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Online Databases

The following databases are available both in the library and from your home computer. When prompted, use your Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library card to access the database. Enter your entire fourteen digit barcode number in the blank provided.

The JERSEYCAT catalog provides open access to the holdings of the member libraries in the New Jersey Union Catalog and other participating online catalogs.

 

ANCESTRY.COM LIBRARY EDITION  Available only on library computers   

This collection of more than 4,000 databases including U.S. Federal Census images, the American Genealogical Biographical Index, and Federal Slave Narratives.

AUTO REPAIR REFERENCE CENTER

Contains the complete automotive repair manuals that were originally published in the Chilton Total Car Care Series, as well as Tecnical Service Bulletins, wiring diagrams, and labor time guide and maintenance estimates.

BIOGRAPHY COLLECTION COMPLETE

Comprehensive collection of full-text biographies supporting history, science, the arts, music, literature, multicultural studies, gender studies, business, government & politics, sports, entertainment and many other areas.

BIOGRAPHY RESOURCE CENTER 

Biographies of thousands of people from reference sources and periodicals plus information from The Complete Marquis Who's Who.

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PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, GLOUCESTER COUNTY TIMES, and NEWS REPORT
 

Full-text articles from the electronic editions of The Philadelphia Inquirer, (1981 to present) and The Gloucester County Times and the News Report, covering local and regional news, including business, politics, sports, cultural activities, and the people in the community. Paid advertisements are excluded.

EBSCOHOST ONLINE

Features searchable full-text online databases covering a wide range of subjects.

• MasterFILE Premier
• Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center

• Home Improvement Reference Center
• Newspaper Source
• McClatchy-Tribune Collection
• Ebsco Animals
• Health Source - Consumer Edition
• Business Source Elite
• Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Expanded
• Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
• Regional Business News
• Corporate ResourceNet
• ERIC
• Professional Development Collection
• Primary Search
• Middle Search Plus
• MAS Ultra - School Edition
• Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
• TOPICsearch
• Teacher Reference Center
• GREENfile
• Novelist

FACTS ON FILE DATABASES 

Interdisciplinary, interactive databases on a wide range of subjects.

  • American History Online
  • American Women's History Online
  • African-American History Online
  • American Indian History Online
  • Modern World History Online
  • Ancient and Medieval History Online
  • World Atlas
  • Science Online
  • Health Reference Center
  • Curriculum Resource Center
  • Curriculum Resource Center: Junior Edition
  • Bloom's Literary Reference Online
  • Ferguson's Career Guidance Center

HISTORICAL NEW YORK TIMES Available only on library computers   

Full-text and full-image articles for The New York Times 1851-2001.

HISTORY REFERENCE CENTER

Full text from more than 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias, non-fiction books, periodicals, documents, biographies, photos and maps, and video.

HOBBIES & CRAFTS REFERENCE CENTER

Provides comprehensive, full-text content for many of the most popular hobbies, crafts and recreational activities. Includes more than 500 magazines, 333 videos, and 144 hobby reports.

HOME IMPROVEMENT REFERENCE CENTER

Contains the full set of home improvement titles from Quayside Publishing as well as full content from 29 popular home improvement periodicals.

¡INFORME!

Specifically designed for Spanish-speaking users, this database features full-text articles from popular Spanish language magazines. Titles include La Opinion, National Geographic en Espanol, Noticias en Espanol, and Siempre! .

 JERSEYCAT  

You are now able to search the holdings of the member libraries in the New Jersey Union Catalog and other participating online catalogs. Contact the Margaret E. Heggan Library for more information about ordering books, via interlibrary loan, from other libraries.

KIDS SEARCH

Designed especially for youth in grades K-8.

LEARNING EXPRESS

Learning Express Library provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. Examples of practice tests are Civil Service, Graduate School Entrance examinations, Nursing, Real Estate, TOEFL, and U.S. Citizenship.

LITERARY REFERENCE CENTER

Provides reference information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources.

LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER

Plot summaries, full-text articles from literary journals, critical essays, and related Web sites covering novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers. Includes material from Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, The Dictionary of Literary Biography, Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism, Shakespearean Criticism, and Short Story Criticism among others.

MAGILL’S MEDICAL GUIDE Available only on library computers   

Comprehensive reference to major diseases and disorders.

NEWSPAPERS

Full-text New York Times, Bergen Record, The Record (Hackensack, NJ), Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ) and many other national and international newspapers.

NEXTREADS 

NextReads emails an online newsletter featuring new and interesting books in various subject areas. You select the areas of interest when you sign up. Each book displays a description and a handy link to our catalog so you can check availability and place holds. You enter your email address, create your very own password, and select the subject areas you enjoy.

NOVELIST ONLINE


An online reader's advisory to fiction books. Keyword and subject access to thousands of children's and adult fiction titles with full-text reviews.

OBITUARY DATABASE   

This database includes obituaries and death notices from prominent newspapers such as The Atlanta Constitution, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, and The New York Times.  This last resource dates back to 1851.

OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS   

Information from core reference materials including Great American Court Cases and Current Controversies to support the selection and defense of a position on social issues.

PATRON BOOKS IN PRINT    Available only on library computers   

A database of 5 million book, audiobook and video/DVD titles.

POINTS OF VIEW REFERENCE CENTER

Designed to provide students and schools with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue.

PRICE IT! ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES

Comprehensive, user friendly database for identifying, researching and pricing art, antiques and collectibles. Includes 23 million records and 10 million images.Also include a directory of over 4,000 collecting clubs.

REFERENCE USA

Contains detailed information on more than 14 million US businesses, 210 million US residents, 855,000 US health care providers, 1.5 million Canadian businesses, and 12 million Canadian households.
Also includes new data elements: Executive Biographies, Brands and Products, Nearby Businesses

SALUD EN ESPANOL

SCIENCE REFERENCE CENTER

Database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc.

SEARCHASAURUS

Makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results.

STUDENT RESEARCH CENTER

Makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results.

WORLD BOOK ONLINE

Includes all articles from the print encyclopedia plus pictures, maps, videos, animations, sounds, panoramic 360° views, and links to editor-approved Web sites. Special features include content from the World Book Dictionary and the World Book Atlas, Today in History, Behind the Headlines, and Special Reports.

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