Information Services at the Mount Laurel Library supports the library’s mission to inform, enrich, connect, and transform our community. Our goal is to provide services that support the educational, recreational, personal, and economic needs of Mount Laurel residents.
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Academic Search Premier
A multidisciplinary database offering full text from over 4,600 journals, including nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles, with searchable references and PDF archives dating back to 1975.
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Offers single search capability for a variety of databases, including the Social Security Death Index, obituaries, military records, U.S. Censuses and more.
Available in the library only.
Access Ancestry Library EditionAPS American Physical Society Journals
Access provided through the APS Public Access Program and Mount Laurel Library.
Access APS JournalsBookflix
Charming storybook videos paired with nonfiction early readers and extension activities explore themes like Animals and Nature, Music and Rhyme, and much, much, more.
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Online tutoring, homework help and practice tests.
Sponsored by The Friends of the Mount Laurel Library.
Britannica Online Reference Center and Encyclopedia
Contains resources for older students and adults, including: a video collection, timelines, country comparisons, a world atlas, notable quotations, a Spanish-English dictionary and much more.
Access Britannica OnlineBusiness Source Elite (Ebsco)
Business Source Elite provides full-text coverage for nearly 1,100 business periodicals ranging from general magazines to trade publications and top management journals.
Access Business Source EliteCongressional Digest
Congressional Digest is an independent journal featuring controversies before the U.S. Congress.
A reliable research tool and reference source, Congressional Digest has been at the forefront of controversial topics for the last 90 years. Each issue covers a current debate topic, including background information, legislative summaries, and key arguments. Some articles are free.
Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports (CR) is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers and to empower consumers to protect themselves.
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New Jersey’s premier business to business directory, Corfacts offers unlimited downloads of company data. Locate company records using a number of different criteria, including location, revenue, number of employees, BJB and SIC codes, and description keywords.
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Creativebug offers 1000+ online art and craft classes with access to downloadable patterns, templates, and recipes.
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Find practice tests on driving techniques, road signs, laws and regulations, and commercial endorsements.
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Artículos con texto completo de revistas, diarios y revistas académicas, índices generales, y otros recursos en ambos Español e Inglés
Access Ebscohost EspanolERIC (Ebsco)
ERIC is an online digital library funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES). It offers a searchable database of journal and non-journal education research dating from 1966 to the present, helping educators, researchers, and the public access comprehensive and reliable information.e.
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Supports student research. Search results include articles, essays, and primary source documents.
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Hundreds of magazines and newspapers, Associated Press videos, and full-text primary sources plus EBSCO’s K-8 databases.
Access Explora School EditionFunk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (Ebsco)
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries, searchable by subject or keywords within the entry.
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A free research database that provides scholarly, government, and general-interest sources covering the environmental effects of individuals, corporations, and governments, and information about what can be done at each level to minimize negative impacts.
Access GreenfileHealth Source Academic/Nursing Edition (Ebsco)
A trusted full-text database covering nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more.
Access Health Nursing EditionHealth Source Consumer Edition (Ebsco)
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.
Access Health Consumer EditionHeritage Quest
A genealogy resource by Ancestry that can be used remotely. Enjoy access to City Directories, U.S. Indian Census Rolls, agricultural and Industrial Schedules, and more.
Access Heritage Questhoopla
Borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics, and TV shows instantly, with no waiting. Stream on any device and borrow up to 5 items per month, plus Bonus Borrows that don’t count toward your limit.
Download the hoopla app : iOS | Google Android
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Access Hoopla Onlinehoopla Kids
A selection of music, movies, audiobooks, comics, and television shows for kids.
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Access hoopla KidsKanopy
Over 26,000 international, classic, children’s, instructional, and documentary films from producers and distributors such as Great Courses, Criterion Collection, and Lion’s Gate.
Download the Kanopy app: iOS | Google Android
Stream Kanopy OnlineKanopy Kids
Kanopy Kids provides access to educational and engaging videos for children of all ages, focusing on social and emotional development, promoting respect for community diversity, and inspiring creativity. Browse what Kanopy Kids has to offer and discover educational TV shows from PBS Kids, animated stories from Scholastic, and more!
Stream Kanopy OnlineLearning Express Library
A leading source of test preparation materials and interactive practice exams.
Access Learning Express LibraryLegal Information Reference Center (Ebsco)
Offers a broad range of state-specific and multi-state legal forms for key areas like real estate, wills, prenuptial agreements, and divorce. Features an attorney directory and a legal terms dictionary in layman’s language.
Access Legal Reference CenterLibby, by Overdrive
Borrow eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines on Libby.
Download the Libby app: iOS | Google Android
Need help getting started? Visit the Libby Help page.
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Thousands of video courses taught by industry experts in software, creative, and business skills. A library card is required both within the library and when using this database at home. Sponsored by The Friends of the Mount Laurel Library.
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LISTA (Ebsco)
This free research database provides indexing and abstracting for key library and information science journals, books, research reports and more. It is EBSCO’s intention to provide access to this resource on a continual basis.
Access LISTALiterary Reference Center
Available through the EbscoHost database
Provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Includes plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, articles of literary criticism, full text of literary journals, author biographies, book reviews, interviews and more.
Magills Medical Guide
It is an up-to-date and easy-to-use compendium of medical information suitable for student research as well as use by general readers, including patients and caregivers.
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Mango Languages is an online language-learning system teaching actual conversation skills for a wide variety of languages.
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Available through the EbscoHost database
This database provides indexing and abstracts for over 230 general interest and current events magazines.
MasterFILE Elite
Available through the EbscoHost database
Provides full text for more than 2,000 general reference publications covering nearly all subjects.
Middle Search Plus
Available through the EbscoHost database
Provides full text for more than 150 popular, magazines for middle and jr. high school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles)
Newspaper Source (Ebsco)
Newspaper Source offers extensive digital news content, including articles, TV and radio transcripts, and daily updates from major newspapers, newswires, and magazines.
Access Newspaper SourceNovelist
NoveList allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest. You can explore non-fiction and fiction types such as mysteries, romance, science fiction, horror, and others.
Access NovelistNovelist K-8
NoveList k-8 allows young readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest. You can explore non-fiction books and fiction types such as mysteries, romance, science fiction, horror, and others.
Access Novelist K-8Overdrive for Kids
A wide range of quality content for young readers, including read-alongs, chapter books, and graphic novels.
Access Overdrive for KidsPeterson’s Test and Career Center
Peterson’s Test and Career Prep provides comprehensive test preparation and career guidance for students and adults, helping them achieve college and career readiness through resources from a leading educational provider.
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Available through the EbscoHost database
Provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Hundreds of topics, each with an overview, point and counterpoint. Also offers guides to debate, developing arguements and writing position papers.
Primary Search (Ebsco)
Primary Search offers full-text articles from nearly 70 magazines suitable for elementary school research, with Lexile reading levels assigned. Content dates back to 1990 and is updated daily on EBSCOhost.
Access Primary SearchReference Solutions by Data Axle
(Formerly RefUSA)
The Data Axle database contains detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses, 102 million U.S. residents, 683,000 U.S. healthcare providers, 1 million Canadian businesses, and 11 million Canadian residents.
Referencia Latina (Ebsco)
Referencia Latina, a comprehensive Spanish-language database, offers content from a variety of sources including 49,000 encyclopedia entries.
Access Referencia LatinaRegional Business News
Available through the EbscoHost database
Provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all areas within the United States.
Salem Press Infectious Diseases and Cancer Reference
Online access to Salem Press’s guide to Infectious Diseases and Cancer.
Salem Press Infectious DiseasesSalem Press Pandemics: The Invisible Enemy
General Information About Pandemics.
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A comprehensive resource for small business owners, offering support in the areas of planning, financing and managing a business, as well as exit strategies.
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Provides indexing and abstracts of more than 200 peer-reviewed journals focusing on education.
Access Teacher Reference CenterThe New York Times – In Library
Create a personal account using your email address and password of your choice.
Access The New York Times – In LibraryThe New York Times – Outside Library
To access the New York Times online at home:
1. Log in to your library account in our catalog.
2. Use the links on the lower right of the page to create your NYT account.
The Wall Street Journal – In Library
Access the Wall Street Journal for up to date financial, business, and news reporting.
Access The Wall Street Journal – In LibraryThe Wall Street Journal – Outside Library
To access the The Wall Street Journal outside the library:
1. Log in to your library account in our catalog.
2. Use the links on the lower right of the page to create your WSJ account.
TumbleMath
TumbleMath is a collection of books, quizzes and lesson plans on all of the math categories.
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Universal Class offers over 500 online continuing education courses taught by real instructors with 24/7 access via the internet.
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