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African American Experience X African American Experience: The African American Experience is the definitive electronic research tool for African American history and culture from one of the most respected publishers in the field. The two primary goals: to provide rock-solid information from authorities in the field, and to allow African Americans to speak for themselves through a wealth of primary sources. Drawing on over 400 volumns, and designed under the guidance of leading librarians, this database gives voice to the black experience from its African origins to the present day. Close	CQ Researcher X CQ Researcher: Original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news. CQ Researcher is noted for its in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Reports are published weekly in print and online 44 times a year by CQ Press, a division of Congressional Quarterly Inc. Close
ARTstor X ARTstor: A repository of hundreds of thousands of digital images and related data; the tools to actively use those images; and a restricted usage environment that seeks to balance the rights of content providers with the needs and interests of content users. Close	Credo Reference X Credo Reference: Credo Reference enables users to find authoritative answers fast. It features content from hundreds of reference books in a broad range of subjects. Close
Facts on File X Facts on File: Using the technologies of the Internet, Facts On File integrates its full news archive with databases that give researchers an understanding of the controversial issues of the day (Issues & Controversies On File), explain the most contentious issues in American history (Issues & Controversies in American History), illuminate the world of science for students (Today's Science On File), answer millions of questions courtesy of America's all-time best-selling reference book (The World Almanac Reference Database) and provide a student� and family�friendly reference and educational database for grades 2 through 8 (FactsforLearning). Close	Encyclopaedia Britannica X Encyclopaedia Britannica Online: Provides complete text of Encyclopaedia Britannica with search capabilities, related links, and multimedia enhancements. Close
Grove Music Online X Grove Music Online: Grove Music Online offers over 45,000 articles on people and places, instruments and techniques, genres and styles. Grove Music Online also provides over 5,000 links to images, sound, and other related web sites and over 500 audio musical examples. Close	Gale Virtual Reference Library X Gale Virtual Reference Library: Gale Virtual Reference Library provides an online collection of premier encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Close
Infotrac Thomson Gale X Infotrac Thomson Gale: InfoTrac, an Online Research and Learning Center, offers over 20 million full-text articles from nearly 6,000 scholarly and popular periodicals. Articles cover a broad spectrum of disciplines and topics- ideal for every type of researcher. Resources include Expanded Academic ASAP, Literature Resource Center and Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Close	Oxford English Dictionary X Oxford English Dictionary: The Oxford English Dictionary covers words from across the English-speaking world, from North America to South Africa, from Australia and New Zealand to the Caribbean. It also offers the best in etymological analysis and in listing of variant spellings, and it shows pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet. Close
Latino American Experience X Latino American Experience: Latino American Experience (LAE) is the first-ever full-text database focusing on the history and culture of Latinos living in the United States. LAE�s content spans from the pre-Columbian Indigenous civilizations of the Americas, through the Spanish and Mexican settlement of much of what is now the United States, to the triumphs and challenges facing present-day U.S. Latinos. Close	Salem Health X Salem Health: A perfect mix of accessibility and depth, providing general readers with an authoritative reference source that helps bridge the gap between medical encyclopedias for professionals and popular self-help guides. It is an up-to-date and easy-to-use compendium of medical information suitable for student research as well as use by general readers, including patients and caregivers. Close
MDL EBSCO Host X MDL EBSCO Host: EBSCO Host is a powerful online reference system. It offers a variety of proprietary full text databases which range from general reference collections to specially designed, subject-specific databases for public, academic, medical, corporate and school libraries. Close	Testing & Education Reference Center X Testing & Education Reference Center: The Testing & Education Reference Center provides in-depth information on colleges and universities, graduate and professional programs, distance learning, corporate training, available scholarship awards, preparatory entrance tests and more. Close
NewsBank InfoWeb X NewsBank InfoWeb: Through partnerships with leading content providers worldwide, NewsBank consolidates current and archived information in fully searchable databases comprised of more than 2,000 newspaper titles, as well as newswires, transcripts, business journals, periodicals, government documents and other publications. Close
Ovid X Ovid: Professionals, researchers, students, and information managers in the scientific and healthcare communities rely on Ovid for the information they need to explore a new theory, fuel a new discovery, inform ongoing research, and improve patient care. Close
Sirs Government Reporter X Sirs Government Reporter: SIRS Government Reporter delivers thousands of full-text documents, summaries and graphics concerning a wide variety of topics: health, science, economics, environment, politics, foreign affairs, business and industry. Additional content provides current and historic government documents; landmark and recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions; information about U.S. Justices, U.S. Presidents, elected leaders, federal departments and agencies. National Archives Documents and Country Profiles are also included. Close
Wilson Science X Wilson Science: Includes all the full text content from Wilson�s acclaimed Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Biological & Agricultural Index Plus, and General Science Full Text, plus additional related full text science titles indexed by other Wilson databases including Readers� Guide Full Text and Wilson OmniFile Full Text. Close

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