Database Funding

The following organizations provided funding for these databases.

 Brennan Library, Lasell College

 Minuteman Library Network

 Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC)

 Massachusetts Library System

 Boston Public Library

 

MBLC resources are funded with Massachusetts State and Federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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Brennan Library, Lasell College
Subject List of Databases
Databases by Subject
Allied Health Education Literature
Art & Music Environmental Studies Psychology
Business /
Sport Management		 Fashion Science and Technology
Communications History Social Sciences
Criminal Justice /
Legal Studies		 Hotel and Travel  

About the databases

Unless indicated as "On Campus Access Only" or "Library Use Only," these resources are available from any internet connection.  Most databases will require you to enter your Minuteman Library card number for access outside the library.

For a few databases, remote access is available only to Lasell College affiliated users.

 

Allied Health


  • Academic Search Premier 


    Academic Search Premier is the world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for more than 3,600 scholarly publications, and indexing and abstracts for 4,500 journals. This collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, science, arts & literature, medicine, ethnic studies, and more.


  • Health Reference Center Academic

    Use this database to find academic articles on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, HMOs, prescription drugs, etc.


  • Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy

    The mission of the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy is to publish an exemplary, scholarly, peer-reviewed journal for physical therapists and others in the healthcare and research communities to advance musculoskeletal and sports-related best practice.


  • Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

    The editorial mission of The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (JSCR) is to advance the knowledge about strength and conditioning through research. A unique aspect of this journal is that it includes recommendations for the practical use of research findings. While the journal name identifies strength and conditioning as separate entities, strength is considered a part of conditioning. This journal wishes to promote the publication of peer-reviewed manuscripts which add to our understanding of conditioning and sport through applied exercise science.


  • Medline

    PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 11 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.


  • Nursing and Allied Health Collection Resource Center

    All aspects of the Nursing profession from direct patient care to health care administration are covered in this collection. Including nearly 400 titles, this collection's current and authoritative content will be of use to both professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.


  • Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection

    This collection includes over 100 titles covering the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine, providing researchers with access to topics discussed in the field, including proven treatment techniques, experimental research theses, and many more.


  • SPORTDiscus 


    SPORTDiscus is the most comprehensive, bibliographic database covering sport, physical fitness, exercise, sports medicine, physical education, kinesiology, coaching, training, sport administration, sport law, facility design & management, intramural & school sport, doping, health education, biomechanics, movement science, injury prevention rehabilitation, physical therapy, nutrition, exercise physiology, sport & exercise psychology, allied health, occupational health & therapy, and more.


  • Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach

    Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach is an indispensable resource for all medical professionals involved in the training and care of the competitive or recreational athlete, including primary care physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, physical therapists, athletic trainers and other medical and health care professionals.

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Art & Music


  • Grove Encyclopedia of American Art

    The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art (GEAA) deals with all aspects of American art and architecture from Native American art to Colonial art to contemporary American art. Drawing upon the expansive scholarship in The Dictionary of Art (DOA) and adding hundreds of new entries not previously covered in the DOA, GEAA is a comprehensive and current reference resource for information on this important area for students, researchers, and the general public. There are articles on all subject areas in American fine art including: biographies of major artists, architects and patrons, architecture, painting, new media, photography, sculpture, installation art, performance art, new media art, art education, and more.



  • The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art & Architecture

    The Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture is the most current and comprehensive reference resource for the visual arts of the Classical period. It features an abundance of in-depth articles on this field of enduring importance—from biographies to thematic entries on architecture, ceramics, metalwork, mosaics, painting and sculpture. The resource provides fascinating and authoritative art historical and cultural information about art forms, artists, rulers, philosophers, architecture, renowned works of art, archaeological sites and stylistic developments.



  • The Grove Encyclopedia of Northern Renaissance Art

    The Grove Encyclopedia of Northern Renaissance Art offers the most current and comprehensive scholarly information on the visual arts of the Renaissance in Northern Europe. Unparalleled in scope and depth, covers a wide range of subject areas, addressing people and subjects specific to all areas of Northern, Central, and Eastern Europe, including the diverse geographical regions that now encompass the modern nations of Germany, Austria, France, England, the Netherlands, Belgium, Scandinavia, Poland, and Russia.

  • Pop Culture Universe eBook Collection





  • Salem History

    Includes online access to:

    Great Events from History: Modern Scandals
    Historical Encyclopedia of American Business
    Musicians & Composers
    The Nineties in America
    The Eighties in America
    The Seventies in America
    The Sixties in America
    The Fifties in America
    The Forties in America


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Business / Sport Management


  • 21st Century Economics: A Reference Handbook

    This two-volume set is intended to meet the needs of several types of readers. Undergraduate students preparing for exams will find summaries of theory and models in key areas of micro and macroeconomics. Readers interested in learning about economic analysis of an issue as well students embarking on research projects will find introductions to relevant theory and empirical evidence. And economists seeking to learn about extensions of analysis into new areas or about new approaches will benefit from chapters that introduce cutting-edge topics.


  • A to Z World Business

    AtoZ World Business is the world’s most comprehensive country-by-country resource for success in international business and trade. AtoZ World Business consists of 100 Country Business Guides of 108 topics each and 76 World Trade Resources. We offer entrepreneurs, business professionals, and researchers access to vetted international business and trade intelligence, compiled into a single, reliable source.



  • American Buyers: Demographics of Shopping

    Provides the data businesses need to manage expectations (how many will walk through the door?) and set prices (how much do buyers typically spend?). It features a complete picture of the American consumer, including spending habits.



  • American Incomes: Demographics of Who Has Money

    Explores the economic status of Americans and provides the latest data on the wealth of American households. Examines household income trends by age, household type, race and ethnicity, education, region of residence, and work status. Also focuses on the poverty population.



  • Best Customers: Demographics of Consumer Demand

    Analyzes household spending on numerous products and services by age, income, household type, race and Hispanic origin, region of residence, and educational attainment of householder. Identifies which households spend the most on a product or service (the best customers) and which control the largest share of spending (the biggest customers).



  • Branded Entertainment: Product Placement and Brand Strategy in the Entertainment Business

    Explains the history and development of product placement; advantages of this form of brand advertising; and methods employed by different brands. Provides examples from film, to music video, to computer games.





  • Business Plans Handbook

    Actual business plans compiled by, and aimed at, entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses. Presents sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail and service industries which serve as examples of how to approach, structure and compose business plans.





  • Business Source Premier 


    Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 7,600 scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for more than 1,125 peer-reviewed business publications. This database offers information in nearly every area of business including management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more.


  • Creating Success Series

    Includes the following titles:




  • Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns

    An annual publication that profiles important marketing campaigns of the 20th century.








  • Encyclopedia of New Venture Management

    New ventures often are launched into highly dynamic environments characterized by rapid technological change, inherent unpredictability, and an uncertain cash flow. Such ventures often require rapid growth to succeed. While new ventures offer those who initiate them a high degree of independence, excitement, and potential for great reward, they also bring high risk, stress, and greater potential for failure. Thus, it takes a special set of skills, techniques, and temperament to succeed. These skills, along with the potential risks and rewards and environmental settings and characteristics, are explored in the Encyclopedia of New Venture Management.

  • First Research

    First Research is an industry survey style business database that breaks down the structure of an industry and its current challenges and opportunities. First Research provides up-to-date industry intelligence with insight and information of more than 600 industry segments. Highlights include prepared questions to gain an edge in interviews, vital web links and acronyms, and an "Industry Prospector" tool to locate industries that best fit your sales or marketing initiative.


  • Gender and Women's Leadership

    This work within The SAGE Reference Series on Leadership provides undergraduate students with an authoritative reference resource on leadership issues specific to women and gender. Although covering historical and contemporary barriers to women’s leadership and issues of gender bias and discrimination, this two-volume set focuses as well on positive aspects and opportunities for leadership in various domains and is centered on the 101 most important topics, issues, questions, and debates specific to women and gender.


  • General Business File

    Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.


  • GreenFILE

    GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.


  • The Historical Encyclopedia of American Business

    The coverage in this resource is broad and addresses the full breadth of American business history. There are long overviews on different sectors of the economy, such as agriculture and banking; individual industries such as advertising and electronics; and general topics as business cycles, labor strikes and outsourcing. There are also overviews on broad legal topics such as antitrust legislation, bankruptcy laws and patent laws. Also covered are significant economic depressions and "panics" as well as such events as the Boston Tea Party, the Dust Bowl of the 1930's, and the Energy crisis of 1979. Although the main thrust of this set is on broad topics and historical trends, it also offers brief biographies of 35 individual persons who have played exceptional roles in American business.<


  • Hoover's

    Hoover's delivers comprehensive company, industry, and market intelligence that drives business growth. This database of 12 million companies includes in-depth coverage of 40,000 of the world's top business enterprises.

    If the link above doesn't work - use this link - Hoover's


  • Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations

    Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations: A Reference Handbook engages voices on issues and leadership topics important to those seeking to understand more about this dynamic sector of society. A major focus of this two-volume reference work is on the specific roles and skills required of the nonprofit leader in voluntary organizations.


  • Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe

    LEXIS-NEXIS® Academic Universe provides access to a wide range of business information. It includes financials, Hoover company reports, industry data, and company profiles.


  • Market Share Reporter
    Covers 50 key industries (and the companies and products therein) throughout the world (including but not limited to the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Asia).



  • Regional Business News

    Regional Business News incorporates 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.


  • Sports Business Research Network
    SBRnet (Sports Business Research Network) focuses on the sporting goods and sports marketing industry. It's mission is to provide a continuously updated resource featuring market research and industry news covering all facets of the industry - sports equipment sales, sports participation, sports broadcasting, sports sponsorship and sports marketing.


  • Sports Market Place Directory
    For over 20 years, this comprehensive, up-to-date resource has offered direct access to the Who, What, When & Where of the Sports Industry. This comprehensive database provides current key information about the people, organizations and events involving the explosive sports industry at your fingertips. Sports Market Place Directory - Online Database profiles contact information and key executives.

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Criminal Justice/Legal Studies


  • Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text

    This resource covers essential areas related to criminal justice and criminology. The increasing globalization of criminology is reflected in Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text's coverage of hundreds of journals from around the world.


  • Criminal Justice Collection

    The Criminal Justice Collection database focuses on all aspects of the criminal justice field. Publications include: American Criminal Law Review; Corrections Today; Criminal Justice; Criminal Justice Ethics; Forensic Examiner; Psychology Today; and more.


  • CQ Public Affairs Collection

    CQ Public Affairs Collection features in-depth coverage of vital public policy issues, statistical and historical analyses, and full-text historical documents and primary source materials. Organized by 22 key public affairs topics - from Advocacy and Public Service to U.S. Congress and Politics - in a fully integrated reference source, the collection provides invaluable context for today's critical debates.


  • FedJobs

    ON CAMPUS ACCESS ONLY


    Our subscription to this database maintained by the Federal Research Service provides access to over 20,000 federal job listings, with a variety of targeted search methods, along with how-to information, and application forms.


  • Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe

    LEXIS-NEXIS® Academic Universe provides access to a wide range of legal information. It includes cases, codes, regulations, Martindale-Hubbell directory listings, law review articles, Shepard's® citations of U.S. Supreme Court cases, and law school directories.


  • NCJRS

    The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) hosts one of the largest criminal and juvenile justice libraries and databases in the world. The collection, with holdings from the early 1970s to the present, contains more than 185,000 publications, reports, articles, and audiovisual products from the United States and around the world. These resources include statistics, research findings, program descriptions, congressional hearing transcripts, and training materials.


  • United States Department of Justice

    The official US DOJ website serves as a gateway to the homepages of all of the department's offices, including the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Drug Enforcement Administration, etc. The agencies now post most of their publications and statistics online.


  • WestLaw

    Ask a librarian


    Westlaw is a leading online legal research service, providing a broad collection of legal resources, news, business and public records information. Westlaw includes cases and statutes, administrative materials, law reviews and treatises, attorney profiles, news and business information, and forms.

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Education


  • Academic Search Premier 


    Academic Search Premier is the world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for more than 3,600 scholarly publications, and indexing and abstracts for 4,500 journals. This collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, science, arts & literature, medicine, ethnic studies, and more.


  • eBook Collection from EBSCOHost

    The EBSCOhost eBook Collection consists of over 25,000 full-text reference, scholarly, and professional ebooks as well as public domain titles. Library users can view full-text eBooks or download titles from their computer onto most popular electronic devices.


  • Education

    This volume in The SAGE Reference Series on Disability explores education issues for people with disabilities and examines topics central to the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. With a balance of history, theory, research, and application, specialists set out the findings and implications of research and practice for others whose current or future work involves the care and/or study of those with disabilities, as well as for the disabled themselves.


  • Education Research Complete 


    Education Research Complete is the most authoritative online resource for education research. This massive file offers the world's largest and most complete collection of full-text education journals. It is a bibliographic and full-text database covering scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing.

  • Educator's Reference Complete

    This collection of searchable full-text periodical articles is specifically designed for teachers and school administrators.


  • Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies

    This two-volume set serves as an introduction and general education, supplementing and assisting those newcomers who want to understand the professional and specialized knowledge component of curriculum studies.


  • Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society

    Explores the concept of play in history and modern society in the United States and internationally. Covers leisure and recreational activities of children and adults throughout the ages, from dice games in the Roman Empire to video games today.


  • ERIC

    ERIC includes more than 1 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. This database provides access to ERIC Document citations, and ERIC Journal citations from 1966 onward.


  • Frameworks

    The State Department of Education provides access to the full text of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks, including updates, supplements, and archived editions.


  • InfoTrac Junior Edition

    This periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.


  • Kids InfoBits

    Kids InfoBits meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.


  • Psychology of Classroom Learning: An Encyclopedia

    Examines the fundamental psychological aspects of learning such as cognition, motivation, and emotion, as well as individual and environmental factors at work in the classroom. Explores how instruction and learning are affected by factors such as classroom management, multiculturalism, learning styles, home schooling, peer relationships, school culture, discipline, self-esteem, socioeconomic status, and more. 2v., 2009


  • Sage Handbook of Developmental Disorders

    The SAGE Handbook of Developmental Disorders is a central reference in the field for all academics, researchers, clinicians and advanced students involved in the study of developmental disorders, including those in clinical psychology, child psychiatry, child mental health, child genetics and pediatrics, speech language pathology, and developmental disabilities and special education.


  • Social Studies and the Young Learner

    The goal of Social Studies and the Young Learner is to capture and enthuse elementary teachers across the country by providing relevant and useful information about the teaching of social studies to elementary students.The teaching techniques presented are designed to stimulate the reading, writing, and critical thinking skills vital to classroom success.


  • United States Department of Education

    The official US Dept. of Education website provides access to research, statistics, and hundreds of publications on topics including teaching strategies, government programs, literacy, school choice, and much more.


  • Working Americans, 1880-2011 - Vol 13: Educators

    This volume examines America's history by exploring the social and economic lives of educators, including the practical and philosophical debates that molded American education from 1880 to 2012.

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Environmental Studies

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Fashion


  • Berg Fashion Library

    The Berg Fashion Library is the only resource to provide integrated text and image content on world dress and fashion throughout history. Invaluable for scholars, students, professionals, and anyone interested in dress, it includes the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, an extensive E-Book collection, a vast image bank, extra reference resources and more.


  • firstVIEW Collections Online

    firstVIEW is an independent fashion website providing images of the world's top designers' collections. It includes photographs of runway shows and previous collections for hundreds of designers.


  • New York Times Historical

    Search the New York Times back to 1851 and browse advertising images and fashion trends.


  • Pop Culture Universe

    Pop Culture Universe is an authoritative, yet irresistible, digital library of information on American and world popular culture, past and present-in a package as dynamic as the topic it covers. Built on hundreds of award-winning titles for all levels of researchers, PCU provides a safe haven for investigating topics that appeal to students-without the bias, advertising, suggestive content, or questionable authorship of commercial or fan sites.


  • Pop Culture Universe eBook Collection

    Many of the eBooks in this collection are about daily life and popular culture, both in the U.S. and around the world, and both contemporary and historical.


  • The Vogue Archive

    A complete searchable archive of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution color page images. Every page, advertisement, cover and fold-out has been included, with rich indexing enabling you to find images by garment type, designer and brand names. The Vogue Archive preserves the work of the world's greatest fashion designers, stylists and photographers and is a unique record of American and international fashion, culture and society from the dawn of the modern era to the present day.



  • Women's Wear Daily

    ON CAMPUS ACCESS ONLY


    Online archives of the fashion industry authority, Women's Wear Daily, from 1994 onward. Use the "advanced search" option to look for specific time periods or designers.

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History


  • The African American Experience

    The African American Experience is the definitive electronic research tool for African American history and culture. Drawing on over 450 titles, this database gives voice to the black experience from its African origins to the present day.


  • The African American Experience eBook Collection



  • American Decades

    Cross-disciplinary source for junior and high school students and teachers, public librarians and general researchers who need to document and analyze periods of contemporary American social history.


  • American Memory

    Provided by the Library of Congress, American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections.


  • Arts and Humanities Through the Eras

    Profiling milestones and movements in the arts, literature, music and religion from a specific period, each volume in this set helps students and researchers understand the various disciplines of the humanities in relation to each other, as well as to history and culture. An overview of the period and a chronology of major world events begin each volume.


  • Berkshire Encyclopedia of China

    Provides insight into Chinese history and culture today in nearly a thousand articles that include everything from "Adoption" and "Banking" to "Wound Literature" and the "Zhou Dynasty". Designed for students, teachers, businesspeople, government officials, and tourists seeking a greater understanding of China today.


  • Biography in Context (formerly Biography Resource Center & Biography Resource Center: African Americans)

    Biography in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on the world's most influential people. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content (including Lives & Perspectives) with periodicals and multimedia organized into a user-friendly portal experience while also allowing users to search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender as well as keyword and full text.


  • Daily Life Online

    In Daily Life through History, students and researchers discover the everyday details about past eras that make historical accounts relevant and meaningful.


  • Daily Life Online eBook Collection



  • Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture

    Provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary view of Latin American history and culture from prehistoric times to the present. Covers cultural issues and includes numerous biographical profiles of important figures in politics, letters and the arts.


  • Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire

    Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire is the first comprehensive A-to-Z encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongols. It provides accurate and readable entries on all aspects of this people's turbulent history and rich culture, from prehistory to modern times. While particular emphasis is placed on the Mongol Empire, entries cover the country's entire history and range from geography to culture and religion to personalities, battles, daily life, and folklore. Major entries are accompanied by a further reading list to guide readers to selected resources for more in-depth research. This volume is a great first stop for research on Mongolia as well as a valuable reference for those wishing to expand their knowledge of a region that is, to most westerners, exotic and relatively unknown.


  • JSTOR

    JSTOR is an online archive of full-text scholarly articles in the humanities and social sciences. Although it does not include the most current issues of journals, this is a reliable resource for academic articles in the fields of history, ethnic studies, political science and more.


  • The Latino American Experience

    The Latino American Experience is dedicated to the history and culture of Latinos, the largest, fastest-growing minority group in the United States. Contains over 200 volumes of content, from encyclopedias to biographies.


  • The Latino American Experience eBook Collection



  • New York Times Historical

    Search the New York Times back to 1851 and browse advertising images and fashion trends.




  • North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories 

    ON CAMPUS ACCESS ONLY



    North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories (IMLD) provides a unique and personal view of what it meant to immigrate to America and Canada between 1800 and 1950. Composed of letters and diaries, oral histories, interviews, and other personal narratives, the series provides a rich source for scholars in a wide range of disciplines.


  • Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt

    Featuring 600 original articles written by leading scholars, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt goes far beyond the records of archaeology to make available what we know about the full social, political, religious, cultural and artistic legacy of this 5,000-year civilization. The Encyclopedia offers the most complete picture available of ancient Egyptian civilization, from the predynastic era to its eclipse in the seventh century CE. Here is the Egyptian world in illuminating, accessible detail: art, architecture, religion, language, literature, trade, politics, everyday social life and the culture of the court. Of special interest is the coverage of themes and issues that are particularly controversial-such as the new theories of the origins of complex society in the Nile Valley, new discoveries about Greco-Roman Egypt, and new developments in literature, religion, linguistics and other fields, including the debates about Egypt's African legacy


  • Salem History 
    On-Campus Access | Off-Campus Access

    Includes online access to:
    Great Events from History: Modern Scandals
    Historical Encyclopedia of American Business
    Musicians & Composers
    The Nineties in America
    The Eighties in America
    The Seventies in America
    The Sixties in America
    The Fifties in America
    The Forties in America

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Hotel and Travel


  • A to Z World Travel

    Review travel information online about 175 different countries and 150 world cities such as locating essential services and finding tourist attractions. The profile for each city also includes ethnic recipes and basic language lessons.


  • General Reference Center

    A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use this to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.


  • Global Road Warrior

    The Global Road Warrior is a comprehensive business travel, telecommunications and business culture reference covering 175 countries. Business travelers, travel planners, international communicators and businesspeople who need extensive coverage of these topics will find the most up-to-date information available in a highly organized and consistent format.


  • Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection

    With current and relevant content from over 500 industry journals, this collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field, while also allowing for focused study of specialized aspects of the industry – including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, economic aspects of tourism, and more.


  • Hotel and Travel Index

    HTIHotelink is the online counterpart of the Hotel and Travel Index print publication. The website includes a searchable database of over 75,000 hotels, as well as airport diagrams, travel advisories, restaurant and weather information, mapping, and much more.


  • World Factbook

    Information from the CIA's World Factbook publication is available free of charge through the agency's website. Select a country and see concise and up to date information on its land, people, government, transportation, and much more.

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Literature

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Psychology


  • Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development

    Examines three key life stages from a sociological perspective, exploring how enduring experiences, as well as transitions and events such as childcare, education, stress, marriage, career, addiction, friendship, parenthood, disease, spirituality, and retirement influence the individual's life course. The life stages examined are: Childhood and Adolescence; Adulthood; and Later Life. 3v., 2009


  • Health Reference Center Academic

    Use this database to find academic articles on medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, psychology, etc.


  • Medline

    PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 11 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.


  • PsycARTICLES

    PsycARTICLES is an online database containing more than 27,500 full-text articles from 49 peer reviewed journals published by APA and allied organizations from 1988 to the present, with earlier years in production. The database covers general psychology and specialized basic, applied, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology.


  • PsycEXTRA

    PsycEXTRA is a bibliographic and full-text companion to the scholarly PsycINFO database. The document types included in PsycEXTRA consist of technical, annual and government reports, conference papers, newsletters, magazines, newspapers, consumer brochures and more.
  • PsycINFO

    PsycINFO is an abstract (not full-text) database of psychological literature from 1887-present.

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Science and Technology


  • Academic Search Premier 


    Academic Search Premier is the world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for more than 3,600 scholarly publications, and indexing and abstracts for 4,500 journals. This collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, science, arts & literature, medicine, ethnic studies, and more.


  • Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Society

    This academic, multi-author reference work serves as a general and non-technical resource for students and teachers to understand the importance of mathematics; to appreciate the influence of mathematics on societies around the world; to learn the history of applied mathematics; and to initiate educational discussion brought forth by the specific social and topical articles presented in the work.


  • Environmental Encyclopedia

    Provides in-depth, worldwide coverage of environmental issues. Each article is written in a nontechnical style and provides current status, analysis, and suggested solutions whenever possible.



  • GreenFILE

    GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.


  • Health Reference Center Academic

    Use this database to find academic articles on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, HMOs, prescription drugs, etc.


  • Medicine, Health, and Bioethics: Essential Primary Sources

    A focus on leading social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Each title contains approximately 175 full or excerpted documents---speeches, legislation, magazine and newspaper articles, essays, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, songs, and works of art---as well as overview information that places each document in context.


  • Medline

    PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 11 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.


  • Science.gov

    The Science.gov website is a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results.


  • Science Reference Center

    Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. It contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.

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Social Sciences


  • Academic OneFile

    Academic OneFile is a source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's English language journals and reference sources. It has extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, & millions of full text articles. In addition it contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC, as well as full-text New York Times content from 1985.


  • Academic Search Premier 


    Academic Search Premier is the world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for more than 3,600 scholarly publications, and indexing and abstracts for 4,500 journals. This collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, science, arts & literature, medicine, ethnic studies, and more.


  • The African American Experience

    The African American Experience is the definitive electronic research tool for African American history and culture. Drawing on over 450 titles, this database gives voice to the black experience from its African origins to the present day.


  • The African American Experience eBook Collection



  • CQ Public Affairs Collection

    CQ Public Affairs Collection features in-depth coverage of vital public policy issues, statistical and historical analyses, and full-text historical documents and primary source materials. Organized by 22 key public affairs topics - from Advocacy and Public Service to U.S. Congress and Politics - in a fully integrated reference source, the collection provides invaluable context for today's critical debates.


  • CQ Researcher

    Each CQ Researcher report offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.


  • Daily Life Online

    In Daily Life through History, students and researchers discover the everyday details about past eras that make historical accounts relevant and meaningful.


  • Daily Life Online eBook Collection



  • Encyclopedia of Food and Culture

    A three-volume survey of food and its place in human culture and society, presented through 600 alphabetically sorted entries. Features multidisciplinary coverage of such topics as comfort food, ethnicity and food, medieval banquets, and nutrient composition, among many others. Includes photographs, illustrations, sidebars, recipes, menus, and timelines.


  • Expanded Academic

    From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!


  • Family in Society: Essential Primary Sources

    Provides primary source documents focused family in society in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Contains approximately 175 full or excerpted documents---speeches, legislation, magazine and newspaper articles, essays, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, songs, and works of art---as well as overview information that places each document in context. International in scope.


  • Global Road Warrior

    The Global Road Warrior is a comprehensive business travel, telecommunications and business culture reference covering 175 countries. Business travelers, travel planners, international communicators and businesspeople who need extensive coverage of these topics will find the most up-to-date information available in a highly organized and consistent format.


  • Handbook of Families and Aging, Second Edition

    This book is both an updated version of and a complement to the original Handbook of Families and Aging. The many additions include the most recent demographic changes on aging families, new theoretical formulations, innovative research methods, recent legal issues, and death and bereavement, as well as new material on the relationships themselves?sibling, partnered, and intergenerational relationships, for example. Among the brand-new topics in this edition are step-family relationships, aging families and immigration, aging families and 21st-century technology, and peripheral family ties.


  • JSTOR

    JSTOR is an online archive of full-text scholarly articles in the humanities and social sciences. Although it does not include the most current issues of journals, this is a reliable resource for academic articles in the fields of history, ethnic studies, political science and more.


  • The Latino American Experience

    The Latino American Experience is dedicated to the history and culture of Latinos, the largest, fastest-growing minority group in the United States. Contains over 200 volumes of content, from encyclopedias to biographies.


  • The Latino American Experience eBook Collection



  • Opposing Viewpoints In Context

    Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, the new solution features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.


  • Points of View Reference Center

    Points of View Reference Center is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides more than 280 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. Topics covered include: affirmative action, cloning, DNA profiling, HIV/AIDS status disclosure, immigration, Iraq, Israel & the Palestinians, Katrina and FEMA response, nuclear proliferation, separation of church and state, standardized testing, stem cell research, tax cuts, voting machines, and many more.


  • Pop Culture Universe

    Pop Culture Universe is an authoritative, yet irresistible, digital library of information on American and world popular culture, past and present-in a package as dynamic as the topic it covers. Built on hundreds of award-winning titles for all levels of researchers, PCU provides a safe haven for investigating topics that appeal to students-without the bias, advertising, suggestive content, or questionable authorship of commercial or fan sites.


  • Pop Culture Universe eBook Collection



  • PsycARTICLES

    PsycARTICLES is an online database containing more than 27,500 full-text articles from 49 peer reviewed journals published by APA and allied organizations from 1988 to the present, with earlier years in production. The database covers general psychology and specialized basic, applied, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology.


  • PsycINFO

    PsycINFO is an abstract (not full-text) database of psychological literature from 1887-present.


  • SocINDEX 


    SocINDEX is the world's most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database. It offers comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. These include abortion, criminology & criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, marriage & family, political sociology, religion, rural & urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research, sociological theory, substance abuse & other addictions, violence and many others.

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