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ABI/Inform Business and management database providing extensive coverage of North America and the world. Research on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, plus information on 60,000+ companies. Includes full text documents and dissertations. Coverage: 1971-. Accounting Part of LexisNexis Academic. Searches accounting resources--Accounting Technology, Accounting Today, AICPA publications, Controller's Report, Journal of Business Strategy, Journal of Accountancy, and Practical Accountant. African American Song Audio files documenting the history of African American music. Includes jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narratives on 16,000 tracks of great historical recordings from Document Records. Coverage: early 20th century onward. AGRICOLA Made up of two databases: the catalog of bibliographic records from the National Agricultural Library plus an article citation database. Search databases separately or simultaneously. Encompasses all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines--animal and veterinary science, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, earth and environmental science, soil science, pesticides, natural resources. Coverage: varies; some material dates to 15th century. Agriculture Image Gallery, U.S. Department of Searchable collection of 2000+ digital photos provided by the Agriculture Research Services Information Staff. Downloadable images available in several sizes. Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals Index to articles from English language military and aeronautical periodicals. Coverage: 1988-. AltPressIndex Indexes nearly 300 alternative publications, including selected research journals. International and interdisciplinary with a focus on the humanities and social sciences; addresses cultural, economic, political and social change. Coverage: 1991-. American Factfinder Basic Facts, Data Tables, Maps for Census 2000 and Economic Census American Family Names, Dictionary of with "more than 70,000 of the most commonly occurring surnames in the United States, giving their comparative frequencies, linguistic and historical explanations, selected associated forenames, and occasional genealogical notes." (--Oxford University Press) American Memory Digital collections from the Library of Congress. Includes historic material on advertising, architecture, African-Americans, American Immigrants, folklife, sports, religion, the performing arts, the presidents, and more. American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography presents the work of the Work Projects Administration from 1936-1938. The WPA employed writers and journalists through the Federal Writers' Project to interview ex-slaves in the United States. Searching is available on eight different criteria. Animal Photo Galleries, Smithsonian National Zoological Park Search or browse through collections of images of animals in the National Zoo. Live webcams are also available. Applied Science & Technology Full Text Covers periodicals in aeronautics, applied mathematics, AI, atmospheric science, chemical engineering, chemistry, construction, engineering, energy, fire prevention, food industry, geology, information technology, marine technology, metallurgy, mineralogy, neural networks, oceanography, optical & neural compuring, petroleum & gas, physics, plastics, robotics, space science, textiles, transportation, and waste management. Search as part of the Wilson Omnifile either as a single database or in combination with any or all of the other 10 Wilson databases. Coverage: indexing, 1984- ; abstracts, 1994- ; full text, 1997-. APS (American Physical Society) Journals and PROLA (Physical Review Online Archive) Searchable/browsable full-text archive of: Physical Review Letters (1958-present) Physical Review Series III (1970-present) Physical Review Series II (1913-1969) Physical Review Series I (1893-1912) Reviews of Modern Physics (1929-present) Physical Reviews Special Topics: Accelerators and Beams (1998-present) Physical Reviews Special Topics: Education Research (2005-present) Art Full Text and Art Index Retrospective Covers periodicals in the fine and decorative arts along with non-Western art, new and contemporary art, crafts, costume, textiles, and such tradiditional areas as art research, art history, architecture, and archaeology. Includes periodicals, yearbooks, museum bulletins, competition and award notices, exhibition listings, interviews, film reviews, and more. Search as part of the Wilson Omnifile either as a single database or in combination with any or all of the other 10 Wilson databases. Search both simultaneously at Art Full Text Coverage: indexing, 1929- ; abstracts, 1994- ; full text, 1997-. Artcyclopedia: Guide to Great Art on the Internet Locates artworks found in museums worldwide. Search for art viewable on internet sites by artist, title, or museum. Browse by name, medium, subject, nationality, movements. See the section, Image Use Guidelines, for copyright issues. Arts and Humanities Citation Index Part of Web of Science. Indexes and provides cited references for the world's leading arts and humanities journals; includes some social sciences. (Formerly AHSearch.) Coverage: 1976-. ArticleFirst Multidisciplinary index to citations in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. Coverage: 1990-. ArXiv.org: e-Print Archive Archive of pre-prints and working papers from the fields of Physics, Mathematics, Nonlinear Sciences, Computer Science, and Quantitative Biology. Browse or search. You can also search ArXiv using the CrossSearch function in the ISI Web of Knowledge. Coverage: 1991-. ASCE Research Library Online access to 30 journals published by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Browse or search. To access full text, choose the HTML version of the Table of Contents. Then choose the PDF of the article from the TOC. Coverage: 1995-. Astrogeology Gallery The USGS' Astrogeology Research Program provides photos, images, movies, animations, maps, posters. Subjects include the earth, the moon, and other planetary bodies. Astronaut Photography of Earth 711,000+ views of the earth taken by astronauts on space missions from the Mercury program through the International Space Station of the present. See Conditions for Use of Astronaut Photos for details regarding use and giving proper credit. Baseball (Biographical Dictionary of American Sports) Over 1,450 entries providing access to biographical data, career records, photographs and more. BasicBIOSIS Indexes core life science journals; includes popular as well as scholarly scientific journal. Coverage: current year plus most recent four. Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Provides data on habitats and ecosystems for more than 1,200 species. Arranged by taxonomy. BHA: Bibliography of the History of Art Indexes the international literature on fine arts—-painting, sculpture, drawing, prints, architecture. Decorative and applied arts—crafts, graphic arts, and folk and popular art also included. Coverage: 1973-. Biblioline Music Databases (RIPM, IPM, RISM) Allows simultaneous searching of RIPM: Retrospective Index to Music Periodical, IPM: Index to Printed Music: Collective and Series, and RISM: International Inventory of Musical Scores after 1600. (Turn your pop-up blockers off.) BioDigest Indexes the life sciences; abstracts written for students or non-scientists. Addresses botany, environmental science, medicine, zoology, health. Coverage: 1989-. Biological & Agricultural Index Plus Covers periodicals in agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, animal sciences, biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, botany, ecology, entomology, environmental science, forestry, genetics, horticulure, immunology, limnology, marine biology, microbiology, nutrition, paleontology, physiology, plant pathology, soil science, veterinary medicine, wildlife management, zoology. Search as part of the Wilson Omnifile either as a single database or in combination with any or all of the other 10 Wilson databases. Coverage: indexing, 1983-; abstracts, 1984- ; full text, 1994-. Biology Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Collects articles on the biological sciences, their history and issues. Also includes information on biology-related careers and individuals. Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, Images of Manuscripts Browse manuscript images of works from the 11th through 17th centuries. Images can be viewed in small, medium, and large sizes. Click any copyright symbol to access the Bodleian's policy on the use of the images. Bookshelf at NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) Searchable fulltext biomedical books. Books are continually added to the collection. Coverage: current. Books in Print Indexes in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books from over 44,000 North American publishers; also includes Publishers, Distributors & Wholesalers of the U.S. Full text book reviews available. Coverage: 1979-. British Library Digital Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts Search by keywords and dates to find images and information about medieval and Renaissance manuscripts. Covers 12 manuscript collections: Arundel, Burney, Davis, Egerton, Hargrace, Hirsch, King's, Lansdowne, Sloane, Stowe, Yates Thompson, Zwieg, with more to be added. See Reproductions and Copyright for the British Library's policies on the use of the images. British Library Images Online Search or browse for images from the past 3000 years. Broad categories include buildings, entertainment, exploration, historical events, industry & agriculture, law & politics, maps, medicine, military, natural world, personalities, religions, science & technology, seasons, trade, and transportation. Single use for personal reasons is permitted, for reproduction rights, see Imaging Services. (British) National Portrait Gallery Search by artist, sitter, or name of work; brief biographical data included. Coverage: 1422- . BRB Public Record Resource Center Searchable list of free public recourd sites, plus tools for locating sources of civil records, driving records, real estate records, etc. Business Dateline Indexes resources devoted to regional business activities and trends; includes major stories on local firms. Online articles from regional publications available. Coverage: 1985-. Business and Industry Contains important facts, figures, and key events dealing with public and private companies, industries, products and markets for all manufacturing and service industries at an international level. B & I focuses on a body of literature that includes leading trade magazines, newsletters, the general business press and international business dailies. Business Source Premier Provides full text for more than 2,800 scholarly business journals, 900 peer-reviewed business publications. Includes virtually all subject areas related to business. Coverage 1965-, or first published issue, some as far back as 1922. CSA: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts - Illumina Provides abstracts and citations from a wide range of databases in the sciences, social sciences, and arts & humanities. Databases may be searched altogether, in selected groups within subjects, in selected groups across subjects, and individually. Use the "Change Subject Area" drop down, or the list databases link to make selections. Census Lookup 1990 Search the 1990 Census of Population and Housing. These are the same files available on CD-ROM in the Government Publications Department. CenStats Databases include Annual Survey of Manufactures, County Business Patterns, Census Tract Street Locator, Zip Code, County Business Patterns, Detailed Occupations by Race, Hispanic Origin, Sex, International Trade Data. Chemical Abstracts See SciFinder Scholar ChemEssentials (from Knovel) Free searchable e-texts provided by Knovel to academic institutions: Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical Tables, International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology (1st Electronic Edition), Knovel Critical Tables, Smithsonian Physical Tables (9th Revised Edition), Engineering Problem Solving, Metallic Materials Properties Development and Standardization, Military Handbook: Metallic Materials and Elements for Vehicle Structures. Other titles may become available on a temporary and rotating basis. ChemIDPlus Chemical substances. Search by name, registry number, formala, classification and locator codes. CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health with Full Text Covers nursing, allied health, biomedical and consumer health journals, publications of the American Nursing Association, and the National League for Nursing. Coverage: 1982-. ClasePeriodica Indexes citations from Latin American journals on humanities, social science, science, and technology. Multidisciplinary. Includes articles, technical reports, essays, reviews, conference proceedings and brief notes written in Spanish, Portuguese, French and English. Coverage: Clase (humanities) 1975-; Periodica (sciences) 1978-. Classical Art and Architecture, Grove Encyclopedia of "the most current and comprehensive reference resource for the visual arts of the Classical period. It features an abundance of in-depth articles on this field of enduring importance—from biographies to thematic entries on architecture, ceramics, metalwork, mosaics, painting and sculpture. The resource provides fascinating and authoritative art historical and cultural information about art forms, artists, rulers, philosophers, architecture, renowned works of art, archaeological sites and stylistic developments." (--Oxford University Press) Classical Music Online The world's largest multi-label database of recordings for listening and learning in libraries. Search or browse by composer, artist, conductor, ensemble, instrument, genre, period, or label. Genres include orchestral music, chamber music, instrumental music, stage & screen, vocal & choral, and opera & operetta. Coverage: varies. Clinical Pharmacology Clinical Pharmacology has been discontinued from the publisher. CogPrints: Cognitive Sciences Eprint Archive An electronic archive for self-archived papers in any area of Psychology, neuroscience, and Linguistics, and many areas of Computer Science, Philosophy, Biology, Medicine, Anthropology , as well as any other portions of the physical, social and mathematical sciences that are pertinent to the study of cognition.( College Source Online Catalogs from colleges and universities. Comic Book Database, Grand Search by title, all creator credits (writer, penciller, inker, colorist, letterer), character, for images of covers with detailed credits and information about storylines. NOTE: Work in Progress. Includes Who's Who in American Comic Books, 1928-1999. Communication and Mass Media Complete Indexes journals in the fields of communication and mass media; 600 journals indexed, some in fulltext. Coverage: varies CommSearch CD-ROM Index available on stand alone workstation in the Reference Department. Indexes journals focusing on communication. Company Dossier Part of LexisNexis Academic. Find extensive information and financial data on companies--public, private, parent, subsidiary. Compare up to 5 companies. Search using the name, ticker, or DUN's number. Draws information from the individual sources listed in the Company Profiles portion of LexisNexis Academic, including Hoover's, Disclosure, Standard & Poor's Corporate Register, the Directory of Corporate Affiliations, and more--to create lists and detailed reports. (NOTE: Reports can be long.) All data is downloadable. Company Profiles Part of LexisNexis Academic. Searches many business directories, including Hoover's, Disclosure, the Directory of Corporate Affiliations, the Standard Directory of Advertisers (the Red Books), Experian, Business Monitor International, Nelson's, and more. Use the "U.S. Company Reports" to access information about 10,000 public and 200,000 private companies in North America. The "International Company" file covers 30,000 companies, drawing on the already listed directorie and country-specifi directories. "Access Disclosure" provides 4 million full text SEC documents dating from 1967 to the present. "Hoover's in-depth" collection provides information on 12 million companies worldwide with overviews, histories, up to 10 years of key financial data, product and competitor lists, names of officers, etc. "Investext" provides the two most recent reports of each of 54 industries tracked. Computer Database Indexes product introductions, news, and reviews in the computer industry on hardware, software, electronics, engineering, and communications. Coverage: 1980-. Congressional Research Service CD-ROM Index. Only available on McWherter Library workstations. Indexes and abstracts studies and reports produced by the Congressional Research Service. These reports to Congress include background studies, policy and legislative analysis,economic and social studies. 1916-1994 ( soon to have 1916-1996) Microform copies of CRS reports are available in the Government Publications Department 1916-1996. Congressional Universe (LexisNexis Congressional) LexisNexis Congressional is a commercial web service purchased by The U of M Libraries which permits researchers to document the federal legislative process, in part since 1970, and almost in its entirety since 1993. Contemporary Women's Issues Provides selected full text access to global information on women. Includes journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profits, government and international agencies. Over 150 countries represented. Addresses sociology, psychology, health, education and human rights. Coverage: 1992-. CQ Press Access to the CQ Encyclopedia of American Government with descriptions and explanations of American democracy; the CQ Researcher with reports covering current controversial topics from the news; and CQ Weekly with coverage of U.S. Congressional bills, votes, committees, etc. Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers 25 best selling authors included. Focuses on the works, analyzing the writer's craft and tying the author's background and life story as an influence of the works. CrossRef Retrieve Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) for journal articles, books, and chapters by cutting and pasting the references into the search box. For the reverse see: DOI Resovler. ISI CrossSearch ISI search interface that includes all of Web of Knowledge as well as the AIAA Meeting Papers American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Agricola; arXiv Computer Science; arXiv Mathematics; All arXiv ePrint Archives; arXiv Nonlinear Sciences; arXiv Physics; arXiv Quantitative Biology; Civil Engineering Database; The Educator's Reference Desk ERIC Database; NTIS Library Documents published since 1990; NASA Astrophysics Data System; Popline Reproductive Health Literature; and PubMed. Current Contents Connect Online editions of Current Contents editions: Life Sciences; Clinical Medicine; Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences; Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences; Engineering, Computing & Technology; Social & Behavioral Sciences; Arts & Humanities; Business Collection; Electronics and Telecommunications Collection. For instructions on aspects of using CCC, such searching your favorite journals, see Current Contents Connect Recorded Training. Coverage: 1998- . Current Research at University of Memphis Contains search citations and abstracts of dissertations submitted by The U of M and published in UMI's Dissertation Abstracts database. You may view 24 page previews of U of M dissertations published after 1996 and download (for free) the full text of U of M dissertations published after 1996. (For references to older material, use Dissertation Abstracts.) Current Solar Images View the most recent solar images in the archives of the Solar Data Analysis Center (SDAC). Links to other solar observatories are also included. Curtis' Botanical Magazine, 1787-1807 Search or browse through 1048 images of line drawings of plants, accompanied by 1456 scanned pages of text, from the first 26 volumes of Curtis' Botanical Magazine. Records include scientific and common names, with genus, species, class, and order. While all material is in the public domain, credit the National Agricultural Library, ARS, USDA when using images. Custom News Searchable collection of more than 650 newspapers, both national and international--with fulltext--from InfoTrac. Coverage: varies (recent years only, however). Daily Life through History Emphasizes how ordinary citizens lived during 10 frequently studied historical periods. Department of Defense Image Collections Find photos, videos, and images of military bases, vehicles, artillery, ceremonies, incidents, etc. Decorative Arts, Grove Encyclopedia of covers "thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western cultures." ... with "entries on artists, craftsmen, designers, workshops, and decorative art forms. Also included are hundreds of entries on the qualities and historical uses of materials, concise definitions on art forms and styles, and in-depth articles discussing the history of armor, jewelry, furniture, textiles, and ceramics." (--Oxford University Press) Department of Energy Information Bridge Fulltext and bibliographic records of the Department of Energy's National Laboratories research and development reports. Addresses physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental science, energy technologies, computer science. Coverage: 1995-. DOAJ: Directory of Open-Access Journals A guide to free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals in all subjects and languages. Coverage: varies. DOI Resovler DOIs (digital object identifiers) are found more and more in connection with scholarly articles available online. These strings of code are permanently affixed to articles so that, regardless of how web-sites and URLS may change, articles on the web will remain findable. Use the DOI Resolver to locate articles for which you have a DOI. Type (or copy and paste) the code into the Resolver's search box, and you will be directed to the source of the article. Access to the article depends on institutional subscription rights. DOIs may look like 10.1016/j.physletb.2003.10.071 or 10.1037/0012-1649.43.1.70; however they look they contain information that identifies the article as a unique object. For the reverse, see: CrossRef. Dissertation Abstracts Indexes Doctoral Dissertations and Masters Theses from North American and European institutions of higher learning. (Note: not comprehensive. Inclusion of dissertations and theses in the database depends on the institution granting the degree. See also: WorldCat Dissertations and Theses Database particularly for access to theses.) Coverage: dissertations, 1861-; with abstracts, 1980-; selected theses, 1988-. DRAM: Database of Recorded American Music Search or browse recordings by American composers and artists--streaming audio files, liner notes and essays available. Users will need to select "Log In", then click the gray button at the top of a "Where Are You From" page to access DRAM. They may then need to click through several screens (or the screens may pass by) - this has to do with the authentication system at NYU. After the first visit, users should not have to perform this extra step. EBSCO Host Research Databases Provides access to EBSCOHost databases: Business Source Premier, Regional Business News, The Serials Directory; and the Nursing databases collection: CINAHL, Clinical Pharmacology, and the Nursing and Allied Health Collection. EconLit: Economic Literature Indexes journals, books, working papers in the field of economics. Coverage: 1969-. EDGAR Search SEC 10-K reports and other filings Education Abstracts English-language periodicals and yearbooks published in the U.S. and elsewhere. Subjects include administration,teaching methods and curriculum, literacy, government funding, and more. Education Fulltext Indexes an international range of English-language periodicals and books in the field of education, including 37 journals not included in ERIC. Coverage: 1983- ; with abstracts, 1994- ; with fulltext, 1996-. Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) Open access version of ERIC, indexing journal and non-journal literature in the field of education. (The U of M subscribes to ERIC microfiche.) Coverage: 1966- . Educator's Reference Desk Find online resource guides, lesson plans, and links to online education information. Search GEM, the Gateway to Education Materials with 40,000 resources from federal, state, university, and other non-profit Internet sites. Electronic Journals Service (EBSCO Online) Electronic journals service available through a common interface for online journal subscriptions. Search, browse, and identify journals and articles available online in either full-text or table-of-content format. Hyperlinks are provided to more than 1,300 electronic journals worldwide. Emerald Insight database Emerald publishes the world's widest range of management and library & information services journals, as well as a strong specialist range of engineering, applied science and technology journals. Some full text is available. Encyclopedia of American Religions Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Contains general essays that historically trace the major religious groups and traditions. Also includes directory listings with contact and descriptive information on individual religious bodies. English Short Title Catalog (ESTC) Biblographic records with locations for books printed in the British Isles, Colonial America, the United States of America (before 1800), Canada, or territories governed by Britain, in all languages, plus anything printed in English anywhere else in the world. Includes records from Pollard and Redgrave’s A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English Books Printed Abroad 1473-1640 (STC); Wing’s A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America and of English Books Printed in Other Countries 1641-1700; Eighteenth Century Short Title Catalogue; and Newspapers and other serials which began publication before 1801. The UofM has the collection of documents indexed by ESTC in microfilm. Coverage: 1473-1801. Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment Part of the Oxford Reference Online Premium. Time period covered begins with Descartes' followers (1670) and ends with the Bourbon Restoration (1815). Can be searched individually or as part of Oxford Reference Online ISI Proceedings Part of Web of Knowledge proceedings of meetings to the present in Science & Technology, and in Social Science and the Humanities. Coverage: 2006-present. Encyclopedia of the Evolution Part of the Oxford Reference Online Premium. Covers essential elements of evolutionary biology. Can be searched individually or as part of Oxford Reference Online Encyclopedia of Global Change Part of the Oxford Reference Online Premium. Covers such subjects as ecosystems, climage chane, population, etc. Can be searched individually or as part of Oxford Reference Online Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages Part of the Oxford Reference Online Premium. Time period covered begins with the fifth and runs through the fifteenth century. Focuses on Europe, but also covers the rise of Islam. Can be searched individually or as part of Oxford Reference Online Encyclopedia of Popular Culture Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. A collection of essays on aspects of popular culture with bibliographies, photographs, and cross-references. Encyclopedia of Small Business Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Provides articles about running a small business, covering financing, financial planning, creating business plans, analyzing markets, tax planning, etc. Energy Citations Database From the U.S. Department of Energy. Provides access to bibliographic data on energy-related information from books, reports, journals, conferences, dissertations, and patents. R&D information also available. Disciplines covered include chemistry, physics, materials, environmental science, geology, engineering, mathematics, computer science. Some fulltext available. Coverage: 1948-. Entrez, the Life Sciences Search Engine From the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Cross-searches all NCBI databases simultaneously, including PubMed, PubMed Central, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM), Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA), GenBank, other sequencing databases, structures, online books, PubChem Compounds, the catalog of the National Library of Medicine and more. Coverage: varies. ERIC (FirstSearch) Indexes thousands of topics in the field of education. Includes journal articles, books, theses, curriculi, conference papers, standards and guidelines. (The U of M subscribes to ERIC microfiche.) Coverage: 1966-. Expanded Academic Index ASAP Provides citations, abstracts, and full-text articles in many disciplines including: Astronomy, Religion, Law, History, Psychology, Humanities, Current Events, Sociology, Communications and General Sciences. Coverage: 1980-. FindArticles.com Free database indexing more than 300 magazines and journals dating back to 1998. Federal and State Cases Part of LexisNexis Academic. Search all federal and state cases combined, or by court (Supreme Court, Federal Courts, U.S. Courts of Appeal, U.S. District Courts, Customs, Patent Appeals, Veterans Claims, Tax Court, Bankruptcy Court, Armed Forces Courts, Admiralty Cases). Federal and State courts are also grouped by category: corporate, ethics, family law, healthcare, immigration, insurance, labor, mergers & acquisitions, public benefits, Social Security decisions, real estate, trade, transportation, and the Uniform Commerical Code. To select individual state's courts, browse "Sources" under "Cases." Each states' courts are listed. Federal and State Codes Part of LexisNexis Academic. Search all titles of the USCS as well as each title individually. Advance Legislative Services are available for the 50 states, DC, and Puerto Rico. To select individual states, browse "Sources" under "Legislation, Statutes, Codes," choosing "Advance Legislative Services." FindLaw Comprehensive free site for searching Supreme Court Opinions 1937 to present. Search by year, citation, party name, and full text with results displayed in a choice of three formats: full text, highlight hits and summaries. United States Reports are available in print in the Government Publications Department. FirstGov Official Web portal of the United States Government with information for citizens, business and nonprofits, federal employees, and governments-to government. Fish & Wildlife Digital Library System, U.S. Search or browse the entire collection of the Fish & Wildlife Department's still photos, or browse by regions--Alaska, Midwest, Mountain-Prairie, Northeast, Pacific, Southeast. Folktales, Greenwood Library of American Full text encyclopedia of folktales in the Americas, covering: The Northeast, The Midwest, The Mid-Atlantic; The South and The Caribbean; The Southwest, The Plains, The West; and The Northwest and Cyberspace. Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Presents unbiased, current information about alternative and complementary medicine such as reflexology, acupuncture, kinesiology, naturopathy, biofeedback, and osteopathy. Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Provides articles on various kinds of cancer, cancer drugs, treatment, side effects, and diagnostics. Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Provides access to world of Internet commerce. Presents answers to common questions about website development, financing, advertising. Features essays covering topics, profiles of companies, biographies of innovators, and coverage of events and legislation related to e-commerce. Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Provides comprehensive and easy-to-understand articles on genetic disorders with conditions, tests, therapies, and treatments. Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Provides information on 1,600+ medical disorders, including causes, symptoms, diagnoses,and treatments. Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Contains essays on specific culture groups in the United States, emphasizing religions, holidays, customs, and languages in addition to providing information on historical background and settlement patterns. Also covers ethnoreligious groups. Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Provides over 1000 entries on the history of economics in the United States--with biographies, industry profiles, geographic profiles, movement profiles. Gale Virtual Reference Library Searches the thirteen Gale online reference works: Beacham's Guide to Endangered Species of North America, Biology, Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, Encyclopedia of Small Business, Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic Histor, Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, and Encyclopedia of American Religions, and World of Earth Science. See also the individual listing for each title. Gartner, Inc. Search or browse the collection of market research reports from Gartner, Inc., the largest IT research organization in the world. Over 1000 analysts provide information and data on IT technologies as well as how technology is being used in public and private organizations around the world. When prompted log in with your U of M UUID and password. General Business File International Analyses of company performance and activity, industry events and trends plus the latest in management, economics and politics. Includes broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and directory listings with full text and images available. Coverage: 1980-. General Reference Center General interest/business database indexing magazines, newspapers, and reference books for business, industry, current events, the arts, science, entertainment. Coverage: 1980-. General Science Full Text Indexes periodicals in astronomy, atmospheric science, biology, botany, chemistry, conservation, earth science, environment, food & nutrition, genetics, health & medicine, mathematics, microbiology, oceanography, physics GeoBase Indexes the worldwide literature in geology, geography, and ecology. Includes journals, books, conferences, reports. Coverage: 1980-. Geological Survey, Geology National Parks, U.S. Browse for images of U.S. National Parks. Standard and 3D (3d glasses required to view) images are available. See the disclaimer regarding use and crediting. Geological Survey Photo Glossary of Earthquake Terms. (U.S) Choose from a list to retrieve images and explanations of terms related to earthquakes. Geological Survey Photo Glossary of Volcano Terms, U.S. Choose from a list to retrieve images and explanations of terms related to volanoes and volanic activities. See the disclaimer regarding use and crediting. GeoRefs From the American Geological Institute. Indexes the geosciences--geology and earth sciences. Worldwide in scope. Includes articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports. Coverage: North America, 1785-; international, 1933-. Google CrossRef Federated searcher for online peer-reviewed scholarly journals from 45 publishers. Not publicly accessilbe, but available through IEEE Explore Government Publications Index (Marcive) Indexes government documents, 1976 to present. URLs are being added to take you directly to the publication on the internet Government documents are available in the Government Publications Department. Please copy the number at the top of each record for retreival. GPO Access Searcher for material produced by the U.S. Government Prining Office. Includes material produced by the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Graylit: a Science Portal of Technical Reports Hard-to-classify documents, not typically available from standard resources, produced by federal agencies of the U.S. government. Greenwood ebooks Master index to multiple online encyclopedias, covering such topics as slavery in American, baseball, American folktales, and Irish literature. Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians All aspects of music, including articles on composers, performers, established ensembles, genres, institutions, cities with significant musical traditions, musical forms. Sound files, images, links to other sites are included in many articles. Made up of the full text of the New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians (2001), the New Grove Dictionary of Opera (1992), and the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2002). Updated annually. For additional information, see Grove's What's New. HarpWeek HarpWeek: Electronic Assess to Harper's Weekly (1857-1912) consists of the complete text, advertisements, and illustrations of Harper's Weekly. An important source for scholars of American History, Civil War history, the Gilded Age, women's lives and gender studies, and literary genres including drama, verse, first person narratives, almanacs. Health and Wellness Resource Center Topics in health and medicine, medications, and wellness. Includes such reference sources as encyclopedias, directories, medical dictionary, magazines, journals, and newspapers. Coverage: 1980-. Health Reference Center--Academic Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health & Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only. Coverage: 1980-. ISI Highly Cited Search the works of the most highly cited researchers in the life sciences, medicine, physical sciences, engineering, and social sciences. These individuals were the most highly cited within each category for the period 1981-1999. HighWire Press Free Scientific Journals Repository of high-impact, peer-reviewed journals from scholarly publishers in the fields of science, technology, and medicine. Most journals are embargoed; that is, the most recent year is unavailable without a subscription, but back issues are freely available. Over 1.5 million articles are free on the web. Coverage: varies. HONMedia: Medical Images Search or browse 6800+ medical images and videos contributed by members and users of Health of the Net (HON). Categories include anatomy, organisms, diseases, chemicals & drugs, biological science, and more. Copyright varies by image. Hubble Telescope Image Gallery Photos and movies of images captured by the Hubble telescope--galaxies, the solar system, nebulae, stars, etc. Human Genome Project Image Gallery Browse collections of images related to the Human Genome Project. Links to other genetics image collections are also available. Humanities Full Text Indexes periodicals in archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, music, the performing arts, philosophy, religion, world history, and world literature. Coverage: citations & abstracts, 1984- ; full text, 1995- ICPSR Data Archive (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) IEEE Explore IEEE Explore indexes and abstracts IEEE publications, transactions, magazines, letters, proceedings, and standards. The UofM has fulltext rights to articles in the ASPP periodicals from recent years. Coverage: citations, 1952- ; fulltext (limited to IEEE periodicals), 1999- . TIP: Use Advanced Search if you want to limit to our subscription. Images Canada Search or browse collections of images related to medicine and health. Includes drawings, paintings, photos, posters, portraits, postcards, and MARC records. Images from the History of Medicine Search or browse collections of images related to medicine and health. Includes drawings, paintings, photos, posters, portraits, postcards, and MARC records. IPM: Index to Printed Music: Collections & Series Index to music printed in scholarly editions. (Turn your pop-up blockers off.) In the First Person Provides citations to oral histories, letters, diaries, autobiographies, and other personal narratives. InfoPlease This database combines in depth contents of an encyclopedia, dictionary and several almanacs owned by Information Please LLC. IngentaConnect (formerly Uncover) Journal table-of-contents indexing service for over 17,000 journals. Fee based document delivery. INFOTRAC OneFile Multidisiplinary index to news and periodical articles. Includes business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily. Coverage: 1980-. INFOTRAC Religion and Philosophy A subset of InfoTrac, featuring a selection of more than 250 magazines and academic journals covering religion, philosophy and the related areas of archaeology and anthropology. Traces the impact that religion has had on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language. Coverage: 1980-. Informe! (Revistas en Espanol) Investiga las noticias y eventos más corrientes, la información de negocios del momento, los artículos de salud más importantes, temas de cultura popular y muchas otras materias incluidas en las revistas hispánicas más populares. Instruments for Science, 1800-1914: Scientific Trade Catalogs in Smithsonian Collections Digitized versions of trade catalogs. Browse by company name, type of instrument, or category--acoustics, astronomy, balances, biology, chemistry, drawing instruments, education, electricity, engineering, geophysics, math, medical apparatus, meteorology, microscopy, natural history, natural philosophy, navigation, optics, photography, physics, spectroscopy, surveying. International Encyclopedia of the Dance Part of the Oxford Reference Online Premium collection. Covers all aspects of dance--theatrical, folk, traditional, theatrical. Can be searched individually or as part of Oxford Reference Online International Encyclopedia of Linguistics Part of the Oxford Reference Online Premium collection. Covers historic, comparative, formal, mathematical, funtional, philosophical, and social linguistics. Can be searched individually or as part of Oxford Reference Online InterDok's Directory of Published Proceedings (DoPP) Find bibliographic references (and prices) for published proceedings in all fields (Science/Technology, Medical/Life Sciences, Pollution Control/Ecology or Social Sciences/Humanities). Coverage: 1994- . InterDok's MInd: the Meeting Index Locate upcoming conferences and meetings. Coverage: current. International Index to Music Index contains more than 375 international music periodicals from over 20 countries, and also indexes feature music articles and obituaries from the NY Times and Washington Post. IIMP covers nearly all aspects of the world of music, from scholarly studies to the latest crazes. Some articles are full text. ISI Proceedings Part of Web of Science. Provides references to proceedings from conferences in all disciplines: sciences, social sciences, humanities. Coverage: current year. Journal Citation Reports: Science Edition and Social Sciences Edition Part of Web of Science. Provides data and analysis related to the impact factor for each discipline's most significant journals. For explanations regarding the impact factor and the immediacy index, see. JCR Recording Training. Coverage: current year. Journals @ OVID, Your (LWW Nursing Journals) Provides fulltext access to the nursing journals published by Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins (LWW). Choose "Your Journals @ OVID" to access the journals available in fulltext; other journals' articles are searchable but are only available as abstracts. Can be searched simultaneously with MEDLINE. JSTOR The JSTOR database consists of complete backfiles of core scholarly journals which have been digatized, starting with the very first issues. Over 4 million pages are now available and new titles are being added constantly. See the JSTOR Sandbox for previews of coming changes. Coverage: varies--back to first year of publication. Junior Edition A periodical database designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Coverage: 2001- . Kid's InfoBits Database for elementary school students with a topic/icon-driven search interface. Covers over 100 full-text elementary appropriate children's magazines. Also includes 13 elementary reference titles. Coverage: varies. LANDSAT Image Gallery Browse for photos of earth from space using drop-downs from the Main Gallery. Images showing change over time, an interactive map, and GLOVIS, the USGS Global Visualization Viewer, are also available. Law Reviews Part of LexisNexis Academic. Includes US & Canadian law reviews, UK law reviews, and law reivews in the following categories--ADR, Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Insurance Law, Environmental Law, Estate Law, Family Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Labor Law, Legal Ethics, Property Law, Securities Law, and Tax Law. Legal Periodicals Full Text, Index to Covers English language legal information with periodicals from the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Search as part of the Wilson Omnifile either as a single database (select "LEGAL" from the drop down list) or in combination with any or all of the other 10 Wilson databases. Coverage: full text, 1994-. LexisNexis Academic Full text information. Find newspaper articles, company and industry news, legal news, country profiles. Includes all federal and state cases and codes; law reviews; information and financial data on public, private, parent, and susidiary companies; international newspapers; tax and accounting publications, and more. See also: Company Dossier, Sheperd's Legal Citations. Coverage: varies. LexisNexis Congressional Congressional Universe is a commercial web service purchased by The U of M Libraries which permits researchers to document the federal legislative process, in part since 1970, and almost in its entirety since 1993. Library of Congress Catalog Search the holdings of The Library of Congress. We also recommend searching WorldCat. Library Literature and Information Science Fulltext Indexes English and foreign language material in the field of library and information science. Includes journals--100 in fulltext--, books, pamphlets, proceedings. Search as part of the Wilson Omnifile either as a single database (select "LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCI" from the drop down list) or in combination with any or all of the other 10 Wilson databases. Coverage: 1984- ; with fulltext, 1996-. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Catalog Search the Library of Congress' catalog for prints and photographs to find over 1,000,000 digital images on all subjects. NOTE: Not everything is in public domain; check individual images. See Copyright and Other Restrictions That Apply to Publication/Distribution of Images for details. LIFE Magazine Cover Search Search for images of LIFE Magazine covers by date or subject. All covers copyrighted by LIFE. Coverage: 1936-present. LISTA: Library Information Science and Technology Abstracts Indexes 600+ periodicals, as well as books, research reports, and proceedings in librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage: mid-1960s. Literature in Context A curriculum-based series with primary source material, collateral readings and commentary. Presents the social and cultural milieu associated with the works. Literature Resource Center (LRC)Plus Literature Resource Center provides full text access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from all ages and literary disciplines. More than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, and journalists are covered. The 2,500 most-studied authors are covered in-depth. LRC Plus also includes Scribner Writers Online and Twayne's Authors Online. LocatorPlus: the National Library of Medicine's Card Catalog Search the book and audiovisual holdings of the National Library of Medicine. For additional library holdings, see WorldCat. Map Collection, Perry-Castañeda Library The University of Texas/Austin's map colletion--world maps, maps of continents and regions, historical maps, and links to other map sites are available. Most maps are public domain but see Library Web Material Usage Statement for details regarding anying exceptions. Maritime History, Oxford Encyclopedia of covers "the entire history of seafaring, from ancient Egyptian shipbuilders to the nuclear submarines and supertankers of today. Over nine hundred articles written by leading historians examine all aspects of maritime history, including naval history, shipbuilding, biographies of major figures, navigation and scientific instrumentation, maritime art and literature, commerce and economics, and international law." (--Oxford University Press) Making of America Cornell and Michigan Making of America is a digital collection of primary sources in American history, covering education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. The Cornell site provides access to 267 monograph volumes and over 100,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints. The Michigan site's collection currently contains approximately 8,500 books and 50,000 journal articles. Coverage: 19th century and early 20th century. MathSciNet Indexes books, journals, and proceedings in the mathematical sciences with links to full text when available. Coverage: 1864- . Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts of the National Library of the Netherlands Browse by Iconclass--a drillable, heirarchical classification system--or search by keywords (in English, German, or French) for 10,000+ miniatures, initials, and border decortations. Help is available. MEDLINE Available through several interfaces: FirstSearch, OvidSP, and MEDLINE (PubMed) Be aware that PubMed delivers more than MEDLINE; it is a service of the National Center for Biotechnological Information (NCBI) and the National Library of Medicine, providing access to the MEDLINE database along with OLDMEDLINE, Pre-MEDLINE (citations in-process), and citations outside the scope of MEDLINE provided by journal publishers, interconnecting with other NCBI databases and resources. MEDLINE provides citations to journals in the biomedical sciences, including medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, preclinical sciences, and health care. Abstracts available for most citations. Coverage: 1950-. MEDLINEPlus A service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, providing consumers with understandable, reliable, authoritative on-line information about health and medical topics. Memphis Appeal Indexes Index to the Memphis Appeal, Memphis' daily newspaper in the nineteenth century. Indexing is selective, focusing on articles related to regional or local issues and events. Years currently available; 1843-1858 (minus 1850). Obituaries are available from 1843-1896 (minus 1850). MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching A free resource for faculty and students of higher education, Merlot is a collaborative effort of a consortium of insitutions of higher education. Includes learning materials and assignments. Search the Merlot collection or browse by discipline; in addition, using Merlot's federated search option, gives access to other resources--EdNA (Education Network Australia), SMETE (collection of science, math, and technology education), and ARIADNE (Ariadne Foundation for European Knowledge Pool). Mesoamerican Cultures, Oxford Encyclopedia of chronicles "Pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern Mesoamerica, defined as the lands stretching from Mexico to the southern tip of Central America." (--Oxford University Press) Metropolitan Museum of Art Search of browse for images from the Metropolitan Musuem's permanent collection. Art ranges from ancient to modern times. All departments (decorative arts, arms & Armor, Egyptian art, Asian art, art of Africa and Oceana, musical instruments, textiles, photos, modern art are at least partially represented. Works in the departments of American paintings and sculpture and European paintings are fully represented. See also: the Timeline of Art History. For usage policies, see Terms and Conditions. Military and Intelligence Database A subset of InfoTrac, includes some basic reference materials updated annually (The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, The World Almanac and Book of Facts), as well as more than 500 journal titles with more than 10 million articles (80% full-text). Mint Image Gallery (U.S.) Find images of U.S. coins. For instructions, see Terms of Use. MLA International Bibliography From the Modern Language Association of America. Indexes and abstracts chapters in books and articles in periodicals related to language, literature, linguistics and folklore. Coverage: 1926-. Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications Web access to the Monthly Catalog, indexe to U.S. government documents. The Government Publications Department is a federal depository library and holds the documents indexed here. Coverage: 1994- . Moving Image Archive (Internet Archive) Source for historic newsreels, vintage animation, educational films, trailers, WW2 propaganda, ads, industrial films, and public service announcements. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) Search or browse selections from MoMA's departments of Architecture and Design, Drawings, Painting and Sculpture, Photography, Prints and Illustrated Books, Film, and Media. See Museum of Online Museums Portal to museum and gallery sites, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Bauhaus Archive, and the Art Institute of Chicago, plus other online collections. Music Index Indexes 800 international music periodicals. Includes book reveiws, obituaries, articles, and news about music, musicians, and the music industry. NASA Image of the Day Browse many NASA image galleries: Cassini Mission to Saturn, the Hubble Space Telescope, hurricane resources, the International Space Station, the Shuttle, the Mars Rover. NASA Spaceflight Search for images, audios, or videos from all NASA programs: Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, the Shuttle, the Space Station. NASA Visible Earth Images and animations of the earth from space--by geographic region, and by topic, such as agriculture, atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere, land surfaces, oceans, paleoclimate, radiance, solar physics, sun-earth interactions. National Agriculture Library Special Collections Find illustrations from 18th-19th century rare books and seed catalogs in the NAL collection. National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database The National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database contains summaries of more than 160,000 publications on criminal justice, including Federal, state, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research. Subject areas include corrections, courts, drugs and crime,law enforcement, juvenile justice, crime statistics, and victims of crime. The time period covered is from the early 1970's to the present. The Justice Information Center site at the same address has more than 1,500 full text documents on crime and justice information, research statistics and funding opportunities. The Government Publications Department has microfiche text covering 1991 - 1995. The fiche set does not contain periodical articles. National Newspaper Index Indexes America's top five newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. Coverage: 1977-. National Postal Museum (U.S.) Browse or search philately or postal operations for postage stamps or images related to postal service. Descriptions and explanations accompany each image. National Science Foundation Multimedia Gallery Browse images, videos, and audios of various activities conducted by the NSF. National Technical Information Service Technical Report literature from the past 10 years. Not full text, ordering available. Natural Resources Conservation Service Photo Gallery Search by state or category to find public domain images on conservation and natural resource topics--crops, dams, drainage, fire, flood, grass, hay, plants, ponds, trees, water, etc. Although images are free for use, proper credit is expected. Naxos Music Library and Naxos Music Library (Jazz) Search or browse for music sound files: classical, orchestral, vocal, opera, contemporary jazz, more. Supplemental text files also available. Coverage: medieval to contemporary. NBER (National Bureau of Economic Research) Working Papers Full text of economic research produced by the National Bureau of Economic Research. netLibrary 55,000+ collection of electronic books on all subjects. Fulltext search of the entire collection is available directly through the database link. TomCat, the online Catalogue, allows access by title, author, keyword, or subject. Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive Collection of nearly 400 full-text nursing journals. Includes nursing, biomedicine, consumer health, allied health. New York Public Library's Digital Gallery Digital image collection of prints, maps, manuscripts, poster, photos, sheet music covers, dust jackets, menus, cigarette cards, and more. NEWS Part of LexisNexis Academic. Search world news in many categories: U.S. newspapers, major world newspapers, major world publications, news stories from combined papers, magazine stories from combined magazines, transcripts, blogs (selected blogs--not the entire blogosphere), business news, reviews (books, movies, music, plays, videos), non-U.S. news wires, news in various languages (Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portugueses, Spanish), specific publications such as the New York Times, Washington Post, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Financial Times, and USAToday. If you want to search an individual resource that is not listed in the drop-down menu, go to "Sources" and search or browse for the title. For the Commercial Appeal, see NewsBank. NewsBank Provides fulltext access to the four major metropolitan Tennessee newspapers: the Chattanooga Times-Free Press, the Memphis Commercial Appeal, the Knoxville News-Sentinel, and the Nashville Tennessean. Also includes popular news magazines, detailed special reports on current events, and hot topics. Coverage: varies. OAISTER OAISTER is a project of the University of Michigan Digital Library Production Servic; it indexes digital resources on all subjects providing descriptions of and links to freely available, previously difficult-to-access, and academically-oriented online resources. Ocean Color Image Gallery Browse or search of spectacular SeaWiFs images of hurricanse, chlorophyll, smoke from fires, sediments, dust & aerosols, snow & ice, coasts. Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals Full text resource describing genes and inherited disorders in animals (except mice and humans). Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man Full text resource describing genes and inherited disorders in humans. OpenDOAR: the Directory of Open Access Repositories Search for descriptions of and links to open access digital archive collections. International in scope. OvidSP The search interface for Journals @ OVID, MEDLINE on the OvidSP platform, and Philosopher's Index. You will always open on the OvidSP News Page; click CONTINUE to proceed to the database list, and make your selection. Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium Part of the Oxford Reference Online Premium collection. Covers Byzantine history from the fourth to the fifteenth century. Can be searched individually or as part of Oxford Reference Online Oxford Encyclopedia of the Renaissance Part of the Oxford Reference Online Premium collection. Covers the Renaissance in fourteenth to seventeenth century Europe. Many biographies. Can be searched individually or as part of Oxford Reference Online Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature Part of the Oxford Reference Online Premium collection. Covers American literature from the 1600s to the present. Can be searched individually or as part of Oxford Reference Online Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt Part of the Oxford Reference Online Premium collection. Covers Ancient Egyptian history from the pre-dynastic era to the seventh century CE. Can be searched individually or as part of Oxford Reference Online Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature Part of the Oxford Reference Online Premium collection. Covers the literature of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Includes major literary languages: Anglo-Saxon, English, Welch, Scots, Irish, and Latin. Can be searched individually or as part of Oxford Reference Online Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History Part of the Oxford Reference Online Premium collection. International in scope. Covers economics in for all time periods. Can be searched individually or as part of Oxford Reference Online Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America Part of the Oxford Reference Online Premium collection. Covers the literature of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Includes major literary languages: Anglo-Saxon, English, Welch, Scots, Irish, and Latin. Can be searched individually or as part of Oxford Reference Online Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States Part of the Oxford Reference Online Premium collection. Addresses the fastest-growing minority group of the U.S. Covers Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubas, Central Americans, South Samericans, Europeans, Asians, and Middle Easterners of Hispanic descent. Can be searched individually or as part of Oxford Reference Online Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation Part of the Oxford Reference Online Premium collection. Covers the social and religious changes in Europe during the sixteenth century. Can be searched individually or as part of Oxford Reference Online Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance Part of the Oxford Reference Online Premium collection. Covers theatre and performance from ancient Greece to the present: plays, dance, opera, radio, film, carnivals, circuses are included. Can be searched individually or as part of Oxford Reference Online Oxford English Dictionary (OED) The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. The OED covers words from across the English-speaking world, from North America, South Africa, from Australia and New Zealand to the Caribbean. It also offers the best in etymological analysis, listings of variant spellings, and shows pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet. For additional information see OED News. For help with citing, see How to Cite OED Online. Oxford Reference Online The Oxford Reference Online Premium collection is an online collection of dictionaries and encyclopedias in many fields including: art & architecture, bilingual dictionaries, biological science, classics, computing, earth & environmental sciences, economics & business, English dictionaries and thesauruses, English language reference, food & drink, history, law, literature, maps & illustrations, military history, mythology & folklore, names & places, performing arts, physical sciences & mathematics, politics & social sciences, quotations, religion & philosophy, and science. See What's New for newly-added titles. Papers First Indexes papers presented at conferences from in every congress, conference, exposition, workshop, symposium, and meeting received at The British Library Document Supply Centre. Coverage: 1993-. Patent and Trademark Database Many databases from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Includes Trademark Electronic Search System with 3 million+ pending, registered, and dead federal trademarks; electronic Official Trademark Gazette, available for the most recent 5 weeks; electronic Official Patent Gazette, available for the most recent 52 weeks; online Manual of Patent Classification; Patent Full-text and Full Page Image Database: page images, 1790- (searchable only by classification or patent number); full-text, 1976- (fully searchable). PATENTS Part of LexisNexis Academic. Includes utility, design, and plant patents, U.S. patents (1790-present), European patents (1978-present), and the Patent Abstracts of Japan (1976-present). The European Patents include all patents granted since the opening of the European Patent Office. Each record includes the title, class, dates, names of inventors, applicants, and attorneys, and the status of the patent. Full text is included when provided. Published but unexamined patents ("A" documents) are available from 1986-present with full text in the original language (French, German, or English) with English abstracts. Granted, examined patents ("B" documents) are available from 1991 in English, German and French. The Patent Abstracts of Japan provide English language bibliographic data and short summaries of Japanese patents; one main drawing is also included when available after 1980. Patents from non-Japanese applicants are excluded. Be aware that there is a 4-month lag between a patents appearance in the Japanese Patent Office Gazette and its availability in the database. NOTE: LexisNexis links to an external patent provider (REEDFAX) for pdfs versions of the patents; there are charges for pdfs. PEOPLE Part of LexisNexis Academic. Find biographical information. The section, "Biography Plus News" draws on news sources and directories. "Biographical References" includes the major directories--Martindale-Hubbell, the AMI Physicians Directory, various Marquis Who's Whos (in American Art, in European Business, in France, in International Banking), etc. Find members of Congress, Parliament, the House of Lords, and more. If you want to search an individual resource that is not listed in the drop-down menu, go to "Sources" and browse the "People" category. Philosopher's Index Provides indexing and abstracts from books and journals of philosophy and related fields such as ethics, aesthetics, social and political philosophy, epistemology, the philosophy of law, education, language, and the like. Coverage: 1940-. Photos & Multimedia, U.S. Government Browse the image collections of various departments and agencies of the U.S. government, or use the FirstGov Search box and limit to images. Plants National Database The USDA's searchable collection of data about plants of the United States. Search by taxonomy, distribution, legal status, and life form, or characteristics such as morphology/physiology, reproduction, growth requirements, and suitability/use. Plants Database Image Gallery The USDA's searchable collection of images and photographs of plants of the United States. Poiesis: Philosophy Serials Online Tables of contents of 70 philosophy serials, both current and discontinued. Full text available for the 20 titles the UofM subscribes to. Points of View Resource of pro & con opinions on current events and hot topics. Browse by category or search. PowerSearch Multi-database search interface for the InfoTrac databases. Searches Academic Onefile, InfoTrac OneFile, Expanded Academic, Health Reference Center Academic, the Professional Collection, the Computer database, Military & Intelligence database, the Gale Virtual Reference Library, Southern Life, and others simultaneously. Note: results are automatically sorted into categories: Magazines (the default), Academic Journals, Reference, News, Multimedia. Click the tabs at the top of the hitlist to see other categories. Presidential Papers CD-ROM Index, Available on stand alone workstation in the Government Publications Department. Full text includes all presidents except Harding, Coolidge and Roosevelt. Print edition in Government Publications Department. Proceedings Indexes proceedings of every congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received at The British Library Document Supply Centre. Coverage: 1993- Professional Collection Professional Collection provides full-text periodicals for teachers and school administrators. Project Muse Project Muse provides online, worldwide, institutional subscription access to the full text of more than 200 scholarly journals in arts and humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. Coverage: varies. PROLA See: APS (American Physical Society) Journals and PROLA (Physical Review Online Archive) PsycArticles Full-text journals published by the American Psychological Association. Coverage: 1985-present. PsycINFO PsycINFO(R) contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations, all in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law. Journal coverage, spanning 1887-present, includes international material selected from more than 1,300 periodicals written in over 25 languages. Current chapter and book coverage includes worldwide English-language material published from 1987-present. Over 55,000 references are added annually through regular updates. PsycINFO is produced and copyrighted (c) by the American Psychological Association, all rights reserved. Coverage: 1806-present. PubChem BioASsay Bioactivity of chemical substances. PubChem Compound Database of chemical compounds. PubChem Substance Database of chemical substances. PubMed A service of the National Center for Biotechnological Information (NCBI) and the National Library of Medicine, providing access to the MEDLINE database along with OLDMEDLINE, Pre-MEDLINE (citations in-process), and citations outside the scope of MEDLINE provided by journal publishers. Interconnects with other NCBI databases and resources. Links to special subsets of PubMed are available on the All Databases A-Z list, or the subsets can be retrieved through PubMed's Special Queries link. Subsets include: AIDS, Bioethics, Cancer, Complementary Medicine, History of Medicine, Space Life Science, Smallpox, Toxicology as well as the journals subsets--Core Clinical Journals, Nursing Journals, and Dental Journals. Many medical journals are free after a 6-12 month embargo. You can limit PubMed searches to these free articles; they are also flagged with green-striped icons on PubMed results lists. PubMed coverage: OLDMEDLINE, 1951- 1965; MEDLINE, 1966-. For additional information, see PubMed's New and Noteworthy. PubMed Central A digital archive of freely-available biomedical and life sciences journal literature. The journal list provides details on coverage. To access the collection you can browse or search PMC. You can also search using PubMed. PMC articles are flagged with orange-striped icon in PubMed; other free articles are green-striped. Coverage: varies by journal. Rand Corporation Publications Publications of the non-profit think-tank. Focused on issues of national security, business, education, health, law, and science. Downloadable PDFs available for 1500+ titles. Abstracts for 10,000+. Readers' Guide Full Text Indexes 300 popular publications. Coverage: citations & abstracts, 1983- ; full text, 1994- RefWorks RefWorks is a web-based citation management software program. Registered users can import citation elements from online indexes--including library catalogs, creating their any number of their own databases devoted to whatever research they are conducting. From these personal databases, users can generate reference lists in hundreds of styles, including MLA and APA. For additional information see, RefWorks' News. (Turn your pop-up blockers off.) Regional Business News 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. RePEC: Research Papers in Economics An elelctronic archive intended to aid in the dissemination of research in the field of Economics. Includes bibliographic information on journal articles, books, book chapters, working papers, and software components. While not providing full-text access, many items include links to downloadable material which which may or may not require subscriptions. Several search interfaces are available; see "How you can use RePEC." Rhetoric, Oxford Encyclopedia of covers "philosophy, literature, literary theory, cultural studies, speech, and communications in a comprehensive treatment of the art of persuasion. ... The Encyclopedia is the most wide-ranging reference work of its kind, combining theory, history, and practice, with a special emphasis on public speaking, performance, and communication." (--Oxford University Press) RILM Abstracts of Music Literature From Repertoire International de Litterature Musciale. Provides bibliographic data and abstracts for over 500 scholarly journals, as well as books, dissertations, conference proceedings and other materials related to music, also concert reviews and recording notes if of scholarly interest. Multilingual and worldwide in scope. Coverage: 1967-. RIPM: Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals Internation index to 18th, 19th, and 20th century periodical literature dealing with music. (Turn your pop-up blockers off.) RISM: International Inventory of Musical Scores after 1600 Annotated index and guide to music manuscripts found in libraries worldwide. (Turn your pop-up blockers off.) 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