New Databases for 2009-2010
Britannica |
| Britannica Access to the online version of Britannica Encyclopaedia, the academic edition. Includes Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus. |
EBSCO |
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Database focuses on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers full text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts. Features indexing and abstracts going back as far as 1984, and full text going back as far as 1990. (from EBSCO ) |
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Comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content, designed to support the information needs of patients, and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. Provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, books, reports, and pamphlets. (from EBSCO) |
Health Source: Consumer Edition Rich collection of consumer health information, providing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine, and general health. Provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines, as well as to health reference books and encyclopedias. (from EBSCO) |
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This resource provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong. Includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide. (from EBSCO) |
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Comprehensive database, designed specifically for high school libraries, contains full text for more than 500 popular, high school magazines. Includes biographies and primary documents. (from EBSCO) |
Points of View Reference Center "Points of View Reference Center™ is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides 250 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument),counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide." (from EBSCO) |
Professional Development Collection Designed for professional educators, provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles as well as more than 200 educational reports. Includes full text for Chronicle of Higher Education, Educational Leadership, Journal of Education, Journal of Higher Education, Journal of Learning Disabilities, and Theory Into Practice. (from EBSCO) |
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Designed for the general reader and high school students, a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of science-oriented content. Contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. (from EBSCO) |
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OCLC |
| Provides collection descriptions of historical documents, personal papers, and family histories held in archives around the world. Includes descriptions from thousands of libraries, museums, and archives. Researchers searching ArchiveGrid can learn about the many items in each of these collections, contact archives to arrange a visit to examine materials, and order copies. (From OCLC FirstSearch) |
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OCLC index of articles from the contents pages of journals. Indexes some 16,000 journals from all disciplines. (From OCLC FirstSearch) |
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OCLC's Catalog of Art Museum Images Online is a growing online collection documenting works of art from around the world, representing the collections of prominent museums. CAMIO highlights the creative output of cultures around the world, from prehistoric to contemporary times, and covers the complete range of expressive forms. (From OCLC FirstSearch) |
ECO Electronic Collections Online A&I Indexing for over 5,000 scholarly journal titles in all disciplines. Provides abstracts and links to full text articles. (From OCLC FirstSearch) |
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Union catalog of digital resources. Includes digitized books and articles, born-digital texts, audio files, images, movies, and datasets. (From OCLC FirstSearch) |
OCLC WorldCat Dissertations and Theses Catalog records for all dissertations, theses, and published material based on theses cataloged by OCLC members, including all subjects. (From OCLC FirstSearch) |
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OCLC index of papers presented at conferences worldwide. Covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre. (From OCLC FirstSearch) |
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OCLC index of worldwide conference proceedings. Covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre. Contains in each record a list of the papers presented at each conference. (From OCLC FirstSearch) |
ProQuest |
Historical Newspapers--Minneapolis Tribune "The Minneapolis Tribune (1867-1922) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue." |
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