Instructions for using the Library's Online Databases
The Shortcuts from the Librarians were written to offer customers simple and easy-to-use instructions for many of the library's online databases. They are intended to supplement the Help feature offered in many of the databases. Many of the Shortcuts from the Librarians are in Portable Document Format (PDF) and the Adobe Reader is required. If you would like additional help in using any of the library's databases or would like one of the librarians to perform a search for you , please ask at the Information or Youth Services desks.
Information Services - call 732-390-6767
Youth Services - call 732-390-6789
Consumer Reports
How to find and use Consumer Reports in EbscoHost. Available to library cardholders only.
E-Book Quickstart Guide
How to find and use the library's e-Book collection from NetLibrary in the Library Catalog. E-Books are electronic versions of printed books.
Facts.com
How to find and use Facts.com. Available to library cardholders only.
Getting More from Google
Tips for using the popular search engine.
JerseyCat
Can't find a book in our catalog? Find out how to use JerseyCat to borrow books from over 200 libraries. Available to library cardholders only.
LearningExpressLibrary
Find out how to take practice SAT, GRE, GED tests and more. Available to library cardholders only.
Literature Resource Center
Need literary criticism? How to find and use the Literature Resource Center. Available to library cardholders only.
Morningstar.com
Research resource for your investment decisions. How to find and use Morningstar.com. Available to library cardholders only.
Multilingual Computing @ The Library
Find out about how to use the library's public computers to type in Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Telugu, or Urdu.
Primary Sources
This lists the books in the Library Catalog which contain copies of original documents, reports, letters, etc. that are considered Primary Source materials. It also includes links to digital collections of documents that are important in world history.