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	Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) Abstracts and full text articles from thousands of academic and peer-reviewed publications.
	African-American Biographical Database Biographies, rare books, and historical information on thousands of African-Americans.
	African-American History Online Provides expansive and in-depth information on the people, events, and topics important to the study of African-American history.
	African American Song (Alexander Street Press) Music covers every form (blues, jazz, gospel, etc.) and includes recordings by the top fifty names in the history of black American music (streamed audio).
	Alexander Street Press For information regarding how to use the program and compatible platforms and browsers.
	American History Online 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 Offers thorough access to more than 15,000 years of Native American people, culture, history, and heritage.
	American Song (Alexander Street Press) Includes music that relates to almost every walk of American life, every ethnic group, and every time period (streamed audio).
	American Women's History Online Covers the important people, events, legislation, and issues relevant to the study of women's history in the United States.
	Ancestry Library Genealogical and historical information from census, military, church, vital, court, land and probate records, passenger lists and more.
	Ancient and Medieval History Online Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

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	Biographies Plus Illustrated More than 95,000 biographies and obituaries including 26,000 images.
	Biography Collection Complete (EBSCO) A comprehensive collection of more than 177,000 full text biographies supporting history, science, the arts, music, literature, multicultural studies, gender studies, business, government and politics, sports, entertainment and many other areas.
	Biography Resource Center A database of biographical information on over one million people from all over the world, both historical and current.
	Biomedical Reference Collection (EBSCO) Designed for doctors, research scientists, students and clinical specialists, this database provides more than 200 full text journals. Covering virtually all areas of medical study, all full text journals included are also indexed in MEDLINE.
	Bloom's Literary Reference Online Examines great writers, important works, memorable characters, and influential movements and events in world literature.
	BookLetters Sign up for BookLetters to receive information and reviews on the hottest new titles, authors, award books and staff recommendations.

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	Children's Database (EBSCO) General database for elementary students with a general encyclopedia, an animal encyclopedia, a dictionary, Primary and Middle School Search, and lots of pictures.
	Classical Music Library (Alexander Street Press) Music ranges from Medieval to contemporary, from choral works to sympphonies, operas and the avant-garde (streamed audio).
	Community Resource File In-house produced database of organizations, clubs, social and government agencies in the Princeton area.
	Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO) Full text articles and images from consumer health periodicals, pamphlets, reference books, reports and alternative health sources.
	Contemporary World Music (Alexander Street Press) Takes listeners aournd the globe to experience the vibrancy, history, customs, politics, personalities, struggles, and joys of diverse peoples cultures (streamed audio).
	Corporate ResourceNet (EBSCO) Selected full text articles from nearly 1,200 business related magazines and journals.
	Curriculum Resource Center Provides a library of printable teacher-handout material for the middle school, high school, and junior college curriculum.

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Daily Life Online

Information that recreates the everyday lives of ordinary people from all over the world in all time periods.

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	EBSCO Images (EBSCO)
	Encyclopedia Britannica Online The entire encyclopedia plus a dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, timelines, video clips and rated and reviewed subject related web sites.
	Encyclopedia of Animals (EBSCO) Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.
	ERIC (EBSCO) The acronym for the Educational Resource Information Center which provides access to education literature and resources.

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	Factiva Full text articles from over 14,000 worldwide newspapers, magazines, trade journals, newswires, and broadcast transcripts, plus extensive company information.
	Facts on File Reference database in science, history, literature, geography, health and career guidance, plus a curriculum resource center for grades K-5 and 6-12. Also includes a database of personal and business forms.
	Facts.com News digest with top stories from 1940 to the current day, plus information on controversial issues, an almanac, atlas and more.
	Ferguson's Career Guidance Center 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.
	Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO)

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GreenFILE

Provides information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment in a collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles. Some titles are full text, the rest are abstracts only.

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	Health Reference Center Provides clear and comprehensive information on conditions and diseases, health and wellness, mental health, and the human body.
	Health Source - Nursing and Academic Edition (EBSCO) Full text articles and abstract coverage for scholarly and peer reviewed journals in many medical disciplines.
	HeritageQuest Online A database of research materials for tracing family history and American culture.
	History Reference Center (EBSCO) 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.

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Informé

Full text articles from many Spanish language newspapers and periodicals.

InfoTrac Newspapers

Full text of many domestic and UK Newspapers from Jan. 1, 2000 to the present, most significantly the New York Times.

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JSTOR

Full text coverage of core scholarly journals in various subjects, many from the first issue up to 3 to 5 years ago.

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Kid's Search (EBSCO)

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	Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCO) An index to more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings on librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.
	ListenNJ Is a cooperative project where participating New Jersey Libraries offer library card holders downloadable audiobooks. We offer over 900 of the most popular fiction and nonfiction titles from over 30 publishers ready to download to your PC or portable music player, or burn to CD.
	Literary Index An index only to the major literature series published by Gale - Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Literature Criticism, etc.
	Literary Reference Center (EBSCO) Full text from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources. Includes all MagillOnLiterature Plus content.
	Literature Resource Center Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline.
	Local Newspaper Index Articles of interest to the Princeton community from Town Topics and Princeton Packet indexed from 1976 to the present.

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	Marquis Who's Who on the Web Over 1 million historical and current biographies of accomplished individuals in all fields of endeavor.
	MAS Ultra - School Edition (EBSCO) Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for nearly 500 popular high school magazines, more than 350 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags.
	MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO) A multidisciplinary database that provides full text for nearly 2,000 general magazines and journals, plus full text reference books, biographies, primary source material and images.
	McClatchy-Tribune Collection (EBSCO) A 90-day archive of selected articles from approximately 290 newspapers of smaller cities from the McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
	Middle Search (EBSCO) Full text of popular magazines and reference books with middle school reading levels.
	Modern World History Online Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history—from mid-15th century to the present.

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	netLibrary Over 16,000 full text books and downloadable audiobooks. Create a free account in the library with a valid library card.
	New Jersey Newspapers Star Ledger (5/1989-), Jersey Journal (1/1999-), Trenton Times (3/1993-), Express-Times (7/1998-), Hunterdon County Democrat (4/1991-), Hunterdon Observer (4/1991-), Delaware Valley News (4/1991-), Horse News (4/1991-), Somerset Reporter (6/2005-), Chronicle (Somerset) (6/2005-), Cranford Chronicle (6/2005-), Westfield Record-Press (7/2005-), Warren Reporter (6/2005-), The Independent (8/2005-).
	New York Times Archive (1851-2003) Full text, including advertising, charts and photos, of the entire paper from 1851 (the beginning of the publication) through 2003.
	Newspaper Source (EBSCO) Selected full text for about 30 national and international newspapers including Washington Post, Boston Globe and New York Daily News, plus radio and TV news transcripts.
	NoveList (EBSCO) A fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews and annotations for about 125,000 titles.
	NoveList K-8 (EBSCO) Provides subject heading access, reviews and annotations for fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles that are appropriate for classroom use.
	Nursing and Allied Health Collection (EBSCO) Designed for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers, this database provides full text for nearly 200 journals covering the areas of nursing, biomedicine, health sciences, consumer health and allied health disciplines.

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OneSource

Provides key international public and private company, executive and industry intelligence including full text analyst reports. (Choose “International Businesses” from the database list on the left of the screen.)

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	Personal & Business Forms Online Provides printable forms for a wide range of personal, business, and government categories, including individual income taxes.
	Points of View (EBSCO) A database designed to assist students and researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects. It includes essays, questions, and thousands of supporting articles.
	Primary Search (EBSCO) Full text of about 70 popular elementary school magazines.
	Princeton Public Library Electronic Periodical Holdings
	Princeton Public Library Print Periodical Holdings
	Professional Development Collection (EBSCO) Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of 520 high-quality education journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles and more than 200 educational reports.

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Reference USA

Directory information on millions of U.S. and Canadian businesses and residences. Search for businesses by category, size and geographic location. Search residences by name, location and phone number.

Regional Business News (EBSCO)

Full text articles from 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the U.S.

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	Science Online Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.
	Science Reference Center (EBSCO) Full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, health and medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science and society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
	Smithsonian Global Sound (Alexander Street Press) American Folk Music covers icons such as Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, and hundreds of others (streamed audio).
	Student Research Center (EBSCO)

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Times of Trenton

Full text of articles from 1993 to the present.

TOPICsearch (EBSCO)

A current events database which explores social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics.

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World Atlas
Combines detailed, printable, full-color maps of countries, provinces, and states with up-to-date statistical and local information.

World Book Online Reference Center

Online encyclopedia of articles, selected web links, animations, and interactive maps, plus Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos - an intermediate Spanish language encyclopedia.