Online Resources
Online Resources
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As a patron of the Asbury Park Public Library, you have access to a variety of informational databases and online learning platforms. Using your library card barcode, you can access these resources from anywhere!
All Databases (Listed Alphabetically)
All Databases (Listed Alphabetically)
Access over 1000 journals on a host of subject matters and 75,000 videos from the Associated Press going back over 90 years.
This business database provides full text for over 1,000 business publications. The rich collection of titles in Business Source Elite provides information dating back to 1985. More than 10,100 substantial company profiles from MarketLine are also included. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.
MasterFILE Elite provides full text for magazines and publications covering many general interest topics including business, health, education, general science and multicultural issues. It also includes an image collection of more than 2 million photos, maps and flags.
Middle Search Plus contains full text for more than 150 popular, middle school magazines. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 200 magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies, historical essays and student pamphlets.
Points of View Reference Source is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides 200 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument).
Primary Search, designed specifically for elementary school libraries and public library children’s rooms, contains full text for more than 60 popular, elementary school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles).
Reference Solutions is a powerful online reference and research tool providing instant, real-time access to accurate, in-depth information on U.S. businesses (59 million) and U.S. residents (310 million).
Reference Solutions makes it faster and easier to find new business opportunities, research executives and companies, find news articles, conduct job searches, research papers, locate addresses and phone numbers, conduct market research and much more.
Please read: After clicking the link, you will be taken to the website of the NJ State Library.
Look for the ReferenceUSA link, located under "Data Axle: Reference Solutions."
After clicking on the ReferenceUSA link, you will be taken to the Reference Solutions website.
Enter your 14-digit library card barcode, if prompted.
Referencia Latina, a comprehensive Spanish-language database, offers content from a variety of sources including 49,000 encyclopedia entries.
Referencia Latina, una completa base de datos en español, ofrece contenido de una variedad de fuentes, incluidas 49.000 entradas de enciclopedia.
Multi-Subject
Multi-Subject
Access over 1000 journals on a host of subject matters and 75,000 videos from the Associated Press going back over 90 years.
MasterFILE Elite provides full text for magazines and publications covering many general interest topics including business, health, education, general science and multicultural issues. It also includes an image collection of more than 2 million photos, maps and flags.
Middle Search Plus contains full text for more than 150 popular, middle school magazines. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 200 magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies, historical essays and student pamphlets.
Points of View Reference Source is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides 200 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument).
Primary Search, designed specifically for elementary school libraries and public library children’s rooms, contains full text for more than 60 popular, elementary school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles).
Referencia Latina, a comprehensive Spanish-language database, offers content from a variety of sources including 49,000 encyclopedia entries.
Referencia Latina, una completa base de datos en español, ofrece contenido de una variedad de fuentes, incluidas 49.000 entradas de enciclopedia.
Business
Business
This business database provides full text for over 1,000 business publications. The rich collection of titles in Business Source Elite provides information dating back to 1985. More than 10,100 substantial company profiles from MarketLine are also included. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.
Reference Solutions is a powerful online reference and research tool providing instant, real-time access to accurate, in-depth information on U.S. businesses (59 million) and U.S. residents (310 million).
Reference Solutions makes it faster and easier to find new business opportunities, research executives and companies, find news articles, conduct job searches, research papers, locate addresses and phone numbers, conduct market research and much more.
Please read: After clicking the link, you will be taken to the website of the NJ State Library.
Look for the ReferenceUSA link, located under "Data Axle: Reference Solutions."
After clicking on the ReferenceUSA link, you will be taken to the Reference Solutions website.
Enter your 14-digit library card barcode, if prompted.
Cooking
Cooking
The world's largest collection of international recipes and global food culture.
Education
Education
ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, is a national information system supported by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Library of Education, and the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. It provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index.
Teacher Reference Center provides indexing and abstracts for hundreds of periodicals. In addition, 96% of journals indexed in TRC are peer-reviewed.
Topics include: Assessment, Best Practices, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, School Administration, Science & Mathematics, and Teacher Education.
Genealogy
Genealogy
HeritageQuest is a genealogical database with access to government records, census data and auxiliary resources to help find information regarding your family history.
Health, Medicine, & Science
Health, Medicine, & Science
Access over 1000 journals on a host of subject matters and 75,000 videos from the Associated Press going back over 90 years.
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects.
Health Source: Academic/Nursing Edition is a trusted full-text database covering nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more.
This rich collection of consumer health information provides access to full-text consumer health magazines and reference books. It also includes searchable full text for current health pamphlets.
LISTA indexes more than 560 core journals, nearly 50 priority journals, and nearly 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.
Job & Career Preparation
Job & Career Preparation
Online college admissions counselors help students navigate all aspects of the college application process, including developing a list of target schools, admissions essay review, application resources, test prep materials, essay writing guides, help identifying and applying for financial aid, live experts to help prepare for college admissions interviews, and more.
Help Now! Free live one-on-one online tutoring from a Brainfuse tutor. Tutoring is available in math, science, writing and other subjects for elementary, middle school, high school and college students. All BrainFuse tutors have at least a four year degree and are background checked. Includes live online help for Spanish Language help from Spanish speaking tutors, a writing lab that gives feedback on written assignments within 24 hours and much more.
Search thousands of college and graduate schools, identify scholarships, take practice tests, create resumes, and explore careers.
Language Learning
Language Learning
Online courses for English Speakers in over 70 languages. Complete list available on Mango website. Newest addition is American Sign Language. English as a second language courses available in twenty different languages including Arabic, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish and more. Mobile App available in Apple App Store and Google Play.
Law
Law
Providing exclusive online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books, Legal Information Source contains more than 225 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms, with more content being added on a regular basis. A majority of the full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation’s oldest and most-respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses.
Literature
Literature
Literary Reference Source is a comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes.
Military & Government
Military & Government
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 400 titles.
Newspapers
Newspapers
Newspaper Source Plus provides a full-text digital collection of the world’s major news content. It includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires and news magazines. In addition, it offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.
En Español
Referencia Latina, a comprehensive Spanish-language database, offers content from a variety of sources including 49,000 encyclopedia entries.
Referencia Latina, una completa base de datos en español, ofrece contenido de una variedad de fuentes, incluidas 49.000 entradas de enciclopedia.
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