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Abingdon New Testament Commentaries
Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries
- Comprehensive index to scholarly journals and popular magazines in all academic disciplines. 4,365 titles indexed (3,228 peer-reviewed) and 3,432 full-text (2,568 peer-reviewed). Updated daily. Limited coverage before 1990.
- Access on your mobile device
- Video tutorial: Academic Search Premier Basics (4:40 min)
- Video tutorial: Using text-to-speech feature in EBSCO databases (1:29 min)
- Video tutorial: Academic Search Premier extras (4:45 min)
- ARTstor is a digital library of more than one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences with a suite of software tools to view, present, and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes. Our community-built collections comprise contributions from outstanding museums, photographers, libraries, scholars, photo archives, and artists and artists' estates.
- Video Tutorial: ArtStor basics (4:52 min)
- To access ARTstor Mobile, you must first create an account on the full ARTstor site. Thereafter, you can navigate with your mobile device to http://mobile.artstor.org and log in with your ARTstor login and password.
ATLA Catholic Periodical and Literature Index
- The database covers all aspects of the Catholic faith and lifestyle, and includes over 370,000 index citations of articles and reviews published in Roman Catholic periodicals, Papal documents, church promulgations, and books about the Catholic faith that are authored by Catholics and/or produced by Catholic publishers.
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ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Comprehensive database for religious and theological scholarship. Contains citations from 600 international journal articles, plus full-text for around thirty titles (The full text is ATLA Serials or ATLAS). Also indexes book reviews, multi-authored works, and the Methodist Reviews Index.
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BibleWorks 9
- A Bible concordance, it offers six English versions, the Greek New Testament, the Hebrew Old Testament, the complete Septuagint, abridged versions of Hebrew and Greek lexicons, and parsing of every grammatical form in the Bible, plus foreign language Bibles, and older Bible dictionaries and reference works. Available on CD. Campus network access only.
- Click here for additional information on the modules and how to set your browse window version display order.
Biblical Studies - Oxford Bibliographies
- An online bibliographic tool from Oxford University Press, designed to help students and researchers find reliable information sources. The bibliographies are drawn from books, journals, and Internet resources.
- A searchable online Bible in over 100 versions and 50 languages.
- Search a broad selection of the full-texts, peer-reviewed journals and bulletins published by American Institute of Biologial Sciences (AIBS) member societies and other closely related organizations.
- Bibliographic information about books, plus reviews from journals.
- Includes the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and thousands of Web links and other Web sites selected by the Britannica editors.
- This business database uses a variety of resources related to global companies including: Case studies, Company and industry reports, Statistics, Journal and news articles, SWOT analysis reports, Market share report, and Interactive LiveCharts
- You can find information organized by country, company or industry
- Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 3,800 scholarly business journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business.
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Catholic Periodical and Literature Index (see ATLA Catholic Periodical and Literature Index)
- This database is the leading tax and accounting research database, published by the leader in advanced research, practice materials, and compliance tools for tax, accounting and corporate finance professionals, Thompson RIA. Coverage includes information on financial management, controllership, internal auditing and GAAP and SEC compliance. Also included are in-depth explanations and annotations for all tax types for all 51 jurisdictions and archives of cases rulings and regulations. Users will be able to search for tax code by state, receive alerts on changing tax laws and obtain expert advice and analysis from authoritative sources.
Chicago Manual of Style Online
- The online version of the 16th Edition of the Chicago Manual of Style. The Chicago Manual of Style Online also provides convenient Tools, such as sample correspondence, proofreaders' marks, and a quick guide to citation.
Chicago Tribune (Available through Lexis/Nexis Academic)
- The Chicago Tribune covers international and national news with 20 bureaus. The Tribune provides in-depth profiles of the more than 85 Fortune 500 companies, along with superb biographical sketches, criticism and comment of research-worthy topics, coverage of social issues, urban affairs, sports, politics and government, cultural affairs. From 2000 - Current.
- Full text access, 1988-Current. For 1990-1996, click here.
- Choice Reviews Online is a source for reviews of academic books, electronic media, and Internet resources of interest to those in higher education.
- The authoritative source of information for the professional literature of nursing, allied health, biomedicine, and healthcare including references to books, book chapters, pamphlets, audiovisuals, dissertations, educational software, selected conference proceedings, standards of professional practice, nurse practice acts, critical paths, and research instruments. Although a bibliographic database, CINAHL includes selected original and full-text material.
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- A specialized medical and nursing resource for systematic reviews of evidence, considered the "gold standard" for Evidence Based Practice.
- Sponsored by the Communication Institute for Online Scholarship (CIOS). Provides title, author, and keyword indexes all key communication periodicals in addition to topical bibliographies and more.
Communication & Mass Media Complete
- This database is a merger of two key communication indexes: CommSearch and Mass Media Complete. Provides many full-text articles.
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- Search online encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference sources to find definitions, statistics, images, etc.
Dictionary of African Christian Biography
- The DACB records the stories of African Christians who have transformed the history of the African church and transformed Christian history. The Dictionary of African Christian Biography is a non-proprietary electronic database covering all the denominations and church branches of African Christianity, including the missionary movement, from earliest times to the present, over all of Africa.
Dictionary of Information Science and Technology
- The Dictionary of Information Science and Technology is a continuously-updated, full-text database including the latest terms and definitions in the fields of information science and technology.
- The collection features the entire corpus of Barth's Gesamtausgabe. Published under the TVZ imprint, this definitive edition of Barth's works in German currently comprises more than 40 volumes of sermons, letters, lectures, conversations, and academic writings. Also included in The Digital Karl Barth Library is Barth's magnum opus, the 14-volume Kirchliche Dogmatik.
Digital Library of Classic Protestant Texts
- Provides access to an extensive range of seminal works from the Reformation and post-Reformation eras including theological writings, biblical commentaries, confessional documents, and polemical treatises.
- Easybib is a web-based bibliographic manager software that helps you to organize resources as you research. It can quickly create works cited lists and import them into Word.
- The interface that provides access to Academic Search Premier, ATLA Religion Database, Business Source Premier, and other databases. Please click here for a list of databases.
EBSCO eBooks (formerly Netlibrary)
- Full text of books from major academic and general-interest publishers available online.
- An e-book collection in all disciplines from 2006 to the present. Updated daily.
- Indexes over 3,700 academic journals in all academic disciplines from 1995 to the present. Updated daily.
- Updated edition of this lauded work on Judaism features more than 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion, written by Israeli, American and European subject specialists.
- Users must download the free app from the iTunes store, and then locate the University of Dubuque in the navigation menu. Enter your dbq.edu email address to have an access password emailed to you.
- Once authenticated, you can search the Libraries' Gale databases and ebooks from your mobile device. The search interface is not optimized for mobile, however, and the user will be directed to the same web sites one can access from the Libraries' web pages.
Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization
- The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization is a comprehensive reference work on the history and impact of Christianity. Bringing together over 350 international scholars and 1,402 entries, this work spans issues ranging from theology, politics and law, through to literature, art and architecture.
- The second edition of a resource that is considered a standard reference in the field. Presents a cross-cultural approach that emphasizes religion's role within everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture. The original 2,750 entries have been retained, many heavily updated, and approximately 600 entirely new articles have been added by an international team of scholars and contributors.
- Published by the U. S. Department of Education, it is divided into two parts: RIE (Resources in Education) and CIJE (Current Index to Journals in Education), 1966 to the present. Updated monthly.
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- Filmakers Library Online provides award-winning documentaries with relevance across the curriculum—race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global studies, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, the environment, bioethics, health, political science and current events, psychology, arts, literature, and more. It presents points of view and historical and current experiences from diverse cultures and traditions world-wide.
Films on Demand (Films for the Humanities and Sciences)
- Provides access to streaming videos in many different subjects including the humanities, social sciences, science and health, and business.
- This database is supported by a generous gift from the Clarence Griep Memorial Fund. This fund honors the work and life of Clarence Griep, Professor of History at University of Dubuque from 1966 to 1982.
- Video Tutorial: Films on Demand basics (3:40 min)
- Video Tutorial: Films on Demand extras (4:21 min)
- Title Lists: 1) Humanities & Social Sciences Collection; 2) Business & Economics Collection; 3) Science & Mathematics Collection; and 4) Health & Medicine Collection.
- Information on the 10,000 largest foundations in the United States.
- For UD Students, Faculty, and Staff: Click here for the username and password. (To get the username and password off-campus, please use your UD network username (dbq/username) and password).
- Use this database to locate our online and print magazine/journal holdings.
- Consists of records published by the Government Printing Office since 1976, including references for documents to congressional committee reports and hearings, debates, executive department documents, etc.
- Offers information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.
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- Provides access to over 130 full text consumer health magazines. This database covers topics such as medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
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Health Source (Nursing/Academic Edition)
- Provides access to over 575 scholarly full text journals in nursing and allied health.
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International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship
- Papers involving research, innovations, issues and perspectives about nursing education, as well as responses to articles are published. The web-based publishing environment includes video-clips, sound bites, supplementary tables, or even hypertext links.
- Sponsored by the University of Toronto and others, Iter (Latin for 'a journey' or 'a path') is a multidisciplinary index on the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). Contains an index of interdisciplinary journal articles from 1,710 scholarly journals from 1784 to the present, a bibliography of monographs, and a database reviews of books, journals, manuscripts, performances, etc., from 1990 to the present. Updated daily.
- Use this database to locate our online and print magazine/journal holdings.
Journal Tables of Contents Service (TicTocs)
- The ticTOCs Journal Tables of Contents service allows academics, researchers, students and anyone else to keep up-to-date with newly published scholarly material by enabling them to find, display, store, combine and reuse thousands of journal tables of contents from multiple publishers.
- JSTOR I - IX and the Life Sciences Collections provide full text access to core journals in the social sciences, the humanities, and the sciences as well as journals in biology, ecology, health, geography, law, mathematics, and statistics. Because of JSTOR's archival mission, there is a gap, typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal issue and the back issues available in JSTOR.
- Access the mobile version: http://mobile.jstor.org
- JSTOR Plant Science is an online environment that provides access to foundational content vital to plant science - plant type specimens, taxonomic structures, scientific literature, and related materials. This environment includes over a million type specimens, paintings, drawings, correspondence, and supporting materials. These materials are global in scope representing over 200 partners in 50 countries on 5 continents.
- LearningExpress Library is an interactive online platform that provides a comprehensive selection of career and academic resources to empower people for job preparation, career advancement, college readiness, academic success, and skills mastery in math, reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary.
- Sponsored by Iowa Workforce Development and the State Library of Iowa
- Wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information, with full text of 2,000 journals and magazines. Especially good for legal research.
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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
- Library, Information Science & Technology Abstract (LISTA) indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.
Literature Resource Center - LRC, Scribner, Twayne US, Twayne English, and Twayne World Authors
- Access biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. Scribner Writer's Series includes 15-20 page signed essays on more than 1,600 authors and literary genres drawn from 13 acclaimed Scribner print series. Twayne World, US, and English Authors each contains the full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors, for a total of 600 full-text titles.
- Video Tutorial: Literature Resource Center basics (4:40 min)
- Users must download the free app from the iTunes store, and then locate the University of Dubuque in the navigation menu. Enter your dbq.edu email address to have an access password emailed to you.
- Once authenticated, you can search the Libraries' Gale databases and ebooks from your mobile device. The search interface is not optimized for mobile, however, and the user will be directed to the same web sites one can access from the Libraries' web pages.
- Full text access, 1996 - current issue. For 1985-1996, click here.
- This multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 2,050 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, it includes full text reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.
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Medieval Studies - Oxford Bibliographies
- An online bibliographic tool from Oxford University Press, designed to help students and researchers find reliable information sources. The bibliographies are drawn from books, journals, and Internet resources
- Sponsored by the U. S. National Library of Medicine. Covers all areas of medicine, dentistry, nursing, health services administration, and more from over 9,500 journals, 1965 to the present. Updated daily.
- Ministry Matters is a resource that contains biblical reference tools including the New Interpreter's Bible, lectionary resources, sermon collections, preaching tools, children's sermons, worship resources. Produced by United Methodist Publishing House
- The MLA Directory of Periodicals offers detailed information on over 7,100 journals, with 4,400 currently indexed in the International Bibliography. The detailed entries include editorial contact information, as well as frequency, circulation, subscription prices and submission guidelines.
MLA International Bibliography
- MLA International Bibliography is a bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. The electronic version of the Bibliography dates back to 1963 and contains over 1.5 million citations from more than 4,400 journals and series and 1,000 book publishers.
National Library of Medicine Gateway
- Provides access to various National Library of Medicine databases including MEDLINE/PubMed, Toxline, and MedlinePlus (consumer health resources).
- Provides access to various newspapers including the Christian Science Monitor (1990-Current), Los Angeles Times (1985-Current), New York Times (1980-Current), Wall Street Journal (1984-Current), and Washington Post (1987-Current)
- This online collection of music includes the complete Naxos, Marco Polo, and Dacapo catalogues. Genres covered include Classical music, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music. Limit to 5 simulaneous users.
- Here is information on how to download the Naxo IPhone app.
NetLibrary (Now EBSCO ebooks)
- Full text of books from major academic and general-interest publishers available online.
- An ecumenical, scholarly commentary
New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible
- The dictionary covers persons and places mentioned in the Bible. It contains a full range of articles on the cultural, religious, and political contexts of the Bible in the ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman world, and it offers many articles explaining key methods of biblical interpretation. The dictionary also includes numerous articles on theological and ethical themes and concepts important to understanding the biblical witness.
New York Times (Available through Proquest)
- Full text, 1980 - current issue.
New York Times (Available through Lexis/Nexis Academic)
- Full text, 1980 - current issue. No financials.
- Full text for about 1,000 regional, national, and international newspapers and newswires plus transcripts of major television and radio news broadcasts.
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Oxford Biblical Studies Online
- Oxford Biblical Studies Online includes over 5,000 A-Z reference entries, chapters from scholarly works, access to full text Bibles along with commentary and annotations plus maps, illustrations, and timelines.
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- An online bibliographic tool from Oxford University Press, designed to help students and researchers find reliable information sources. The bibliographies are drawn from books, journals, and Internet resources.
- The Library currently subscribes to the modules for: Biblical Studies, Medieval Studies, and Renaissance and Reformation.
- The Oxford Companion to the Bible provides an authoritative one-volume reference to the people, places, events, books, institutions, religious belief, and secular influence of the Bible.
Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Third edition revised)
- The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church contains over 6,000 A-Z entries, and offers unrivalled coverage of all aspects of this vast and often complex subject, from theology; churches and denominations; patristic scholarship; and the bible; to the church calendar and its organization; popes; archbishops; saints; and mystics.
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible provides a single source for authoritative reference overviews of scholarship on some of the most important topics of study in the field of biblical studies. The Encyclopedia contains almost 120 in-depth entries, ranging in length from 500 to 10,000 words, on each of the canonical books of the Bible, major apocryphal books of the New and Old Testaments, important noncanonical texts, and thematic essays on topics such as canonicity, textual criticism, and translation.
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
- Online version of this authoritative dictionary, which guides users to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.
- JSTOR Plant Science is an online environment that provides access to foundational content vital to plant science - plant type specimens, taxonomic structures, scientific literature, and related materials. This environment includes over a million type specimens, paintings, drawings, correspondence, and supporting materials. These materials are global in scope representing over 200 partners in 50 countries on 5 continents.
Presbyterian Book of Confessions
- The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA): Part I, Book of Confessions, available online as a PDF document.
- A resource that includes the following: worship planning resource center; studies on Presbyterian beliefs and statements of faith; and many other resources that relate to congregational life and leadership within the PC(USA).
- The Theological Commons is a digital library of 50,025 books and journals on theology and religion, including 23,726 volumes from the Princeton Theological Seminary Library.
- Designed for elementary school libraries. Contains full text for over 50 popular, elementary school magazines. Also contains an elementary school-level encyclopedia, dictionary, images, and more.
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- ProQuest Statistical Datasets includes datasets in 14 disciplines, ranging from health, crime and population to finance and industry. Source of data include many U.S. government agencies and international organizations such as the World Bank, the United Nations and the World Resource Institute. Data are organized by subject and source. Results can be viewed as a table, a customizable chart, or in map format.
- Summaries of the world's literature in psychology, including about 9,900 international journals, books, chapters of books, dissertations, and technical reports. 1887 to the present. Updated weekly. PsycArticles contains more than 45,000 articles from 57 journals - 46 published by the American Psychological Association (APA) and 11 from allied organizations. Coverage spans 1985 to present.
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- PubMed provides access to bibliographic information that includes MEDLINE, as well as: 1) The out-of-scope citations (e.g., articles on plate tectonics or astrophysics) from certain MEDLINE journals, primarily general science and chemistry journals, for which the life sciences articles are indexed for MEDLINE; 2) Citations that precede the date that a journal was selected for MEDLINE indexing; 3) Some additional life science journals that submit full text to PubMedCentral and receive a qualitative review by NLM.
- 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.
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- Searches multiple EBSCO religion databases: ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials, and Catholic Periodical and Literature Index.
Renaissance and Reformation - Oxford Bibliographies
- An online bibliographic tool from Oxford University Press, designed to help students and researchers find reliable information sources. The bibliographies are drawn from books, journals, and Internet resources
Research in Ministry (RIM) Online
- RIM® Online is a freely available database that indexes DMin and DMiss projects from reporting schools of theology accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada. Indexing began in 1981. Author, title, project advisor, institution, and subject access are provided. In addition, an abstract for each project is included when one has been provided by the author.
Rosetta Stone (Learn a Language)
- Want to learn a new language? Or do you need a refresher course? The Rosetta Stone program is available.
- UD faculty, staff, and students can register for a session (non-credit) on a first come, first served basis. Please click on the above link for more information.
SBRnet (Sport Business Resarch Network)
- SBRnet, updated continuously, provides market research and industry news including coverage of sports equipment sales, sports participation, sports attendance, consumer expenditures, sports marketing, sports facilities, licensing, TV and online media reports, trends, recent sports business and marketing news and more.
Scholarships, Fellowships, & Loans
- This online directory provides sources of scholarships, fellowships, loans, internships, work study, and other education-related financial aid at all levels of study.
- Access to full-text articles and book chapters. Faculty and Graduate Student Access Only. Please e-mail the Reference Desk at reference@dbq.edu to request the username and password.
Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
- Articles involving areas of research and applications in healthcare simulation technology. Volume 1 (Inaugural) and Volume 1(1) are available here.
Small Business Reference Center
- The database is a resource for small business owners and those interested in starting a business, offering full-text periodicals and reports, sample business plans, U.S. tax forms, videos and reference books. It supports small business owners in all relevant areas from planning, financing and managing a business to exit strategies. Users also have the ability to search within specific ‘Business Topics’ and ‘Business Types’ relevant to their needs.
- The index features more than 1,300,000 records with subject headings from a 15,000 term sociology-specific thesaurus designed by expert lexicographers. SocINDEX with Full Text contains full text for 235 "core" coverage journals dating back to 1895, and 72 "priority" coverage journals. This database also includes full text for 545 books and monographs, and full text for 6,601 conference papers.
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- Provided by the Sport Information Resource Centre, SPORTDiscus offers comprehensive, bibliographic coverage of sport, fitness and related disciplines. This database contains well over 1.7 million records with journal and monograph coverage going back to 1800; over 22,000 dissertations and theses and reference to articles in 60 different languages.
- Sports Litigation Alert tracks legal developments as they occur in amateur and professional athletics as well as legislative issues that impact sports law professionals. It also features an extensive archive of case summaries and guest articles written by sports law professionals.
- This database provides current information about the people, organizations and events involving the sports industry. It also provides the organization's contact information with detailed descriptions including: key Contacts, physical, mailing, email and web addresses plus phone and fax numbers.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- An online philosophy reference work. Articles are authored and updated by experts in the field.
Telegraph Herald (Available through Lexis/Nexis Academic)
- The Telegraph Herald is a newspaper published in Dubuque, Iowa with coverage online from 1995 - Current. The TH is the primary source of information in the tri-state area of northeastern Iowa, northwestern Illinois and southwestern Wisconsin.
- Designed for K-12 students. This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 139,800 articles from more than 4,800 diverse sources.
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- Ulrich's is an authoritative source of bibliographic and publisher information on more than 300,000 periodicals of all types-academic and scholarly journals, Open Access publications, peer-reviewed titles, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and more from around the world.
- The Unbound Bible is a collection of searchable Bibles consisting of: 10 English versions including the NASB; Greek and Hebrew versions (the original Bible languages); 4 ancient versions; 42 versions in other languages
- This database provides access to career information including resume and cover letter guides and samples, company and industry profiles, and career advice articles. Sponsored by the Office of Career & Life Services and Diamond Program.
Vocational & Career Collection
- The collection provides full text coverage for nearly 350 trade and industry related periodicals including American Machinist, Pediatric Nursing, Wireless Week, Drug Store News, Video Business, Reeves Journal, Hotel and Motel Management, Restaurant Business, Advertising Age, and many more. In addition to the full text, indexing and abstracts are provided for over 600 journals.
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- Full text, 1984-current.
Washington Post (Available through Proquest)
- Full text, 1996-current. For 1987-1996, click here.
Washington Post (Available through Lexis/Nexis Academic)
- With daily circulation of more than 800,000, and over 1.1 million on Sundays, The Washington Post ranks as one of the top five newspapers in the U.S. The Washington Post is known throughout the U.S., and the world, for its hard-hitting style of journalism, coverage from 1977 - current.
World Airport Traffic Report (ACI 2009)
- This PDF is password protected. Please see Password Central for password.
- Bibliography of books, documents, multimedia, Web pages, and more from libraries worldwide. More than 49 million bibliographic records cover material from 2100 B.C. to the present.
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