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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.
	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. Now includes the African American Song database, with recordings by the top fifty names in the history of black American music (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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	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.
	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.
	Business Source Elite (EBSCO) Provides full text for nearly 1,100 business publications, including full text for nearly 500 peer-reviewed business publications, some titles dating back to 1985.
	Business Source Premier (EBSCO) Provides full text for more than 2,300 business-related journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles, and is updated daily.

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	Career Library (EBSCO) Offers a comprehensive information resource for career and college research. Users can explore interests and aptitude to match their interests to occupations and education prospects. It also provides resources to practice tests and skills, build resumes and plan for technical, military, or professional jobs.
	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.
	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).
	CorpTech Directory Details on 95,000 high tech companies specializing in 17 industries, including biotech, computer hardware/software, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals. Click on 'CorpTech' from the available options.
	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. For access from your home or office, click here.

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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. For access from the library, click on the home icon or the database title. For access from your home or office with your library card click here.

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.
	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 - Consumer Edition (EBSCO) Provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines plus full text of many full text health publications and reports.
	Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO) Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. It also features the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.

	History Reference Center (EBSCO) Provides full text from more than 2,400 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 130 leading history periodicals, more than 61,100 historical documents, 66,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 110,200 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.

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	Informe 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.
	Ingram Digital Audio Library A custom collection of downloadable audiobooks for Princeton Public Library card holders. We offer listeners of all ages a growing selection of popular fiction and nonfiction, classics and reading list titles from over 10 publishers ready to download to your computer or portable music player (PC or Mac platform). All titles are iPod compatible.
	Issues and Controversies (Facts on File) A database providing in-depth investigations of today's top issues. Updated weekly, more than 800 hot-topics in business, politics, education, and pop culture are covered.

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Jazz (Alexander Street Press)

The largest and most comprehensive collection of jazz available online — with thousands of jazz artists, ensembles, albums, and genres (streamed audio).

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 4100 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 The "Princeton Packet" and "Town Topics". Articles of general interest to the Princeton Community are indexed from 1983 to and including 2006, with obituaries indexed back to 1975. In addition, obituaries from the "Princeton Packet" are indexed from 1892 to 1950. A searchable digital version of the Town Topics from 1947 to 1956 is also available. The digitizing is an ongoing project and more will become available.

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	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.
	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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	New York Times Archive (1851-2005) Full text, including advertising, charts and photos, of the entire paper from 1851 (the beginning of the publication) through 2005.
	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 Plus (EBSCO) A reader's advisory database that provides subject heading access, reviews and annotations for about 150,000 fiction titles and 50,000 nonfiction titles; and over 4000 custom created articles and lists, including readalikes and book discussion questions.
	NoveList K-8 Plus (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.

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OneSource

Provides key national and international public and private company, executive and industry intelligence including full text analyst reports. Click here for access from home or office, then click on International Businesses.

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	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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Today's Science (Facts on File)

Science news written especially for students that links what is learned in the classroom with today's real world science discoveries.

TOPICsearch (EBSCO)

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

Town Topics Archive

The digital version of the first 10-years of the Town Topics, 1947 - 1956. Now you can see the content just as it appeared in the newspaper and learn more about what life was like in Princeton during the 1940's and 50's.

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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. For access from your home or office with your library card click here.

World News Digest (Facts on File)

This archival record of domestic and international news is updated weekly and covers all major political, social, and economic events since November 1940.