Access Science
Online version of the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, a great beginning point when researching scientific and technological subjects.
African American Studies Center
Provides an authoritative and comprehensive source on the African American experience. The site is comprised of five major encyclopedias and content from eighteen additional reference sources from Oxford University Press. Additional content is added continuously.
American National Biography
Offers portraits of more than 17,400 men and women from all eras and walks of life, whose lives have shaped the nation.
ArtStor
Digital library of more than 500,000 art images from a wide range of cultures and time periods.
Columbia International Affairs (CIAO)
Publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.
Country Watch
Provides geopolitical intelligence on the 192 nations of the world.
CQ Researcher
An excellent resource for current topics of social and political interest, this resource is valuable for its pro/con feature on controversial topics.
Dictionary of National Biography
Explore the lives of over 55,000 people worldwide who have shaped the British past over the last 2,400 years.
EBSCOHost
A total of 14 databases, featuring periodical articles from more than 2000 publications. Academic Search Elite contains articles from more than 400 journals. Additional databases, like Scientific American Archive Online, target specific content matter.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Online database of the standard general reference encyclopedia, including the Merriam Webster Dictionary. Annals of American History and Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol are also provided.
Encyclopedia of the Life Sciences
Covering many aspects of the biological sciences. Updated content added monthly.
Facts-on-file
Provides general overviews on history, science, as well as women’s and multicultural studies.
GaleNet
Provides access to various Gale databases, including Discovering Collection, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center, Literature Resource Center, History Resource Center (U.S. and Modern World), and Science Resource Center.
Granger's World of Poetry
Full-text poems, poem citations, biographies of poets, scholarly commentary, and an extensive glossary of terms and definitions, plus Poetry Partners links to outstanding Web sites such as the Poetry Project, Granger's is the poetry resource best suited to all types of libraries. |
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Grove Dictionary of Art
Online encyclopedia of art through the ages, complementing the 34 volume print volume, also available in the library.
Grove Music Online
An integrated music resource on the web, including the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2e, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.
Islamic Studies Online
Includes articles written by renowed scholars, for the forthcoming Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World (2008), The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, The Islamic World: Past and Present, The Oxford History of Islam, The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, two translations of the Qur'an, and primary source documents.
JStor
Comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature in the arts and sciences.
Lexis Nexis Scholastic
Includes major U.S. and international newspapers; leading magazines, wire services and broadcast news transcripts; statistics and historical information; non-English language publications; and Federal and state case law, codes and legislation, both enacted and pending.
LitFinder
Offers Poem Finder, Essay Finder and Short Story Finder, providing full-text poetry, essays and short stories, as well as biographical information, criticism and interpretation of the works.
Marshall Cavendish
A new resource offered for Middle School students to access research information across many subject areas, including history, geography, health, and science.
Oxford English Dictionary Online
Revised edition of the 23 volume OED, a unique source of scholarly information on the meaning, history and pronunciation of words both past and present.
Oxford Reference Online (Premium Collection)
Online library offers information across the full subject spectrum - from general reference, language and quotations to science and medicine, from humanities and social sciences to business and professional, bilingual dictionaries.
Proquest
Full-text and abstracts for periodical and newspaper articles, especially useful for The New York Times. Proquest Historical Newspapers includes the complete archive of The New York Times back to 1851.
SIRS Knowledge Source
Full-text from five databases: SIRS Researcher for periodical articles; SIRS Government Reporter for full-text government reports and documents; SIRS Renaissance for humanities articles; SIRS Interactive Citizenship for civics information; and SIRS NetSelect for evaluated Internet web resources.
World Book Online
The entire 22 volume set with 3,700 additional entries not available in print. |
