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A Guide to Finding Books at JMU
See JMU Librarians' top recommendations for finding books... [more info]
AccessScience: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online (McGraw-Hill)
Encylopedia articles, illustrations, definitions, biographies, bibliographies, and learning resources ... [more info]
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ACLS Humanities E-Book (American Council of Learned Societies)
Collection of over 2100 books of high quality in the humanities online ... [more info]
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African Writers Series (Chadwyck-Healey)
Key texts of modern African literature. [more info]
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America: History and Life (EBSCO)
An index with abstracts to history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present... [more info]
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American Decades (Gale)
Online reference book chronicles American events, people, and places for each decade [more info]
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Annee Philologique (Société Internationale de Bibliographie Classique)
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An index with abstracts to scholarly work covering all aspects of Greco-Roman antiquity...
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Annual Editions: The Family
Articles from both professional and lay publications about current topics in family relationships... [more info]
Carrier Stacks, HQ536 .F365
Annual Reviews (Annual Reviews, Inc)
Index with full text of Annual Reviews in biological and medical sciences, physical sciences... [more info]
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Archive of Americana (Readex)
A cluster of collections reflecting the history of the United States through its congressional publications... [more info]
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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]
Associates Programs Source (EBSCO)
This database contains 1,000 full-text journals and 11 full-text books covering subjects from fashion design to veterinary assisting... [more info]
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ATLA Religion Database with ATLA Serials (EBSCO)
Citations and some full text to international periodicals, books, and book chapters on religion and theological studies... [more info]
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BIOSIS Previews (includes Biological Abstracts) (ISI)
Indexes and abstracts journals, patents, conference reports and books in the Life Sciences. [more info]
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Black Short Fiction (Alexander Street Press)
A full-text collection of short stories from Africa and the African Diaspora. [more info]
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Black Studies on Disc (G.K. Hall)
Indexes periodicals by and about African Americans, Africa and peoples of African ancestry... [more info]
Carrier Lib. Reference Desk
Black Thought and Culture (Alexander Street Press)
Collection of non-fiction published works of leading African Americans... [more info]
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Black Women Writers (Alexander Street Press)
Fiction, nonfiction and poetry by women from North America, Africa and the Caribbean [more info]
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Blackwell Reference Online - Gender Studies (Blackwell)
A collection of full-text reference books on gender studies. [more info]
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Books in Print (Bowker)
An index of books currently available from North American publishers... [more info]
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Business Plans Handbook (Gale)
Search the latest volume that contains sample small business plans, including statements of mission, competition, suppliers... [more info]
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C19: The Nineteenth Century Index (Chadwyck-Healey)
C19: The Nineteenth Century Index is an all-inclusive bibliographic tool for 19th-century research... [more info]
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Cambridge Histories Online (Cambridge University Press)
Cambridge Histories Online provides political, economic and social history, philosophy and literature... [more info]
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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... [more info]
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... [more info]
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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... [more info]
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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. [more info]
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Civil War CD-ROM : the War of the Rebellion (United States War Dept.) (Guild Press of Indiana)
Contains the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies consisting of battle reports... [more info]
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Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) (Columbia University)
A comprehensive full text source for theory and research in international affairs... [more info]
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Compendium of American Genealogy, 1600's-1800's (Family Tree Maker) (Brøderbund Software)
Images of the pages from all seven volumes of The Compendium of American Genealogy: The Genealogical Encyclopedia of the First Families of America ... [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... [more info]
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Creating A Sustainable Future
A Global Study of Current Trends and Possibilities 2007-2017.... [more info]
Internet, HD60 .A44 2007
Dissertation Abstracts Online with Digital Dissertations (ProQuest)
Indexing, abstracts, and full text for doctoral dissertations and master's theses... [more info]
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Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 (Readex) (Readex)
A collection of full-text digital books. Digital version of the Early American Imprints ... [more info]
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Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw Shoemaker: 1801-1819 (Readex)
A collection of 36,000 fully searchable digital books... [more info]
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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]
eBrary Academic Complete
Over 30,000 full text books from scholarly publishers in academic disciplines... [more info]
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ECCO: Eighteenth Century Collections Online (Gale)
Provides digital editions of nearly all books published in Great Britain in the 18th century... [more info]
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Empire Online (1492-1962)
Full text primary source documents, including original manuscripts and printed material... [more info]
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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]
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]
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]
Encyclopedia of Recreation & Leisure (Gale)
A two-volume survey of the pursuit of leisure in the United States.... [more info]
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Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Linguistics (Blackwell)
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English Short Title Catalogue
Indexes over 460,000 that were published between 1473 and 1800 primarily in Britain and North America. [more info]
Family History: Colonial Genealogies 1, 1607-1920 (Family Tree Maker) (Brøderbund Software)
Images of the pages from all seven volumes of Colonial Families of the United States of America ... [more info]
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Family Tree Maker: Genealogical Records: Loyalists in the American Revolution
Thirteen volumes of records in Revolutionary War Loyalists ... [more info]
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Family Tree Maker: Immigrant Histories: Huguenot Settlers in North american and Europe, 1600's-1900's
Seventeen volumes of French Protestant or Huguenot family and immigrant histories ... [more info]
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Fiction Connection (Bowker)
Index of recent fiction books by topic, genre, setting, character, location, timeframe, as well as by author and title... [more info]
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Global Books in Print (Bowker)
An index of English-language books, e-books, audiocassettes, and videos currently available world-wide ... [more info]
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Google Scholar
Search the Internet for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research... [more info]
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Historical Abstracts (EBSCO)
An index with abstracts to more than 2000 periodicals on world history from 1450 to the present ... [more info]
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History of Science, Technology and Medicine (OCLC)
Describes journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews, and... [more info]
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HLAS (Handbook of Latin American Studies) (Library of Congress)
A multidisciplinary bibliography of materials on all aspects of Latin American studies ... [more info]
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Humanities E-Book Project
Humanities E-Book Project has changed its name See:  ACLS Humanities E-Book [more info]
Humanities International Complete (EBSCO)
Search through hundreds of full text journals, books, and other published resources pertaining to the humanities from around the world... [more info]
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Immigrants to the New World, 1600's-1800's (Family Tree Maker)
Images of the five books originally published by Genealogical Publishing Company... [more info]
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Index Islamicus (CSA)
Indexes journal articles, conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews on Islam... [more info]
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InterLibrary Loan (JMU)
Order a book or journal article from another library. Note: This process takes 7-10 business days. [more info]
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]
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Latino Literature (Alexander Street Press)
A collection of plays, prose, and poetry written Chicano, Cuban, Puerto Rican, and other Latino writers. [more info]
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LEO Library Catalog (JMU)
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Internet
Literature Criticism Online (Gale)
Literature Criticism Online (LCO) provides access to 9 individual titles that represent a range of modern... [more info]
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Making of America
Digital copies of primary sources published in the US from pre Civil War to the 1920s. Click  'More Info' for website links... [more info]
Internet
Medieval Sourcesonline (Manchester University Press)
A collection of primary source material containing over three thousand pages of... [more info]
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MyiLibrary
Search for ebooks with MyiLibrary... [more info]
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National Genealogical Society Quarterly 1600s-1900s (National Genealogical Society)
Images of volumes 1-85 of the National Genealogical Quarterly ... [more info]
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Occupational Outlook Handbook (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Full-text descriptions of occupations... [more info]
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OECD iLibrary (OECD)
SourceOECD is now OECD iLibrary. To access the old interface, please click here. SourceOECD (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development) provides up-to-date information on what's going on around the world... [more info]
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The Online Library of Liberty (Liberty Fund)
Electronic versions of classic books about individual liberty. These texts go back some 4,000 years... [more info]
Internet
Oxford Scholarship Online (Oxford University Press)
Full text collection of core scholarly books in economics, finance, philosophy, political science, religion and theology. [more info]
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PAIS International (CSA)
Indexes publications on all subjects that relate to contemporary public issues... [more info]
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PAISArchive (CSA)
Indexes articles about global public policy and social issues from 1915 to 1976 ... [more info]
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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]
Pennsylvania Vital Records, 1740-1830 (Family Tree Maker)
Images of virtually every article on births, baptisms, marriages, and deaths... [more info]
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Philosopher's Index (Online) (CSA)
A database that provides indexing and abstracts from books and journals in the fifteen fields... [more info]
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PsycBOOKS (EBSCO)
Is a database of more than 25,000 chapters.... [more info]
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PsychiatryOnline
A set of searchable, full-text reference works for psychiatric diagnosis and treatment... [more info]
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PsycINFO (EBSCO)
An index with abstracts to journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines (sociology, linguistics, anthropology, education, medicine, law, physiology, business, psychiatry, nursing, pharmacology). [more info]
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Recent titles in Social Medicine
This link will take you to a list of recent titles JMU owns on the topic of social medicine. [more info]
Risk Abstracts (CSA)
  Indexes and abstracts journal articles encompassing risk arising from industrial, technological, environmental... [more info]
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Rockingham: a Supplement to an Annotated Bibliography of a Virginia County
An index with abstracts to sources available in libraries ... [more info]
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Royal Historical Society Bibliography of British and Irish History (Royal Historical Society)
This resource will cease as of 1/1/2010.  Please begin using Historcial Abstracts.
An index to scholarly historical writing on the British Isles, Commonwealth and Empire...
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Sabin Americana, 1500-1926 (Gale)
Full text of every book about the Americas published anywhere between 1500 and 1926... [more info]
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Safari Business Library (ProQuest)
 New Interface 10.19.2009.  The new interface relies heavily on Flash, so if there are problems, the first possible solution is to make sure you have the latest version of Flash installed: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html Safari Business Library addresses today's most important business issues and provides access to the latest IT information... [more info]
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Safari Tech Books Online (ProQuest)
 New Interface 10.19.2009.  The new interface relies heavily on Flash, so if there are problems,
the first possible solution is to make sure you have the latest version of Flash installed: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/155/tn_15507.html Safari Tech Books Online is a fully-searchable e-reference library that houses a vast collection of technical books from industry-leading publishers....
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Salud en Espanol (EBSCO)
Salud en Espanol (Consumer Health Complete Spanish Version) is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics.... [more info]
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Sociological Abstracts (CSA)
Indexes and abstracts journal articles, book reviews, abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations... [more info]
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South & Southeast Asian Literature (Alexander Street Press)
A collection of fiction and poetry written in English by authors from South and Southeast Asia and their Diasporas... [more info]
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SPORTDiscus (EBSCO)
Now contains full text 9/14/09. An index with some abstracts to periodicals, books, and book chapters in sport... [more info]
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State of Green Business 2008
The state of green business is improving as companies... [more info]
Internet, HD30.255 B87 2008
Victorian Women Writers Project
Provides transcripts of works written by 19th century British women writers. Includes anthologies, novels, political pamphlets, religious tracts, children's books, and volumes of poetry and verse drama. [more info]
Virginia Genealogies, pre-1600 to 1900's (Family Tree Maker) (Brøderbund Software)
Contains all pages of Genealogies of Virginia Families from The Virginia Magazine... [more info]
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Women Writers Online (Brown University)
This resource will cease as of 7/1/2010. Full text collection of essays, fiction, and poetry written by women from 1400-1850. This collection includes... [more info]
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Women's Studies International (EBSCO)
Women's Studies International (WSI) covers the core disciplines in Women's Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research... [more info]
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WorldCat (OCLC)
Catalog of over 62 million titles cataloged by libraries worldwide ... [more info]
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WorldCat Home Page (OCLC)
Catalog of over 62 million titles cataloged by libraries worldwide ... [more info]
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (CSA)
Indexes and abstracts political science articles from periodicals published throughout the world, ... [more info]
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Wright American Fiction, 1851-1875
Provides electronic access to over 2,800 volumes of 19th century American fiction. Works may be viewed as either rekeyed text or page images. [more info]
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