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- ABI/INFORM Global (ProQuest, 1971 - present)
- ABI/INFORM Global is a comprehensive business database.
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- Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost, 1975 - present)
- Academic Search Premier is a multidisciplinary database.
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- AGRICOLA (EBSCOhost, 1970 - present)
- AGRICOLA indexes topics in agriculture and life science.
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- Alt-Press Watch (ProQuest, 1991 - present )
- Alt-PressWatch features independent voices from grassroots newspapers, magazines, and journals.
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- American Chemical Society (1879 - present)
- This database provides access to journals concerning chemistry and chemistry-related subjects.
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- American Decades Primary Sources (Thomson Gale)
- Provides full or excerpted primary sources in 160-170 entries from each period representing a diversity of views that provide insight into the seminal issues, themes, movements, and events from the decade. It is available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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- American Heritage Dictionary
- This is the 4th edition of the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.
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- AP Multimedia Archive
- Photos and multimedia from the Associated Press.
- ArticleFirst (FirstSearch, 1990 - present)
- ArticleFirst includes items listed on the table of contents pages of over 16,000 journals.
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- Arts & Humanities Citation Search (FirstSearch, 1980 - present)
- AHSearch indexes arts and humanities journals.
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- ATLA Religion Database with Serials (EBSCOhost, 1949 - present)
- Produced by the American Theological Library Association this is the premier index for all fields of religion.
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- BioDigest (FirstSearch, 1989 - present)
- BioDigest provides life science information.
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- Biography Reference Bank (H.W. Wilson, 1940 - present)
- Biography Reference Bank covers the lives of over 500,000 people, living and deceased.
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- Books In Print (FirstSearch, 1979 - present)
- Books In Print contains records which describe in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books, audios, and videos from North American publishers.
- Business and Industry (FirstSearch, 1994 - present)
- Business and Industry contains facts, figures and key events for international public and private companies, industries, products, and markets.
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- Business Dateline (FirstSearch, 1985 - present)
- Business Dateline includes information about regional business activities and trends.
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- Business and Management Practices (FirstSearch, 1995 - present)
- Business Management Practices contains indexing of articles about various aspects of business management.
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- Business Source Premier (EBSCOhost, 1922 - present)
- Business Source Premier provides information on business.
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- Career and Technical Education (ProQuest, 1991- present)
- Career and Technical Education includes vocational information.
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- Choice Reviews Online
- Book and resource reviews from the ACRL.
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- CINAHL with Full Text (EBSCOhost, 1981 - present)
- CINAHL with Full Text provides research in areas related to the fields of nursing and allied health.
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- ClasePeriodica (FirstSearch, 1975 - present)
- ClasePeriodica is an index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities.
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- Cochrane Database (Ovid)
- Cochrane database material is provided under Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews.
- Commerce Clearinghouse Tax Research
- Commerce Clearinghouse Tax Research (CCH) covers tax news and related information. Click the "Enter" button to begin searching.
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- Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCOhost, 1915 - present)
- Communication & Mass Media Complete provides research in areas related to communication and mass media.
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- Computing (ProQuest, 1990 - present)
- Computing includes information on computer topics.
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- Contemporary Women's Issues (FirstSearch, 1992 - present)
- Contemporary Women’s Issues provides access to global information on women’s issues in health and human rights.
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- CountryWatch
- CountryWatch provides up-to-date news and information on each of the recognized countries of the world.
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- CQ Global Researcher (Congressional Quarterly, 2007 - present)
- CQ Global Researcher offers in-depth coverage of global affairs from a number of international viewpoints.
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- CQ Researcher Online (Congressional Quarterly, 1991 - present)
- CQ Researcher contains reports on health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.
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- CQ Weekly (Congressional Quarterly, 1983 - present)
- CQ Weekly offers in-depth reports on issues looming on the congressional horizon.
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- Criminal Justice Periodicals (ProQuest, 1981- present)
- Criminal Justice Periodicals is a database of U.S. and international criminal justice journals.
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- CultureGrams
- CultureGrams includes information on the countries of the world.
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- Dictionary of American History (Thomson Gale)
- Provides a general reference on a wide range of topics in American history, from the well studied and familiar to the obscure. It is available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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- Disclosure (FirstSearch)
- Disclosure contains directory information on companies publicly traded on U.S. exchanges.
- Dissertations (from WorldCat) (FirstSearch)
- Dissertations contains abstracts of dissertations and theses from institutions in North America and Europe.
- Dissertations & Theses (ProQuest)
- Provides a 24 page preview of doctoral dissertations and masters theses.
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- E-Books (FirstSearch)
- E-Books is a catalog of online electronic books available through libraries.
- Ebrary
- A database of over 34,000 electronic books .
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- EBSCO Animals (EBSCOhost)
- EBSCO Animals offers information on a variety of topics relating to animals.
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- ECO (Electronic Collections Online) (FirstSearch, 1995 - present)
- ECO (Electronic Collections Online) from FirstSearch is an OCLC collection of scholarly journals.
- EconLit (FirstSearch, 1969 - present)
- EconLit provides citations for dissertations and articles dealing with economics.
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- Education Journals (ProQuest, 1991 - present)
- Education Journals provides access to literature on education.
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- Enciclopedia Universal en Español (Encyclopaedia Britannica)
- Enciclopedia Universal en Español is a comprehensive encyclopedia in the Spanish language.
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- Encyclopedia Americana (Grolier)
- Encyclopedia Americana is the online version of the print Encyclopedia Americana.
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- Encyclopaedia Britannica (Encyclopaedia Britannica)
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition includes articles from the Encyclopaedia Britannica and more.
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- Encyclopaedia Judaica (Thomson Gale)
- Intended to provide an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary era. It is available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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- Encyclopedia of American Industries (Thomson Gale)
- A business reference encyclopedia providing detailed, comprehensive information on a wide range of industries in every realm of American business. It is available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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- Encyclopedia of Bioethics (Thomson Gale)
- Encyclopedia of Bioethics covers such topics as the ethics of health professions, animal research, population control and the environment. It is available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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- Encyclopedia of Clothing & Fashion (Thomson Gale)
- Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion surveys clothing, costume and fashion, and examines the origins and other aspects of clothing and dress. It is available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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- Encyclopedia of Death and Dying (MacMillan)
- Comprehensive exploration of the place of death in contemporary life. It is available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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- Encyclopedia of Education (Thomson Gale)
- Intended to provide a comprehensive description of the enterprise of education both within the United States and throughout the world. It is available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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- Encyclopedia of Religion (Thomson Gale)
- Encyclopedia of Religion includes entries and articles on religion. It is available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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- Encyclopedia of Science, Technology and Ethics (Thomson Gale)
- This encyclopedia considers both the professional ethics of science and technology, and the social, ethical, and political issues raised by science and technology. It is available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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- Encyclopedia of Sociology (Thomson Gale)
- Encyclopedia of Sociology includes entries and articles on the field of sociology. It is available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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- ERIC (EBSCOhost, 1966 - present)
- ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources.
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- Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews (Ovid)
- Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews contains articles that review, compare, and synthesize the results of clinical trials done in all areas of clinical medicine.
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- Facts on File World News Digest (1940 - present)
- Facts on File World News Digest contains complete content from the print Facts On File World News Digest and a live newsfeed from Reuters®.
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- Facts on File Issues & Controversies (1995 - present)
- Facts on File Issues & Controversies is a source of information on many of the most prominent and hotly debated issues of the day, discussing both sides of an issue.
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- Film and Television Literature Index with Full Text (EBSCOhost)
- Articles covering the world of film and television.
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- Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCOhost)
- Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics.
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- GeoBASE (FirstSearch, 1980 - present)
- GeoBASE contains literature on geography, geology, and ecology.
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- GPO Monthly Catalog (FirstSearch, 1976 - present)
- GPO Monthly Catalog contains records concerning U.S. government publications.
- GreenFILE (EBSCOhost)
- GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment
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- Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI) (Ovid)
- Reviews of health and psychosocial tests.
- Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCOhost, 1984 - present)
- Health Source: Consumer Edition is a consumer-health database that offers information on many health topics.
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- Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCOhost, 1975 - present)
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition provides information focusing on many medical disciplines such as nursing and allied health.
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- Highwire Press
- HighWire Press hosts the largest repository of free full text life science articles in the world.
- History of the American Cinema (Thomson Gale)
- This encyclopedia considers the film industry from its early roots in the 19th century through the 1980s. It is available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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- International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family (Thomson Gale)
- Examines the history of family life within cultures and how families have been affected by political and social change. It is available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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- International Index to Music Periodicals (ProQuest, 1971- present)
- International Index to Music Periodicals contains information from hundreds of music journals.
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- JSTOR
- JSTOR provides access to back issues of selected scholarly journals in a variety of academic disciplines.
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- Kentucky Encyclopedia
- The Kentucky Encyclopedia covers subjects in all areas of the commonwealth.
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- Kentucky Newsstand (ProQuest)
- Kentucky Newsstand includes full text for Louisville Magazine, The Lane Report and Kentucky Manufacturer, as well as indexing for the Louisville Courier-Journal through 2001.
- Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL)
- Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL) provides access to databases that are for Kentuckians and Kentucky institutions' students/faculty.
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- LexisNexis/Academic
- LexisNexis/Academic provides news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications.
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- Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCOhost, 1965 - present)
- Provides resources on librarianship, information science and management and related technology information.
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- Literary Reference Center (EBSCOhost, 1967 - present)
- A comprehensive literary reference database, which provides users with a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day.
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- LitFinder (Thomson Gale)
- LitFinder provides access to poems, stories, plays and more.
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- MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOhost, 1975 - present)
- MasterFILE Premier is designed specifically for public libraries and covers a broad range of disciplines.
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- MathSciNet
- Provides indexing and reviews from the American Mathematical Society.
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- MEDLINE (EBSCOhost, 1950 - present)
- Provides authoritative medical information covering all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing.
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- Mental Measurements Yearbook (EBSCOhost, 1989 - present)
- Provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments.
- Mergent Online
- Mergent Online includes U.S. company data, archives, annual reports, fact sheets and North American Industry Reports.
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- Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary & Thesaurus
- The Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus available on the web. It is also accessible via the Encyclopædia Britannica web site.
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- Micromedex HealthCare (Thomson Gale)
- Micromedex Healthcare provides a range of clinical databases.
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- Military & Government Collection (EBSCOhost, 1975 - present)
- Military & Government Collection is designed to offer current news pertaining to the military.
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- MLA Directory of Periodicals (EBSCOhost)
- The MLA Directory of Periodicals offers detailed information on journals currently indexed in the International Bibliography.
- MLA International Bibliography (EBSCOhost, 1926 - present)
- MLA International Bibliography contains a detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations covering various literature-related disciplines.
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- National Newspaper Abstracts (ProQuest)
- National Newspaper Abstracts includes indexing for the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal.
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- NetLibrary (OCLC)
- NetLibrary electronic books are digital full text versions of books.
- New Catholic Encyclopedia (Thomson Gale)
- Provides a scholarly presentation of persons and subjects related to Catholicism, from the well studied and familiar to the obscure. It is available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
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- New York Times Current (ProQuest, 1980 - present)
- New York Times Historical (ProQuest, 1851 - 2004)
- The New York Times backfile, beginning in 1851.
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- Newspaper Source (EBSCOhost)
- Newspaper Source provides information from U.S. & international newspapers.
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- Nursing and Allied Health Source (ProQuest, 1986 - present)
- Nursing & Allied Health Source provides healthcare information.
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- Oxford Reference Online
- Oxford Reference Online contains language and subject reference works.
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- PapersFirst (FirstSearch, 1993 - present)
- PapersFirst is an index of papers presented at conferences worldwide.
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- Philosopher's Index (EBSCOhost, 1940 - present)
- Philosopher’s Index provides information on philosophy and related fields.
- Pre-CINAHL (EBSCOhost, 1975 - present)
- Pre-CINAHL will soon be merged with regular CINAHL.
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- ProceedingsFirst (FirstSearch, 1993 - present)
- ProceedingsFirst is an index of worldwide conference proceedings.
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- Professional Development Collection (EBSCOhost, 1965 - present)
- Professional Development Collection contains information for professional educators.
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- Project Muse
- Over 300 humanities and social sciences journals from non-profit academic publishers.
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- ProQuest Medical Library (ProQuest, 1987 - present)
- ProQuest Medical Library combines full text with abstracts and indexing from the well-known MEDLINE® database.
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- ProQuest Research Library
- ProQuest Research Library contains information on a broad range of general reference subjects.
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- Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCOhost, 1965 - present)
- Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
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- PsychINFO (EBSCOhost, 1887 - present)
- PsychINFO, from the American Psychological Association (APA), contains citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines.
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- PubMed Central
- PubMed Central (PMC) is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's digital archive of life sciences journal literature.
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- Regional Business News (EBSCOhost)
- Regional Business News incorporates business journals, newspapers and newswires.
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- Religion and Philosophy Collection (EBSCOhost, 1975 - present)
- Religion and Philosophy Collection covers world religions, philosophy and related subjects.
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- Religious Periodicals (ProQuest, 1986 - present)
- ProQuest Religion covers various religions.
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- Resources for College Libraries
- Lists core titles in curriculum specific subjects.
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- Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
- This is the third edition.
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- Science Direct Health & Life Sciences (Elsevier, 1995 - present)
- Over 1000 scholarly journals in the Health and Life Sciences.
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- Serials Solutions
- Serials Solutions offers a way to see if our library has electronic access to the full text of various journals.
- Sociological Collection (EBSCOhost, 1965 - present)
- Sociological Collection covers information in all areas of sociology.
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- SportDiscus (EBSCOHost)
- Indexing and articles covering a wide range of sports related topics including, exercise science, physical education, sports management, sports marketing and athletic training.
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- Tests in Print (EBSCOhost, 1989 - present)
- Produced by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements (TIP) serves as a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language.
- TopicSearch (EBSCOhost)
- TopicSearch is a current events database covering social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms.
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- Wall Street Journal from ABI/Inform (ProQuest, 1971- present)
- Provides searchable access to the full text of the Wall Street Journal. It does not provide stock quote information.
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- WilsonSelect Plus (FirstSearch, 1998 - present)
- WilsonSelect Plus contains indexed and abstracted records in science, humanities, education and business.
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- World Almanac (FirstSearch, 1998 - present)
- World Almanac contains Funk & Wagnall’s New Encyclopedia and four almanacs.
- WorldCat (FirstSearch)
- WorldCat is the online OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide.
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