Covering more than 500 years of African-American history, this comprehensive reference database features thousands of entries.
Online Resources by Subject
Some online resources require users to enter their GCLS library card number to get access, so have your library card at hand. Ancestry.com can only be used in a GCLS branch. Prices4Antiques is only available in the Mullica Hill Branch.
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African American Culture
Art & Antiques
This resource of fine arts was created for reference and educational purposes and to help many people, who live far away from big cities, learn more about our common heritage.
This resource is only available at the Mullica Hill Branch. The P4A Antiques Reference database contains detailed information on antiques, collectibles, fine art and historic Ameri
A search engine for art information with 9,000 artists listed, 2,900 art sites indexed, and 160,000 links.
With images from over 8,000 collections and more than 29,000 artists, Bridgeman represents international museums, galleries and artists by providing a central source of fine art.
Keep up with what is going on around the world with features about exhibitions in museums and galleries, from the famous to the obsure.
Europeana enables people to explore the digital resources of Europe's museums, libraries, archives and audio-visual collections.
Open content images at the Getty repositories. This tool is designed to help researchers, scholars, and educators discover the variety of resources available across the Getty's collections.
An independent federal agency that funds the arts and arts education in communities nationwide.
This collection contains more than 16 million letters, diaries and scrapbooks of artists, dealers, and collectors.
The official Website of the Woodbury Fall Arts Festival (FAF).
Audiobooks & Movies
This library contains over two hundred thousand free digital recordings.
Downloadable Audiobooks and eBooks are digital versions of the latest best sellers, book club favories, award winning authors and more.
The Kanopy on demand video streaming service provides access to over 30,000 films and documentaries from hundreds of popular producers such as the The Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, The Great C
LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain and release the audio files back onto the net. Our goal is to make all public domain books available as free audio books.
Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. Lit2Go is a service offered by Florida's Educational Technology Clearinghouse.
This library contains thousands of digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts.
Automobiles & Trucks
ChiltonLibrary.com represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners.
The official website of the National Automobile Dealers' Association (NADA) for automobile news and values.
Free NJ DMV-based permit practice tests, include car, motorcycle and CDL tests.
Biography
Covering more than 500 years of African-American history, this comprehensive reference database features thousands of entries.
Part of the Infoplease.com site, this contains over 30,000 biographies of historical and contemporary figures.
Containing many of the top-ranked biographical reference collections and magazines, this database offers a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies and unique narrative biographies.
Offical site of A&E's Biography television series. Includes the searchable text of 15,000 entries from The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia.
Comprehensive site on the American presidency includes biographies, speeches and writings, election results, odd facts and presidency highlights.
The Pulitzer Prizes site contains the complete list of Pulitzer Prize winners from 1917 (the first year the Prizes were awarded) to the present.
Books & Reading (including eBooks)
Mobile-friendly Website that lists library book sales occurring in the next two weeks within 100 miles of your location, along with distance and directions to the sale.
Calibre is a free and open source e-book library management application developed by users of e-books for users of e-books.
Downloadable Audiobooks and eBooks are digital versions of the latest best sellers, book club favories, award winning authors and more.
The Internet Archive Text Archive contains a wide range of fiction, popular books, children's books, historical texts and academic books, free.
Fresh Press monitors more than 65 nationally broadcast television and radio programs and delivers a comprehensive listing of the books and authors featured.
Google Book Search works just like a web search. When it finds a book with content that contains a match for your search terms, it will appear in your search results.
Many of the etexts are from the Project Gutenberg archives. There are also public domain and creative commons works from many other sources.
Fill out a survey and answer a few questions about what types of books you enjoy, and one of our librarians will offer some suggested titles to match your preferences.
An entertainment website that publishes news, interviews and essays about the comic-book industry.
An electronic readers' advisory resource which assists fiction and nonfiction readers in finding new authors and titles.
An electronic readers' advisory resource which assists fiction and nonfiction readers in finding new authors and titles.
The World's classic literature at your fingertips. Over 1,000,000 free ebook titles available.
Our Overdrive Digital Magazines collection includes hundreds of magazines such as US Weekly, The New Yorker, Good Housekeeping, The Economist, Newsweek, and much more!
Download eBooks from the Overdrive (via the South Jersey Audiobook and eBook Download Center).
Project Gutenberg offers over 40,000 free ebooks: choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online.
The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress invites people of all ages to discover the fascinating people, places and events that await you whenever you read.
An online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love.
Business & Investing
Business, financial, and economic information from Dow Jones & Company's Barron's online magazine.
BBB is the resource to turn to for objective, unbiased information on businesses.
Business, financial, and economic information from Bloomberg. Formerly known as Businessweek.
Business Plans Handbook Collection at the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Includes Business Plans Handbook, company profiles, encyclopedias, etc.
This collection features full text and searchable cited references for top journals covering a variety of business disciplines. In addition, it includes market research reports, industry reports, c
Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA) provides detailed, current directory information about and for businesses. It contains information for 12 million U.S. businesses, 102 million U.S.
DEMOGRAPHICSNOW: Business & People is a comprehensive business and residential reference and research tool.
Stock investment research and education from the Investor's Business Daily.
Legal Information Reference Center provides online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books. It contains more than 310 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms.
The mission of this site is to make available to the public the highest quality and most reliable historical data on important economic aggregates, with particular emphasis on nominal measures.
One of the earliest projects of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States was publishing a monthly magazine, Nation’s Business.
The comprehensive Rutgers NJDataBook serves as a focal point for easy access to government information essential to elected officials, legislative staff, academics, and the public in order to facil
A database for searching individual and business licenses in New Jersey. For example: accountancy firms; architects and engineers certificates of authorization; barber shops; cemeteries; cosmetolog
This database provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers.
Gale Small Business Builder is a step-by-step online planning tool for starting, managing and optimizing a business or nonprofit.
This database offers full text for many consumer small business reference books, as well as the necessary tools and instructions to address a wide-range of small business topics.
Small Business Resource Center gives business owners 24-hour expertise covering a day all aspects of starting and operating a business, including finance, management, mark
The official government website of the United States Department of Commerce.
Daily, breaking, business, political, sports news, and more from the Wall Street Journal.
Children & Teens
An online collection of librarian reviewed interactive media sites for kids 14 and under.
A government site with resources for learning how to prevent bullying and cyberbullying.
A website providing information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years.
Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. Lit2Go is a service offered by Florida's Educational Technology Clearinghouse.
Middle Search Plus is a full-text database providing popular middle school magazines and reference books.
A collection of websites for kids compiled by the librarians at the Gloucester County Library System.
The homepage for NJ Parent Link provides information for the parents of NJ. NJ Parent Link is a portal for Federal, State, and Community resources.
An electronic readers' advisory resource which assists fiction and nonfiction readers in finding new authors and titles.
Primary Search is a full-text database providing popular children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedic entries and a vast image collection.
The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress invites people of all ages to discover the fascinating people, places and events that await you whenever you read.
Tips for translating your high school experiences into a strong resume with a downloadable Word template to use as a starting point.
The American Library Association (ALA), in partnership with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, has released a collection of free online games to teach children basic financial skills related
An online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love.
The online database version of the World Almanac for Kids, the best-selling reference book for kids.
Computers
A site designed to teach new users basic computer skills from the Michigan Library Network.
Information on computer software and hardware from CompInfo - The Computer Information Center.
A four-part illustrated essay tracing the development of computers from ancient times to the present.
Computer Science: Programming with a Purpose is a beginner level course that is offered 100% online by Princeton University.
From Microsoft Office and email, to reading, math, and more, they offer more than 200 topics, including more than 2,000 lessons & more than 1,000 videos.
Consumer Education
BBB is the resource to turn to for objective, unbiased information on businesses.
The official government website of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Complete issues of the Consumer Reports magazine from 1/1/1991 to current month.
The official government website for the Gloucester County Office of Consumer Protection/Weights and Measures.
A database for searching individual and business licenses in New Jersey. For example: accountancy firms; architects and engineers certificates of authorization; barber shops; cemeteries; cosmetolog
The American Library Association (ALA), in partnership with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, has released a collection of free online games to teach children basic financial skills related
Cooking
The world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. Formerly the American Dietetic Association.
The Cook's Thesaurus is a cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools.
CookingLight.com is a daily advisor and community hub that educates readers with nutrition tips.
Digital Privacy and Security
Everyday steps you can take to control your digital privacy, security, and wellbeing in ways that feel right to you.
F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform.
HTTPS Everywhere is a browser extension that directs you to the encrypted version of any website that it is possible to do so.
LibreOffice is one of the most versatile free and open source office suites available and includes several commonly used applications: Writer (word processing), Calc (spreadsheets), Impress (presen
OnionShare is an open source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share files, host websites, and chat with friends using the Tor network.
Privacy Badger is a browser extension that stops advertisers and other third-party trackers from secretly tracking where you go and what pages you look at on the web.
Riseup offers Virtual Private Network (VPN) service for censorship circumvention, location anonymization and traffic encryption.
A downloadable graphic novel aimed at teaching kids about online privacy and safety.
“Terms of Service; Didn't Read” (short: ToS;DR) is a place to get a privacy "grade" on websites and services we use after agreeing to Terms of Service we almost never actually read.
Download Tor Browser to experience real private browsing without tracking, surveillance, or censorship.
The uBlock Origin adblocker is a free and open-source browser extension for content filtering—primarily aimed at neutralizing privacy invasion in an efficient, user-friendly method.
Directories (Addresses. etc.)
Historic directory of Gloucester and Salem Counties from 1895/1896.
Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA) provides detailed, current directory information about and for businesses. It contains information for 12 million U.S. businesses, 102 million U.S.
DEMOGRAPHICSNOW: Business & People is a comprehensive business and residential reference and research tool.
The Encyclopedia of Associations is a comprehensive source of detailed information on over 135,000 nonprofit membership organizations in the United States.
Business and people phone directory, reverse lookup, and area/zip code lookup from Whitepages, Inc.
Business and people phone directory, reverse lookup, and area/zip code lookup from Lycos' Whowhere.
Education
Free online practice tests for the Armed Services Vocational Apptitude Battery (ASVAB).
The official government website of the Institute of Education Sciences National Center for Education Statistics providing college information.
For middle school, high school, and junior college teachers and students seeking material to supplement their coursework in core subject areas—including U.S.
A listing of free online courses available from universities.
The top-rated courses offer upskilling in the areas of business, tech, and personal development across 75+ different categories.
From Microsoft Office and email, to reading, math, and more, they offer more than 200 topics, including more than 2,000 lessons & more than 1,000 videos.
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.
A New Jersey authority that provides students and families with the financial and informational resources for students to pursue their education beyond high school.
This is a leading source for test preparation materials and interactive practice exams based on official tests.
Middle Search Plus is a full-text database providing popular middle school magazines and reference books.
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 t
A program of the American Council on Education, the GED® tests provide adults who did not complete a formal high school program the opportunity to certify their attainment of high school-level acad
Free NJ DMV-based permit practice tests, include car, motorcycle and CDL tests.
OnlineCollegesDatabase.org provides helpful information about colleges, universities, community colleges and vocational schools at the local city and state level.
Find all the tools you need to discover your passion, ace your exams, and excel in your career.
Primary Search is a full-text database providing popular children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedic entries and a vast image collection.
Citation machine helps properly credit sources. The site easily creates citations for a variety of print and non-print formats in APA, MLA, Turabian, and Chicago styles.
The top-rated courses offer upskilling in the areas of business, tech, and personal development across 75+ different categories.
A consortium of New Jersey college and university libraries and the New Jersey State Library.
Get information about Temple University's adult literacy and learning programs
Encyclopedias & Almanacs
This free online 1911 Classic Encyclopedia is based on what many consider to be the best encyclopedia ever written: the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, first published in 1911.
Full text access to the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia.
The online database version of the World Almanac for Kids, the best-selling reference book for kids.
Film
A website dedicated to news, rumors and reviews of upcoming and currently playing films and television projects, with an emphasis on science-fiction, fantasy, horror, comic book, and action genres.
A search service that utilizes various search engines to retrieve works licensed under Creative Commons.
The Kanopy on demand video streaming service provides access to over 30,000 films and documentaries from hundreds of popular producers such as the The Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, The Great C
This library contains thousands of digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts.
An independent federal agency that funds the arts and arts education in communities nationwide.
Find images, sound, and video clips that are free for use under the Creative Commons: attribution and share-alike license.
The official Website of the Woodbury Fall Arts Festival (FAF).
Gardening
Home & Garden Television's website provides information and instruction for home design, decorating, and landscaping.
Online resources for home, lawn, and garden care from Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES).
The National Gardening Association provides educational plant-based materials, grants, and resources.
A collection of photos and descriptions of weeds found in New Jersey from Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES).
This Old House expert advice on home improvement, remodeling, upgrades, tools, and products. Includes ideas, photos, how-to videos, and step-by-step projects.
The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.
Genealogy
A comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online.
Genealogical records and information from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Fold3® features premier collections of original military records. These records include the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served in the military.
The Gloucester County Democrat gathering news and serving the interests of the party and readers.
The website for the Gloucester County Historical Society Museum and Library.
A website devoted to the history of Gloucester County, New Jersey, containing photographs, maps, scanned postcards, and local genealogical resources.
HeritageQuest Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research guides, interactive census maps, an
The primary purpose and function of RootsWeb.com is to connect people so that they can help each other and share genealogical research.
General Reference
If you want to search more than one EBSCHOhost database at once, click on this link to see the entire group of databases. They cover a broad spectrum of topics.
This free online 1911 Classic Encyclopedia is based on what many consider to be the best encyclopedia ever written: the eleventh edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, first published in 1911.
Full text of the print edition of Facts On File World News Digest.
Full text access to the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia.
Information Please has been providing authoritative answers to all kinds of factual questions since 1938.
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of countries throughout the world.
This database provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers.
Referencia Latina, a comprehensive Spanish-language database, offers content from a variety of sources.
Citation machine helps properly credit sources. The site easily creates citations for a variety of print and non-print formats in APA, MLA, Turabian, and Chicago styles.
A combination of sites providing statistics and resources for a variety of professional sports.
An online thesaurus for discovering synonyms and antonyms of words.
Wolfram|Alpha introduces a fundamentally new way to get knowledge and answers by doing online dynamic computations based on a vast collection of built-in data, algorithms, and methods.
The online database version of the World Almanac for Kids, the best-selling reference book for kids.
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Filled with the most up-to-date information available, World Geography and World Culture Online provides more than 1,200 clear, reproducible, full-color maps.
Geography
The digital edition of the Charles O. Paullin and John K. Wright’s Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States, first published in 1932, reproduces all of the atlas’s nearly 700 maps.
Online map and direction service from Google. Also provides satellite imagery, traffic maps, and street views.
Historic Aerials provides free online access to historical aerial photography, current aerial photos and topographic (topo) maps. You can view aerial photography from the 1920s through today.
One of NJDEP's environmental mapping tools that can provide you with information about your neighborhood, county, or state (NJ).
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of countries throughout the world.
National Geographic has built an easy to use web interface that allows anyone to quickly find any 7.5 minute topo in the continental U.S.A. for downloading and printing.
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Filled with the most up-to-date information available, World Geography and World Culture Online provides more than 1,200 clear, reproducible, full-color maps.
Government
The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Regulations and Technical Assistance Materials.
A federal government website managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The codification of the rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
The official government website of the Institute of Education Sciences National Center for Education Statistics providing college information.
The official government website of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The Gloucester County Clerk’s Office handles a myriad of duties for the residents of Gloucester County.
The official government website for the Gloucester County Office of Consumer Protection/Weights and Measures.
Job vacancies, internship and volunteer opportunities within Gloucester County Government.
Online searchable real estate records for the County of Gloucester.
The official government website for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Legal Information Reference Center provides online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books. It contains more than 310 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms.
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of countries throughout the world.
Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand.
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 t
This Department of Defense-funded program provides comprehensive information on every aspect of military life at no cost to active duty, Guard and reserve service members, and their families.
One of the earliest projects of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States was publishing a monthly magazine, Nation’s Business.
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
An independent federal agency that funds the arts and arts education in communities nationwide.
An unbiased, independent body that hears and rules on appeals filed by State, county and municipal civil service employees, candidates for employment, and appointing authorities.
Represent Yourself in Court (Pro Se): Self-Help Resource Center from the official State Government New Jersey Courts website.
The comprehensive Rutgers NJDataBook serves as a focal point for easy access to government information essential to elected officials, legislative staff, academics, and the public in order to facil
A database for searching individual and business licenses in New Jersey. For example: accountancy firms; architects and engineers certificates of authorization; barber shops; cemeteries; cosmetolog
Extensive information on New Jersey Government and Law from the Rutgers Law Library.
The homepage for NJ Parent Link provides information for the parents of NJ. NJ Parent Link is a portal for Federal, State, and Community resources.
Provides access to public health datasets, statistics, and information on the health status of New Jerseyans through public health status indicator reports and a Web-based data query system.
The official government website of the State of New Jersey Division of Taxation.
Online tools for New Jersey job seekers from the State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Formerly known as Jobs4Jersey.
A program of the American Council on Education, the GED® tests provide adults who did not complete a formal high school program the opportunity to certify their attainment of high school-level acad
NJHelps is a free and easy guide for you to determine what programs and assistance for which you and your family may be eligible.
Comprehensive site on the American presidency includes biographies, speeches and writings, election results, odd facts and presidency highlights.
PRO BONO NJ is operated by Legal Services of New Jersey as a public service to expand and support pro bono civil legal assistance to disadvantaged New Jerseyans.
Science.gov searches over 55 databases and over 2100 selected websites from 13 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S.
The official government website of the U. S. Census Bureau providing data about the nation's people and economy.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the government agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States.
The United States Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States.
The official government website of the United States Department of Commerce.
As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches.
The US Department of Labor's mission is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States.
The U.S Government Printing Office (GPO) provides publishing and dissemination services for the official and authentic government publications to Congress, Federal agencies, Federal depository libr
Wage Data by Area and Occupation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). BLS wage data are available by occupation for the Nation, regions, States, and many metropolitan areas.
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Health & Medical
The world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. Formerly the American Dietetic Association.
Founded in 1985, the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) is the national professional society representing licensed or licensable naturopathic physicians who are graduates of fou
The official website of the American Cancer Society providing the latest information on cancer research and treatments.
American Childhood Cancer Organization ( ACCO ) began in 1970 by a group of parents whose children had been diagnosed with cancer.
The official website of the American Heart Association providing the latest information on heart care.
A federal government website managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Gilda’s Club South Jersey offers support groups, lectures, workshops and social events as a supplement to medical care in a warm and welcoming home-like setting.
This full-text database covers a wide variety of subjects, including information on specific diseases as well as overall health topics.
Health Reference Center is a comprehensive, authoritative encyclopedic database containing more than 20,000 hyperlinked entries on today's most pressing health and social issues.
A website providing information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years.
The official website for the Mayo Clinic, a not-for-profit medical practice and medical research group.
MedicineNet.com is an online, healthcare media publishing company. It provides easy-to-read, in-depth, medical information for consumers.
Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand.
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
The homepage for NJ Parent Link provides information for the parents of NJ. NJ Parent Link is a portal for Federal, State, and Community resources.
Provides access to public health datasets, statistics, and information on the health status of New Jerseyans through public health status indicator reports and a Web-based data query system.
Current cancer research and treatment information from the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
Part of FactCheck.org, this page focuses on correcting false or misleading science in the media.
For more than forty years, Dr. T. Colin Campbell has been at the forefront of nutrition research.
WebMD provides health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek information.
History & Social Sciences
Covering more than 500 years of African-American history, this comprehensive reference database features thousands of entries.
American History Online is a comprehensive and authoritative reference to the most important individuals, events, and topics in United States history.
American Indian History Online is an authoritative reference database that provides in-depth coverage of more than 5,000 years of culture, legends, and leaders.
A collection of free written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.
American Women's History Online is extensively hyperlinked and provides direct access to thousands of entries.
This comprehensive database gives a balanced, global view of the ancient world as it explores six ancient centers of civilization—Africa, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Mesoamerica, and Mesopotamia.
The digital edition of the Charles O. Paullin and John K. Wright’s Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States, first published in 1932, reproduces all of the atlas’s nearly 700 maps.
Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient World to the present. History through the eyes of those who lived it, presented by Ibis Communications, Inc.
Correspondence and Other Writings of Six Major Shapers of the United States: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams (and family), Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison.
The website for the Gloucester County Historical Society Museum and Library.
A website devoted to the history of Gloucester County, New Jersey, containing photographs, maps, scanned postcards, and local genealogical resources.
Historic Aerials provides free online access to historical aerial photography, current aerial photos and topographic (topo) maps. You can view aerial photography from the 1920s through today.
World history index and catalog from the European University Institute, Florence, Italy.
History Reference Center offers full text from more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books.
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of countries throughout the world.
The mission of this site is to make available to the public the highest quality and most reliable historical data on important economic aggregates, with particular emphasis on nominal measures.
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 t
Modern World History Online covers the important civilizations and cultures of world history from prehistoric times through the modern era.
One of the earliest projects of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States was publishing a monthly magazine, Nation’s Business.
Historic maps of New Jersey from the Rutgers Special Collections and Archives.
NEW JERSEY HISTORY: An Annotated and Selected Introductory Bibliography, Compiled by Mary R. Murrin and Richard Waldron, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded by Richard Waldron.
Historic book on Old Gloucester County published in 1917 from archive.org.
Comprehensive site on the American presidency includes biographies, speeches and writings, election results, odd facts and presidency highlights.
The official website of the History Channel, producers of history-themed TV programs.
The Living Room Candidate contains more than 300 commercials of every presidential election from 1952 to 2008.
The Pulitzer Prizes site contains the complete list of Pulitzer Prize winners from 1917 (the first year the Prizes were awarded) to the present.
Highlights of newsworthy events throughout history for every day of the year from NewsOK.
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Filled with the most up-to-date information available, World Geography and World Culture Online provides more than 1,200 clear, reproducible, full-color maps.
Home Ownership & Repair
Home & Garden Television's website provides information and instruction for home design, decorating, and landscaping.
Online resources for home, lawn, and garden care from Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES).
Free online version of the 2009 International Building Code, New Jersey Edition.
A database for searching individual and business licenses in New Jersey. For example: accountancy firms; architects and engineers certificates of authorization; barber shops; cemeteries; cosmetolog
A resource for owners of old houses and period-style homes, gathering information from Old-House Journal, Old-House Interiors, Early Homes, and New Old House.
Real estate news and listings from the official site of the National Association of REALTORS.
This Old House expert advice on home improvement, remodeling, upgrades, tools, and products. Includes ideas, photos, how-to videos, and step-by-step projects.
The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.
Real estate and mortgage news, information, and listings from the Zillow Real Estate Network.
Homework Help
For middle school, high school, and junior college teachers and students seeking material to supplement their coursework in core subject areas—including U.S.
Middle Search Plus is a full-text database providing popular middle school magazines and reference books.
An electronic readers' advisory resource which assists fiction and nonfiction readers in finding new authors and titles.
Points of View Reference Center is a full text database designed to provide students and schools with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue.
Primary Search is a full-text database providing popular children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedic entries and a vast image collection.
Citation machine helps properly credit sources. The site easily creates citations for a variety of print and non-print formats in APA, MLA, Turabian, and Chicago styles.
Wolfram|Alpha introduces a fundamentally new way to get knowledge and answers by doing online dynamic computations based on a vast collection of built-in data, algorithms, and methods.
The online database version of the World Almanac for Kids, the best-selling reference book for kids.
Filled with the most up-to-date information available, World Geography and World Culture Online provides more than 1,200 clear, reproducible, full-color maps.
Jobs & Careers
Comprehensive and up to date, this database profiles more than 2,000 of today's most exciting jobs in more than 90 industries.
The top-rated courses offer upskilling in the areas of business, tech, and personal development across 75+ different categories.
From Microsoft Office and email, to reading, math, and more, they offer more than 200 topics, including more than 2,000 lessons & more than 1,000 videos.
Glassdoor is your free inside look at jobs and companies including salary details, company reviews, and interview questions.
Job vacancies, internship and volunteer opportunities within Gloucester County Government.
This is a leading source for test preparation materials and interactive practice exams based on official tests.
An unbiased, independent body that hears and rules on appeals filed by State, county and municipal civil service employees, candidates for employment, and appointing authorities.
Online tools for New Jersey job seekers from the State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Formerly known as Jobs4Jersey.
Researchers from the Philadelphia and Cleveland Feds analyze the skills that employers request in the 33 largest metro areas and look for opportunities for workers to transfer their skills from one
Ensuring that your online reputation is protected is essential whether trying to get a job, or even go on a date. The mission of Reputation Manage
Find all the tools you need to discover your passion, ace your exams, and excel in your career.
Explore sample resumes with writing tips and key word suggestions for 5000+ careers sorted by category.
CareerOneStop is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Their resume guide offers strategies, templates, and samples to help you build your resume.
A collection of articles with a wide variety of information and advice on resume building, including resume building for high school and college students and recent grads with little to no professi
Tips for translating your high school experiences into a strong resume with a downloadable Word template to use as a starting point.
Information about turning college experience into an effective resume, with example and video by indeed.com
The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) offers a comprehensive guide on building your resume.
Over 5000 graphic resume templates that are free and ready for you to customize. Please note that many templates say they have paid elements.
The US Department of Labor's mission is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States.
Wage Data by Area and Occupation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). BLS wage data are available by occupation for the Nation, regions, States, and many metropolitan areas.
Language Learning
An online language translator from Bing. Formerly known as Babel Fish.
Free language learning site with no ads that includes apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android. Learn French, German, Italian, Portugese, and Spanish.
We’re here to help you start a conversation. Mango prepares learners for realistic conversations and communication in over 70 world languages.
An online dictionary aggregator providing word meanings and translations from numerous dictionary sources. Also functions as a reverse dictionary.
Law & Legal Resources
100 free DIY legal resources on the web compiled by criminaljusticeusa.com.
The codification of the rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
Findlaw.com provides legal information, lawyer profiles, and a community to help you make informed legal decisions.
The Gloucester County Clerk’s Office handles a myriad of duties for the residents of Gloucester County.
Justia.com provides legal information, lawyer profiles, and a community to help you make informed legal decisions.
Legal Information Reference Center provides online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books. It contains more than 310 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms.
LSNJ coordinates the statewide Legal Services system, which provides free legal assistance to low-income New Jerseyans for their civil legal problems.
Represent Yourself in Court (Pro Se): Self-Help Resource Center from the official State Government New Jersey Courts website.
Extensive information on New Jersey Government and Law from the Rutgers Law Library.
PRO BONO NJ is operated by Legal Services of New Jersey as a public service to expand and support pro bono civil legal assistance to disadvantaged New Jerseyans.
The United States Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States.
Access is limited to in-library use only and one simultaneous user for the entire library system. The GCLS subscription to Westlaw includes the following resources:
Literacy
An online dictionary aggregator providing word meanings and translations from numerous dictionary sources. Also functions as a reverse dictionary.
A large collection of free Adult Basic Education and English language (ELL/ESL/ESOL) Web sites.
Get information about Temple University's adult literacy and learning programs
Literature and Literary Criticism
Bloom's Literary Reference Online provides the details and context needed to fully appreciate great works of world literature and their authors.
The Internet Archive Text Archive contains a wide range of fiction, popular books, children's books, historical texts and academic books, free.
The ipl2 Literary Criticism Collection contains critical and biographical websites about authors and their works that can be browsed by author, by title, or by nationality and literary period.
Literary Reference Center (LRC) is a comprehensive literary reference database, which provides users with a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day.
An electronic readers' advisory resource which assists fiction and nonfiction readers in finding new authors and titles.
An electronic readers' advisory resource which assists fiction and nonfiction readers in finding new authors and titles.
The mission of the Library of Congress Poetry and Literature Center is to foster and enhance the public's appreciation of literature.
The Academy of American Poets was founded in 1934 to support American poets at all stages of their careers and to foster the appreciation of contemporary poetry.
Project Gutenberg offers over 40,000 free ebooks: choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online.
The Pulitzer Prizes site contains the complete list of Pulitzer Prize winners from 1917 (the first year the Prizes were awarded) to the present.
Local
Historic directory of Gloucester and Salem Counties from 1895/1896.
Farm Journal Map of Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem Counties (1913).
Gilda’s Club South Jersey offers support groups, lectures, workshops and social events as a supplement to medical care in a warm and welcoming home-like setting.
The Gloucester County Clerk’s Office handles a myriad of duties for the residents of Gloucester County.
The Gloucester County Democrat gathering news and serving the interests of the party and readers.
The website for the Gloucester County Historical Society Museum and Library.
Job vacancies, internship and volunteer opportunities within Gloucester County Government.
A website devoted to the history of Gloucester County, New Jersey, containing photographs, maps, scanned postcards, and local genealogical resources.
Online searchable real estate records for the County of Gloucester.
Historic Aerials provides free online access to historical aerial photography, current aerial photos and topographic (topo) maps. You can view aerial photography from the 1920s through today.
One of NJDEP's environmental mapping tools that can provide you with information about your neighborhood, county, or state (NJ).
LSNJ coordinates the statewide Legal Services system, which provides free legal assistance to low-income New Jerseyans for their civil legal problems.
An unbiased, independent body that hears and rules on appeals filed by State, county and municipal civil service employees, candidates for employment, and appointing authorities.
Represent Yourself in Court (Pro Se): Self-Help Resource Center from the official State Government New Jersey Courts website.
The comprehensive Rutgers NJDataBook serves as a focal point for easy access to government information essential to elected officials, legislative staff, academics, and the public in order to facil
A database for searching individual and business licenses in New Jersey. For example: accountancy firms; architects and engineers certificates of authorization; barber shops; cemeteries; cosmetolog
Historic maps of New Jersey from the Rutgers Special Collections and Archives.
NEW JERSEY HISTORY: An Annotated and Selected Introductory Bibliography, Compiled by Mary R. Murrin and Richard Waldron, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded by Richard Waldron.
Extensive information on New Jersey Government and Law from the Rutgers Law Library.
The homepage for NJ Parent Link provides information for the parents of NJ. NJ Parent Link is a portal for Federal, State, and Community resources.
Provides access to public health datasets, statistics, and information on the health status of New Jerseyans through public health status indicator reports and a Web-based data query system.
The official government website of the State of New Jersey Division of Taxation.
Online tools for New Jersey job seekers from the State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Formerly known as Jobs4Jersey.
Free NJ DMV-based permit practice tests, include car, motorcycle and CDL tests.
NJHelps is a free and easy guide for you to determine what programs and assistance for which you and your family may be eligible.
Historic book on Old Gloucester County published in 1917 from archive.org.
Visitphilly.com is the official visitor site for Greater Philadelphia.
The official website of the independent weekly newspaper, Philadelphia City Paper.
PRO BONO NJ is operated by Legal Services of New Jersey as a public service to expand and support pro bono civil legal assistance to disadvantaged New Jerseyans.
A local blog dedicated to the history and historic preservation issues within the City of Woodbury, New Jersey.
A website highlighing the best of Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Salem Counties, and introducing the world to South Jersey’s wine region.
The official Website of the Woodbury Fall Arts Festival (FAF).
Magazines & Journals
If you want to search more than one EBSCHOhost database at once, click on this link to see the entire group of databases. They cover a broad spectrum of topics.
Our Overdrive Digital Magazines collection includes hundreds of magazines such as US Weekly, The New Yorker, Good Housekeeping, The Economist, Newsweek, and much more!
Music
This library contains over two hundred thousand free digital recordings.
Music News, Reviews, Articles, Information, News Online & Free Music from the Billboard.com website.
A search service that utilizes various search engines to retrieve works licensed under Creative Commons.
Classical Net features more than 9000 pages and 20,000+ images including more than 6000 CD, SACD, DVD, Blu-ray and Book reviews, and over 5500 links to other classical music web sites.
Discogs is a user-built database containing information on artists, labels, and their recordings. Discogs is short for "Discographies", which are lists of an artist's or label's recordings.
An independent federal agency that funds the arts and arts education in communities nationwide.
Band profiles, new music, concert venue information, charts, and more with Reverbnation's website.
Find images, sound, and video clips that are free for use under the Creative Commons: attribution and share-alike license.
The official Website of the Woodbury Fall Arts Festival (FAF).
News & Weather
BBB is the resource to turn to for objective, unbiased information on businesses.
CNN.com delivers the latest breaking news and information on the latest top stories, weather, business, entertainment, politics, and more.
We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.
Full text of the print edition of Facts On File World News Digest.
The Gloucester County Democrat gathering news and serving the interests of the party and readers.
Explores more than 800 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture.
This database provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers.
The official website of the independent weekly newspaper, Philadelphia City Paper.
Points of View Reference Center is a full text database designed to provide students and schools with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue.
Part of FactCheck.org, this page focuses on correcting false or misleading science in the media.
News, Travel, Weather, Entertainment, Sports, Technology, U.S. & World from the USATODAY.com website.
Daily, breaking, business, political, sports news, and more from the Wall Street Journal.
Long range and local weather information from Weather Underground, the first Internet weather service.
The Weather Channel and weather.com provide a national and local weather forecast for cities, as well as weather radar, report and hurricane coverage.
Opinion
A video-based, civil engagement platform designed to enable communication and connection between the American people and their elected officials.
Explores more than 800 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture.
Points of View Reference Center is a full text database designed to provide students and schools with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue.
Philosophy & Religion
The American Philosophical Society promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities.
Developed by Stanford University Philosophy professors, this encyclopedia features hundreds of articles.
A collection of web resources from the American Philosophical Association.
This site provides open access to detailed, scholarly information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy.
Photography
A collection of free written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.
A search service that utilizes various search engines to retrieve works licensed under Creative Commons.
A collection of images license for free use in most personnal or commercial projects
Google Image Search works just like a web search. When it finds an image with content that contains a match for your search terms, it will appear in your search results.
Find images, sound, and video clips that are free for use under the Creative Commons: attribution and share-alike license.
Politics
A video-based, civil engagement platform designed to enable communication and connection between the American people and their elected officials.
We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of countries throughout the world.
Mediaite is a site for news, information and smart opinions about print, online and broadcast media, offering original and immediate assessments of the latest news as it breaks.
National Journal has been Washington’s premier source of nonpartisan insight on politics and policy for more than four decades.
The comprehensive Rutgers NJDataBook serves as a focal point for easy access to government information essential to elected officials, legislative staff, academics, and the public in order to facil
Comprehensive site on the American presidency includes biographies, speeches and writings, election results, odd facts and presidency highlights.
RealClearPolitics is an online source that selects the must-read stories and analysis from every side of the debate.
Talking Points Memo (TPM) covers a broad range of politics, policy and national news in Washington D.C. and beyond.
U.S. Congressional newspaper that is published daily when Congress is in session and focuses on business and lobbying, political campaigns, and other events on Capitol Hill.
The Living Room Candidate contains more than 300 commercials of every presidential election from 1952 to 2008.
Daily, breaking, business, political, sports news, and more from the Wall Street Journal.
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Science & Technology
Part of FactCheck.org, this page focuses on correcting false or misleading science in the media.
Science Online conveys the visual nature of science in a clear and easy-to-comprehend manner.
Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content.
Science.gov searches over 55 databases and over 2100 selected websites from 13 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S.
Bridges the gap between the science that students learn in the classroom and the discoveries pushing the boundaries of science today.
An online interactive Periodic Table of the Elements from Webelements.com.
Search Engines
A search service that utilizes various search engines to retrieve works licensed under Creative Commons.
Dogpile returns results from leading search engines including Google, Yahoo!, Bing and Yandex.
Google Book Search works just like a web search. When it finds a book with content that contains a match for your search terms, it will appear in your search results.
Google Image Search works just like a web search. When it finds an image with content that contains a match for your search terms, it will appear in your search results.
Metacrawler returns results from leading search engines including Google, Yahoo!, and Bing.
Spanish Language (en Español)
Referencia Latina, a comprehensive Spanish-language database, offers content from a variety of sources.
Sports
ESPN.com provides comprehensive sports coverage including information on NFL, MLB, NBA, College Football, College Basketball scores and news.
A combination of sites providing statistics and resources for a variety of professional sports.
The official website of the United States Tennis Association.
Statistics
The official government website of the Institute of Education Sciences National Center for Education Statistics providing college information.
DEMOGRAPHICSNOW: Business & People is a comprehensive business and residential reference and research tool.
Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg.
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of countries throughout the world.
The mission of this site is to make available to the public the highest quality and most reliable historical data on important economic aggregates, with particular emphasis on nominal measures.
The comprehensive Rutgers NJDataBook serves as a focal point for easy access to government information essential to elected officials, legislative staff, academics, and the public in order to facil
Provides access to public health datasets, statistics, and information on the health status of New Jerseyans through public health status indicator reports and a Web-based data query system.
A combination of sites providing statistics and resources for a variety of professional sports.
The official government website of the U. S. Census Bureau providing data about the nation's people and economy.
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Taxes
The official government website for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
The official government website of the State of New Jersey Division of Taxation.
Test Preperation and Practice
Free online practice tests for the Armed Services Vocational Apptitude Battery (ASVAB).
This is a leading source for test preparation materials and interactive practice exams based on official tests.
A program of the American Council on Education, the GED® tests provide adults who did not complete a formal high school program the opportunity to certify their attainment of high school-level acad
Free NJ DMV-based permit practice tests, include car, motorcycle and CDL tests.
Theater
Broadway.com provides editorial coverage of theater, including the latest news, interviews with actors and playwrights, opening-night coverage, original theater reviews and video features.
IBDB (Internet Broadway Database) archive is the official database for Broadway theatre information. IBDB provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theatre until today.
An independent federal agency that funds the arts and arts education in communities nationwide.
News, features, performance listings for Broadway, Off-Broadway, London and Regional theatre.
A unique international resource dedicated to the exploration of Shakespeare's work and the playhouse for which he wrote.
The official Website of the Woodbury Fall Arts Festival (FAF).
Travel
The official website of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Amtrak.
Online map and direction service from Google. Also provides satellite imagery, traffic maps, and street views.
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of countries throughout the world.
Online restaurant information and reservations.
Visitphilly.com is the official visitor site for Greater Philadelphia.
Online travel booking and information from Priceline.com.
SEPTA offers transit services, including buses, trolleys, trackless trolleys, subways and Regional Rail for the Philadelphia area.
Online travel booking and information from Travelocity.com.
A website highlighing the best of Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Salem Counties, and introducing the world to South Jersey’s wine region.
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
