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ABC-CLIO Databases for Schools ABC-CLIO Schools Databases specialize in geography, history, and social studies.
ABI/INFORM Global is one of the most comprehensive business databases on the market. It includes in-depth coverage for over 2,890 publications, with more than 1,920 available in full text. ABI/INFORM Global offers the latest business and financial information for researchers at all levels. With ABI/INFORM Global, users can find out about business conditions, management techniques, business trends, management practice and theory, corporate strategy and tactics, and competitive landscape. Included in ABI/INFORM Global is ABI/INFORM Archive. This retrospective companion to ABI/INFORM provides cover-to-cover, full-images complete with illustrations and advertisements. The database contains complete runs of key business and management journals, providing a unique historical perspective on hundreds of topics, including corporate strategies, management techniques, marketing, product development, and industry conditions worldwide. Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily. Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) Full text for nearly 3,300 scholarly publications of which more than 2,000 are peer reviewed. Academic areas of study include: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Advanced Placement Source (EBSCO) Advanced Placement Source is designed to meet the extensive needs of high school students enrolled in various AP courses. It offers a world of knowledge for students who seek to achieve academic excellence. This database is designed to support students in multiple areas of study including mathematics; physics; chemistry; biology; computer science; human geography; psychology; economics & statistics; government & politics; environmental science; U.S., European & world history; the arts and music. Advanced Placement Source contains more than 5,700 full-text journals and over 200,000 photos, maps and flags. African American Song (Alexander Street Press) African American Song is the first online resource to document the history of African American music in an online music listening service. The collection contains a diverse range of genres such as jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narratives, among others. This release features some 16,000 tracks of great historical recordings from Document Records. It provides a rich source of Blues and early Jazz recordings as well as a lot of sacred music. This database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers libraries full text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts. Full text titles include American Journal of Chinese Medicine, American Journal of Homeopathic Medicine, California Journal of Oriental Medicine, European Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Journal of Asian Natural Products Research, Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society, Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association and many others. Alt HealthWatch provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine. American History Online (Facts On File) This database spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience. American Indian History Online (Facts On File) This database offers thorough access to more than 15,000 years of Native American culture, history, and heritage. American Women's History Online (Facts On File) This database covers the important people, events, legislation, and issues relevant to the study of women's history in the United States. Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (CSA) Index to journal articles, conference papers, books, monographs, theses, technical reports, and non-conventional literature covering all aspects of marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. International in scope. Updated quarterly. Art Bibliographies Modern (CSA) ARTbibliographies Modern (ABM) provides full abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, PhD dissertations, and exhibition reviews on all forms of modern and contemporary art, with more than 13,000 new entries being added each year. Entries date back as far as the late 1960s. Full text plus abstracts and indexing of art journalism from an international array of outstanding publicationsnow with expanded coverage of Latin American, Canadian, Asian and other non-Western art, new artists, contemporary art, exhibition reviews, and feminist criticism. Art Museum Image Gallery (Wilson) A rich digital resource of more than 155,000 art images (and related multimedia) gathered from the collections of distinguished museums around the world, rights-cleared for educational use. Bibliography of the History of Art (CSA) Broad in scope, Bibliography of the History of Arts citations encompass fine artspainting, sculpture, drawing, prints, architectureas well as decorative and applied artscrafts, graphic arts, and folk and popular art among them. It includes and extends the coverage of its two predecessor art indexes: Répertoire dArt et dArchéologie (RAA) from 1973 to 1989 and International Repertory of the Literature of Art (RILA) from 1975 to 1989. The database contains more than 590,000 records drawn from 1,400 journals, as well as books, conference proceedings, essays, exhibition catalogues, selected art dealers catalogues, doctoral dissertations and microform publications. Records feature detailed abstracts in English or French. Biography Index: Past & Present (Wilson) Search citations to nearly a million articles and books (and growing)--the complete content of the reference standard Biography Index from its 1946 inception through today, plus daily additions! Biography Reference Bank (Wilson) A Choice 2005 Outstanding Academic Title. A Library Journal Best Reference Source. A Reference Books Bulletin Best Reference Source. Now covers some 500,000 people (and growing!) with biographical profiles, feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews, speeches, or obituaries. Biography Resource Center (Gale) This database integrates award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources with related full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals, as well as tens of thousands of images and links to hand-picked web sites. 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. This interdisciplinary database offers abstracts and citations to a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science. Supporting over two dozen areas of expertise, this CSA database provides access to literature from over 6000 serials, as well as conference proceedings, technical reports, monographs and selected books and patents. Biology Digest is a compilation of abstracts and indexes of domestic and international literature in the area of life sciences. It is primarily intended for an audience at the high school or undergraduate college level. Its purpose is to aid in keeping students and instructors current on the latest developments in biological research. Each of over 20,000 records contains an original abstract averaging about 325 words. Key information such as methods involved and conclusions drawn from the respective research is retained. Biomedical Reference Collection: Comprehensive (EBSCO) This database provides access to more than 100 full text journals covering such disciplines as clinical medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pre-clinical sciences and the health care system. Designed for doctors, research scientists, students and clinical specialists, this collection can be searched independently, but also allows users from subscribing institutions to conveniently link to full text from citations within MEDLINE®. When these citations are viewed via EBSCOhost®, there is the ability to link to full text for articles contained within the Biomedical Reference Collection. Most of the journals covered are available in cover-to-cover PDF. Book Review Digest Plus (Wilson) Entries encompass more than 1,300,000 reviews covering over 660,000 books (and growing with daily updates), offering broad coverage of fiction, nonfiction, books for children, and reference works. Retrieve full text reviews (over 115,000!), review excerpts, book summaries, and bibliographic data. Britannica Annals of American History Online Explore the rich and varied history of the United States with Encyclopędia Britannica's Annals of American History Online. This valuable online chronicle provides a year-by-year documentary of American thought and action. Read the original words of more than 1,500 authors who made and analyzed American history through their speeches, writings, memoirs, poems, and interviews. --2,100 entries from 1493 to the present. --Speeches, essays, biographies, landmark court decisions, editorials, and more. --Contributors that include Madeleine Albright, Henry Ford, John Hancock, Malcolm X, and Edgar Allan Poe. --Photos and multimedia that bring the events to lifelisten to the first inaugural address of Franklin D. Roosevelt, or hear John F. Kennedy discussing Soviet missiles in Cuba. Britannica Encyclopedia Academic Edition The exceptional depth of coverage, combined with the power and breadth of the Internet, makes the search for information using the award-winning Encyclopędia Britannica Online Academic Edition easier and more exciting. The new user-friendly interface provides more organized and richer results. Additional features including news headlines, safe web sites, engaging multimedia, and custom workspace make Encyclopędia Britannica Online Academic Edition the comprehensive resource your users need. Britannica Encyclopedia Public Library Edition Because your library serves a community of different ages and different interests, you require one multimedia reference source that meets the needs of all patrons. Britannica Online Public Library Edition delivers two products in one: separate home pages for adults and children allow libraries to tailor the product to their patrons' needs, making it easy-to-use and age-appropriate for everyone. Britannica Encyclopedia School Edition Britannica Online School Edition gives teachers and students instant access to four complete encyclopedias that ensure consistency with classroom topics and age-appropriate language. This unique database also offers high-quality online learning materials that are developed by teachers and curriculum experts. Designed for all levels of learning, Britannica Online School Edition offers students a gateway to the vast resources of Encyclopędia Britannica. Britannica Encyclopedia Spanish Edition Enciclopedia Universal en Espańol, the most comprehensive encyclopedia in the Spanish language, includes over 47,000 articles plus more than 9,100 images, maps, and tables. This extensive reference tool covers art, geography, history, people, religions, science, and much more. It's the perfect resource for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish. And Now Including The New Database Enciclopedia Juvenil with a Spanish Elementary Encyclopędia, images, Spanish-language videos, and Spanish Learning Materials specifically designed for younger students. These resources are designed to help students sharpen their language skills while they learn new lessons. Britannica Global Reference Online The Global Reference Center is an extensive collection of Encyclopędia Britannicas foreign language content, offering trustworthy information in Spanish, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese, and French. Britannica World Data Analyst Online Compare and Customize Data of the Nations of the World. This rich trove of current and historical statistics on 217 countries of the world makes historical and cross-national comparisons easy. Plus, World Data Analyst allows subscribers to create tables, charts, and even export the information to a spreadsheet for data crunching and deeper analysis. Users can also link to country articles from the Britannica Concise Encyclopędia. Ideal for research, to explore new topics for study, or just to learn more about the world. Business and 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. British Humanities Index (CSA) An international abstracting and indexing tool for research in the humanities, BHI indexes over 320 internationally respected humanities journals and weekly magazines published in the UK and other English speaking countries, as well as quality newspapers published in the UK. Provides full text for more than 2,800 scholarly business journals of which 912 are peer reviewed. Coverage includes: management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and much more. Also includes company profiles, industry reports, market research and investment reports. Presents a core collection of fiction and nonfiction works, story collections, picture books, graphic novels, and magazines for readers in preschool through sixth grade. Tremendous help with collection development, readers advisory, and curriculum support. CINAHL® Plus with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive nursing & allied health research database, providing full text for more than 530 journals indexed in CINAHL. Of those, 249 are not found with full text in any version of Academic Search, Health Source® or Nursing & Allied Health Collection. This authoritative file contains full text for many of the most used journals in the CINAHL index - with no embargo. The database also provides full text for 217 books/monographs. With full text coverage dating back to 1937, CINAHL Plus with Full Text is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing and allied health literature. Consumer Health Complete provides health content to support patients information needs and helps to better understand health-related topics. It also focuses on the complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health and wellness. This resource provides access to more than 700 full text journals, including American Fitness, American Journal of Chinese Medicine, Better Nutrition, Harvard Health Letter publications, HealthFacts, Journal of Asian Natural Products Research, Men's Health, Muscle & Fitness Hers, Prevention, Vegetarian Times. Included in this database are also encyclopedias, reference books, the Clinical Reference System and Clinical Pharmacology reports. This full text database covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, men & women's health, etc. Full text information in this database dates as far back as 1946. Criminal Justice Abstracts (CSA) Criminal Justice Abstracts, the criminology database from SAGE Publications, contains comprehensive coverage of international journals, books, reports, dissertations and unpublished papers on criminology and related disciplines. Prepared in co-operation with the Don M. Gottfredson Library of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University Law Library, Criminal Justice Abstracts covers crime trends, crime prevention and deterrence, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, police, courts, punishment and sentencing. The database contains indexes and summaries of international journal articles, books, and governmental and non-governmental reports on a wide range of topics in criminal justice. Goes beyond mere facts and figures to deliver an insider's perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people. The growing diversity of the U.S. population and the new emphasis on globalism and multiculturalism make CultureGrams an indispensable resource for teachers and students to understand their country and their world. Current Issues: Reference Shelf Plus Carefully-selected full-text articles from key publications on social, scientific, health, political, and global issues, chosen to make up a well-rounded overview, and organized by topic for easy access. Coverage of an international range of English-language periodicals, monographs and yearbooks, in full text articles, in-depth abstracts, and bibliographic indexing. More than half the journals are peer-reviewed. ERIC®, the Educational Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. The database contains more than 1,194,000 records and links to more than 100,000 full-text documents from ERIC. Facts On File Online Databases Facts On File's Online Reference Databases are curriculum-oriented, interactive databases covering a wide range of subjects, such as history, science, careers, literature, geography, and more. The databases included in this trial are the following: American History Online, American Indian History Online, African-American History Online, American Women's History Online, Ancient & Medieval History Online, Modern World History Online, Curriculum Resource Center, Curriculum Resource Center: Junior Edition, World Atlas, Science Online, Health Reference Center, Bloom's Literary Reference Online, Ferguson's Career Guidance Center, Personal & Business Forms. Each subject-specific database offers students and researchers an unprecedented depth of coverage -- with extensively hyperlinked full-text records, citation information, and a wide range of printable teacher resources. Reflects the content of the acclaimed Famous First Facts, Fifth Edition in print. Offers fast and versatile access to entries on thousands of inventions, discoveries, and first happenings in American historyfrom the date of the earliest human artifacts found in America, in 10,000 B.C., through 1997. Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Searchable by subject or keywords within the entry. Grolier Online includes seven encyclopedia databases: Encyclopedia America, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre, America the Beautiful, Lands and Peoples, and The New Book of Popular Science. Scholastic BookFlix delivers Weston Woods video storybooks and other content over the Internet. The number of videos that can be watched by a user simultaneously depends on many factors, including connection speed, the amount of other activity that is taking place on a school or librarys computer network at a given time, and whether a school or library has a dedicated Internet connection or shares with other schools or libraries. To ensure that you have the proper browser settings on you computer to view Scholastic BookFlix, please click on the following link:
Health and Medical Complete (ProQuest) ProQuest Health and Medical Complete combines the clinical research titles available in ProQuest Medical Library with hundreds of additional consumer and health administration titles. ProQuest Health and Medical Complete provides in-depth coverage from over 1,390 publications with more than 1,140 available in full text and of these, over 940 include MEDLINE® indexing. In addition, the database includes all charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements essential to medical research. The journals cover all major clinical and healthcare disciplines, including medical sciences, immunology, pharmacy and pharmacology, nursing, physical fitness and hygiene, surgery, and others. Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc., and articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Thomson Gale reference titles. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only. Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO) Health Source®: Consumer Edition is a rich collection of consumer health information. This resource provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines, including American Fitness, Better Nutrition, Fit Pregnancy, Harvard Health Letter, HealthFacts, Men's Health, Muscle & Fitness, Prevention, Vegetarian Times, and many others. This database also includes searchable full text for current, health-related pamphlets and more than 130 health reference books, including books published by the People's Medical Society. Additionally, Health Source: Consumer Edition contains more than 5,100 Clinical Reference Systems reports (in English and Spanish); Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names; and Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary. Health Source®: Consumer Edition covers topics such as AIDS, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, aging, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, women's health, etc. Health Source: Nursing & Academic Edition Health Source®: Nursing/Academic Edition This resource provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong, including full text from Creative Nursing, Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, Journal of Clinical Nursing, Journal of Community Health Nursing, Journal of Nursing Management, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Forum, Nursing Inquiry, and many more. In addition, this database includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names. History Reference Center (EBSCO) History Reference Center® is the world's most comprehensive full text history reference database designed for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. The database features full text for more than 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers, such as: Branden Publishing, Compass Point Books, Houghton Mifflin, Lerner Publishing Group, Mason Crest Publishers, Morgan Reynolds Inc., Oliver Press, Oxford University Press, Rourke Publishing LLC., Salem Press, Stackpole Books, Toucan Valley Publications, and more. The database also includes full text for more than 120 leading history periodicals including America's Civil War, American Heritage, American Historical Review, American History, Archaeology, Aviation History, Beaver, British Heritage, Chinese America: History & Perspectives, Civil War Times, Foreign Affairs, German History, History, History Review, History Today (back to January 1975), History: Review of New Books, Kansas History, Journal of American History, Manitoba History, Military History, Naval History, North Carolina Historical Review, Virginia Magazine of History & Biography, Wild West, World War II and more. Further, the database contains more than 59,600 historical documents; more than 49,600 biographies of historical figures; more than 110,200 historical photos and maps; and more than 80 hours of historical video Home Improvement Reference Center (EBSCO) Home Improvement Reference Center is the definitive online tool for home improvement assistance, including: maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects, outdoor improvements, decorating home & garden, etc. This comprehensive resource contains 26 major reference works in full text with more than 10,000 images (none found available online anywhere else). Additionally, the database contains full-text magazines (e.g. This Old House). Remote access is available for library patrons for use from home. International Security & Counter-Terrorism Reference Center (EBSCO) This database offers information on virtually every dimension of security & counter-terrorism and is designed to inform the analysis process, as well as enhance the general understanding of security and terrorism-related issues. ISCTRC provides a comprehensive Open Source Intelligence Resource for analysts, risk management professionals, and students. Content includes hundreds of full text journals and periodicals, hundreds of thousands of selected articles, news feeds, reports, summaries, books, blogs, FAQs, and proprietary Background Information Summaries that pertain to terrorism and security. ISCTRC also combines deep background from scholarly writings with expert commentary from a variety of organizations, agencies and publisher and timely reviews of recent developments across the international political, military, economic, social and technical spectrum. Issues & Controversies Online (Facts On File) Explores more than 800 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture. Issues & Controversies in American History Issues & Controversies in American History leads students on in-depth explorations of the great issues in American Historyissues such as religious freedom in the colonies, Civil War Reconstruction, and women's suffrage. This searchable and interlinked online subscription database delivers concise and balanced articles that provide the background, outcomes, and contemporary points of view for the major topics in the American History curriculum. Those articles are supplemented by primary source documents, biographies, timelines, images, statistical charts, and encyclopedia survey articles. Kids Search - Middle and Elementary School (EBSCO) Kids Search is EBSCO"s interface designed for younger students. It provides an easy-to-use, graphically appealing interface to search Primary Search, Middle Search Plus, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and EBSCO Animals. Academic Search Premier and ERIC are also available through the Teacher Resources link. LearningExpress Library is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. Users will need to create an account so that they can keep track of their individual test scores or log in to their account to finish taking a test. Live Homework Help by Tutor.com (enter surfri as your library card number.) Every day from 2:00 PM to 1:00 AM "Live Homework Help" connects students to real, expert tutors online. Students get the one-to-one help they need, at the time they need it. Literary Reference Center (EBSCO) Literary Reference Center is a comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. It has been specifically designed for public libraries, secondary schools, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. Literary Reference Center is a full text database that combines information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing. Literary Reference Center contains full text for 26,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, nearly 100,000 articles/essays of literary criticism, 140,500 author biographies (including 14,300 in-depth bios), 350 literary journals, 530,000 book reviews, 32,000 classic and contemporary poems, 13,500 classic and contemporary short stories, 4,000 author interviews, 7,500 classic texts (coming soon), and much more. In addition, Literary Reference Center also includes Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature, The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, Beacham's Research Guide to Biography and Criticism (six volumes), The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature, The Literary Encyclopedia, The Columbia Companion to the 20th Century American Short Story, all of MagillOnLiterature Plus, and much more. Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. The optional MLA International Bibliography module adds citations for hundreds of thousands of books, articles and dissertations from 1926 to the present, linked to full text where available. Index to and full text coverage of five Maine newspapers. Database includes coverage of the Bangor Daily News (12/3/92-present), the Kennebec Journal (Augusta) (6/11/93-present), the Portland Press Herald (10/30/95-present), and the Central Maine Morning Sentinel (Waterville) (8/12/93-present). Selected business coverage of the Maine Times (2/4/94-4/25/02) is also included. Updated daily. MAS Ultra - School Edition (EBSCO) Designed for high school and junior college libraries, searchable full text of articles, book reviews, pamphlets, abstracts, charts, tables and historical documents. A broad range of topics including general interest, business, health and multi-cultural, designed specifically for the public library. National Library of Medicine index to more than 3,600 journals covering all areas of clinical and experimental medicine, nursing, dentistry and health administration. Updated weekly. Designed to assist middle and junior high school students in learning how to research current events. Modern World History Online (Facts On File)Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history-from mid-15th century to the present. International journal publishing original, groundbreaking research spanning all of the scientific disciplines. Full-text available from January 1997-Present. A collection of 7,885 ebooks (4,480 Netlibrary titles and 3,405 Project Gutenberg titles). Users may view ebooks online in 15 minute intervals. Users who wish to view ebooks remotely, or check out an ebook for a four hour loan period, must create a Netlibrary account. Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for 25 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 selected full text for more than 260 regional (U.S.) newspapers, including The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, The Miami Herald, Daily News (New York), San Jose Mercury News, etc. In addition, full text television & radio news transcripts are provided from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, etc. Provides subject access to over 100,000 fiction titles. Search options include author, title, description, genre, award, reviews, and publishers. Librarians can read and use feature articles, book discussion guides, and BookTalks (children and YA). For teachers and younger readers who want to find fiction titles for classroom use or reading including picture books, children"s chapter books and young adult titles. Full-text book reviews, teacher resources, thematic units, and BookTalks are available. Search options include theme, setting, instructional unit, and culture. Updated monthly. Nursing & Allied Health Collection: Basic Designed for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers, this database provides full text for 100 journals covering the areas of nursing, biomedicine, health sciences, consumer health and allied health disciplines. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. Drawing on acclaimed series published by Greenhaven Press and other Thomson Gale imprints, OVRC features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites. New to the database are Lexile reading levels for periodicals and an integrated national and state curriculum standards search with content correlated to the standards. Points of View Reference Center (EBSCO) Points of View Reference Center is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides 200 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. Topics covered include: affirmative action, cloning, DNA profiling, HIV/AIDS status disclosure, immigration, Iraq, Israel & the Palestinians, Katrina and FEMA response, nuclear proliferation, separation of church and state, standardized testing, stem cell research, tax cuts, voting machines, and many more. Points of View Reference Center contains a balance of materials from all viewpoints, including 800 main essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books. The database also offers guides to debate, developing arguments and writing position papers. Additionally, this database contains the Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century, providing students with a searchable collection of some of the most important social, political, and cultural moments of the 20th century. Primary Search - Elementary School (EBSCO) Primary Search®, designed specifically for elementary school libraries, contains full text for nearly 70 popular, elementary school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Additionally, Primary Search includes the Encyclopedia of Animals, and features Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, providing students with easy-to-read encyclopedic entries written specifically for kids. The database also provides the American Heritage® Children's Dictionary, 3rd Edition from Houghton Mifflin, and an Image Collection. Professional Development Collection - Education (EBSCO) This is the most comprehensive and most valuable collection of full text education journals in the world. The Professional Development Collection includes full text for nearly 520 high quality education journals including: Booklist, Education, Education Digest, Education Week, Educational Leadership, High School Journal, Journal of Education, Journal of Educational Research, Journal of Learning Disabilities, Phi Delta Kappan, Reading Teacher, School Library Journal, and many others. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. ProQuest Newsstand lets librarians create an online newspaper resource that meets the needs of their library's patrons. Customers can choose to receive a selection of major national newspapers, or create customized state and regional packages. The core of the database includes international, national and regional papers such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, The Guardian, El Norte, Jerusalem Post, and Bangkok Post. ProQuest Newsstand's detailed indexing helps researchers quickly find the news information they need. The indexing covers not only complete bibliographic information but also subjects, companies, people, products, and geographic areas. Each issue of every newspaper is indexed thoroughly, so your patrons have access to not only top news stories but also detailed information on the arts, sports, business, and popular culture. Even such items as editorials, editorial cartoons, obituaries, and letters to the editor from well know people are indexed. Additionally, ProQuest Newsstand is fully cross-searchable with other important ProQuest products including ABI/INFORM®. ProQuest Religion is an indispensable resource for students researching religious issues and perspectives. The database includes over 135 titles, with more than 115 available in full text. Designed to meet the needs of both religious studies programs and general library collections, the database is an excellent source of religious news and information. The database provides details on doctrines and philosophies, reports on religious history, and related archeology. ProQuest Religion also covers formal theological studies and commentary on topics of general interest from the perspectives of specific religions. Primary faiths represented in the database are Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism. Titles include: The Christian Century, The Japan Christian Review, Judaism, The Muslim World, etc. From business and political science to literature and psychology, ProQuest Research Library provides one-stop access to a wide range of popular academic subjects. The database includes more than 3,880 titlesover 2,620 in full textfrom 1971 forward. It features a highly-respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers. This combination of general reference volume and scope makes it one of the broadest, most inclusive general reference databases ProQuest has to offer. ProQuest Research Library consists of two components: a core list of periodicals; plus 15 supplemental subject-specific modules. Subject modules include: Arts, Business, Children, Education, General interest, Health, Humanities, International, Law, Military, Multicultural, Psychology, Sciences, Social science, Womens interest, etc. The financial newspaper of record offering in-depth coverage of national and international finance as well as first rate coverage of hard news. Coverage: 1984-current Readers Guide Full Text, Mega Edition A versatile resource that includes: Full Text, Abstracts, Indexes, Page Images, & More! Based on the library standard Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature--chosen by Library Journal as One of the 50 Best Reference Sources for the Millennium. The index includes full text from 225 popular periodicals, with indexing of 416. Subjects Covered: Aeronautics, African-Americans, Aging, Astronomy, Automobiles, Biography, Business, Canada, Children, Computers, Consumer Education, Current Events, Education, Environment, Fashion, Film, Fine Arts, Food, Foreign Affairs, Health, History, Hobbies, Home, Journalism, Leisure Activities, Medicine, Music, News, Nutrition, Photography, Politics, Religion, Science, Sports, and Television. Reference USA (enter surfri as your ursername and password) The Reference USA database contains, in module format, detailed information on more than 14 million U.S. businesses, 210 million U.S. residents, 855,000 U.S. health care providers, 1.5 million Canadian businesses, and 12 million Canadian households. Other modules include Corp Tech and International Businesses. Libraries may customize the product by purchasing one or more modules. A collection of news information from all over the world. Information provided by these sources covers business, political, economic and other diverse, international news events. This resource contains the most recent 30 days of information from each of these wire sources. Several hundred articles are added to Regional Business News database each day. Scribner Writer"s Series includes 15-20 page signed essays on more than 1,600 authors and literary genres. Easy-to-use, colorful interface for young kids. Databases include Primary Search, Middle Search Plus, Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia, and EBSCO Animals. Science Reference Center (EBSCO) Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. Designed to meet every student's science research needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. 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Showcasing an international network of music audio archives, Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries is an educational resource that delivers the worlds diverse cultural expressions in an informative way via digital media. The collection provides educators, students, and interested listeners with an unprecedented variety of online resources that support the creation, continuity, and preservation of diverse musical forms. Student Research Center is EBSCO"s interface designed for students. It provides students with an easy-to-use, graphically appealing interface they can use to search Middle Search Plus, MAS Ultra School Edition, Columbia Encyclopedia, Health Sources -- Consumer Edition, and American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 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Value Line Research Center for academic libraries Value Line Research Center to publications cover stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities as well as special situation stocks. Online titles include: The Value Line Investment Survey, The Value Line Investment Survey, Small and Mid-Cap Edition, The Value Line Mutual Fund Survey, The Value Line Daily Options Survey, The Value Line Special Situations Service, The Value Line Convertibles Survey, and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Updated daily.
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