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| Offers country profiles covering geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Includes maps and country flags. Read the full annotation |
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CINAHL provides indexing for over 2,737 journals and contains more than 1,000,000 records dating back to 1937 including information on nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative medicine, consumer health, nursing dissertations, conference proceedings, standards of
practice, educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters and other allied health disciplines. Full text of more than 620 journals and 218
books is included with coverage dating back to 1937.
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| "CiteSeer is a scientific literature digital library and search engine that focuses primarily on the literature in computer and information science." Read the full annotation |
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| The Civil Engineering Database (CEDB) is designed to provide easy bibliographic access to all ASCE publications. CEDB focuses on civil engineering issues and topics. Read the full annotation |
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The ComAbstracts database presents abstracts for articles, books, and
other relevant material to researchers and students interested in
fields related to human communication studies including: mass communication,
human interaction, rhetoric, health communication, communication and
new media, journalism, and communication history.
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| Communication & Mass Media Complete incorporates the content of CommSearch and the Mass Media Articles Index along with other journals in communication and mass media to create a resource with scope and depth encompassing the breadth of the communication discipline.
CMMC offers complete indexing and abstracts for over 370 journals and select coverage of 230 more for a combined coverage of over 600 titles. Full text articles are available for more than 240 journals. Read the full annotation |
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Communication Abstracts includes communication-related articles, reports,
papers, and books from a variety of publishers, research institutions, and
information sources.
Subjects include general communication, mass
communication, advertising and marketing, broadcasting, communication theory,
interpersonal and intra personal communication, small group communication,
organizational communication, journalism, public relations, radio, public
opinion, speech and television, international literature in film studies, the
role of technology in human communications, risk communication, crisis
communication and public opinions.
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| This database contains articles regarding computer-related product introductions, news,
and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics,
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| This resource provides access to the County and City Data Books from 1944-2000 and the opportunity to create custom data subsets with the data from 1988-2000. Read the full annotation |
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| Congressional Quarterly Researcher is a definitive reference resource for research in American government,
politics, history, public policy, and current affairs. A wealth of CQ
Press resources and years of journalistic and editorial expertise are
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| CQ Weekly reports on the work of the U.S. Congress. The CQ news team reports on virtually every act of Congress, delivering nonpartisan news and analysis. Each issue gives readers in-depth reports on issues currently before Congress and on the horizon, plus a complete wrap-up of the previous week's news (status of bills, behind the scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates, and roll-call votes). Read the full annotation |
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CSA is a database provider whose innovative search tools and services include the ability to set up a
personal profile, save searches, combine multiple searches, set
personal alerts for when new items appear in saved searches, set
specific journal alerts, and consult a thesaurus for search terms. For an introduction consult this video CSA search tutorial. Databases include:
BioOne Abstracts and Indexes
ERIC
GeoRef and GeoRef In Process
MLA Bibliography and Directory of Periodicals
PAIS International with Archive
Physical Education Index
PILOTS Database
PsycINFO
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
Sage E-jounal full text collections
Social Services Abstracts
Sociological Abstracts
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The Directory of Open Access Journals is a listing of journals
that do not charge users for access to articles. All journals in the Directory of Open Access Journals allow users unlimited access and rights with all full text of journal articles.
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| The E-Print Network is a vast, integrated network of electronic scientific and technical information created by scientists and research engineers active in their respective fields, intended for use by other scientists, engineers, and students at advanced levels. Read the full annotation |
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| Early American Imprints, Series II (1801-1819) provides full-text access to the 36,000 American books, pamphlets and broadsides published in the first nineteen years of the nineteenth century. Read the full annotation |
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| A digital library of primary sources in Canadian history from the first European contact to the early 20th century. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of literature, women's history, travel and exploration, native studies and the history of French Canada. Read the full annotation |
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| The research database of choice for economics majors. Provides citations and selected abstracts and covers topics including regional and international economics, urban economics, economic development, fiscal and monetary theory, business and public finance. Read the full annotation |
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| Extensive and reliable full text information about companies required
by law to file forms with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC), including financial performance, acquisitions, and major
business initiatives. Read the full annotation |
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| Education Abstracts covers every age and sector, from preschool through
college and subjects ranging from athletics to vocational education. It
indexes over 650 periodicals and yearbooks in English. Abstracts are
included with full records beginning in Jan. 1994. Read the full annotation |
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| Educator's Reference Complete indexes more than 1,100 periodicals (450 are full-text academic journals) as well as hundreds of full-text ERIC reports. The database is intended for the K12 educator or administrator as well as education students, faculty, and researchers. It covers multiple levels of education from preschool to college; topics include educational specialties such as technology, bilingual education, health education, and testing, and also issues in administration, funding, and policy. Read the full annotation |
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| ECCO provides access to the digital images of every page of 150,000 books published during the 18th Century. With full-text searching of approximately 26 million pages, it gives researchers access to critical information in the fields of history, literature, religion, law, fine arts, science and more. Read the full annotation |
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| Electronic Collections Online is a collection of peer-reviewed full text journal articles with images in a variety of subject areas including biology, chemistry, economics, mathematics, medicine, psychology, science and technology. Read the full annotation |
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| The Elenchus Bibliographicus of the Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses is an extensive bibliography of books and articles covering the entire field of Theology and Canon Law. Read the full annotation |
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| Emerald E-journals includes full-text access to over 100
international peer-reviewed journals pertaining to: business and
management aspects of accounting, architecture, education, engineering,
environmental management, food and nutrition, healthcare, hospitality,
human resources, information and library, logistics and supply chains,
operations and production, public sector, quality, and training. Read the full annotation |
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| Authoritative
references, including Britannica's latest article database, hundreds of
articles not found in the print Britannica, Merriam-Webster's
Collegiate Dictionary (Tenth Edition), the Britannica Book of the Year,
and thousands of links to other World Wide Web sites selected by
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| The Energy Citations Database contains bibliographic records for energy-related reports, conference papers, journal articles, books, dissertations,
and patents from the Department of Energy and its predecessor agencies, the Energy Research and Development Administration and the Atomic Energy
Commission. Subjects covered include: chemistry, physics, materials, environmental science, geology,
engineering, mathematics, climatology, oceanography, computer science
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| EnergyFiles searches more than five hundred databases and Web sites containing information and resources pertaining to science and technology of interest to the Department of Energy, with an emphasis on the physical sciences. Read the full annotation |
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| Engineering Index, also referred to as Compendex, is the most
comprehensive interdisciplinary engineering database in the world.
Compendex contains over 8 million records and references over 5,000
international engineering sources including journal, conference, and
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Entrez is a cross-database search engine for approximately 24 life science databases maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology
Information. Some of the subjects covered include: gene sequences, molecular
structure, proteins, and nucleotides.
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| ERIC provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic
records of journal articles and other non-journal education-related materials (policy papers, technical reports, etc.) and,
if available, includes links to full text. ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Education. Read the full annotation |
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| Essay & General Literature Index is an index of essays and articles contained in collections of essays and other works published in the United States, Great Britain and Canada. Bibliographic information comes from more than 300 volumes and 20 annual or serial publications. Subjects focus on the humanities and social sciences, with topics ranging from archeology, children's literature, and fiction to political science, religion, and women's studies. Read the full annotation |
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| Europa World Plus incorporates the full text contents of some of the Europa World Year Book and the eight Europa regional surveys. This database provides authoritative and current analytical information about countries and international organizations. Country overviews include historic, economic, trade, and political information. Read the full annotation |
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| Expanded Academic ASAP includes scholarly journals as well as news magazines and newspapers with full text and images pertaining to arts, humanities, social sciences, and science and
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| The Film Literature Index indexes 150 film and
television periodicals from 30 countries and 200 other
periodicals selectively for articles on film and television. The
periodicals range from the scholarly to the popular. More than 2,000
subject headings provide detailed analysis of the articles. Read the full annotation |
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| The First Nations Periodical Index contains
journal citations of mainly Canadian Native content. This Index is a tool
providing access to information about First Nations for students, educators, instructors and researchers. It is a joint project
of the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, Saskatoon Campus,
the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre and the Library Services for
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FirstSearch from the Online Computer Library Center is an online service that gives Hekman Library users
access to a collection of 30 research databases. Databases subscriptions are:
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ArtAbstracts: Leading publications in the world of the art
- ArticleFirst: index of articles from the contents pages of journals
- ASTA: Applied Science and Technology Abstracts
- ATLAReligion: Religious and theological literature
- BasicBIOSIS: Basic information about biology and other life sciences
- BioAgIndex: publications in agriculture, biology, forestry, and ecology
- BiographyInd: Index to a wide range of biographical material
- BookReview: Reviews of current fiction and nonfiction books
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ECO: Electronic Collections Online, full text scholarly journals
- EconLit: Journals, books, and working papers on economics
- EducationAbs: Leading publications in the field of education
- ERIC: Journal articles, reports, and documents in education
- EssayGenLit: works focusing on humanities and social sciences
- GenSciAbs: General science literature from the U.S. and Europe
- GEOBASE: Worldwide literature on geography, geology, and ecology
- GPO: U.S. government publications
- Hand Press Book: European printing, 15th century to the 1830s
- History of Science, Technology, and Medicine: international bibliography
- HumanitiesAbs: humanities abstracts
- LegalPeriodical: legal information covering all areas of jurisprudence
- LibraryLit: Materials on libraries and information science
- MEDLINE: All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing
- ReadersGuideAbs: Abstracts of articles from popular magazines
- SCIPIO:
Art and Rare Book Sales/Auction Catalogs
- SocialSciAbs: Abstracts of articles on the social sciences
- WilsonBusiness: English-language business periodicals
- WilsonSelectPlus: science, humanities, education and business
- WorldAlmanac: Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs
- WorldCat: catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide
- WorldCatDissertations: dissertations and theses available in WorldCat
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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
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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,
business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies,
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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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