Research
Databases by Subject

Accessible from home with your library card

Accessible from home.

Click on house icon and enter your library card number.

In Library

Only accessible from the library.

Click on reader icon or database name.


 

 

Biography 

[top]
In Library use only

African-American Biographical Database

Biographies, rare books, and historical information on thousands of African-Americans.

 
Accessible from home with your library card African-American History Online
Provides expansive and in-depth information on the people, events, and topics important to the study of African-American history.
 
Accessible from home with your library card American Indian History Online
Offers thorough access to more than 15,000 years of Native American people, culture, history, and heritage.
 
Accessible from home with your library card American Women's History Online
Covers the important people, events, legislation, and issues relevant to the study of women's history in the United States.
 
Accessible from home with your library card

Biographies Plus Illustrated

More than 95,000 biographies and obituaries including 26,000 images.

 
Accessible from home with your library card Biography Collection Complete (EBSCO)
A comprehensive collection of more than 177,000 full text biographies supporting history, science, the arts, music, literature, multicultural studies, gender studies, business, government and politics, sports, entertainment and many other areas.
 

Accessible from home with your library card

Biography Resource Center

A database of biographical information on over one million people from all over the world, both historical and current.

In Library use only

Marquis Who's Who on the Web

Over 1 million historical and current biographies of accomplished individuals in all fields of endeavor.

 

 

Books & Reading

[top]
Accessible from home with your library card Bloom's Literary Reference Online
Examines great writers, important works, memorable characters, and influential movements and events in world literature.
 
Accessible from home with your library card

BookLetters

Sign up for BookLetters to receive information and reviews on the hottest new titles, authors, award books and staff recommendations.

Accessible from home with your library card

Facts on File

Reference database in science, history, literature, geography, health and career guidance, plus a curriculum resource center for grades K-5 and 6-12.  Also includes a database of personal and business forms.

Accessible from home with your library card ListenNJ
Is a cooperative project where participating New Jersey Libraries offer library card holders downloadable audiobooks. We offer over 900 of the most popular fiction and nonfiction titles from over 30 publishers ready to download to your PC or portable music player, or burn to CD. 
 
Accessible from home with your library card

Literary Index

An index only to the major literature series published by Gale - Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Literature Criticism, etc.

 
Accessible from home with your library card Literary Reference Center (EBSCO)
Full text from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources. Includes all MagillOnLiterature Plus content.
 
Accessible from home with your library card

Literature Resource Center

Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline.

 
Accessible from home with your library card

netLibrary

Over 16,000 full text books and downloadable audiobooks.  Create a free account in the library with a valid library card.

Accessible from home with your library card

NoveList (EBSCO)

A fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews and annotations for about 125,000 titles.

 
Accessible from home with your library card NoveList K-8 (EBSCO)
Provides subject heading access, reviews and annotations for fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles that are appropriate for classroom use.
 

 

Business 

[top]
Accessible from home with your library card Corporate ResourceNet (EBSCO)
Selected full text articles from nearly 1,200 business related magazines and journals.
 
In Library use only

Factiva

Full text articles from over 14,000 worldwide newspapers, magazines, trade journals, newswires, and broadcast transcripts, plus extensive company information.

 
Accessible from home with your library card

OneSource

Provides key international public and private company, executive and industry intelligence including full text analyst reports. (Choose “International Businesses” from the database list on the left of the screen.)

 
Accessible from home with your library card Personal & Business Forms Online
Provides printable forms for a wide range of personal, business, and government categories, including individual income taxes.
 
Accessible from home with your library card

Reference USA

Directory information on millions of U.S. and Canadian businesses and residences.  Search for businesses by category, size and geographic location.  Search residences by name, location and phone number.

 
Accessible from home with your library card

Regional Business News (EBSCO)

Full text articles from 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the U.S.

 

 

Children 

[top]
Accessible from home with your library card

Children's Database (EBSCO)

General Database for elementary students with a general encyclopedia, an animal encyclopedia, a dictionary, Primary and Middle School Search and lots of pictures.

Accessible from home with your library card Encyclopedia of Animals (EBSCO)
Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.
 
Accessible from home with your library card

Kid's Search (EBSCO)

 
Accessible from home with your library card

Middle Search (EBSCO)

Full text of popular magazines and reference books with middle school reading levels.

 
Accessible from home with your library card NoveList K-8 (EBSCO)
Provides subject heading access, reviews and annotations for fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles that are appropriate for classroom use.
 
Accessible from home with your library card

Primary Search (EBSCO)

Full text of about 70 popular elementary school magazines.

 

 

Education & Careers

[top]
Accessible from home with your library card Curriculum Resource Center
Provides a library of printable teacher-handout material for the middle school, high school, and junior college curriculum.
 
Accessible from home with your library card

ERIC (EBSCO)

The acronym for the Educational Resource Information Center which provides access to education literature and resources.

Accessible from home with your library card

Facts on File

Reference database in science, history, literature, geography, health and career guidance, plus a curriculum resource center for grades K-5 and 6-12.  Also includes a database of personal and business forms.

 
Accessible from home with your library card Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
Provides detailed profiles of more than 3,300 jobs and 94 industries, invaluable advice on career skills, more than 48,000 resource entries, and much more.
 
Accessible from home with your library card

Student Research Center (EBSCO)

 

 

Encyclopedias & Almanacs

[top]
In Library use only

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

The entire encyclopedia plus a dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, timelines, video clips and rated and reviewed subject related web sites.

Accessible from home with your library card Encyclopedia of Animals (EBSCO)
Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.
 

Accessible from home with your library card

Facts.com

News digest with top stories from 1940 to the current day, plus information on controversial issues, an almanac, atlas and more.

 
Accessible from home with your library card Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO)  
Accessible from home with your library card World Atlas
Combines detailed, printable, full-color maps of countries, provinces, and states with up-to-date statistical and local information.
 
In Library use only

World Book Online Reference Center

Online encyclopedia of articles, selected web links, animations, and interactive maps, plus Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos - an intermediate Spanish language encyclopedia.

 

 

Genealogy 

[top]
In Library use only

Ancestry Library

Genealogical and historical information from census, military, church, vital, court, land and probate records, passenger lists and more.

Accessible from home with your library card

HeritageQuest Online

A database of research materials for tracing family history and American culture.

 

 

Health & Medicine

[top]
Accessible from home with your library card Biomedical Reference Collection (EBSCO)
Designed for doctors, research scientists, students and clinical specialists, this database provides more than 200 full text journals. Covering virtually all areas of medical study, all full text journals included are also indexed in MEDLINE.
 
Accessible from home with your library card

Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO)

Full text articles and images from consumer health periodicals, pamphlets, reference books, reports and alternative health sources.

 
Accessible from home with your library card

Facts on File

Reference database in science, history, literature, geography, health and career guidance, plus a curriculum resource center for grades K-5 and 6-12.  Also includes a database of personal and business forms.

 
Accessible from home with your library card Health Reference Center
Provides clear and comprehensive information on conditions and diseases, health and wellness, mental health, and the human body.
 
Accessible from home with your library card

Health Source - Nursing and Academic Edition (EBSCO)

Full text articles and abstract coverage for scholarly and peer reviewed journals in many medical disciplines.

 
Accessible from home with your library card Nursing and Allied Health Collection (EBSCO)
Designed for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers, this database provides full text for nearly 200 journals covering the areas of nursing, biomedicine, health sciences, consumer health and allied health disciplines.
 

 

History & Social Sciences

[top]
Accessible from home with your library card

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)

Abstracts and full text articles from thousands of academic and peer-reviewed publications.

In Library use only

African-American Biographical Database

Biographies, rare books, and historical information on thousands of African-Americans.

 
Accessible from home with your library card African-American History Online
Provides expansive and in-depth information on the people, events, and topics important to the study of African-American history.
 
Accessible from home with your library card American History Online
Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience.
 
Accessible from home with your library card American Indian History Online
Offers thorough access to more than 15,000 years of Native American people, culture, history, and heritage.
 
Accessible from home with your library card American Women's History Online
Covers the important people, events, legislation, and issues relevant to the study of women's history in the United States.
 
Accessible from home with your library card Ancient and Medieval History Online
Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
 
In Library use only

Daily Life Online

Information that recreates the everyday lives of ordinary people from all over the world in all time periods.

 
Accessible from home with your library card

Facts on File

Reference database in science, history, literature, geography, health and career guidance, plus a curriculum resource center for grades K-5 and 6-12.  Also includes a database of personal and business forms.

 

Accessible from home with your library card

Facts.com

News digest with top stories from 1940 to the current day, plus information on controversial issues, an almanac, atlas and more.

 
Accessible from home with your library card History Reference Center (EBSCO)
Full text from more than 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 120 history periodicals, more than 59,600 historical documents, 49,600 biographies of historical figures, more than 110,200 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.
 
In Library use only

JSTOR

Full text coverage of core scholarly journals in various subjects, many from the first issue up to 3 to 5 years ago.

 
Accessible from home with your library card MAS Ultra - School Edition (EBSCO)
Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for nearly 500 popular high school magazines, more than 350 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags.
 
Accessible from home with your library card Modern World History Online
Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history—from mid-15th century to the present.
 
In Library use only

New York Times Archive (1851-2003)

Full text, including advertising, charts and photos, of the entire paper from 1851 (the beginning of the publication) through 2003.

 
Accessible from home with your library card Points of View (EBSCO)
A database designed to assist students and researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects. It includes essays, questions, and thousands of supporting articles.
 
Accessible from home with your library card Student Research Center (EBSCO)  
Accessible from home with your library card

TOPICsearch (EBSCO)

A current events database which explores social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics.

 
Accessible from home with your library card World Atlas
Combines detailed, printable, full-color maps of countries, provinces, and states with up-to-date statistical and local information.
 

 

Images & Pictures

[top]
Accessible from home with your library card EBSCO Images (EBSCO)  
In Library use only

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

The entire encyclopedia plus a dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, timelines, video clips and rated and reviewed subject related web sites.

 
Accessible from home with your library card

Facts on File

Reference database in science, history, literature, geography, health and career guidance, plus a curriculum resource center for grades K-5 and 6-12.  Also includes a database of personal and business forms.

 
In Library use only

New York Times Archive (1851-2003)

Full text, including advertising, charts and photos, of the entire paper from 1851 (the beginning of the publication) through 2003.

 
In Library use only

World Book Online Reference Center

Online encyclopedia of articles, selected web links, animations, and interactive maps, plus Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos - an intermediate Spanish language encyclopedia.

 


Local Databases

[top]
Accessible from home with your library card

Community Resource File

In-house produced database of organizations, clubs, social and government agencies in the Princeton area.

Accessible from home with your library card

Local Newspaper Index

Articles of interest to the Princeton community from Town Topics and Princeton Packet indexed from 1976 to the present.

 

 

Magazines & Journals

[top]
Accessible from home with your library card Princeton Public Library Electronic Periodical Holdings
Accessible from home with your library card Princeton Public Library Print Periodical Holdings  
Accessible from home with your library card

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)

Abstracts and full text articles from thousands of academic and peer-reviewed publications.

 
Accessible from home with your library card

Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO)

Full text articles and images from consumer health periodicals, pamphlets, reference books, reports and alternative health sources.

 
Accessible from home with your library card

ERIC (EBSCO)

The acronym for the Educational Resource Information Center which provides access to education literature and resources.

 
In Library use only

Factiva

Full text articles from over 14,000 worldwide newspapers, magazines, trade journals, newswires, and broadcast transcripts, plus extensive company information.

 
Accessible from home with your library card

Health Source - Nursing and Academic Edition (EBSCO)

Full text articles and abstract coverage for scholarly and peer reviewed journals in many medical disciplines.

 
In Library use only

JSTOR

Full text coverage of core scholarly journals in various subjects, many from the first issue up to 3 to 5 years ago.

 
Accessible from home with your library card MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO)
A multidisciplinary database that provides full text for nearly 2,000 general magazines and journals, plus full text reference books, biographies, primary source material and images.
 
Accessible from home with your library card Science Reference Center (EBSCO)
Full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, health and medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science and society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
 
Accessible from home with your library card Student Research Center (EBSCO)  
 

Music

[top]
Accessible from home with your library card

Alexander Street Press

For information regarding how to use the program and compatible platforms and browsers.

 
Accessible from home with your library card

African American Song (Alexander Street Press)

Music covers every form (blues, jazz, gospel, etc.) and includes recordings by the top fifty names in the history of black American music (streamed audio).

 
Accessible from home with your library card

American Song (Alexander Street Press)

Includes music that relates to almost every walk of American life, every ethnic group, and every time period (streamed audio).

 
Accessible from home with your library card

Classical Music Library (Alexander Street Press)

Music ranges from Medieval to contemporary, from choral works to sympphonies, operas and the avant-garde (streamed audio).

 
Accessible from home with your library card

Contemporary World Music (Alexander Street Press)

Takes listeners aournd the globe to experience the vibrancy, history, customs, politics, personalities, struggles, and joys of diverse peoples cultures (streamed audio).

 
Accessible from home with your library card

Smithsonian Global Sound (Alexander Street Press)

American Folk Music covers icons such as Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, and hundreds of others (streamed audio).

 

 

Newspapers

[top]
In Library use only

Factiva

Full text articles from over 14,000 worldwide newspapers, magazines, trade journals, newswires, and broadcast transcripts, plus extensive company information.

Accessible from home with your library card

InfoTrac Newspapers

Full text of many domestic and UK Newspapers from Jan. 1, 2000 to the present, most significantly the New York Times.

 
Accessible from home with your library card

Local Newspaper Index

Articles of interest to the Princeton community from Town Topics and Princeton Packet indexed from 1976 to the present.

 
Accessible from home with your library card McClatchy-Tribune Collection (EBSCO)
A 90-day archive of selected articles from approximately 290 newspapers of smaller cities from the McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.
 
In Library use only

New Jersey Newspapers

Star Ledger (5/1989-), Jersey Journal (1/1999-), Trenton Times (3/1993-), Express-Times (7/1998-), Hunterdon County Democrat (4/1991-), Hunterdon Observer (4/1991-), Delaware Valley News (4/1991-), Horse News (4/1991-), Somerset Reporter (6/2005-), Chronicle (Somerset) (6/2005-), Cranford Chronicle (6/2005-), Westfield Record-Press (7/2005-), Warren Reporter (6/2005-), The Independent (8/2005-).

 
In Library use only

New York Times Archive (1851-2003)

Full text, including advertising, charts and photos, of the entire paper from 1851 (the beginning of the publication) through 2003.

 
Accessible from home with your library card

Newspaper Source (EBSCO)

Selected full text for about 30 national and international newspapers including Washington Post, Boston Globe and New York Daily News, plus radio and TV news transcripts.

 
 

Regional Business News (EBSCO)

Full text articles from 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the U.S.

 
In Library use only

Times of Trenton

Full text of articles from 1993 to the present.

 

 

Professional Literature

[top]
Spacer Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCO)
An index to more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings on librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.
Accessible from home with your library card
Spacer

Professional Development Collection (EBSCO)
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of 520 high-quality education journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles and more than 200 educational reports.

 

 

Science

[top]
Accessible from home with your library card

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)

Abstracts and full text articles from thousands of academic and peer-reviewed publications.

Accessible from home with your library card Encyclopedia of Animals (EBSCO)
Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.
 
Accessible from home with your library card

Facts on File

Reference database in science, history, literature, geography, health and career guidance, plus a curriculum resource center for grades K-5 and 6-12.  Also includes a database of personal and business forms.

 
Accessible from home with your library card

GreenFILE

Provides information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment in a collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles.  Some titles are full text, the rest are abstracts only.

 
Accessible from home with your library card Science Online
Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.
 
Accessible from home with your library card Science Reference Center (EBSCO)
Full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, health and medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science and society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
 
Accessible from home with your library card Student Research Center (EBSCO)  

 

Spanish

[top]
Accessible from home with your library card

Informé

Full text articles from many Spanish language newspapers and periodicals.

In Library use only World Book Spanish  
 
 
Please share your ideas and comments with us at: comments@princetonlibrary.org