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Learning & Research

Academic OneFile

Easily search articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources. Access articles from Nature, The Economist, The New York Times, and thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN.

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Academic Search Premier

An extensive collection of scholarly journal abstracts and full-text articles on a wide range of subjects. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Ancestry Library Edition

Explore the amazing history of you. Access the world’s most popular genealogical resource, for free at the Carlstadt Library.
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Bergen Record (1898-current)

Explore historical and recent coverage from the Bergen Record. Offers coverage from 1898 to one week ago, including the full image of articles in PDF format with searchable full text.

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Biography and Genealogy Master Index

Discover sources for biographical information. You will find millions of citations covering individuals both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world.

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Book Review Index

Includes more than 5.6 million book reviews. Conduct research in numerous disciplines, including literature, history, education, psychology, and more.

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Books and Authors

Find your next great read! With fun ways to browse, read-alikes, reviews, award winners and themed booklists, this resource answers the age-old question, “What do I read next?”

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Business

Provides full-text coverage of all business disciplines. Understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through nearly 4,000 leading business and trade publications, updated daily.

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Business Insights: Global

Delivers comprehensive international business intelligence, including detailed company and industry profiles, financial reports, case studies, and business news.

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Business Source Elite

Provides coverage of accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales, and more. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Consumer Reports

Offers product reviews and includes articles on health, public safety, and regulatory actions that affect consumers. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Contemporary Authors

Discover complete biographical and bibliographical information on more than 160,000 U.S. and international authors.

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Contemporary Women’s Issues

Offers coverage of issues that influence women’s lives across the globe.

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Educator’s Reference Complete

A great resource for teachers and administrators, covers education from preschool to college, as well as every educational specialty.

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Entrepreneurship

Provides insights, tips, strategies, and success stories for entrepreneurs. Discover more than 500 relevant full-text periodicals. Updated daily.

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Environmental Studies

Focuses on the physical and social aspects of environmental issues, empowering learners to critically analyze and understand important topics that affect people around the world.

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ERIC

Provides access to education literature and resources, with hundreds of thousands of full-text documents. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Explora Educator’s Edition

Provides access to lesson plans, student tools, curriculum standards, and full-text articles from educational journals. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Explora Elementary Schools

Includes the full text of popular elementary school magazines, children’s encyclopedia entries, and more than a million images, including photos, maps, and flags. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Explora for Public Libraries

A modern and efficient research experience that yields relevant results, including articles, essays and primary source documents.

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Explora High Schools

Designed for students in grades 6-12, this search tool offers magazines, newspapers, biographies, country reports, and more. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Gale OneFile Business

Provides full-text coverage of all business disciplines. Understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through nearly 4,000 leading business and trade publications, updated daily.

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Gale OneFile Entrepreneurship

Provides insights, tips, strategies, and success stories for entrepreneurs. Discover more than 500 relevant full-text periodicals. Updated daily.

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General OneFile

Provides access to magazines, news articles, academic journals, images, and video to support everyday research. Includes The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Post, and USA Today.

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GreenFile

Well-researched information on topics including global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Health and Medicine

A comprehensive resource for up-to-date information on a complete range of healthcare topics.

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Health and Wellness

Provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices, and more.

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Health Source: Academic/Nursing Edition

Provides researchers, allied health professionals, nurses and medical educators with access to full-text scholarly journals focusing on many medical disciplines.

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Health Source: Consumer Edition

Provides access to full-text consumer health magazines and reference books. It also includes searchable full text for current health pamphlets.

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HeritageQuest Online

Delivers a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources, including the U.S. Federal Census from 1790-1940, Revolutionary War Records, U.S. Freedman’s Bank Records, and City Directories. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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hoopla

Borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows with no waiting, and watch them on your phone, tablet, computer, or TV. Hundreds of thousands of titles to choose from!

Hoopla Apps: iOS App  | Google Android App

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Image Collection

A wide array of photos and maps, including contemporary and historical photos of people, places, and the natural kingdom. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Informe Académico

Provides a wide range of full-text Spanish and Portuguese-language scholarly journals and magazines both from and about Latin America, allowing researchers to analyze topics and conduct research in Spanish.

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Kanopy

Showcases more than 30,000 of the world’s best films. Carlstadt Library card holders receive five play credits per month. Films can be streamed from any computer, television, mobile device or platform by downloading the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, AppleTV, or Chromecast.

Kanopy Apps: iOS App | Google Android App

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Kanopy Kids

Features educational and enriching videos with age-based ratings from Common Sense Media. Films can be streamed from any computer, television, mobile device or platform by downloading the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, AppleTV or Chromecast.

Kanopy Apps: iOS App | Google Android App

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Legal Information Source

Offers coverage of a wide-range of legal issues. Includes exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, as well as thousands of legal forms. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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LegalTrac

Provides indexing for law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals, and international legal journals.

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Libby

Borrow eBooks, audiobooks, and digital magazines on Libby, the one-tap reading app.

Libby Apps: iOS App, Google Android App

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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts

Indexes more than 700 journals. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, online information retrieval, and information management. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Literary Reference Center

Provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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LitFinder

Provides access to literary works and authors throughout history and includes more than 130,000 full-text poems as well as short stories, speeches, and plays.

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MasterFILE Elite

Covers virtually every subject area and offers the full text for over 1,050 general reference publications, 52 reference books, and an image collection of over 502,000 photos, maps, and flags. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Middle Search Plus

Includes the full text of popular middle school magazines, biographies and historical essays, The reading level of all included articles is indicated. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Military & Government Collection

Covers current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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New York Times (1851-2021)

Browse and search the digitized pages of America’s Newspaper. Offers coverage from 1851–2021, including the full image of articles in PDF format with searchable full text.

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News

Provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts.

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Newspaper Source Plus

A full-text digital collection of the world’s major news content, including millions of articles from newspapers, newswires and news magazines.

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NoveList

Perfect for fiction lovers, NoveList offers lists of award-winning books, book discussion guides, book talk guides, recommended reads, and more. NoveList answers the question: What should I read next? Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Novelist K-8

NoveList K-8 is the resource for young readers to turn to when looking for the next book to read. Offers reading lists, award-winning titles, series coverage, and the ability to search for books by reading level. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Nursing and Allied Health

Includes full-text titles to support specialized care, treatment, and patient management. Updated daily, this resource will help nursing professionals and students.

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Peterson’s Test & Career Prep

Access full-length, timed practice exams and explore articles with tips on applying, paying, and preparing for college. Explore career modules covering job search strategies, resumes, cover letters, and interviewing.

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Points of View

Provides students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Features 200 topics, each with an overview, point and counterpoint. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Primary Search

Includes the full text of popular children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedic entries and a vast image collection. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Reference Solutions

The leading source for business and residential data in the United States. Helps users search for jobs, locate specific people, and research U.S. businesses and healthcare providers. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Referencia Latina

Esta base de datos en español ofrece contenido de libros de referencia, revistas de interés general e informes de salud. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Regional Business News

Provides full-text coverage of regional business publications, including business journals, newspapers, and newswires. Updated daily. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Small Business Reference Center

A comprehensive resource for small business owners, offering support in the areas of planning, financing and managing a business, as well as exit strategies. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Teacher Reference Center

Provides indexing and abstracts of more than 200 peer-reviewed journals focusing on education. Access to this database is provided by the New Jersey State Library.

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Udemy

Take a free online course to keep your job skills up to date or explore a personal interest. Choose from 4,000+ on-demand video courses with world-class instructors. Access with your Carlstadt library card number.

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