Electronic Databases
ACADEMIC SEARCH COMPLETE -- Comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary
full-text database. It includes indexing, abstracts, and full text for
scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.
ACCESS SCIENCE -- Online science
reference material; provides access to articles, fully illustrated, from
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology and more.
ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)
-- A vast collection of citations and full text
from ACM journal and newsletter articles and conference proceedings.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN POETRY, 1760-1900
-- a collection of over 2,500 poems, based on William French's bibliography,
Afro-American Poetry and Drama 1760-1975.
ALT HEALTHWATCH
-- Index, abstracts, and full text covering complementary, holistic and
integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It includes full text
articles for journals and reports, pamphlets, booklets, special reports,
original research and book excerpts.
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY --
Online access to peer-reviewed journals and magazines of the American
Chemical Society.
AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY
-- Online access to publications by the American Mathematical Society.
AMERICAN POETRY -- Gathers
the works of influential American poets, from the Colonial period to the
early twentieth century; includes 40,356 poems from works by 209 poets,
along with anthologies of American poetry.
ANNUAL REVIEWS OF THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES -- Provides researchers, professors, and
scientific professionals with a definitive academic resource in the
biomedical sciences; synthesizes the vast amount of primary research
literature and identifies the principal contributions in the various
disciplines.
ANNUAL REVIEWS OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES -- Provides
researchers, professors, and scientific professionals with a definitive
academic resource in the physical sciences; synthesizes the vast amount of
primary research literature and identifies the principal contributions in
the various disciplines.
ANNUAL REVIEWS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Provides researchers, professors,
and scientific professionals with a definitive academic resource in the social
sciences; synthesizes the vast amount of primary research literature and
identifies the principal contributions in the various disciplines.
ASSOCIATES PROGRAM SOURCE
-- This database, designed for junior & community colleges, focuses on
degrees and certification programs including: accounting, agricultural
sciences, child care services, cosmetology, culinary arts, forestry, food
service management, graphic arts, hair dressing, hospitality management,
interior design, journalism, plumbing, heating & air conditioning,
veterinary technology and welding.
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BOOKS IN PRINT-- Bibliographic database of over 9 million book,
audio book, and video titles.
BUSINESS SOURCE COMPLETE -- Definitive scholarly business database,
providing bibliographic and full text content for scholarly business
journals back as far as 1886.
CIAO (COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ONLINE) -- Comprehensive source for theory and
research in international affairs; includes working papers from university
research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded
research projects, conference proceedings, books, journals and policy
briefs.
CINAHL-- Cumulative Index to
Nursing & Allied Health database; provides authoritative coverage of the
literature related to nursing and allied health.
COMMUNICATION & MASS MEDIA COMPLETE -- Provides indexing, abstracts,
and full text for journals in communication and mass media.
COMPUTERS & APPLIED SCIENCES COMPLETE -- Covers research and development of
the computing and applied sciences disciplines. It includes indexing, abstracts
and full text of articles in engineering disciplines, computer theory, and new
technologies, from academic journals, professional publications, and reference
sources.
CONSUMER HEALTH COMPLETE -- Comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented
health content. This database covers all areas of health and wellness,
including topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness,
nutrition & dietetics, children's health, men & women's health, etc. It
includes: full text for health reference books and encyclopedias, health
reports, medical images and diagrams, videos, pamphlets, and health related
periodicals.
CQ (CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY) RESEARCHER
-- In-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with
reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, environment,
technology and the U.S. economy; each 12,000-word report is investigated and
written by a seasoned journalist and includes background and chronology;
assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements
from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key
sources.
CRC HANDBOOK OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS -- Online version of
the classic Handbook; provides a concise source of data needed by R&D
professionals, engineers, and students, including conversion factors,
terminology and nomenclature, physical constants, and properties spanning
the full range of the physical sciences.
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ECONOMIA Y NEGOCIOS (in Spanish) -- Citations for articles on business
and economics from Spanish and Portuguese-language periodicals published in
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Spain, the United States and elsewhere.
EDUCATION RESEARCH COMPLETE-- Online resource for education research,
providing indexing, abstracts, and full text for journals, books, monographs,
and conference papers. Topics covered include all levels of education from
early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as
multilingual education, health education, and testing.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA-- The complete encyclopedia, with more than
118,000 articles and over 14,000 illustrations; also included are
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica
Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year.
ENGLISH POETRY -- Contains
poems in English from Anglo-Saxon times to the end of the nineteenth century
by writers from the British Isles.
ENGLISH VERSE DRAMA --
Contains works by named and anonymous works, from the Shrewsbury
Fragments of the late thirteenth century through the unparalleled output
of the Elizabethan and Jacobean period to the end of the nineteenth century.
ENGnetBASE: ENGINEERING ELECTRONIC LIBRARY -- An online,
searchable collection of more than 200 engineering reference works.
Published by CRC Press, one of the world's leading publishers of engineering
handbooks, it covers subject areas such as: aerospace engineering,
biomedical engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering,
electronics, lasers and optical engineering, materials science, and
mechanical engineering.
ENVIRONMENT COMPLETE -- Indexing, abstracts, and full text of articles and
monographs on: agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy
sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution
& waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy,
social impacts, urban planning, and more.
ERIC -- (NOT FULLTEXT)
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education; contains over one million
citations covering research documents, journal articles, technical reports,
program descriptions and evaluations, and curricular materials in the field
of education.
ESSAYS IN HISTORY --
Peer-reviewed journal publishing articles based on primary sources in all
fields of history by all scholars, from undergraduates to tenured
professors.
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FACTIVA -- News and business
information not available on the free Web, allowing users to conduct
in-depth research on companies, industries, regional affairs, or news.
FIRSTSEARCH-- Catalog of
books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
FUENTE ACADEMICA (in Spanish) -- Provides full text for scholarly Spanish
language journals in academic areas including business & economics, medical
sciences, political science, law, computer science, library & information
sciences, literature, linguistics, history, philosophy and theology.
GENERAL REFERENCE CENTER GOLD -- A general interest database that includes
articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with
full-text and images. Topics covered include current events, popular
culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports,
hobbies, and more.
HARPWEEK (HARPER’S WEEKLY) --
Provides electronic access to Harper’s Weekly, the
illustrated 19th century "Journal of Civilization."
HEALTH SOURCE: CONSUMER EDITION -- Consumer health information on topics
including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare,
sports medicine and general health. Full text from magazines, pamphlets,
and reference books.
HEALTH SOURCE: NURSING/ACADEMIC EDITION -- Provides indexing, abstracts,
and scholarly full text journal articles focusing on many medical disciplines,
particularly nursing and allied health. It also features the Lexi-PAL Drug
Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more
than 4,700 brand names.
HISTORY REFERENCE CENTER -- Offers
full text from history reference books and encyclopedias, history magazines,
historical documents, biographies and historical photos, maps and other
images.
HOSPITALITY & TOURISM COMPLETE -- Covers scholarly research and industry
news relating to hospitality and tourism, including full text for periodicals,
company & country reports, and books. Subjects include: culinary arts,
demographics & statistics, development & investment, food & beverage management,
hospitality law, hotel management & administrative practices, leisure & business
travel, market trends, and technology.
HUMANITIES INTERNATIONAL COMPLETE -- Index, abstracts, and full text for
journals, books and other resources in the humanities. Produced by Whitston
Publishing, it includes all data from Humanities International Index
plus unique full text content.
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ISSUES & CONTROVERSIES
-- Combines authoritative factual analysis, covering clear explanations of
opposing points of view and numerous special features. Also included are
chronologies, illustrations, maps, tables, sidebars, bibliographies and
contact information.
LEGAL COLLECTION -- Index, abstracts and full text of articles from scholarly
law journals. It includes law and legal topics such as: criminal justice,
international law, federal law, organized crime, medical, labor & human resource
law, ethics, the environment and more.
LIBRARY, INFORMATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ABSTRACTS (LISTA) -- Indexes
journals, books, research reports and proceedings on librarianship,
classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval,
information management and more.
LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER--
Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000
authors from every age and literary discipline.
MAGILLONLITERATURE PLUS --Literary database including literary
works, reviewed critical analyses, brief plot summaries, biographies, and
author essays.
MAJOR 21ST-CENTURY WRITERS --
Source of detailed biographical, critical, and bibliographical information
on the most influential authors studied at the turn of the 21st century.
More than one thousand entries on the most widely known writers are
included.
MASTERFILE PREMIER -- Multidisciplinary database providing full text for
general reference publications covering subject areas of general interest.
It includes full text from reference books, biographies, and primary source
documents, as well as an image collection of photos, maps and flags.
MEDICLATINA (in Spanish) -- Collection of medical research and
investigatory journals from renowned Latin American and Spanish publishers.
This Spanish language database contains full text for peer-reviewed medical
journals in native Spanish. Topics include neuroscience, cardiology,
nephrology, biomedicine, clinical research, pediatrics, human reproduction,
clinical pathology, cancer research, and hematology.
MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY -- More than 215,000 entries--including
definitions, pronunciation guides, and word histories from
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus.
MILITARY & GOVERNMENT COLLECTION -- Index, abstracts and full text.
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military
and government, this database offers periodicals, academic journals, and
other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites.
MLA INTERNATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
-- Provides access to bibliographic citations to journal articles, books,
and dissertations in academic disciplines such as: language, literature,
folklore, linguistics, literary theory and criticism, and the dramatic arts.
MLA STYLE SHEET -- MLA
style examples to help properly format
citations for research papers.
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NATURE -- Online version of
the international weekly journal of science.
NEWS SOURCES -- A link to general, higher education, and Virginia news websites.
NEWSPAPER SOURCE PLUS -- Full text for regional and national newspapers,
international newspapers, newswires, and newspaper columns. This database
also contains full-text television & radio news transcripts.
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS --
Complete one-stop source for information on social issues, including
viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to
websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
OVID JOURNALS -- An aggregate
of hundreds of scientific, technical, and medical journals from over 50
publishers and societies.
OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY --
Contains the entire text of the 22-volume Oxford English Dictionary,
including definitions for most words in the English language and information
on origins and quotations.
OXFORD REFERENCE ONLINE --
Over 100 dictionary, language reference, and
subject reference works published by Oxford University Press; also includes
titles in the world-renowned Oxford Companions Series.
PROJECT MUSE -- One of the
academic community's primary electronic journals resources; covers the
fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts,
cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics,
and others.
PsycARTICLES -- PsycARTICLES is a definitive source of searchable full-text,
peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. The
database contains more than 40,000 articles from 53 journals - 45
published by the American Psychological Association (APA) and 8 from
allied organizations. It includes all journal articles, letters to
the editor and errata from each journal. Coverage spans 1985 to
present.
PSYCHOLOGY & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES COLLECTION -- Index, abstracts, and full
text covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics,
psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational
and experimental methods.
PSYCINFO -- Citations and
summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and
technical reports in the field of psychology and the psychological aspects
of related disciplines.
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REGIONAL BUSINESS NEWS -- Provides full text coverage for regional
business publications, business journals, newspapers, and newswires from
metropolitan and rural areas in the United States.
RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY COLLECTION -- Comprehensive database providing full
text journal coverage on such topics as world religions, major denominations,
biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy,
philosophy of language, moral philosophy and history of philosophy.
SALUD EN ESPANOL (in Spanish) -- Provides comprehensive reports and fact
sheets in Spanish on consumer health and wellness. Reports offer overviews
on diseases, conditions, procedures and various treatments. Content includes
a diverse collection of health related themes: first aid, infant/ child care
and illnesses, alternative medicine, aging and wellness. (Spanish version
of Consumer Health Complete database)
STAT-USA -- State of the Nation
provides financial and economic data on the United States’ domestic economy
from the federal government and related entities. GLOBUS (Global Business Opportunities) offers daily
trade leads from the Trade Opportunities Program (TOPS), as well as the
Department of Agriculture. GLOBUS also offers daily procurement activity
from the Defense Logistics Agency, the United Nations, and the Commerce
Business Daily leads. The NTDB (National Trade Data Bank)
provides access to Country Commercial Guides, Market Research reports, Best
Market reports and other programs. The International Trade Library
is a comprehensive collection of over 40,000 documents related to
international trade.
STATISTICAL UNIVERSE --
Statistics produced by the U.S. government, major international
intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations,
commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government
agencies, and universities.
TODAY’S SCIENCE
-- Presents the latest scientific discoveries and fundamental concepts that
underlie them. Drawing on major scientific journals, magazines and
newspapers in the United States and abroad, Today's Science covers health,
the environment, technology, life science, physical science, earth and space
science, and science and society.
ULRICH’S -- Comprehensive
database of regularly and irregularly published journals, magazines,
newspapers, and full-text electronic resources from more than 200
countries.
VENTE ET GESTION (in French) -- Full text coverage for French language
business journals. It also includes publications covering topics such as
accounting & tax, administration, industry & manufacturing, marketing,
logistics, technology and others.
WOMEN’S STUDIES INTERNATIONAL -- Covers the core disciplines in Women’s
Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research. This database
supports research in the areas of sociology, history, political science &
economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities,
business and education.
WORLD ALMANAC
-- Contains authoritative, complete, up-to-date information on thousands of
topics.
WORLD ALMANAC ENCYCLOPEDIA
-- Contains complete full text of the more than 22,000 articles in Funk &
Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, as well as “Special Reports” on important topics
that reveal the full story behind the news.
WORLD NEWS DIGEST
-- Day by day accounts of news and events world-wide from 1940 to the
present.
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