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A
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link
to full text articles online)
- ABI/Inform
This resource is
currently unavailable.
References to articles (some full text) from
over 1,800 U.S. and international professional publications, academic journals,
and trade magazines on business and management topics, 1971 to current.
- Abstracts
in Social Gerontology
References to articles covering
essential areas related to social gerontology, including the psychology of
aging, elder abuse, society and the elderly, and other areas of key relevance
to the discipline, 1992 to current.
- Academic
Search Premier
References to articles from approximately 8,000
scholarly journals (about half of them full text) covering a wide range of
academic areas, 1975 to current (coverage varies). Included is a searchable
collection of images.
- ACM
Digital Library
Comprehensive indexing of ACM (Association
for Computing Machinery) publications. Full text access is limited to ACM
journals and magazines, including an archive from the 1950's forward (where
available).
- AgeLine
References to journal articles,
books, book chapters, reports, and government documents related to aging and
middle age, from an interdisciplinary perspective of psychology, economics,
sociology, gerontology, public policy, business, health and health care services,
and consumer issues, 1978 to current.
- AGRICOLA
References to the agricultural literature and allied disciplines,
including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry,
aquaculture and fisheries, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental
sciences. Publications in all formats are covered, including printed works
from the 15th century (National Agriculture Library).
- AHSearch
(Arts & Humanities Search)
Corresponds to the Arts & Humanities Citation
Index, covering all the arts--visual, musical, performance, and literature--and
philosophy, history, religion, and all other aspects of the humanities. Use
this database to identify journal articles that cite specific publications,
1980 to current. Library use only--ask for assistance
at Library Reference desk.
- Alternative
Press Index (AltPressIndex)
References to articles from nearly 300 alternative,
radical, and leftist periodicals and newspapers in the humanities and social
sciences, 1991 to current. Library use only--ask for
assistance at Library Reference desk.
- America:
History and Life
References to articles from over 1,700 journals
on the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present,
1964 to current. World history is covered in Historical Abstracts,
which can be accessed from this link.
- America's
Newspapers
Full-text articles from the electronic editions of record for more
than 600 U.S. newspapers.
Includes an option to search Illinois
papers. See also LexisNexis
Academic.
- American
National Biography
The premier biographical resource for notable
people in American history (only deceased figures are included).
- Annual
Reviews
Annual Reviews volumes are published each
year for 29 focused disciplines within the Biological, Medical, Physical,
and Social Sciences. The articles provide a synthesis of the primary research
and are among the most highly cited in scientific literature. Coverage
varies.
- Anthropological
Index Online
References to articles covering all branches
of anthropology and archaeology.
- Applied
Science and Technology Abstracts
References to articles from key English language
periodicals on all fields of engineering, aeronautics, chemistry, computer
technology and applications, earth sciences, energy and environment, mathematics,
metallurgy, and physics. Also covered are industries such as construction,
materials, robotics, telecommunications, and transportation, 1983 to current.
- Art
Abstracts
References to articles from leading international
art publications including English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum
bulletins, as well as periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Japanese,
Spanish, Dutch, and Swedish. Also indexed are reproductions of works of art
that appear in indexed periodicals, 1984 to current.
- The
ARTFL Project / Trésor de la Langue Française
The Project for American and French Research
on the Treasury of the French Language (ARTFL) includes nearly 2000 texts,
ranging from classic works of French literature to various kinds of non-fiction
prose and technical writing.
- ArticleFirst
References to articles from over 12,000 popular
and academic periodicals, 1990 to current. Also use this database to
browse the table of contents for a given periodical issue.
- Associations
Unlimited
Online access to the Encyclopedia of Associations
series, including information on international associations and U.S. national,
regional, state, and local membership organizations, including U.S. 501(c)
nonprofit organizations.
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B (Entries
marked with link
to full text articles online)
- Biography
and Genealogy Master Index
Comprehensive index to biographical sketches found
in current and retrospective biographical dictionaries covering both contemporary
and historical figures worldwide.
- Biography
Index (BiographyInd)
Index to biographical information found in English-language
periodicals and books. Includes autobiographies, bibliographies, biographies,
critical studies, fiction and drama, pictorial works, poetry, juvenile literature,
obituaries, journals, collections of letters, book reviews, and interviews,
1984 to current.
- Biological
Abstracts
Indexing and abstracting of the international
life sciences journal literature from over 3,700 publications, 1969 to current.
NOTE: click on "Biological Abstracts"
under the Searchable Database Products menu for access to the full range of
search features.
- Biological
and Agricultural Index (BioAgIndex)
References to articles from 291 of the key international
English-language periodicals in the biological and agricultural sciences,
1983 to current.
- BIOSIS see Biological
Abstracts
- Blackwell
Synergy
Online journals from Blackwell Publishing in the area of science, technology,
and medicine. Coverage varies depending on title.
- Book
Review Digest (BookReview)
Cites and excerpts reviews (some full text) of
current English-language fiction and nonfiction books for adults and children,
1983 to current.
- Books
In Print--R.R. Bowker
Citations to U.S. book publishing output, both
in-print and out-of-print. Contains all books in print and about to be published,
as far as six months in advance. Also includes titles declared out of print
from July 1979 to the present.
- Business
Source Elite
References to articles from nearly 3,000 business
publications including magazines, scholarly journals, and trade publications,
with 1,130 available full text; coverage varies. Included are profiles
on leading world companies (provided by Datamonitor).
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C (Entries marked with link
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- Cabell's
Online Business Directory
A guide to help business and economics faculty,
graduate students and researchers get their manuscripts published.
- CCH
Internet Tax Research Network
Tax news, analysis, cases and other primary source
material.
- Chemical
Abstracts via STNEasy
Indexing and abstracting from over 8,000 journals,
patents, conference proceedings, technical reports, and books on all areas
of chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical engineering, 1907 to current.
A login and password is not required, simply click on
"Start your Session". Available from 5:00p.m. - 5:00a.m. Monday
- Thursday, and from 5p.m. Friday to 5:00a.m. the following Monday.
- Chicago Tribune
- Chicago
Tribune (1985 - current)
Full text.
- Chicago
Tribune (1849 - 1985)
Historical collection offers full page and article images with searchable
full text.
- Chicago
Sun-Times
Full text 1/1/1986 - current.
- The
Chronicle of Higher Education
The online version, published daily,
providing news, information, and editorials on all facets of higher education,
with reference lists of relevant research, books, seminars, workshops, fellowships,
grants, and job listings, 1995 to current.
- Conference Board
The library no longer subscribes to this online
resource.
-
Contemporary Authors
In-depth biographical and bibliographical
information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.
- College
Source Online
Cover-to-cover, online college catalogs from
2-year, 4-year, graduate, professional, and international schools; includes
a profile of every accredited college in the U.S. (requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader ).
- Credo
Reference
Online access to a selection from
240 reference books (dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri, and books of quotations,
as well as many subject-specific titles) from the world's leading publishers.
- CQ
Researcher
A source of comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news. Each
single-themed report includes an overview, background and chronology on the
topic, an assessment of the current situation, pro/con statements from representatives
of opposing positions, and bibliographies of key sources. 1923 to present.
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D (Entries marked with link
to full text articles online)
- D&B Key Business Ratios
The library no longer subscribes to this online resource.
- Disclosure Reports via LexisNexis
Academic
Business and financial information extracted from
annual and periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) for over 10,000 publicly-owned companies. To access Disclosure,
click on "Business" and then "Company Financial". From the "Source" dropdown
menu, select "Disclosure Reports".
- Dissertation
Abstracts (Dissertations)
Index to dissertations at accredited U.S. institutions
since 1861; abstracts from 1980 to current. Library
use only--ask for assistance at Library Reference desk.
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E (Entries marked with link
to full text articles online)
- EBSCO
-- Database Provider
Access a number
of databases (some full text) covering a wide range of subjects.
- ECO see Electronic
Collections Online
- Economic
Literature Index (EconLit)
References to journal articles, books, working
papers, and dissertations from over 600 sources; 1969 to current.
Library use only--ask for assistance at Library Reference
desk.
- Education
Abstracts
References to articles (some full text) from
478 core English-language periodicals, monographs, and yearbooks covering all
aspects of education.
- Electronic
Collections Online (ECO)
A collection of scholarly journals, some titles
available fulltext. Dates of coverage vary (requires
Adobe Acrobat Reader
).
- Encyclopædia
Britannica Online
Includes the complete encyclopedia, the Merriam-Webster's
Collegiate Dictionary, the Britannica
Book of the Year, and thousands of links
to World Wide Web sites selected by Britannica editors.
- Encyclopedia
of Animals (EBSCO Animals)
In-depth information on a variety
of topics relating to animals.
- ERIC
Presently the largest education database in the
world, the ERIC database references journal articles, research documents,
technical reports, program descriptions and evaluations, and curricular materials
in the field of education,1966 to current.
- ERIC via
FirstSearch
Some full text provided.
- ERIC via
EBSCO
Search ERIC concurrently with a specialized
collection of full text journals and other publications designed for professional
educators.
- ERIC
via Ovid
Ovid provides advanced searching features
including relevancy ranking and "mapping" to ERIC descriptor terms.
- Essay
and General Literature Index (EssayGenLit)
References to essays and articles contained primarily
in books published in the U.S., Great Britain, and Canada, with a focus on the
humanities and social sciences, 1985 to current. Library
use only--ask for assistance at Library Reference desk.
- Ethnic
Newswatch
Full text to ethnic, minority, and native presses
in English and Spanish, 1990 to current (coverage varies).
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F (Entries marked with link
to full text articles online)
- Film
Literature Index
References to articles from popular
and scholarly publications on film and television. This free, online version
of the print Film Literature Index includes indexing and deeper historical
coverage (1976 - 2001) for selected titles than the Film & Television
Literature Index (see below).
- Film
& Television Literature Index
References to articles from popular and scholarly publications, including
books, on film and television. Coverage varies by title, continues Film
Literature Index (see above).
- FirstSearch--Database
Provider
Access the OCLC FirstSearch service and a number
of databases (some full text) covering a wide range of subjects.
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G (Entries marked with link
to full text articles online)
- General
Science Full Text
References to articles from popular and professional
English-language science periodicals, including selected full text, as well
as the Science section of the New York Times, 1993 to current.
- GenderWatch
A full text database of unique and
diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of
subject areas. With its archival material, dating back to 1970 in some cases,
GenderWatch is a repository of an important historical perspective on the
evolution of the women's movement and the changes in gender roles. Publications
include scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications,
books, booklets and NGO, government and special reports.
- GeoRef
The most comprehensive access to the geoscience
literature of the world providing references to journal articles, books, maps,
conference papers, reports and theses; 1785 to current for North America,
1933 to current for International.
- GPO
Monthly Catalog (GPO)
Online version of the Monthly Catalog of United
States Government Publications which indexes all types of U.S. government
documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records;
judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments, July 1976
to current.
- Grove
Art
Includes the entire text of The Dictionary
of Art (1996, 34 vols.) with constant additions of new material and updates
to the text, plus extensive image links.
- Grove
Music
A comprehensive, encyclopedic resource covering
all aspects of music including the full text of The New Grove Dictionary
of Music and Musicians (second edition) and The New Grove Dictionary
of Opera.
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H (Entries marked with link
to full text articles online)
- HAPI:
The Hispanic American Periodicals Index
Authoritative index to worldwide information
about Central and South America, Mexico, Brazil, the Caribbean basin, the
United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics/Latinos in the United States.
- HarpWeek:
The Civil War and Reconstruction I & II (1857-1877)
Detailed indexing with full text and image (illustrations,
advertisements, etc.) of Harper's Weekly magazine from 1857-1877.
- Health
Source
Search from among a suite of databases covering
both academic and consumer health publications, and patient-oriented reference
sources on medications and medical conditions.
- Historical
Abstracts
References to articles from over 1,700 journals
on the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United
States and Canada), 1954 to current. The history of the United States
and Canada is covered in America: History and Life , which can be accessed
from this link.
- HLAS
Online: Handbook of Latin American Studies
References to journal articles, books and book
chapters, and conference proceedings published worldwide on Latin America,
1936 to current. Volumes alternate annually between the humanities and social
sciences.
- Hoovers Online
The library no longer subscribes to this online
resource. Use
NetAdvantage.
- Humanities
Abstracts
References to articles from leading English-language
periodicals on literature and language, history, philosophy, archaeology,
classical studies, folklore, gender studies, performing arts, history, religion
and theology, 1984 to current.
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I (Entries marked with link
to full text articles online)
J (Entries marked with link
to full text articles online)
K (Entries
marked with link
to full text articles online)
- Kraus
Curriculum Development Library
A searchable database of curricula, frameworks,
and standards covering educational objectives, content, instructional strategies,
and evaluative techniques for all subjects covered in PreK-12 and Adult Basic
Education. Microfiche documents available on the 3rd floor, Library.
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L (Entries marked with link
to full text articles online)
- LexisNexis
Academic
Provides access to a wide range of news, business,
legal, and reference information.
See also America's
Newspapers.
- LexisNexis
Congressional
Includes information by and about Congress including:
indexing of hearings from 1789 forward; full text of bills from 1989 forward,
laws and legislative tracking, and more. See LexisNexis
Academic for case law and state codes.
- LexisNexis
Statistical
Statistical data from federal agencies,
U.S. Congress, state governments, United Nations, and international organizations.
- Library,
Information Science & Technology Abstracts
References to articles, books, research reports
and proceedings on all fields of librarianship. Coverage varies by title,
and extends back as far as the mid-1960s.
- Linguistics
and Language Behavior Abstracts
References to articles from over 1,200 journals
(1973 to current) and links to web resources on all aspects of the study of
language.
- Literary
Index
Comprehensive indexing of many standard literary
criticism print sources which
contain biographies on authors and critical essays on their writings.
Most of the referenced sources are
available in the Reference Collection, 1st floor.
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M (Entries marked with link
to full text articles online)
- MAS
Ultra
References to articles from magazines and current events publications (some
full text), 1984 to current (coverage varies by title).
- MathSciNet
Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical
Publications, 1940 to current.
- MEDLINE
References to articles from thousands of periodicals
published internationally in all areas of medicine, 1965 to current.
- MEDLINE
via FirstSearch
- MEDLINE
via PubMed
A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
that includes citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for
biomedical articles back to the 1950s.
- Mental
Measurements Yearbook
Full text information about and
reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills,
personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas as included
in the printed "Mental Measurements Yearbooks," 9th to 17th Yearbooks
(July 2007).
- Military
and Government Collection
References to journal and magazine articles (some
full text) and government-issued pamphlets (full text) pertaining to all branches
of the military. Coverage varies.
- MLA
International Bibliography
References to articles, books, essay
collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies
published worldwide in literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore, 1926
to current. Included is the MLA Directory of Periodicals, providing detailed
information on the periodicals covered in the Bibliography.
- Music
Index Online
References to articles from more
than 690 international music journals and magazines covering every aspect
of classical and popular world music, plus book reviews, record reviews, first
performances, and obituaries, 1979 to current.
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N (Entries marked with link
to full text articles online)
- National
Criminal Justice Reference Service
The NCJRS
Abstracts Database contains summaries of the more than 195,000 criminal
justice, juvenile justice, and substance abuse resources housed in the NCJRS
Library collection.
The NCJRS
Web Site contains over 3,500 full-text publications from the NCJRS
Web site and the Web sites of the agencies of the U.S. Department of Justice,
Office of Justice Programs, Office on Violence Against Women, the White House
Office of National Drug Control Policy, and others.
- NetAdvantage
S&P (Standard and Poor's) business information
sources on companies, industries, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, and credit
markets.
- New
York Times
Full text 1/1/2000 - current. Note: see also LexisNexis
Academic for 6/1/1980 - current.
O (Entries marked with link
to full text articles online)
- Ovid
-- Database Provider
- Oxford
English Dictionary (OED Online)
The OED is the unsurpassed
guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of English-language words,
both present and past. In addition to offering access to the material contained
in the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary and 3-volume Additions
Series, the online edition is updated quarterly with the results of the
OED revision project. To learn more about researching the evolution
of language, and how the OED is made, see the Oxford
Dictionary Corpus.
- Oxford
Reference Online
Online access to over 170 cross-searchable
dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works from Oxford University
Press, one of the world's most trusted reference publishers.
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P (Entries marked with link
to full text articles online)
- PAIS
International
References to documents published worldwide (including
journal articles, books, statistics, yearbooks, directories, conference proceedings,
pamphlets, reports, and government documents) covering the full range of political,
social, and public policy issues, 1976 to current.
- PapersFirst
Index to papers presented at conferences worldwide,
1993 to current.
- Periodical
Abstracts (PerAbs)
References to articles (some full text) from
over 2,000 popular and academic periodicals, 1987 to current.
- Philosopher's
Index
References to journal articles and books published
worldwide covering all fields of philosophy, 1940 to current.
- POPLINE
POPLINE (POPulation information onLINE), the
world's largest database on reproductive health, provides citations with abstracts
(including links to free, fulltext documents) to scientific articles, reports,
books, and unpublished reports in the field of population, family planning,
and related health issues.
- Population
Index
References to books, journal articles, working
papers, and other material on population topics, 1986 to 2000.
- Primary
Search
References to articles (some full
text) from popular, elementary school magazines, 1984 to current. This database
also provides the American Heritage Children's Dictionary, 3rd Edition,
and an image collection of 116,000 photos, maps and flags.
- Proceedings
Index to conference publications, 1993 to current.
- Professional
Development Collection
References to articles (some full text) from a highly specialized
collection of journals for professional educators, 1965 to current.
- Project
Muse
Access to the full text of over 300 scholarly
journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences.
- PubMed
A service of the U.S. National
Library of Medicine that includes citations from MEDLINE and other life science
journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s.
- PsycINFO
Covers the worldwide professional and academic
literature in psychology and related disciplines, including references and
abstracts to over 2,150 journals. Also includes references to dissertations,
book chapters, and books, 1806 to current.
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R (Entries marked with link
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- Race
Relations Abstracts
References to articles on race relations,
including ethnic studies, discrimination, immigration studies.
- Regional
Business News
Regional Business
News incorporates 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering
all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
- RILM
(Répertoire International
de Littérature Musicale) Abstracts
of Music Literature
References to articles, books, catalogues,
critical commentary, reviews, and more on music and musicology, 1967 to current.
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S (Entries marked with link
to full text articles online)
- SASKIA
Art Images Collection
(CARLI Digital Collections)
30,000 digital images of paintings,
sculpture and architecture, including images from many important collections:
the Prado, the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Uffizi, and the Louvre as well
as archaeological sites in Greece, Italy, Turkey and Egypt. The images are
displayed in both high resolution and thumbnail format.
- Social
Science Abstracts
References to articles and book reviews in key
international English language periodicals in the social sciences, 1983 to
current. Among the disciplines included are: anthropology, area studies, community
health and medical care, economics, geography, gerontology, international
relations, law and criminology, planning and public administration, police
science and corrections, policy sciences, political science, psychiatry and
psychology, social work and public welfare, sociology, urban studies, and
related subjects, 1984 to current.
- Social
Services Abstracts
References to articles, book reviews, and dissertations
covering social work, human services, and related areas, including social
welfare, social policy, and community development, 1980 to current.
- Sociological
Abstracts
References to articles, books and book chapters,
conference papers, book reviews, and dissertations; provides comprehensive
coverage of the international literature in sociology, social work, and related
disciplines. Indexing begins 1963 to current; abstracting begins 1974 to current.
- SPORTDiscus
References to articles and books in the following
areas of sport: recreation; exercise physiology; sports medicine; coaching;
physical fitness; the psychology, history and sociology of sport; training;
and conditioning, 1949 to current.
- STAT-USA
Comprehensive current and historical
data related to the economy, business, and international trade and market
research (a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce).
- Synergy
see Blackwell
Synergy
Online journals from Blackwell Publishing in the
area of science, technology, and medicine. Coverage varies depending on title.
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U (Entries marked with link
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W (Entries marked with link
to full text articles online)
- Wall
Street Journal
The financial newspaper of record
offering in-depth coverage of national and international finance, 1984 to
current.
- WilsonSelectPlus
Full text articles from over 1400 sources in
science, humanities, education, and business, 1994 to current.
- World
Almanac
Full text of Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia,
The World Almanac and Book of Facts, The World Almanac of the U.S.A.,
The World Almanac of U.S. Politics, The World Almanac for Kids,
1998 to current.
- World
Shakespeare Bibliography Online
References to all important books, articles,
book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, reviews of productions,
audiovisual materials, electronic media, and other scholarly and popular materials
related to Shakespeare and published or produced between 1969 and mid-2002.
- WorldCat
OCLC Online Union Catalog of books and other
materials in libraries worldwide.
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