MARGARET E. HEGGAN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
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.
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.
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.
Biographies of thousands of people from reference sources and periodicals plus information from The Complete Marquis Who's Who.
BOOKS IN PRINT Available only on library computers
A database of 5 million book, audiobook and video/DVD titles.
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.
Features searchable full-text online databases covering a wide range of subjects.
• MasterFILE Premier
• Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center
• Home Improvement Reference Center
• Newspaper Source
• Newspaper Source Plus
• Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
• Health Source - Consumer Edition
• Business Source Elite
• Business Source Premier
• Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
• Regional Business News
• ERIC
• Professional Development Collection
• Newspaper Source Plus
• Primary Search
• Middle Search Plus
• Academic Search Premier
• MAS Ultra - School Edition
• Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
• TOPICsearch
• Teacher Reference Center
• GREENfile
• Novelist
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 Geography and Culture Online
- 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.
Powerful online resource to trace family histories and American culture. Includes Genealogy & Local History Collection (Books), 1790-1930 U.S. Federal Census, Periodical Source Index (PERSI), Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, Freedman’s Bank records (1865-1874),and Lexis Nexis® U.S. Serial Set containing House and Senate documents.
Full text from more than 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias, non-fiction books, periodicals, documents, biographies, photos and maps, and video.
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.
Designed especially for youth in grades K-8.
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.
Provides reference information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources.
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.
MANGO LANGUAGES Available from home
Online learning system that teaches real conversation skills for practical communication. Fun and engaging interactive lessons make learning a new language fast, easy and incredible effective. Choose from 34 languages and 15 ESL courses.
Full-text New York Times, Bergen Record, The Record (Hackensack, NJ), Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ) and many other national and international newspapers.
NOVELIST PLUS & NOVELIST K-8 PLUS 
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.
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS IN CONTEXTThis 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.
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.
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.
Comprehensive Spanish-language database, offering content from a variety of sources including encyclopedias, inages, health reports, Spanish-English dictionary, and full-text for over 100 reference books and dozens of magazines.
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
Provides comprehensive evidence-based reports and fact sheets in Spanish on all aspects of consumer health and wellness.
Database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc.
Makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results.
Makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results.
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.
