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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
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- Books In Print (Bowker)
- Books In Print contains records which describe in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books, audios, and videos from North American publishers.
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- Choice Reviews Online
- Book and Resource reviews from the ACRL.
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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 Researcher in-depth coverage of global affairs from a number of internatioanl 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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- 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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- Ebrary
- A database of over 34,000 ebooks .
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- EBSCO Animals (EBSCOhost)
- EBSCO Animals offers information on a variety of topics relating to animals.
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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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- Encyclopedia Britannica (Encyclopaedia Britannica)
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition includes articles from the Encyclopaedia Britannica and more.
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- Encyclopedia 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)
- 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, body adornment, 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 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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- 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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- Facts on File World News Digest (1940 - present)
- Facts on File World News Digest contains complete content from the 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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- 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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- GPO Monthly Catalog (FirstSearch, 1976 - present)
- GPO Monthly Catalog contains records concerning U.S. government publications.
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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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- History of the American Cinema (Thomson Gale)
- This encyclopedia considers 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 Marraige 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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- Kentucky Encyclopedia
- The Kentucky Encyclopedia covers subjects in all areas of the commonwealth.
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- 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 Universe
- LexisNexis/Academic Universe provides news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications.
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- LitFinder (Thomson Gale)
- LitFinder provides access to poems, stories, plays and more.
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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-Websters Online Dictionary & Thesaurus
- Merriam-Websters 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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- NetLibrary (OCLC)
- NetLibrary eBooks are digital full-text versions of books.
- New Catholic Encyclopedia (Thomson Gale)
- Provides 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 - 2003)
- The New York Times since 1851.
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- Oxford Reference Online
- Oxford Reference Online contains language and subject reference works.
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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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- Serials Solutions
- Serials Solutions offers a way to see if our library has electronic access to the full text of various journals.
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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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- 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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