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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.

Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) Center (2000-present; all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks) is a database of masters' theses and doctoral dissertations submitted by graduate students matriculating at higher education institutions in Ohio. It is produced by participating Ohio colleges and universities and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK. Evidence-Based Practice Tip: All articles in this database should have some level of evidence.

Ethnic NewsWatch (1990-present; updated monthly; all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks; title list) indexes newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. It includes more than 600,000 English and Spanish articles from 200 publications, providing a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints. The user interface is provided by ProQuest.

Foreign Language Instruction Videos (XLinks) is part of OhioLINK's Digital Media Center and contains a growing collection of foreign language videos in which native speakers elaborate on their culture, family, daily life, and more. Each video is accompanied by a description of its contents, the country of the speaker, and additional grammar and vocabulary notes. Videos are in QuickTime format. It is produced by the ViewPoints Project and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

FRANCIS (1984-present; updated monthly; RefWorks help) covers a wide range of international, multilingual, and multidisciplinary information in the humanities (70%), social sciences (30%). It indexes and abstracts over 4,300 journals with a particular emphasis on European and world literature. Subjects include archaeology, art history, ethnology, French literature, geography, history of science and technology, information science, linguistics management, philosophy, prehistory, psychology religion and sociology. It indexes a wide range of materials, including serials, journal articles, books, book chapters, conference papers, French dissertations, exhibition catalogs, legislation, teaching materials, and reports. It is produced by the Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. The user interface is provide by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).

John Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory (1990-present; all full-text) includes more than 240 entries on critics and theorists, critical schools and movements, and critical and theoretical innovations of specific countries and historical periods. Users can search by keywords or browse specific entries (sources), topics, or names through the table of contents. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Johns Hopkins University Press.

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.

Literary Reference Center (all full-text; video 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) 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 Contemporay 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.

MLA International Bibliography (1926-present; updated 10 times/year; some full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides a classified listing and subject index for books, journal articles, and dissertations published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. It is produced by the Modern Language Association of America and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Oxford Reference Online, Bilingual Dictionaries (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of 14 bilingual dictionaries covering French, German, Italian and Spanish languages. It includes business dictionaries for French and Spanish. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Periodicals Archive Online (most from first issue to 1995; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides the backfiles of periodicals in ancient civilizations, history, humanities, linguistics, literature, philosophy, religion, and general studies. This collection was updated in June 2009 with an additional 400 titles. Users can search for articles by keyword, author, article title, journal title, language, journal subject, and year. Users can browse journals by title or journal subject. It is produced by Chadwyck-Healey and the user interface is provided by ProQuest.

World News Digest (1940-present; updated daily; all full-text; XLinks) allows users to search the top international news stories and overviews of historical events from 1940 to the present. It also provides editorial cartoons, country profiles, anniversaries of the month, newsmaker profiles, obituaries from 1980-2005, presidential elections highlights from 1940-2004, newspaper editorials, issues in the news, historical documents and heads of state and governmental leaders. Special features include What Happened That Day, maps and photographs. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Facts on File.

Recommended Databases

Academic OneFile cancelled, see Academic Search Complete.

Academic Search Complete (1985-present; updated daily; more full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) is a multidisciplinary database that covers nearly all academic areas of study, including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language, linguistics, the arts, literature, medical sciences and ethnic studies. It indexes and abstracts over 9,300 journals, many of them peer-reviewed (4,400), and provides full-text for over 5,300 journals. It also includes indexing and abstracts for books, reports, conference proceedings, etc. Searchable cited references are provided for 1,000 journals. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Arts and Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI) (ALTERNATIVE LINK; 1980-present; updated weekly; some full-text; RefWorks help; tutorial; citation alerts; saving searches & creating alerts; journal titles) provides current and retrospective bibliographic information and cited references (the author's bibliography) for over 1,130 arts and humanities journals plus individually selected, relevant items from about 7,000 science and social sciences journals. It covers archaeology, architecture, art, asian studies, classics, dance, film, folklore, history, language, linguistics, literary reviews, literature, music, philosophy, poetry, radio, religion, television and theater. It is produced by Thomson Scientific and the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI. The the user interface is provided by the Web of Science.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.

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.

Humanities International Complete (1925-present; updated monthly; much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides indexing and abstracts for books, articles, essays and reviews, as well as original creative works including poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations. It indexes 1,700 scholarly journals and incorporates all content from American Humanities Index and Humanities International Index. It covers literature, language, history, philosophy, archaeology, classical studies, folklore, gender studies, performing arts, history, religion and theology. It is produced by Whitson Publishing and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Language Specific Databases

French

ARTFL - American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language (medieval-20th century; regular updates; all full-text) contains about 2,000 selected texts representative of 150 million French words. It covers classic works of French literature, non-fiction prose, and technical writing. It includes historical bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference works. Genres include novels, verse, theater, journalism, essays, correspondence, literary criticism and treatises. It covers biology, history, economics and philosophy. It is cooperatively produced by and the user interface is provided by the Institut National de la Langue Française (INaLF) of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the Divisions of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Chicago.

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.

FRANCIS (1984-present; updated monthly; RefWorks help) covers a wide range of international, multilingual, and multidisciplinary information in the humanities (70%), social sciences (30%). It indexes and abstracts over 4,300 journals with a particular emphasis on European and world literature. Subjects include archaeology, art history, ethnology, French literature, geography, history of science and technology, information science, linguistics management, philosophy, prehistory, psychology religion and sociology. It indexes a wide range of materials, including serials, journal articles, books, book chapters, conference papers, French dissertations, exhibition catalogs, legislation, teaching materials, and reports. It is produced by the Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. The user interface is provide by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).

Vente et Gestion (much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides full-text coverage for French language business journals serving both the academic and the professional researcher. It covers topics such as accounting & tax, administration, industry & manufacturing, marketing, logistics, and technology. Formerly French Business Source, the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Spanish

Chicano Database (1960's-present; updated quarterly; some full-text; RefWorks help) indexes over 2,400 journals and other materials. It covers Mexican-American topics, including Chicanos, Latinos, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants. Subjects covered include art, bilingual education, education, health, history, labor, language, literature, mental health an politics. It is produced by the Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, and the user interface is provided by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).

Clase and Periodica (1975-present; some full-text; updated quarterly; RefWorks help) covers the social science, humanities, science and technology. It indexes 2,600 scholarly journals published in the Spanish, Portuguese, French and English languages. It includes publications from 24 different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as publications that focus on Pan-American issues. It includes articles, essays, book reviews, monographs, conference proceedings, technical reports, interviews and brief notes. It is produced by Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) and the user interface is provided by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).

Economia Negocios (1980s-present; updated continuously; some full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides coverage for more than 200 Spanish and Portuguese language periodicals published in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Spain, the United States and elsewhere. This bibliographic database is 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. It is produced by the ESAN (Escuela de Administración de Negocios para Graduados)and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Ethnic NewsWatch (1990-present; updated monthly; all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks; title list) indexes newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. It includes more than 600,000 English and Spanish articles from 200 publications, providing a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints. The user interface is provided by ProQuest.

Fuente Academica (much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) is a unique collection of scholarly journals from renowned Latin American and Spanish publishers. It covers business & economics, medical sciences, political science, law, computer science, library & information sciences, literature, linguistics, history, philosophy and theology. Content is provided in Spanish. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) (1970-present; some full-text) indexes 400 international social science and humanities journals. It contains bibliographic citations for articles, book reviews, documents, original literary works, and other materials. It covers Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States. It includes analyses of current political, economic, and social issues and Latin American arts and letters. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the UCLA Latin American Center.

MedicLatina (video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) is a Spanish language collection of medical research and investigative journals published by Latin American medical publishers. It covers neuroscience, cardiology, nephrology, biomedicine, clinical research, pediatrics, human reproduction, clinical pathology, cancer research, and hematology. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

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.

Online Books & Reference Materials

ACLS Humanities eBook (all full-text; title list; XLinks; RefWorks help), formerly the History eBook Project, is an online, fully searchable digital collection of 1,500 high-quality books covering all aspects of world history and many other humanities disciplines. Books in this database have been recommended and reviewed by scholars. They are of major importance, remain vital to scholarship and are frequently cited in the literature. Books may include illustrations, graphs, charts, and maps as well as video, sound and music. Restrictions may apply to printing and downloading as specified in Section 107 of the U. S. Copyright Law. It is produced by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) in collaboration with ten learned societies, about 80 contributing publishers, and librarians at the University of Michigan’s Scholarly Publishing Office. The user interface is provided by ACLS. Users can also find these electronic books in XPLORE, the library's online catalog.

Credo Reference (all full-text; list of titles; XLinks; user guide; search tips; 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) and over 93,000 audio pronunciation files accessible in the advanced search. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Xrefer. Users can also find these electronic books in XPLORE, the library's online catalog.

ebrary (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. Users can also find these electronic books in XPLORE, the library's online catalog. The ebrary Reader is required to view, copy and print pages in a book. Click the ebrary Reader icon or link to download the reader. The reader will install and display your ebook. Monthly system maintenance is performed the first Tuesday of each month from 8-10pm (Pacific Time) during which ebrary may be unavailable.

Gale Virtual Reference Library (all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides access to more than 1,500 electronic reference books and their individual book chapters covering the arts, biography, business, education, health, history, law, literature, multicultural studies, the nation and the world, science, and social science. There is unlimited, simultaneous usage and no special readers or equipment are required to use this resource. Users can search for keywords in the chapter title or throughout the full-text of a chapter. Book chapters can be downloaded, emailed or printed, as well as translated into eight languages. The Find It icon links to the book in print format in the OhioLINK Library Catalog. These electronic books will also be accessible in XPLORE and OhioLINK's Electronic Book Center. It is produced by Gale and the user interface is provided by InfoTrac.

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.

netLibrary eBooks (all full-text: more info; XLinks; RefWorks help) provides access to about 15,000 electronic books on many different topics. The full-text of these eBooks may be browsed for 15 minutes or checked-out and read online for 2 hours. It includes books in the Vault Career Library. Users can also find these electronic books in XPLORE, the library's online catalog. In most cases only one person can access a netLibrary eBook at a time. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by netLibrary. Create an account (more info) at an on-campus computer workstation to add books to a list of favorites.

OhioLINK Electronic Book Center (all full-text; RefWorks help) contains thousands of scholarly and reference e-books covering the humanities, sciences and social sciences. Users can search the collection by keyword or phrase or browse the collection by author, title or subject area. The individual collections that have links can be searched separately. The collections come from multiple publishers (ABC-CLIO, Gale, Oxford University Press, Sage & Springer) and the user interface for the combined collections is provided by OhioLINK. Users can also find these electronic books in XPLORE, the library's online catalog.

Oxford Reference Online (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of about 100 encyclopedias, dictionaries, and reference works. It covers general reference as well as specific subject categories that are listed as separate databases: art and architecture, biological sciences, classics, computing, earth and environmental sciences, economics and business, English dictionaries and thesauri, English language and reference, food and nutrition, history, law, literature, maps and illustrations, medicine, military history, modern languages, mythology and folklore, names and places, performing arts, physical sciences and mathematics, politics and social sciences, quotations, religion and philosophy, science,and timelines. All subject categories can be searched separately. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. Users can also find these electronic books in XPLORE, the library's online catalog. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Scholarship Online (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable collection of about 1,150 electronic books covering economics; finance, philosophy, political science and religion. Subject areas can also be searched individually. The cross reference feature allows users to highlight a word or phrase in a book and retrieve other books containing that word or phrase. About 200 new books are added each year. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. Users can also find these electronic books in XPLORE, the library's online catalog.

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.

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