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Indexes coverage of issues in the public debate through highly selective coverage of a wide variety of sources, including journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material and more. The database includes a historical perspective on many of the 20th century's social and public policies such as Prohibition, the civil rights movement, McCarthyism, Vietnam and Watergate. Subject coverage:

  • Economic conditions
  • Education
  • Energy resources and policy
  • Government
  • Health conditions
  • Human rights
  • International Relations
  • Labor conditions and policy
  • Politics
  • Social conditions, Civil rights movement
  • Communism, socialism, nationalism
  • Great Depression
  • Religion and public schools
  • Space exploration
  • United Nations and League of Nations
  • Vietnam conflict
  • Watergate
  • Women's movement
  • World Wars I and II

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Part of the ProQuest Social Sciences Premium Collection database.

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Vendor Name ProQuest

Coverage 1972 - current

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Resource Types All Relevant Database(s),  Key Database(s) 

Research Guides History, Political Science

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Since 1950, Jefferson's writings have been compiled in this ongoing project, bringing together all 36 volumes published through 2009 into one searchable online resource. In addition, it includes the first four volumes of the Retirement Series sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which documents the time between Jefferson’s return to private life and his death in 1826. This XML-based edition includes all the illustrations and bibliographical content of the print edition, along with linked cross-references and indexes. Barbara B. Oberg and J. Jefferson Looney, editors in chief. Part of the  University of Virginia Press Rotunda Collections.

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Vendor Name University of Virginia Press Rotunda

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Resource Types Manuscript 

Research Guides History, Political Science,

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British parliamentary documents, including Command Papers.  All areas of social, political, economic and foreign policy. Searchable full-text, with detailed subject indexing.

For more information, see the ProQuest House of Commons Parliamentary Papers Research Guide.

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Vendor Name Chadwyck-Healey

Coverage 1801 - current

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Resource Types All Relevant Database(s),  Government Publication 

Research Guides British History, History, International Resources,

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Full text of primary texts in philosophy, religion, literature.

Full-text databases include the following: 

Reference Resources:

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Vendor Name InteLex Past Masters

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Resource Types E-Book(s) 

Research Guides English Literature & Language, Philosophy & Religion,

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Description:

Workflow solution from Elsevier based on content from CrossFire Beilstein, Gmelin and the Patent Chemistry Database. Integrates reaction and substance data search with synthesis planning. Includes searching by reaction, substance and/or numeric property data. Substance searching includes (sub-)structure, generic and R-group searching, molecular formula, name. Results - reactions and measured substance data - are presented in tabular views. Filter and ranking tools allow you to determine relevant data.

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Vendor Name Elsevier

Coverage 1823 - present

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Research Guides Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chemistry,

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Contains more than 160 volumes of Greek material (with Latin translations) relevant to the study of the history of the Christian Church from its beginnings through the Council of Florence in 1439. Provides images and print versions of all pages.

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Vendor Name Religion and Technology Center, Inc.

Coverage through 1439

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Resource Types E-Book(s),  Manuscript 

Research Guides Classical Studies,

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Contains more than 160 volumes of Greek material (with Latin translations) relevant to the study of the history of the Christian Church from its beginnings through the Council of Florence in 1439. Provides images and print versions of all pages.

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Vendor Name Religion and Technology Center, Inc.

Coverage through 1439

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Resource Types E-Book(s),  Manuscript 

Research Guides Classical Studies,

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Electronic version of the first edition of Jacques-Paul Migne's Patrologia Latina, published between 1844 and 1855, and the four volumes of indexes published between 1862 and 1865. Presents the works of the Church Fathers from Tertullian in 200 AD to the death of Pope Innocent III in 1216. Provides full display of diacritics and Greek keyword searching. Also includes a cross-searchable facility allowing users to find entries on search terms and texts that are included in both Patrologia Latina and Acta Sanctorum in one search. Requires the use of browsers Netscape 6.0 or higher, or Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher.

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Vendor Name Chadwyck-Healey / ProQuest

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Resource Types E-Book(s),  Manuscript 

Research Guides History, Medieval Studies,

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Free, web-based database of evidence relevant to physiotherapy. PEDro contains citations of over 18,000 randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines relevant to physiotherapy. Where possible, abstracts and links to full-text versions of the documents are also provided.

The randomized controlled trials on PEDro are rated for quality to help you quickly discriminate between trials which are likely to be valid and interpretable and those which are not. These ratings help you to judge the quality and usefulness of trials to inform clinical decision making.

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Vendor Name Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP)

Coverage 1929 - present

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Research Guides Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM),

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Description:

"The New York Times of the 18th century."

  • Folio I: "Benjamin Franklin's Newspaper" (1728–1750)
  • Folio II: “"The French & Indian War" (1751–1765)
  • Folio III: "The American Revolution" (1766–1783)
  • Folio IV: "The New Republic" (1784–1800)

The Pennsylvania Gazette Collection, while almost completely composed of articles from The Pennsylvania Gazette, also contains approximately 2900 articles from the publication the Pennsylvania Packet and a dozen or so articles from the Maryland Gazette.

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Vendor Name Accessible Archives

Coverage 1728-1800

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Research Guides History, Newspapers,

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Primarily a listing of marriages, deaths and obituaries from The Village Record, published in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Genealogical Catalogue Includes information about emigration patterns, customs and traditions, important events, medical history, and biographical data.

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  • The American Republican (few issues; 1810–1861)
  • Chester & Delaware Federalist (1809–1817)
  • Eden Star (few issues)
  • Literary Magazine (few issues)
  • The Village Record (1818–1870)
  • West Chester Gazette (few issues)

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Vendor Name Accessible Archives

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Resource Types Newspaper (use other Newspaper) 

Research Guides Genealogy, History,

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Description:

Over 700 journal backfiles. Full-text from the first volume to 2000. Completely full-text. Includes journals in foreign languages.Subject areas:

  • Agriculture
  • Ancient civilizations
  • Anthropology/Ethnology
  • Applied arts
  • Archaeology
  • Architecture
  • Area studies – Africa
  • Area studies – Asia
  • Area studies – Australasia
  • Area studies – Europe
  • Area studies - Middle East
  • Black studies
  • Business/Management
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Fine arts
  • Folklore
  • Geography
  • History (General)
  • History (The Americas)
  • Humanities (General)
  • Jewish studies
  • Law
  • Library/Information science
  • Linguistics/Philology
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Performing arts
  • Philosophy
  • Political science
  • Psychology
  • Public administration
  • Religion/Theology
  • Social affairs
  • Social sciences (General)
  • Sociology
  • Women's studies

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Vendor Name ProQuest

Coverage 1802 - 2000

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Resource Types All Relevant Database(s),  E-Journal Collection,  Key Database(s) 

Research Guides 19th Century Periodicals, History,

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Contains both primary and secondary sources for the study of ancient Greece and Rome. Includes Greek and Latin literature in original and in translation, art and architecture images from museum collections, and digitized reference books.

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Vendor Name Tufts University

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Resource Types E-Book(s),  Image Collection,  Manuscript,  Reference Tool 

Research Guides Classical Studies,

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Interdisciplinary approach covering interpersonal and mass communication as well as psychology and public health. Presented on a micro to macro continuum moving from cognitive processes, the individual, and theories of persuasion to broader social factors and phenomena related to persuasion, such as social context and larger scale persuasive campaigns.  James Price Dillard and Michael Pfau. Available through SAGE Knowledge.

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Vendor Name Sage Publications

Coverage 2002 ed.

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Research Guides Communication, Psychology,

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Aims to assist a final year Master's student or graduate in making an informed decision on whether or not to pursue a PhD. Provides the reader with an understanding of what a PhD actually is and what it can do for the holder. Explains the structure of the thesis, the process of gathering information and writing. Kamarul Zaman Bin Ahmad. Cengage Learning Asia Pte. Ltd. Vol. 6 of the Asia Learning Collection. Available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL).

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Vendor Name Gale Cengage Learning

Coverage 2007 ed.

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Research Guides Education / Kinesiology / Health Promotion,

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Indexes books and journals of philosophy and related fields, covering the areas of ethics, aesthetics, social philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, and metaphysic logic as well as material on the philosophy of law, religion, science, history, education, and language.

Please note: Limited to four concurrent users.

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Vendor Name OvidSP

Coverage 1940 - present

Update Frquency quarterly

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For electronic access to articles and book chapters, use UK Full-Text Options (more information). To see if we own a paper copy of the journal, magazine or book, search the title via our online catalog, InfoKat; use the InfoKat link on the Get Text UK menu to have the item searched automatically by its ISSN or ISBN. If we do not own the item in any format, and you are a UK-affiliate, you may request the item through ILLiad; use the Get Text UK menu and have the requested item's bibliographic information automatically entered into the ILLiad form.

Resource Types All Relevant Database(s),  Key Database(s) 

Research Guides Philosophy & Religion,

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Contains essays written by an international team of philosophers and educators that reflect on and critically discuss key philosophical concepts, issues and challenges in education today. Charlene Tan, ed. Singapore: Cengage Learning Asia Pte. Ltd. Vol. 1 of the Asia Learning Collection. Available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL).

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Vendor Name Gale Cengage Learning

Coverage 2008 ed.

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Research Guides Education / Kinesiology / Health Promotion, Philosophy & Religion,

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Combined searching for encyclopedias in Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL).  Cross-search these major encyclopedias:  Contemporary American Religion (2v, 1999); Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd Ed. (22v, 2007); Encyclopedia of American Religions (7th Ed., 2003); Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World (2v, 2004); Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2nd Ed. (10v, 2006); Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd Ed. (15v, 2005); New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2nd Ed. (15v, 2003); New Catholic Encyclopedia Jubilee Volume (2nd Ed., 2000).

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Vendor Name Thomson Gale

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Resource Types E-Book(s),  Reference Tool 

Research Guides Philosophy & Religion,

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Bibliographic "topic guides" to selected resources in Philosophy. Provides an introduction to the specialized literature on major and minor topics within Philosophy.

Selected scholars have produced a resource guide to what they consider the most important and significant sources in Islamic Studies. The guide feature a selective list of bibliographic citations supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult. Each topic guide has an editorial commentary to show how the cited sources are interrelated. The citations link to the sources in the UK Libraries' Get Text resource, to Google book summaries, and to WorldCat.org. All articles receive multiple peer reviews and editorial board vetting. Articles are regularly updated by their authors. In addition to updated articles, new topic guides are added on a regular schedule to expand the scope and extent of this bibliography.

Part of Oxford Bibliographies Online, which also includes a subject module covering Islamic Studies. Both Islamic Studies and Philosophy can be searched simultaneously at Oxford Bibliographies Online.

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Vendor Name Oxford University Press

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Resource Types All Relevant Database(s) 

Research Guides Philosophy & Religion,

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Index of philosophy books and articles maintained by the community of philosophers. It includes pre-prints, classification by topic, email alerts, reading lists, and discussion forums.

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Vendor Name PhilPapers Foundation

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Research Guides Philosophy & Religion,

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Contains the latest information about cancer treatment, screening, prevention, genetics, and supportive care, plus clinical trials.

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Vendor Name National Cancer Institute

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Resource Types Government Publication,  Reference Tool 

Research Guides Cancer, Gerontology, Nursing,

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Free, web-based database of evidence relevant to physiotherapy. PEDro contains citations of over 18,000 randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines relevant to physiotherapy. Where possible, abstracts and links to full-text versions of the documents are also provided.

The randomized controlled trials on PEDro are rated for quality to help you quickly discriminate between trials which are likely to be valid and interpretable and those which are not. These ratings help you to judge the quality and usefulness of trials to inform clinical decision making.

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Vendor Name Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP)

Coverage 1929 - present

Update Frquency Monthly

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Resource Types All Relevant Database(s),  Selected Academic Website 

Research Guides Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM),

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Description:

Pillbox enables users to identify solid dosage pharmaceuticals based on physical criteria: imprint (characters or number printed on a medication), shape, color, size, and scoring. Once an identification is made, additional information is provided, including brand/generic name, ingredients, and the National Drug File identification number.

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Vendor Name National Library of Medicine

Update Frquency Continuously

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Research Guides Cancer, Dentistry, Gerontology, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Public Health, Toxicology,

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Cooperative resource for the applied plant sciences. Includes searchable database comprised of web-based resource pages from the network's partner universities, companies, and associations. In addition, the network's four peer-reviewed journals, Applied Turfgrass Science, Crop Management, Forage and Grazinglands, and Plant Health Progress, are available full-text.

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Vendor Name Plant Management Network (PNM)

Coverage Varies by journal title (2000 - present)

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Resource Types All Relevant Database(s),  E-Journal Collection,  Selected Academic Website 

Research Guides Agriculture, Animal and Food Science, Biology, Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Plant and Soil Sciences, Plant Pathology,

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Collection of 2200+ plant sciences images, both graphics and photographs. Users may access, view, and print only (limited to the user's own personal use). Permission for all other use must be requested through editorialoffice@plantmanagementnetwork.org.

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Vendor Name Plant Management Network (PNM)

Resource Types Image Collection 

Research Guides Agriculture, Biology,

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Database containing citations and abstracts of scientific literature on plant science, focusing on pathology, symbiosis, biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, techniques and environmental biology. Over 250 primary research journals are scanned. Online equivalent of Current Advances in Plant Science.

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Part of the ProQuest SciTech Collection database.

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Vendor Name ProQuest

Coverage 1994 - present (abstracts 1996 - present)

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Research Guides Agriculture, Biology, Forestry, Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Plant and Soil Sciences, Plant Pathology,

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Every four years, just after the Presidential election, the United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions, commonly known as the Plum Book, is published, alternately, by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Government Reform. The Plum Book is used to identify presidentially-appointed positions within the Federal Government. Lists over 7,000 Federal civil service leadership and support positions in the legislative and executive branches of the Federal Government that may be subject to noncompetitive appointment, nationwide. Data covers positions such as agency heads and their immediate subordinates, policy executives and advisors, and aides who report to these officials.

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Vendor Name Government Printing Office

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Provides information on the lives and works of classic poets. Entries include biographical information, critical analysis, and bibliographies of key primary and secondary works. Ian Scott-Kilvert, ed. Charles Scribner's Sons. 3 vols. Available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL).

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Vendor Name Gale Cengage Learning

Coverage 1998 ed.

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Research Guides English Literature & Language,

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Explores the people, crimes, investigations, and court cases behind 200 years of American political scandals. Mark Grossman. Grey House Publishing. 2 vols. Available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL).

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Vendor Name Gale Cengage Learning

Coverage 2nd ed., 2008

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Research Guides Political Science, Reference Sources,

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Description:

Full-text collection of questions and responses from over 15,000 surveys worldwide. Please note: Limited to four simultaneous users.

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Vendor Name ORS Publishing

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Resource Types Statistical Dataset 

Research Guides Journalism, Political Science,

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Indexes information on scientific research and government policies regarding pollution issues. Subject coverage:

  • Air pollution
  • Marine pollution
  • Freshwater pollution
  • Sewage and wastewater treatment
  • Waste management
  • Land pollution
  • Toxicology and health
  • Noise
  • Radiation
  • Environmental action

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Part of the ProQuest SciTech Collection database.

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Vendor Name ProQuest

Coverage 1981 - present

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Research Guides Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Toxicology,

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Official organ of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. Includes virtual keyboard for searching using English, Belarusian,  Russian, Ukrainian and Uzbek.

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Vendor Name East View Information Services

Coverage 1912 - present

Update Frquency daily

Resource Types Newspaper 

Research Guides Newspapers,

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Description: Explores the many different types of prejudice, their history, what causes these prejudices in people and societies, and their consequences. Presents profiles of diverse and unique men and women who played key roles in the history of prejudice. Excerpted documents tell various stories in the words of the people who fought prejudice, acted out prejudices, and those who were the victims of prejudice. Gale UXL. 5 vols. Available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL).

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Vendor Name Gale Cengage Learning

Coverage 2007 ed.

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Research Guides Anthropology, Sociology,

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Description: Presents in-depth profiles of each American president and his administration. Includes black-and-white portraits of the presidents and extensive bibliographies. Also features a new history of the White House and a general introduction to the presidency. Henry F. Graff, ed. Charles Scribner's Sons. Available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL).

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Vendor Name Gale Cengage Learning

Coverage 3rd ed., 2002

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Research Guides History, Political Science,

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Designed specifically for elementary school libraries and public library children's rooms, contains full-text for more than 50 popular elementary school magazines and over 100 student pamphlets. as well as indexing and abstracts for over 80 magazines. Also provides the American Heritage Children's Dictionary, 3rd Edition, from Houghton Mifflin, and an Image Collection of 116,000 photos, maps and flags. Part of the KY Virtual Library database collection.

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Vendor Name EBSCOhost

Coverage indexing: 1984 - present; fulltext: 1989 - present

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Research Guides Education / Kinesiology / Health Promotion,

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Brings together the practice of problem-based learning and the applicability of creativity. Provides examples of the link between PBL and creative ways of knowing, creative processes, creative learning environments and creative pedagogies. Oon-Seng Tan, ed. Cengage Learning Asia Pte. Ltd. Vol. 2 of the Asia Learning Collection. Available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL).

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Vendor Name Gale Cengage Learning

Coverage 2009 ed.

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Resource Types E-Book(s) 

Research Guides Education / Kinesiology / Health Promotion,

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Combines the educational innovations of problem-based learning (PBL) and the use of web technologies to support learning. Provides ideas, models, and examples related to the design, implementation, and evaluation of ePBL. Oon-Seng Tan, ed. Cengage Learning Asia Pte. Ltd. Vol. 5 of the Asia Learning Collection. Available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL).

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Vendor Name Gale Cengage Learning

Coverage 2007 ed.

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Research Guides Education / Kinesiology / Health Promotion,

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Explains why problem-based learning (PBL) has become an innovation in education. Provides readers with an updated and holistic perspective of how to practically infuse PBL into the curricula. Oon-Seng Tan. Cengage Learning Asia Pte. Ltd. Vol. 8 of the Asia Learning Collection. Available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL).

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Vendor Name Gale Cengage Learning

Coverage 2003 ed.

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Resource Types E-Book(s) 

Research Guides Education / Kinesiology / Health Promotion,

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Procedures Consult is now an integral component of Elsevier's ClinicalKey.

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Vendor Name Elsevier ClinicalKey

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Procedures Consult is a companion product to ClinicalKey provided by Elsevier.

Resource Types Image Collection,  Reference Tool,  Video 

Research Guides Cancer, Clinical and Translational Science, Family and Community Medicine, Gerontology, Mobile Device Resources--Med. Center Lib., Mobile MCL Resources, 2013-2014, Pediatrics,

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Searchable digitized collection of all surviving editions of the Old Bailey Proceedings from 1674 to 1913 and of the Ordinary of Newgate's Accounts between 1676 and 1772. Access to over 197,000 trials and biographical details of approximately 2,500 men and women executed at Tyburn. Includes digital images of all 190,000 original pages of the Proceedings, 4,000 pages of Ordinary's Accounts, information on the historical and legal background to the Old Bailey court and its Proceedings, and descriptions of published and manuscript materials relating to the trials covered. Contemporary maps and images have also been provided.

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Coverage 1674 - 1913

Resource Types E-Book(s),  Government Publication,  Manuscript 

Research Guides History, Law,

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Searchable full-text access to over 300 humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers. Available from Johns Hopkins University Press.

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Covers research, emerging technologies, applications and companies in the areas of aeronautics, astronautics, computer & information technology, electronics, communications, solid state materials and devices, and space sciences in over 1,000 primary journals plus patent information, conference proceedings, books, theses and reports. Subfiles included in this set can be searched separately, if desired:

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Coverage 1962 - present

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Research Guides Engineering, Physics, Transportation,

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Indexing of periodical publications covering vocational/technical topics, including technology, healthcare, building trades, auto mechanics, sales and retail, accounting, graphic design, photography, and nursing. Searches can be limited to scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed.

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Vendor Name ProQuest

Coverage 1991 - present

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Research Guides Education / Kinesiology / Health Promotion,

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Index to world literature on computers and software, including software engineering, artificial intelligence, mathematical modeling and computer simulation, Internet applications, e-commerce, multimedia information systems, user interfaces and information systems in such applications as library science, health care and engineering. Subject coverage:

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Computer applications
  • Computer programming
  • Computer systems organization
  • Computing milieux
  • Hardware
  • Information systems
  • Mathematics of computing
  • Software engineering

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Coverage 1981 - present [with a few items back as far as 1961]

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Research Guides Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics,

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Full-text documents of congressional publications that include the following (use Advanced Search for selective searching):

  • Legislative Histories (1969 - present)
  • Bills & Laws (1987 - present)
  • Committee Prints & Misc. Pubs. (1817 - present)
  • Congressional Record Bound Ed. & Predecessors (1789 - 1999)
  • Congressional Record Daily Ed. (1785 - present)
  • CRS Reports (1916 - present)
  • Hearings (1817 - present)
  • House & Senate Documents (1817 - present)
  • House & Senate Reports (1789 - present)
  • Serial Set (1789 - present), a full-text collection of U.S. Government publications that includes Congressional reports and documents, executive agency and departmental reports ordered to be printed by Congress, the American State Papers, and all maps, illustrations, photos, and lithographs found within the U.S. Serial Set during the time period covered.
  • Serial Set Maps (1789 - 1969)

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Research Guides Federal Government Resources, History, Law, Political Science, U.S. Federal Government Research,

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Full-text documents of congressional publications that include the following (use Advanced Search for selective searching):

  • Legislative Histories (1969 - present)
  • Bills & Laws (1987 - present)
  • Committee Prints & Misc. Pubs. (1817 - present)
  • Congressional Record Bound Ed. & Predecessors (1789 - 1999)
  • Congressional Record Daily Ed. (1785 - present)
  • CRS Reports (1916 - present)
  • Hearings (1817 - present)
  • House & Senate Documents (1817 - present)
  • House & Senate Reports (1789 - present)
  • Serial Set (1789 - present), a full-text collection of U.S. Government publications that includes Congressional reports and documents, executive agency and departmental reports ordered to be printed by Congress, the American State Papers, and all maps, illustrations, photos, and lithographs found within the U.S. Serial Set during the time period covered.
  • Serial Set Maps (1789 - 1969)

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Some of the materials in CIS Index are available full-text.  For those items not available online, you can search the library system's online catalog, InfoKat--we will own most of the indexed material in either paper or microform format. If we do not own the item in any format, and you are a UK-affiliate, you may request it through Interlibrary Loan.

Resource Types E-Book(s),  Government Publication,  Key Database(s) 

Research Guides History, Law, Political Science, U.S. Federal Government Research,

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Indexing, abstracting, and selective full-text of research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends. Coverage includes U.S. and international scholarly journals; corrections and correctional and law enforcement trade publications; and reports, news, crime statistics, and crime blogs.

Subject coverage:
  • Criminology
  • Corrections administration
  • Criminal law
  • Criminal justice
  • Law enforcement
  • Addiction
  • Family law
  • Industrial security
  • Rehabilitation

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Coverage 1969 - present

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Research Guides Law, Sociology,

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Access to a wide range of databases in the sciences and social sciences.  In addition to resources we provided on the old ProQuest platform, all CSA Illumina databases are now available through ProQuest, as are several formerly available through Chadwyck Healey. The link above will give you access to the complete list and search groupings by broad subject areas (The Arts; Dissertations & Theses; Health & Life Sciences; Literature & Language; News & Newspapers; Science, Technology & Medicine; and Social Sciences). All databases are also available through the electronic resources search and listings as individual databases. Currently (as of 8/18/11), 36 primary databases and scores of more specialized databases are available through the ProQuest interface.

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Research Guides Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Geological Sciences, Human Environmental Sciences, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Mining Engineering, Transportation,

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Includes references to U.S., Canadian, British, and other European dissertations and theses, with detailed abstracts. Each dissertation published since July 1980 includes a 350-word abstract written by the author. Master's theses published since 1988 include 150-word abstracts. Many of the publications also provide the full-text of the first 24 pages. Most of the dissertations entered since 1997 are full-text.

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Use Proquest Databases and Theses for abstracts and some 750,000 full-text dissertations, including University of Kentucky publications.

Search for current University of Kentucky items in InfoKat, the library system's online catalog.

You may also want to search for electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) through the University of Kentucky Electronic Theses and Dissertations site and/or the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations Find ETDs page. Additional European materials, including full-text, can be found in DART-Europe E-theses Portal (DEEP).

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Coverage 1861 - present; abstracts since 1980; theses abstracts since 1988

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You can also purchase copies through the database if full-text PDFs are not available for download, but most items can be borrowed from other institutions (see below). University of Kentucky dissertations and theses are available in paper in the libraries' collections; search for them in InfoKat, the libraries' online catalog. These listings are more current than those in Proquest. A few dissertations and theses from other institutions are also available in paper or microform in the libraries' collections and can be found in InfoKat.

You can request items through Interlibrary Loan if you are affiliated with the University of Kentucky. Nearly all master's theses are available for loan, as well as many dissertations. To make an Interlibrary Loan request, you will need to have established an ILLiad account. You can find many of the publications from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses in WorldCat and make your request through that database. Medical Center Library Users Please Note: please use the Medical Center Library's ILLiad service for your Interlibrary Loan requests.

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Research Guides Reference Sources,

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Indexing and abstracting access to over 900 educational publications, including more than 600 of the titles in full-text.

Subject coverage
  • Adult education
  • Elementary education
  • Higher education
  • Home schooling
  • Secondary education
  • Special needs education
  • Teacher education

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Coverage 1991 - present

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Research Guides Education / Kinesiology / Health Promotion,

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Indexed coverage of the international serial and non-serial literature for research in civil, earthquake, environmental, mechanical, transportation engineering, forensic engineering, engineering services, education, theoretical mechanics and dynamics, mathematics/computation, design, construction, and latest technological developments. ProQuest Deep Indexing: Engineering supplements the database with access to millions of indexed charts, figures, graphs, maps, and tables from the scholarly research and technical literature.

Subject coverage:
  • Aircraft design and engineering
  • Arctic and tropical engineering
  • Automotive design and engineering
  • Bridges and tunnels
  • Buildings, towers and tanks
  • Civil engineering for air and space transportation
  • Coastal and offshore structures
  • Construction materials
  • Design and properties of substructures
  • Earthmoving and construction machinery
  • Electric and hybrid vehicles
  • Engineering for electric power generation
  • Engineering for industrial and manufacturing processes
  • Flood analysis
  • Fuels and propellants
  • Geotechnical engineering
  • Hazardous materials
  • High speed trains, rapid transit railways and monorails
  • Highways and roads
  • Industrial robots and automation
  • Industrial waste and sewage
  • Internal combustion engines
  • Land development, irrigation and drainage
  • Magnetic levitation railways
  • Military technology
  • Nuclear power plants
  • Pollution, waste and water engineering
  • Railroad rails and structures
  • Road, rail and sea transport
  • Seismic engineering
  • Seismic phenomena
  • Shipbuilding
  • Site remediation and reclamation
  • Sporting and recreational vehicles
  • Storm water management
  • Tanks and armored vehicles
  • Theoretical mechanics and dynamics
  • Thermoelectric energy
  • Tidal and wind power
  • Waste management

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Coverage 1966 - present

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Research Guides Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics, Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Transportation,

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Multidisciplinary database that provides abstracts and citations drawn from over 10,000 serials including scientific journals, conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications. ProQuest Deep Indexing: Environmental Science supplements the database with access to over a million indexed charts, figures, graphs, maps, photographs, and tables from the scholarly research and technical literature for selected records. Subject Coverage Major areas of coverage include:

  • Agricultural biotechnology
  • Air quality
  • Aquatic pollution
  • Bacteriology
  • Ecology
  • Energy resources
  • Environmental biotechnology
  • Environmental engineering
  • Environmental impact statements (U.S.)
  • Hazardous waste
  • Industrial hygiene
  • Microbiology related to industrial & environmental issues
  • Pollution: land, air, water, noise, solid waste, radioactive
  • Risk assessment
  • Safety science
  • Toxicology & toxic emissions
  • Water pollution
  • Waste management
  • Water resource issues

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Coverage 1967 - present

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Research Guides Biology, Hydrogeology, Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Toxicology,

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Research Guides English Literature & Language, French & Italian Studies, German Studies, Hispanic Studies,

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Bibliographic coverage of serial and non-serial literature on metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, and composites used in engineering applications. In-depth coverage from raw materials and refining through processing, welding and fabrication to end uses, corrosion, performance and recycling. Includes all metals, alloys, polymers, ceramics, and composites. ProQuest Deep Indexing: Materials Science supplements the database with access to millions of indexed charts, figures, graphs, maps, and tables from the scholarly research and technical literature. Subject coverage:

  • Steels
  • Nonferrous alloys
  • Intermetallic compounds
  • Ceramics
  • Composites
  • Polymers
  • Plastics
  • Rubber
  • Adhesive bonding
  • Alloys
  • Biomaterials
  • Brazing and soldering
  • Business and company information
  • Casting and molding
  • Chemical and electrochemical properties
  • Corrosion
  • Energy and fuel
  • Glass, including metallic glasses
  • Health and safety
  • Heat treatment
  • Materials selection
  • Materials substitution
  • Metallurgy
  • Powder technology
  • Products and processes
  • Recycling
  • Refractories
  • Structures
  • Surface finishing
  • Testing, Quality control
  • Thermal spray
  • Welding

Subfiles that make up the Materials Sciences Collection can be searched separately if desired:

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Coverage 1966 - present

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Research Guides Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chemistry, Engineering, Transportation,

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Resource Types All Relevant Database(s),  Key Database(s),  Newspaper 

Research Guides Newspapers,

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Searchable full-text of political science and international relations journals. This collection provides full-text coverage of many core titles included in Worldwide Political Science Abstracts.

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Vendor Name ProQuest

Coverage 1985 - present

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Research Guides Political Science,

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Research Guides Agriculture, Animal and Food Science, Biology, Biopharmaceutical Engineering, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Cancer, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, Engineering for Natural Disasters, Entomology, Equine Science, Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM), Family and Community Medicine, Forestry, Geological Sciences, Gerontology, Health Education Through Extension Leadership, Horticulture, Internal Medicine, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Materials and Chemical Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics, Mechanical Engineering, Metals Information, Mining Engineering, Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Nursing, Patent and Trademark Information, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Physics, Plant and Soil Sciences, Plant Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Standards and Specifications, Toxicology, Veterinary Science, Wind Energy,

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Indexing and abstracting of science and technology research, including full-text journals and detailed indexing of global literature on natural sciences, engineering and technology. Areas covered include materials science, aerospace engineering, civil engineering, biology, aquatic sciences, environmental science, computer science and earth sciences.

Subject coverage
  • Biology
  • Earth sciences
  • Environmental studies
  • Medical sciences
  • Agriculture
  • Fish and fisheries
  • Education
  • Geography
  • Veterinary science
  • Food and food industries
  • Pharmacy and pharmacology
  • Meteorology
  • Public health and safety
  • Water resources
  • Conservation
  • Forests and forestry
  • Materials science
  • Engineered materials
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Civil engineering
  • Environmental engineering
  • Earthquake engineering
  • New technologies in engineering
  • Aerospace
  • Computer and information systems
  • Telecommunications
  • Electronics
  • Physics

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Coverage 1962 - present

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Research Guides Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Transportation,

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Includes over 500 titles, with more than 300 available in full-text. Coverage includes anthropology, sociology, social work, political science, policy studies, communication, education, criminology, demography and economics.

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Coverage 1994 - present

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Research Guides Anthropology, Communication, Economics, Education / Kinesiology / Health Promotion, Political Science, Social Work, Sociology,

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Search the full-text of international sociology and social work journals, including full-text coverage of many core titles included in Sociological Abstracts and Social Services Abstracts. Includes coverage of culture and social structure, history and theory of sociology, social psychology, substance abuse and addiction.

Subject coverage
  • Community and mental health services
  • Crisis intervention
  • The family and social welfare
  • Gerontology
  • Poverty and homelessness
  • Professional issues in social work
  • Social services in addiction
  • Social work education
  • Social work practice
  • Violence, abuse, neglect

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Research Guides Social Work, Sociology,

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Indexes, abstracts, and presents tabular statistical data published by U.S. federal and state governments, international intergovernmental organizations, and American private organizations.

See also: Quick Start: Statistical Insight.

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In some cases the statistical data is not provided via Statistical Insight. Search for the title of the resource containing the data in the online catalog, InfoKat. If the source of the data is a periodical, you may also be able to retrieve it via the E-Journals Database.

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Research Guides Historical Statistics, International Resources, Reference Sources,

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Online portal featuring DSM-IV-TR and The American Journal of Psychiatry as the cornerstones of a collection of resources for patient diagnosis, treatment, research, professional development, and lifelong learning.

Resources include:

  • American Journal of Psychiatry
  • DSM-5
  • Handbook of Differential Diagnosis
  • Clinical Cases

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Vendor Name American Psychiatry Publishing, Inc.

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Resource Types E-Book(s),  E-Journal Collection,  Key Database(s),  Reference Tool 

Research Guides Mobile Device Resources--Med. Center Lib., Mobile MCL Resources, 2013-2014, Psychiatry,

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Searchable access to approximately 575 full-text publications, including 550 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to the full-text, indexing and abstracts are provided for all additional journals in the collection. Part of the KY Virtual Library database collection.

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Vendor Name EBSCOhost

Coverage 1965 - present

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Some of your search results will provide links to the full-text of the article cited (html and/or pdf). For citations that do not provide direct links, use UK Full-Text Options (more information). To see if we own a paper copy of the item, search the title via our online catalog, InfoKat; use the InfoKat link on the Get Text UK menu to have the item searched automatically by its ISSN. If we do not own the item in any format, and you are a UK-affiliate, you may request the item through ILLiad; use the Get Text @ UK menu and have the requested item's bibliographic information automatically entered into the ILLiad form.


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Research Guides Child Development, Education / Kinesiology / Health Promotion, Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Work,

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 A collection of psychology-related electronic reference tools that can be searched as a group. Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Collection (GVRL).

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Vendor Name Gale Cengage Learning

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Research Guides Psychology,

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Covers research scripts, statistical power, multilevel analysis, computational modeling, program evaluation, and scale and test development. Addresses the effects of technology. Includes student exercises, recommended readings and reference lists. Organized from research planning and design to data collection and analysis to results writing. Frederick T. L. Leong and James T. Austin, eds. Available through SAGE Knowledge.

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Vendor Name Sage Publications

Coverage 2nd ed., 2006

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Research Guides Psychology,

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From the American Psychological Association. Contains over two million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines. Journal coverage includes international material selected from nearly 2,000 periodicals in over 24 languages. It also includes information about the psychological aspects of related fields such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business and law. Part of the KY Virtual Library database collection.

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Coverage 1840 - present

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Resource Types All Relevant Database(s),  Key Database(s) 

Research Guides Education / Kinesiology / Health Promotion, Gerontology, Psychiatry, Psychology,

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PubChem provides information on the biological activities of small molecules. It is a component of NIH's Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative. PubChem includes substance information, compound structures, and BioActivity data in three primary databases: Pcsubstance, Pccompound, and PCBioAssay.

The Substance/Compound database, where possible, provides links to bioassay descriptions, literature, references, and assay data points. The BioAssay database also includes links back to the Substance/Compound database. PubChem is integrated with Entrez , NCBI's primary search engine, and also provides compound neighboring, sub/superstructure, similarity structure, bioactivity data, and other searching features.

PubChem contains substance and bioassay information from a multitude of depositors.    -more-

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Vendor Name National Center for Biotechnology Information

Resource Types Government Publication,  Reference Tool 

Research Guides Agriculture, Biology, Biopharmaceutical Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Toxicology,

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Produced at the headquarters of the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Its goal is to include citations to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events, without disciplinary, linguistic, or geographical limitations, and to offer both current and retrospective coverage. Subject Coverage:

  • post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder (with or without reference to the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)
  • the assessment, description, prevention, or treatment of any psychiatric disorder, especially dissociative identity disorder (formerly called multiple personality disorder), other dissociative disorders, or borderline personality disorder, associated etiologically or epidemiologically with exposure to a traumatic event, or to an event experienced as traumatic by the population under discussion
  • the preparation or provision of mental health services to a traumatized population or a population at risk of experiencing traumatic events
  • issues of professional ethics, scientific methodology, or public policy relating to traumatized populations.

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Part of the ProQuest Social Sciences Premium Collection database.

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Vendor Name ProQuest

Coverage 1871 - present

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Research Guides Psychiatry, Psychology,

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Free version of MedLine that includes citations and abstracts on such topics as microbiology, delivery of health care (medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system and preclinical sciences), nutrition, pharmacology, and environmental health. The categories covered in the database include anatomy, organisms, diseases, chemicals and drugs, techniques and equipment, psychiatry and psychology, biological sciences, physical sciences, social sciences and education, technology, agriculture, food, industry, humanities, information science and communications, and health care. Also includes MEDLINE In-Process & Other Citations, which comprises records that have not yet been elevated to completed MEDLINE status. Coverage of over 4,800 journals includes publications from the U.S. and 70 other countries.

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Vendor Name National Library of Medicine / Entrez (MEDLINE)

Coverage 1950 - present

Special Usage Notes

 Very limited full-text content is available via PubMed Central. (NLM free digital archive); it also often link to sites where you can purchase copies of the articles. If you are a UK-affiliate or using an on-campus machine, use PubMed (University of Kentucky) in order to have access to links to the full-text of selected journal titles.

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Research Guides Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM), LGBTQ* Health, Psychiatry,

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This version of MedLine includes citations and abstracts on such topics as microbiology, delivery of health care (medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system and preclinical sciences), nutrition, pharmacology, and environmental health. The categories covered in the database include anatomy, organisms, diseases, chemicals and drugs, techniques and equipment, psychiatry and psychology, biological sciences, physical sciences, social sciences and education, technology, agriculture, food, industry, humanities, information science and communications, and health care. Also includes MEDLINE In-Process & Other Citations, which is comprised of records that have not yet been elevated to completed MEDLINE status. Coverage of over 4,800 journals includes publications from the U.S. and 70 other countries.

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Optimized for iPhone, iPad and other mobile devices.  Includes PICO search capability (Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome), askMEDLINE (free-text, natural language search), MEDLINE/PubMed, and Disease Associations (search case reports). As with the PubMed's desktop version, it includes citations and abstracts on such topics as microbiology, delivery of health care (medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system and preclinical sciences), nutrition, pharmacology, and environmental health. This version links users with UK Libraries' journal holdings.

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Vendor Name National Library of Medicine / Entrez (MEDLINE)

Coverage 1950 - present

Special Usage Notes

If you are off-campus and a UK-affiliate, use this version of PubMed to authenticate through the proxy server for access to full-text journal links; follow these proxy server access instructions.  

For electronic access options, use UK Full-Text Options (more information). To see if we own a paper copy of the item, search the title via our online catalog, InfoKat; use the InfoKat link on the Get Text UK menu to have the item searched automatically by its ISSN. If we do not own the item in any format, and you are a UK-affiliate, you may request the item through ILLiad; use the Get Text UK menu and have the requested item's bibliographic information automatically entered into the ILLiad form.

If you are a non-UK affiliate, use PubMed (NLM).

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Research Guides Animal and Food Science, Biology, Cancer, Dentistry, Family and Community Medicine, Gerontology, Human Environmental Sciences, Internal Medicine, Kinesiology / Health Promotion / Education, LGBTQ* Health, Nursing, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Psychology, Public Health, Toxicology, Veterinary Science,

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PubMed Central is a free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), developed and managed by NIH's National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) in the National Library of Medicine (NLM). -more-

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Vendor Name National Library of Medicine

Update Frquency Continuously

Resource Types E-Journal Collection,  Government Publication 

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ODS and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) partnered to create this Dietary Supplement Subset of NLM's PubMed. The subset is designed to limit search results to citations from a broad spectrum of dietary supplement literature including vitamin, mineral, phytochemical, ergogenic, botanical, and herbal supplements in human nutrition and animal models.

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Vendor Name Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health

Resource Types All Relevant Database(s),  Government Publication 

Research Guides Dietetics and Human Nutrition,

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