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This new bibliographic database is a valuable index for libraries, scholars and individuals interested in European works that relate to the Americas. EBSCO Publishing, in cooperation with the John Carter Brown Library, has created this resource from European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed in Europe Relating to the Americas, 1493-1750, the authoritative bibliography that is well-known and respected by scholars worldwide. The database contains more than 32,000 entries and is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. It covers the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of Native American peoples. A wide range of subject areas are covered; from natural disasters to disease outbreaks and slavery.

Family Studies Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to family studies, including marriage, divorce, family therapy, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains 45,000 records, which are carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline, such as: Journal of Family Studies, Journal of Marriage & Family, Family Relations, etc. EBSCO has digitized the full archive of this index, bringing coverage back to 1979.

FDsys provides free online access to official Federal Government publications. Through FDsys, you are able to

  • Search for documents and publications
    FDsys provides advanced search capabilities and the ability to refine and narrow your search for quick access to the information you need.
  • Browse for documents and publications
    FDsys offers browsing by collection, Congressional committee, and date.
  • Access metadata about documents and publications
    FDsys presents information about Government publications in standard XML formats.
  • Download documents and publications in multiple renditions or file formats
    With FDsys, download a single file or download content and metadata packaged together in a compressed file.

The FED IN PRINT is an on-line index to the publications of the Federal Reserve Research Departments. Publications include: periodical articles, working papers, annual reports, proceedings and monographs. Some of these resources are available in full text.
Coverage: 1965+

Films on demand is a streaming video platform providing outstanding educational video content. Integrates into curriculum through learning management systems, online lesson plans, distance learning courseware, or electronic card catalog systems. Includes the FMG Archival Films & Newsreels Collection.

The Foreign and International Law Resources Database (FILRD) allows researchers to browse online through the treasures of some of the world's best international law publications.

This service is intended to provide accurate, authoritative and current information in the area of foreign law research.  In doing so, the authors are not rendering legal or professional services.  If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be retained.

Forest Science indexes and abstracts international and domestic forest, wood science, and agroforestry research articles, books, and conferences, with content from 1939 to present. It is an ideal source for foresters, scientists, environmental consultants, policy makers and others actively involved in research or decision-making in agroforestry, forestry, wood science, and the forest and timber industries. Updated weekly.

Full-text proceedings of the annual Frontiers in Education conference, an important engineering education conference sponsored by IEEE and the American Society for Engineering Education. Indexed by conference session and author name. Requires Adobe Acrobat software.
Coverage: 1995-present

Index to over 1400 journals as well as standards, conference proceedings, theses, patents, and books in subject areas including food chemistry and microbiology, food product development, food safety, and nutrition. Updated weekly.
Licensed Number of Users: 2
Coverage: From 1969

Essays outlining the lives and careers of authors from all eras and genres, and summarizes the critical response to their work

Includes: Twayne's Authors Series - Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, Dictionary of Literary Biography, and Scribner's Writers Series.

  • Twayne's Authors Series:
    Offers critical introductions to the lives and works of writers, to the history and influence of literary movements, and to the development of literary genres.
  • Contemporary Authors:
    A bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television and other fields.
  • Contemporary Literary Criticism Select:
    Contains critical and biographical essays on authors currently living or who died after 1959. Initial release features 50 authors derived from CLC print volumes 95-99 and 50 retrospective entries. Updates of 10-12 new authors will be added about 6 times a year as print volumes are published and 10-20 retrospective entries will be added each time. CLC Select may be searched separately or simultaneously with Contemporary Authors and the Dictionary of Literary Biography.
  • Dictionary of Literary Biography:
    Essays outlining the lives and careers of authors from all eras and genres, and summarizes the critical response to their work.
  • 21st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook, 1st ed, 2010
  • American Decades, 1st ed 2001
  • Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 9th ed 2001
  • Berkshire Encyclopedia of China: Modern and Historic Coverage of the World's Newest and Oldest Global Power 1st ed, 2010
  • Countries and Their Cultures , 4v, 2001 
  • Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion , 3v, 2005 
  • Encyclopedia of Education , 2nd ed., 8v, 2003 
  • Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, 1st ed 2009
  • Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture, 2nd ed 2008
  • Encyclopedia of Religion , 2nd ed., 15v, 2005 
  • Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender , 4v, 2007
  • The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders , 2v, 2003
  • The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health , 2nd ed., 5v, 2007 
  • The Gale Encyclopedia of Science , 3rd ed., 6v, 2004
  • Geo-Data: The World Geographical Encyclopedia , 3rd ed., 2003
  • Major Acts of Congress , 3v, 2004
  • Milestone Documents in American History, 1st ed 2008
  • National Survey of State Laws , 5th ed., 2005
  • New Catholic Encyclopedia , 2nd ed., 15v, 2003
  • Social Policy:Essential Primary Sources, 1st ed 2007
  • The African American Almanac, 10th ed 2007
  • The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 2nd ed 2005

Produced by the American Geological Institute, GeoRef covers a number of areas of geology and related disciplines including: geochemistry, geophysics, hydrology, mineralogy, and paleontology. Indexes over 3,500 journals as well as books, reports, theses and dissertations, maps, and conference proceedings and corresponds to the following print indexes: Bibliography and Index of North American Geology, Bibliography of Theses in Geology, Geophysical Abstracts, Bibliography and Index of Geology Exclusive of North America, and the Bibliography and Index of Geology. Updated monthly.
Coverage: 1785+ for North America and 1933+ for the rest of the world.

GeoRef In Process contains records that are in the process of being indexed prior to their integration in the main GeoRef database. The majority of the records originate from non-English language literature that was not necessarily published recently. GeoRef In Process does NOT contain the most current records. When the GeoRef indexers complete the editing and indexing of an In Process record, then the record will appear in the next GeoRef monthly update. In Process records may lack a few fields or contain minimal data in some fields. All areas of geoscience are covered, and it is recommended that you select both the GeoRef and GeoRef In Process to perform the most comprehensive search.

This database contains new, unedited references that are being prepared for addition to the GeoRef database, one of the premier geological literature databases. A keyword search can be performed on all fields at once, or you may choose to search directly on titles, authors, dates, or source information. There are no abstracts. Once a record has been added to GeoRef, the record is purged from this database. Updated weekly.

GeoScienceWorld (GSW) is a collaboration of six leading earth science societies and one institute. They have worked together to develop an electronic resource that is unprecedented in the geosciences. The full text of over 30 geology and paleontology journals are available. They also provide access to the GeoRef database.

Britannica's Global Reference Center provides comprehensive online content in a variety of global languages, including Japanese, Korean, Chinese, French, and Spanish. It also includes Enciclopedia Juvenil, a Spanish elementary encyclopedia, images, videos, and learning materials for younger learners

Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Google Scholar helps you identify the most relevant research across the world of scholarly research.