Online Databases: Home
The Phillipsburg Public Library is able to offer access to the following databases. Some of the databases can be accessed from your home computer with a valid PFPL library card number.
Name |
Description |
Use this link when inside the library: | Use this link when at home: |
| Ancestry | Search U.S Federal Census 1790 - 1930, and state and local census data. | In library | |
| Animals | In-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. | In library | At home |
| Biography Collection | Information on people from all time periods, places, and occupations. | In library | At home |
| Business Magazine Source | Search journals covering business, management, economics, etc. | In library | At home |
| Contemporary Authors | Biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors. | In library | |
| ERIC: Educational Journals & Documents | Citations, abstracts and full text journal and non-journal education literature and documents. | In library | At home |
| Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia | Over 25,000 encyclopedic entries searchable by subject or keywords. | In library | At home |
| Health Magazine Source: Consumer Edition | Health information in layman's language. | In library | At home |
| Health Journal Source: Nursing/Academic Edition | Over 500 scholarly full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. | In library | At home |
| HeritageQuest | Census records, family and local histories, plus books and articles. | In library | At home |
| History Reference Center | Searchable information on U.S. and World history. | In library | At home |
| JerseyClicks | Articles from thousands of magazines, newspapers, journals, and reference books. PFPL card number required for access at home. | In library | At home |
| Literary Reference Center | Information from books, journals, and major literary reference works. | In library | At home |
| Magazine Index: Full text only | Search nearly 190 general interest and current events magazines. | In library | At home |
| Magazine Index: MasterFile | Database of nearly 1,860 periodicals covering nearly all subjects including general reference, business, and health. | In library | At home |
| Magazine Index: For Middle/High School | Database of nearly 120 magazines covering general topics appropriate for middle and junior high school students. | In library | At home |
| Magazine Index: For Elementary School | Database of over 50 children’s magazines and over 100 children’s pamphlets, designed for the elementary school student. | In library | At home |
| Newspaper Source | Provides indexing and selected full text for U.S. and international newspapers, regional newspapers, and other news media. | In library | At home |
| Newspaper articles (full text) | Search 100+ full-text newspapers, including New York Times | In library | |
| Novelist | Assists fiction readers to find new authors and titles of interest. | In library | At home |
| Points of View Reference Center | Read articles representing multiple viewpoints on controversial issues of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. | In Library | At home |
| ProQuest: Periodical & Newspaper Index | The ProQuest® online information service provides access to thousands of current periodicals and newspapers, many updated daily and containing full-text articles from 1986. | In library |
These resources are partially funded by Highlands Regional Library Cooperative and the NJ Library Network