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Use these resources in the library as a guest or from any internet connection with your library card. The following resources can be used to find articles, scholarly and professional journals and more for free.
Brainfuse offers live, on-demand online tutoring for students in grades four through college. Members can get instant academic assistance from expert tutors throughout the week.
As part of the CARES Act Investment, the New Jersey State Library is providing this service to all New Jersey public libraries until June 30, 2022.
HelpNow features a range of tools for students including:
-- Live, online tutors with an interactive, virtual whiteboard to chat, write, draw, copy/paste text or images and graph homework problems.
-- Skills building and test preparation with live tutor assistance
-- A writing lab where students can submit a paper for detailed feedback
-- Send Question Center is a way for students to send tutors questions when they are unavailable
Tutoring is available from 3 to 10 p.m. every day The Adult Career Center offers help with resumes, citizenship classes, GED preparation, back to school resources and more!
Tutoring is available from 3 to 10 p.m. every day, including Sundays. This program provides online tutors from Tutor.com that connects students to expert tutors via the Internet. Spanish-speaking tutors are available to help students in math and science from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday.
Tutoring is available from 3 to 10 p.m. every day, including Sundays. This program provides online tutors from Tutor.com that connects students to expert tutors via the Internet. Spanish-speaking tutors are available to help students in math and science from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday.
A powerful multimedia reference tool, perfect for high-school students, that integrates reference articles, eBooks, and primary source databases in a single search. It also includes access to up-to-the-minute news publications from all over the world
This business database provides full text for over 1,000 business publications. The rich collection of titles in Business Source Elite provides information dating back to 1985. More than 10,100 substantial company profiles from Datamonitor are also included. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.
Offers up-to-date, detailed, directory type information on 12 million U S Businesses, over 600, 000 US healthcare providers, and over a million US residents.
This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis.
Covers all major areas of starting and running a business, including financing, management, marketing, human resources, franchising, accounting, taxes and more. Both startup and established businesses can find answers from an easy-to-use interface that includes a "How To" menu that tackles the most frequently asked new business questions -- including "How to start a small business."
Brainfuse offers live, on-demand online tutoring for students in grades four through college. Members can get instant academic assistance from expert tutors throughout the week.
As part of the CARES Act Investment, the New Jersey State Library is providing this service to all New Jersey public libraries until June 30, 2022.
HelpNow features a range of tools for students including:
-- Live, online tutors with an interactive, virtual whiteboard to chat, write, draw, copy/paste text or images and graph homework problems.
-- Skills building and test preparation with live tutor assistance
-- A writing lab where students can submit a paper for detailed feedback
-- Send Question Center is a way for students to send tutors questions when they are unavailable
Middle Search Plus contains full text for more than 150 popular, middle school magazines. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 200 magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies, historical essays and student pamphlets.
Primary Search, designed specifically for elementary school libraries and public library children’s rooms, contains full text for more than 60 popular, elementary school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles)
The TumbleBook Library offers children's favorite story books and fairy tales. Also included are language learning books, in French and Spanish; many are also bilingual, allowing users to read the book in two languages. In addition, there are many read-along chapter books for older students and/or more advanced readers. In general, TumbleBooks are great additions to a reading program that can be worked on independently by each student or by the whole class, and has been very well received by ESL and Special Education teachers.
World Book Kids is a general reference website developed especially for young students. The site offers image-based navigation, easy‐to‐read articles, thousands of illustrations, and a wealth of engaging games, science projects, and activities.
World Book Student Online features more than 40,000 encyclopedia and reference articles, biographies, videos, images, and activities that support middle school research needs.
Emergent learners will engage in an interactive and playful environment of topical content worlds with bursts of information to support microlearning. Guided reading program with stories spread across Lexile Levels provide building blocks for early learners. Read-aloud option across all functions of the database promotes a personalized learning experience.
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is an online digital library of education research and information, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U. S. Department of Education. The mission of ERIC is to provide a comprehensive, easy-to-use, searchable, Internet-based bibliographic and full-text database of education research and information for educators, researchers, and the general public. The ERIC Collection, started in 1966, contains records for a variety of publication types, including: Journal articles, books, research syntheses, conference papers, and technical reports.
Teacher Reference Center provides indexing and abstracts for hundreds of periodicals, with most of them peer reviewed. Topics include: Assessment, Best Practices, Continuing Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, School Administration, and Science & Mathematics instruction.
Brainfuse HelpNow features live help for language learners.
HelpNow features a range of tools for students including:
-- Live, online tutors with an interactive, virtual whiteboard to chat, write, draw, copy/paste text or images and graph homework problems.
-- Skills building and test preparation with live tutor assistance
-- A writing lab where students can submit a paper for detailed feedback
-- Send Question Center is a way for students to send tutors questions when they are unavailable
An e-Learning solution that helps build language skills and provides immediate feedback to guide pronunciation based on innovative speech-recognition technology. Offers 30 languages, including English as a Second Language. Key features include: 50 hours of instruction; core lessons to build reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills; focused activities to refine grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and more. Mobile app is also available.
Languages include: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Dutch, English (American and British), Filipino (Tagalog), French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Latin America and Spain), Swahili, Swedish, Turkish, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
Legal Information Reference Center provides users with information plus detailed how-to instructions on a wide-range of legal issues. A majority of the full-text legal reference material is offered through Nolo, the nation’s most respected provider of legal information for consumers . With the ‘Legal Forms by U.S. State’ feature, users can search state-specific legal forms by leading subject areas including adoption, bankruptcy, name changes and more.
Literary Reference Center features an extensive collection of author biographies, plot summaries and full-text essays from leading publishers. It also includes literature reference books and monographs, and book reviews from the most prestigious publications. It also includes poems from hundreds of sources, short stories, classic texts, and much more. In addition, Literary Reference Center includes Merriam Webster’s Encyclopedia of Literature, Beacham’s Research Guide to Biography and Criticism (six volumes), The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature and all of MagillOnLiterature Plus.
Literary Reference Center features an extensive collection of author biographies, plot summaries and full-text essays from leading publishers. It also includes literature reference books and monographs, and book reviews from the most prestigious publications. It also includes poems from hundreds of sources, short stories, classic texts, and much more.
Electronic reader's advisory resource which helps readers to find new authors and titles. Novelist allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest.
MasterFILE Elite is a general database created for a public library audience that provides full text for over 1,000 journals and general magazines covering nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues, and more. Also contains full text for more than 50 reference books and an Image Collection of over 500,000 photos, maps and flags.
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 400 titles.
Explore and stay informed on local, national and global topics, people, and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs & careers, political & social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from across NJ, the US and around the globe. Available remotely 24/7 on any device with your library card.
Explore Atlantic City history through local news, events and people with the *Press of Atlantic City Collection.* Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.
Explore and stay informed on local, national and global topics, people, and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs & careers, political & social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from across NJ, the US and around the globe. Available remotely 24/7 on any device with your library card.
The Image Collection database consists of more than 1 million total images in the following categories: photographs; images from Canadian Press, Getty Images, and UPI; maps from Antenna Audio; and photographs from public domain sources.
The images consist of a wide array of photos and maps, with an emphasis on world news and events. Other areas of coverage include contemporary and historical photos of people, places, and the natural kingdom.
An index to local newspapers, including the Press of Atlantic City, from 1984 to the present.
OLNI is published by the Atlantic City Free Public Library and is continuously updated. Full-text of the articles is NOT available through the index. If you would like to see the full-text of an article, please visit the Library to use the microfilm collections, print resources, or NewsBank.
Provides scholarly, government and general-interest sources covering the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and governments and what can be done at each level to minimize negative impacts.
Brainfuse offers live, on-demand online tutoring for students in grades four through college. Members can get instant academic assistance from expert tutors throughout the week.
As part of the CARES Act Investment, the New Jersey State Library is providing this service to all New Jersey public libraries until June 30, 2022.
HelpNow features a range of tools for students including:
-- Live, online tutors with an interactive, virtual whiteboard to chat, write, draw, copy/paste text or images and graph homework problems.
-- Skills building and test preparation with live tutor assistance
-- A writing lab where students can submit a paper for detailed feedback
-- Send Question Center is a way for students to send tutors questions when they are unavailable
Tools and resources for students and adult learners to improve the skills required for academic and career success. LearningExpress provides a comprehensive selection of educational resources—including interactive tutorials, practice exams, flashcards, articles and e-books—for basic skills mastery, academic success, job preparation, and career advancement.
Points of View Reference Center is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides 200 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument).
Teens and adults will find easy to understand, comprehensive information, curricular support and self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more.
Tutor.com is for everyone, students k-12, college students and adults. You can get live help from a tutor or use the many study guides available. The Adult Career Center offers help with resumes, citizenship classes, GED preparation, back to school resources and more!
Tutoring is available from 3 to 10 p.m. every day, including Sundays. This program provides online tutors from Tutor.com that connects students to expert tutors via the Internet. Spanish-speaking tutors are available to help students in math and science from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday.
A powerful multimedia reference tool, perfect for high-school students, that integrates reference articles, eBooks, and primary source databases in a single search. It also includes access to up-to-the-minute news publications from all over the world
Emergent learners will engage in an interactive and playful environment of topical content worlds with bursts of information to support microlearning. Guided reading program with stories spread across Lexile Levels provide building blocks for early learners. Read-aloud option across all functions of the database promotes a personalized learning experience.
World Book Kids is a general reference website developed especially for young students. The site offers image-based navigation, easy‐to‐read articles, thousands of illustrations, and a wealth of engaging games, science projects, and activities.
World Book Student Online features more than 40,000 encyclopedia and reference articles, biographies, videos, images, and activities that support middle school research needs.
Offers hundreds of pre-generated timelines across eight broad topics, which cover various time periods in history or span the life of historical public figures.
Brainfuse offers live, on-demand online tutoring for students in grades four through college. Members can get instant academic assistance from expert tutors throughout the week.
As part of the CARES Act Investment, the New Jersey State Library is providing this service to all New Jersey public libraries until June 30, 2022.
HelpNow features a range of tools for students including:
-- Live, online tutors with an interactive, virtual whiteboard to chat, write, draw, copy/paste text or images and graph homework problems.
-- Skills building and test preparation with live tutor assistance
-- A writing lab where students can submit a paper for detailed feedback
-- Send Question Center is a way for students to send tutors questions when they are unavailable
Tools and resources for students and adult learners to improve the skills required for academic and career success. LearningExpress provides a comprehensive selection of educational resources—including interactive tutorials, practice exams, flashcards, articles and e-books—for basic skills mastery, academic success, job preparation, and career advancement.
Tutor.com is for everyone, students k-12, college students and adults. You can get live help from a tutor or use the many study guides available. The Adult Career Center offers help with resumes, citizenship classes, GED preparation, back to school resources and more!
Tutoring is available from 3 to 10 p.m. every day, including Sundays. This program provides online tutors from Tutor.com that connects students to expert tutors via the Internet. Spanish-speaking tutors are available to help students in math and science from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday.
Heritage Quest is a new electronic resource licensed by the State Library in 2019 that will be available to public, school and academic libraries. Heritage Quest Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical resources that will help New Jersey residents find their ancestors.