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Library Access to Online Resources


Proquest
ProQuest:  Subject index and retrieval service for articles from over  2000 magazines, such as TIME, NEWSWEEK, NATIONAL  GEOGRAPHIC, FORTUNE, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, etc. Articles  are provided in full text. Also indexes 27 national newspapers (NY  TIMES, WALL ST JOURNAL), and the Journal of the American  Medical Assoc. The ABI Inform file indexes 1000 business journals.


Discovering Collection
DISCovering Collection:  DISCovering Authors, Biography, Multi- Cultural America, Science, U.S. History, World History, Exploring  Shakespeare, Poetry, and Short Stories. Overview essays, critical analysis, timelines, captions, illustrations, biographies in these subject areas. User friendly. From Gale Publishers.  


Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Opposing Viewpoints is an online library of pro/con essays on the major topics in the news today. This database also includes journal & magazine articles, statistics, and primary documents. All materials are in full text. Topics covered include Abortion, Affirmative Action, Medical Ethics, Human Rights, Capital Punishment, etc.   

EBSCO databases
Provides full text of online journal subscriptions, tables of contents, and abstracts of many more.

LexisNexis

Coverage includes 50 national newspapers (back to 1980); periodicals; broadcast transcripts; foreign language newspapers (French, Spanish, Italian); statistics research; wire services; and legal research (court cases and law review articles).



Hoovers
Hoover's Online: The Business Network was built to serve the needs of people behind desks.At the core of Hoover's Online is the proprietary company and industry information.Hoover's has extended its expertise to provide a business-oriented perspective on other topics important to our users: money management, career development, news, and business travel


InfoTrac
The InfoTrac group of academic databases is cross curricular, information-rich, and geared for high school research.
The InfoTrac databases encompass the following:
1. Health Reference Center Academic: (includes Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine and articles in leading health journals)
2. Business and Company Resource Center (company profiles, rankings, and investment reports)
3. Twayne Authors Series (literary criticism for 200 major literary works)
4. Informe (en espanol)
5. Custom Newspapers
6. New York State Newspapers
7. National Newspaper Index (NY Times, Wall St. Journal, Christian Science Monitor, LA Times, Washington Post)


Silverplatter
Current Biography
Full text profiles and obituaries of international figures.
ERIC
Index to professional education journals, dissertations, books, technical reports.
GPO Catalog
Bibliographic citations to US federal government publications.
Medline
National Library of Medicine's bibliographic database of international biomedical literature.
MLA International
Bibliography
Modern Language Association index to international scholarly materials on modern language, literature, etc.
Peterson's College
Profiles of accredited colleges and universities in the US and Canada.
PsycInfo 1984+
Index  to psychology journals, dissertations, books, technical reports, etc.
PsycInfo 1967-1984
Index  to psychology journals, dissertations, books, technical reports, etc.
Peterson's Gradline
Profiles of graduate and professional programs throughout North America.
Readers Guide Abstracts
Abstracting and indexing for periodicals, some with full text.

World Book Encyclopedia
World Book Online was designed to help students and teachers find answers quickly. Answers that are accurate, up-to-date, and reliable. Answers that are trusted and referenced by teachers and librarians around the world. Updated regularly by World Book editors, World Book Online features thousands of articles, maps, pictures, sounds, and video that are delivered to you over the web. World Book's reference resources are supported by Behind the Headlines articles, Calendar-based features, and the Learning Zone of extra teacher- and student-related resources.



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Last modification date: 12/18/03