Research Databases

Click on any link below to explore databases by subject offered through the New Jersey State Library, the Morris County Library, and through the Morris County Automated Information Network (M.A.I.N.). 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. You may also visit the New Jersey State Library's Jersey Clicks page which features additional information on state-wide resources.

Databases for entrepreneurs, business owners, and market data research:

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

• Gale Business: Plan Builder. An online planning tool for starting, managing, and optimizing a business or nonprofit.

• Mergent Online. US and international public company data and reports. All SEC (EDGAR) filings are included.

• Data Axle (formerly ReferenceUSA). Features detailed and current information on US/Canadian business, consumers, residents and US health providers. (*Note: requires access to geolocation data, click 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.

Databases for jobseekers:

• 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.  

Databases & resources for K-12 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. 

Databases & resources 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. 

Databases for genealogy research:

• Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI). Includes biographical dictionaries and current and retrospective reference sources that cover 13 million individuals, both living and deceased. 

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

Databases for general research:

• 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. 

• Prices for Antiques. Features information and pricing for antiques.

Database for health research & information: 

• Health Reference Center. Includes educational videos, illustrations, and information on a wide range of health topics.

Databases on history & geography:

• African American History. Features thousands of entries on African American history from the last 500 years.

• American History. Includes entries on political, military, cultural, and social history from the last 500 years.

• American Indian History. Includes information on 600+ tribes and groups over 15,000+ years of history and culture.

• Modern World History. Covers world history from the 1600s to the present and includes maps, videos, and more. 

• World Geography & Culture Online. Includes country data and profiles, facts at-a-glance, news articles, and more.

Database for legal information:

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

Databases on literature and resources for reading: 

• Blooms Literature. Information about authors, works of literature, and literary characters.

• Contemporary Authors. Features author biographies and criticisms of contemporary authors. 

• Gale Literary Index. An index of 130,000+ authors and their variant names or pseudonyms and 140,000+ titles.

• 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.

Databases for scientific research:

• 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.