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ABI-Inform On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through Proquest.
• Covers more than 2,500 worldwide business journals, many with full-text articles.

Academic Search  On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through Lexis-Nexis.
• Extensive indexing to 3,000+ legal, business, news and medical resources, with thousands of full-text articles.

Academic Search Complete  On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available from Ebsco.
• A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 4,600 peer-reviewed journals.
• Indexing and abstracts for more than 9,500 journals and nearly 10,000 publications including monographs, reports and conference proceedings.

Agricola - National Agricultural Library Available to all users

• National Agricultural Library Catalog and journal literature database.
• Agriculture and allied disciplines, including nutrition and environmental sciences.

Alt Health Watch  On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available from Ebsco.
• Provides perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
• Offers full text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports.

 

Alternative Press Index On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through FirstSearch.
• Indexes journals dealing with cultural, economic, political and social change.

American Chemical Society Journals Online On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Full-text access to 33 core journals in chemistry.
• Coverage from 1996 to the present.

Anatomy TV  On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

·      The world’s most detailed 3D model of human anatomy online.

·      From Primal Pictures

AP Images  (On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

·      Digital media archive of AP photos and graphics, both current and historical

Arts and Humanities Search On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through FirstSearch.
• Indexes 1,300 leading arts and humanities journals.

ARTstor   On-campus Access (Faster response), SU only

• Contains 550,000 art images for education and scholarship
• Includes the tools to view, present, and manage images
• Requires Java, Flash Player, pop-up blocking removed, Cookies enabled
• Create personal login to use classroom features

ARTstor   Off-campus Proxy Access (Slower), SU only

• Contains 550,000 art images for education and scholarship
• Includes the tools to view, present, and manage images
• Requires Java, Flash Player, pop-up blocking removed, Cookies enabled
• Create personal login to use classroom features

Associates Programs Source On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available from Ebsco.
• Primary focus is on disciplines of study within associate degrees and certification programs.

Associations Unlimited On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

 

• Full-text reference database providing information on associations of all types.

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Biography and Genealogy Master Index On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Full-text reference index for biographical and genealogical information.

Blackwell Synergy Journals On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• A collection of over 1 million full text articles in 850 journals
• Covers the disciplines of business, health sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities, life and physical sciences.

Books in Print with Reviews On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through Bowker.
• Nine million titles books currently being published.
• Provides publisher, ISBN and price information.
• Includes thousands of full-text book reviews.

Britannica Online On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Full-text resource without advertising.
• Complete text of Encyclopedia Britannica.
• Provides extensive links to other related sites.
• Includes Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary.

Business Source Complete  On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through Ebsco.
• The world's definitive scholarly business database, providing bibliographic and full text content to 3,100 journals in business, management and finance.
• Full-text is available for many of the journals indexed.

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CAIRSS (Institute for Music Research)  Available to all users

• Available from the Institute of Music Research at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
• An index to the literature of music psychology, music therapy, music medicine and music education.

CIA Factbook  Available to all users

·      Provides country profiles, maps and statistical data.

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

·      From Columbia University Press

·      Comprehensive database on the theory and resources of international affairs, with full-text for 50 journals

 

CINAHL  On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available from Ebscohost.
• Indexing more than 3,000 nursing and allied health journals, going back to 1981.
• Includes Pre-CINAHL.

CINAHL Plus with Full Text On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available from Ebscohost.
• Indexing more than 3,000 nursing and allied health journals, with full text for 600+ titles.
• Includes Pre-CINAHL.

CQ Researcher On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available from Congressional Quarterly.
• CQ Researcher explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology.

CQ Voting and Elections Collection On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available from Congressional Quarterly.
• CQ Voting and Elections Collection integrates a wealth of data, authoritative analyses, concise explanations, and historical material to provide a powerful research and reference tool on the American voter, major and minor political parties, campaigns and elections, and historical and modern races for Congress, the presidency, and governorships.

CQ Weekly On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available from Congressional Quarterly.
• Expert coverage of the US Congress.

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Provides full-text access to standard reference materials in chemistry and physics.

Cambridge Journals Online On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Full-text access to more than 200 journals from Cambridge University Press.

Child Care and Early Education Available to all users

• Available through Research Connections.
• Provides access to more than 9,000 research reports on child care and early education.

Clase and Periodica (ClasePeriodica) On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through FirstSearch.
• Provides indexing to 2,600 scholarly Latin American journals published in Spanish, Portuguese, French or English

Cochrane Library On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available from the Cochrane Collaborative and Wiley Press
• A full-text database of systematic reviews and other information on the effects of healthcare.

Communication and Mass Media Complete  On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through Ebsco.
• Offers cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for over 420 journals, and selected coverage of nearly 200 more.
• This database includes full text for 301 journals.

Computers and Applied Sciences Complete  On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through Ebsco.
• Covers the research and development spectrum of the computing and applied sciences disciplines.
• Provides indexing and abstracts for 1,720 academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources from a diverse collection.
• Full text is also available for more than 670 periodicals.

Consumer Health Complete  On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available from Ebsco.
• Provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
• Full text database covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, men & women's health.

Contemporary Authors On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Full-text reference database for information on writers active in the last century.

Contemporary Women's Issues On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through FirstSearch.
• Provides full-text access to information on women, from 1992 to the present.

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Dissertation Abstracts On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through FirstSearch.
• An index to doctoral dissertations from universities in the U.S. and abroad.

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EconLit On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through Cambridge Scientific.
• Indexes and abstracts from more than 400 journals and books in economics.

Economia y Negocios  On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through Ebsco.
• An indispensable tool for research conducted in the areas of business and economics.
• Search functionality is enhanced through the incorporation of author keywords supplied in Spanish and English.
• More than 70,000 records, dating back to the early 1980s, provide coverage for over 300 Spanish and Portuguese-language periodicals published in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Spain, the United States and elsewhere.

Education Research Complete  On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through Ebsco.
• Offers the world's largest and most complete collection of full text education journals, relating to all areas of education.
• Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,820 journals, as well as full text for more than 900 journals.
• Also includes full text for more than 71 books and monographs, and full text for numerous education-related conference papers.

Encyclopedia of Popular Music  On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Includes the full-text of the 4^th edition of the Encyclopedia of Popular Music.
• Linked to the Grove Music Online.

Environment Complete On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through Ebsco.
• Covers agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.
• Contains more than 1,772,000 records from more than 1,500 domestic and international titles going back to the 1940s as well as more than 100 monographs.
• Contains full text for more than 600 journals.

ERIC - Education Resources Information Center Free Access to All Users

• Access to more than 107,000 ERIC documents (ED), from 1993 - date.
• Indexing for entire ERIC database
• Reading documents requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.

ERIC (Cambridge Scientific) On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
• An index to education journal literature and research reports, from 1966 to the present.
• Full-text links to ERIC documents on the ERIC website.

ERIC (Ebscohost) On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through Ebscohost.
• An index to education journal literature and research reports, from 1966 to the present.

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Factiva On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Full-text resource from Dow Jones and Reuters.
• Coverage of thousands of publications in business and the news.
• Corporate and industry reports.

Facts.com On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Complete text of the Facts on File news digest from 1940 to the present.
• The Web authority for current events research.

FedWorld Available to all users

• The FedWorld.gov web site is a gateway to government information.
• This site is managed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) as part of its information management mandate.

Find Articles  Available to all users

• Access to full-text articles from nearly 300 general interest magazines.
• Coverage from 1998 to the present.

FirstSearch On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Indexing and abstracting resource, some full-text articles.
• A collection of 18 databases in a variety of subject areas.
• Includes WorldCat, Dissertation Abstracts, Medline.

Free Medical Journals  Available to all users

• Open access to nearly 700 medical journals with full text.

Fuente Academica On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through Ebsco.
• A collection of scholarly journals from Latin America, Portugal and Spain.
• All major subject areas are covered with particular emphasis on agriculture, biological sciences, economics, history, law, literature, philosophy, psychology, public administration, religion, and sociology.
• Currently offers the full text for more than 450 publications from 18 countries.

 

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GEOBASE On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through FirstSearch.
• An index to the literature of geology, geography and ecology.

Google Scholar Available to all users

• Familiar Google interface but linked to scholarly journal and monographic literature.
• Google Scholar is linked to Shenandoah resources though our online catalog and Article Linker.

GPO Access Available to all users

·      GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government.

·      Over 30 different databases.

GPO Monthly Catalog On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through FirstSearch.
• Lists and indexes U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, executive branch documents and judicial materials.

Grove Music Online On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Includes the full-text of the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, the new Grove Dictionary of Opera, and the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.
• Linked to the Encyclopedia of Popular Music.

 

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HarpWeek: the Civil War and Reconstruction (1857-1877) On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Provides indexing to Harper's Weekly, between 1857 and 1877.
• Enables users to browse pages from issues of an important 19th-century periodical.

Health Source: Consumer Edition On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available from Ebsco.
• Provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines,
• Includes searchable full text for more than 1,000 health-related pamphlets and more than 130 health reference books, including books published by the People's Medical Society.
• Contains more than 4,500 Clinical Reference Systems reports (in English and Spanish)

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available from Ebsco.
• Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines, plus abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals.
• Includes Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.

Hospitality and Tourism Complete On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available from Ebsco.
• Provides scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism.
• This collection contains more than 721,000 records, with coverage dating as far back as 1965, with full text for more than 360 publications.

Humanities International Complete On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available from Ebsco.
• Provides full text of hundreds of journals, books and other published sources from around the world.
• This database includes all data from Humanities International Index (over 2,000 titles and 2 million records) plus unique full text content, much of which is not found in other databases.
• The database includes full text for more than 670 journals.

 

 

 

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Ingenta Connect On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• A fee-based indexing and document delivery service.
• Indexes nearly 18 million articles in 28,000 journals, reports and publications.
• Database can be searched free of charge.
• Full-text access for about 60 titles subscribed by SU.

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Journals@Ovid Full Text On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through Ovid.
• An index to scientific, technical and medical journals accessed through Ovid.
• Full-text links to more than 200 journals in nursing, medicine and psychology, including the Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins Total Access Collection.

JSTOR On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• JSTOR is a full-text archive of important scholarly journals in the social sciences and humanities.
• SU subscribes to Collections I,  IV and Music.

 

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Legal Collection On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available from Ebsco.
• A collection of respected, scholarly peer-reviewed publications including law journals, documents, and case studies.
• Offers full text for more than 250 of the world’s best law journals.

Lexis-Nexis Academic Search On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through Lexis-Nexis.
• Extensive indexing of legal, business, news and medical resources.

Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA) Available to all users

• Available from Ebsco.
• Indexes about 600 periodical titles in library and information science.

Literature Resource Center On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through Infotrac.
• Full-text resource.
• Includes Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twayne's Author Series and Scribner's Writers Series.
• Incorporates MLA Bibliography.

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MarketLine Business Information Centre On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• MarketLine is a business information database covering 10,000 companies and 2,000 industries in fifty countries.

MasterFILE Premier On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available from Ebsco.
• Provides full text for more than 1,750 general periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more.
• Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 2,400 titles.
• Features: 5,000 full text Magill Book Reviews, nearly 500 full text reference books including the World Almanac & Book of Facts; full text from 86,019 biographies, 105,787 full text primary source documents, American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Edition and an Image Collection of 293,480 photos, maps and flags.

MedicLatina On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available from Ebsco.
• A Spanish language collection of medical research and investigative journals published by renowned Latin American medical publishers.
• Provides access to full text for nearly 120 peer-reviewed medical journals in native Spanish.

 

MEDLINE On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through Ebscohost.
• An index to medical literature from the National Library of Medicine.

MEDLINE On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through FirstSearch.
• An index to medical literature from the National Library of Medicine.

Micromedex On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Micromedex healthcare Series
• Includes a wide range of clinical databases, including unbiased, referenced information about drugs, toxicology, diseases, acute care, and alternative medicine.

Military and Government Collection On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available from Ebsco.
• Offers current news related to all branches of the military.
• Provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals, and indexing and abstracts for nearly 400 titles.

Million Dollar Directory - Selectory On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• From Dun and Bradstreet
• Contains full text of Million Dollar Directory, including 14 million records of virtually all U.S. companies.

MLA International Bibliography On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through Infotrac.
• A comprehensive index to articles and books on the world's languages and literature.

Music-In-Print Series On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Includes Music-In-Print volumes on Sacred Choral, Classical Vocal, Orchestral, String, Classical Guitar, Woodwind, and Piano Music and more.

Music Index Online On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Indexing and abstracting resource.
• Covers more than 640 international music periodicals from 1979 to the present.

Music Literature On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Available through FirstSearch.
• Also known as RILM.

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NCJRS – National Criminal Justice Reference Service   Available to all users

·      Criminal justice and substance abuse research and statistics.

·      Includes abstracts database search.

National Library of Medicine Gateway Available to all users

• Available to all users.
• Available through the National Library of Medicine.
• The Gateway allows users to search in multiple retrieval systems at NLM, including Medline, PubMed and others.

Natural Standard Database On campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access

• Published by Natural Standard, the authority on integrative medicine.
• Provides high quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies.
• This international multidisciplinary collaboration includes contributors from more than 100 eminent academic institutions.

Naxos Music Library On-campus; Off-campus Remote Proxy Access, SU only

• Virtual recording collection of more than 75,000 items.