Paterson Free Public Library Subscription Data Bases

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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.

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News Portal - HeraldNews, The Record, Star-Ledger, Obituaries and much more

Homework Help NJ Homework Help NJ is supported by the New Jersey State Library through a grant from PSE&G, a Cornerstone partner. Available from 2 to 10 every day.

Use with Learning Express Library's testing features - take a test and share the results with the tutor for specialized help.

LearningExpressLibrary --Whatever your goal, LearningExpress Library's resources will help you succeed. Each of our Learning Centers offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? You'll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that's right for you. Instructions for use

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

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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.

is the worlds largest subscription-based database of proprietary, royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps combined with a large volume of proprietary maps, games, images and puzzles developed by World Trade Press with a wealth of public domain maps and images culled from hundreds of sources worldwide. Included in the 4,000+ maps are: political maps, physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate maps, and other thematic maps. New maps are added to the collection every month.

Culture, communications, travel, business and maps for over 175 countries! For business travelers, students or amateur geographers.

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 - use this link from inside the Library

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

EbscoHost - Provided by the New Jersey State Library - find/read/print/e-mail periodical articles

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

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.

LearningExpressLibrary--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. NEW! Looking to land a job? You'll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that's right for you. Instructions for use

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