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Below is a list & description of available resources - all requiring login & password.

Site	Description
American Government	Your one-stop resource for standards-based reference, enriched by balanced political commentary, daily news, feature stories, and quality lessons and activities.
American History	This resource-rich reference and curriculum solution helps students understand the issues, perspectives, and history that have shaped our nation.
Ancient and Medieval Eras	This database is the newest addition to ABC-CLIO's award-winning series of subscription websites. Ancient and Medieval Eras covers human history in all corners of the globe - from prehistoric times to the beginnings of the Renaissance.
Cobblestone Online	A new social studies database. Search online for various subjects such as: American History; African American Heritage; World Cultures & Geography; World History; Archaeology; Science - OR - Simply search through COBBLESTONE for general social studies articles for students.
CQ Researcher	The CQ Researcher offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of today’s most important issues. Each report is on a single topic – more than 12,000 words in text and extensive bibliographies. Each weekly issue provides up-to-date information on controversial subjects – reported by CQ’s staff of experienced reporters. The database goes back to 1991 and affords immediate access to the newest CQ Researcher reports as they are published.
EBSCO	Designed specifically for public libraries, MasterFILE™ Premier contains full text for 2,051 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. This database also contains full text for 362 reference books, 84,606 biographies, 88,463 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps & flags. MasterFILE Premier now offers PDF backfiles (as far back as 1975) for key publications including American Libraries, Foreign Affairs, History Today, Judaism, Library Journal, National Review, Saturday Evening Post, etc. * Science News is available in HTML back to 1975. This database is free to all NJ schools.
Encyclopedia Britannica	Britannica Online School Edition gives teachers and students instant access to three complete encyclopedias that offer consistency with classroom topics and are age-appropriate. This unique database also offers high-quality online materials that are developed by teachers and curriculum leaders. Designed for all levels of learning, Britannica Online offers students a gateway to the vast resources of Encyclopedia Britannica.
Facts on File	Facts on File includes "History Database Center," "Science Online," "Career Guidance Center," "Curriculum Resource Center," and "The World Atlas." Text, illustrations, graphs, charts, and worksheets are all included in the database. It is very accessible to students and teachers alike.
HW Wilson Biographies Plus	Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated presents the best profiles available. In addition to Current Biography and some 50 other Wilson biographical titles, this database includes profiles from distinguished publishers like these: Harvard University Press, Grove’s Dictionaries of Art & Music, Greenwood, Oryx, and Oxford University Press.
NetTrekker	netTrekker is a revolutionary Internet search engine created just for students, teachers and librarians. netTrekker transforms the wealth of valuable educational material on the Internet into an organized and easy-to-use resource for grades K-12. Go straight to safe, relevant, educator-selected information and get the support you need to do what you do best. . . helping children learn.
NoodleTools Bibliography	NoodleTools is a suite of interactive tools designed to aid students and professionals with their online research. From selecting a search engine and finding some relevant sources, to citing those sources in MLA or APA style, NoodleTools makes online research easier!
ProQuest: eLibrary	ELibrary is an engaging and user-friendly general reference tool that fully supports curriculum and student learning needs. Historical Newspapers ProQuest Historical Newspapers offers the full run of newspapers, reproduced cover-to-cover in full-page digital images – from news stories and editorials to graphics and advertisements. Titles include The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune.
United Streaming	Discover Education unitedstreaming is a digital video-on-demand and online teaching service to help improve students' retention and test scores; it is aligned to U.S. state and provincial standards.
TURN IT IN!!	A new database available through the media center. Search online to prevent student plagiarism. Submit a student document to TURN IT IN and see if the work is original.
World Geography	World Geography provides nearly 200 overviews of countries around the world, providing a revealling portrait of each nation's location and people, recent political history, and economy. Includes the ability to compare data between countries in such areas as illiteracy, population growth rate, natural resources, GDP per capita, and more.
World History	Balancing political, economic, and social history, this website offers students a dynamic view of the world over the last five centuries.
U.S at War	Developed by military historians and expert educators, this online resource provides authoritative reference content, primary sources, and historical insight and analysis on the important themes and consequences of all major U.S.-involved wars.