Research Databases

Databases are offered through the New Jersey State Library, the Morris County Library, and through the Morris County Automated Information Network (MAIN Library Alliance). Databases can be accessed by using your library card and some may require you to create an account using an email address, if you have any questions please call the library at 973-402-0900. Interested researchers may also visit the Morris County Library website or call 973-285-6930 to learn how to access additional resources provided by the County Library, and the New Jersey State Library's Jersey Clicks page which features additional resources.

Business & Entrepreneurship

Business Source Elite. Features 10,000+ full text publications dating back to 1985.
Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA). Features detailed and current information on US/Canadian business, consumers, residents and US health providers. (*Note: requires access to geolocation data, go here for more information.)
Regional Business News. Updated daily and features coverage from 75 business journals and newspapers from metropolitan and rural areas across the US.
Small Business Reference Center. A comprehensive resource for small business owners and those interested in starting a business, offering full-text periodicals and reports, sample business plans, U.S. tax forms, videos and reference books.

Careers & Jobs

Job & Career Accelerator. Learn about various careers, view job postings, and access resources on resume, cover letter, and interview help.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center. Learn about 3,000+ careers in 90 industries and their required skills. Contact the Morris County Library (973-285-6930) for information on how to access this resource.

For Students

Academic Research Premier. Appropriate for high school students. Features 4,000+ full text articles on various topics.
Explora Primary Schools. A reference resource for elementary school students with entries on various subjects.
Explora Secondary Schools. A reference resource for high school students.
Image Collection. A database of Getty images useful for projects or other types of presentations or reports.
Issues & Controversies. Timely, in depth articles covering current issues and events.
Literary Reference Center. Features information on thousands of authors and their works.
Middle Search Plus. Appropriate for middle school students. Features full-text articles with lexile levels.
Novelist K-8. A resource for integrating books into a curriculum & helping young readers finding the next book to read.
Points of View Reference Center. Presents current events through essays with arguing for and against a given issue.
Primary Search. Appropriate for elementary school students. Features full-text articles with lexile levels.
Referencia Latina. Spanish-language encyclopedia with 49,000+ entries.

For Teachers

Curriculum Resource Center. Features printable teacher handouts on all subjects for middle & high school.
ERIC. Supported by the National Library of Education and provides access to information on journals located in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education index.
Novelist K-8. A resource for integrating books into a curriculum & helping young readers finding the next book to read.
Science Online. Features a broad range of scientific information and 1,150 experiments sorted by grade level, type, subject, and time required.
Teacher Reference Center. Includes indexes and abstracts of peer-reviewed journal articles.

Genealogy

Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI). Includes biographical dictionaries and current and retrospective reference sources that cover 13 million individuals, both living and deceased. Contact the Morris County Library (973-285-6930) for information on how to access this resource.
Heritage Quest Online. Access to US and Canadian census records, obituaries, and more.

General

Image Collection. 1 million+ image library including public domain and Getty Press images.
MasterFILE Elite. Multidisciplinary database with full-text articles and images.
Military & Government Collection. Features full-text articles pertaining to all branches of the military & government.

Legal Information

Legal Reference Center. Features full-text articles, top consumer legal reference books, and thousands of legal forms.

Literature & Reading

Literary Reference Center. Features information on thousands of authors and their works.
Novelist. A resource to help adults find the next novel they would like to read.
Novelist K-8. A resource for integrating books into a curriculum & helping young readers finding the next book to read.

Science

GreenFILE. Features information on the human impact on the environment and includes scholarly articles and general-interest titles as well as solutions for minimizing human impact on the environment.
Science Online. Features a broad range of scientific information and 1,150 experiments sorted by grade level, type, subject, and time required.

Research Databases

Business & Entrepreneurship

Business Source Elite. Features 10,000+ full text publications dating back to 1985.

Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA). Features detailed and current information on US/Canadian business, consumers, residents and US health providers. (*Note: requires access to geolocation data, go here for more information.)

Regional Business News. Updated daily and features coverage from 75 business journals and newspapers from metropolitan and rural areas across the US.

Small Business Reference Center. A comprehensive resource for small business owners and those interested in starting a business, offering full-text periodicals and reports, sample business plans, U.S. tax forms, videos and reference books.

Careers & Jobs

Job & Career Accelerator. Learn about various careers, view job postings, and access resources on resume, cover letter, and interview help.

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center. Learn about 3,000+ careers in 90 industries and their required skills. Contact the Morris County Library (973-285-6930) for information on how to access this resource.

For Students

Academic Research Premier. Appropriate for high school students. Features 4,000+ full text articles on various topics.

Explora Primary Schools. A reference resource for elementary school students with entries on various subjects.

Explora Secondary Schools. A reference resource for high school students.

Image Collection. A database of Getty images useful for projects or other types of presentations or reports.

Issues & Controversies. Timely, in depth articles covering current issues and events.

Literary Reference Center. Features information on thousands of authors and their works.

Middle Search Plus. Appropriate for middle school students. Features full-text articles with lexile levels.

Novelist K-8. A resource for integrating books into a curriculum & helping young readers finding the next book to read.

Points of View Reference Center. Presents current events through essays with arguing for and against a given issue.

Primary Search. Appropriate for elementary school students. Features full-text articles with lexile levels.

Referencia Latina. Spanish-language encyclopedia with 49,000+ entries.

For Teachers

Curriculum Resource Center. Features printable teacher handouts on all subjects for middle & high school.

ERIC. Supported by the National Library of Education and provides access to information on journals located in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education index.

Novelist K-8. A resource for integrating books into a curriculum & helping young readers finding the next book to read.

Science Online. Features a broad range of scientific information and 1,150 experiments sorted by grade level, type, subject, and time required.

Teacher Reference Center. Includes indexes and abstracts of peer-reviewed journal articles.

Genealogy

Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI). Includes biographical dictionaries and current and retrospective reference sources that cover 13 million individuals, both living and deceased. Contact the Morris County Library (973-285-6930) for information on how to access this resource.

Heritage Quest Online. Access to US and Canadian census records, obituaries, and more.

General

Image Collection. 1 million+ image library including public domain and Getty Press images.

MasterFILE Elite. Multidisciplinary database with full-text articles and images.

Military & Government Collection. Features full-text articles pertaining to all branches of the military & government.

Legal Information

Legal Reference Center. Features full-text articles, top consumer legal reference books, and thousands of legal forms.

Literature & Reading

Literary Reference Center. Features information on thousands of authors and their works.

Novelist. A resource to help adults find the next novel they would like to read.

Novelist K-8. A resource for integrating books into a curriculum & helping young readers finding the next book to read.

Science

GreenFILE. Features information on the human impact on the environment and includes scholarly articles and general-interest titles as well as solutions for minimizing human impact on the environment.

Science Online. Features a broad range of scientific information and 1,150 experiments sorted by grade level, type, subject, and time required.