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BioOne BioOne is an aggregation of full text articles from research journals focusing on the biological, ecological and environmental sciences.
Book Review Index Electronic indexes of book reviews from 1965 to the present
Britannica Online Search Encyclopaedia Britannica online
Business Insights: Global Database of U.S. and international businesses and industries, case studies, country profiles, and global economic statistical data
Choice Review Online Reviews for faculty
Cinahl with Full Text Full text of more than 600 journals indexed in CINAHL, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature.
Cochrane Library Systematic reviews and analysis to assist in evidence based healthcare decisions
CQ Researcher Reporting and analysis of important social and political issues.
CQ Weekly Covers all aspects of Congress including status of bills, text of major speeches, and votes on major bills.
Credo Reference 100 volume online reference library
Criminal Justice Abstracts Contains citations and full text of magazines, journals and reports related to criminal justice and criminology.
Daily Life Through History This database explores ordinary life thoughout history around the world
Popular Resource EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier, PsycARTICLES, ERIC, Professional Development Collection, MEDLINE, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, CINAHL, Business Source Premier, SocIndex, Newspaper Source, The Serial Directory
ERIC Education Resources Information Center. Index to educational resources sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Filmaker's Library Online Streaming videos - a library of 1001 documentaries with relevance across the curriculum
FirstSearch ArticleFirst, ERIC, GPO, MEDLINE, World Cat
Global Issues in Context Global perspective on social, political, military, economic, environmental, health and cultural issues
Infotrac Database that includes the Business and Company Resource Center, and Custom Newspapers, and Health and Wellness Resource Center
Popular Resource Lexis/Nexis Fulltext articles in the areas of news, business, legal research, medical and reference
Literary Reference Center Literary overviews, literary criticism and author biographies
Mergent Online Suite of information resources that enable in-depth business and financial research.
OED Online The online version of the Oxford English Dictionary, giving the meaning, origin and history of words from across the English-speaking world
Ovid SP Access subscriptions to AJN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, JONA, Nurse Educator, and Nursing Research
Popular Resource Proquest Searches local, regional, and international newspapers, business publications, and a broad range periodicals in general interest subject areas.
Social Work Abstracts Contains abstracts of 450 journals in the fields of social work and human services from 1977 to present