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ABET (Electronic)
ABET is the recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology. ABET has provided leadership and quality assurance in higher education for over 70 years.
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Academic Search Complete (Full Text) (Electronic) 
The World's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary database. Includes more than 6,100 full-text periodicals and indexing and abstracting for more than 10,600 additional sources.
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Academic Universe (Lexis Nexis) (Full Text) (Electronic)
Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information.
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AccessScience 2.0 (Full Text) (Electronic)
The online McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology provides fast, easy and accurate access to authoritative articles in all major areas of science and technology.
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ACM Digital Library Portal (Full Text) (Electronic)
Access the Association for Computing Machinery's vast collection of citations and full text from journals, newsletters and conference proceedings. Coverage from 1991-present.
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ACS Free Search (Full Text) (Electronic)
American Chemical Society created this electronic index so you can conduct basic author, title and keyword searching across multiple ACS journals. It is also possible to search specific journals by selecting one or more titles from a list.
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African-American Poetry 1760-1900 (Full Text) (Electronic)
Full text of over 2,500 poems by key African-American poets, based on William French's bibliography, "Afro-American Poetry and Drama 1760-1975."
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AGRICOLA (Electronic)
Citations to journal articles, monographs, proceedings, theses, patents, translations, and
technical reports pertaining to agriculture. Coverage 1970-present.
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AIDS & Cancer Research Abstracts (Electronic)
Contains bibliographic data from the worldwide scientific literature as related to AIDS,
immunology, virology and cancer genetics. Coverage 1982-present.
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Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals (Electronic)
A subject index to articles, news items, and editorials appearing in more than 80 military and aeronautical periodicals. Coverage 1988-present.
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Algology Mycology and Protozoology Abstracts (Microbiology C) (Electronic)
Online index to scientific literature on algae, fungi, protozoa and lichens. Coverage 1982 - present
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Alt HealthWatch (Full Text) (Electronic)
Focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
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Alternative Fuels Data Center (Full Text)
The Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC)is a vast collection of information on alternative fuels and the vehicles that use them. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the AFDC provides information on the research and development, production, and benefits of various alternative fuels including biodiesel and ethanol.
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Alternative Press Index (Electronic)
Indexes nearly 300 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines covering cultural, economic, political & social change. Coverage 1991-present.
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Alternative Press Index Archive (Electronic)
Index to alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers, and magazines covering issues in culture, economics, politics and society. Coverage 1969 - 1990.
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Aluminum Industry Abstracts (Electronic)
A searchable database of citations dealing with the aluminum industry. Coverage 1972-present.
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America: History and Life (Electronic)
Article abstracts and citations of history-related reviews and dissertations covering the
United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Coverage 1963-present
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American Chemical Society (ACS) Journals (Full Text) (Electronic)
This web page provides full-text of 30 research journals and magazines of the American Chemical Society. Coverage 1996 - to date.
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American Poetry (Full Text) (Electronic)
Online full text of 40,356 poems from the most influential American poets, from the Colonial period to the early twentieth century.
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American Presidency Project (Full Text)
The American Presidency Project contains
messages, papers, reports, debates, and
thousands of other documents of U.S.
presidents such as party platforms,
candidates' remarks, statements of policy,
etc.
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Ancestry Library Edition (Full Text) (Electronic)
Contains genealogical information from 1.2 billion records in 3,000 databases. U.S. Federal Census from 1790, American Genealogical Biographical Index, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index are included.
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Annual Reviews (Full Text) (Electronic)
Annual Reviews publishes 29 series covering three major fields as well as a number of special publications and Web based projects every year. The major fields are biomedical, physical and social sciences.
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ARTFL Database (Full Text) (Electronic)
American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language (ARTFL)database consists of nearly 2000 texts, ranging from classic works of French literature to various kinds of non-fiction prose and technical writing.
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Article First (Electronic)
Includes items listed on the table of contents pages of journals. Describes one article, news story, letter, or other item from a journal in each record. Coverage 1990-present.
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Arts and Humanities Search (Electronic)
Articles from arts and humanities journals plus relevant articles from over 5,000 social science and science journals. Coverage 1980-present.
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ArXiv.org (Full Text) (Electronic)
Open access to over 452,000 full-text articles in the areas of Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology and Statistics.
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ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (Electronic)
An index to over 5,000 serial publications, books, reports, conference proceedings, translations and limited distribution literature in the field of aquatic resources. Coverage 1978-present.
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Associates Programs Source (Full Text) (Electronic)
Designed specifically for junior & community colleges with a primary focus on disciplines of study within associate degrees and certification programs. Coverage includes: accounting, agriculture, graphic arts, journalism, etc.
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ASTM Standards (Full Text) (Electronic)
Full-text of the ASTM Standards published by the American Society for Testing and Materials. The standards cover active, redline, and historical standards. They are in PDF format.
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Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B) (Electronic)
This database provides access to clinical findings as well as all aspects of pure bacteriology, biochemistry, and genetics. Coverage 1982 - present.
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Biological Sciences (Electronic)
An index to biological sciences information of all types from 23 Cambridge Scientific Abstracts databases. Coverage varies.
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Biology Digest (Electronic)
Abstracts and indexes of domestic and international literature in the area of life sciences. Indexing focuses on the latest developments in biological research. Coverage
1989-present.
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BioOne (Full Text) (Electronic)
A collection of over 70 full-text scholarly journals focused on the biological sciences from 1998 to the current issue.
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BioOne Abstracts and Indexes (Full Text) (Electronic)
Find full-text articles for biological, ecological and environmental sciences. Coverage 1998-present.
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Biotechnology & Bioengineering Abstracts (Electronic)
Bibliographic coverage of important research, applications, regulatory developments and patents across all areas of biotechnology and bioengineering. Coverage 1982-present.
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Books in Print with Book Reviews (Full Text) (Electronic)
A comprehensive database of books in and out of print in the English speaking world. Book reviews are from such sources as Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, and Publisher's Weekly.
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Boston African Americana Project (Electronic)
This website on African American history in Boston contains over 500 items, spanning the years 1770 to 1950. Included are PDF files and transcriptions. Topics covered include slavery, abolition, Civil War and rural life.
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Business Source Complete (Full Text) (Electronic)
Provides a collection of bibliographic and full-text content. Part of the comprehensive coverage offered includes, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886.
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Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (Alternate Web Site) (Electronic)
This database service provides access to over 30 major databases in the life sciences, engineering, computer science, and medicine.
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Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) (Electronic)
The Internet Database Service (IDS) from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts provides access to over 30 major databases in the life sciences, engineering, computer science, and medicine.
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Cambridge University Press (Full Text) (Electronic)
This publisher provides full text for over 100 journals in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. You can conduct searches, view tables of contents, and view abstracts for all journals on the site.
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Catalog, Preston Library (Electronic)
An index to the contents of Preston Library. You can search by author, title, subject or keyword, see what new materials have arrived (Featured Lists) and customize your information needs (MyLibrary).
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Center for Systemic Peace (Full Text)
Developed at the Center for Global Policy (George Mason University), this site supports scientific research and quantitative analysis in many issue areas related to the fundamental problems of violence in both human relations and societal development.
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Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramics Abstracts (Electronic)
A comprehensive database for the ceramics industry. Indexes journals, conference proceedings, books, patents, standards and product literature. Coverage 1975-present.
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CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) (Full Text) (Electronic)
A comprehensive source for research and study in international affairs. Includes: working papers from research institutes, conference proceedings, policy briefs, foundation research projects, journal articles, and more.
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CINAHL (Electronic)
CINAHL provides indexing for over 1,835 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. The database contains more than 1,000,000 records dating back to 1982.
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Civil Engineering Database (Electronic)
This database is designed to provide easy bibliographic access to all ASCE publications. It covers ASCE publications published since 1973. VMI owns most of the ASCE journals.
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ClasePeriodica (Electronic)
Clase and Periodica indexes Latin American journals published in 24 different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on Pan-American issues. Coverage as early as 1975-present.
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Communication & Mass Media Complete (Full Text) (Electronic)
Provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media.
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Compendex (Electronic)
The most comprehensive bibliographic database of engineering research literature, containing references to over 5000 engineering journals and conferences. Online version of "Engineering Index." Coverage 1884-present.
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Computer & Information Systems Abstracts (Electronic)
Provides a comprehensive monthly update on the latest theoretical research and practical applications of computers. Coverage 1981 - present.
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Computers & Applied Sciences Complete (Full Text) (Electronic)
Index, abstracts and full text of articles in many engineering disciplines, computer theory, and new technologies.
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Conference Papers Index (Electronic)
Citations to papers presented at major scientific meetings around the world. Focuses on life sciences, environmental sciences and the aquatic sciences. Contains some material on physics, engineering and materials science. Coverage 1982-present.
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Consumer Health Complete (Full Text) (Electronic)
This database is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. Topics covered: aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs and alcohol, fitness, nutrition and dietetics, children's health, men and women's health, and more.
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Consumer Index (Electronic)
An index to magazine articles providing consumer information. Coverage: 1986-2006
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Contemporary Authors (Full Text) (Electronic)
This biographical and bibliographical guide to current writers is integrated in the database, "Literature Resource Center" produced by Thomson Gale.
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Contemporary Women's Issues (CWI) (Electronic)
Global information on women. Includes journal articles, newsletters and research reports. Coverage 1992-present.
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Copper Data Center Database (Electronic)
An online bibliographic database of the literature on copper, copper alloys and copper technology since 1965.
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Corrosion Abstracts (Electronic)
Bibliographic information on corrosion science and engineering. Reviews the documented experience of others and provides summarized findings. Coverage 1980-present.
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CQ Global Researcher (Full Text) (Electronic)
Reports are definitive, in-depth coverage of global affairs from a number of international viewpoints and include sections as "current situation," "pro-con," and a new feature called "voices from abroad." Coverage 2007 - present.
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CQ Researcher (Full Text) (Electronic)
Explores a single "hot" issue in the news in-depth and nonbiased. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, economics, politics, science and technology. Library covers 1967-1996 in print and 1991 to date online.
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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (Full Text) (Electronic)
Now corresponding to the 85th edition in content, this new version enables quick and easy access to everything the "Handbook" has to offer a student.
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Directory of Published Proceedings (Electronic)
Find hard-to-find conferences, congresses, meetings and symposia. Search by author, subject or title of paper. InterDok has published this source since 1965.
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Dissertations Abstracts Online (Electronic)
Information and abstracts on dissertations completed in the US and abroad. Coverage 1861-present.
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DOE Information Bridge (Full Text) (Electronic)
Provides free and convenient access to full-text and bibliographic records of Department of Energy (DOE) research and development reports in physics, chemistry, biology, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science.
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Ebsco Host (Electronic)
Access to Ebsco Host databases including: CINHAL, ERIC, MEDLINE, PsycArticles, PsycCritiques and PsycInfo.
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EconLit (Electronic)
Subject indexing and abstracts of over 400 journals, over 500 collective volumes per year, plus books, dissertations, and working papers. January 1969 to the present
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Economia y Negocios (Electronic)
More than 74,000 records, dating back to the early 1980s, providing coverage for over 300 Spanish and Portuguese-language periodicals published in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Spain, the United States and elsewhere.
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Education Research Complete (Full Text) (Electronic)
Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all education specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing.
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Educator's Reference Desk (AskERIC) (Electronic)
Free Internet-based references to thousands of educational topics. Includes journal articles, books, theses, curriculi, conference papers, standards and guidelines, and links to Web sites and online discussion groups.
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Electronic Engineers Master (Full Text) (Electronic)
Register to find manufacturers and suppliers of products that are electromechanical, optoelectronics, oscillators, power sources, semiconductors, and more.
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Electronic Journal Miner (Electronic)
An online resource for searching over eight thousand electronic journals that provide free full text content. Search by keyword, title, or subject.
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Electronic Text Center Collection (UVA) (Full Text) (Electronic)
Includes approximately 70,000 on- and off-line humanities texts in thirteen languages, with more than 350,000 related images (book illustrations, covers, manuscripts, newspaper pages, etc.)
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Electronics & Communications Abstracts (Electronic)
This Cambridge Scientific Abstracts database provides this comprehensive guide to ongoing work in electronics and communications. Coverage 1981 - present.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (Full Text) (Electronic)
An online version of one of the most popular general encyclopedias.
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Energy Citations Database (Electronic)
Provides access to bibliographic records for scientific and technical information dating from 1948 to the present. The literature in disciplines of interest to DOE are chemistry, physics, environmental science, geology, engineering, and mathematics.
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Engineered Materials Abstracts (Electronic)
Indexes the journal literature of polymers, ceramics, and composites in a variety of structural and other advanced applications. Coverage 1986-present.
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Engineering Village (Electronic)
Comprehensive source of up-to-date engineering information and reviewed engineering web sites. Provides access to citations and abstracts of engineering literature from the database, Compendex. Coverage 1884-present.
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English Poetry Full-Text Database (Full Text) (Electronic)
Full text of 4,450 works by 1,350 key English poets from the Anglo-Saxon period to the end of the nineteenth century.
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English Verse Drama Database (Full Text) (Electronic)
Contains more than 1,500 works by 450 named authors plus approximately 230 anonymous works. Coverage 1300-1900.
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ENGnetBASE (Full Text) (Electronic)
CRC Press created this database which provides access to its handbooks. An excellent resource for engineers and scientists.
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Environment Complete (Full Text) (Electronic)
Contains more than 1 million records from more than 1,000 domestic and international titles going back to the 1940s.
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Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management (Electronic)
Indexes the literature of 4,000 environmental science sources. Coverage 1981-present.
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ERIC (Electronic)
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, produces the world’s premier database of journal and non-journal education literature.
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ERIC (EbscoHost) (Electronic)
ERIC database references thousands of educational topics. Includes journal articles, books, theses, curriculi, conference papers, and standards and guidelines. Coverage 1966-present.
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European Library (Electronic)
The European Library webservice is a portal which offers access to the combined resources (books, magazines, journals, etc., both digital and non-digital) of 48 national libraries of Europe. It offers free searching and delivers digital objects - some free, some priced.
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Factiva (Full Text) (Electronic)
A Web-based news and business information service. For the first time, the universally indexed, combined content sets from both Dow Jones Interactive and Reuters Business Briefing are available.
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Facts on File (Full Text) (Electronic)
The Web format of "Facts on File Yearbook" answers questions about events, issues, statistics and people of the last 20 years. It delivers special features including maps, photographs, historic documents, and overviews of key issues since 1980.
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Find It Virginia (Full Text) (Electronic)
Collection of databases that provide access to resources such as newspapers, magazine articles and books. Available 24X7. Web site created to ensure all residents of the Commonwealth have equal access to essential resources for lifelong learning. Public library card is necessary for full access.
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FirstSearch Databases (Electronic)
A group of databases covering a variety of academic disciplines, including "WorldCat," a listing of library holdings of all libraries participating in OCLC.
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Free Patents Online (Full Text) (Electronic)
Fast, easy-to-use access to millions of patents and patent applications. Every published US application, from 2001000001 to the present is available, and the last several years of European patent are available.
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Fuente Academica (Full Text) (Electronic)
Provides full-text for a rapidly growing collection of scholarly Spanish language journals. Multi-disciplinary database offers content to many academic areas.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library (Full Text) (Electronic)
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. The fifteen reference works include: St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, Contemporary Novelists, and The Gale Encyclopedias of U.S. Economic History, Medicine, and Psychology.
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GEOBASE (Electronic)
An index to the journal literature of geography, geology and ecology. Coverage 1980-present.
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (Full Text) (Electronic)
The Gilder Lehrman Collection contains more than 60,000 documents detailing the political and social history of the United States. The collection's holdings include manuscript letters, diaries, maps, photographs, printed books and pamphlets ranging from 1493 through modern times.
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GPO Access (Electronic)
Official Web site for this service of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) that provides free electronic access to important information products produced by the Federal Government. Links to the "Congressional Record" and "Federal Register."
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GPO Monthly Catalog (Electronic)
Indexes print and electronic U. S. Government information resources created and published by Federal agencies. Coverage 1976 to present.
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GrayLIT Network (Full Text) (Electronic)
GrayLIT Network is a retired portal for technical report information generated through federally funded research and development projects of the Department of Energy's OSTI, and DOD, EPA and NASA. You may link to the archived site.
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GreenFILE (Full Text)
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of titles includes content on global warming, green building, renewable energy, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, and full text for more than 4,700 records.
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HarpWeek (Full Text) (Electronic)
Full-text image reproductions of the magazine Harper's Weekly, 1857-1877.
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Health Source: Consumer Edition
This database is the richest collection of consumer health information available to libraries worldwide, providing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
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Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (Full Text) (Electronic)
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.
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HeritageQuest (Full Text)
The database for census data, family records, and local histories. This collection assembles every extant U.S. federal census, family genealogies, local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records, genealogical and local history serials, and more.
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HighWire Press (Full Text) (Electronic)
Stanford University Library's HighWire Press provides online, full-text articles from journals in the areas of the sciences, technology and medicine.
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Historic Documents (Full Text) (Electronic)
This full-text database provides access to primary sources about significant events of the year. These documents range from presidential speeches, international agreements, and Supreme Court decisions to U.S. governmental reports, scientific findings, and cultural discussions. Coverage begins with 1972.
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Historical Abstracts (Electronic)
Article abstracts and citations of books and dissertations covering world history from 1450 to the present; excludes the United States and Canada. Coverage 1970-present.
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Historical Statistics of the United States (Full Text) (Electronic)
This Millennial Edition Online (updates 1975 paper edition) is a compendium of statistics from over 1000 sources expanded to include over 37,000 data series and dozens of new topics,i.e. slavery, American Indians, and poverty.
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Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) (Electronic)
The HSDL collection provides quick access to important U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents as well as specialized resources such as theses and reports from various universities, organizations and local and state agencies.
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Hospitality & Tourism Complete (Full Text) (Electronic)
Hospitality & Tourism Complete covers scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. This collection contains more than 749,000 records, with coverage dating as far back as 1965. There is full text for 440 publications, including periodicals, company & country reports, and books.
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Humanities International Complete (Full Text) (Electronic)
Provides full text of hundreds of journals, books and other published sources from around the world.
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IDEAS: Economics and Finance Research (Full Text) (Electronic)
U of Connecticut hosts thousands of working papers, journal articles, book chapters and open-access books drawn from Research Papers in Economics (RePEc)database to further disseminate economic research.
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IEEE All-Society Periodical Package (Full Text) (Electronic)
Full-text of 128 IEEE professional publications for technical literature in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics. Coverage ranges from 1998 to present.
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In the First Person
The index to English language personal narratives, including letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies, and oral histories. From archives, repositories, publishers, and individuals, there are indexed first person narratives that are publicly available on the Web.
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Index to Legal Periodicals (Full Text) (Electronic)
We are directing you to LexisNexis Academic, the full-text database for legal research in newspapers, magazines and newsletters.
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Industrial & Applied Microbiology Abstracts (Microbiology A) (Electronic)
This database identifies in scientific literature significant findings and practical applications in agricultural, food and beverage, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Coverage 1982 - present.
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Institute of Physics (IOP) (Full Text) (Electronic)
An collection of numerous scholarly physics journals and access to a large archive of physics journals. The coverage dates vary depending on the archive of the particular journal.
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Internet Movie Database (Electronic)
Find information about motion pictures and TV movies from this web site. Search by title,cast/crew name, character name, keyword and other options.
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ITER (Electronic)
An online bibliography to journal literature dealing with the Middle Ages and Rennaisance (400-1700). Includes citations for articles, bibliographies, catalogues, abstracts, and discographies.
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JSTOR (Full Text) (Electronic)
Searchable backfiles of core journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. Coverage varies but begins with vol. 1, issue 1 and runs up to the most recent few years.
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LANIC: Latin America Network Information Center
The premiere Web-based information center for Latin America. Sponsored by the Institute of Latin American Studies at the university of Texas, the information is browsable by subject or country.
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Legal Collection (Full Text) (Electronic)
This database contains full text for more than 250 of the world's most respected, scholarly law journals. The Legal Collection is an authoritative source for information on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world.
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LexisNexis Academic (Full Text) (Electronic)
This database provides full-text documents from over 5,900 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications with a variety of flexible search options.
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LexisNexis Congressional (Full Text) (Electronic)
Comprehensive U.S. legislative information from Congressional Information Service (CIS).
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LexisNexis Statistical (Full Text) (Electronic)
An index with abstracts for statistical information from over 100,000 U.S. government publications, state and private sources, and international organizations.
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Library Catalog, Preston Library (Electronic)
An index to the contents of Preston Library. Search by author, title, subject or keyword.
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LibriVox (Full Text)
A nice selection of free audio books.
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Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (Electronic)
Indexing to the journals covering al aspects of the study of language and the various field of linguistics. Coverage 1973-present.
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Literature Criticism Online (LCO) (Full Text) (Electronic)
Search and find full-text literary criticism of the following series: Classical & Medieval; Contemporary; Drama; 1400 to 1800; Nineteenth-Century; Poetry; Shakespearean; Short Story; and Twentieth-Century.
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Literature Resource Center (Full Text) (Electronic)
This literary database gives student researchers access to more than 120,000 literary figures from all time periods and all literary genres. Online access to "Contemporary Authors," "Dictionary of Literary Biography," and other criticism sets.
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Many Books (Full Text)
A large selection of books that can be freely downloaded in a variety of formats, i.e. PDF, Sony, DOC, RTF, etc. A number of titles are also available as audio books through LibriVox.
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MasterFILE Premier (Full Text) (Electronic)
Multidisciplinary database providing full text general reference publications dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest. Also includes nearly full text reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.
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Materials Business File (Electronic)
Industry news, international trade data, government regulations and management issues related to the metals and materials industries. Coverage 1985-present.
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Mathematical Programming Glossary (Full Text) (Electronic)
This glossary contains terms specific to mathematical programming and related disciplines like economics, computer science, and mathematics.
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Mathematical Reviews (Electronic)
Access this database for mathematics and computer science topics. Covers more than 55 years of the publication, "Mathemetical Reviews."
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MathSciNet (Electronic)
MathSciNet is the searchable Web database providing
access to over 55 years of Mathematical Reviews and
Current Mathematical Publications from 1940 to the
present.
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Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (Electronic)
MTEA provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the serials literature in mechanical and transportation engineering and their complementary fields. Coverage: 1966-present.
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Mechanical Engineering Abstracts (Electronic)
Surveys and summarizes the worldwide literature in mechanical engineering, engineering management, and production engineering. Coverage 1981-2002.
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Media Review Digest (Electronic)
Reviews of educational and entertainment media. Coverage: 1989-2006
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MedicaLatina (Full Text) (Electronic)
MedicLatina is a unique collection of medical research and investigatory journals from renowned Latin American and Spanish publishers. This Spanish language database contains full text for nearly 120 peer-reviewed medical journals in native Spanish.
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MEDLINE (CSA) (Electronic)
More than 4 million citations and abstracts to worldwide biomedical literature relating to research, clinical practice, administration and more. Coverage 1990-present.
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MEDLINE (Ebsco Host) (Electronic)
More than 4 million citations and abstracts to worldwide biomedical literature relating to research, clinical practice, administration and more. Coverage 1990-present.
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Mergent Horizon (Full Text) (Electronic)
Mergent Horizon maps companies to their core lines of business, suppliers, partners, customers and competitors. Classifying companies according to their products and services allows for true comparisons helping students understand a company and its competitive position in the marketplace.
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Mergent Online (Full Text) (Electronic)
Mergent Online provides data on over 10,000 US companies, 20,000 non-US companies, 8,000 inactive companies and over 1 million privately held companies. Includes financial information, annual reports, executive biographies, and historical information (e.g. mergers, acquisitions, bankruptcy and reorganization).
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Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary Online (Full Text) (Electronic)
The visual diction is an interactive dictionary with an innovative approach. From the image to the word and its definition, the visual diction is an all-in-one reference.
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METADEX (Electronic)
A comprehensive source for information on metals and alloys. Indexes more than 2,000 journals, plus patents, dissertaitions, and more. Coverage 1966-present.
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MicroPatent Materials Patents (Electronic)
Find abstracts of U.S. and European patents related to materials science and engineering. Coverage 1996-present.
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Middle English Compendium (Electronic)
The Middle English Compendium is designed to offer easy access to and interconnectivity between three major Middle English electronic resources: an electronic version of the Middle English Dictionary, a HyperBibliography of Middle English prose and verse, and a Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse.
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Milestone Documents in American History (Full Text) (Electronic)
Use 3-volume set in reference, or follow online access to explore primary sources that shaped U. S. history. Coverage: 1763-2003
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Military & Government Collection (Full Text) (Electronic)
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content.
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MLA International Bibliography (Electronic)
Indexes critical scholarship on literature, language, linguistics and folklore. Includes journal articles, series, monographs, dissertations, and more. Coverage 1963-present.
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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (Electronic)
Provides bibliographic records of U.S. Government information resources. Use it to link to Federal agency online resources or identify materials distributed to Federal Depository Libraries. Coverage 1994 - present.
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Morningstar Library Edition (Full Text)
Provides up to date investment information. Access is restricted to ONE user at a time.
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National Trade Data Bank (NTDB) (Full Text) (Electronic)
A comprehensive source for international trade data and export promotion information. Web-based version.
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Nature Publishing Group (Full Text) (Electronic)
Full-text access to Nature, 8 journals from the Nature Research Journals and 6 from the Nature Review Journals. The link is to the search engine. The titles may also be access through our online catalog.
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New York Review of Books (Electronic)
Online edition of this premier literary magazine which provides excerpts of book reviews from 1963 to the current issue.
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New York Times (1851 - 2005) (Full Text) (Electronic)
Full-text articles of The New York Times covering the period of Sept. 18, 1851 to Dec. 31, 2005.
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New York Times (1980 - current date) (Full Text) (Electronic)
Full-text articles of the national newspaper, The New York Times, covering the period of 1980 to the current date.
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NewsBank Access World News (Full Text) (Electronic)
Collection of local, state, national and international news sources, i.e. newspapers, broadcast transcripts, newswires, news blogs, news web-only content and video.
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Newspaper Abstracts (Electronic)
We are directing you to Factiva (formerly Dow Jones Interactive) for the information that you seek.
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Newspaper Source Plus (Full Text) (Electronic)
Newspaper Source Plus provides cover-to-cover full text for 149 national & international newspapers and selective full text for more than 410 U.S newspapers. The database also contains full-text television & radio news transcripts.
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Oceanic Abstracts (Electronic)
Worldwide technical literature pertaining to the marine and brackish-water environment. Coverage 1981-present.
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Online Books Page (Full Text) (Electronic)
A large directory of books freely available online in a variety of formats, i.e. text, doc, pdf, html. It was founded in 1993 by John Mark Ockerbloom. The University of Pennsylvania Library hosts the site.
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Oxford English Dictionary (Full Text) (Electronic)
The online version of the Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, contains definitions for English language words and information on word origins and histories. Updated quarterly.
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Oxford Islamic Studies Online (Full Text) (Electronic)
Encompassing over 3,500 reference entries, chapters from scholarly and introductory works, Qur'anic materials, primary sources, images, maps, and timelines. Areas of interest are global Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics, and culture.
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Oxford Reference Online (Full Text) (Electronic)
Oxford Reference Online brings together over 100 fully searchable reference works. Frequently updated, all disciplines will find this resource useful.
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Oxford Text Archive (Full Text) (Electronic)
The Oxford Text Archive hosts Literature, Languages and Linguistics and collects, catalogs, and preserves high-quality electronic texts for research and teaching. The OTA currently distributes more than 2000 resources in over 20 different languages, and is actively working to extend its catalog of holdings.
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Oxford University Press (Full Text) (Electronic)
Online access to over 184 periodical titles in the humanities, social sciences, and the sciences. Full text of these online journals is available for the past several years.
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PAIS Archive (Electronic)
Articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about public affairs. Coverage: 1915 - 1976
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PAIS International (Electronic)
Articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about public affairs. Coverage: 1972 to present.
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PapersFirst (Electronic)
Index of papers presented at conferences in all fields. Coverage 1993-present.
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PBS Video Collection (Streaming Videos) (Electronic)
PBS video collection 498 videos. Each video has a low and a high bandwidth link. Low bandwidth recommended for off Post viewing and high for on Post. Requires Quicktime Player. Log on to the VMI Network required. Videos are also accessible through the Libary's online catalog. Keyword search on "pbs video viva".
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Periodicals Index Online (PIO) (Electronic)
Includes journal articles dealing with scholarly and academic topics that have appeared in scholarly periodicals from 1665 to 1995.
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Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA) (Full Text) (Electronic)
PROLA is the online archive of the Physical Review journals published by the American Physical Society. The articles go back as far as 1893, and up to the last 4 years. Note: Access to Physical Review A includes the current issue as well as the archive.
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PILOTS (Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress) (Electronic)
PILOTS is a comprehensive resource for the study of post-traumatic stress disorder. Produced by the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, PILOTS includes 31,000+ articles, books, reports, and pamphlets from 1871-present.
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Plant Science (Electronic)
A bibliographic database containing citations and abstracts of scientific literature on plant science, focusing on all plant scientific aspects. Coverage 1994-present.
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Proceedings First (Electronic)
Citations of every congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received at The British Library from October 1993 to the present.
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ProCon.org (Full Text) (Electronic)
An independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit public charity which provide pros and cons on diverse controversial topics with facts and quotations from thousands of experts.
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Project Muse (Electronic)
Journal issues available online (mostly humanities and social sciences) from Johns Hopkins University Press. Coverage varies. An alternate, mirror site is at Project Muse
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PROLA (Full Text) (Electronic)
PROLA is the Physical Review Online Archive. It includes all American Physical Society journal content back to 1893. Full-text articles are not available for the last 4 years.
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PsycArticles (Full Text) (Electronic)
PsycARTICLES is a searchable full-text database of peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. The database contains more than 40,000 articles in 53 journals from the American Psychological Association and allied organizations. Coverage spans 1985 to present.
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Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (Full Text) (Electronic)
This database provides nearly 575 full text publications, including nearly 550 peer-reviewed titles. Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
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PsycInfo (Electronic)
An index with abstracts to journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines. Coverage is 1887 to the present.
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PubMed (Electronic)
The National Library of Medicine's search service to access the 9 million citations in
MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE (with links to participating on-line journals), and other related databases.
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PubSCIENCE (Full Text) (Electronic)
Developed by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) to facilitate searching and accessing peer reviewed journal literature in the physical sciences and other energy-related disciplines.
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Quote DB--The Quotations Database (Full Text)
Searchable quotation database of thousands of quotes from hundreds of authors. The database contains numerous subjects, speeches, and groups.
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RefWorks (Electronic)
This is a bibliographic management program that you can use to create your own personal database of references. Later you can format your references in any style including APA, MLA, Chicago and more.
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Regional Business News (Full Text) (Electronic)
This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis.
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Religion and Philosophy Collection (Full Text) (Electronic)
Religion & Philosophy Collection provides extensive coverage of such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
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Safari Books (Full Text) (Electronic)
Online reference library for IT professionals. Contains the full-text for hundreds of programming and business e-books.
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Safety Science & Risk Abstracts (Electronic)
Comprehensive, timely information across the fields of public health, safety, and industrial hygiene. Coverage 1981-present.
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Salud en Espanol (Full Text) (Electronic)
Spanish edition of the "Consumer Health Complete." Provides overviews on diseases, conditions, procedures and various treatments. Topics covered are first aid, infant/child care and illness, aging and wellness.
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Scitation (formerly SPIN) (Electronic)
More than one million documents from scholarly journals, magazines, conference proceedings, and other special publications from prestigious scientific societies and technical publishers. Our online access is limited to abstracts.
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SCI-TECHnetBASE (Full Text) (Electronic)
Find full-text chapters from many CRC handbooks.
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Social Services Abstracts (Electronic)
This database provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, social welfare, social policy, and community development. Coverage 1980 - present.
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Sociological Abstracts (Electronic)
Indexes research on sociology and related disciplines. Information comes from over 2,600 journals, conference papers, books, and dissertations. Coverage 1963-present.
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Solid State & Superconductivity Abstracts (Electronic)
This Cambridge Scientific Abstracts database provides unparalleled access to current research and applications across the field of solid state and superconductivity. Coverage 1981 - present.
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SPIE Digital Library (Electronic)
The SPIE Digital Library is the most extensive resource available on optics and photonics, providing unprecedented access to more than 230,000 technical papers from SPIE Journals and Conference Proceedings from 1990 to the present. Our online access is limited to abstracts.
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STAT-USA (Electronic)
Business, economics and trade information from the Department of Commerce. Online access includes the National Trade Data Bank (NTDB), Economic Data, Survey of Current Business, and more. Provides international trade data and export promotion information.
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TOXLINE (Electronic)
Information from all areas of toxicology, including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, pesticides,environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens. Consisting of records from the last 5 years plus the current year.
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Transportation Research Information Service (TRIS) (Electronic)
TRIS database is the world's largest, most comprehensive bibliographic resource on transportation information. TRIS contains a half million records of published and ongoing research.
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Ulrich's Periodicals Directory (Full Text) (Electronic)
This is the "global source" for information about journals, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, and more. Current publishers, addresses, telephone numbers, status of indexing services, etc.
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Union Lists (Electronic)
More than 7 million holdings for journals and other covered items among OCLC libraries. It can help you determine if a library holds a specific issue of a journal.
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Universities Worldwide (Electronic)
Provides links to over 8400 universities in over 200 countries, including the U.S. Search by keyword, country, or state. The list is based on the "World List of Universities 1997" published by the International Association of Universities (IAU). Entries link to the official college Web sites.
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Vault (Full Text) (Electronic)
Contains career guides, industry guides, employer profiles, company profiles, cover letter and resume examples, interviewing advice, and general help in finding employment.
Requires VMI network username/password to login.
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Vente et Gestion (Full Text) (Electronic)
Provides full text coverage for French language business journals serving both the academic and the professional researcher. This collection also includes publications covering topics such as accounting & tax, administration, industry & manufacturing, marketing, logistics, technology and others.
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VideoLectures.net (Electronic)
A portal to video lectures (primarily in science fields) collected from presentations at conferences and events around the world. Topics range from basics of probability and statistics to Lagrange Equations.
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Virginia Heritage (Full Text) (Electronic)
A union database of finding aids to archival and manuscripts collections in thirteen Virginia repositories. The contents of the database represent only a small percentage of each institution's holdings.
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VIVA Online Journal Locator (Electronic)
Search here to find out if a specific magazine or journal subscribed to by the Virtual Library of Virginia is available online. Lists journal titles and years of coverage.
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VMI Library Catalog (Electronic)
The online bibliographic catalog to materials in Preston Library. Search by author, title, subject or keyword. The online catalog also has MyLibrary capabilities and Featured Lists.
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Water Resources Abstracts (Electronic)
Inexes technical and scientific literature on water-related topics, including: conservation, control, pollution treatment, and management of water resources. Coverage 1967-present
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WELDASEARCH (Electronic)
A comprehensive database containing abstracts to journal articles, research reports, standards, patents, theses, etc. in all areas of welding, soldering, brazing, and related topics. Coverage 1967-present.
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Wiley-Blackwell (Full Text) (Electronic)
Formerly Blackwell Synergy, this database provides full-text access to 838 journals. The subjects include Medicine, Science, Social Science and the Humanities. Coverage begins with 1997 to present.
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Women's Studies International (Electronic)
Covers the core disciplines in Women’s Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research. This database supports curriculum development in the areas of sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education.
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World Almanacs (Full Text) (Electronic)
Includes the contents of 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.
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WorldCat (Electronic)
An index to 49 million titles cataloged by OCLC member libraries around the world. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 11th century, books, media, serials and Internet sources.
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Worldscope GLOBAL (Full Text) (Electronic)
Elementary information on 9,000 of the world's largest companies. Coverage includes industrials, utilities, transportation, banks, and others. Compiled from SEC filings.
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WorldWideScience
This is "a global science gateway -- accelerating scientific discovery and progress through a multilateral partnership to enable federated searching of national and international scientific databases and portals." Search scientific articles by title, author, keyword, and date.
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