Associations Unlimited   remote access for authorized users
Contains information for approximately 460,000 U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields, plus international organizations. Includes IRS data on U.S. 501(c) nonprofit organizations.
 
Bergen Record, The  (1996-)   remote access for authorized users
Searchable full text of the newspaper from 1996.
 
Biography and Genealogy Master Index   remote access for authorized users
Indexes current, readily available reference sources, as well as the most important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. Biography and Genealogy Master Index will enable you to quickly determine which publication to consult for biographical information. The total number of biographical sketches indexed by BGMI is now more than 13.6 million
 
Biography Collection Complete   remote access for authorized users
A comprehensive collection of over 177,000 full-text biographies covering many fields.
 
Biography Resource Center and Marquis Who's Who   remote access for authorized users
This database combines biographies from many respected Gale Group sources. It also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search. Includes the complete Marquis Who's Who.
 
Biomedical Reference Collection Comprehensive   

Access for the next four months is suspended due to the loss of New Jersey Knowledge Initiative funding.
Provides access to full text journals in clinical medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pre-clinical sciences and the health care system.

 
BioOne (BioOne.1 and BioOne.2)   remote access for authorized users
Provides full text of high-impact bioscience research journals focused on the biological, ecological and environmental sciences. Most of BioOne's titles are published by small societies and non-commercial publishers.
 
Books in Print Professional   remote access for authorized users
A comprehensive database containing over 5 million book, audio and video titles. Includes reviews, full publisher information, monthly updates, and out-of-print listings.
 
Buros: Test Reviews Online   
Online test information from Mental Measurements Yearbook. Alphabetical, subject, and keyword searching is available. Brief descriptions are free; reviews are $15 per test.
 
Business and Company Resource Center   remote access for authorized users
A fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
 
Business Source Elite   remote access for authorized users
Provides full text coverage for nearly 1,100 business periodicals ranging from general magazines to trade publications and top management journals. Contains expanded PDF backfiles for 150 titles (back to 1985 or the first issue published for that journal).
 
Business Source Premier   

Access for the next four months is suspended due to the loss of New Jersey Knowledge Initiative funding.
Provides full text for over 2300 journals, including more than 1100 peer-reviewed titles.  Covers business, marketing, accounting, management, economics, finance, banking and more. 

 
 
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