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Chronicle of Higher Education

Full access to the online edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education

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College Source Online


A virtual library representing over 31,048 College Catalogs in complete cover-to-cover, original page format with 2-year, 4-year, graduate, professional and international schools. Access to the college catalogs is available to anyone in the world with access to the internet.

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Curriculum Resource Center


An easy-to-use interface for the On-File binders bringing together thousands of .pdf pages of black-line masters in such subjects as Environment, Geography, Maps, Phys. Ed. and Health, Science, Science Experiments, Timelines, U.S. History and Government, Multicultural History and World History. (This service was partially funded by the South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative.)

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Curriculum Resource Center : Junior Edition


Articles on the Environment, Geography, Maps, Phys. Ed. and Health, Science, Science Experiments, Timelines, U.S. History and Government, Multicultural History and World History in an easy-to-read format for kids. (This service was partially funded by the South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative.)

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ERIC


U.S. Department of Education Educational Resource Center database. Contains citations and abstractions from over 980 educational and education-related journals; as well as full text of more than 2,200 digests.

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Learning Express Library


Learning Express Library provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. Click on a category to the right so that you can start on your path to success right now. Online Tests and Resources include: Academic, Advanced Placement, Basic Skills, Civil Service, College Preparation, Cosmetology, EMS, ESL, Firefighter, GED, Graduate School Entrance, Law Enforcement, Military, Nurse Aid, Real Estate, Skills Improvement Course, Teacher Certification, Technical and Career College, TOEFL Exam Preparation, United States Citizenship.

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MAS Ultra - School Edition


Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for more than 500 popular, high school magazines. MAS Ultra – School Edition also provides more than 360 full text reference books, 85,639 biographies, 104,481 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 285,912 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs and expanded full text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines.  

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Teacher Reference Center


Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.  

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Testing and Education Reference Center


"Taking a college entrance or licensing exam? Looking for a college or graduate school? Need help finding scholarships? Use this database to search thousands of college and graduate school entries. Identify scholarships that meet their financial needs. Take on-line practice tests and use test prep eBooks to obtain your education goals."

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AskERIC


AskERIC is a personalized Internet-based service providing education information to teachers, librarians, counselors, administrators, parents and anyone interested in education throughout the United States and the world.

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Federal Resources for Educational Excellence


Hundreds of educational resources supported by agencies across the U.S. Federal government are now easier to find.

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Scholarships.com


A database of over 3,000 scholarship sources that are available with a simple search and can be catered to different academic interests. Registration is free and is required to access results.

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N.J. Department of Education


The New Jersey Department of Education's official Web site is the gateway to NJ information and services for parents, educators, students, and other residents.
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U.S. Dept. of Education

The U.S. Department of Education's Website offers a wealth of information related to parents, educators and students. Budgetary information and press releases are also available.

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Financial Aid

FinAid was established in the fall of 1994 as a public service. This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools -- on or off the web. Find information on scholarships, loans and military information.

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Works Cited

Workscited4U automatically compiles MLA formatted bibliographies for free.

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