ABI/Inform
Research (1971-present; much full-text; RefWorks
help; XLinks; title list) is a scholarly business periodicals database. It covers nearly
1,400 North American sources, providing information on advertising, economics,
human resources, finance, marketing, computers and more. It includes access to
the Wall Street Journal and information on over 60,000 companies. The user
intereface is provided by ProQuest.
ACM Digital
Library (all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks; title list) includes ACM journals, proceedings and SIG newsletters.
It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the Association of Computing
Machinery (ACM).
Business
and Industry (1994-July 2006; much full-text; RefWorks
help; video tutorial) covers company, product, and industry information, including manufacturing
and service industries. It is produced by Thompson/Gale
and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK. See Business Source Complete for more up-to-date information.
Business Source Complete (some from 1886-present; updated daily; much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help;
XLinks) provides indexing and abstracts for the most
important scholarly business journals. It contains far more peer-reviewed, business-related journals than any
other database currently available. It contains searchable cited references for 1,200 journals and 20,000 detailed
author profiles. It covers all subject areas related to business, including management, marketing, economics,
finance, accounting, and international business. Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial
data, books, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research
reports, product reviews, industry profiles (Datamonitor reports), market research reports,
country reports,
company profiles (including Life Science Analytics (LSA) company profiles from the MedTRACK database),
and SWOT analyses. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.
Computer
Source (1985-present; much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides researchers with the latest information and current trends in high
technology. This database offers full text for nearly 300 publications, covering
topics such as computer science, programming, artificial intelligence,
cybernetics, information systems, robotics, and software. In addition, this
database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 450 publications. Leading general magazines are also provided including: eWeek, MacWorld, PC Magazine, PC World, etc. It is produced by and the user interface is provided
by EBSCO Publishing.
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete (much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) covers the spectrum of the applied sciences, including
many engineering disciplines, computer theory & systems, and new technologies. It also covers the business, social and professional contexts of computers and the applied sciences. It indexes and abstracts more than 1,300 academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources from a diverse collection. Research is aided by the inclusion of searchable cited references for key journals. It incorporates the database, Computer Source. It is produced by and the user interface is provided
by EBSCO Publishing.
Electronic
Journal Center (about 1995-present; updates dependent upon publisher;
all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks; saving searches) is a multidisciplinary
collection of about 5,000 journals published by Academic Press, American Chemical
Society, American Institute of Physics, American Physical Society, American Psychological
Association (PsycARTICLES), Association of Computing Machinery, Berkeley Electronic
Press, BioOne, Blackwell, Cambridge University Press, Elsevier, Emerald (MCB University
Press), Ingenta, Institute of Physics, Kluwer, Lawrence Erlbaum, Optical Society
of America, Oxford University Press, Project MUSE, Royal Society of Chemistry,
Springer-Verlag, Thieme and Wiley. Scholars can be notified
by email about new relevant articles according to subject, author or journal
title. It is compiled by and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.
InfoTrac
General BusinessFile ASAP (1980-present; much full-text; XLinks) indexes and abstracts
over 900 journals and covers business and management topics as well as finance,
trade, trends and new business technologies. It includes directory listings for
over 150,000 companies and their INVESTEXT investment reports. It is produced by Thomson-Gale and the user interface is provided by InfoTrac.
LexisNexis
Academic (all full-text; RefWorks help) covers a wide variety of subjects including law, government, international affairs, politics, current events,
business and medicine. Legal research provides federal and state cases, Shepard's citations, federal and state codes, tax law, Canadian court cases and legislation, law reviews, and patents. Business research allows users to create company profiles, lists, and comparisons, as well as SEC filings, account and country profiles. Company reports can be created and data can be downloaded into spreadsheets. The People tab allows users to find obituaries, elected officials, and industry contacts. It is compiled by and the user interface is provided by
LexisNexis. (Interfaces: News; Power Search; Easy Search)
JSTOR
(1st issue of 1st volume to 3 years from present; all full-text;
RefWorks help;
XLinks;
title list) provides online
access to back issues of selected scholarly journals in a variety of academic
disciplines including the arts, business, demographic studies, humanities, social sciences,
and science.The multidisciplinary arts & sciences collection was updated in June 2009 with an additional 120 titles, bringing the total number of journals in this collection to 749. JSTOR also includes 8,200 19th Century British pamphlets. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by JSTOR, a not-for-profit organization that serves
and is supported by the scholarly community.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) (1965-present; much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) indexes and abstracts 600 periodicals,
as well as books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification,
cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. It is produced by and the
user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.
Oxford
Reference Online, Computing (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database
of 3 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works published covering computing
and the Internet as well as a dictionary of weights, measures and units. It is
published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Oxford
Reference Online, Economics and Business (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable
database of 6 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering accounting,
banking, business, economics, finance, human resource management and international
financial terms. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford
University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Science
Citation Index (SCI) (ALTERNATIVE LINK; 1980-present; updated weekly; some full-text; RefWorks
Help; tutorial; citation alerts; saving searches & creating alerts; journal titles) provides bibliographic information and cited references for over 5,700
scientific research journals. It covers agriculture, astronomy, biology, chemistry,
computer science, dentistry, ecology, engineering, environmental sciences, geography,
mathematics, medicine, physics, plant sciences, psychiatry, veterinary sciences,
and zoology. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the Institute
for Scientific Information (ISI). Click Change Limits and Settings to search only this database. Click Register or Sign In to save searches and receive search history and citation alerts. Evidence-Based Practice Tip: To limit search results to articles with some level of evidence: Type your topic in the textboxes provided. Type your academic disicipline (e.g., occupational therapy, social work, nursing) in the next available textbox. Type research in the next available textbox. Click the down arrow adjacent to the last two textboxes and select Topic.
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Compendex
(1980-present; updated monthly; some full-text; RefWorks help; video tutorial; saving searches) indexes 2,600
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Historical (1884-1979; some full-text;
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INSPEC
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INSPEC
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Statistical Abstract of the United States (1878-present; updated annually; all
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outlying areas; comparative international statistics; 20th century statistics; and industrial
outlook. Tabular data is available in portable document format (PDF) and requires Adobe Acrobat
Reader for viewing and printing. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the
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