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Research Databases
The New Brunswick Free Public Library offers a variety of databases for research. Library card holders can access a variety of materials using their card number. To access the databases click on its icon or link.
Databases available from home will bring you to a log in page. Enter in the numbers on the back of your library card for access.
access from inside the library or from home
(Use your library card number as your log-in number to access from home.)
This Business-to-Business Directory contains information on more than 27,000 New Jersey service and manufacturing companies with 11 or more employees.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
(Use your library card number as your log-in number to access from home.)
Provides detailed profiles of more than 3,300 jobs and 94 industries, invaluable advice on career skills, more than 48,000 resource entries, and much more!
By logging in with their library card number, patrons can access tutorials and practice tests for the following: ASVAB, College Preparation Exams, Firefighter, SAT, U.S. Citizenship, Civil Service, GED, Law Enforcement and many more.
To use from home, you must first register in the library with your library card number. Please see reference librarian for help.
Curriculum Resource Center
(Use your library card number as your log-in number to access from home.)
Provides a library of printable teacher-handout material for the middle school, high school, and junior college curriculum.
Curriculum Resource Center: Junior Edition
(Use your library card number as your log-in number to access from home.)
Provides a library of printable teacher-handout material and other content geared for elementary-level students.
By logging in with their library card number, patrons can access tutorials and practice tests for the following: ASVAB, College Preparation Exams, Firefighter, SAT, U.S. Citizenship, Civil Service, GED, Law Enforcement and many more.
To use from home, you must first register in the library with your library card number. Please see reference librarian for help.
(Access limited to in library use)
Search for your ancestors through a variety of resources including U.S. Census Reports, Social Security Death Index, Military Records, and more.
For more resources that may help with genealogy research, please visit our LOCAL HISTORY & GENEALOGY page.
(Access limited to in library use, or accessed through JerseyClicks.com)
Check out the many different EBSCO databases, on various subjects, that we subscribe to here. Many provide full text articles from numerous journals covering almost every academic topic and area of interest. They are also accessible from home through www.jerseyclicks.org
This portal searches multiple databases at once to obtain optimal journal article results. Provided by the NJ State Library, patrons can log on with their library card number to access full text articles on Health, Business, Education, History and also magazine and newspaper articles.
Librarians are available 24 hours a day to assist New Jersey residents with questions on any subject. You do not need to have a library card to ask your question.
Facts on File World Atlas
Combines detailed, printable, full-color maps of countries, provinces, and states with up-to-date statistical and local information.
Check out our newest databases from World Book Online!
A powerful reference tool for advanced researchers and information seekers. In addition to the entire World Book Encyclopedia, this site features hundreds of thousands of complete e-books and primary source documents. It also has computer and web tutorials, "How to..." guidance, and government resources.
For students doing homework and research. Based on the World Book Encyclopedia, the site features rich multimedia, a collection of age appropriate science fair projects, a Biography Center, virtual tours, video showcases, links to current events and world newspapers, etc.
Designed for ESL, ELL and adult literacy students. Students can hear articles read aloud, translate the articles into 30+ different languages, and watch interactive videos of various subjects.
A comprehensive Spanish-language encyclopedia that includes nearly 100,000 articles, along with thousands of images, maps, videos and interactive media. It is designed for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and ESL/ELL program participants.
Health Reference Center
(Use your library card number as your log-in number to access from home.)
Provides clear and comprehensive information on conditions and diseases, health and wellness, mental health, and the human body.
African-American History Online
(Use your library card number as your log-in number to access from home.)
Provides expansive and in-depth information on the people, events, and topics important to the study of African-American history.
American History Online
(Use your library card number as your log-in number to access from home.)
Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience.
American Indian History Online
(Use your library card number as your log-in number to access from home.)
Offers thorough access to more than 15,000 years of Native American culture, history, and heritage.
American Women's History Online
(Use your library card number as your log-in number to access from home.)
Covers the important people, events, legislation, and issues relevant to the study of women's history in the United States.
Ancient and Medieval History Online
(Use your library card number as your log-in number to access from home.)
Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
Modern World History Online
(Use your library card number as your log-in number to access from home.)
Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history—from mid-15th century to the present.
Kids Infobits
(To access this database from home, enter your library card number for your log-in number.)
Search for info on subjects such as plants, people, and geography.
Junior Reference Collection
(To access this database from home, enter your library card number for your log-in number.)
Find information on world history, literature, science, geography, and much more.
EBSCO Kid Search (for grades 3-6)
(Access limited to in library use, or accessed through JerseyClicks.com)
With categories such as Animals, In the News, Science, Math, and Geography, this database is useful for students who are having difficulty with their homework. Students can browse through the Dictionary or Encyclopedia features or search for an image that relates to their assignment.
Seachasaurus (for ages 3 - 7)
(Access limited to in library use, or accessed through JerseyClicks.com)
Ebsco's useful service will help both children and their parents by enabling them to search thousands of articles, an online general encyclopedia, and a ton of information about animals from around the world.
Student Research Center (for grades 6 and up)
(Access limited to in library use, or accessed through JerseyClicks.com)
Search for current events and do research for your homework projects. Includes subjects such as sports, social studies, math, and science.
This site offers easy-to-read articles, engaging multimedia, games and science projects for younger children. It also includes animated tutorials for different online skills, and printable teaching worksheets and lesson plans.
This database is ideal for Spanish-speaking children. Its visual dictionary and bilingual features provide content for young learners switching between Spanish and English.
Bloom's Literary Reference Online
(Use your library card number as your log-in number to access from home.)
Examines great writers, important works, memorable characters, and influential movements and events in world literature.
Novelist
(Access limited to in library use, or accessed through JerseyClicks.com)
Search for books by subject, author, title, or keyword. This database also gives you an option to search for "read-a-like" titles.
Science Online
(Use your library card number as your log-in number to access from home.)
Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
Curriculum Resource Center
Curriculum Resource Center: Junior Edition
Facts on File World Atlas
Health Reference Center
African-American History Online
American History Online
American Indian History Online
American Women's History Online
Ancient and Medieval History Online
Modern World History Online
Kids Infobits
Junior Reference Collection
EBSCO Kid Search
Seachasaurus
Student Research Center
Bloom's Literary Reference Online
Novelist
Science Online