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New! Gale's AccessMyLibrary App
Access library resources — even when you're not at the library. It's as simple as using the AccessMyLibrary Public Edition mobile app from Gale. AccessMyLibrary uses GPS to find libraries within a 10-mile radius of your location, then gives you free, unlimited access to their reputable, authoritative Gale online resources — without the need to log in.

 Information on EBSCOhost Mobile and EBSCOhost iPhone App

EBSCO A-to-Z is a list of the magazines available to the Mercer County Library System. While some titles are available in our Branches as paper copies, the majority are provided through electronic access. Please call or see the reference staff at any branch for assistance with this list or any of our electronic resources.

Biography

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Biography Collection Complete
Offers a 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.

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Comprised of:
Biography
o Contemporary Black Biography , Vol. 84, 2011
o Newsmakers 2010 Cumulation , 2010
Literature
o Novels for Students , Vol. 35, 2011
o Poetry for Students , Vol. 36, 2011
Multicultural Studies
o Contemporary Black Biography , Vol. 84, 2011

Business

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Business Source Elite

Corfacts
New Jersey’s Premier Online Business to Business Directory.

Corporate ResourceNet

Personal & Business Forms

ReferenceUSA

Regional Business News

Careers

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Career Transitions
Complete, self-paced application that walks job-seekers through the entire job-seeking process from assessing strengths and interests, to exploring new opportunities, to ultimately improving the chances of landing a job.

Facts on File
Interdisciplinary, interactive databases on a wide range of  subjects, such as Science, History, Geography, Curriculum Resources, Forms, Health Reference Center, and Ferguson's Career Guidance Center.

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center

Job and Career Accelerator
Get detailed information on occupations that suit your interests. Access current job listings from over 5 million job postings, which are collected from all major job boards. Create professional resumes and cover letters, master interviewing and networking techniques, and more. Job & Career Accelerator is your guide to getting hired!

LearningExpressLibrary.com
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.

Education

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Academic Search Premier
Scholarly Journals, many full-text.

ERIC

Mango Languages
Mango is a fun, easy to use online language-learning system that teaches actual conversation skills for 6 different languages including English as a second language for Spanish speakers. It's so easy to use, you'll see incredible results after just one lesson!

Professional Development Collection

Encyclopedias

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Encyclopaedia Britannica

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Comprised of:
Biography
o Contemporary Black Biography , Vol. 84, 2011
o Newsmakers 2010 Cumulation , 2010
Literature
o Novels for Students , Vol. 35, 2011
o Poetry for Students , Vol. 36, 2011
Multicultural Studies
o Contemporary Black Biography , Vol. 84, 2011

Health and Medicine

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Biomedical Reference Collection

Facts on File
Interdisciplinary, interactive databases on a wide range of  subjects, such as Science, History, Geography, Curriculum Resources, Forms, Health Reference Center, and Ferguson's Career Guidance Center.

Health Reference Center

Health Source - Consumer Edition 

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

Nursing and Allied Health Collection

Salem Health
Comprised of: Magill's Medical Guide; Genetics and Inherited Conditions
To access this database from home:
Click on the second tab for Remote Access Login

Enter the password: mercercols (the password is not case sensitive)

Salud en Espanol (CHC Spanish Version)

History

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American History Online

African-American History Online

American Indian History Online

American Women's History Online

Ancient & Medieval History Online

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts on File
Interdisciplinary, interactive databases on a wide range of  subjects, such as Science, History, Geography, Curriculum Resources, Forms, Health Reference Center, and Ferguson's Career Guidance Center.

Greenwood Daily Life

History Reference Center
Offers full text from more than 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 120 history periodicals, more than 59,600 historical documents, 49,600 biographies of historical figures, more than 110,200 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.

Modern World History Online

Salem History
Comprised of: Milestone Documents in American History; Milestone Documents of American Leaders; The Seventies in America; The Eighties in America; The Nineties in America; Great Lives from History: The Renaissance & Early Modern Era; The 17th Century; The 18th Century; Notorious Lives; Inventors and Inventions; Great Events from History: The Renaissance & Early Modern Era; The 17th Century; The 18th Century; Encyclopedia of American Immigration.
To access this database from home:
Click on the second tab for Remote Access Login

Enter the password: mercercols (the password is not case sensitive)

Languages

Mango Languages
Mango is a fun, easy to use online language-learning system that teaches actual conversation skills for 6 different languages including English as a second language for Spanish speakers. It's so easy to use, you'll see incredible results after just one lesson!

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Literature & Reading

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Bloom's Literary Reference Online

Contemporary Authors
Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors. Database provided by the New Jersey State Library.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Comprised of:
Biography
o Contemporary Black Biography , Vol. 84, 2011
o Newsmakers 2010 Cumulation , 2010
Literature
o Novels for Students , Vol. 35, 2011
o Poetry for Students , Vol. 36, 2011
Multicultural Studies
o Contemporary Black Biography , Vol. 84, 2011

eLibraryNJ

Literary Reference Center
A comprehensive literary reference database, which provides users with a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. LRC is a completely full-text database that combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else.

Literature Resource Center
Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. It covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers.

NextReads

NoveList
Fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews and annotations for about 125,000 titles.

..or let us do the work for you! Sign up for NextReads and receive electronic newsletters notifying you of when library materials, in a range of categories including the latest book and movie releases, are available for requests.

Novelist K-8
Fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews and annotations.

Salem Literature
Comprised of: Critical Insights: Toni Morrison; Critical Insights: Tennessee Williams; Critical Insights: James Baldwin; Critical Insights: John Steinbeck; Masterplots
To access this database from home:
Click on the second tab for Remote Access Login

Enter the password: mercercols (the password is not case sensitive)

Magazines & Journals

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Academic Search Premier
Scholarly Journals, many full-text.

EBSCOhost
Locate magazine articles on a wide range of topics including general reference, business, financial and health related magazines.

ERIC
Educational Resource Information Center. Provides access to education literature and resources.

MasterFILE Premier

Newspapers

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EBSCOhost
Locate magazine articles on a wide range of topics including general reference, business, financial and health related magazines.

Newspaper Source Plus

Science

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Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts on File
Interdisciplinary, interactive databases on a wide range of  subjects, such as Science, History, Geography, Curriculum Resources, Forms, Health Reference Center, and Ferguson's Career Guidance Center

Salem Science
Comprised of: Encyclopedia of Global Warming.
To access this database from home:
Click on the second tab for Remote Access Login

Enter the password: mercercols (the password is not case sensitive)

Science Online

Science Reference Center
A comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc.

Student Research (See Also: History; Magazines & Journals; and Science)

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Academic Search Premier
Scholarly Journals, many full-text.

Curriculum Resource Center

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts on File
Interdisciplinary, interactive databases on a wide range of  subjects, such as Science, History, Geography, Curriculum Resources, Forms, Health Reference Center, and Ferguson's Career Guidance Center.

Facts on File Issues & Controversies
In-depth investigations of today's top issues.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Comprised of:
Biography
o Contemporary Black Biography , Vol. 84, 2011
o Newsmakers 2010 Cumulation , 2010
Literature
o Novels for Students , Vol. 35, 2011
o Poetry for Students , Vol. 36, 2011
Multicultural Studies
o Contemporary Black Biography , Vol. 84, 2011

Middle Search Plus
Popular middle school database

Lumos Learning NJ ASK Test Preparation
Developed by expert teachers who know the New Jersey standardized tests and student needs. It includes hundreds of practice questions, full-length practice tests that are similar to the actual test, and expert advice for the NJ ASK. In addition to helping with the standardized test preparation, Lumos Learning Online Study Program helps reinforce classroom learning experience for children in grades 3-8.

Novelist K-8
Fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews and annotations.

Points of View
A full text database designed to provide students and schools with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by thousands of supporting articles.

Primary Search
Popular elementary school database.

Searchasaurus
Two popular elementary and middle school databases (Primary Search and Middle Search Plus) can be accessed via Searchasaurus. It is an animated interface with a dinosaur theme that encourages students to enhance and develop basic search methodologies. (Click on Searchasaurus.)

TOPICsearch

World Almanac® for Kids Online

World Geography and Culture Online

Test Pratice

LearningExpressLibrary.com
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.

Lumos Learning NJ ASK Test Preparation
Developed by expert teachers who know the New Jersey standardized tests and student needs. It includes hundreds of practice questions, full-length practice tests that are similar to the actual test, and expert advice for the NJ ASK. In addition to helping with the standardized test preparation, Lumos Learning Online Study Program helps reinforce classroom learning experience for children in grades 3-8.

Alphabetical Listing of Databases

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Academic Search Premier
Scholarly Journals, many full-text.

African-American History Online

American History Online

American Indian History Online

American Women's History Online

Ancient & Medieval History Online

Biography Collection Complete
Offers a 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.

Biomedical Reference Collection

Bloom's Literary Reference Online

Business Source Elite

Contemporary Authors
Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors. Database provided by the New Jersey State Library.

Corfacts
New Jersey’s Premier Online Business to Business Directory.

Corporate ResourceNet

Curriculum Resource Center

EBSCOhost
Locate magazine articles on a wide range of topics including general reference, business, financial and health related magazines.

ERIC
Educational Resource Information Center. Provides access to education literature and resources.

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts on File
Interdisciplinary, interactive databases on a wide range of  subjects, such as Science, History, Geography, Curriculum Resources, Forms, Health Reference Center, and Ferguson's Career Guidance Center.

Facts on File Issues & Controversies
In-depth investigations of today's top issues

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Comprised of:
Biography
o Contemporary Black Biography , Vol. 84, 2011
o Newsmakers 2010 Cumulation , 2010
Literature
o Novels for Students , Vol. 35, 2011
o Poetry for Students , Vol. 36, 2011
Multicultural Studies
o Contemporary Black Biography , Vol. 84, 2011

Greenwood Daily Life

Health Reference Center

Health Source - Consumer Edition

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

History Reference Center
Offers full text from more than 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 120 history periodicals, more than 59,600 historical documents, 49,600 biographies of historical figures, more than 110,200 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.

Job and Career Accelerator
Get detailed information on occupations that suit your interests. Access current job listings from over 5 million job postings, which are collected from all major job boards. Create professional resumes and cover letters, master interviewing and networking techniques, and more. Job & Career Accelerator is your guide to getting hired!

LearningExpressLibrary.com
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.

eLibraryNJ

Literary Reference Center
A comprehensive literary reference database, which provides users with a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. LRC is a completely full-text database that combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else.

Literature Resource Center
Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. It covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers.

Lumos Learning NJ ASK Test Preparation
Developed by expert teachers who know the New Jersey standardized tests and student needs. It includes hundreds of practice questions, full-length practice tests that are similar to the actual test, and expert advice for the NJ ASK. In addition to helping with the standardized test preparation, Lumos Learning Online Study Program helps reinforce classroom learning experience for children in grades 3-8.

Mango Languages
Mango is a fun, easy to use online language-learning system that teaches actual conversation skills for 6 different languages including English as a second language for Spanish speakers. It's so easy to use, you'll see incredible results after just one lesson!

MasterFILE Premier

Middle Search Plus 
Popular middle school database.

Modern World History Online

Newspaper Source Plus

NextReads

NoveList
Fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews and annotations for about 125,000 titles.

..or let us do the work for you! Sign up for NextReads and receive electronic newsletters notifying you of when library materials, in a range of categories including the latest book and movie releases, are available for requests.

Novelist K-8
Fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews and annotations.

Nursing and Allied Health Collection

Personal & Business Forms

Points of View
A full text database designed to provide students and schools with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by thousands of supporting articles.

Primary Search
Popular elementary school database.

ReferenceUSA 

Regional Business News

Salem Health
Comprised of: Magill's Medical Guide; Genetics and Inherited Conditions
To access this database from home:
Click on the second tab for Remote Access Login

Enter the password: mercercols (the password is not case sensitive)

Salem History
Comprised of: Milestone Documents in American History; Milestone Documents of American Leaders; The Seventies in America; The Eighties in America; The Nineties in America; Great Lives from History: The Renaissance & Early Modern Era; The 17th Century; The 18th Century; Notorious Lives; Inventors and Inventions; Great Events from History: The Renaissance & Early Modern Era; The 17th Century; The 18th Century; Encyclopedia of American Immigration.
To access this database from home:
Click on the second tab for Remote Access Login

Enter the password: mercercols (the password is not case sensitive)

Salem Literature
Comprised of: Critical Insights: Toni Morrison; Critical Insights: Tennessee Williams; Masterplots
To access this database from home:
Click on the second tab for Remote Access Login

Enter the password: mercercols (the password is not case sensitive)

Salem Science
Comprised of: Encyclopedia of Global Warming.
To access this database from home:
Click on the second tab for Remote Access Login

Enter the password: mercercols (the password is not case sensitive)

Salud en Espanol (CHC Spanish Version)

Science Online

Science Reference Center
A comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc.

Searchasaurus
Two popular elementary and middle school databases (Primary Search and Middle Search Plus) can be accessed via Searchasaurus. It is an animated interface with a dinosaur theme that encourages students to enhance and develop basic search methodologies. (Click on Searchasaurus.)

TOPICsearch

World Almanac® for Kids Online

World Geography and Culture Online

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