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1639 - 1800
Early American books, pamphlets, and broadsides on agriculture, foreign affairs, diplomacy, literature, music, and religion. From Charles Evans' bibliography.
1801 - 1819
Books, pamphlets, and broadsides on every aspect of American life from 1801-1819. Shaw-Shoemaker's continuation of Charles Evans' American bibliography.
1475 - 1700
Over 125,000 titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640), Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700), and the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661).
1980 to present
Full text Russian-language newspapers, both central and regional, plus Russian-language social sciences and humanities journals.
Full-text e-books on a broad range of reference, scholarly and professional topics. Includes books formerly in netLibrary.
1969 to present
Indexes over 1 million articles on capital markets; country studies; forecasting; environmental, labor and urban economics, government regulation, monetary theory, etc. 400+ journals full-text.
1983 to present. Abstracts from 1994
Indexes 550+ English-language periodicals and yearbooks covering preschool through college.
Covers all levels of education—from early childhood to higher education—as well as specialties such as multilingual education, health education, testing, etc. Coverage Includes articles, books, yearbooks and more. Trial ends 1/17/13.
1998 to present. MLIN
Full-text periodicals for teachers and school administrators.
1701 - 1800
Includes every significant English- and foreign-language title printed in the United Kingdom, along with thousands of important works from the Americas.
1985+
Detailed indexing & abstracting for environmental impact statements issued by the federal government. Each entry includes a clear description of the project, sections on positive & negative consequences, plus legal mandates.
Over 80,000 in-depth articles, detailed maps, multimedia, and research tools.
1969+
Smith's subscription to the Engineering Village 2 platform includes access to Compendex (engineering) and GeoBase (earth sciences).
1473 - 1800
Lists books published in Britain and North America before 1800. For selected full text of items published pre-1700 in Britain, see Early English Books Online; for selected full text of items published pre-1800 in America, see Early American Imprints.
Coverage varies by title.
Covers a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information related to environmental issues.
MLIN
Information from over 700 journals on agriculture, biology, geology, economics, engineering, energy, and policy related to the environment.
1966 to present
Extensive index to 1000+ education journals and 200,000+ other documents (e.g. curriculum guides, books, reports). With abstracts and some full text.
1985 to present
Indexes essays and articles from the U.S., Great Britain, and Canada, ranging from economics, political science, and history to criticism of literary works, drama, and film.
1960 to present
Full text newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
Contains documentaries in the fields of anthropology & ethnography, documenting human culture & behavior. Includes field notes, liner notes, filmmaker biographies, related articles, study guides, etc. Trial ends 12/28/12.
Covers the government and economy of 250+ countries & territories, with directory information and statistical tables. Online version of Europa World Year Book and the regional surveys.
1991 - 2007
Lists books, journal articles, reviews and theses on Eastern Europe (formerly Communist countries) published in Western Europe. Covers social sciences, the humanities, literature, linguistics and art.
1493-1750
Contains over 32,000 entries and is a comprehensive guide to books and pamphlets about the Americas written in Europe before 1750.
c. 1800 - 1920
Rare books, pamphlets & periodicals relating to US social & cultural history; strong on conduct & household management; contrasts urban & rural cultures.
1980 to present. MLIN
Full text scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers. Covers the arts and humanities, the social sciences, science and technology, across all academic disciplines.