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Academic OneFile
Academic OneFile
provides access to
peer-reviewed, full-text
articles from journals
and reference sources.
It also offers full text
of the New York Times
from 1995 to the
present and includes
transcripts and audio
files from National
Public Radio (NPR). |
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Academic Search
Complete
(ASC)
A scholarly,
multi-disciplinary
database that offers
more than 6,100
full-text periodicals.
In addition to full-text
articles, Academic
Search Complete
provides indexing and
abstracts for many more
resources,
including indexing for
more than 10,100
journals, scholarly
books, reports,
conference proceedings,
etc. It includes some
searchable PDF content
going back as far as
1887. |
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CountryWatch
Detailed reports for
countries of the world.
This database includes
political, economic,
investment, social, and
environmental overviews,
along with statistics,
maps, and links to
current news. |
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Encyclopedia of
Aesthetics
This encyclopedia
surveys critical thought
on art, culture, and
society. It includes
historical coverage and
critical discussions by
internationally
recognized art
historians,
philosophers, and
theorists. (A part of
Oxford Art Online). |
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Gale Virtual Reference
Library
A database of reference
sources for
multidisciplinary
research. Includes
resources in the
following areas:
business, economics,
popular culture,
multicultural studies,
medicine, alternative
medicine, biology,
endangered species, and
earth science. |
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General Reference Center
Gold
1980 - present
General
interest/business
database with an
emphasis on popular
magazines, newspaper
articles, plus selected
periodicals and
reference works. |
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Military and
Intelligence Database
Large collection of
material selected to
meet Military and
Intelligence content
needs. Includes basic
reference material like
the Columbia Electronic
Encyclopedia and the
World Almanac and Book
of Facts as well as over
7 million articles (80%
full-text). |
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Oxford Reference Online
Collects over one
hundred language and
subject dictionaries and
reference works into a
single cross-searchable
database. Includes
general reference,
science, humanities,
business, and
professional sources. |
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Points of View Reference
Center
A full-text database of
essays that present
multiple sides of a
current issue. For each
topic there is an
overview along with
positive arguments
(point) and opposing
arguments
(counterpoint). Source
materials include
essays, political
magazines, newspapers,
news transcripts,
primary source
documents, and reference
books. This database
also offers guides to
developing arguments and
writing position papers. |
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Statesman's Yearbook
Online
A reference tool that
provides textual,
statistical, and
graphical information
about world politics,
economics, culture, and
society. |
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Vault Online Career
Library
An extensive resource
that provides
information for
researching careers and
obtaining jobs. Vault
Online Career Library
offers information about
occupations, industries,
and companies, as well
as advice for
job-seekers. Included
are career-related
articles, downloadable
career guides, and
career path videos.
Job-seekers may use
Vault's "WaterCooler"
message boards to
network with working
professionals. |
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What Do I Read Next?
Readers, teachers, and
those doing literary
research may use this
database to search for
recommended titles, plot
summaries, and literary
awards. Search options
include: genre, subject,
characters, time period,
location, target age,
author, title, series,
awards, and bestsellers.
A monthly highlights
page offers information
about recent award
winners, upcoming
titles, and titles
related to that month's
selected topic |
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LearningExpress Library
This resource contains
practice tests and
interactive tutorials
for various academic and
professional
standardized tests. The
tutorials and practice
tests offer immediate
scoring, answer
explanations, and
individual analysis of
test results.
Included are:
- courses and
practice tests in
math, reading, and
writing for adults,
as well as
elementary and high
school students,
- practice tests
for: GED, ACT, SAT,
advanced placement,
GRE, GMAT, LSAT,
MCAT, TOEFL, and
U.S. citizenship,
- practice
certification tests
for: civil service,
teacher praxis, real
estate, and EMS,
- e-books for
skill building and
career
development.
To use
LearningExpress
Library tools, you
must first set up
your own individual
account. On their
welcome page, click
the "New User"
button. Enter a
username and
password that are
easy for you to
remember, because if
you forget your
password there will
be no way to
retrieve your
password.
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