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C19: The Nineteenth Century Index (Chadwyck-Healey)
Not recommended for use in Google Chrome. Please use Internet Explorer, FireFox, or Safari.
C19: The Nineteenth Century Index is an all-inclusive bibliographic tool for 19th-century research.
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Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities
Use Cabells to search for and select those journals that will most likely publish your manuscript.
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Cambridge Histories Online (Cambridge University Press)
Cambridge Histories Online provides political, economic and social history, philosophy and literature...
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Cambridge Histories: Philosophy (Cambridge University Press)
This subset of the full Cambridge Histories series includes
The Cambridge Histories of
:
Jewish Philosophy
Hellenistic Philosophy
Islamic Society and Civilization
Later Medieval Philosophy
Renaissance Philosophy
17th Century Philosophy
18th Century Philosophy
Philosophy 1870-1945
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Cambridge Histories: Religious Studies (Cambridge University Press)
This subset of the full Cambridge Histories series includes:
The Cambridge History of Judaism
The Cambridge History of the Bible
The Cambridge History of Christianity
The Cambridge History of Islam
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Cambridge University Press Journals (Cambridge University Press)
Indexes scholarly journals published by Cambridge University Press covering subjects in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities...
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CAMIO (Catalog of Art Museum Images Online) (OCLC / Firstsearch)
This digital image database offers rights-cleared, high-quality art images for class projects, art history and studio art programs, course Web sites, lectures, presentations, and research resources...
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Career & Academic Planning
JMU's Career & Academic Planning department.
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Internet
Career.Com
A major site with links by employers and job seekers. Those seeking a job can search by employer, category/discipline, or location. Resumes can be placed at this site.
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CareerMagazine
Although not exclusively for the college graduate, the emphasis is for the college student's interests. Formatted like a daily newspaper, there are links to job openings, employer profiles, news and articles, resume banks, career forums, etc.
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CareerPath
Now CareerBuilder, this site is advertised as the most powerful career network on the web. Allows user to store a resume in their dtabase, set up personal agents to track jobs, with results e-mailed. Services are free to user. Over 5 million job listings.
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Caribbean Literature (Alexander Street Press)
A collection of poetry and fiction produced in the Caribbean region during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Case Studies in Sport Management
Provides access to case studies in sport management topics (sport management, marketing, finance, law) that can be used in classroom instruction.
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Catalog of Government Publications (US Government Printing Office)
Finding tool for U.S. Government Publications.
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Internet
ccMixter
ccmixter
is devoted to helping you find music, which is liberally licensed under a
Creative Commons
license so you
already have permission
to use this music in your video, podcast, school project, personal music player, or where ever…
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Internet
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Includes travelers' health, disease information, health information, statistics, and more.
[more info]
Internet
Census of Agriculture (US Dept. of Agriculture)
Statistical data on agriculture in the United States...
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Unrestricted
Changing Your Results in Quick Search
Narrated by Melody Mersiovsky, this Adobe Presenter file is 1 minute and 13 seconds long.
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Internet
CheckCite
Check your citation style for papers and speeches
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Checkpoint (Thomson Reuters)
Content includes federal and state technical codes and regulations, court cases, tax tables and rates, and tax planning libraries.
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ChemBioFinder
A great source for finding chemical property information. Searchable by name, CAS registry number, and substructure. Results usually include an extensive table of links to other databases including NIST, OSHA, and Material Safety Data Sheets.
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ChemExper
This site searches over 70,000 chemicals from over 20 supplier catalogs. This directory can be searched by molecular formula, registry number, physical and chemical characteristics, chemical names, and substructure.
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Chicago Defender: Historical (ProQuest)
Full text articles from the
Chicago Defender
newspapers from 1910-1975.
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Chicago Manual of Style
Get help citing sources, determining proper grammar and usage, creating style sheets, and more.
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, PN160 .C37 2010
Child Care & Early Education Research Connections
A broad spectrum of research on child care and early education and related policies.
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Child Welfare Information Gateway (US Dept. of Health and Human Services)
Provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. This site merges and builds upon National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and National Adoption Information Clearinghouse.
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Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)
CLCD provides a single source for information about PreK to Grade 12 books and media. The bibliographic record; reviews; awards, honors and prizes; best book lists...
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Children's Room (Bowker)
Index to thousands of books, audiocassettes, and videos for children and young adults. Search options include age, grade, Lexile level, subject, setting, etc.
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Choice Reviews Online
The online version of
Choice:Current Reviews for Academic Libraries,
the premier source for reviews of academic books, electronic media and Internet Resources.
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Choral Public Domain Library
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Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (Library of Congress)
Collection of digitized American newspapers from 1860 to 1922, as well as a directory of non-digitized newspapers from 1690 to the present.
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Internet
CIA World FactBook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, and geography for 266 world entities. Includes photos, maps, and flags. The
Factbook
is in the public domain.
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Internet
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) (Columbia University)
A comprehensive full text source for theory and research in international affairs...
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CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature) (EBSCO)
Indexing and abstracts for articles, books and other publications in nursing and allied health...
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Citation Tic-Tac-Toe
An interactive flash game.
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CiteSeerX
Over 1 million journal articles dealing primarily with computer and information science literature...
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Internet
Citing Electronic Information in History Papers
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Citing References from LexisNexis Academic (Lexis Nexis)
Writing style guide for help in citing news and business resources from LexisNexis Academic in MLA, APA and Turabian style.
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City-Data
Contains data collected from numerous sources about all U.S. cities.
[more info]
Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective (Accessible Archives)
Full-text of major articles related to the Civil War from the New York Herald, Charleston Mercury, and Richmond Enquirer...
[more info]
Campus/Remote
Clase and Periodica (OCLC / Firstsearch)
Index of Latin American journals, books, and more...
[more info]
Campus/Remote
Classical Music Library (Alexander Street Press)
Interface change coming December 2013!
Click here
for more information.
A collection of classical music recordings searchable by composer, artist, conductor, instrument, genre, or period.
[more info]
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Classical Music Library Mobile (Alexander Street Press)
A collection of classical music recordings that includes a dictionary of musical terms, history of music by period, and full text biographies and images of composers.
Apple users:
(iPod, iPad, etc.) Use the "Send to Mobile" button to create playlists and play tracks. The Play button will not work, as flash players are not supported on Apple devices.
Android users:
You are able to use the regular Play button as well as the Send to Mobile button to play tracks and create playlists.
[more info]
Classical Scores Library (Alexander Street Press)
Classical music scores from Renaissance to 21st century.
[more info]
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Clinical Trials
ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world.
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Internet
CNN News
A continually updated news service. Searching can be by area, e.g. sports, business, weather, etc. International coverage.
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Internet
CNN Weather
U.S. and world forecasts, weather maps, storm information, allergy reports
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Internet
COB 300 Guides (JMU Libraries)
Selected resources to support COB 300 business plan research.
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Internet
Cochrane Library (Wiley)
The Cochrane Library is a unique source of reliable and up-to-date information on the effects of treatment interventions in...
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College and University Rankings
Compiled by University of Illinois Education and Social Science Library.
[more info]
Internet
College Grad Job Hunter
Designed for the college student that is preparing for job hunting. Topical links include information to know before starting a job, interviewing and job orientation, resumes and cover letters, preparing for the job search, and a link to job postings.
[more info]
Internet
College News Online
This is a newsletter covering all areas of interest to students and higher education. Job listings are a feature. One section is a gateway to American and international college and university web sites.
[more info]
Internet
Columbia Encyclopedia (6th ed.)
More than 60,000 brief articles.
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Internet
ComAbstracts (CIOS)
An index with abstracts for articles published in the primary professional literature of the communications...
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ComDisDome (ProQuest)
ComDisDome is an indexing and abstracting tool covering the communications disorders literature, with focus on speech-language pathology and audiology.
[more info]
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ComIndex (CIOS)
Indexes journals in Communication Studies.
[more info]
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Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO)
Article index with some full text in the fields of communication and mass media studies.
[more info]
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Communication Research Measures
Research measures you can use for research / instructional purposes, without specific permission...
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Internet
Communication Science & Disorders Research Guide
Nationally ranked guide to all CSD research resources.
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Communication Studies: A SAGE Full-Text Collection (SAGE)
Index with abstracts and full-text of 17 journals covering the following subjects...
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Community College Web
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Internet
Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology
Contains 38 essays on the origin and development of our species, population studies, cultural aspects of civilization, and the socialization of humans. Includes illustrations.
[more info]
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, GN25 .C65 1994 Internet
Companion Encyclopedia of Archaeology
Contains 26 essays on the methods, purposes, and origins of archaeology. Includes illustrations.
[more info]
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, CC70 .C59 1999 Internet
Comparing Health Care Quality: A National Directory
The directory provides access to publicly available, free reports with information about the process of delivering care (for example, did patients get all the recommended care?), actual outcome for patients (for example, did patients die or have to return to the hospital?), what patients said in surveys about their experience with physicians or hospitals, and/or cost.
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Internet
Compilation of Presidential Documents (US Government Printing Office)
Collection of daily and weekly compilations of Presidential documents, official publications released by the White House Press Secretary.
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Internet
Compludoc
Indexes nearly 4,000 journals from the Library of the Complutensian University in Spain.
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Computer & Information Systems Abstracts (ProQuest)
Indexes and abstracts journal articles and conference proceedings worldwide.
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Computers & Applied Sciences Complete (EBSCO)
Indexing and abstracts for 1,800 journals and full text for over 670 periodicals in engineering, computer theory, and new technologies...
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Computing Research Repository (CORR)
Access to electronic manuscripts...
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Unrestricted
ComUpdate (CIOS)
Use ComUpdate to find the latest research in communication studies.
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Internet
ComVista (CIOS)
A guide to programs of study in communication-related departments in North American higher education. One year trial subscription.
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Conference Papers Index (ProQuest)
Citations to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings.
[more info]
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Congressional Committee Prints (US Government Printing Office)
Access to catalog of Congressional Committee Prints, 2005 to present.
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Congressional Directory (US Government Printing Office)
Official directory of the U.S. Congress, prepared by the Joint Committee on Printing.
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Internet
Congressional Documents (US Government Printing Office)
Congressional documents originate from congressional committees; may include reports of executive departments and independent organizations, reports of special investigations made for Congress, and annual reports of non-governmental organizations. Three types of documents: House and Senate Documents; Senate Executive Documents; and Senate Treaty Documents. Covers 1995 through current Congress as documents become available.
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Congressional Hearings (US Government Printing Office)
Access to hearings from Senate, House, joint, or special committee of Congress, 1985 to present? (note: not all hearings are available).
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Congressional Record (US Government Printing Office)
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. Online access from 1994 to present.
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Congressional Research (ProQuest)
Searchable full text congressional publications and legislative research.
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Congressional Research Service Reports (ProQuest)
Nonpartisan and objective research and analysis on all public policy issues including: American Law; Domestic Social Policy; Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade; Government and Finance; Knowledge Services; and Resources, Science and Industry.
[more info]
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Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO)
Consumer Health Complete (CHC) is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics...
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Consumer Health Information
From the National Institutes of Health, full text of the most requested NIH publications, with links to the NIH Search Engine, Information Index, and Institute homepages.
[more info]
Internet
Contemporary Women's Issues (Gale)
Contemporary Women's Issues
contains information relevent to women's lives. Content is gathered from English-language periodicals, newsletters, gray literature, and alternative press articles published in North, Central, and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.
[more info]
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Contemporary World Music (Alexander Street Press)
Interface change coming December 2013!
Click here
for more information.
Contemporary World Music is a vast collection of 50,000 music tracks.
[more info]
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Contemporary World Music Mobile (Alexander Street Press)
Includes reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing, and more!
Apple users:
(iPod, iPad, etc.) Use the "Send to Mobile" button to create playlists and play tracks. The Play button will not work, as flash players are not supported on Apple devices.
Android users:
You are able to use the regular Play button as well as the Send to Mobile button to play tracks and create playlists.
[more info]
Cool Works
This site lists part-time and summer jobs for students. Links include areas of resort jobs, camp jobs, national parks, etc.
[more info]
Internet
Corsair: the online research resource of the Pierpont Morgan Library
[more info]
COS Funding Opportunities (ProQuest)
A comprehensive source of available opportunities for grants, fellowships, prizes and other type of funding.
[more info]
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Costume Institute (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
A department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art that contains over 35,000 costumes and accessories. Browse highlights of the collection, or search the collection's database. Resource contains images.
[more info]
Internet
Counseling and Therapy in Video (Alexander Street Press)
Contains over 350 videos relating to social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatric counseling.
[more info]
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Country Health Profiles
Pan American Health Organization
[more info]
Internet
Country Studies/Area Handbooks (Library of Congress)
A continuing series of books containing studies of 100 countries...
[more info]
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County and City Data Book (University of Virginia. Geospatial & Statistical Data Center)
Statistical database offering demographic, economic, and government information...
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Internet
County and City Data Book: 2007 (US Census Bureau)
The County and City Data Book is the most comprehensive source of information about the individual counties and cities in the United States. It includes data for all U.S. states, counties, and cities with a population of 25,000 or more.
[more info]
Internet
County Business Patterns (US Census Bureau)
Economic data covering agricultural services, mining, construction, manufacturing, transportation...
[more info]
Unrestricted
CQ Almanac (CQ Press)
The CQ Almanac brings together over sixty years of congressional reporting...
[more info]
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CQ Press Congress Collection (CQ Press)
Nonbiased analysis of votes and other data relating to the U.S. Congress and its legislation...
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CQ Press Electronic Library (CQ Press)
Searches CQ Weekly, CQ Researcher, and CQ Historic Documents, all in one...
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CQ Press Historic Documents Online Library (CQ Press)
A full-text database of primary source documents. Each volume contains approximately one hundred documents highlighting the year's most important events and issues...
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CQ Press Political Reference Suite (CQ Press)
Full text reference works on government and politics including the Supreme Court and Congress.
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CQ Press Researcher Plus Archive (CQ Press)
Full text reports on current and controversial issues in U.S. politics, health care, education, economics...
[more info]
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CQ Press Voting and Elections Collection (CQ Press)
Provides data and analysis on American voters, major and minor political parties, campaigns and elections, and historical and modern races for Congress, the presidency, and governorships.
[more info]
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CQ Weekly (CQ Press)
In-depth reports on current issues facing the U.S. Congress, Senate, and House of Representatives. A complete wrap up on the week’s news...
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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (Taylor and Francis)
Authoritative source for all types of data commonly needed by physical scientists, engineers, and students. Search by text or substance/property.
[more info]
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Creating A Sustainable Future
A Global Study of Current Trends and Possibilities 2007-2017....
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Internet
, HD60 .A44 2007
Creative Commons Workshop (Atomic Learning)
Creative Commons provide free licenses and other legal tools to mark creative work with the freedom the creator wants it to carry, so others can share, remix, use commercially, or any combination thereof.
[more info]
Internet
Credo Reference (Credo Reference)
Search over 500 reference titles using Credo.
[more info]
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Crime in the United States (US Dept. of Justice)
Includes statistics on crime and criminal activities, crime prevention, police and law enforcement...
[more info]
Internet
Criminal Justice Abstracts (EBSCO)
Criminal Justice Abstracts contains indexes and summaries of international journal articles, books, reports, dissertations...
[more info]
Campus/Remote
Criminology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection (SAGE)
Includes full text of 24 journals, encompassing over 20,400 articles and up to 87 years of backfiles.
[more info]
Campus/Remote
Cross-Cultural CD (SilverPlatter)
Contains full-text descriptions of life in 30 societies around the world in the 19th and 20th centuries...
[more info]
Reference Desk
CSD Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Guide to CSD dictionaries, glossaries and encyclopedias
[more info]
CSE (CBE) Documentation Guide
Council for Science Editors' (formerly Council for Biology Editors) Citation Guide website created by Ohio State University.
[more info]
Currency Converter
Foreign Exchange Currency Converter (from Oanda.com)lists exchange rates for 164 currencies, in 7 languages.
[more info]
Internet
Current News Topics from Access World News (NewsBank)
Need quick info for a current events paper? Find full-text news organized by the most current topics.
[more info]
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