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Best Bets for Teens | Available Everywhere   |
Facts on File Online
Search across multiple history databases within Facts on File Online in an instant. Subject choices include: American History, American Indian History, American Women's History, Modern World History, Ancient and Medieval History and African-American History. | Available Everywhere |
Learning Express Library
Do you suffer from test anxiety? We can help! Learning Express Library allows you to practice taking sample tests online at any time in a variety of subject matters, for a number of grade levels and professions. Instant online scoring and analysis will allow you to feel more confident and prepared. Click on "New User" and enter your library barcode in the Username field. Choose a password. Verify password. Returning users login with their barcode and existing password. | Available Everywhere |
Literature Resource Center
Extremely useful and easy to navigate, LRC is your one-stop source for all things related to authors and their works. It provides criticisms, work overviews, articles, bibliographies, author timelines, biographies, topical essays and literary term definitions. | Available Everywhere |
MasterFile Premier (EBSCOhost)
If you don’t know where to go to begin your research, try this resource. It contains articles from thousands of magazines and covers a broad range of topics. You can also find issues of popular magazines like Consumer Reports, People, Martha Stewart Living or Sports Illustrated. Provided by the New Jersey State Library. | Available Everywhere |
NetLibrary
NetLibrary allows you to check out books online 24/7! It is a vast collection of thousands of digital books and journals. In order to use it, you must first set up an account at any of our 21 locations. Once you have established an account at OCL, you can then search by keyword, author, title, subject or any word that appears within the book!
Need Help? Read the quickstart guide | Available Everywhere |
Points of View Reference Center
An excellent resource for students writing position papers and anyone looking to see all sides of an argument. In depth coverage of controversial topics includes an overview, point (affirmative argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). Hone your debating and critical thinking skills as you explore topics including the separation of church and state, standardized testing and stem cell research.Provided by the New Jersey State Library. | Home Only |
Rosetta Stone Only available for home use.
Fulfill that New Year’s resolution and learn a new language. The Rosetta Stone's award-winning method uses real-life images, written text, and voices of native speakers to teach you how to sound like a local. Rosetta Stone provides you with free access to learn over twenty languages. Only available for home use.
***Rosetta Stone has informed us that they are no longer offering this service to public libraries. They’ve decided to sell to schools and individuals, instead. Our subscription expires in August 2008. So please use it until then and we’ll look for new options to help you with your language skills. | Available Everywhere |
Teen Health and Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers
Information and Advice about Teen Health from the experts. Quizzes, Polls, Links, Stories and national 24-hour hotlines for teens in crisis | Available Everywhere |
World Book Online
The world awaits! Don’t have the space or cash for an encyclopedia set? You do now! World Book provides encyclopedia entries on a variety of subjects, as well as pictures, maps, videos, animations, sounds, and 3-D bubble views. |
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America's Newspapers
Trying to find an article you read or heard about a while ago? Find back issues of national and local newspapers including the Asbury Park Press, Press of Atlantic City and Ocean County Observer | Available Everywhere |
Biography Resource Center
Looking for fast facts on someone famous? From William Shakespeare to William Shatner, Marie Antoinette to Marie Curie…Biography Resource Center is your one-stop source for information about people throughout history and today. | Available Everywhere |
CultureGrams
CultureGrams™ has something for students and travelers alike. Find statistics and descriptions of countries and U.S. states. Check out the photo gallery, maps, flags, national anthems, recipe collections and mini-biographies of a country’s famous people. To access from home, enter the term ocl for both the user-id and the password. This database is provided with funding from the Ocean County Library. | Available Everywhere |
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Immerse yourself in knowledge with free and complete access to the most famous and respected encyclopedia! This reference database works as a traditional encyclopedia, but it’s also much more: need a dictionary? check; want to read the latest headline? got that, too, and on and on…timelines, a world atlas, quotations and a classics resource, covering the great ideas of the Western World. This is a one-stop-shop for your information needs. Two available versions: for adults and teens, and kids and middle-school students. | Available Everywhere |
Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center (Facts on File Online)
Not sure what to do with your life? You can now explore thousands of careers, browse scholarships, get advice about applying for jobs, learn how to write the perfect resume and get tips on how to ace an interview, all in one place! | Available Everywhere |
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Imagine a comprehensive reference library right at your fingertips; it’s all here- encyclopedias, almanacs and reference books on a wide variety of topics including movie reviews, college scholarships, the Vietnam War, Catholicism, endangered species and small business information. | Available Everywhere |
Science Reference Center (EBSCOhost)
Need to know the lifespan of an amoeba or the definition of dark matter? This database covers a broad range of scientific topics from bacteria to the Big Bang. Contains articles from scientific journals, periodicals, encyclopedias, and reference books. Provided by the New Jersey State Library. | Available Everywhere |
Twayne’s Author Series
This database offers in-depth introductions into the lives and works of writers, the history and influence of literary movements and the development of literary genres. It includes the content of three print series: United States Authors, English Authors and World Authors. Critical interpretations, discussions, timelines and research ideas are also available. |
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