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A to Z the USA – A comprehensive resource for researching all 50 states of the USA.

Consumer Reports offers consumer protection and product reviews and includes articles on health, public safety, marketplace economics, and the judicial and regulatory actions that effect consumers. Available issues from 1985 to present.

EBSCO’s MasterFILE Elite indexes over 2,000 magazines, of which 1,000 are full-text and includes access to Consumer Reports.

It also includes an extensive image collection containing photos, maps and flags.

Jersey Clicks – New Jersey’s one-stop gateway to quality information. This statewide portal offers all NJ library card holders access to over 20 full-text databases funded through the New Jersey State Library, the New Jersey Network and funds from the Library Services and Technology Act.

Providing online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books, Legal Information Reference Center contains more than 300 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms. Many of the full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation’s oldest and most-respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses.

A database of study guides, flashcards, and practice question materials for over 1800 different exams. Choose Chester Library from the drop down window and enter your barcode.

Points of View Reference Center contains 400 topics, each with an overview (objective background / description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). Each topic features a Guide to Critical Analysis which helps the reader evaluate the controversy and enhances students’ ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues, and write or debate an effective argument on the topic.

The Image Collection database consists of more than 1 million total images in these categories, broken down as follows:

• Photographs
• Images from Canadian Press, Getty Images, and UPI
• Maps from Antenna Audio
• Photographs from public domain sources

The images consist of a wide array of photos and maps, with an emphasis on world news and events. Other areas of coverage include contemporary and historical photos of people, places, and the natural kingdom.