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These lists include databases the library subscribes to, as well as resources freely available on the web that appear to be free of copyright restrictions (non-subscription resources). Remember! Be cautious about copyright, even with resources licensed to Xavier. The resources on these sites generally may be used for personal use, research, teaching, or any Fair Use as defined in Copyright Law. However, any reproduction of these resources on a publicly-available web site may be a violation of copyright law. If you have questions about copyright and using these resources, please contact copyright@xavier.edu. Multi-subject, Multimedia Repositories
American History and Government
ACCUNET
Multimedia Archive/AP Images (1840-present; updated daily; full-text captions) contains
over 750,000 of the Associated Press' best photographs, over 380,000 audio files
(requiring RealPlayer) and links to 800,000 full-text articles. About 800 photos
are added daily and about 200 photos from the historical collection are added
monthly. It includes maps, graphs, charts, logos, flags and illustrations, including
2,000 graphics using Spanish instead of English. Audio files, images and other
graphics may be downloaded and used for educational purposes. Educators may search
by state and grade level for images applicable to a specific state curriculum
standard. It is produced by the Associated Press and the user interface is provided
by Accuweather, Inc.
AdCritic.com has been cancelled.
Adforum (images,
audio and video; all full-text) provides information on over 18,000 agencies and 50,000 ads from around the world. Users
can view TV, radio, cinema, Internet, print and outdoor ad campaigns from their desktops. Users can search for ads by
keyword, media type, product, brand name, business sector, agency, country, celebrity or award. Ads with and without a shopping cart can be viewed. It is produced by and the
user interface is provided by AdForum.com.
African American Experience (African-American origins to the present; all full-text) is a cross-searchable collection of African-American history and culture. It covers the arts, biography, business, civil rights, education, folklore, history, literature, music, politics, pop culture, science, slavery, sports, and technology. This collection includes the African-American Greenwood encyclopedias, other references books, and 67 Negro University Press texts from the late 1700s to the early 1970s. Primary sources include 4,000 interviews with former slaves (the WPA slave narratives), as well as manuscripts, speeches, court cases, quotations, advertisements, and statistics. Special features include a timeline dating from the 1400s to the present, In their Own Voices audio clips of slave interviews and music, lesson plans, and hundreds of photographs, maps and images. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Greenwood Publishing Group.
American
Film Scripts has been cancelled.
American National Biography (updated quarterly; all full-text; XLinks) is the online version of
American National Biography published in 1999 in 24 volumes. It offers portraits of more than
17,400 men and women, from all eras and walks of life, whose lives have shaped American history. It contains
thousands of illustrations, more than 80,000 hyperlinked cross-references, links to select web sites, and Oxford Companion to United States History. Special features include biography of the day, a
teacher's guide, 12 jumpstart your research topics, and special collections (Black History, Women's History, Asian Pacific American Heritage, Hispanic Heritage, and American Indian Heritage). It is published by and
the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press under the auspices of the American Council of
Learned Societies.
American Periodicals Series (APS) (1740-1900; updated quarterly; all full-text;
RefWorks help; XLinks; title list) covers the development of American culture,
politics and society across 150 years. It is arranged in three series: 1740 to 1800, the period of
transition from British colony to emerging nation; 1800 to 1850, pre-Civil War and the era of debate over
slavery; and 1850 to 1900, Civil War and Reconstruction. It covers 1,100 historic American journals
including Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine, Independent Reflector, Medical Repository, Liberator,
North American Review, Harper's Bazar, Vanity Fair, and Ladies Home Journal. Magazines of
these periods cover the literature, science, religion, arts, and history of the time. It is produced by
and the user interface is provided by ProQuest.
American Song is a history database that allows people to hear and feel the music from America's past.The database includes songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys. Included in the database are the songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests, and more. It includes 7,141 albums inclding content nt from African American Music. Users can create playlists if they create an account. It is compiled and produced by Alexander Street Press.
Annals
of American History (all full-text; XLinks) is an encyclopedia that covers the
arts, business, democracy, discrimination, diversity, education, expansion, family,
government, imperialism, labor, law, leisure, peace, religion,and war. It provides
2,000 primary documents in American history, including speeches, historical accounts,
memoirs, editorials and cultural criticism. Multimedia files include over 500
pictures, hundreds of video clips, and audio files of famous speeches. It is produced
by and the user interface is provided by Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Art
& Architecture Complete (Full-text coverage from 1937-present; Tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) is the leading database for art scholars, artists, and designers. It covers more than 780 academic journals, magazines and trade publications as well as and 230 books. Topics covered include antiques, archaeology, architecture, architectural history, conservation, costume design, decorative arts, graphics arts, interior design, landscape design, painting, photography, printmaking, restoration, and sculpture. Over 63,000 images are provided by Picture Desk. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.
Art and
Architecture (XLinks) is part of OhioLINK's Digital Resource Commons and includes the collections listed below. All entires include a stable URL for linking to individual records. Much of the conntent was created by individuals and institutions in the State of Ohio and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.
Art and Architecture from the University of Cincinnati (XLinks) contains 102 digital images of paintings, prints, sculptures and architecture photographs located at the University of Cincinnati. Each entry includes the title, creator, creation date, object type, measurements, context, owner, contributor and a stable link to the item. The user interface
is provided by OhioLINK.
ART Collection (XLinks) is part of OhioLINK's Digital Resource Commons and contains 52,855 digital images of works of art from museums around the
world. It highlights the creative output of cultures around the
world, from prehistoric to contemporary times, and covers the complete range of
expressive forms. Images include a broad range of works of the following genres:
painting, sculpture, photography, print, drawing, ceramic, textiles, metalwork,
furniture, books and scrolls, architecture, and archeological finds. Cultures
and time periods represented range from contemporary art, Native American and
Inuit art, to ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian works, along with Japanese and
Chinese works. This collection was formerly organized by The Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO), a consortium of museums and libraries, but is now licensed directly from individual museums. The user interface
is provided by OhioLINK.
Art
Full Text (1984-present; much full-text; RefWorks
help; tutorials; XLinks), formerly Art Abstracts, indexes and abstracts over 600 art journals, over 13,000 art dissertations, over 200,000 art reproductions, as well as yearbooks and museum bulletins. It covers
fine, decorative, commercial, and folk art, as well as photography, film, architecture, art history, emerging artists, art styles, and art movements. To find art images limit your search to Full Text and the Document Type, Art Reproduction. It is produced by H.W. Wilson Company and the user interface
is provided by EBSCO.
Asian American Drama has been cancelled.
Baltimore Afro-American has been cancelled.
Biography
In Context (formerly Biography Resource Center; all full-text; XLinks) contains over 330,000 biographies on nearly
220,000 people from nearly 80 sources, such as Contemporary Authors, Encyclopedia
of World Biography, Contemporary Black Biography and Religious Leaders
of America. It provides quick reference information on 900,00 people in the
Complete Marquis Who's Who®. It covers people throughout
history, around the world and across all disciplines and subject areas. It includes
full-text articles from more than 250 magazines and 20,000 images. Search for
people by birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender.
It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the Gale Group. This subscription is limited to 2 simultaneous users.
Biography
Reference Bank (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help)
combines the profiles in Wilson's Biographies Plus Illustrated and the journal coverage in Biography Index. It includes
biographical profiles, recent and feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews and criticisms, speeches, and obituaries. It covers over 500,000 people and includes over 36,000 images. Entries include a list of books by and about the individual. It is produced by H. W. Wilson and the user interface is provided by EBSCO.
Biography
Resource Center renamed Biography In Context.
Black Drama has been cancelled.
Black Thought & Culture has been cancelled.
Britannica
Online Academic Edition (all full-text; XLinks) is the online version of Encyclopaedia Britannica
that contains more than 118,000 articles, updated and revised by Encyclopædia
Britannica editors and contributors; over 14,000 illustrations, including photographs,
drawings, maps, and flags; and more than 215,000 word entries, including definitions,
pronunciation guides, and word histories. It includes an Internet directory that
provides more than 300,000 links to Web sites selected, rated, and reviewed by
Britannica editors. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Encyclopaedia
Britannica, Inc.
Britannica Online Japan (all full-text; XLinks)
is a comprehensive reference source in the Japanese language for students and researchers. It contains over 155,000 articles from the complete Britannica International Encyclopedia, as well as 8,500 images, illustrations and maps. It maintains its currency with articles from the Britannica International Yearbook and regularly updated homepage features. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Encyclopaedia
Britannica, Inc. Accessible only through the general Global Reference Center link. Scroll down the page to the specific resource.
Britannica Online Korea (all full-text; XLinks)
is an authoritative Korean-language reference source that includes more than 110,000 articles from the Korean version of Encyclopaedia Britannica, the Korean Britannica Book of the Year, Yonsei University's Korean Dictionary, and a world atlas. It includes more than 19,300 photos, graphics, animations, videos, and audio clips. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Encyclopaedia
Britannica, Inc. Accessible only through the general Global Reference Center link. Scroll down the page to the specific resource.
Britannica
Online School Edition (all full-text; XLinks) includes Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, Compton's by Britannica, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, journals and magazines, websites, and videos. It also contains learning materials for the language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics as well as teacher's resources. The Britannica Learning Zone is an audio-guided, colorful, and interactive user interface for pre-K2 children. In this special feature a dog named Newton prompts children to explore the world, play, learn fun words, or make a drawing. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Encyclopaedia
Britannica, Inc.
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia (Chinese) (all full-text; XLinks)
provides 14,000 articles in Simplified Chinese with 1,600 images and 200 maps. Primary subject areas include life sciences, natural science, social science, engineering, technology, history, geography, philosophy, religion, humanities, arts, sports, and recreation. Article titles are provided in both English and Simplified Chinese. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Encyclopaedia
Britannica, Inc. Accessible only through the general Global Reference Center link. Scroll down the page to the specific resource.
British &
Irish Women's Letters & Diaries has been cancelled.
CAMIO (Catalog of Art Museum Images) (XLinks) provides
high-quality art images from around the world contributed and described by leading museums, all rights-cleared for educational use. Every work in CAMIO is represented by at least one high-resolution image and a description. Many have additional views of the work, sound, video and curatorial notes. It covers antiquity to the present, and includes photographs, prints, sculptures, paintings decorative arts, posters, utilitarian objects, and jewelry.
This database supports not only art history, studio art and design programs but also provides a rich context for history, religion and other humanities disciplines. CAMIO fills the gap left by the end of operations of the Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO). It is produced by AMICO and the user interface is provided by OCLC (Online Computer
Library Center).
Classical
Music Library enables listening and learning at library and home computers. It includes around 15,000 recordings, along with program notes, composer biographies, and images cross-referenced to the recordings. It is produced by Classical International, Inc. and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street Press.
CQ Researcher (1991-present; all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks) is the online version of the CQ Researcher print publication. It provides original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news. Each issue discussed includes an abstract, overview, background, current situation, outlook, special focus, chronology, pro/con, bibliography, next step, contacts, and footnotes. Controversial topics are addressed in a balanced, unbiased manner. It is published by and the user interface is provided by CQ Press, a Division of Congressional Quarterly, Inc. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.
 Credo Reference
(Using this resource; all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help), formerly Xreferplus, provides hundreds of electronic reference books covering a broad range of subjects, including art, bilinguals, biography, business, dictionaries, encyclopedias, food, geography, history, language, law, literature, medicine, music, philosophy, psychology, quotations, religion, science, social sciences, and technology. It features over 65,000 images (art, diagrams, maps and photos), several thousand images from the National Gallery in London, and over 93,000 audio pronunciation files accessible in the advanced search. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Credo Reference. No reader is required to use these electronic books. The best way to find ebooks is in the XPLORE Library Catalog. Just look for the ebook icon: 
CultureGrams
(all full-text; XLinks) includes a world, children and states editions. It contains a photo gallery, recipe
collection, famous people, data tables and definitions. Select from an A-Z list
of countries/regions/states or select an area on a map. Each country includes
a detailed map, flag, national anthem, current time, currency converter, recipe
collection, facts and statistics as well as sections on history, climate, the
people, customs, courtesies, lifestyle and society. It is produced by and the
user interface is provided by Brigham Young University.
Dolphin Embryo Microscopic Slides (XLinks) is part of OhioLINK's Digital Resource Commons. It contains scanned images of histological sections captured using a digital camera connected to a microscope. The collection consists of many sections per single embryo. Each embryo is identified by a name, such as LACM 94674. A section number follows the name, e.g. LACM 94674-100 is section 100. The specimens are examples of Pantropical Spotted Dolphin (Stenella attenuata) and were made available by the Los Angeles County Museum. It is produced by the Digital Library of Dolphin Development at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM). The user interface is provided by OhioLINK.
Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures and the Environment has been cancelled.
ebrary
(Using this resource; all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) contains about 32,300 electronic books in business,
marketing, economics, computers, information technology, health, biomedical sciences, clinical sciences, engineering,
technology, life sciences, physical sciences, education, history, humanities, law, international relations, public
policy, social sciences, and behavioral sciences. It includes books in the Vault Career Library. Users can search for words in the subject, title or full-text of
books in this collection. Content can be easily copied and pasted into a word
processing document. Books in this collection are protected by copyright laws and there are limitations on the number
of pages that can be printed and copied. It is compiled by and the user interface is provided by ebrary. Monthly system maintenance is performed the first Tuesday of each month from 8-10pm (Pacific Time) during which ebrary may be unavailable. No reader is required to use these electronic books. The best way to find ebooks is in the XPLORE Library Catalog. Just look for the ebook icon:
Edgecliff College Newspaper
(1935-1980; all full-text; general copyright information) contains the entire content in digital format of the Edgecliff College student newspaper. Edgecliff College, formerly Our Lady of Cincinnati College, merged with Xavier University in 1980. The newspaper contains over 1,200 pages and chronicles the everyday life and general activities of students. The digital
version is provided in searchable PDF (Adobe's Portable Document Format) files.
It was scanned in 2010 from microfilm copies. Users can browse individual issues and years or
search the full-text content. The microfilm version is housed in the library's archives.The Edgecliff College Newspaper is published
by Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, and the user interface
is provided by CONTENTdm. Collection specific URL.
Edgecliff College Yearbook
(1970-1972 & 1978-1979; all full-text; general copyright information) contains the entire content in digital format of the Edgecliff College Yearbook. Edgecliff College, formerly Our Lady of Cincinnati College, merged with Xavier University in 1980. The five yearbooks contain a total of 650 pages and depict students and activities at the college for this period of time. The digital version is provided in searchable PDF (Adobe’s Portable Document Format). It was scanned in 2010 from microfilm copies. Users can browse individual issues and years or search the full-text content. The microfilm version is housed in the library’s archives. The yearbook is published by Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, and the user interface is provided by CONTENTdm. Collection Specific URL
Eighteenth
Century Fiction (1700-1780; all full-text; XLinks) contains 96 works of English prose
fiction, written by writers from the British Isles. It includes
all of the most widely-studied texts and others long neglected or unavailable. First
editions have been used unless considered unreliable. Some original images are
included (title pages and illustrations). It is produced by ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey
and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.
Encyclopaedia Universalis (French) (all full-text; XLinks)
is the most comprehensive encyclopedia in the French Language. It provides access to more than 33,000 articles; 17,000 media items; a world atlas with over 700 maps; an integrated dictionary with 120,000 entries; and a guide to selected websites. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Encyclopaedia
Britannica, Inc. Accessible only through the general Global Reference Center link. Scroll down the page to the specific resource.
Encyclopedia
of Life Sciences (eLS) has been cancelled.
Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online (updated regularly; all
full-text; XLinks) is an online version of Routledge's 10-volume 1998 print philosophy encyclopedia. It
features 2,000 original entries from a team of over 1,300 of the world's most respected scholars
and philosophers. It contains 25,000 hot-linked cross-references between articles. It is
produced by and the user interface is provided by Routledge.
Encyclopedia of Religion (2nd edition; all
full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks) is considered a standard reference in religion. This electronic book/database 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. It can be searched by keyword or phrase or browsed by volume, table of contents, or back-of-the-book index. It also contains images and photographs, as well as a dictionary. It is produced by Macmillan Reference and the user interface is provided by Gale Cengage Learning.
English Prose Drama (1600-1900; all full-text; XLinks) is based on plays listed in the
New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature that were written or intended for
the stage and wholly or primarily in prose. It contains over 1,800 plays by about 400
authors from the renaissance to the end of the nineteenth century. The full text of each
drama is included with any accompanying text written by the author and forming an integral
part of the work. Selected images are directly accessible from the relevant points in the
text. It is produced by ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey and the user interface is provided by
OhioLINK. See also American Drama and English Verse Drama, or search all three databases in the Drama Group.
Forestry Image Collection (XLinks) is part of OhioLINK's Digital Resource Commons. It contains a collection of forestry photos dating back to the early 20th century. Images portray trees, cultivation, care, and the effects of human activity. The photographs were taken in Ohio but other states and countries are also represented. It is produced by the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station at the Ohio State University. The user interface is provided by OhioLINK.
Funk
and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (all full-text; updated annually;RefWorks help; XLinks) provides over
25,000 entries that may be searched by subject or keywords within each entry.
It is produced by Funk & Wagnalls and the user interface is provided by by
EBSCO Publishing.
Geology Digital Photographs (XLinks) contains a collection of photos depicting natural features and the human impact on environments around the world. It is produced by the Department of Geology, Oberlin College. The user interface is provided by OhioLINK.
Global Reference Center
(all full-text; XLinks) contains comprehensive online content in a
variety of global languages: Spanish Reference
Center, Britannica Online Japan,
Britannica Online Korea,
Britannica Pocket Encyclopedia
(in Simplified Chinese), Encyclopaedia Universalis (in French). It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Encyclopaedia
Britannica, Inc.
Greek and Latin Inscriptions (XLinks) is part of OhioLINK's Digital Resource Commons. It contains a collection of digitized squeezes (accurate paper impressions) of Greek and Latin inscriptions from Greece, Italy and Macedonia. The purpose of this collection is to foster the study of inscriptions and manuscripts and promote research opportunities for those interested in these primary sources of information for the ancient and mediaeval world. It is produced by the Center for Epigraphical and Palaeographical Studies at The Ohio State University. The user interface is provided by OhioLINK.
GREENR (all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks) stands for Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources (GREENR). It brings together academic journal, newspaper, and magazine articles, as well as reference and primary sources, conference presentations and reports, statistics, case studies, podcasts, videos, images, Websites and blogs, involvement suggestions, and related portals on hundreds of green topics and issues. Users can search or browse green topics such as energy, the environment, pollution, ecology, and resource management, as well as green-related issues in agriculture, food systems, science, technology, economics, trade, law, and politics. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Gale Cengage Learning.
HarpWeek
(1857-1871; all full-text) contains the complete content of Harper's Weekly
from its beginning. It covers the American Civil War and the beginning of Reconstruction.
Historic Maps of Akron and Summit County (XLinks) is a part of OhioLINK's Digital Resource Commons and contains maps of Akron and Summit County, Ohio. This resource provides page images of three atlases, totalling 514 views. It includes the Atlas and Industrial Geography of Summit County (1910) by Rectigraph Abstract & Title Company; Combination Atlas Map of Summit County, Ohio (1874) by Tackabury, Mead & Moffett, publishers; and Illustrated Summit County, Ohio 1891 by Akron Map & Atlas Co. It was contributed by the University of Akron Libraries and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.
Images from the Akron Art Museum (XLinks) is part of OhioLINK's Digital Media
Center: Art and Architecture Digital Media. It contains 102 digital images of prints, paintings, photographs and sculptures located at the Akron Art Museum. Each entry includes the title, creator, creation date, object type, measurements, materials, context, owner, owner credit, accession number, contributor and a stable link to the item. The user interface
is provided by OhioLINK.
In the First Person cancelled.
International Security & Counter-Terrorism Reference Center (ISCTRC) (Much full-text; Tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides a comprehensive resource for analysts, risk management professionals, and students. It provides background information from organizations, agencies, and publishers. It includes articles, books, FAQs, and news feeds, as well as summaries of recent developments across the international political, military, economic, social, and technical spectrum. There are more than 10, 500 pertinent images and reports from Strattor Analysis, Strattor Forecasts, and the Strattor Geopolitical diary. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.
Kid's Search (much full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides elementary school students in kindergarten through 5th grade with an easy-to-use, graphically-appealing search interface for databases such as American Heritage Dictionary, BookSource NonFiction, EBSCO Animals, Image Collection, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, History Reference Center, Historical Video Collection, Marshall Cavendish Science Reference Center, Marshall Cavendish Wildlife Reference Center, Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source, Primary Search, and TOPICsearch. Teacher resources search databases such as
Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, Advanced Placement Source, ERIC and the Professional Development Collection. It is produced by and the user
interface is provided by the EBSCO Publishing.
Lake Erie's Yesterdays (XLinks) is a part of OhioLINK's Digital Resource Commons and contains a collection of historic photographs of northwestern Ohio, documenting the local history of the Erie islands and Lake Erie's western basin. These 1,087 black and white images were produced by Sandusky, Ohio, commerical photographer Ernst Niebergall between 1909 and 1915. From ice harvesting and railroads to early aviation and island leisure activities, the Niebergall photographs richly depict the everyday lives and activities of Lake Erie's southern shoreline residents. The photographs provide a record of communities in transition as old methods gave way to advances in industry and technology. The original photos were part of the Charles E. Frohman Collection at the Manuscripts Division of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center. The user interface is provided by OhioLINK.
LANDSAT 7 Satellite Images (as of 8/9/12 images unavailable due to hardware failure; updated every 16 days) is part of OhioLINK's
digital Media Center and makes Ohio-based satellite data available for download or
web viewing. Several views are available, including infrared and true color composite.
Urban growth, natural resource loss, and crop health are a few of the environmental issues
that may be monitored with this type of satellite data. It is produced by the U.S. Geological
Survey and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.
Latino American Experience (pre-Columbian to the present; all full-text) is a cross-searchable collection of Latino American history and culture. It covers the arts, business, civil rights, customs, education, folklore, history, icons, immigration, labor, law, literature, medicine, music, politics, religion, science, sports, and women. This collection includes over 150 titles from Greenwood, Praeger, Arte Publico, and Columbia University Press. Special features include Spanish language content, a timeline, an origins section, lesson plans, hundreds of primary documents, over 1,500 images, and En mi Opinion, a blog of essays and podcasts focusing on the latest issues facing US Latinos. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Greenwood Publishing Group.
LIFE Photo Archive provides access to
millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. This collection of historic, cultural, scientific, and artistic images were digitized from print or slides. Although many of the images appeared in LIFE Magazine, most were never published and
are now available for the first time. Each photo includes the location, date taken, photographer, size, and labels (keywords). Users can rate an image if they are signed into their Google account and can purchase framed fine-art photographic prints of the images. Users may also retrieve LIFE photos from a standard Google image search by adding source:life after your search terms;
for example, philosopher source:life.
In a standard Google image search the LIFE photos are blended into your search results and display LIFE in green text below the thumbnail image. Produced by LIFE and hosted by Google.
Literary Reference Center (all full-text; Tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) is a comprehensive literary reference database
that provides a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. It
combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and
reference works, and hundreds of literary journals. Search results can be limited to literary criticism
or Masterplots. Users can browse most studied authors and works and view book highlights and the author
in focus. Features include a glossary and historical timeline. It is produced by and the user
interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.
Literature
Resource Center (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) provides access to biographies, bibliographies
and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline. It covers
more than 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and other writers, with
in-depth coverage of 2,000 of the most-studied authors. It includes online versions
of Gale's Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism,
and Dictionary of Literary Biography, as well as selections from Gale's
other Literature Criticism and For Students Series, such as Nineteenth
Century Literary Criticism and Short Stories for Students. It permits
searches by author name, title, genre, literary movement or literary themes. It is produced by Thomson-Gale and the user interface is provided by InfoTrac.
Manuscriptorium (some full-text) is an open catalog that provides bibliographic information about old printed books and manuscripts with links to digital copies of a subset of these catalogued items. Users can search by settlement (town or city where the item is held), repository (institution responsible for the administration of the item) or query (keyword). Results can be restricted to items that have a full digital document or a digital map. To view digital content, click the title of an item. Then click Display existing digital copy in top, left corner of the item's description. Thumbnail images of each page can be enlarged by clicking them. This freely accessible database is produced by the National Library of the Czech Republic under the auspices of the 1992 UNESCO Memory of the World project. The user interface is provided by AiP Beroun.
MAS Ultra - School Edition (1984-present; updated daily; much full-text; Tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides indexing and
abstracts for 554 magazines and full-text for 490 magazines. It covers general reference,
health, science, and other areas. It also includes the full-text for over 3,000 charts and
tables, 5,000 Magill Book Reviews, 149 Macmillan books, over 540 health and
science-related pamphlets, the CIA World Factbook, and Essential Documents in
American History. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.
MasterFILE Premier (1975-present; updated daily; much full-text; Tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides indexing and abstracts for over
2,510 journals and full-text for 1,900 journals. It covers general reference, business, consumer
health, general science, and multi-cultural topics. It also includes full-text for 200 reference
and travel books; 88,000 biographies; 60,000 primary source documents; and 91,000 photos,
maps, and flags. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.
Mayan Archaeology Digital Photographs (XLinks) shows Mayan architecture and scenery from Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala. As a resource for the exploration of the various and complex interrelationships within Mayan society, the Mayan archaeology collection serves as basic image resource which the creators hope will be augmented by other scholars in the field. It is produced by the Department of Anthropology, Oberlin College and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.
Merriam Webster Online (all full-text) contains definitions of words,
a pronunciation guide, synonyms, etymology, and a thesaurus. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Merriam Webster, Inc.
Middle Search Plus (1984-present; updated daily; much full-text; tutorials;
RefWorks help; XLinks) provides indexing and abstracts from 1984-present for over 170 magazines and full-text from 1990-present for 140 magazines. It covers general reference, health, and science
topics. It includes full-text for 2,000 charts and tables, 52 reference books, hundreds of
pamphlets. It also includes 5,000 Magill Book Reviews, Funk & Wagnall’s New Encyclopedia, CIA World
Factbook, Essential Documents in American History and Encyclopedia of Animals (formerly EBSCO Animals). It is
produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Digital Images (XLinks) is a part of OhioLINK's Digital Resource Commons
and contains digital documents related to slavery, abolition, and emancipation. The
collection includes abolitionist broadsheets, photographs by Matthew Brady,
letters and speeches of President Lincoln and other presidents, and other
historic letters, documents, and pictures. The original documents are found in the Gilder Lehrman Collection of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The digital images were made available through the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. The user
interface is provided by OhioLINK.
Naxos Music Library
(XLinks) contains the complete Naxos and Marco Polo catalogues of over 165,000 tracks, including classical music, Jazz World and chinese music. It includes biographical information on composers or artists included in the database. Users can select works by composer, artist, period, year of composition, instrument or genre. Playlists can be casily created for educational assignments or for hours of personal enjoyment. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Naxo
Music Library. This resource is limited to 8 simultaneous users and requires Adobe Flash Player.
Naxos Music Library Jazz
(XLinks) contains close to 20,000 tracks of jazz from over 1,900 albums by more than 500 jazz artists. It comprises Naxos Jazz and the 22 labels of Fantasy Jazz. Naxos Jazz, along with Prophone and Proprius, provides the world of international Jazz, covering Sweden and Scandinavian jazz artists. US-based Fantasy Jazz has a deep jazz catalogue and offers the best in blues and R&B. Users can select works by
artist, title and catalogue number. Playlists can be
easily created for educational assignments or for hours of personal enjoyment. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Naxo
Music Library. This resource is limited to 5 simultaneous users and requires Adobe Flash Player.
New
York Times Historical Database (1851-within four years of the present;
all full-text; updated annually; RefWorks
help; XLinks) contains full-page and article images of every page of every issue,
cover to cover, in downloadable PDF. It includes ads, comics, cartoons, photos,
maps and other graphics. It is produced by the New York Times and the user interface
is provided by ProQuest.
North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries & Oral Histories has been cancelled.
North American Women's Letters & Diaries has been cancelled.
OAIster
(updated weekly; much full-text and other digital content; RefWorks help) serves as a portal for more than 19 million digital resources from over 1,000 organizations developed by the University of Michigan and harvested using OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting). It includes digital items such as books and articles, audio files, images, videos, and datasets (downloadable statistics files). Users can search by keyword, title, creator, subject or resource type (audio, dataset, image, text, or video). Searches yield a detailed and well-organized description of the resource and a
persistent/stable link to the resource itself. Indexed content includes the Library of Congress'
American Memory Project, various pre-print and e-print servers, and digital
thesis and dissertation collections. It is produced by University of Michigan Digital Library Production Services and the user interface is provided by OCLC (Online Computer
Library Center).
Oxford Art Online (prehistory-1990's; updated monthly; all full-text; XLinks) is the
online version of the 1996 edition of Dictionary of Art and the 2001
edition of the Oxford Companion to Western Art. It also contains Grove Art Online, Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and direct links from articles in Oxford Art Online to ARTstor and Art Resources. It contains 45,000 articles
on every aspect of the visual arts (painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture,
decorative arts, photography) and contains biographical information on over 20,000
artists, patrons, collectors, and dealers with bibliographic citations at the
end of each article. It also contains many embedded images and links to external images. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Oxford
University Press.
Oxford Biblical Studies Online (prehistory-1990's; updated monthly; all full-text; XLinks) is a comprehensive resource for the study of the Bible and biblical history directed toward college students, scholars, clergy, and anyone in need of an authoritative, ecumenical and up-to-date resource. There is a Bible verse look-up feature as well as search and browse capabilities. Texts from selected Oxford Bibles can be viewed in a side-by-side display with the user's choice of commentary and annotation for the Study Bibles, the stand-alone Oxford Bible Commentary, and A to Z concordances for the NRSV and NAB translations. Bible content is supplemented by collections of major apocryphal Old and New Testament texts in translation, as well as Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies, Oxford History of the Biblical World, Oxford Illustrated History of the Bible, Oxford Bible Atlas, and other works. Also included is quick access to over 5,000 A to Z entries from the Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Oxford Companion to the Bible. There are hundreds of topical essays and images, timelines, tables and charts, Internet resources, a lectionary calendar, and suggested reading lists. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Oxford
University Press.
Oxford
Dictionary of National Biography (4th century BC-2001; updated regularly; all full-text; images; XLinks) is based
on the print version of the dictionary in 60 volumes. It contains 55,000 biographies of people who shaped the history
of the British Isles by 10,000 contributers. It includes 10,000 images and references. It features Today's life...
and themes such as Political Refugees in Britain and Ask a Woman. It is produced in
association with the British Academy and the National Portrait Gallery, London. The user interface is provided by
Oxford University Press.
Oxford Music Online (updated quarterly and
annually; all full-text; XLinks) is the online version of New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (second edition in
29 volumes). It also contains Grove Music Online, New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 volumes), New Grove Dictionary
of Jazz (second edition; 3 volumes), Oxford Dictionary of Music (2nd ed.), and the Oxford Companion to Music. It contains more than 25 million words and 29,000
articles by 6,000 contributors. It provides an integrated music resource that covers all aspects of music. It contains sophisticated search capabilities;
cross-referencing; links from articles in Oxford Music Online to RLIM, DRAM and Classical Music Library sites (click the Related Content tab). It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Oxford
University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Oxford
Reference Online (Using this resource; all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database of more than
125 quick reference dictionaries and 189 in-depth encyclopedias. It covers general reference
as well as specific subject categories: archaeology, art and architecture, bilingual dictionaries, classical studies, encyclopedias, English dictionaries and thesauri, history, language reference, law, linguistics, literature, media studies, medicine and health, music, names studies, performing arts, philosophy, quotations,
religion, science and technology, social sciences, and society and culture. All subject categories can be searched separately. Reference types include overview pages, subject reference, timelines, quotations, English dictionaries, and bilingual dictionaries. It is published by and the user interface
is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users. No reader is required to use these electronic books. The best way to find ebooks is in the XPLORE Library Catalog. Just look for the ebook icon:
Primary Search (1984-present; updated weekly; much full-text; tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides idexing and abstracts from
1984-present for 80 magazines appropriate for elementary school children and full-text from
1990-present for 50 magazines. It includes World Almanac of the U.S.A, World
Almanac for Kids,
Encyclopedia of Animals (formerly EBSCO Animals), Funk & Wagnalls New
Encyclopedia, and more than 100 pamphlets. It is produced by and the user interface is
provided by EBSCO Publishing.
Reproductive Physiology Animations (XLinks) contains a collection of learning modules on human reproduction. Some of the animated modules are accompanied by sound. To view the modules in the sequence, Browse by Title. These animations are played via Macromedia Flash Player, which is pre-installed on most web browsers. Users may download files to insert into a PowerPoint presentation or a Blackboard course. You may select and rearrange modules to fit your need. It is produced by the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. The user interface is provided by OhioLINK.
Sadtler IR (full-text; chemistry department only database) is an infrared
spectrum database.
Sanborn
Digital Fire Insurance Maps (1867-1970; XLinks) are part of OhioLINK's
Digital Media Center. These maps provide detailed building, property, street,
and sidewalk information for local and urban historians and environmentalists.
Saskia Art History Images (XLinks) is part of OhioLINK's Digital Media
Center: Art and Architecture Digital Media. It contains 1,009 digital images of paintings and sculptures located in museums worldwide. It also contains digital images of photographs of architectural structures located throughout the world. Each entry includes the title, creator, creation date, object type, measurements, materials, style/period, owner, accession number, contributor and a stable link to the item. This collection emphasizes the core images required for teaching the history of Western art and is based on Gardner's Art Through the Ages, Stokstad's History of Art and Hartt's History of Italian Renaissance Art. The user interface
is provided by OhioLINK.
Science Digital Resources (XLinks; formerly Science Database) is part of OhioLINK's Digital Resource Commons and includes the collections listed below. All entires include a stable URL for linking to individual records. Much of the content was created by individuals and institutions in the State of Ohio and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.
Science
Online (all full-text; XLinks) is an online encyclopedia and NOT the journal, Science. It offers a comprehensive, curriculum-oriented overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines including biology and life sciences, chemistry, computer science, earth science, environmental science, forensic science, mathematics, physics, space and astronomy, and weather and climate. Content is organized by subject area and type of resource, as well as by national and state science education standards. It contains over 6,800 printable diagrams, illustrations and images; hundreds of videos and flash animations; over 1,000 science experiments and activities indexed by grade and time required; thousands of biographies of key scientists; thousands of definitions; a searchable timeline of science history; and national and state science education standards. Special features include Editor's Selection of the Month and Focus On. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Facts on File.
Scripps Papers (1868-1926; XLinks) is a part of OhioLINK's Digital Resource Commons
and contains a growing collection of letters and photos from the Scripps Manuscript Collection at Ohio University. Edward Willis Scripps (1854-1926) was a businessman and journalist associated with the founding of the Scripps Howard chain of newspapers and the United Press International independent news gathering company. The user
interface is provided by OhioLINK.
Searchasaurus provides a child-friendly search interface for EBSCO databases for
children: Middle Search Plus, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia,
Encyclopedia of Animals (formerly EBSCO Animals), American Heritage Children's Dictionary, and Primary
Search, as well as Pictures, and Fun Facts. It is produced by and the user interface is by
EBSCO Publishing.
Something About the Author (all full-text; XLinks) provides page images of the print Something About the Author series and Something About the Author Autobiography series. It examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators of children and young adult literature. It contains more than 12,000 entries that include autobiographies, biographies, and obituaries. Entries include personal and career information, writings, adaptations, sidelights, works cited, illustrations of the author and sample illustrations within their books. Basic and advanced searches are provided as well as browsing by author. Users can reformat documents for reading and can print or email documents. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the Gale Group.
Spanish Reference Center (all full-text; XLinks)
is the most comprehensive encyclopedia in the Spanish language. It includes PlanetaSaber and Enciclopedia Juvenil. PlanetaSaber contains over 145,000 articles, more than 9,100 images, maps, timelines, an atlas, a dictionary, and tables. It is a Spanish language reference resource for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish.
Enciclopedia Juvenil provides a Spanish language encyclopedia, images, videos, and learning materials specifically designed or younger learners. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Encyclopaedia
Britannica, Inc.
Student Research Center (much full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides students in
grades 6 through 12 an easy-to-use search interface for
databases such as Columbia Encyclopedia, Health Source:
Consumer, MAS Ultra, Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source,
Topic Search, and Vocational and Career Collection. Teacher
resources search databases such as Academic Search Premier,
ERIC and the Professional Development Collection. Students
can easily determine which content sources (magazines,
newspapers, biographies, country reports, or film & video) will be included with their search. It is produced
by and the user interface is provided by the EBSCO Publishing.
Times (London) Digital Archive (1785-1985; all full-text; XLinks) permits users to search using keywords or
hit-term highlighting to retrieve full facsimile images of either a specific article or a complete page. The entire
newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos. It is produced by The Times and the
user interface is provided by Thomson/Gale's InfoTrac.
TOPICsearch (all full-text; tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks)
contains over 64,000 articles from over 3,000 diverse sources including international and
regional newspapers, EBSCO's periodical collection, biographies, public opinion polls, book
reviews, pamphlets, and government information. Useful for all grade levels, each article is
associated with a main topic or current event. It is produced by and the user interface is
provided by EBSCO Publishing.
Women and Social Movements has been cancelled.
World Book Web (all full-text; XLinks)
includes World Book Dictionary, World Book Atlas, World Book Advanced, World Book Kids, and Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos. This suite of online research tools delivers encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, tabular data, research guides, maps, audio and video, as well as encyclopedia articles, special reports, back-in-time articles, periodical articles and related Web sites. Special features include Explore Ohio, Feature of the Month, Behind the Headlines, Surf the Ages, Today in History, and Media Showcase. Educator's Tools includes Ohio Content Standards, Lesson Plan Links, and Professional Links. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by World Book, Inc.
World News Digest cancelled, see Baltimore Afro-American, Newspaper Source, Nineteenth Century Masterfile, New York Times Historical Database, or Times (London) Digital Archive.
WPA Prints by Cleveland Artists (Case Western Reserve University) (XLinks) is part of OhioLINK's Digital Media
Center: Art and Architecture Digital Media. It contains 259 digital images of prints by Cleveland artists contributed by Case Western Reserve University. Each entry includes the title, creator, creation date, object type, measurements, context, owne, contributor and stable link to the item. The user interface
is provided by OhioLINK.
Wright Brothers Collection (XLinks) contains a collection of photographs documenting the invention of the airplane, the lives of the Wright family, and the Wright brothers' flying exhibitions in Europe and the United States. The collection provides thorough coverage of the Wright brothers' early inventive period documenting their early gliders and flight testing in both North Carolina and Ohio. Much of it should show that Orville and Wilbur Wright were technically excellent photographers who painstakingly documented their process of invention. The content posted to date also provides a valuable record of their home life, camp life, and the flora and fauna of the Outer Banks 100 year ago.
These photos are from The Wright Brothers Collection housed in Special Collections and Archives at the Wright State University Libraries, one of the most complete collections of Wright material in the world. The user
interface is provided by OhioLINK.
 XU Digital Photographs (general copyright information; how to cite and fair use handout;) is a pilot project featuring digital images from the university archives of participating AJCU (Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities) institutions. University archives typically serve as the chief historical resource for materials about a university, its people, programs and culture. Xavier University's contributions to the pilot AJCU collection include 11 historical photographs depicting alumni activities, a historical campus view, general science classes, Bellarmine Chapel dedication, the journey of St. Francis Xavier mural, and the Union Building cafeteria. Each digital image includes a title, repository, original and copyright dates, description, thumbnail and larger images, subjects and contributor. The XU Digital Photographs are published by Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, and the user interface is provided by CONTENTdm.
XU Digital Yearbooks (1924-2005; all full-text; general copyright information) contains the full-text of Xavier University's student yearbook. Named after the University's mascot, the Musketeer, the yearbook was published from 1924 to 2005 with several gaps in publication: no yearbooks were published from 1943-1946 due to World War II and yearbooks were not published in 1972-1973 or 1988-1989. The yearbook ceased publication in 2005 due to a lack of student interest and poor sales. The yearbooks chronicle every academic year with text and pictures of students, faculty, and events, with occasional sections on world events. The yearbooks constitute a pictorial history of the Xavier University campus, its students, administrators and faculty. It is an especially rich source for understanding student life and activities, including academics, honor societies, clubs, student government, performances, publications, debates & oratoricals, contests & awards, proms & balls, homecomings, intramural sports and athletics. The yearbook collection was scanned in 2006 from original print copies housed in the Xavier University Library. The digital version is provided in searchable PDF (Adobe's Portable Document Format). Users can browse and/or search all volumes, individual years or the full-text content. The print version of the yearbook is available in the library's reference and special collections; the microfilm version is housed in the library's archives. XU Digital Yearbooks is published by Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, and the user interface is provided by CONTENTdm.
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