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Starting July 15, 2008 we will again have access to Reference/USA via the state-funded New Jersey Knowledge Initiative via JerseyClicks. Also available, Novelist Plus, an extension of Novelist which includes non-fiction. (A contradiction, one might have thought.) For access outside the library a library card is required.

Online Information Resources (Subscription Data Bases)

The information sources listed here are fee-based. Either the Paterson Free Public Library, the New Jersey State Library or special funding has paid for our patrons' access into these sources.

Live Homework Help Homework Help NJ is supported by the New Jersey State Library through a grant from PSE&G, a Cornerstone partner.

Use with Learning Express's Online Testing - take a test and share the results with the tutor for specialized help.

Online Testing --LearningExpress will guide you through all sorts of online tests including but not limited to: ASVAB, SAT, MCAT, LSAT, GRE, GED, Elementary School Assessments, Civil Service, Law Enforcement, Firefighter, ESL and US Citizenship. Instructions for use

Click here to get the entire World Book Online Suite from home.

Library card necessary

Newspaper Direct

This is absolutely wonderful for anyone who wants to read international dailies in the format they were printed. Because one sees the exact image some of the controls might be unfamiliar but any of the Reference librarians can explain how it works. AND, this product will read stories to you through headphones. Is this great or what?!

The Paterson Free Public Library is pleased to announce a new path into the Historical New York Times using an "intuitive, graphical interface" which includes timelines and "What Happened On...". Click here for your first look at Extra! Edition.

JerseyClicks JerseyClicks is the portal for searching the full-text databases subsidized by the NJ State Library. You can search 15 databases simultaneously. You can have access to these data bases from your home when you enter your library card number.

Instructions for use

WorldBook Online encyclopedia/dictionary/atlas

ProQuest find/read/print/e-mail periodical articles

EbscoHost find/read/print/e-mail periodical articles

College Source Online entire catalogs from all colleges, universities and some technical schools

Contemporary Authors Returning soon (from the New Jersey State Library)

Newspapers Online --Provided by the New Jersey State Library - includes the New York Times (last 365 days, full text), the Star-Ledger (from May, 2001) and The Record and the Washington Post (1996-present)

Current Events Special Reports --REMOTE ACCESS AVAILABLE Instructions for use

Biographies Click here JerseyClicks --> enter library card number and PIN, if asked --> choose Custom Search --> Click Clear Checkmarks -->put a check in the box next to the Biography folder --> enter name of person.

Online Testing --LearningExpress will guide you through all sorts of online tests including ASVAB, SAT, MCAT, LSAT, GRE, Civil Service, Law Enforcement, Firefighter, ESL and US Citizenship. Instructions for use

Record Online Includes archives from 1984 and obituaries

HeritageQuest Online --For genealogical tracing this can't be beat, has access to US Census records through the complete 1930's census.

Historical New York Times Full searching of the entire set of backfiles of the New York Times. Output is PDF.

NJ Sanborn Maps --Online access to all the NJ maps from 1867 through 1970.

Novelist Find books by your favorite author or on your favorite subject

African American Experience --Primary source compilation of images of works published from 1693-1830, written by or about members of America's black populace. (Click African American Experience for entry into images.) REMOTE ACCESS AVAILABLE Instructions for use

Informé Spanish-language interface for Spanish and/or English articles