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Database / Website	Description	Access
ProQuest	Indexes magazine, journal, and newspaper articles many of which can be printed in full text or full image Help using ProQuest	Campus & Remote
NetLibrary	Provides easy access to thousands of online books. It is necessary to create an account in order to "check out" the books	Campus & Remote
WilsonWeb	HW Wilson’s bibliographic databases that index articles in general science, the social sciences, and the humanities	Campus & Remote
Gale Virtual Reference Library	Database of reference titles on various subjects	Campus & Remote
JSTOR	Backfiles of journal articles all available in full image in the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences Help using JSTOR	Campus & Remote
Biography Resource Center	Database contains hundreds of biographies searchable using personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity or occupation	Campus & Remote
Annual Reviews	Thirty-four Annual Reviews titles covering the biomedical, physical and social sciences	Campus & Remote
Polling the Nations	Polling data from more than 12,000 surveys conducted in the United States and other countries covering hundreds of topics	Campus & Remote
EBSCO Databases:
EBSCOhost Databases	Link to all of the EBSCO databases	Campus & Remote
EBSCO Animals	Theis EBSCO database provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.	Campus & Remote
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia	This EBSCO database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.	Campus & Remote
MasterFILE Premier	An EBSCO database designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 2,100 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975.	Campus & Remote
Newspaper Source	EBSCO database of selected full text for nearly 30 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. It also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers.	Campus & Remote
TOPICsearch	This current events EBSCO database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms.	Campus & Remote
Searchasaurus	Useful EBSCO service will help both children and their parents by enabling them to search thousands of articles, an online general encyclopedia and a ton of information about animals from around the world.	Campus & Remote
Other Online Resources
Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages	Provides a concise guide for choosing Internet information that is accurate and reliable for use by students doing academic research	Unrestricted
Research and Documentation Online	Guides to documenting sources in commonly used styles plus a glossary of library and web terms	Unrestricted
Dictionary.com	Online dictionary and thesaurus	Unrestricted
GPO Access	Service of the U.S. Government Printing Office providing free access to information on a wealth of topics in sources produced by the Federal Government	Unrestricted
Internet Public Library	Websites selected and evaluated by librarians for quality information	Unrestricted
Academic Info	Megasite has annotated links to some of the best Internet sites for a college audience	Unrestricted
Digital Library of Appalachia	Appalachian College Association project provides information on the geography, environment, culture and history of the Appalachian region	Unrestricted
Ancient World Web	Links to ancient history web sites by category including “Alternative Theories,” “Mythology and Religion,” “History,” “Languages and Literature”	Unrestricted
Project Vote Smart	Nonpartisan information on national, state, and local political candidates	Unrestricted
Public Agenda Online	Discussion of current interest topics with links to organizations concerned with the issue	Unrestricted
UGL Library Glossary	University of Michigan site lists terms commonly used by library staff	Unrestricted

Title	Description	Call number
Readers Guide to Periodical Literature	Index to periodical articles	Ref AI 3 .R4
New York Time Index	Newspaper index	Ref AI 21 .N45
Christian Science Monitor Index	Newspaper index	Ref AI 21 .C462 B44