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NEW RESEARCH RESOURCES

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New for Spring 2008
African American Biographical Database (Chadwyck-Healey)
AABD is a collection that contains extended narratives of African Amerian activists, business people, former slaves, educators...[more info]
Coverage: 1790 - 1950
C19: The Nineteenth Century Index (Chadwyck-Healey)
C19: The Nineteenth Century Index is an all-inclusive bibliographic tool for 19th-century research...[more info]
Coverage: 1790 - 1919
CSA Illustrata: Natural Sciences (CSA)
Search through thousands of illustrations from the natural science areas such as: Biology, Earth Science, Agriculture...[more info]
Coverage: 1997 - Present
Digital National Security Archive (Chadwyck-Healey)
This database is the most comprehensive collection available of significant primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945 ...[more info]
Coverage: 1945 - 2006
Europa World Year Book (Taylor and Francis)
Europa World provides the latest information covering political elections, country profiles, and industry statistics....[more info]
Coverage: 2008 - 2008
Early English Books Online (Chadwyck-Healey)
Early English Books Online™, 1475-1700 (EEBO) provides digital access to more than 100,000 literary and historical classics....[more info]
Coverage: 1475 - 1700
FIAF - International Index to Film Periodicals (Chadwyck-Healey)
FIAF is a bibliographical index offering in-depth coverage of the world's foremost academic and popular film journals...
[more info]
Coverage: 1972 - Present
Plunkett Research
 
Plunkett's provides access to industry sector analysis reports and research, industry trends, and statistics.....[more info]
Coverage: 1985 - Today
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Taylor and Francis)
Based on the scholary printed Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, "REP Online" allows users to search through a regularly updated universe of over...[more info]
Coverage: Ancient Times - 20th Century
Safari Business Library (ProQuest)
Safari Business Library addresses today's most important business issues and provides access to the latest IT information...[more info]
Coverage: 1996 - Present
Chicago Manual of Style
Get help citing sources, determining proper grammar and usage, creating....[more info]
New for Fall 2007
Atomic Learning
Web-based software training for more than 110 applications students and educators use every day.[more info]
CQ Congress Collection (CQ Press)
Nonbiased analysis of votes and other data relating to the U.S. Congress and its legislation...[more info]
Coverage: 1945 - present
eBrary Academic Complete
Over 30,000 full text books from scholarly publishers in academic disciplines...[more info]
Coverage: Varies
New for Summer 2007
African Writers Series (Chadwyck-Healey)
Key texts of modern African literature.[more info]
Coverage: 1966 - present
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
An agency under the United States Department of Health and Human Services whose aim is to improve the delivery of healthcare.
[more info]
Blackwell Reference Online Collection (Blackwell)
A collection of full-text reference books in the humanities and social sciences.[more info]
Coverage: 2000 - present
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (Library of Congress)
Collection of digitized American newspapers from 1900 to 1910, as well as a directory of non-digitized newspapers from 1690 to the present. [more info]
Coverage: 1690 - present
Classical Scores Library (Alexander Street Press)
Classical music scores from Renaissance to 21st century.[more info]
Coverage: 1600 - present
CQ Political Reference Suite (CQ Press)
Full text reference works on government and politics including the Supreme Court and Congress.[more info]
Coverage: 1945 - present
eMolecules
eMolecules is the world’s most comprehensive openly accessible search engine for chemical structures.[more info]
Historical Statistics of the United States (Cambridge University Press)
Historical Statistics of the United States from 1790 to 2000.[more info]
Coverage: 1790 - 2000
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print (EBSCO)
Descriptive information and critical reviews of more than 2,000 commercially-available standardized tests.[more info]
Coverage: 1989 - Present
Online Sound Recordings at the Library of Congress (Library of Congress)
Recordings from the American Memory project from folk music to oral history interviews.[more info]
Coverage: 1870 - present
Oxford Scholarship Online (Oxford University Press)
Full text collection of core scholarly books in economics, finance, philosophy, political science, religion and theology.[more info]
Coverage: 1984 - 2007
Papers of George Washington Digital Edition
The Papers of George Washington:  Diaries, Revolutionary War, Colonial, Confederation, Presidential, and Retirement from 1748-1799.[more info]
Coverage: 1744 - 1799
PILOTS (Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress) (CSA)
Citations to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events.[more info]
Coverage: 1871 - present
Prokaryotes (Springer)
Provides scholarly articles on the biology of bacteria, including systematics, ecology, physiology ...[more info]
Coverage: 2006 - 2006
Scitopia.org
Federated search portal for numerous science societies in the fields of chemistry, physics, and engineering.[more info]
Topo USA (On Disc) (DeLorme)
Locate any place in the U.S. and even create custom maps...[more info]
New for Spring 2007
Encyclopedia of Bioethics (Gale)
Topics include the ethics of health professions, animal research, population control and the environment.[more info]
Coverage: 2004 - 2004
Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior (Gale)
From adherence to a doctor's advice, to emotions and health, to obesity treatment and prevention, to women's health and all topics in between, this A-to-Z encyclopedia comprehensively covers all aspects of what has become the dynamic domain of behavioral medicine.[more info]
Coverage: 2004 - 2004
Encyclopedia of Human Development (Gale)
Covers topics such as adolescence, cognitive development, education, family, gender differences, identity, longitudinal research, personality development, prenatal development, temperament, and more.[more info]
Coverage: 2006 - 2006
Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Gale)
Strategies to optimize human potential and build better organizations by focusing on behavior within the specific environmental, technological, and social environment of the workplace.[more info]
Coverage: 2007 - 2007
Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics (Gale)
State-of-the-art information and ready-to-use facts from the fields of measurement and statistics.[more info]
Coverage: 2007 - 2007
Encyclopedia of School Psychology (Gale)
Entries cover psychology, education and counseling, child development, and special education address student success, behavior disorders, intelligence testing, learning disabilities, strategies to improve academic skills, and more.[more info]
Coverage: 2005 - 2005
Encyclopedia of Statistics in Behavioral Science (Wiley)
Complete coverage of current statistical methods ranging through confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling, random effect/multilevel modeling, generalized linear models, computationally intensive methods such as the bootstrap, and many more.[more info]
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online (Alexander Street Press)
Full-text encyclopedia articles about music traditions, genres, practices, and performances in world regions...[more info]
WRDS (Wharton Research Data Services)
Access Compustat corporate information and CRSP stock information online...[more info]
Coverage: 1925 - present
New for Fall 2006
Academic OneFile (Gale)
Indexes, abstracts and provides selected fulltext for scholarly journals and popular magazines in all subjects.[more info]
Coverage: 1964 - present
Access World News (Readex)
Provides full-text for over 600 U.S. and over 700 international news sources.[more info]
Coverage: 1977 - present
Accounting Research Manager (CCH)
Only 2 users at one time - be sure to Logout when you are done!  [tutorial]
Provides both full-text accounting standards, and interpretation / guidance[more info]
Coverage: Varies - present
African American Song (Alexander Street Press)
16,000 tracks of historical blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narrative recordings from the first half of the 20th century.[more info]
Coverage: 1900's - present
Sabin Americana, 1500-1926 (Gale)
Full text of every book about the Americas published anywhere between 1500 and 1926...[more info]
Coverage: 1500 - 1926
American Broadsides and Ephemera, Series 1: 1760-1900 (Readex)
Fully searchable facsimile editions of nearly 30,000 broadsides and ephemera printed in colonial...[more info]
Coverage: 1760 - 1900
America's Historical Newspapers: 1690-1922 (Readex)
Cover-to-cover digital facsimiles of 1,000 historic newspapers from every state...[more info]
Coverage: 1690 - 1922
ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering (CSA)
Indexes and abstracts articles about information technology and computing, electronics, biotechnology, medical technology, as well as engineering (including construction, electrical and chemical engineering) and allied subjects.[more info]
Coverage: 1981 - present
Armed Conflict Database
Full-text and statistics for international and internal conflicts...[more info]
Coverage: 1997 - present
ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (CSA)
Indexes and abstracts articles covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education.[more info]
Coverage: 1987 - present
ARTFL: American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language
Provides the complete text of nearly 2,000 French works including classic works of French literature, non-fiction prose, and technical writing.[more info]
Coverage: 13th century - Twentieth Century
Art & Design Databases (CSA)
Use this to find journal articles, news items, and reviews in art & design periodicals[more info]
Coverage: 1934 - present
Bibliographic Index Plus Full Text (HW Wilson)
Full text bibliographies on almost every topic help guide you in your search.[more info]
Coverage: 1982 - present
BIOSIS Previews (includes Biological Abstracts) (ISI)
The interface to this product will be changing January 3, 2008.
Indexes and abstracts journals, patents, conference reports and books in the Life Sciences.[more info]
Coverage: 1924 - present
Black Short Fiction (Alexander Street Press)
A full-text collection of short stories from Africa and the African Diaspora.[more info]
Coverage: 1843 - Present
CQ Researcher Plus Archive (CQ Press)
Full text reports on current and controversial issues in U.S. politics, health care, education, economics...[more info]
Coverage: 1923 - present
Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw Shoemaker: 1801-1819 (Readex)
A collection of 36,000 fully searchable digital books...[more info]
Coverage: 1801 - 1819
ECCO: Eighteenth Century Collections Online (Gale)
Provides digital editions of nearly all books published in Great Britain in the 18th century...[more info]
Coverage: 1701 - 1800
E-EROS (Wiley)
Database of chemical reactions and the most frequently consulted reagents.[more info]
Empire Online (1492-1962)
Full text primary source documents, including original manuscripts and printed material...[more info]
Coverage: 1492 - 1962
Film & Television Literature Index (EBSCO)
This resource is no longer available as of 4/21/2008.
A bibliographic database covering the entire spectrum of television and film writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews.[more info]
Coverage: 1988 - present
Interactive Functional Anatomy (Anatomy.tv)
Online interactive 3-d human anatomy.[more info]
Journal Citation Reports (ISI)
Provides data that helps with evaluation and comparison of scholarly journals.[more info]
Coverage: 2005 - present
Latin American Women Writers (Alexander Street Press)
A collection of poetry, prose, essays, and drama written by women writers from Mexico, Central America, and South America.[more info]
Coverage: 1859 - Present
LexisNexis Congressional Research
Searchable full text congressional publications and legislative research...[more info]
Coverage: 1969 - present
Latino Literature (Alexander Street Press)
A collection of plays, prose, and poetry written Chicano, Cuban, Puerto Rican, and other Latino writers.[more info]
Coverage: 1872 - present
National Review Archive (EBSCO)
Journal articles covering political, economic, social, and cultural issues and trends from 1955 to present.[more info]
Coverage: 1955 - present
New Republic Archive (EBSCO)
The New Republic, the leading journal of opinion, covers topics from a variety of viewpoints on American politics, foreign policy and culture.[more info]
Coverage: 1914 - present
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online (Oxford University Press)
Biographies of 55,000 men and women who shaped all aspects of the British past from the earliest times. No living person is included in the dictionary.[more info]
Coverage: 820 B.C. - 2002
Past Masters: Philosophy and Theology
Searchable full-text collections, in English and/or Latin, of the writings of philosophers and theologians from antiquity into the 20th century.[more info]
Periodicals Archive Online (ProQuest)
Full text for journals published in the arts, humanities and social sciences.[more info]
Coverage: 1800's - 1995
Physical Education Index (CSA)
Indexes and abstracts articles about physical education and more.[more info]
Coverage: 1970 - present
Polling the Nations
Max limit of 4 simultaneous users.  Log out when you're done!
More than 14,000 surveys conducted by over 1000 polling organizations in the United States and 100 other countries from 1986 to the present time...[more info]
Coverage: Varies - Present
Smithsonian Global Sound (Alexander Street Press)
The world's musical and aural traditions, in streaming audio...[more info]
Coverage: 1890 - present
New for Spring 2006
Black Women Writers (Alexander Street Press)
Fiction, nonfiction and poetry by women from North America, Africa and the Caribbean[more info]
BNA Tax Management Portfolios (BNA)
Provides expert analysis, news, reports, and primary sources in tax research...[more info]
Coverage: Current
eHRAF World Cultures: Collection of Ethnography (Yale University)
The interface to this database has changed, effective Feb 1, 2008.
A cross-cultural database that contains over 350,000 pages of information on all aspects of cultural and ...[more info]
Coverage: Varies
MarketResearch.com Academic
MarketResearch.com Academic provides thousands of full-text market research reports...[more info]
Coverage: Current
Medieval Sourcesonline (Manchester University Press)
A collection of primary source material containing over three thousand pages of...[more info]
Coverage: 640 A.D. - 1600 A.D.
Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews (CABI)
Notice: Off-campus access to Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews is currently only available through the VPN Client.  We are working to restore off-campus access via the proxy server.
Index and abstracts on all issues related to food and health...[more info]
Coverage: 1990 - present
Nutrition and Food Sciences (CABI)
Indexes and abstracts to nutrition and food science research...[more info]
Coverage: 1973 - present
Discovery Education Streaming
Over 40,000 K-12 web-based digital videos from Discovery Education...[more info]
Coverage: Varies
Web of Science (ISI)
[tutorial]  The interface to this product will be changing January 3, 2008.
Citation index for science and social sciences...[more info]
Coverage: 1987 - present