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A Guide to Finding Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Almanacs

See JMU Librarians' top recommendations for finding Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Almanacs [more info]

ABC-CLIO eBook Collection (ABC-CLIO)

Collection of ebooks covering history, geography, world cultures, military history, gender studies, politics, pop culture, religion, mythology, science, technology, and environment. [more info]

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AbleData (National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research)

Product catalog providing information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment ... [more info]

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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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Almanac of American Politics

Search through in-depth profiles and photographs of every governor and member of Congress. [more info]

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Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios (Prentice-Hall)

Includes ratios for over 175 industries compiled from IRS information.? You must know your NAICS code to use this source. [more info]

Reference Desk

American Decades (Gale)

Online reference book chronicles American events, people, and places for each decade [more info]

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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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ARBA Online (ABC-CLIO)

Reviews of print and electronic reference sources, written by librarians...
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Armed Conflict Database

Full-text and statistics for international and internal conflicts... [more info]

Internet

Associations Unlimited (Gale)

Information about associations and professional societies, listings for nonprofit membership organizations. Before using this resource, be certain of your SIC industry classification code. For a tutorial, click here. [more info]

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Atomic Learning

Web-based software training for more than 110 applications students and educators use every day. [more info]

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Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians

Covers all musical genres, with new entries written by a distinguished group... [more info]

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Bibliographic Index

Online access to Bibliographic Index is no longer available. Print volumes for 1937-2008 (v.1-48) are available in Carrier Library. Please stop by the public service desk for assistance with retrieval. [more info]

Carrier Library - Reference

Bibliography of British & Irish History (Brepolis)

The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) provides historical data on the British Isles from 55BC to present. Secondary sources only. [more info]

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Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management (Blackwell)

The Encyclopedia of Management is a great Business resource to fine accounting... [more info]

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Blackwell Reference Online - Anthropology (Blackwell)

A collection of full-text reference books on anthropology. [more info]

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Blackwell Reference Online - Communication & Media Studies (Blackwell)

A collection of full-text reference books on communication and media studies. [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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Blackwell Reference Online - History (Blackwell)

A collection of full-text reference books in history. [more info]

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Blackwell Reference Online - Philosophy (Blackwell)

A collection of full-text reference books on philosophy. [more info]

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Blackwell Reference Online - Religion (Blackwell)

A collection of full-text reference books on religion. [more info]

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Blackwell Reference Online Collection (Blackwell)

A collection of full-text reference books in the humanities and social sciences. [more info]

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Bloomberg BNA Tax and Accounting Centers

A comprehensive source for federal tax code, IRS publications, tax rules, tax forms, practice portfolios, and related news and commentary. [more info]

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Books in Print Global Edition (Bowker)

An index of English-language books, e-books, audiocassettes, and videos currently available world-wide ... [more info]

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Business Plans Handbook (Gale)

Access the series of Business Plans Handbook, volume 1 to current issue. [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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Cambridge Histories: Regional History (Cambridge University Press)

Online access to complete full text of the respected Cambridge Histories of: Africa, Ancient China, China, Early Inner Asia, Egypt, and Iran.
Lengthy signed articles and rich bibliographies. Keep in mind that some volumes were published over 20 years ago; if so, you will want to use other sources to update the bibliographies. [more info]

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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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. [more info]

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CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) (Columbia University)

A comprehensive full text source for theory and research in international affairs... [more info]

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Communication Research Measures

Research measures you can use for research / instructional purposes, without specific permission... [more info]

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Communication Research Measures: A Sourcebook

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Carrier Library Stacks, P91.3 .C62 2004

Communication Science & Disorders Research Guide

Nationally ranked guide to all CSD research resources. [more info]

Country Studies/Area Handbooks (Library of Congress)

A continuing series of books containing studies of 100 countries... [more info]

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CQ Press Electronic Library (CQ Press)

Searches CQ Weekly, CQ Researcher, and CQ Historic Documents, all in one... [more info]

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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. [more info]

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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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Credo Reference (Credo Reference)

Search over 500 reference titles using Credo. [more info]

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Diana Hacker's Research & Documentation Online

Guide for documenting sources according to APA, MLA, Chicago and CSE style. Includes sample pages from each. [more info]

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Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete (Gale)

Essays outlining the lives and careers of authors from all eras and genres, and summarizes the critical response to their work... [more info]

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Dictionary of Old English Corpus (University of Toronto)

A complete record of surviving Old English except for some variant manuscripts of individual texts... [more info]

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Dictionary of Old English: A to G (University of Toronto)

The Dictionary of Old English (DOE) defines the vocabulary of the first six centuries (600 - 1150 A.D.) of the English language... [more info]

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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]

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Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology (American Musicological Society)

An index to dissertations-in-progress and a bibliography of completed dissertations reported since 1984... [more info]

Internet

DSM-IV-TR® Library (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

A set of searchable, full-text reference works for psychiatric diagnosis. [more info]

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E-EROS (Wiley)

This is the online counterpart of the Handbook of Reagents for Organic Synthesis (HROS) [more info]

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eHRAF World Cultures: Collection of Ethnography (Yale University)

A cross-cultural database that contains over 350,000 pages of information on all aspects of cultural and social life. Check out these online tutorials for a quick introduction to eHRAF. [more info]

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Encyclopaedia Britannica Online

Contains the complete Encyclopaedia Britannica, Britannica Student Encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, as well as videos, blogs, news, research tools, and links to editor-selected websites. [more info]

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Encyclopedia of African American History (Oxford University Press)

Encyclopedia of African American History: 1896 to the Present includes approximately 1,200 A-Z cross-referenced entries, more than 400 images, a chronology of major events in black history, and complete coverage from Plessy v. Ferguson to the election of Barack Obama. [more info]

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Encyclopedia of American Industries (Gale)

Detailed, comprehensive information on a wide range of industries in every realm of American business. [more info]

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Encyclopedia of Bioethics (Gale)

Topics include the ethics of health professions, animal research, population control and the environment. [more info]

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Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries (Gale)

Information about business segments that are pioneering new technologies, introducing break-through marketing strategies or implementing innovative means of serving new markets. [more info]

AE5 .G85 Internet

Encyclopedia of Environment and Society (SAGE)

The Encyclopedia of Environment and Society brings together multiple issues, concepts, theories, examples, problems, and policies, with the goal of clearly explaining an emerging way of thinking about people and nature... [more info]

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Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science (SAGE)

The Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science covers the essence of this exciting, new, and expanding field in an easily understood but richly detailed style... [more info]

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Encyclopedia of Global Change (Oxford University Press)

The 300 authoritative articles in this unique and wide-ranging encyclopedia investigate all types of phenomena that change life on Earth... [more info]

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Encyclopedia of Global Industries (Gale)

Information on the world's most lucrative and high profile industries. Each entry covers size and economic/social impact of the industry; its organization and structure; its history and development; major countries and companies involved (including rankings); size and nature of the work force; and research.
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Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change (SAGE)

These three volumes include more than 750 articles that explore major topics related to global warming and climate change... [more info]

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Encyclopedia of Human Geography (SAGE)

With more than 300 entries written by an international team of leading authorities in the field, the Encyclopedia of Human Geography offers a comprehensive overview of the major ideas, concepts, terms, and approaches that characterize a notoriously diverse field... [more info]

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Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (Wiley)

Spanning the entire spectrum of life sciences, the Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (ELS) features more than 4,200 specially commissioned and peer-reviewed articles available in PDF and HTML format. Browse by topic or search for articles within this resource... [more info]

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Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Oxford University Press)

Contains over 27,000 full text entries featuring a broad musical scope...
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Encyclopedia of Products & Industries: Manufacturing (Gale)

Provides information on products and the relationships between products and their industries. Explores various aspects of a product, the manufacturers, suppliers, immediate and adjacent industries and markets. Emphasizes manufacturers of numerous durable goods such as tires, automobiles, appliances, business equipment, home furnishing and sporting goods.
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Encyclopedia of Religion & Society

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Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender (Gale)

Encyclopedia articles about issues of sex and gender at the personal and the social level ... [more info]

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Encyclopedia of Supramolecular Chemistry

Covers the fundamentals of supramolecular chemistry ... [more info]

Encyclopedia of Terrorism

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Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception Online (Walter de Gruyter)

EBR includes extensive information about the Bible, how it was received in Christian churches and the Jewish Diaspora, and how it is viewed by other world religions. Includes articles about the Bible in literature, art, music, and film. Volumes 1, 2, and 3 currently available. [more info]

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Encyclopedia of United States National Security (SAGE)

With over 750 entries, the Encyclopedia of United States National Security is... [more info]

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ENGnetBASE (CRC Press)

Authoritive collection of hundreds of specialized engineering handbooks from CRC Press. ... [more info]

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Europa World (Taylor and Francis)

Europa World provides the latest information covering political elections, country profiles, and industry statistics.... [more info]

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Facts.com Reference Suite (Facts On File News Services)

Facts and overviews of historic events and issues since 1940. [more info]

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Family in America

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Carrier Reference, HQ 536.H365 2001

FOLDOC (Free On-line Dictionary of Computing)

A searchable dictionary of computing acronyms, jargon, programming language, etc. ... [more info]

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Gale Directory Library

Search through current and backfile editions of directories... [more info]

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Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (Gale)

Essays on approximately 152 culture groups of the U.S., from Acadians to Yupiats... [more info]

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Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology (Gale)

Covers the entire spectrum of psychology, including notable people, theories and terms... [more info]

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Gale Virtual Reference Library

Searchable online reference book collection covering all subjects from the arts to zoology. [more info]

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Gale's Literary Index (Gale)

An author and title index to 40 major literature series published by The Gale Group ... [more info]

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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]

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Grove Music Online (Oxford University Press)

Several encyclopedias-in-one with articles and cross references covering music and musicians worldwide... [more info]

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Grzimek's Animal Encyclopedia (Gale)

Encyclopedia of animals ... [more info]

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Guide to Reference (ALA)

A selective guide of reference sources, organized by academic discipline... [more info]

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Guide to Reference: Art & Architecture (ALA)

A selective guide of reference sources in the Art & Architecture discipline... [more info]

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Handbook of Family Communication

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Carrier Reference, HQ 519.H36 2004

Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques

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Carrier Reference, HQ 728.T68 2001

Handbook of Hopsitality Management (SAGE)

An ebook that focuses on key principles of hospitality management research and practice. [more info]

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Handbook of Interpersonal Communication

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Carrier Reference, BF 637.C45 H287

HLAS (Handbook of Latin American Studies) (Library of Congress)

A multidisciplinary bibliography of materials on all aspects of Latin American studies ... [more info]

Internet

Homeland Security Digital Library

Contains documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management from a wide variety of sources including federal, state and local governments; international governments and institutions; nonprofit organizations and private entities. [more info]

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IBM Redbooks

IBM Redbooks provide guidelines for installing and troubleshooting computer systems. The redbooks contain step-by-step guides, sample code, and other support materials. [more info]

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Illustrated Book of World Rankings (Sharpe Reference)

CD-ROM provides rankings of countries for various subjects... [more info]

Reference Desk

Interactive Functional Anatomy (Anatomy.tv)

Online interactive 3-d human anatomy. [more info]

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International Encyclopedia of Education (Elsevier)

An essential resource in the field of education. Enter search words to search within the entire encyclopedia or browse the Subject Classification list for topic areas. [more info]

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International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family

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Carrier Reference, HQ9.E52

Issues & Controversies (Facts On File News Services)

Full text analysis of opposing viewpoints for more than 600 controversial topics in the news... [more info]

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JMU Libraries' Quick Search

Search the LEO Catalog and selected article databases at once! [more info]

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Journal Citation Reports (Thomson Reuters)

Provides data that helps with evaluation and comparison of scholarly journals. [more info]

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Kimball's Biology Pages

Searchable current textbook in biology. Includes chapters on cell biology, DNA & RNA, embryonic development, ecology, evolution, genetics, immunology, and physiology. [more info]

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Lange's Handbook of Chemistry

The sixteenth edition of Lange's Handbook of Chemistry is the main reference source for chemists and chemical engineers. [more info]

Rose Library Reference, QD65.L36 2005

LANIC

LANIC (Latin American Network Information Center) is a rich gateway to Internet-based information on Latin America. Organized by topic and by country, it is also keyword-searchable. Maintained at the University of Texas at Austin. [more info]

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Literature Resource Center (Gale)

New 'In Context' interface coming soon! Gale's Literature Resource Center provides selected biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on various literary figures.... [more info]

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Manufacturing & Distribution USA (Gale)

Statistics on more than 600 SIC and NIACS classifications in the manufacturing, wholesaling and retail industries. Information is compiled from the most recent government publications and includes projections, maps and graphics.
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Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print (EBSCO)

Descriptive information and critical reviews of more than 2,000 commercially-available standardized tests. [more info]

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Merck Index Online (Merck & Co., Inc.)

The Merck Index contains 10,955 monographs describing significant chemicals, drugs, and biological substances.... [more info]

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Micromedex

Look up drug information, interactions, and comparable products. Also includes the CareNotes and RedBook modules. [more info]

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NASA Homepage (NASA)

NASA conducts research in the area of astronomy, astrophysics, climatology, planetology, and the environment. [more info]

NASW Clinical Register (Ovid)

Directory of registered social workers... [more info]

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National Center for Education Statistics

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education. [more info]

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National Journal Group's Policy Central

A collection of resources on U.S. politics and policy... [more info]

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NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainties

Fundamental Physical Constraints, International System of Units (SI), and Uncertainty of Measurement Results [more info]

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Occupational Outlook Handbook (US Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Full-text descriptions of occupations in the United States. [more info]

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OECD iLibrary (OECD)

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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OED Online (Oxford English Dictionary) (Oxford University Press)

This database contains the entire text of the Oxford English Dictionary and the Historical Thesaurus of the OED. [more info]

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Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man

Catalog of human genes and genetic disorders, including textual information, pictures... [more info]

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Opposing Viewpoints In Context (Gale)

Contains secondary and primary sources discussing today's social issues...
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Oxford Bibliographies Online (Oxford University Press)

Find subject specific lists of scholarly articles in Oxford Bibliographies Online (OBO). Each research guide in OBO provides an introduction to the topic and annotated bibliographic lists of books and articles recommended by scholars in the field. [more info]

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Oxford Reference Online (Oxford University Press)

Database of full-text scholarly reference books on all subjects. [more info]

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Passport GMID (Euromonitor)

Passport GMID is an online market research tool containing global information on consumer spending, industry information, country profiles, and much more.
Users will be asked to login with their JMU eid and password. [more info]

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Project Vote Smart (Project Vote Smart)

Reports independent, factual information on over 13,000 candidates and elected officials... [more info]

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Prokaryotes (Springer)

Provides scholarly articles on the biology of bacteria, including systematics, ecology, and physiology. [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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Reference Universe (Paratext)

Search most of JMU's reference collection for background articles from encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, etc. [more info]

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RefWorks

RefWorks is a Web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database of bibliographic records. For more info, view RefWorks in 5 Minutes, a short online video tutorial. [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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Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Taylor and Francis)

Based on the scholarly printed Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, "REP Online" allows users to search through a regularly updated universe of over... [more info]

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Safari Books Online (ProQuest)

Safari Books Online is a fully-searchable e-reference library that houses a vast collection of technical books from industry-leading publishers. Also includes business related books. [more info]

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Sage Knowledge

Access full-text encyclopedias on subjects ranging from African American Studies to Sociology... [more info]

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SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts Service)

[tutorial] Indexes and abstracts periodical articles in chemistry... [more info]

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SHERPA RoMEO

RoMEO is a searchable database of publisher's policies regarding the self-archiving of journal articles on the web and in Open Access repositories. [more info]

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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Stanford University)

Online encyclopedia of philosophy with each entry maintained and updated by an expert or... [more info]

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Terrorism: Essential Primary Sources (Gale)

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Today's Science (Facts On File News Services)

Full text summaries describe the latest scientific discoveries and the fundamental... [more info]

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Ulrichsweb.com (Serials Solutions)

A directory of currently published periodicals (magazines, journals, newsletters, etc) ... [more info]

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UNdata

Provides statistical information for every country in the world on numerous topics... [more info]

USPTO Web Patent Database (US Dept. of Commerce)

A full text database of U.S. patents from 1976 to the present... [more info]

Internet

World Almanac (Facts On File News Services)

Full text of the World Almanac and Book of Facts editions since 1999...
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World Almanacs (OCLC / Firstsearch)

Includes the contents of the World Almanac and Book of Facts, the World Almanac of the U.S.A... [more info]

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World Development Indicators Online (World Bank)

World Development Indicators provide a comprehensive overview of development drawing on data from the World Bank and more than 30 partners. For a neat visual tool that corresponds to WDI go to World Bank Data Visualizer. Read More Info for user tips. [more info]

World News Digest (Facts On File News Services)

Facts and overviews of historic events and issues since 1940. Content includes full text articles, essays. [more info]

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WorldCat (OCLC / Firstsearch)

Catalog of over 62 million titles cataloged by libraries worldwide ... [more info]

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