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Online Databases

The Plainfield Public Library offers online databases that are available to the public. In library use databases are available to the public to access on the library’s own computers. Remote databases can be accessed from home using a library card.

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JerseyClicks is New Jersey's statewide portal that features federated searching of the statewide full-text databases offered by the New Jersey State Library.

HeritageQuest source document holdings have soared to over 250,000 titles strong, making it America's largest genealogical information provider.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers reproduces the entire backfile of The New York Times in full-page digital images-from news stories and editorials to graphics and advertisements.

America's Newspapers provided by NewsBank provides full-text articles from more than 700 U.S. newspapers - all in one easy-to-search database. The electronic edition of the New York Times is also available every day.

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With more than 5 billion names and 4,000 searchable databases, Ancestry.com is the #1 online source for family history information, including the web's largest collection of historical records.

The Auto Repair Reference Center provides information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1954.

HeritageQuest source document holdings have soared to over 250,000 titles strong, making it America's largest genealogical information provider.

Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated contains more than 111,000 biographies and obituaries and more than 32,000 photographs of the subjects. Many of the biographies are enhanced with full text, abstracts, and citations from H. W. Wilson databases.