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• AgEcon Search
  • Full-text library of Agricultural and applied economics scholarly literature. Search by institution or journal. University of Minnesota.
• AGRIS
  • Index to international agricultural literature. Includes articles, technical reports, proceedings, theses, and documents primarily from, or related to, the developing world. 1975- present.
• Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History
  • The Anthropological Papers include some of the great ethnographies of the 20th century, particularly on North American Indians. Illustrious anthropologists as well as many past and present curators of the American Museum of Natural History's Division of Anthropology published their work in the Papers. 1907- present
• AQUASTAT
  • Comprehensive statistics and other information on the state of agricultural water management worldwide, with emphasis on developing countries and countries in transition. Includes tools for estimating and mapping climate, water availability and irrigation use. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
• ARD, the Anthropology Review Database
  • Searchable database of reviews covering anthropological publications, including books, audiovisual materials, software & multimedia, exhibits, tourist sites, conferences, and on-line resources.
• Carlyle Letters Online
  • Browse or search 10,000+ collected letters of Thomas and Jane Walsh Carlyle for an unusual perspective on the 19th century. Their correspondence features some of the most influential artistic, philosophic, and literary personalities of the day.
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
  • Formerly the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, Child Welfare Information Gateway provides essential information and resources related to the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families.
• CiteSeer
  • Largest free full-text index of scientific research papers; 730,000+ titles. Search by keyword or citation. More information.
• CLAN Cooperative Libraries Automated Network of Nevada
  • Gateway to Nevada Department of Museums, Libraries, and Arts Website, and access to the library catalogs of the State Library and many Nevada Public libraries.
• Classical Music Navigator
  • Information about important classical music composers and their works. The presentation makes it easy to identify additional materials that relate to existing "points of familiarity." Browse composers, notable works, geographical locations, styles and forms of music, or a glossary.
• College Board Connection
  • The College Board's mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. This website contains specific content for the major regions covered by the College Board, as well as general information about education advocacy, listings of programs and services, and relevant news reports.
• Curtis's Botanical Magazine
  • Browse or search for images in the first 26 volumes of this illustrated gardening and botanical journal, published from 1787 to 1807. Taxononomies are included in image descriptions. Contains 1050 records, with 1048 color plates. Provided by the National Agricultural Library.
• DataWorks
  • Web access to advanced scientific visualization, data analysis, and modeling software. Links to scientific information databases.
• Energy Citations Database
  • Indexes energy and energy-related scientific and technical information from the Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies, with citations for report literature, conference papers, journal articles, books, dissertations, and patents. 1948- present
• ERIC
  • Open-access version of ERIC, from the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Dept. of Education, provides more than 107,000 full-text non-journal documents (issued 1993-2004).
• FAOSTAT
  • Over 1 million time-series records with statistics on agriculture, nutrition, fisheries, forestry, food aid, land use and population from 210 countries and territories. Multilingual database produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
• GPO Access
  • Full text of U.S. federal bills, public laws, regulations and more from selected government departments and agencies.
• GreenFILE
  • Scholarly, government, and general-interest information on all aspects of human impact on the environment, as well as what can be done to minimize negative impact. Topics include global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
• HLAS Online (Handbook of Latin American Studies)
  • Bibliography of works selected and annotated by scholars, for the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities. 1936- present.
• In the First Person
  • Indexes English language letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies, oral histories and other personal narratives held in respositories worldwide or in published volumes publicly available on the Web.
• INCHEM
  • Rapid access to internationally peer reviewed information on chemicals commonly used throughout the world, which may also occur as contaminants in the environment and food. It consolidates information from a number of intergovernmental organizations whose goal it is to assist in the sound management of chemicals.
• Journalism and Mass Communications Abstracts
  • Searchable database of Ph.D. dissertation abstracts and Master's thesis abstracts on journalism and mass communication. 1996- present.
• Making of America
  • Digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is strong in education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science & technology. Contains 8,500 books and 50,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints.
• Medline - PubMed
  • Index to 4,800+ journals in medicine, nursing, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. Most records are from English-language sources or have English abstracts. Produced by the National Library of Medicine.
• MELVYL
  • Catalog of over 15 million records of books and non-print materials in the nine University of California campuses.
• Nineteenth Century
  • Index to UNR Libraries' Nineteenth Century microfiche collection, published between 1801-1900. See our user guide to the collection.
• Ornithological Worldwide Literature (OWL)
  • Citations and abstracts from the worldwide scientific literature of ornithology. Indexes periodicals, proceedings, dissertations and grey literature. Excludes domestic and pet birds.
• PubMed - Medline
  • Index to 4,800+ journals in medicine, nursing, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. Most records are from English-language sources or have English abstracts. Produced by the National Library of Medicine.
• THOMAS: Legislative Information from the Library of Congress
  • Full-text of U.S. congressional bills, laws, regulations, congressional testimony; bill tracking; members & committees of congress. 93rd Congress - present.
• TOCS-IN (Tables of Contents of Journals of Interest to Classicists)
  • Indexes 185 Classics, Near Eastern Studies, and Religion journals that are included in L'annee Philologique. 1992- present, with earlier coverage for some titles. Updated 3-4 times per year.
• TRIS
  • More than 420,000 books, journal articles, and technical reports on transportation research from the 1960's to the present.
• UNBisNet
  • Catalog of UN publications and documentation, voting records, and speeches. Most Official Records are available in microform, located in the Business & Government Information Center. Ask BGIC staff for assistance in locating other UN publications.
• UniProt: The Universal Protein Resource
  • Comprehensive catalog of information on proteins. UniProt is a central repository of protein sequence and function that joins information contained in Swiss-Prot, TrEMBL, and PIR.
• USGS National Geologic Map Database
  • Searchable Geoscience Map Catalog, Geologic Map Image Library, Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States, and links to related resources. Most of the maps in the Catalog are from the U.S. Geological Survey, and therefore available in our Ansari Map Library.
• Water and Climate Bibliography
  • Pacific Institute's database of scientific literature pertaining to climate change and freshwater resources worldwide. Includes abstracts where available.