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This search interface allows you to simultaneously search your choice of all Gale databases. Databases include InfoTrac
OneFile for current news and popular magazines, General Business File ASAP for business news and information, Expanded Academic ASAP for scholarly journal articles, and more.
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Search across multiple Gale collections of periodical and reference content while efficiently managing your results. Databases and collection searched include:
Health Reference Center Academic
1980 - Feb 2008Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and
allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health
information sources in InfoTrac's award-winning Health Reference
Center. All in a single, easy-to-use database, the material contained
in this database is intended for informational purposes only.
New York Times
Full Text from 1995
Grand Rapids Press
Full Text of the Grand Rapids Press
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers
A collection of full text newspapers from around the Country and the World.
General Reference Center Gold
1980 - FEB, 2008
A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources -
newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find
articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry
trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
Computer Database
1980 - Feb 2008
Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news
and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics,
engineering, communications and the application of technology.
Expanded Academic ASAP
1980 - Feb 2008
From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and
technology, this database meets research needs across all academic
disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers
- many with full text and images!
General Business File ASAP
1980 - Feb 2008
Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as
well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a
combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers,
journals and company directory listings with full text and images
available.
General OneFile
1980 - FEB, 2008
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of
topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education,
environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature
and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and
many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with
images. Updated daily.
LegalTrac
1980 - Feb 2008
Students, law school faculty and legal researchers will all find the legal publications they need in LegalTrac<sup>®</sup>. Drawing on a wide variety of the most highly regarded legal publications, LegalTrac<sup>®</sup>
provides indexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law
reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international
legal journals. Each title included in LegalTrac<sup>®</sup> is
selected on the basis of criteria provided by a special advisory
committee of the American Association of Law Libraries. LegalTrac<sup>®</sup> also contains law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles.
Junior Edition
2005 - Feb 2008
Now with over 330 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this
periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle
school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines,
newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the
arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history,
sports and more.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and
specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These
reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now
you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because
each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may
vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your
public library, or your office).
Academic OneFile
1980 - FEB, 2008
Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text
articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With
extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine,
social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects,
Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions
of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no
restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information
quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.
Informe
1994 - Feb. 2008
Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca
negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras
materias.
Educator's Reference Complete
1980 - FEB, 2008
Educator's Reference Complete is a selection of more than 450 full-text
academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier
reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles,
child development and psychology, and best practices in education.
Majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC
database. The database is updated daily and provides 24-hour access
from school or home.
Business and Company ASAP
1980 - Feb 2008
Providing researchers with information on companies, markets and
industries. From market trends, mergers and acquisitions to current
management theory and company overviews. Access business and trade
journals, newspapers and company directory profiles with full text and
images.
InfoTrac Agriculture Collection
A custom collection of nearly 200 titles focused on agriculture and its
related fields: from practical aspects of farming to cutting edge
scientific research in horticulture.
InfoTrac Communications and Mass Media Collection
A custom collection of more than 100 journals focused on all aspects of
the communications field: key subjects covered include advertising and
public relations, linguistics, and literature.
InfoTrac Criminal Justice Collection
Whether studying to become a lawyer or law enforcement officer,
paralegal, or for a career in Homeland Security, this collection rises
to the challenge. Users will have access to 150 journals.
InfoTrac Diversity Studies Collection
A must-have for social science, history and liberal arts coursework,
this collection explores cultural differences, contributions and
influences in our global community. This set includes 150 journals.
InfoTrac Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
A custom collection of nearly 200 journals providing robust coverage of
environmental issues and policies, including diverse perspectives from
the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as
corporate interests.
InfoTrac Fine Arts & Music Collection
With more than 100 full-text magazines and journals covered in
databases such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM, this collection will
provide your students with resources to support research in areas such
as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.
InfoTrac Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection
A custom collection of nearly 50 journals focused on key issues in
gardening, landscapting, and other areas of horticulture.
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This is a collection of authoritative encyclopedias,
dictionaries, directories, almanacs and other references accessed via one interface or individually. Individual titles must be searched by logging into the database and then narrowing to a specific title. The Hekman library owns:
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The Brill Dictionary of Religion, 4 vols., 2006
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Encyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures Around the World
, 2005
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Encyclopedia of Global Health, 4 vols., 2008
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Encyclopedia of Language and Education, 10 vols., 2008
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Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures, 2004
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Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender, 4 vols., 2007
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Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender: Men and Women in the World's Cultures, 2003
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Feminism in Literature: A Gale Critical Companion, 6 vols., 2005
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Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 4 vols., 2005
- Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, 2 vols., 2006
- Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, 2 vols., 2006
- Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 5 vols., 2006
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International Encyclopedia of Organizational Studies, 4 vols., 2008
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Managing Biodiversity in Agricultural Ecosystems, 2007
- Encyclopedia of Small Business, 2 vols., 2007
- Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life, 5 vols., 2009
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| Online index to more than 130 literary criticism and literary biography reference sets. Hekman owns many of these reference sets (up to 2008) in print in the Reference Collection; read the full annotation to see a list of the sets owned by the library (with call numbers). Online full-text access is also available for a number of these titles (selected coverage from 1998-current) through the database Literature Resource Center. Read the full annotation |
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General Business File ASAP provides complete bibliographic information, abstracts or contents to over 20 million English language articles from approximately 3500 trade and academic publications from around the world. Includes analysis of company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics.
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| General OneFile, formerly called InfoTrac Onefile, is a large, multi-subject database, with records from 1980 to the present. More than 11,000 sources are indexed, most with full-text coverage. Sources include U.S. and international newspapers, popular magazines, academic journals, trade and professional publications, multimedia, and general reference sources. Read the full annotation |
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| A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources. Find
articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with
full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture,
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| GSA indexes articles from 190+ journals and magazines published in the
U.S. and Great Britain. It covers all areas of science very generally including:
astronomy, biology, computers, earth sciences, medicine and health,
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| Worldwide literature on geography, geology, ecology, international
development, and their related disciplines. Covers journals, books,
monographs, conference proceedings, and reports. Includes over 600,000
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| The GeoRef database, established by the American Geological Institute, covers the geology of North America from 1693 to the present and the geology of the rest of the world from 1933 to the present. The database includes references to all publications of the U.S. Geological Survey. The database contains over 2.6 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses. Read the full annotation |
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| Google Scholar provides access to scholarly literature on the web. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. If Calvin has access to an electronic journal, links to the articles in that journal will appear in Google Scholar Read the full annotation |
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| A wealth of online resources maintained by the Government Printing Office, the official disseminator of all U.S. government information for all three branches of government. Read the full annotation |
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The GPO Monthly Catalog is an index of U.S. Government Printing Office documents on all subjects of interest to the U.S. government including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; laws; judiciary materials; documents issued by executive departments.
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| GreenFILE is a research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. GreenFILE will serve as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The total number of records exceeds 300,000, and full text is provided for more than 4,600 records from open access titles. Read the full annotation |
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Guide to Reference is the “source of first resort” for identifying local materials that answer users’ questions, training reference staff, inventorying and developing reference collections, assisting interlibrary loan staff, and serving as a gateway to the wider repertory of the reference literature.
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