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Abstracts in Anthropology
Provides abstracts of articles in anthropological journals
1970→
Academic Search Elite
Provides abstracts and full text articles covering a wide range of disciplines. Articles come from scholarly and popular periodicals
1984→
Accounting & Tax Index
Indexes articles  accounting and taxation and related areas
1992-2003
ACS Web Editions
Provides full text of the American Chemical Society’s journals

ACS Legacy Archives

varies by journal

1879-1995
AGRICOLA U.S. flag icon
Describes books, journals, and other materials acquired by the National Agriculture Library
 
AHSearch
Indexes the world's leading arts and humanities journals
  1980→
America's Historical Newspapers
Provides searchable full text with page and article images to the Early American Newspapers, Series 1 (1690-1876)
1690-1876
ArtAbstracts
Provides abstracts to articles, exhibitions, and film reviews
1984→
ArticleFirst
Provides citations to articles on science, technology, medicine, social science, humanities, business and popular culture
  1990→
ARTstor (pop-ups must be enabled)
Provides art images and descriptive information
  Ancient→
ATLAReligion
Indexes articles in religion and theology
  1949→

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BioDigest See librarian for password
Abstracts non-technical periodical articles in the life sciences

1989→

BioOne. 1
Provides full text articles from bioresearch journals included in this collection
May be searched through BioOne Abstracts and Indexes Database (BAID) as well

1998→
Biography Resource Center
Indexes information and articles on biographical topics  from Gale Group resources, journals, and selected Web sites
n/a
Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS) Ten simultaneous users only.
Indexes life science and biomedical research articles
1995→

Books In Print
Provides information on books available worldwide

n/a
Britannica Online (Encyclopædia)
Provides a general online encyclopedia
 
Business Source Premier
Provides access to journal article indexing, market, industry, and country reports, and company profiles with much full text information
varies by journal
BusinessOrgs
Provides current basic company information
current

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CD-ROM Universalis:  A-Z:  Texte Intégral CD-ROM icon
Provides a French language encyclopedia
 
CenStats U.S. flag icon
Provides access to Census Bureau information
varies
Clase y Periodica
Indexes Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities
1975→
ComAbstracts
Abstracts articles and books published in the primary professional literature in communications with some full text articles.
varies by journal
Communication Abstracts Image of book, this resource is in print only
Covers articles, reports, and books worldwide
1978-2003
Communication & Mass Media Complete
Indexes and abstracts journals in communication and mass media with many full text articles
varies by journal
Consumer Health Complete
Provides easily understandable health and medical information
current
County Business Patterns U.S. flag icon
Provides economic data by industry
 
CQ Weekly
Reports on legislative activity
1983→
CWI (Contemporary Women's Issues) See librarian for full-text option.
Indexes books, journals, reports worldwide
1992→

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DialogWeb  See librarian for assistance.
Provides access to specialized databases
varies by database
Dissertation Abstracts See librarian for password.
Covers (selectively) masters theses and dissertations including dissertations from the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, and Europe
 
(Click here for more info on finding dissertations)
1861→

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ECO
Provides indexing to a collection of scholarly journals covering all disciplines
varies by journal
EconLit  See librarian for password.
Indexes journals, books, and working papers in economics
1969→
EJS
Provides full text scholarly articles
varies by journal
ERIC
Abstracts education journals, reports, and provides full text digests
1965→
EssayGenLit
Cites chapters in book collections of essays and anthologies
1985→

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Facts On File
Brings together full text information about events, people, issues, facts, and figures
1940→

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Gallup Brain
Provides access to public opinion polls with some in-depth analysis articles
1935→
GEOBASE
Abstracts journals, books, proceedings, reports from the worldwide literature on geography, geology, and ecology
1980→
Global Books in Print  See Books In Print n/a
GPO Access U.S. flag icon
Provides access to information products produced by the Federal Government
1994→
GreenFILE
Provides citations and abstracts for information on the relationship between human beings and the environment
varies by journal

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Health Source: Nursing/Academic edition
Abstracts and indexes journals from various medical disciplines with many full text articles
varies by journal 
History Reference Center
Offers the full text of reference books, encyclopedias, periodicals, and documents as well as photos, maps, and videos
n/a
Hoover's Online
Provides industry and company information
current

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International Medieval Bibliography Single user, on-campus only access
Provides citations to articles in journals and books on all subjects relating to the Middle Ages within the date range 300-1500 AD.
varies by journal

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JSTOR
Provides access to an archive of scholarly journals in all disciplines
varies by journal  

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LexisNexis Academic
Provides mostly full text news, law, business, and health articles
varies by publi-cation
LISTA
Indexes periodicals, books, proceedings from the library and information science literature
varies by journal
Literature Resource Center
Provides biographical information, overviews, full text literary criticism and reviews on writers in all disciplines, from all time periods, worldwide
n/a

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MagillOnLiterature Plus
Brings together full text information including literary biographies, literary  analyses and plot summaries
n/a
Marquis Who's Who on the Web  Single user access
Provides access to current biographies of all individuals who appeared in most of the Marquis Who’s Who directories
1985→
MEDLINE Small American flag image, this is a government resource
Provides authoritative information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and the health care system
1965→
MLA International Bibliography
Provides citations to articles, books, working papers, and more on English and other languages, linguistics, literature, and folklore
1926→

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National Journal Group's Policy Central
Provides full text articles on U.S. political, legislative, and policy matters
n/a
NCJRS Abstracts (National Criminal Justice Reference Service) Small American flag image, this is a government resource
Provides citations and some full text to sociology articles and government reports with a criminal justice focus
1970→
netLibrary
Accesses electronic books for searching, reading, and checkout
n/a
Newspaper Source
Provides citations to and some full text articles from U.S. newspapers and some international newspapers
1995→
New Testament Abstracts
Abstracts articles on the New Testament and its historical context
1956→
New York Times Historical Backfile
Provides searchable full text with page and article images
1851 to 3 years ago

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Old English Corpus
Dictionary of Old English (600-1150 A.D.)
n/a
Oxford English Dictionary Online
Provides current definitions and etymologies of the English language
n/a

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PapersFirst
Provides citations to conference papers received at the British Library
1993→
Philosopher’s Index 
Provides citations to philosophy books and articles
1940→
ProceedingsFirst
Provides citations to conference papers received at the British Library
1993→
Professional Development Collection
Provides indexing and some full text from education journals
1965→
Project MUSE (Basic Undergraduate Edition)
Provides full text and citations to articles in the humanities and social sciences
varies by journal
PsycINFO
Provides citations and abstracts to psychology articles, books, and conference proceedings
1887→
PubMed U.S. flag icon
Indexes MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles
1950s→

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Readers’ Guide Retrospective
Provides citations to articles on all subjects in popular and general magazines
1890-1982
Reference Universe
Provides access to articles in specialized encyclopedias
n/a
ReferenceUSA
Provides detailed information on U.S. & Canadian businesses and people
current
Regional Business News
Provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications
varies by journal
REIS (Regional Economic Information System)
Provides data on economic activity by region, state, metropolitan area, BEA economic area, and county
n/a
Religious and Theological Abstracts
Provides abstracts of articles in theology and religion. For off-campus access, please contact a librarian for a username and password
1958→

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Sage Premier
Provides full text access to SAGE journal titles in the social sciences, humanities, medicine, engineering, and physical and life sciences
1999→
ScienceDirect
Provides full text articles from and citations to journals published by Elsevier Science
2001→

SciFinder Scholar
Provides citations for articles on chemistry and biomedical subjects. Requires special software (click link above for further information)

1907→
SIRS Researcher  See librarian for full-text option.
Provides citations for articles on social, scientific, economic, and political issues worldwide
1994→
Social Services Abstracts
Provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work and human services
1979→
Sociological Abstracts
Provides abstracting and indexing for the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences
1952→
STAT-USA/Internet U.S. flag icon
Provides a single point of access to authoritative business, trade, and economic information from across the Federal Government
current

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Teacher Reference Center (TRC)
Provides indexing and abstracts for the most popular teacher and administrator professional journals
1984→
TRI Explorer U.S. flag icon
Provides access to the EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data
1988→

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Ulrich’s Web
Provides detailed publication information for magazines, journals, and newspapers
n/a

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Wiley InterScience
Provides citations and selected full text for scientific, technical, medical, and professional journals published by John Wiley & Sons
varies by journal
WorldCat
Identifies books, journals and other materials owned by libraries around the world
n/a
Worldscope
Provides basic financial information on companies worldwide
current
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Provides citations and abstracts for literature in political science, international relations, law, and public administration / policy
1975→

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