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• ABI/INFORM GLOBAL (Proquest Direct)   Full text of articles on business, finance, economics, 1971-present.

 
• Academic Search Complete   Most comprehensive multi-disciplinary full text database with thousands periodicals and other publications.

 
• Access America for Students   U.S. government information on higher education, careers, military service, financial aid, travel, taxes, community service, etc.

 
• Acta Sanctorum   Searchable online text of the Acta Sanctorum (Lives of the Saints) published by the Jesuit Bollandist Society from 1643-1940.

 
• ACM Digital Library   Full-text articles on computer science from ACM journals and conference proceedings.

 
• African American Song   16,000 recordings of all genres of African American music.

 
• AIDS Search   Index to the literature of AIDS based on the Medline databases, AIDSTrials, and AIDSDrugs. 1980 to the present.

 
• Alternative Press Index 1969-1990   Index to journals covering cultural, economic, political and social change.

 
• Alternative Press Index 1991-current   Index to journals covering cultural, economic, political and social change.

 
• Aluka   Over 280,000 digital items dealing with African plants, including images, reference works and archival records of historical expeditions.

 
• America: History and Life    Index to history of  U.S. and Canada comprising over 490,000 entries for over 2000 journals since 1954.

 
• America's best graduate schools

 
• American Chemical Society Journals & Archives   Full text of most ACS journals on subscription.
   
• American Heritage Dictionaries   Over 90,000 entries with pronunciation, definitions, and cross references.

 
• American Men and Women of Science   Lives of living American scientists in all fields including medicine.

 
• American National Biography   Lives of nearly 18,000 deceased Americans published by Oxford University Press.
   
• American Periodicals Series Online   Full text of over 1,100 journals published from 1741 to 1900.
   
• American Reference Books Annual  Comprehensive, authoritative database for quality reviews of print and electronic reference works
   
• American Song   Over 50,000 recordings of songs from America's past.
   
• Analecta hymnica medii aevi   Online texts of all of the Latin hymns of the Middle Ages.
   
• L'Annee Philologique
Index of books and articles on ancient Greece and Rome.
 
• Annual Reviews
Full text of annual reviews on subscription, mostly in the sciences.
 
• Anthropological Index of the Royal Anthropological Institute   Index to books and journal articles.

 
• AnthroSource   Full text of journals in anthropology.

 
• AP Images   Tens of thousands of pictures, updated daily.

 
• Archive of Celtic-Latin Literature   Full text of Latin texts from Medieval Ireland.

 
• Aristoteles Latinus Database   Full text of Aristoteles works.

 
• Aristotle Bibliography   Over 45,000 books, articles and dissertations are listed from 1900 to the present.

 
• Art Abstracts   Index to near 500 periodicals with coverage from 1984 with many links to full text.

 
• Art Bibliographies Modern   Abstracts of the current literature on modern art, photography, and design.

 
• ARTFL  2,000 French texts, 13th to 20th centuries.

 
• ARTstor  Hundreds of thousands of online images of paintings, sculptures, architecture and other works of art.

 
• ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials   Worldwide coverage of books, articles, and reviews since 1949 with many links to full text.

 
• Atlas of North American English   Phonetics, Phonology and Sound Change.

 
• AT&T Directories   Telephone numbers, addresses, and email.

 
• Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals   Index to over 2,500 international journals on architecture with links to some full text.

• Bartleby.com   Full text of public domain books of fiction, non-fiction, reference, and verse.

 
• Biblical Archaeology Society   Full text of the Society's publications including journals: Biblical Archaeology Review, Bible Review, and Archaeology Odyssey.

 
• Bibliography of the History of Art   Index to books and periodical articles from near 5000 titles, 1973 to the present.

 
• La Biblioteca de las Culturas Hispanicas   Full texts of Spanish books in the public domain.

 
• Biography Reference Bank   Biographies of half a million people from antiquity to the present with portraits, and full text of biographical articles from journals and books.

 
• Biography.com   Over 25,000 brief biographies and other features.

 
• Biological Abstracts   Bibliographic references with abstracts, 1969-present.

 
• BiologyBrowser   Index to Web sites selected by BIOSIS.

 
• BioOne   Full text of scholarly journals dealing with the biological, ecological and environmental sciences.

 
• Birds of North America Online   Detailed scientific information on the 716 species of birds nesting in the USA and Canada. Illustrated.

 
• Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology   Over 1,800 entries ranging from brief definitions to long articles.

 
• Blackwell-Synergy   Full text of hundreds of journals in science, medicine, social sciences, business, and the humanities.

 
• Book Index with Reviews   Reviews of over 4 million new and classic books, over 450,000 music titles, and over 200,000 DVDs and other videos.

 
• Book Review Digest
Provides review excerpts and book summaries for over 110,000 books.
 
• Books24x7.com   Full text of books on technology, business, finance, management, and government topics.
   
• Brill's New Jacoby   Biography and criticism of 856 fragmentary historians.
   
• Bureau of Economic Analysis   The BEA is a division of the Department of Commerce. This Web site provides regional, national, and international statistics on economic activity.

 
• Business and Company Resource Center   Detailed information on foreign and domestic companies drawn from periodical articles, newspapers, press releases, etc.

 
• Business Source Complete (EBSCOhost)   Full text for thousands of journals and other sources. Covers business, economics, management, accounting, etc.

• Cabell's Directories of publishing opportunities    List of journals and publishers with information on how to submit manuscripts.

 
• Cambridge Companions Online  [ignore the login box] More than 200 books covering literature, classics, philosophy, religion, and cultural studies.

 
• Cambridge University Press Journals  Full text of selected journals on subscription.

 
• Catholic Periodical and Literature Index  Index to Catholic journals, church documents and books on Catholicism. Coverage starts in 1981.

 
• Censtats Databases  Nine databases based on U.S. Census information.

 
• Center for International Development at Harvard University  Policy papers, working papers and the Journal of Policy Reform.

 
• Charleston Advisor  Critical reviews of Web based electronic resources by librarians and information experts.

 
• Child Abuse, Child Welfare and Adoption  Index to books and journals from 1965 to the present.

 
• Chicago Manual of Style Online  How to edit your manuscript.

 
• Childstats.gov  Statistics and reports on children and families including population, economics, health, behavior, social environment and education.

 
• Choice Cards Online  Book reviews for college libraries going back to 1987. For archives use Advanced Search. Please log out when finished, access is limited to 3 users.
   
• Christian Periodical Index  An index to over 130 Evangelical Christian journals. Some full text is supplied.

 
• Chronicle of Higher Education  Full text of all articles and daily updates, requires password.

 
• Classical Music Library  Fully searchable classical music resource containing tens of thousands of recordings for free listening plus textual reference material. Music may be downloaded using a credit card.
   
• Classical Scores Library  Scores of over 8,000 pieces of music many of which are recorded in Classical Music Library so that you may listen to the music while following along with the full score.
   
• Classical Studies on the Web  Internet sites on all aspects of classical studies.
   
• Code of Federal Regulations

 
• Collection of computer science bibliographies

 
• College and university rankings

 
• CollegeSource

 
• Columbia Encyclopedia  Contains nearly 51,000 entries with cross references.

 
• Columbia International Affairs Online  Full texts of books, journals, and documents on International Affairs published by Columbia University Press..

 
• ComAbstracts (CIOS)  Abstracts of articles and books from primary professional literature in the communication field.

 
• Communication Abstracts  Index with abstracts of communication-related articles, reports, papers and books published since 1977.

 
• Communication & Mass Media Complete  Index with full text of several hundred journals and other sources.

 
• Communication Institute for Online Scholarship (CIOS)
Material to support research and education in communication-related disciplines.
 
• Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Lives of famous scientists from all periods and countries.
 
• Computer Abstracts International  Index to the literature on computer science since 1987.

 
• The Conference Board Research Online Collection  Full text of management and economic research reports.

 
• Congressional Universe (Lexis-Nexis)  Comprehensive, full-text information about Congress, legislation, members, etc.

 
• Constitutions of the World  Full texts of the constitutions of all of the countries of the world and all of the states of the USA.

 
• Contemporary Authors & Dictionary of Literary Biography  Biographical and critical information about living and deceased authors from all over the world.

 
• Contemporary Women's Issues  Full text access to publications from over 200 domestic and international organizations.

 
• Corporate Affiliations   Information on nearly 200,000 U.S. and international parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, and divisions.

 
• Country Studies  Online versions of books published by Library of Congress for the U.S. Dept of Army between 1988-1998 focusing on 101 lesser known  countries.
   
• Country Watch  Detailed information on each of the recognized countries including maps, names of leaders, etc.

 
• CQ Congress and the Nation  Explanations of the acts of Congress from 1945 to the present.

 
• CQ Congress Collection  Legislation, biographies of members, votes, and documents.

 
• CQ Encyclopedia of American Government  A reference work on Congress, the Presidency, the Supreme Court, and the election process.

 
• CQ Historic Documents  Full text of thousands of U.S. documents since 1972, including presidential speeches, treaties, Supreme Court decisions and various government reports.

 
• CQ Political Handbook of the World  Comprehensive country profiles chronicling national history, government, political parties and other organizations.

 
• CQ Politics in America  Authoritative resource for information on the members of Congress.

 
• CQ Press Congress A to Z   Explore rich analysis of how the legislative process works and learn about landmark legislation.
   
• CQ Press Elections A to Z   Research vital aspects of campaigns and elections and learn more about the development of political parties.
   
• CQ Press Presidency A to Z   Explore the complex operations of the executive branch and learn more about the Presidents and their administrations.
   
• CQ Press Supreme Court A to Z   Explore comprehensive coverage of landmark cases and the justices who decided them.
   
• CQ Press Constitution A to Z   Explore how the U.S. Constitution remains a malleable document and learn about significant legal concepts.
   
• CQ Public Affairs Collection  Statistical and historical analysis, historic documents, primary source materials and directories of organizations. Covers over 20 subject areas including advocacy, education, energy, environment and transportation.

 
• CQ Researcher and CQ Global Researcher   In depth coverage of current issues in government and of global affairs.

 
• CQ Supreme Court Collection  Commentary and analysis on Supreme Court decisions, biographies of justices, and history.

 
• CQ Voting and Elections Collection  Presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial election and campaign information. Political parties and demographics are also covered.

 
• CQ Washington Information Directory  A guide to national organizations and government agencies.

 
• CQ Weekly  Weekly journal of legislative news and analysis.

 
• Credo Reference  Full text of over 300 reference books from over 50 publishers. Covers medicine, art, technology, history and more.

 
• Criminal Justice Abstracts
Abstracts of journal articles, books, reports, dissertations on a wide range of topics in criminal justice since 1968.
 
• Custom Newspapers  Full text of hundreds U.S. and international English language newspapers.

 

• Dance in Video  When complete Dance in Video will contain 250 dance productions of all types.

 
• Database of Classical Bibliography  L'Annee philologique online.  Index of books and articles on ancient Greece and Rome.

 
• Database of Latin Dictionaries   Classical and Medieval Latin dictionaries.

 
• Dictionary of Literary Biography and Contemporary Authors
Biographical and critical information about living and deceased authors from all over the world.
 
• Dictionary of National Biography Online  Biographies of over 50,000 people who influenced British history and life from the beginnings to the year 2001.

 
• Dictionary of Old English  A dictionary of English words in use from 450-1100 AD. This dictionary is linked to the Oxford English Dictionary. If you search the OED you also search the DOE simultaneously. So far only A-G is online.

 
• Dictionary of Old English / Old English Corpus  A dictionary plus the full texts of Old English Literature.

 
• Dictionary of Slang  Definitions plus links to information about the slang of various locations and groups.

 
• Digital Book Index  Thousands of digital books available from commercial, noncommercial, universities and various private sites. Over 89,000 are available at no charge.

 
• Digital Library of the Catholic Reformation  Full text of books of the 16th and 17th centuries by over 300 authors. Some church documents are included.

 
• Digital Scriptorium  Images of Medieval Manuscripts.

 
• Directory of Dissertations in Progress  List of history dissertations in progress.

 
• Directory of Open Access Journals  Free full-text access to quality controlled scholarly journals covering all topics in all languages.

 
• Directory of Public and Non-Public Schools & Administratiors for the State of New York  

   
• Dyabola  German Archaeological Institute database of classical archaeology books and articles from 1956 to the present. Check the IP box and click on Start.

 

• Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800  Full texts of all the books published in America from 1639 until 1800.
• Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819  Full texts of all the books published in America from 1801 until 1819.

 
• Early American Newspapers: 1690-1922 (Series 1 - 5)  Searchable full text of hundreds of newspapers.

 
• Early Canadiana Online
Full text of Canadian books and documents including Jesuit correspondence. Covers up to the early 20th Century.
 
• Early English Books Online, 1475-1700  Full texts of books and pamphlets printed in English in the British Isles and other countries. When complete it will contain over 125,000 titles. Presently it contains over 100,000.

 
• Ebrary  An entire full-text academic library containing over 30,000 books, 1,400 reports and 1,000 maps

 
• EBSCO Animals  Full text of articles from the Encyclopedia of Animals.

 
• EBSCOhost  Largest collection of full text and bibliographic databases covering every area of academic study.

• EconLit with Full Text    Index to world-wide economics literature with full text for over 400 publications including backfiles of journals.

 
• Education Research Complete  Largest collection of education journals. Provides indexing & abstracting to over 1500 journals, and full text to over 750. Includes full text of numerous books and conference papers.

• Educational Testing Service  Information about tests and text of research done by ETS.

• Education Week: archived from 1981 to present.
For access, See Reference Librarian for assistance!
 
• Eighteenth Century Collections Online  Full texts of 150,000 books published from 1700 to 1799.

 
• Electronic Library of Mathematics: Mathematics Journals  Full text of numerous online journals in mathematics.

 
• Electronic Text Center  Thousands of texts available online from the University of Virginia.

 
• Encyclopaedia Judaica  Over 21,000 articles on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion.
   
• Encyclopedia of Associations (National organizations of the U.S.)
.  Basic information about associations including staff, budget, publications, etc.
 
• Encyclopedia Britannica Online  Full text of the Encyclopedia as well as abridged versions, Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Collegiate Thesaurus.
   
• Encyclopedia of Entomology  Articles on insects including taxonomy, behavior, ecology, physiology, history, and managements. Includes over 1,100 illustrations and biographies of famous entomologists.

 
• Encyclopedia of Islam, 2nd Edition  Full text of the 11 volume Encyclopedia covering all aspects of Islam.

 
• Encyclopedia of Islam, Three  The third edition of the Encyclopedia - not yet completed.

 
• Encyclopedia of Life  Descriptions of every species known to science with a list of references to books and articles.

 
• Encyclopedia of Life Sciences  Thousands of articles on biological sciences.

 
• Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics  A comprehensive resource for researcher, teachers, and students with internal cross referencing and links to other publications.

 
• Encyclopedia of Philosophy  10 volume encyclopedia edited by Donald Borchert. Macmillian, 2006.

 
• Encyclopedia of Popular Music  Comprehensive coverage of popular music from 1900 to the present. Includes jazz, country, folk, rap, musicals, world music, etc.

 
• Encyclopedia of Social Work, 20th ed   
   
• English Short Title Catalog
A catalog providing extensive descriptions and holdings information for works printed in Great Britain and its dependencies in any language, as well as for works printed in English anywhere in the world. Coverage is from the beginnings of print to 1800.

• Entomology Abstracts
Abstracts from thousands primary journals dealing with the subject of insects. 
 
• Environment Complete  Index to environmental literature including full text of over 400 journals, numerous monographs and conference papers.
   
• ERIC  Index to both journal literature and unpublished documents since 1966 with links to full text when available.

 
• ERIC (Education Resources Information Center):  sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, provides access to its database of more than 1.1 million citations to journal and non-journal literature since 1966.
   
• Essay and General Literature Index  Index to essays and articles in anthologies.

 
• Ethnic News Watch  Full text of minority newspapers and magazines since 1990.

 
• Europa Sacra  Information on Medieval prelates and dioceses.

 
• Europa World Plus  The online version of the Europa World Yearbook and the nine-volume Regional Surveys.  Political and economic information about 250 countries.