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Agriculture
Agriculture Collection (Gale) With broad coverage of agriculture and its related fields, this collection provides a comprehensive view of this growing body of knowledge. Comprised of nearly 200 titles, researchers will have access to current and authoritative content that spans the industry, from practical aspects of farming to cutting edge scientific research in horticulture.
Gardening, Landscaping, and Horticulture Collection (Gale) Farmers, landscape architects, and biotechnologists alike will have their information appetites sated with this collection of nearly 50 journals focused specifically on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture. A fertile and growing collection, this collection includes content relating to both the practical aspects as well as the scientific theory of horticulture studies.
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Bibliographies & Indexes
ArticleFirst (FirstSearch) ArticleFirst provides bibliographic information of articles from over 16,000 sources covering the subjects of business, humanities, medicine, and popular culture.
Book Review Digest Plus (Wilson Web) With coverage back to 1983, Book Review Digest Plus indexes reviews of current fiction and non-fiction, and provides review excerpts and over 100,000 full text reviews. Every book in Book Review Digest Plus appears with all of its reviews together. A single book can have as little as one review citation and as much as a descriptive summary and many reviews with excerpts and full text, depending upon the coverage the book received in the reviewing literature. The database includes children’s books as well as books for adults and young adults.
Book Review Digest Retro (Wilson Web) Reflecting nearly eight decades of H.W. Wilson’s Book Review Digest, Book Review Digest Retrospective provides excerpts from, and citations to, reviews of adult and juvenile fiction and non-fiction. Citations with excerpts of reviews of juvenile and adult fiction and nonfiction in the English language are included.
BooksInPrint (Bowker's) BooksInPrint is a bibliographic tool for libraries, booksellers, and publishers, and provides information on books, audio books, and videos.
Clase & Periodica (FirstSearch) Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities. CLASE indexes documents published in Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences and humanities. PERIODICA covers journals specializing in science and technology. This database offers access to more than 300,000 bibliographic citations from documents published in 2,600 scholarly journals published in the Spanish, Portuguese, French and English languages.
Electronic Books Abstracts & Index of Online Books (FirstSearch) Contains all the online electronic books cataloged by OCLC member libraries.
Electronic Collections Online (ECO) (FirstSearch) Provides bibliographic information for an OCLC collection of scholarly journals comprised of over 5,000 sources dating from 1995 to the present. The journals cover a variety of subjects, including: agriculture, anthropology, business, economics, education, fine arts, geography, history, language, law, library science, literature, medicine, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, science, social science, and technology.
ERIC (FirstSearch) A bibliographic guide to published and unpublished sources on education. ERIC includes limited full-text documents at no charge. Subjects covered in the database include: adult, career and vocational education; assessment and evaluation, disabilities and gifted education, educational management, elementary and early childhood education, higher education, information and technology, language and linguistics, reading and communication, teachers and teacher education, and urban education.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts LISTA indexes more than 500 core journals, more than 50 priority journals, and 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.
Litfinder (Gale) Covering world literature and authors throughout history, LitFinder for Schools contains a wealth of literary works, including over 150,000 full-text poems, short stories, speeches, and dramatic works. For students seeking a deeper view into literature, LitFinder for Schools also includes biographies, work summaries, author images and a full glossary of literary terms
MEDLINE (EBSCO) MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals.

*To access, first select EBSCOhost Web, then select MEDLINE from the list*
MEDLINE (FirstSearch) MEDLINE corresponds to the print indexes Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing Index. Includes thousands of records with substantial abstracts covering all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing. Subjects covered include: clinical medicine, dentistry, education, experimental medicine, health services administration, nursing, nutrition, pathology, psychiatry, toxicology, and veterinary medicine.
OAIster (FirstSearch) OAIster is a union catalog of digital resources from open archive collections. The records cover multidisciplinary resources from more than 1000 contributors worldwide. Records contain a digital object link allowing users access to the object.
PapersFirst (FirstSearch) PapersFirst is an OCLC index of papers presented at conferences worldwide, with coverage from 1993 to the present. The index covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre. PapersFirst is updated bimonthly.
ProceedingsFirst (FirstSearch) ProceedingsFirst is an OCLC index of worldwide conference proceedings, with coverage extending from 1993 to the present. Updated biweekly, ProceedingsFirst covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre. Each record contains a list of the papers presented at each conference.
Public Libraries Core (Wilson Web) Public Libraries Core is a reliable guide for building and maintaining a well-rounded collection of the most highly recommended reference and non-fiction books for adults. Entries provide complete bibliographic data, price, subject headings, a descriptive annotation, and evaluative quotations from a review when available, plus information on electronic editions of works where available.
Reference Universe Paratext Reference Universe is aimed to provide a solid information base for scholarly research. Reference Universe includes index terms and article titles to both electronic and print reference works. Over 20,000 reference works are now represented in the database.
Resources for College Libraries The RCL online edition is updated quarterly to provide librarians with the latest recommended titles mapped to 58 curriculum-specific subject areas. RCLweb features numerous workflow tools and functionality not found in the print product. Users may search by RCL subject, LC Classification Range, Dewey # Range, Audience, Format, Awards, and date.
Ulrich's Periodical Directory Ulrichsweb.com is an authoritative source of bibliographic and publisher information on more than 300,000 periodicals of all types academic and scholarly journals, Open Access publications, peer-reviewed titles, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and more from around the world.
WorldCat (FirstSearch) WorldCat is a worldwide catalog of books and other materials in libraries. It contains the bibliographic records as cataloged by OCLC member libraries worldwide, with over 400 languages represented.
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Biographical
Biographies Plus Illustrated (Wilson Web) Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated contains more than 111,000 biographies and obituaries and more than 32,000 photographs of the subjects. The database contains the full text of the articles from more than 100 volumes of biographical reference books published by H. W. Wilson, including all the articles from all volumes of Current Biography, the World Author Series, Nobel Prize Winners, World Artists, World Film Directors, American Reformers, and numerous biographical books on musicians and composers from throughout history. In addition, the database includes over 65,000 profiles licensed from a number of respected reference publishers.
Biography & Genealogy Master Index (Gale) Biography and Genealogy Master Index enables users to locate biographical entries contained in more than 1,000 volumes and editions of important current and retrospective biographical reference sources. This index contains citations that point to over 15 million biographies on nearly 5 million people, living and deceased, from all time periods, geographical locations, and fields of endeavor.
Biography Resource Center (Gale) This database integrates award-winning biographies from respected Gale sources with related full-text articles from hundreds of magazines and newspapers, as well as tens of thousands of images and links to vetted websites. Search for people---both current and historic from all eras and fields of endeavor---based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full text. Or, combine search criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search.
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Business & Investment
Business & Company Resource Center (Gale) Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
Business Economics & Theory (Gale) With a strong emphasis on titles covered in the EconLit database, this collection provides academic journals and magazines focusing on topics in economics. Perfect for business classes, users will find more than 150 full-text journals to support their research.
Business Source Elite (EBSCO) Business Source Elite provides full text coverage for nearly 1,100 business publications and economics journals, including nearly 500 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 1,750 journals. This database includes full text (PDF) coverage dating back as far as 1985, and detailed company profiles for the world's 10,000 largest companies.

*To access, first select EBSCOhost Web, then select Business Source Elite from the list*
Dun & Bradstreet Million Dollar Directory The Million Dollar Database provides comprehensive marketing information on both public and private companies and their executives. Company profiles include specialty information like executive biographies and proprietary eight-digit SIC codes. The Million Dollar Database offers unlimited searching, viewing and printing of detailed, location-specific company profiles with contact information.
Hospitality, Tourism, Leisure Collection (Gale) With current and relevant content from over 500 industry journals, this collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field, while also allowing for focused study of specialized aspects of the industry - including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, economic aspects of tourism, and more.
Insurance and Liability Collection (Gale) This collection, comprised of over 20 journals, takes a broad view of this multimillion dollar industry, covering such topics as labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more.
Mergent Online Mergent provides access to detailed, accurate and comprehensive global company information. Users may search for companies by name, ticker symbol, CUSIP number, SIC, NAICS, and MIC codes; index, or country. Users may also generate country and industry profiles.
Morningstar Morningstar provides current, comprehensive financial information on New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, and NASDAQ stocks, as well as mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and various investment indexes and groups.
Plunkett Research Plunkett Research, Ltd. provides industry sector analysis and research, industry trends and industry statistics. The database covers such sectors as health care, financial services, retailing, entertainment, energy and information technology.
ProQuest Entrepreneurship The database contains published articles related to entrepreneurship as well as resources and toolkits, such as business plans, templates, and forms which may be of use to new or small businesses.
ReferenceUSAGov ReferenceUSAGov is an Internet-based reference service from the Government Division of infoUSA. The ReferenceUSAGov database contains, in module format, detailed information on more than 14 million US businesses, 210 million US residents, 855,000 US health care providers, 1.5 million Canadian businesses, and 12 million Canadian households.
Regional Business News (EBSCO) Regional Business News incorporates 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

*To access, first select EBSCOhost Web, then select Regional Business News from the list*
Small Business Collection (Gale) Perfect for business schools and entrepreneurs, this compilation provides insights, tips, strategies and success stories. Users will find over 280 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.
Small Business Resource Center (Gale) Search this database to learn how to start, finance or manage a small business. Resources include sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites.
Standard & Poor's Net Advantage** Complete information from ten Standard and Poor's Publications: Corporation Records; Register of Corporations, Directors, Executives; Stock Reports; Stock Guide; Mutual Fund Reports; Bond Guide; Earnings Guide, Industry Surveys; Outlook; Dividend Record.
STAT-USA** STAT-USA provides business and economic information from the federal government. STAT-USA gathers information from over 50 federal agencies. Contains over 300,000 reports and statistical series. Includes data on exporting and international trade as well as domestic economic and business information.
USATrade Online** Access current and cumulative U.S. export and import data for over 18,000 export commodities and 24,000 import commodities. USA Trade Online provides trade statistics using the Harmonized System (HS) up to the 10-digit level and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) commodity classification codes up to the 6-digit level.
Value Line Library Investment Survey Value Line provides Ratings & Reports on approximately 1,700 companies and 98 industries containing Value Line's Timeliness, Safety, and Technical ranks, financial and stock price forecasts for the coming 3 to 5 years, an analyst's written commentary, and much more. The Summary & Index contains an index of all stocks in the Investment Survey as well as many up-to-date statistics to keep investors informed about the latest company results. The Selection & Opinion section contains Value Line's latest economic and stock market forecasts, one-page write-ups about interesting and attractive stocks, model portfolios, and financial and stock market statistics.
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Computers & Technology
Computer Database (Gale) Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.
Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts (EBSCO) Formerly Microcomputer Abstracts, this database provides abstracts and indexing for literature related to personal computing products and developments in business, the Internet, the home, and all other applied areas.
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Consumer Resources
Auto Repair Reference Center (EBSCO) Contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1945. Database content includes approximately 26,000 vehicles covered from 1945 to present, over 150,000 factory drawings and step-by-step photographs, approximately 70,000 technical service bulletins, recalls issued by the original equipment vehicle manufacturer, over 100,000 enhanced wiring diagrams for easy viewing and printing, specifications, and maintenance schedules.
Culinary Arts Collection (Gale) The Culinary Arts collection includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.
Gardening, Landscaping, and Horticulture Collection (Gale) Farmers, landscape architects, and biotechnologists alike will have their information appetites sated with this collection of nearly 50 journals focused specifically on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture. A fertile and growing collection, this collection includes content relating to both the practical aspects as well as the scientific theory of horticulture studies.
Home Improvement Collection (Gale) Even the smallest home improvement project can be daunting: with this collection of nearly 100 home improvement focused titles, hobbyists and professional carpenters alike will immediately put their projects on a more solid foundation. Coverage includes such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and many more.
Home Improvement Reference Center (EBSCO) Content contained in the database focuses on home improvement and home repair. The main navigation will direct researchers to high-quality repair information. Thousands of repairs will be available in the areas of outdoor projects, electrical projects, remodeling projects, plumbing projects, wood projects, decorating projects and maintenance.
Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts (EBSCO) Formerly Microcomputer Abstracts, this database provides abstracts and indexing for literature related to personal computing products and developments in business, the Internet, the home, and all other applied areas.
Small Engine Repair Reference Center (EBSCO) This database serves as a reference and provides instructional information about small engine machinery maintenance and repair. SERRC contains the full set of small engine repair manuals from Clymer (http://www.clymer.com/). These manuals contain thousands of accurate and concise step-by-step maintenance and repair instructions for hundreds of small engine machines and their supporting components. Routine maintenance, such as tune-ups and brake service, as well as more extensive repairs involving engine transmission disassembly are covered. Engines types include: motorcycles, ATVs, personal water craft, snowmobiles, lawn mowers, tractors, snow blowers, generators, and more.
Vocation & Career Collection (EBSCO) Vocational & Career Collection is designed for vocational and technical libraries servicing high schools, community colleges, trade institutions and the general public. This collection provides full text coverage for more than 350 trade and industry-related periodicals.

*To access, first select EBSCOhost Web, then select World Vocational & Collection Collection from the list*
Vocations, Careers, and Technical Education Collection (Gale) Offering content from over 300 largely full-text journals, this collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.
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Culture & Society
Diversity Studies Collection (Gale) This collection explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community. This set includes 150 full-text journals. Coverage begins in 1980.
Facts on File Issues & Controversies Explores more than 800 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture.
Fine Arts and Music Collection (Gale) With more than 100 full-text magazines and journals covered in databases such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM, this collection will provide your students with resources to support research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues Collection This collection of over 30 largely full-text journals aims to provide balanced coverage culture, covering such topics as gender studies, family and marital issues, health aspects, and many more. Coverage begins in 1980.
Pop Culture Collection (Gale) This collection provides useful information for any researcher in a social science, history, art, or liberal arts course. The collection is made up of 100 subject-appropriate periodicals, which are predominantly full-text.
Religion & Philosophy Collection (Gale) Users of this collection can research different religions and philosophies and how they impact our daily lives. The collection is comprised of 250 periodicals, many of which are full-text. Coverage begins in 1980.
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Directories
Associations Unlimited (Gale) Forming the foundation of Associations Unlimited, the Encyclopedia of Associations (EA) series provides information on associations and professional societies. The EA series now contains 152,000 detailed listings for organizations all over the world, with a scope that covers everything from a local Chamber of Commerce to the American Medical Association, and beyond. In addition, IRS information on more than 300,000 nonprofit organizations has been added to Associations Unlimited.
Polk City Directory** The most up-to-date online directory of every U.S. city. Search locally or nationally to find a person, business or nearby neighbors. Create lists of prospects for sales or direct mail.
ReferenceUSAGov ReferenceUSAGov is an Internet-based reference service from the Government Division of infoUSA. The ReferenceUSAGov database contains, in module format, detailed information on more than 14 million US businesses, 210 million US residents, 855,000 US health care providers, 1.5 million Canadian businesses, and 12 million Canadian households.
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Educator Resources
Chronicle of Higher Education ** Online, The Chronicle is published every weekday and is the top destination for news, advice, and jobs for people in academe. The Chronicle's Web site features the complete contents of the latest issue; daily news and advice columns; thousands of current job listings; articles published since September 1989; vibrant discussion forums; and career-building tools such as online CV management, salary databases, and more.
Educator's Reference Complete (Gale) Educator's Reference Complete is a selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. Majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database.
ERIC (FirstSearch) A bibliographic guide to published and unpublished sources on education. ERIC includes limited full-text documents at no charge. Subjects covered in the database include: adult, career and vocational education; assessment and evaluation, disabilities and gifted education, educational management, elementary and early childhood education, higher education, information and technology, language and linguistics, reading and communication, teachers and teacher education, and urban education.
Professional Development Collection (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. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports.

*To access, first select EBSCOhost Web, then select Professional Development Collection from the list*
Teacher Reference Center Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.
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Environment
Environmental Studies and Policies Collection (Gale) Providing robust coverage of the field of environmental issues and policy, this collection, which includes nearly 200 journals, provides instant access to the multiple viewpoints of this volatile field of study, including perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.
GreenFILE A freely accessible research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. Comprised of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports, GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the ecology.
NOAA Climatology Data** NOAA's National Data Centers for Climate, Geophysics, Oceans, and Coasts provide information on local and state climatological data, precipitation data, monthly world climatic data, and storm data.
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General Reference
Credo Reference Aggregated reference tool containing full-text entries from encyclopedias, traditional and bilingual dictionaries, biographies and quotations.
Encyclopaedia Britannica - Academic Edition With over 73,000 articles, Encyclopaedia Britannica is one of the most complete and accurate information sources in the world. It contains both short and book-length articles on every subject.
Encyclopaedia Britannica - Public Library Edition Delivers access to the Encyclopaedia Britannica through two user-interfaces: one geared toward adults and the other toward children.
Facts on File Today's Science Bridges the gap between the science that students learn in the classroom and the discoveries pushing the boundaries of science today.
Facts on File World News Digest Brings together and enhances nearly seven decades of news from the renowned Facts On File World News Digest in print.
Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO) For students and adults alike, the Funk & Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas. This database is updated annually.

*To access, first select EBSCOhost Web, then select Academic Search Elite from the list*
Gale Virtual Reference Library Contains full-text access to African-American Years, American Civil War Reference Library, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990, Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World, Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics, Fashion, Costume, and Culture, Great Depression and the New Deal Reference Library, Middle East Conflict Reference Library, Presidents: A Reference History, Real-Life Math, Reconstruction Era Reference Library, and UXL American Decades.
General Reference Center Gold (Gale) A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
New Book of Knowledge (Grolier) The New Book of Knowledge is a general reference portal, suitable for both adults and children. The New Book of Knowledge is published by Scholastic Inc. from The New Book of Knowledge database, a 7-million-word repository of text and images maintained by the encyclopedia's editorial staff.
Oxford English Dictionary An unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. The OED covers words from across the English-speaking world, from North America to South Africa, from Australia and New Zealand to the Caribbean. It also offers the best in etymological analysis and in listing of variant spellings, and it shows pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Webster's Third International Dictionary Users may search for entries in this dictionary by etymology, word function, definition, verbal illustration, synonymy, or author quoted. Users may also employ truncated and wildcard searches.
World Almanac (FirstSearch) WorldAlmanac includes entries from 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, and The World Almanac for Kids.
World Data Analyst Online (Britannica) Encyclopaedia Britannica's World Data Analyst provides Country Snapshots, which offer statistics on demography, vital statistics, national economy, transportation and communication, education and health, and military for individual countries. Additionally, users may also view country comparisons, and ranked statistics.
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Government Resources & Information
Arkansas Legislative Digest** Arkansas Legislative Digest combines comprehensive data, advanced coverage, cutting-edge features and analytical tools with two decades of experience to deliver advanced lobbying tools to Arkansas government affairs professionals.
Congressional Search Forms (LexisNexis) LexisNexis Congressional Search Forms includes abstracts and indexing for congressional publications and legislative histories. It also includes member biographies, committee assignments, voting records, and financial data; and the full text of key regulatory and statutory resources.
Davis-Bacon Wage Determination Wage determinations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor under the Davis-Bacon and related Acts. The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor determines prevailing wage rates to be paid on federally funded or assisted construction projects.
Government Periodicals Index (LexisNexis) LexisNexis Government Periodicals index allows users to search by keyword, title, author, agency or bibliographic data for periodicals from 1988-present. Users may also search by subject to find indexed periodical articles; retrieve bibliographic information about a journal title indexed in the database, or link to Government Periodicals on the Web.
Government Publications Office (GPO) Monthly Catalog (FirstSearch) Covers all types of U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments. The database covers from 1976 to the present, and is updated monthly. Includes a bibliographic citation in each record.
MarchiveWeb U.S Government Publications Catalog of U.S. Government publications ranging from July 1976 - March 2009.
National Journal Online** National Journal Group is a news source of nonpartisan reporting on the current political environment and emerging policy trends.
National Technical Information Service (NTIS) Containing over 2.0 million bibliographic records, the NTIS Database is the preeminent resource for accessing the latest research sponsored by the United States and select foreign governments. Contents include research reports, computer products, software, video cassettes, audio cassettes and more. The complete electronic file dates back to 1964. On average, NTIS has added over 60,000 new records per year to the Database over the past ten years. Most records include abstracts.
NILS Arkansas INSource** NILS INsource features insurance terminology indexing, line-of-business searching, and compliance topic and subtopic categories that quickly deliver the focused content compliance professionals need, significantly reduce research time and make compliance efforts more effective.
NOAA Climatology Data** NOAA's National Data Centers for Climate, Geophysics, Oceans, and Coasts provide information on local and state climatological data, precipitation data, monthly world climatic data, and storm data.
STAT-USA** STAT-USA provides business and economic information from the federal government. STAT-USA gathers information from over 50 federal agencies. Contains over 300,000 reports and statistical series. Includes data on exporting and international trade as well as domestic economic and business information.
State Capital Search Forms (LexisNexis) With this database, users may check the status of a bill or search bill text, search state statutes or find summaries of state laws or regulations, search publications for articles about issues affecting states, locate information about state legislators, their staffs and state offices; and find links to other Web sites with useful information about the states.
USATrade Online** Access current and cumulative U.S. export and import data for over 18,000 export commodities and 24,000 import commodities. USA Trade Online provides trade statistics using the Harmonized System (HS) up to the 10-digit level and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) commodity classification codes up to the 6-digit level.
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Grants
Foundation Directory Online Platinum Edition ** Foundation Directory Online Platinum is a database of the entire universe of over 96,000 foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities in the U.S. and over 1.5 million recently awarded grants.
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Health & Medicine
Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO) Consumer Health Complete (CHC) is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine, covering topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, men & women's health, etc.
Culinary Arts Collection (Gale) The Culinary Arts collection includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.
Health & Wellness Resource Center (Gale) Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, numerous reference volumes, over 700 health videos from partner Healthology, Inc., hundreds of pamphlets and health-related articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only.
Health Reference Center Academic (Gale) Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources in InfoTrac's award-winning Health Reference Center. All in a single, easy-to-use database, the material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.
Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO) This database provides information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Health Source: Consumer Edition provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines.

*To access, first select EBSCOhost Web, then select Health Source: Consumer Edition from the list*
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO) This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.

*To access, first select EBSCOhost Web, then select Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition from the list*
MEDLINE (EBSCO) MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals.

*To access, first select EBSCOhost Web, then select MEDLINE from the list*
MEDLINE (FirstSearch) MEDLINE corresponds to the print indexes Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing Index. Includes thousands of records with substantial abstracts covering all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing. Subjects covered include: clinical medicine, dentistry, education, experimental medicine, health services administration, nursing, nutrition, pathology, psychiatry, toxicology, and veterinary medicine.
Nursing and Allied Health Collection (Gale) All aspects of the Nursing profession -- from direct patient care to health care administration -- are covered in this collection. Including nearly 400 titles, this collection's current and authoritative content will be of use to both professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.
Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection (Gale) This predominantly full-text collection includes over 60 titles in the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine. Topics include proven treatment techniques, experimental research theses, and many more. Coverage begins in 1980.
Psychology Collection (Gale) This set explores what makes people "tick" from childhood to death. This collection gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops -- and diminishes -- over time. Provides access to 200 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.
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History
African American History (LexisNexis) Lexis Nexis Primary Sources in African American History provides access to an extensive array of original sources including manuscripts, legal documents, autobiographies, scholarly articles, and reference works on the history of African Americans.
American Women's History (LexisNexis) Lexis Nexis Primary Sources in American Women's History provides access to an extensive array of original sources including manuscripts, legal documents, autobiographies, scholarly articles, and reference works on the history of American women.
Annals of American History Online (Britannica) Documents in the Annals reveal a complete historical landscape: government, foreign relations, business, war, the arts, family life, and religion. All entries are chosen based on historical significance, caliber or fame of the work, or importance or fame of the author.
Chicago Defender (ProQuest) The Chicago Defender (1910-1975) 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.
Military and Intelligence Database (Gale) Over 500 titles and more than 7 million articles with links to related sources outside of the current article: reference books, magazine and newswire articles.
Primary Sources in U.S. History (LexisNexis) Includes the following LexisNexis databases: Primary Sources in African American History, Primary Sources in American Women's History, and Primary Sources in U.S. Presidential History. Users may access the full-text collections through keyword or subject searching, or through browsing.
Sanborn Digital Maps (ProQuest) Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970, provides access to more than 660,000 large-scale maps of more than 12,000 American towns and cities. The online collection is the digitized version of the original microfilm collection of 660,000 Sanborn Maps, which were filmed from the Library of Congress' collection. The Library's Sanborn collection includes all maps submitted to the Library through copyright deposit and a set of maps transferred to the Library from the Bureau of the Census.
U.S. History Collection (Gale) This collection provides coverage of the current thinking and events in U.S. History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field. This compilation of over 40 journals provides robust and balanced coverage of the field.
U.S. Presidential History (LexisNexis) Lexis Nexis Primary Sources in U.S. Presidential History provides access to an extensive array of original sources including manuscripts, legal documents, autobiographies, scholarly articles, and reference works on the history of the presidency.
War and Terrorism Collection (Gale) Researchers and students of history, social science, and current events will gain insight into conflicts: their causes, their impact, and how they are perceived on a global scale. Almost 100 full-text periodicals are included. Coverage begins in 1980.
World History Collection (EBSCO) World History Collection offers a global look at history with content from Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe and the Middle East. World History Collection contains cover-to-cover full text for 150 titles, including many peer-reviewed journals. Full text dates as far back as 1964.
World History Collection (Gale) This collection of nearly 40 predominantly full-text journals provides balanced coverage of events in World History. It is useful both to the novice historian and to the advanced academic researcher.
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Journals & Scholarly Articles
Academic Search Elite (EBSCO) Academic Search Elite from EBSCOhost provides full text for more than 2,000 journals, including more than 1,550 peer-reviewed titles. In addition to the full text, indexing and abstracts are provided for all 3,534 journals in the collection. This database offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies and more.

*To access, first select EBSCOhost Web, then select Academic Search Elite from the list*
Communications and Mass Media Collection (Gale) From marketing professionals to students studying for advanced degrees in linguistic theory, this collection provides current and accurate information from more than 100 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field. Key subjects covered include: advertising and public relations, literature and writing, linguistics, and many more.
Criminal Justice Collection (Gale) Whether studying to become a lawyer or law enforcement officer, paralegal, or for a career in Homeland Security, this collection rises to the challenge. Users will have access to 150 journals.
Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale) From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images.
Fine Arts and Music Collection (Gale) With more than 100 full-text magazines and journals covered in databases such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM, this collection will provide your students with resources to support research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.
General OneFile (Gale) A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images.
Health Reference Center Academic (Gale) Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources in InfoTrac's award-winning Health Reference Center. All in a single, easy-to-use database, the material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO) This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.

*To access, first select EBSCOhost Web, then select Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition from the list*
Hospitality, Tourism, Leisure Collection (Gale) With current and relevant content from over 500 industry journals, this collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field, while also allowing for focused study of specialized aspects of the industry - including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, economic aspects of tourism, and more.
Military and Intelligence Database (Gale) Over 500 titles and more than 7 million articles with links to related sources outside of the current article: reference books, magazine and newswire articles.
Information Science and Technology Collection (Gale) This collection is comprised of content from nearly 100 leading industry journals covering topics such as information infrastructure, data processing techniques, metadata architectures, and more. Coverage begins in 1980.
Journal of the American Society for Information Science The Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST) is a leading international forum for peer-reviewed research in information science. For more than half a century, JASIST has provided intellectual leadership by publishing original research that focuses on the production, discovery, recording, storage, representation, retrieval, presentation, manipulation, dissemination, use, and evaluation of information and on the tools and techniques associated with these processes.
Librarianship Collection (Emerald) Includes full-text articles from Emerald journal publications covering the field of library and information science. Coverage is from 1994 to the present.
MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO) Designed specifically for public libraries, MasterFILE Premier provides full text for nearly 1,750 general periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more.

*To access, first select EBSCOhost Web, then select MasterFILE Premier from the list*
Military and Intelligence Database (Gale) Over 500 titles and more than 7 million articles with links to related sources outside of the current article: reference books, magazine and newswire articles.
Nursing and Allied Health Collection (Gale) All aspects of the Nursing profession -- from direct patient care to health care administration -- are covered in this collection. Including nearly 400 titles, this collection's current and authoritative content will be of use to both professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.
OmniFile Full Text Mega (Wilson Web) Wilson OmniFile Full Text provides electronic access to periodical resources with full text articles, page images, article abstracts, and citations from thousands of sources.
OmniFile presents complete indexing, abstracting, and full text from all of the journals in the following Wilson Web databases: Education Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, Wilson Business Full Text, Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Art Full Text, Biological & Agricultural Index Plus, Index to Legal Periodicals Full Text, and Library Literature & Information Science Full Text. Coverage extends from 1982 to the present.
Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection (Gale) This predominantly full-text collection includes over 60 titles in the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine. Topics include proven treatment techniques, experimental research theses, and many more. Coverage begins in 1980.
Pop Culture Collection (Gale) This collection provides useful information for any researcher in a social science, history, art, or liberal arts course. The collection is made up of 100 subject-appropriate periodicals, which are predominantly full-text.
ProQuest Entrepreneurship The database contains published articles related to entrepreneurship as well as resources and toolkits, such as business plans, templates, and forms which may be of use to new or small businesses.
Psychology Collection (Gale) This set explores what makes people "tick" from childhood to death. This collection gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops -- and diminishes -- over time. Provides access to 200 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.
War and Terrorism Collection (Gale) Researchers and students of history, social science, and current events will gain insight into conflicts: their causes, their impact, and how they are perceived on a global scale. Almost 100 full-text periodicals are included. Coverage begins in 1980.
World History Collection (EBSCO) World History Collection offers a global look at history with content from Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe and the Middle East. World History Collection contains cover-to-cover full text for 150 titles, including many peer-reviewed journals. Full text dates as far back as 1964.

*To access, first select EBSCOhost Web, then select World History Collection from the list*
World History Collection (Gale) This collection of nearly 40 predominantly full-text journals provides balanced coverage of events in World History. It is useful both to the novice historian and to the advanced academic researcher.
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Law
Criminal Justice Collection (Gale) Whether studying to become a lawyer or law enforcement officer, paralegal, or for a career in Homeland Security, this collection rises to the challenge. Users will have access to 150 journals.
Insurance and Liability Collection (Gale) This collection, comprised of over 20 journals, takes a broad view of this multimillion dollar industry, covering such topics as labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more.
Legal Collection (EBSCO) Centered on the discipline of law and legal topics, the Legal Collection from EBSCOhost is a collection of respected, scholarly peer-reviewed publications including law journals, documents, and case studies.

*To access, first select EBSCOhost Web, then select Legal Collection from the list*
LegalForms (Gale) Forms available on Gale LegalForms include forms drafted by attorneys for a particular legal matter, forms from public records and participating companies and attorneys. Official, State Specific, Federal, Business, Personal, Real Estate and General forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues are available.
LegalTrac (Gale) Drawing on a wide variety of the most highly regarded legal publications, LegalTrac provides indexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. Each title included in LegalTrac is selected on the basis of criteria provided by a special advisory committee of the American Association of Law Libraries. LegalTrac also contains law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles.
LexisNexis Total Research System** The Legal module is an online library of state and federal primary law with access to cases, statutes, Shepard’s citations, newspapers, and law review articles. Additionally, The News and Business database offers access to a variety of full-text English and foreign language newspapers from around the world. Coverage varies with each title.
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Library & Information Science
Communications and Mass Media Collection (Gale) From marketing professionals to students studying for advanced degrees in linguistic theory, this collection provides current and accurate information from more than 100 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field. Key subjects covered include: advertising and public relations, literature and writing, linguistics, and many more.
Information Science and Technology Collection (Gale) This collection is comprised of content from nearly 100 leading industry journals covering topics such as information infrastructure, data processing techniques, metadata architectures, and more. Coverage begins in 1980.
Journal of the American Society for Information Science The Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST) is a leading international forum for peer-reviewed research in information science. For more than half a century, JASIST has provided intellectual leadership by publishing original research that focuses on the production, discovery, recording, storage, representation, retrieval, presentation, manipulation, dissemination, use, and evaluation of information and on the tools and techniques associated with these processes.
Librarianship Collection (Emerald) Includes full-text articles from Emerald journal publications covering the field of library and information science. Coverage is from 1994 to the present.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts LISTA indexes more than 500 core journals, more than 50 priority journals, and 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.
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Literature
Gateway to the Classics (Britannica) With short stories, plays, essays, letters, and extracts Gateway to the Classics provides an introduction to significant works of Western history, literature, philosophy and science, arranged by author and subject.
Literature Resource Center (Gale) Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.
Litfinder (Gale) Covering world literature and authors throughout history, LitFinder for Schools contains a wealth of literary works, including over 150,000 full-text poems, short stories, speeches, and dramatic works. For students seeking a deeper view into literature, LitFinder for Schools also includes biographies, work summaries, author images and a full glossary of literary terms
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Maps
Sanborn Digital Maps (ProQuest) Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970, provides access to more than 660,000 large-scale maps of more than 12,000 American towns and cities. The online collection is the digitized version of the original microfilm collection of 660,000 Sanborn Maps, which were filmed from the Library of Congress' collection. The Library's Sanborn collection includes all maps submitted to the Library through copyright deposit and a set of maps transferred to the Library from the Bureau of the Census.
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Military
Military and Intelligence Database (Gale) Over 500 titles and more than 7 million articles with links to related sources outside of the current article: reference books, magazine and newswire articles.
War and Terrorism Collection (Gale) Researchers and students of history, social science, and current events will gain insight into conflicts: their causes, their impact, and how they are perceived on a global scale. Almost 100 full-text periodicals are included. Coverage begins in 1980.
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Newspapers & Magazines
Access Newspaper Archive Access NewspaperARCHIVE contains tens of millions of searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Archives Electronic edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette published by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. The database currently offers all of the Democrat-Gazettes electronic text-only archives available for searching. This includes articles (no photos, graphics or maps; no classifieds or advertising) published by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette from 1994 to the present. It also includes articles from the Arkansas Gazettes electronic archives, which cover the years 1984 to 1991.
Chicago Defender (ProQuest) The Chicago Defender (1910-1975) 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.
General OneFile (Gale) A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images.
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers (Gale) Features over 33.5 million full-text articles from more than 1,000 newspapers from around the world. Updated daily.
National Journal Online** National Journal Group is a news source of nonpartisan reporting on the current political environment and emerging policy trends.
Newspaper Source (EBSCO) Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for 35 national (U.S.) & international newspapers, including The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Times (London), Toronto Star, etc. The database also contains selective full text for 375 regional (U.S.) newspapers.

*To access, first select EBSCOhost Web, then select Newspaper Source from the list*
Popular Magazines (Gale) Popular Magazines includes 1000 of the most searched magazines across our InfoTrac products. All the titles were selected based on actual publication searches performed by library patrons. This database is 100% full text and includes over 600 titles recommended by Bowker's "Magazines for Libraries". Titles like Consumer Reports, Time, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, US News and World Report, Vogue, Fortune, Business Week, National Review, Cosmopolitan, NPR and even Oprah are included in this database.
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Statistics
STAT-USA** STAT-USA provides business and economic information from the federal government. STAT-USA gathers information from over 50 federal agencies. Contains over 300,000 reports and statistical series. Includes data on exporting and international trade as well as domestic economic and business information.
Statistical Publications & DataSets(LexisNexis) Sources in this database include American Statistics Index (ASI), Statistical Reference Index (SRI), and the Index to International Statistics (IIS). Users may search row-column headings and titles of published statistics or their descriptive summaries, as well as link to websites with useful information about social science statistics.
USATrade Online** Access current and cumulative U.S. export and import data for over 18,000 export commodities and 24,000 import commodities. USA Trade Online provides trade statistics using the Harmonized System (HS) up to the 10-digit level and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) commodity classification codes up to the 6-digit level.
World Data Analyst Online (Britannica) Encyclopaedia Britannica's World Data Analyst provides Country Snapshots, which offer statistics on demography, vital statistics, national economy, transportation and communication, education and health, and military for individual countries. Additionally, users may also view country comparisons, and ranked statistics.
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K-12 Student Resources
Discovering Collection (Gale) This database is aimed at middle school and high school students, and provides content based on national curriculum standards in major subject areas such as history, literature, science and social studies.
EBSCO Animals EBSCO's Encyclopedia of Animals offers in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals. Within some of the full text, image links are available for the Windows client. Images are accessed by double-clicking any image graphic.

*To access, first select EBSCOhost Web, then select EBSCO Animals from the list*
Facts on File Issues & Controversies Explores more than 800 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture.
Facts on File Today's Science Bridges the gap between the science that students learn in the classroom and the discoveries pushing the boundaries of science today.
Facts on File World News Digest Brings together and enhances nearly seven decades of news from the renowned Facts On File World News Digest in print.
Kids Search (EBSCO) Kids Search makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type: magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc.
Litfinder (Gale) Covering world literature and authors throughout history, LitFinder for Schools contains a wealth of literary works, including over 150,000 full-text poems, short stories, speeches, and dramatic works. For students seeking a deeper view into literature, LitFinder for Schools also includes biographies, work summaries, author images and a full glossary of literary terms
MAS Ultra School Edition (EBSCO) Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for more than 500 popular, high school magazines. MAS Ultra School Edition also provides more than 360 full text reference books, 85,670 biographies, 105,783 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 400,972 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs and expanded full text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines.

*To access, first select EBSCOhost Web, then select MAS Ultra from the list*
PlanetaSaber (Britannica) PlanetaSaber is a general reference portal provided by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Spanish language resource.
Searchasaurus (EBSCO) Searchasaurus is a reference portal and full-text database for elementary school research and reading. Students may search by keyword or topic.
Student Research Center (EBSCO)f EBSCO's Student Research Center makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type: magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc.
TOPICsearch (EBSCO) This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 60,000 articles from 399 diverse sources.

*To access, first select EBSCOhost Web, then select TOPICsearch from the list*
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