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ABI/Inform - family of full-text databases covering worldwide business and management information

 

 

Academic Search Premier -  multi-disciplinary database of indexing and full-text for over 4,500 periodicals including 3,600 peer reviewed

 

 

AccessScience - McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology plus other science resources

 

 

America's Historical Newspapers - fully text-searchable facsimile images of hundreds of historic newspapers from 1690-1876

 

 

ARTstor - searchable database of over 500,000 digital images with associated catalog data. ARTstor covers most time periods and cultures in the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design, and other forms of visual culture.

 

 

Associated Press Photo Archive - searchable database of AP photographs from the mid-1800s to the present.

 

 

Business/Company Resource Center - comprehensive business and industry information

Business Source Premier - full-text for more that 8,800 periodicals including more that 1,100 peer reviewed publications     covering all areas of business

Chadwyck-Healey Literature Collections - comprehensive collection of literature databases, including the MLA International Bibliography,  that provides access to research materials and full-text of poetry, prose, and drama.

ChoiceOnline - Internet version of the print magazine CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries

CINAHL/PreCINAHL - indexing for over 2,700 journals in nursing and allied health

Educator's Reference Complete - full-text periodicals for teachers, school administrators, and other professional educators

E-Journal Portal - use this link to determine which periodical titles are available full-text in one of the online databases or the Library's print periodical collection.

Encyclopedia Britannica - access to the online version of the encyclopedia as well as links to periodical articles, Merriam Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus, and a wealth of recommended internet sites.

ERIC - citations and abstracts from almost 1,000 education and related journals with full-text provided through transparent links to the  Professional Development Collection

Expanded Academic ASAP - indexing, abstracts and/or full-text for over 3,000 periodicals covering all academic concentrations

General (Infotrac) OneFile - general interest and business periodicals

General Reference Center Gold - multi-source general interest reference tool

Health & Wellness Resource Center - database of health and medical literature

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition - nearly 550 full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines

Historical Hartford Courant - full-text, full-image access to the Hartford Courant from 1764-1922

History Reference Center - articles from magazines, journals, reference sources, documents, speeches, maps, and photographs, with coverage in all areas of history

Hoover's Company Records - profiles of companies, executives, and industries

iCONN - simultaneous searching of ALL the iCONN databases, reQuest Online, and various library online catalogs

¡Informe! (Revistas en Español) - full-text Spanish-language and bilingual periodicals

LegalTrac - articles from legal, business, and general interest publications

LexisNexis Academic  - full-text of periodicals, newspapers, and legal, medical, and business resources

Literature Online  - extensive collection of literature resources including periodicals, reference works, and full-text works of literature

Masterfile Premier -multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,700 general reference publications, including reference books, periodicals, primary documents, and image files, with full text information dating as far back as 1975 (warning: does contain some periodical titles not suitable for academic research)

Medline - abstracts of over 4,600 current biomedical journals with full-text provided through transparent links to Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

Newspaper Source - selected full-text for nearly 30 national and international newspapers along with transcripts from television and radio shows, and selected full-text from over 200 regional newspapers

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - full-text resources on contemporary social issues

Professional Development Collection - collection of over 500 education publications including over 350 peer-reviewed and over 200 educational reports

ProQuest Newspapers (iCONN Newsstand) - full-text coverage of the Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Hartford Courant, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post

PsycARTICLES - full-text for 43 psychology journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations

PsycINFO - citations and abstracts from psychology journals, books, and dissertations many of which are available full-text in Psychology and Behavioral Science Collection

Psychology and Behavioral Science Collection - over 550 full-text publications including over 500 peer-reviewed journals (use this in conjunction with PsycINFO)

Science Full Text Select - full-text science periodicals and other resources

Science Reference Center - articles from magazines, journals, reference books, with coverage from most fields of science including biology, physics, chemistry and environmental science

 

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