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A to Z World Food

AtoZ World food is the only food database that contains over 6,500 traditional recipes for international cuisine from 174 different countries! Fully searchable by country, ingredient, or keyword, this database will answer all your international cuisine and culture questions. Happy cooking!
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Academic Search Premier

Extensive database of peer-reviewed, full-text research articles in hundreds of disciplines.
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Access World News

More than 665 million current and archived articles can be searched, browsed, printed, emailed and even cited from over 10,000 news sources around the world! Extensive, exclusive titles from Pennsylvania, The United States and all over the globe! Available in the library and remotely with your library card on an easy-to-use mobile responsive interface. Includes quick links into suggested topics for your convenience.
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Ancestry Library | In Library ONLY

Genealogy, family trees, and family records. Included are U.S. Federal Census Records, U.S. immigration records, and vital records, including the Social Security Death Index.
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ASL Deafined

Learn American Sign Language (ASL) at your own pace- through online videos and lessons from deaf instructors! Free access with your library card.
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Beanstack: Reading Challenges

Beanstack is a reading motivation platform that can help you track your reading progress and make reading more fun. Reading Challenges offer gamification features, like digital badges, to help you stay motivated. There are a variety of Challenges throughout the year with opportunities to win exciting prizes.
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Business Source Elite – Business Publications

This business database provides full text for over 1,000 business publications. The rich collection of titles in Business Source Elite provides information dating back to 1985. More than 10,100 substantial company profiles from MarketLine are also included. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.
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Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports is a popular magazine that provides unbiased ratings and reviews on hundreds of products and services.
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ELibrary NJ

Large collection of popular ebooks, audiobooks, and videos.
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ERIC – Academic Research

ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, is a national information system supported by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Library of Education, and the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. It provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index.
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Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test and Career Center

Peterson’s Test and Career Prep helps students and adults be better prepared down the road for both college and their career. Discover comprehensive test prep and career solutions from Peterson’s, a world-leading educational provider.
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GREENFILE – Environmental Science

GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects.
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Health Source: Academic/Nursing Edition – Health & Nursing

Health Source: Academic/Nursing Edition is a trusted full-text database covering nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more.
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Health Source: Consumer Edition – Consumer Health

This rich collection of consumer health information 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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Home News Tribune – 1871 – Present | In Library ONLY

Read back issues of the Home News Tribune dating back to 1871. The collection consists of scanned images of original papers dating back to 1871. Gaps exist in the collection as it is still being scanned. Use the link above to search and read available issues while visiting any of the Edison Public Library branches. This service does not work from home due to copyright restrictions.
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Hoopla!

Hoopla is a digital content provider of music, eBooks, audio-books, movies, comics, and television, with currently more than 400,000 titles available across those formats. LMxAC member library patrons have access to all content instantly, without having to place a hold or wait for a title to become available. Content can be streamed on a PC or Mac through hoopladigital.com. Borrowed titles can also be streamed and temporary downloaded to iOS and Android devices.
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JerseyClicks

New Jersey’s statewide portal for searching the full-text databases offered by the State Library. The databases cover subjects such as health, history, business, education, science, current events, literature, and popular fiction.
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Kanopy

Kanopy is a video-streaming service that offers a broad selection of more than 30,000 feature films, documentaries, foreign language, and training videos, including: The Great Courses, the Frontline series, and international films.
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Learning Express Hub

This site offers college admissions test preparation, including ACT, SAT, and AP plus other skill-building resources for classroom and homework success.
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Legal Information Source – Law Reference

Providing exclusive online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books, Legal Information Source contains more than 225 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms, with more content being added on a regular basis. A majority of the full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation’s oldest and most-respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses.
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Library Chef

Offers an exclusive series of Virtual Kitchen Skills Classes. Dive into the art of cooking from the comfort of your home and master those culinary skills you’ve always wanted to learn. Attend live-streaming classes or watch recordings at your leisure. To Access for the first time: Click on “Create your account”. Choose your state (New Jersey) and click on “ok”. Click on the “Libraries” icon. Click on the “Edison Public Library” icon. Enter your first name, last (family) name, email address, Library Card, create a password, and then click on “Register”. You will receive an email with a “2FA” code (two factor authentication). Once logged in, you’ll see a link to Live Classes on the left side. Click on Secure Your Spot to register.
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Library Speaker’s Consortium

Dive into stories with bestselling authors! Join our free online talks, featuring top names in fiction & non-fiction. Expand your horizons, all from your comfy chair.
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LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning, formerly known as Lynda.com, is an online educational site that features thousands of courses and video tutorials that helps individuals grow business, technology, and creative skills. Please note: We are currently troubleshooting an issue with this database and it will return shortly. Check back later this week.
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Literary Reference Source – Literary Reference

Literary Reference Source is a comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes.
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MasterFILE Elite – Magazines & Images

MasterFILE Elite provides full text for magazines and publications covering many general interest topics including business, health, education, general science and multicultural issues. It also includes an image collection of more than 2 million photos, maps and flags.
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MiddleSearch Plus – Middleschool Age Magazines

Middle Search Plus contains full text for more than 150 popular, middle school magazines. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 200 magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies, historical essays and student pamphlets.
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Military & Government Collection – Government Research

Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 400 titles.
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New Jersey Digital Newspaper Project

An electronic resource that compiles all the digitized newspapers from the state of New Jersey and provides easy accessibility for library patrons
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New York Times From Home

Gain 24 Hours free access from your home to current articles from the official New York Times website.
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New York Times Inside the Library

Current articles from the official New York Times website.
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Newspaper Source Plus – Newspaper, TV & Radio

Newspaper Source Plus provides a full-text digital collection of the world’s major news content. It includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires and news magazines. In addition, it offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.
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NorthStar

Access self-paced online lessons in essential computer skills, essential software skills and using technology in daily life. To receive certificates in these areas- join us for a digital skills lab to be proctored by our digital literacy teacher. Check out our events calendar for days and times.
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NoveList

A comprehensive readers advisory site that allows users to get book suggestions based on what they have already read.
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NoveList K-8

Source of read-alike recommendations specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Parents, teachers, and librarians can also find tools to teach with books and engage young readers.
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Points of View Reference Source – Critical Thinking Resource

Points of View Reference Source is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides 200 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument).
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PressReader

PressReader provides access to more than 7000 of the world’s top newspapers and magazines from over 100 countries in over 60 languages. You will find today’s newspapers and magazines and archives up to 60 days, depending on the title. Library card holders will also be able to browse articles and other key content, such as pictures, advertisements, classifieds, and notices. The newspapers and magazines will appear in a full-color, full-page format on your computer, tablet, or phone.
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Primary Search – Elementary Age Magazines

Primary Search, designed specifically for elementary school libraries and public library children’s rooms, contains full text for more than 60 popular, elementary school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles).
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Pronunciator – Language Learning

Pronunciator is a personalized language learning course with over 160 languages to learn, daily lessons for all skill levels, and citizenship preparation courses in both English and Spanish. Use Pronunciator on your smartphone, tablet, or computer at any time with the help of your library card.  
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Pronunciator – ProCitizen

Have full access to ProCitizen, our citizenship prep course.
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Reference Solutions

Reference Solutions (formerly Reference USA) is a directory that provides information on businesses by name, location, industry, and size, and consumers by location, estimated income, interests, and shopping habits. Note: Please allow for the location to be turned on to use this database. This database is offered by the State Library of New Jersey and it needs to check that you are using an IP within New Jersey.
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Referencia Latina – Spanish Language Resources

Referencia Latina, a comprehensive Spanish-language database, offers content from a variety of sources including 49,000 encyclopedia entries.
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Regional Business News – Business Publications

This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis.
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ShemarooMe

Edison Public Library offers ShemarooMe, a premier streaming platform brimming with captivating South Asian content. Explore the diverse tapestry of South Asian storytelling with content in languages like Gujarati, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and more. Please note: To best provide access to our patrons, access to this platform is available for 14 days for Edison Public Library cardholders. Limit of 2 new access periods (14 days) per user per month.
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ShortEdition – Short Stories

ShortEdition provides free, printed short stories, poems, or comics from a dispenser or online. Choose a read time (1, 3, or 5 minutes) to enjoy quick literary moments and discover new writers.
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SkillUp™ Middlesex

Visit SkillUp Middlesex for Free Online Job Training made available through the Middlesex County Office of Workforce Development. Enhance your skills or obtain industry-recognized certifications by taking advantage of over 4,500 FREE online courses developed by Skillsoft, a training provider used by thousands of organizations, including Fortune 500 companies. This flexible, self-paced learning environment allows you to choose from a variety of courses such as Project Management, transportation, hospitality, Human Resources, accounting and more.
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Small Business Source – Business Reference & Courses

The Small Business Source is 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. It supports small business owners in all relevant areas from planning, financing and managing a business to exit strategies. Users also have the ability to search within specific ‘Business Topics’ and ‘Business Types’ relevant to their needs.
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Star Ledger Collection

Don’t miss a thing! The Edison Township Free Public Library’s access to the Newark Star Ledger now includes: full-page newspaper images, individual articles, and content only published online. Log in today with your library card and start searching the Newark Star Ledger Collection from News Bank.
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Teacher Reference Center – Educator Resources

Teacher Reference Center provides indexing and abstracts for hundreds of periodicals. In addition, 96% of journals indexed in TRC are peer-reviewed. Topics include: Assessment, Best Practices, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, School Administration, Science & Mathematics, and Teacher Education.
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The Palace Project

The New Jersey State Library offers the Palace Project, a new digital library service, that offers access to free ebooks and audiobooks in one easy-to-use app for all residents of New Jersey. Through the Palace app, library users have access to over 20,000 items curated by the Digital Public Library of America and the New Jersey State Library. The process for signing up is completely self-contained within the Palace app, and will require only an email address and authentication through geolocation (anywhere in NJ). We’ve outlined instructions below. For more detailed instructions from Palace, click here. If you’d prefer to watch a training video, click here. When signing up, please select the New Jersey State Library as your library.
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Tumble Book Library

Online database of eBooks and educator resources. They offer a selection of Graphic Novels, Enhanced Novels, eBooks, classic literature, National Geographic videos, educator resources, puzzles and games, and audiobooks.
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Tumblebook Cloud

TeenBookCloud is an online database of eBooks and educator resources perfect for your middle school, high school, or public library. We offer a robust selection of Graphic Novels, Enhanced Novels, eBooks, classic literature, National Geographic videos, educator resources, and audiobooks. The collection is available online around the clock. No downloads, no waiting! If you can access the internet, you can be reading, watching, or listening to fantastic content.
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ValueLine

Value Line is a complete, multidimensional investment management solution that enables both new and experienced investors to make timely, better-informed decisions. It provides a wealth of in-depth financial information, intelligently presented both in print and online, plus objective research, insightful commentary, proven price projections, and advanced analytical tools.
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Databases A to Z

A to Z World Food

Academic Search Premier

Access World News

Ancestry Library | In Library ONLY

ASL Deafined

Beanstack: Reading Challenges

Business Source Elite – Business Publications

Consumer Reports

ELibrary NJ

ERIC – Academic Research

Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test and Career Center

GREENFILE – Environmental Science

Health Source: Academic/Nursing Edition – Health & Nursing

Health Source: Consumer Edition – Consumer Health

Home News Tribune – 1871 – Present | In Library ONLY

Hoopla!

JerseyClicks

Kanopy

Learning Express Hub

Legal Information Source – Law Reference

Library Chef

Library Speaker’s Consortium

LinkedIn Learning

Literary Reference Source – Literary Reference

MasterFILE Elite – Magazines & Images

MiddleSearch Plus – Middleschool Age Magazines

Military & Government Collection – Government Research

New Jersey Digital Newspaper Project

New York Times From Home

New York Times Inside the Library

Newspaper Source Plus – Newspaper, TV & Radio

NorthStar

NoveList

NoveList K-8

Points of View Reference Source – Critical Thinking Resource

PressReader

Primary Search – Elementary Age Magazines

Pronunciator – Language Learning

Pronunciator – ProCitizen

Reference Solutions

Referencia Latina – Spanish Language Resources

Regional Business News – Business Publications

ShemarooMe

ShortEdition – Short Stories

SkillUp™ Middlesex

Small Business Source – Business Reference & Courses

Star Ledger Collection

Teacher Reference Center – Educator Resources

The Palace Project

Tumble Book Library

Tumblebook Cloud

ValueLine

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