The libraries in MAIN provide access to 200+ databases covering a wide variety of topics. Each library offers a unique collection of reference databases, selected to meet the needs of its local patrons. Every library also has its own policy regarding downloading, paper fees and time limits. Ask your local library for details.

Several of our databases are available in all MAIN libraries; some of these are accessible from home with a valid MAIN library card. Don't have one? Stop by your local public library. If you are a resident, the card is free. It's your ticket to the extra services your library tax dollars provide!

DATABASES AVAILABLE IN ALL MAIN LIBRARIES

These databases are available in all public libraries in MAIN. Some of our most popular databases are also accessible from your own home computer. All you need is a valid library card issued by one of the libraries in MAIN. Your patron ID number is the 13 digit number underneath the barcode on the back of your library card. Enter the number without the spaces. If you don't have a library card (or if your card number doesn't work) contact your local library.

  • American National Biography...full-text biographies of 37,000+ prominent Americans from colonial times to present day
  • Animals (EBSCO)...a great reference encyclopedia for kids...accessible from home (Searchasaurus)
  • Business Source Elite (EBSCO)...use this database to research companies, track industry trends and market research...from 1984 to present...accessible from home
  • Contemporary Authors (GALE)...accessible from home
  • CountryWatch...country profiles, news, history and statistics...accessible from home
  • Custom Newspapers (Infotrac) [Bergen] Record, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, [Newark] Star Ledger & Times of London]...accessible from home
  • Facts on File...current and historic events, curriculum resources, science projects...accessible from home
  • Health Source Plus (EBSCO)...Consumer Edition and Nursing/Academic Edition indexes hundreds of general health magazines and professional medical journals(many articles full-text) from 1988 to present...accessible from home
  • Informe...revistas en enspanol, accessible from home
  • Literary Reference Center...biographical information & literary criticism from home
  • MagillOnLiterature...literary criticism & Masterplot summaries...accessible from home
  • Masterfile Premier (EBSCO)...3000 magazines, 1800 full-text from 1984-present...accessible from home
  • Middle Search Plus (EBSCO)...magazine index for kids in grages 6-8...accessible from home (Searchasaurus)
  • NoveList Reader's Advisory (Gale)...90,000 novels searchable by genre, author, place & series...accessible from home
  • Proquest New York Times Historic (1851-2001)...full-text images, including advertisments [SUBSCRIPTION ENDS SEPTEMBER 2004]
  • Proquest Newspapers...9 major U.S. papers including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, Atlanta Constitution/Journal and USA Today. Coverage varies...accessible from home
  • Proquest Research II...magazines and journals, many full-text. Coverage 1970s+ (varies)...accessible from home
  • Primary Search (EBSCO)...magazine index for kids in grades K-5...accessible from home (Searchasaurus)
  • Reference USA...company profiles & custom lists. Accessible from home.
  • Star Ledger/Trenton Times/Jersey Journal...full text articles, searchable by keyword/Star Ledger begins May, 1989
ATLASES & MAPS
  • Automap Trip Planner.....Dover
  • Cartopedia: World Reference Atlas.....Morristown
  • Digital Sanborn Maps (New Jersey).....Morristown
  • Map'N'Go.....Mendham Twp., Randolph
  • Microsoft Encarta World Atlas.....Dover (1997)
  • Morris County Tax Board Records.....Morris County Library (tax, flood plain & zoning)
  • NJ Parcel Map.....Morris County Library (tax, flood plain & zoning maps, Morris County only)
  • Street Atlas USA (Delorme).....Madison, Mendham Twp., Morris County Library*
  • USA Explorer.....Pequannock
  • U.S. Atlas (Mindscape).....Mendham Twp.
  • World Atlas (Mindscape).....Mendham Twp.
  • World Geography.....Morristown
* staff search only
 BIBLIOGRAPHY & CITATION
  • BooksInPrint.com.....Butler, County College of Morris*, Denville, Madison, Morris County Library, Mount Olive*
  • iPage (Ingram).....Morris County Library*
  • MARCIVE.....County College of Morris
  • OCLC FirstSearch.....Morris County Library*
  • Title Source (Baker & Taylor).....Mt. Olive*, Randolph*, Rockaway Twp., Washington Twp.*
  • Ulrich's +.....Morris County Library*
* staff search only
 BIOGRAPHY
* staff search only
BUSINESS & INVESTMENT
* staff search only
DICTIONARIES
  • American Heritage Dictionary.....Morristown*
  • Oxford English Dictionary.....Lincoln Park, Madison, Morris County Library, Mt. Olive
  • Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.....Dover
* staff search only
 EDUCATION & CAREERS ENCYCLOPEDIAS
  • Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia.....Dover (1997), Long Hill Twp, Morris Plains (1995), Mountain Lakes
  • Encyclopedia Americana.....Chester, County College of Morris, Jefferson, Long Hill Twp, Montville, Morristown
  • Encyclopedia Britannica.....Butler (1998), Dover (1997), Florham Park, Lake Hiawatha (2002), Lincoln Park, Long Hill Twp, Madison, Pequannock (2004) Randolph
  • Grolier's Multimedia Encyclopedia.....Chester, Dover (1997), Morris Plains, Morristown (1999), Pequannock (2003)
  • Infopedia.....Mendham Twp.
  • Microsoft Encarta.....Dover (1998), Lake Hiawatha (2003), Pequannock (2003)
  • Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Africana.....Dover
  • New Book of Knowledge.....Jefferson, Morristown
  • Time (Multimedia) Almanac.....Dover
  • World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia.....Butler (2001), Chatham, Dover (1998), Morris Plains, Pequannock (2004), Randolph (1998)
*staff use only
 FINE ARTS
  • AP Photo.....County College of Morris
  • Art Institute of Chicago's With Open Eyes.....Morristown
  • Grove Music Online.....County College of Morris
  • Prices4Antiques.....Chatham, Chester, Morris County Library, Morristown
  • RockBase Plus.....Morris County Library*
*staff search only
 FOUNDATIONS
  • Foundation Directory Online (Foundation Center).....County College of Morris
GENEALOGY
* staff search only
HEALTH HISTORY LAW & GOVERNMENT LITERATURE
* staff search only
MAGAZINES & JOURNALS NEWSPAPERS
  • Custom Newspapers (Bergen Record, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Newark Star Ledger, Times of London).....available at all MAIN Libraries. Accessible from home.
  • Daily Record Index (1993-present).....Morristown*
  • Jersey Journal/ Jersey City, NJ (1999-present).....available at all MAIN Libraries
  • LEXIS-NEXIS reQUESTer.....Morris County Library*
  • Madison Eagle Index (1882-present).....Madison
  • New York Times OnDisc.....Montville (1997-2001)
  • Proquest New York Times Historic (1851-2001).....available at all MAIN Libraries [SUBSCRIPTION ENDS SEPTEMBER 2004]
  • Proquest Newspapers .....available at all MAIN Libraries. Accessible from home.
  • Star-Ledger (1989-present).....available at all MAIN Libraries February 2001-present is accessible from home.
  • Suburban Trends (1951-present).....Lincoln Park (local newspaper)
  • Trenton Times (1993-present).....available at all MAIN Libraries
  • Wall Street Journal.....Kinnelon
REAL ESTATE
  • NJ Parcel Map.....Morris County Library (property data & zoning/flood maps; Morris County only. Sortable & downloadable.)
  • Tax Board records/County of Morris...Morris County Library (current property data only)
 RECREATION & TRAVEL
  • Official Airline Guide (North American Edition).....Morris County Library
  • National Parks--Multimedia Family Guide.....Pequannock
  • Prices4Antiques.....Chatham, Chester, Morris County Library, Morristown
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
  • Access Science.....Chester
  • Amazing Animals.....Pequannock
  • Animals (EBCSO).....Available at all MAIN Libraries. Accessible from home.
  • Animals (Mindscape).....Mendham Twp., Mt. Olive
  • Bodyworks Voyager.....Long Hill Twp.
  • Complete National Geographic.....Randolph
  • Encyclopedia of U.S. Endangered Species.....Randolph
  • Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Science (Dorling Kindersley).....Morristown
  • Eyewitness Ultimate 3D Skeleton (Dorling Kindersley).....Morristown
  • How Your Body Works.....Dover
  • Life in the Universe (Stephen Hawking).....Dover
  • McGraw-Hill Multimedia Encyclopedia of Science & Technology.....Long Hill
  • Planets--Scientific American Library.....Butler
  • Popular Science.....Chester
  • ScienceDirect.....County College of Morris
  • Science on File.....Dover
* staff search only
SOCIAL SCIENCE SPANISH LANGUAGE
* staff search only

Survey conducted by Lynne Olver, Morris County Library

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