Balance of Payments Statistics Online
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Produced by the International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payment Statistics (BOPS) provides figures for over 100 countries, including statistics for goods, services, income, capital accounts, and reserves. BOPS also contains world totals for balance of payment components.

Basic BIOSIS (biology)    
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Basic BIOSIS indexes and abstracts over 370 core and popular life science journals. Perfect for non-biology majors, coverage includes the most recent four years only, and is a good database for students doing research in agriculture, ecology, nutrition, botany, physiology, public health, as well as biology, biochemistry, and biotechnology. Older paper indexes are available for 1928-1993 on Reference Aisles 4A and 4B under the title Biological Abstracts..
Behavioral and Brain Sciences POWERSEARCH
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences POWERSEARCH searches the following databases simultaneously: Academic Search Complete, MEDLINE, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, PsycARTICLES, Mental Measurements Yearbook and PsycINFO.

Bibliography of Native North Americans
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Bibliography of Native North Americans is an online database which covers topics relating to native North Americans from the sixteenth century to the present, including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, folklore, culture, history, and literacy. It contains more than 80,000 citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents of the United States and Canada.

Biography & Genealogy Master Index    
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The best place to search for brief information about people, living or dead. Search for a person's name and get references to biographical dictionaries (e.g., American Men & Women of Science, Who's Who in America) and subject encyclopedias (e.g., Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia of World Crime).

Biology Digest 
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Biology Digest indexes and abstracts over 300 life sciences journals from 1989 to the present. The abstracts are lengthier than most other databases and are written in a more non-technical style, making Biology Digest easier to use for non-scientists. Some of the disciplines covered include botany, health, medicine, zoology, ecology, and biology. .

Biology POWERSEARCH   
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Biology POWERSEARCH searches the following databases simultaneously: Academic Search Complete, General Science Abstracts, INSPEC, and Medline.

Birds of North America  
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Birds of North America Online is an extensive collection of materials that provide avid bird watchers or other interested users with information about 716 species of birds living in North America. This database provides numerous resources, such as species information showing breeding and migratory patterns, food habits, breeding, distinguishing characteristics, and demographics and population information; as well as image and video galleries showing behaviors, habitat, nests, eggs and nestlings, and more. Each species account is written by one or more of 700 leading ornithologists, and is fully searchable by topic and key word. Finally, every species account included in Birds of North America Online provides extensive reference information for further research.

Black Drama, 1850 to Present  
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Black Drama contains the full text of 1,200 plays written from the mid-1800s to the present by more than 100 playwrights from North America, English-speaking Africa, the Caribbean, and other African diaspora countries. Many of the works are rare, hard-to-find, or out of print. This database will provide information on related productions, theaters, productions companies, as well as selected playbills, productions photographs and other ephemera related to the plays.

Book Review Digest    
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An index to book reviews of fiction and non-fiction published since 1983. This is the first stop for book review searching. For additional reviews in databases and print sources, ask for the Book Reviews guide at the McDermott Library Reference Desk.

Book Review Index Online, 1965-     
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Book Review Index Online is a comprehensive source for book reviews that electronically indexes reviews from 1965 to the present, making them easily accessible from an intuitive interface. Researchers can search through the most trusted review publications using multiple search options and see results presented quickly and accurately.


Book Review Index Online is a comprehensive source for book reviews that electronically indexes reviews from 1965 to the present, making them easily accessible from an intuitive interface. Researchers can search through the most trusted review publications using multiple search options and see results presented quickly and accurately.
Books in Print   
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A list of books, tapes, and videos available for sale by U.S. publishers who pay to have their wares listed. Useful for finding publishers and prices of books, BIP also includes titles announced for publication in the upcoming months.

British and Irish Women's Letters & Diaries  
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British and Irish Womens’ Letters and Diaries from 1500-1900 provides a collection of primary sources from journal articles, pamphlets, newsletters, monographs and conference proceedings. The personal experiences of more than 500 women are represented and include all age groups and life stages, all ethnicities, many geographical regions, the famous, and the not so famous.

Business & Company Resource Center  
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Business & Company Resource Center - Provides current business, company, and industry content including: periodical articles, press releases, corporate structures, financials and earning estimates, investment reports, and company histories. Sources include Market Share Reporter, Ward's Business Directory of U.S. and Private Companies, and other authoritative industry databases. Companies can be searched by name, ticker symbol, SIC/NAICS code, product/brand name or location. Full list of publications indexed.


Business Organizations has information on more than 30,000 new and established organizations, agencies, and publications worldwide that serve business and industry. Included are abstracts of most records describing the organization's products and services. Company URL's are provided when available. It is current from 1998 to present. The Help Menu is very useful.

Business Source Complete
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Business Source Complete is a scholarly business database which provides a comprehensive collection of bibliographic and full text content. As part of the extensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts are included for the most important scholarly business journals back to 1886. In addition there are searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals.

Enhanced Business Searching Interface
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Business Source Complete is a scholarly business database which provides a comprehensive collection of bibliographic and full text content. As part of the extensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts are included for the most important scholarly business journals back to 1886. In addition there are searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals.

CINAHL    
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CINAHL provides indexing for approximately 2,900 journals from the fields of nursing, biomedicine, alternative medicine, consumer health, and allied health disciplines. Indexing dates back to 1982. CINAHL contains limited full-text access.

Clase Periodica   
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Clase Periodica indexes documents published in Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences, humanities, and the sciences and technology from 1975 to the present. It provides access to more than 300,000 bibliographic citations from documents published in 2,600 scholarly journals published in the Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English languages. It includes periodical articles, essays, book reviews, monographs, conference proceedings, technical reports, and interviews published in journals edited in 24 different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on Pan-American issues.

Classical Music Library  
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With the Classical Music Library you can listen to thousands of pieces of music written from the Middles Ages through the 21st Century. Browse for recordings by your favorite composer, listen to compositions written for particular instruments, explore genres ranging from arias to zarzuelas, find music performed by specific artists or conductors, or create your own playlists. The Classical Music Library database also provides a music glossary, biographical information on over 500 musicians, and thousands of pictures of composers.


The Cochrane Library
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The Cochrane Library is a collection of specialized databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making on the effects of interventions in health care. Currently there are approximately 560,000 records in the Cochrane Library which are both searchable and browsable.

CogNet Library (cognitive and brain sciences)    
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CogNet Library provides full-text access to books and journals relating to cognitive and neurological sciences. It is also is an essential resource for those interested in primary research for understanding the nature of the human mind. The publication dates of the materials vary, but generally cover the past 15 years.

Communication & Mass Media Complete 
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Communication & Mass Media Complete provides an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and educators interested in any and all aspects of communication and mass media. The database offers full text articles for over 240 titles and contains citation coverage for an additional 360 sources. Coverage extends from the 1960s to the present.

Communication Disorders POWERSEARCH
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Communication Disorders POWERSEARCH searches the following databases simultaneously: MEDLINE, ERIC, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, Education Abstracts, Professional Development Collection and Communication, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection & Mass Media Complete.

Compendex (Engineering Village Archive)  
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Engineering Village is a comprehensive online archive of engineering research containing almost 10 million references with abstracts to over 5,000 engineering journals and technical reports. Engineering of all types is fully represented, including bioengineering, computer science and technology, electrical and chemical engineering, materials science, and nuclear, civil, mechanical, aerospace, and petroleum engineering. Coverage spans publications dating from 1884 to 1968.

Computer Science POWERSEARCH
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Computer Science POWERSEARCH searches the following databases simultaneously: Inspec, Academic Search Complete, General Science Abstracts, Computer Source, Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts.

Computer Source
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Computer Source offers full-text coverage for nearly 300 publications covering topics such as computer science, artificial intelligence, information systems, robotics, and software. In addition, Computer Source offers indexing with abstracts for nearly 450 other related publications. Coverage extends from 1985 to the present.

Congressional Universe (LexisNexis Congressional)    
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Congressional Universe provides access to the publications of the United States Congress from 1970 to the present including Congressional committee hearings and reports, the Congressional Record, the United States Code, the Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Register, bill texts, and legislative histories for Public Laws. Online full-text availability for these documents covers 1989 to the present. For publications running from 1970 to 1988, Congressional Universe provides indexing with abstracts. This indexing provides access to McDermott Library's U.S. Serial Set collection on microfilm. For access to Congressional publications before 1970, consult the printed CIS Index on reference index aisle 1A on the 2nd floor of McDermott Library.

Consumer Health Complete  
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Consumer Health Complete (CHC) provides access to easily understandable health and medical information. Consumers can search and browse within medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles. This databases also features more than 700 physician-generated videos with full-text transcripts and 248 animations. In addition, CHC includes the Clinical Reference System and the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide for up-to-date, concise and clinically relevant drug information.

Contemporary Authors (shortened version of the print source)   
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The online version of Contemporary Authors provides biographical and bibliographical information on more than 120,000 living U.S. and international authors. For information on other 20th and 21st century writers, consult the printed version of Contemporary Authors at call number Ref PN453 .C6 in the reference area on the 2nd floor of McDermott Library.

Contemporary Literary Criticism (shortened version of the print source)    
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The online version of Contemporary Literary Criticism provides full text access to more than 11,000 critical essays on 20th and 21st century authors. It also provides bibliographic citations for each author's principal works. For more information consult the printed version of Contemporary Literary Criticism at call number Ref PN94 .C6 in the reference area on the 2nd floor of McDermott Library. For additional sources of criticism, ask for a copy of our Literary Criticism guide at the McDermott Library reference desk.

Contemporary Women's Issues   
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Contemporary Women's Issues provides full text access to over 2,245 journals, books, newsletters, and research reports that provide information on a full range of women's issues. Topics covered include pay equity, reproductive issues, violence and exploitation, legal status, and workplace issues. Coverage spans 1992 to the present.

CQ Electronic Library
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Created by CQ Press, the CQ Electronic Library is an excellent resource for research in American government, politics, public policy, and current affairs and searches the online versions of CQ's periodicals and reference publications. Coverage spans 1983 to the present.

Criminal Justice Abstracts 
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Criminal Justice Abstracts indexes the major journals in criminology. Criminal Justice Abstracts contains articles about crime trends, prevention projects, corrections, juvenile delinquency, police, courts, offenders, victims, and sentencing. Criminal Justice Abstracts indexes books and reports from government and nongovernmental agencies. For each document, a summary of the findings, methodology, and conclusions is provided. The index begins in 1968.

Criminology POWERSEARCH
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Criminology POWERSEARCH searches the following databases simultaneously: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, Criminal Justice Abstracts, National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts, PAIS Online, PAIS Archive, and Sociological Abstracts.