Kean University Library
Curriculum-Focused Guides
The resources listed in this section are available to anyone using a computer in the Kean University Library. Off-campus access is available only to faculty, staff and students currently affiliated with Kean University.
World Almanac (Facts.com)
EndNote Web (ISI Web of Knowledge / Thomson) -- Must sign up for free account. Click here for information about EndNote Web.
Biography Reference Bank (WilsonWeb)
Gale Virtual Reference Library (Thomson GALE) --
select
Biography
--
Select Guided
News Search, then Arts & Sports News category
NoveList K-8 (EBSCOhost / JerseyClicks)
PsycCritiques (EBSCOhost)
Resources for College Libraries (Bowker)
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center (Facts on File)
Science Careers (American Association for the Advancement of
Science)
ABI / INFORM Trade & Industry (ProQuest)
Campus Research (Westlaw) -- Select Hoover's Company Records
or SEC Filings
Corporate ResourceNet (EBSCOhost) -- COMPLIMENTARY
Factiva (Dow Jones & Reuters)
Hoover's Company Records (ProQuest)
LexisNexis Academic
--Select Business search form
MarketLine
Mergent Online
Facts on File World News Digest - 1940 to present (Facts.com)
Issues and Controversies (Facts.com)
OmniFile Full Text Mega (WilsonWeb) --
Select
Reader's Guide (Current Events) subject area
Today's Science (Facts.com)
TOPICsearch (EBSCOhost / JerseyClicks)
Issues and Controversies (Facts.com)
Points of View Reference Center (EBSCOhost /
JerseyClicks)
Today's Science (Facts.com)
TOPICsearch (EBSCOhost / JerseyClicks)
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities
MLA Directory of Periodicals (EBSCOhost)
Reference USA
ULRICH'S Periodicals Directory (Bowker)
Credo Reference (formerly
Xreferplus)
Ebook Library --
BARCODE REQUIRED ON-CAMPUS
Gale Virtual Reference Library (Thomson GALE)
NetLibrary (Kean University eContent Collection) --
Click
here for information about how to use NetLibrary.
PsycBOOKS (EBSCOhost)
Xreferplus (now called
Credo Reference)
Britannica Spanish Reference Center (Encyclopaedia
Britannica)
EBSCO Animals (EBSCOhost) -- COMPLIMENTARY
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (Wiley)
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCOhost)
-- COMPLIMENTARY
Gale Virtual Reference Library (Thomson GALE)
World Almanac Encyclopedia (Facts.com)
World Book Online Reference Center
HeritageQuest (ProQuest / JerseyClicks)
CQ Electronic Library (Congressional Quarterly)
CQ Public Affairs Collection (Congressional Quarterly)
CQ Researcher (Congressional Quarterly)
CQ Supreme Court Collection (Congressional Quarterly)
HeinOnline: The Modern Link to Legal History
Military & Government Collection (EBSCOhost) --
COMPLIMENTARY
PAIS Archive (CSA Illumina)
PAIS International (CSA Illumina)
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (CSA Illumina)
ARTstor
Facts on File World News Digest: Maps (Facts.com)
Facts on File World News Digest: Photos, Charts and News
Maps (Facts.com)
World Atlas (Facts on File)
Campus Research (Westlaw) -- Select Law
Gale Virtual Reference Library (Thomson GALE) --
select Law
HeinOnline: The Modern Link to Legal History
LexisNexis Academic
-- Select Legal Research search form
OmniFile Full Text Mega (WilsonWeb) --
Select Legal
subject area
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Science: ISI Web of Knowledge / Thomson) -- Use Current Limits at the bottom of the search screen to choose a specific citation index.
Bibliographic Index Plus (WilsonWeb)
Credo Reference (formerly
Xreferplus)
Essay & General Literature Index (WilsonWeb)
LexisNexis Academic
-- Select Reference search form
MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOhost / JerseyClicks)
Mental Measurements Yearbook (EBSCOhost)
Personal and Business Forms (Facts on File)
Play Index (WilsonWeb)
Points of View Reference Center (EBSCOhost /
JerseyClicks)
Readers' Guide Full Text (WilsonWeb)
Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science: ISI Web
of Knowledge / Thomson) -- Use Current Limits at the
bottom of the search screen to choose a specific citation
index.
Short Story Index (WilsonWeb)
Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science: ISI Web
of Knowledge / Thomson) -- Use Current Limits at the
bottom of the search screen to choose a specific citation
index.
Web of Science (ISI Web of Knowledge / Thomson)
Xreferplus (now called
Credo Reference)
Custom Newspapers (InfoTrac / Thomson GALE /
JerseyClicks)
-- BARCODE REQUIRED
ON-CAMPUS
Factiva (Dow Jones & Reuters)
LexisNexis Academic
McClatchy-Tribune Collection (EBSCOhost) --
COMPLIMENTARY
Newspaper Source (EBSCOhost / JerseyClicks)
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times
(1851-2003)
Britannica Spanish Reference Center (Encyclopaedia Britannica)
Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest)
-- Select Español option
Fuente Academica (EBSCOhost)
GenderWatch (ProQuest)
-- Select Español for Interface Language and
Translate Document options
¡Informe! (InfoTrac / Thomson GALE /
JerseyClicks)
-- BARCODE REQUIRED
ON-CAMPUS
JerseyClicks
-- Click Custom Search, then select ¡Informe!
Latino Literature (Alexander Street Press)
ProQuest Business Databases (ProQuest)
-- Select Español for Interface Language and
Translate Document options
ProQuest Education Journals (ProQuest)
-- Select Español for Interface Language and
Translate Document options
ProQuest Health Management (ProQuest)
-- Select Español for Interface Language and
Translate Document options
ProQuest Psychology Journals (ProQuest)
-- Select Español for Interface Language and
Translate Document options
ProQuest Social Science Journals (ProQuest)
-- Select Español for Interface Language and
Translate Document options
Salud en Español (EBSCOhost / JerseyClicks)
Acronym Finder: Abbreviations and Acronym Dictionary
http://www.acronymfinder.com
Farmers' Almanac
http://www.farmersalmanac.com
EasyBib
Free Automatic Bibliography Composer
MLA and APA Formatting
http://www.easybib.com
MLA Auto-Generator
http://mlagen.sourceforge.net
This site offers a downloadable freeware program that
"generates correctly formatted (MLA, APA, Chicago, CPE, Turabian) entries
for works cited or bibliography pages."
NoodleBib Express
NoodleTools
http://www.noodletools.com/login.php
Son of Citation Machine
David Warlick, The Landmark Project
http://citationmachine.net
This web-based tool generates bibliographic citations
in APA, MLA, Chicago, or Turabian
citation forms.
History: Biographies
PBS
http://www.pbs.org/history/history_biographies.html
National Women's Hall of Fame
http://www.greatwomen.org
Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com
Google Book Search
http://books.google.com
Tip: Use this site to find rare and old books online.
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov
WorldCat
OCLC
http://www.worldcat.org
"Find items in libraries near you."
Black Collegian Online
The Career Site for African-American College Students
http://www.black-collegian.com
Career Development & Advancement
Center for Academic Success
Kean University
http://www.kean.edu/~career
This site provides information about job fairs and
career workshops sponsored by Kean University and access to the College
Central Network and MonsterTrak career services.
Career Journal
Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/careers
Career Magazine
http://www.careermag.com
Career One Stop
http://careeronestop.com
Career Voyages
U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education
http://www.careervoyages.gov
Chronicle Careers
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/jobs
College Central Network Services for Kean University
http://www.collegecentral.com/kean
Dictionary of Occupational
Titles (DOT)
http://www.occupationalinfo.org
Mapping Your Future
http://mappingyourfuture.org
This site provides information regarding career
exploration, college preparation, college financial aid, and money
management.
Monster
http://www.monster.com
"Find Jobs, Build a Better Career, Find Your Calling."
MonsterTRAK
http://www.monstertrak.com
Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://www.bls.gov/oco
Riley Guide
Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet
http://www.rileyguide.com
Selected Business Websites
Penn Libraries, University of Pennsylvania
http://gethelp.library.upenn.edu/guides/business/businesswebsites.html
This resource provides a listing of sites focusing on
various businesses, industries, and nonprofit organizations, as well as a
listing of "Job Hunt" sites.
Vault
The Most Trusted Name in Career Information
http://www.vault.com
WetFeet
http://www.wetfeet.com
This site provides "career advice for your internship,
job interview, or job search."
APA Formatting and Style Guide
Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01
APA Research Style Crib Sheet
Professor Russ Dewey & Dr. Abel Scribe
http://www.docstyles.com/apacrib.htm
APA Style
American Psychological Association
http://www.apastyle.org
This site includes coverage of "APA Style Tips,"
"Electronic References," and "Frequently Asked Questions."
Chicago Manual of Style Online
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html
Citation Style for Research Papers
Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citation.htm
Citation Style Guides
Seattle Central Community College
http://dept.sccd.ctc.edu/cclib/Research_Help/Citation_Style_Guides
Formatting in Sociology (ASA Style)
Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/583/01
Frequently Asked Questions About the MLA Style Manual
Modern Language Association
http://www.mla.org/style_faq
How to Cite Electronic Sources
The Learning Page
Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/start/cite/index.html
MLA Formatting and Style Guide
Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01
National Library of Medicine Recommended Formats for Bibliographic
Citation
Supplement: Internet Formats
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/formats/internet.pdf
Online! Citation Styles
Bedford/St. Martin's
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
Research and Documentation Online
Diana Hacker
Bedford/St. Martin's
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc
This site is an online version of Diana Hacker's
booklet Research and Documentation in the Electronic Age. It
provides tips on how to cite print and online sources in over 30
disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, history, and the sciences.
The site also features examples of MLA, APA,
Chicago, and CSE citation styles.
Resources for Documenting Sources in the Disciplines
Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/585/01
Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement
Dartmouth College
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~sources
College Board
http://www.collegeboard.com
Click "For Students."
College Grazing
http://www.collegegrazing.com
Provides a college application "Essay Guide,"
"Planning Tools," and information relating to "College Planning."
College is Possible
American Council on Education
http://www.collegeispossible.org
CollegeNET
http://www.collegenet.com
Includes sections devoted to "College Search,"
"College Applications," and "College Scholarships."
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
http://www.ets.org
Note: Provides information about the SAT, AP, GRE,
PRAXIS, and other tests. Click resources for "Test Takers."
Kean University Undergraduate Admissions
http://www.kean.edu/kean_admissions/home.asp
Mapping Your Future
http://mappingyourfuture.org
This site provides information regarding career
exploration, college preparation, college financial aid, and money
management.
Nathan Weiss Graduate College
Kean University
http://www.kean.edu/~keangrad
National Association for College Admission Counseling: Student
Resources
http://www.nacacnet.org/MemberPortal/ForStudents
Peterson's Education Portal
http://www.petersons.com
State of New Jersey
Colleges and Universities
http://www.state.nj.us/nj/education/college/index.html
State of New Jersey
Commission on Higher Education
http://www.nj.gov/highereducation
Students.gov
http://www.students.gov
Vault Education Center
http://www.vault.com/education.jsp
Financial Times Industry Surveys
http://www.ft.com/reports
Hoover’s Online
How to Learn About an Industry or a Specific Company
http://www.virtualpet.com/industry/howto/search.htm
IBIS World
http://www.ibisworld.com/snapshot/industry/?id=ValuationResources
Industry and Trade
Summaries
U.S. International Trade Commission
http://www.usitc.gov/ind_econ_ana/research_ana/ind_trade_summ/index.htm
Industry Research
U.S. Business Reporter
http://www.activemedia-guide.com/industry_profile_cp.htm
Manta Company Profiles
http://www.manta.com/coms2/page_company_profiles
Note: Free registration is required for complete use of the site.
Columbia Gazeteer of North America
Bartleby.com
http://www.bartleby.com/69
World Factbook
Central Intelligence Agency
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Bartleby.com
http://www.bartleby.com/61
AskOxford.com
Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press
http://www.askoxford.com
Merriam-Webster Online
http://www.merriam-webster.com
OneLook Dictionary Search
http://www.onelook.com
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
Bartleby.com
http://www.bartleby.com/62
Wordsmyth: Dictionary - Thesaurus
http://www.wordsmyth.net
Free registration is required for full access to the
site's features.
YourDictionary.com
http://www.yourdictionary.com
"The free dictionary search gives you definitions,
thesaurus entries, spelling, pronunciation, and etymology results."
AT&T Directory Assistance
http://www.corp.att.com/directory
Contact Your Government
USA.gov
http://www.usa.gov/Contact.shtml
Country Codes
International Dialing for Long Distance Calling
http://www.countrycodes.com
Federal Citizen Information Center
National Contact Center
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/call/toll-free.htm
New Jersey Legislature
Find Your Legislator
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/legsearch.asp
Superpages
http://www.superpages.com
WhitePages.com
http://www.whitepages.com
WhitePages.com: Free Area Code Lookup
http://www.whitepages.com/area-codes
Yellowbook.com
Yellow Pages and Phone Book Services
http://www.yellowbook.com
Bartleby.com
Great Books Online
http://www.bartleby.com
Gutenberg-e
American Historical Association and Columbia University Press
http://www.gutenberg-e.org
Columbia Encyclopedia
Bartleby.com
http://www.bartleby.com/65
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI
Scholarpedia
http://www.scholarpedia.org
Scholarpedia is a "peer-reviewed open-access
encyclopedia written by scholars from all around the world."
Ellis Island
The Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.
http://www.ellisisland.org
This site offers a free "Port of New York Passenger
Records Search."
HeritageQuest (ProQuest / JerseyClicks)
Note: Users can gain off-campus
access to this web site by logging in with a New Jersey
public library barcode number.
Contact Your Government
USA.gov
http://www.usa.gov/Contact.shtml
Federal Citizen Information Center
National Contact Center
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/call/toll-free.htm
New Jersey Legislature
Find Your Legislator
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/legsearch.asp
State of New Jersey
http://www.state.nj.us
USA.gov
The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
http://www.usa.gov
Image Collections
New York Public Library, Digital Collections
http://www.nypl.org/digital/collections_images.html
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
University of Texas Library Online
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps
Prints & Photographs Online Catalog
Prints & Photographs Division
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html
This site "provides access through group or item
records to more than 50% of the Division's holdings, as well as to some
images found in other units of the Library of Congress. Many of the catalog
records are accompanied by digital images--about one million digital images
in all."
Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.com
FindLaw
http://www.findlaw.com
Thomas
Library of Congress
http://thomas.loc.gov
"In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, legislative
information from the Library of Congress." Thomas provides access to
Congressional Bills and Resolutions, the Congressional Record,
Presidential nominations, treaties, and much more.
Chronicling America: Historic
American Newspapers
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/index.html
"This site allows you to search and view
newspaper pages from 1897-1910 and
find information about American
newspapers published between 1690-present."
Newspapers Collection
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/div/news
This site provides links to "online newspapers from
around the world."
Directory of Open Access Journals
http://www.doaj.org
Provides access to "free, full text, quality
controlled scientific and scholarly journals."
Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov
Links to New Jersey Libraries and Others of Interest
Library Development Bureau
New Jersey State Library
http://www.njstatelib.org/LDB/Reference
New Jersey State Library
http://www.njstatelib.org
New York Public Library
http://www.nypl.org
Newark Public Library
http://www.npl.org
WorldCat
OCLC
http://www.worldcat.org
"Find items in libraries near you."
Columbia World of Quotations
Bartleby.com
http://www.bartleby.com/66
Educator's Reference Desk
http://www.eduref.org
Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org
Librarians' Internet Index
http://lii.org
Refdesk.com
http://refdesk.com
Mapping Your Future
http://mappingyourfuture.org
This site provides information regarding career
exploration, college preparation, college financial aid, and money
management.
Students.gov
Scholarships and Grants
http://www.students.gov
Click the links listed under the heading "Pay for your
education."
¡Información en Vivo!
Servicios de referencia en
español
http://www.nypl.org/branch/questions/index2.html
American FactFinder
U.S. Census Bureau
http://factfinder.census.gov
Data & Research
The World Bank
http://go.worldbank.org/45B5H20NV0
The World Bank serves as "a vital source of financial
and technical assistance to developing countries around the world." The
"Data & Research" section of The World Bank site features "national and
international statistics" on topics such as "classification of economies,"
"Millennium development goals," and "World development indicators."
Eurostat
European Commission
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
HNPStats
The World Bank
http://go.worldbank.org/VK3WB23I40
"HNPStats was developed to serve as a data hub for
Health, Nutrition and Population. It is comprised of a variety of data
sources including household surveys, the World Bank Group and its client
countries, World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund
(UNICEF), Food and Agricultural Organization of United Nations (FAO), United
Nations Population Division, United Nations Statistics Division, United
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Organization for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD)." The site provides access to "thematic
data" by country on topics including "population dynamics, nutrition,
reproductive health, health financing, immunization, infectious disease, and
HIV/AIDS."
Statistical Abstract of the United States
The National Data Book
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab
UNdata
United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) of the Department of Economic and
Social Affairs (DESA)
http://data.un.org
U.S. Census
http://www.census.gov
Buros Institute of Mental Measurements
http://www.unl.edu/buros
The Test Reviews Online feature serves as a
table of contents for the Mental Measurements Yearbook series. It
offers alphabetical, category, and key word search forms, enabling the
searcher to access information about critical reviews of commercially
available tests.
For additional resources, see the Kean Reference Collection Resources Guide.
*Disclaimer: The Kean University Library is not responsible for the content of web sites sponsored by external entities. Links are for educational purposes only. A web site's presence on this list does not represent an endorsement of the site's contents. Some sites may contain graphic images or text.
Originally prepared by Caroline Geck, Librarian, August 14, 2007
Updated by Linda Cifelli, Librarian, August 6, 2008