Reference and Statistical Information
Reference and Statistical Information Page: Links to encyclopedias, dictionaries, Statistical Abstracts and other reference sources.
Subscription Databases
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO): Full-text and citations of scholarly, peer-reviewed journals. Updated daily.
JSTOR - Arts & Sciences I, II, III & IV: Full-text of scholarly journals (often from the first published issue). NOTE: The most recent issues (from 1 - 5 years) are typically not included in this database.
Lexis Nexis Academic: Full-text documents from news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications.
MAS Ultra (EBSCO): Full-text of popular, general interest, and current events publications, including reading level indicators, charts and graphs, health and science-related pamphlets,and an image collection of photos, maps and flags. Updated daily.
MasterFile Premier (EBSCO): Full-text, abstracts, and citations of general reference, business, consumer health, general science, and multi-cultural periodicals, reference and travel books, and an image collection of photos, maps and flags.Updated daily.
NewsBank: Electronic editions of local and regional U.S. newspapers.
Newspaper Source (EBSCO): Selected full-text for numerous regional and national (U.S.) and international newspapers, full-text television and radio news transcripts. Updated daily.
Points of View (EBSCO): Essays that present multiple sides of current issues.
Project Muse: Full-text of humanities and social sciences journals from scholarly publishers.
Websites
The Digital Librarian: A librarian's choice of the best of the Web,
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications: The finding tool for electronic and print publications from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the U.S. government.
GreenFILE: Free resource from EBSCO focuses on environmental information for individuals and corporations as well as environmental laws, regulations and studies. Scholarly and non-scholarly articles.
HighWire: Archive of free full-text articles; contains some pay-per-view also. If you can't find it anywhere else - look here.
Internet Public Library: An internet resource to assist with background research - pathfinders provide links to begin research on numerous topics, searching tools help make the job easier, and lots of links to librarian-researched websites provide a collection of valid resources and reference tools.
Librarians' Index to the Internet: This publicly-funded website includes the best of the Web with over 20,000 entries maintained by librarians and organized into main topics.
Occupational Outlook Handbook: For hundreds of different types of jobs, the Occupational Outlook Handbook tells you the training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, and working conditions. In addition, the Handbook gives you job search tips, links to information about the job market in each state, and more
Smithsonian Institution Research: Links to nine research centers. Topics range from art to zoology.
USA.gov: Provides official information and services from the U.S. government. This site makes it easy for the public to get U.S. government information and services on the web. Includes a tutorial on getting government information.
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