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DATABASES (Article and Reference Sources)~ With Detailed Descriptions ~ Click on one of these 4 links to search many databases at one time
How To Find Articles In The LRC Databases ONGOING DATABASESGENERAL (All Subject Areas)Designed specifically for academic institutions — a multi-disciplinary full text database with full text for over 4,500 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications — also includes indexing and abstracts for all 8,025 journals in the collection Includes articles from leading journals and reference sources — covers physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other academic subjects — includes full-text of the New York Times since 1995 Online edition Over 3,500 indexed and full-text titles — of which 2,100 are peer-reviewed — in all disciplines with more than 20 years of backfile coverage and an intuitive interface that expedites successful searches Gale Virtual Reference Library iCONN e-Books — click on the above heading to search the whole Gale collection of reference e-books, or choose individual titles from the collection:
A comprehensive periodical resource with over 39 million database records, mostly full-text — more than 9,200 titles and backfile coverage from 1980 — from mainstream to specialized sources — a good source for virtually every popular, business and professional topic Integrates key business and general interest titles — from national news magazines and encyclopedias to business journals, includes much full-text and image resources — a comprehensive reference database — provides links to related sources outside of the current article: reference books, magazine and newspaper articles — features a wide variety of general interest & business magazines and periodicals Full-text Spanish-language & bilingual periodicals InfoTrac — See General (InfoTrac) OneFile — above Reference works searchable by subject Indexes law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. Also contains law-related articles from business and general interest titles In depth full-text news, business, legal, medical and reference information Full text, indexing & abstracts for over 2,800 titles, 5,000 full text Magill Book Reviews, over 320 reference books including the World Almanac & Book of Facts — full text from 84,074 biographies, 86,135 full text primary source documents, American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Edition — Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags — PDF backfiles back to 1975 for key publications including American Libraries, Foreign Affairs, History Today, Judaism, Library Journal and National Review Military and Intelligence Database Provides access to U.S. armed services publications, along with military science, political science and international relations journals, many in full text Draws from the book series published by Greenhave Press and from other reference sources to offer viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles on a wide range of social issues NEW! Provides access to the full text of individual SAGE journals - as well as The SAGE Full-Text Collections, discipline-specific research databases, are also available here - SAGE publishes over 485 journals in business, humanities, social sciences, science, technology, & medicine Searches many EBSCO databases at once and presents material in an easy to understand format Readers advisory tool for all age groups NEWSPAPER ARTICLES Full-text, 1980- Full-text, 1992- Historical Hartford Courant, 1764-1922 Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue — includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue Mostly full-text, from 1980- Full text for nearly 30 national and international newspapers, including USA Today, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Post, The Times (London), Toronto Star, etc. — contains selected full text for over 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers, including Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Miami Herald, New York Daily News, San Jose Mercury News, etc. — includes full text television & radio transcripts provided from CBS News, FOX News, NPR, etc. Mostly full-text coverage of the Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Hartford Courant, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post Full-text, 1984- PHOTOGRAPHS, GRAPHICS Associated Press Photo Archive Online photo collection of the Associated Press — includes more than 700,000 current and historical new photos, text, audio, graphics SUBJECT-SPECIFIC DATABASES NEW! BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGYBiography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) A good place to begin a search for information about people - indexes current reference sources & retrospective works that cover individuals, both living & deceased, from every field of activity & from all over the world - helps in determining which publication to consult for biographical information - includes over 13.6 million biographical sketches - sources indexed include biographical dictionaries & who's whos, which supply information on a number of individuals; subject encyclopedias; volumes of literary criticism; & indexes, which refer user to information found elsewhere - indexes only reference works containing multiple biographies - doesn't index periodical articles or books of biography about a single individual Biography Resource Center: African Americans Offers narrative & thumbnail biographies about notable African Americans from Gale sources. Includes full-text periodical articles, websites, & recent update news briefs. Search on name, personal facts such as birth/death dates & place, occupation, & gender, or combine criteria to create a targeted custom search BUSINESSFive full-text databases, with comprehensive information from journals, magazines, trade publications, and selected newspapers — including full text of American Demographics Business & Company Resource Center Includes company, industry, and article searching Designed specifically for business schools and libraries — provides full text for nearly 8,350 scholarly business journals and for other sources, including full text for more than 1,100 scholarly business publications — offers information in nearly every area of business including management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more Over 40,000 public & non-public companies and 225,000 key executives — includes in-depth industry analyses, information on a company's location, summary financials, top competitors, top officers, etc.
Incorporates 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States — includes Arizona Business, Business North Carolina, Crain's New York Business (and other Crain Communications editions), Des Moines Business Record, Enterprise Salt Lake City, Fort Worth Business Press, Orange County Business Journal, Westchester County Business Journal, etc. Full-text, 1984 - present CRIMINAL JUSTICE/LAWIndexes law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. Also contains law-related articles from business and general interest titles A collection of news, business, and law related information for college studentsEDUCATIONUpdated daily — includes over 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources — focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education — many of the full-text titles are also found in the ERIC database U.S. Department of Education's Educational Resource Information Center database, containing citations, abstracts and full-text information from educational and education-related journals and digests Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts — indexes over 600 periodicals, books, research reports and proceedings — subjects include librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, etc. — coverage extends back to the mid-1960s Professional Development Collection Designed for professional educators — provides a highly specialized collection of more than 550 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles — also contains more than 200 educational reports Indexes over 260 titles from teacher & administrator trade journals, periodicals, & books - covers key education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science & Mathematics, etc. for K-12 Teachers, Librarians, and others
GRANTSConnecticut Grantmakers - *NOTE - to gain access, see a Librarian
HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGYNursing and allied health journals and other publications Health & Wellness Resource Center 1980- Medical information for health professionals and general readers Health Reference Center Academic 1980- Articles on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health & safety, alcohol & drug abuse, HMOs, prescription drugs, etc. — "The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only" HealthSource: Nursing & Academic Provides more than 550 scholarly full-text journals, including nearly 450 peer-reviewed journals focusing on many medical disciplines — also has abstracting and indexing for nearly 850 journal Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, etc. by the National Library of Medicine Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection Includes 575 full text publications, with nearly 550 peer-reviewed journals, covering topics such as emotional & behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods — indexing and abstracts are also provided Abstracts and some full text journal articles & other publications in the fields of psychology & psychological aspects of related disciplines HISTORYCollaboration between the Connecticut Historical Society, CT State Library, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut, Mystic Seaport, & New Haven Colony Historical Society – includes over 14,000 images of photographs, drawings & prints which are searched or browsed in many ways, including: keyword, subject, creator, title & date. Geographical sites are searched using a Digital Geographic Locator developed by the University of Connecticut's Map & Geographic Information Center (MAGIC) – descriptions of the images are provided in detailed records – includes online learning tools Links to historic documents and texts Full text from over 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias & non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for over 120 history periodicals, over 59,600 historical documents, 49,600 biographies of historical figures, over 110,200 historical photos & maps, & over 80 hours of historical video LITERATUREIncludes authors who have made important contributions to the areas of long and short fiction, poetry, drama, and philosophy — has critical analyses and brief plot summaries of the most studied works in literature SCIENCEFocuses on the relationship between human beings & the environment, with information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources & beyond - comprised of scholarly & general interest titles, as well as government documents & reports - shows positive & negative ways humans affect the ecology - draws on the connection between the environment & disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health & technology - includes articles & information from over 600 titles, including Bioscience (from 1964), Conservation Biology (from 1987), Journal of Ecology (from 1913) & Journal of Environmental Planning & Management (from 1948) - currently, the total number of records is about 295,000, & full text is provided for over 4,600 records from open access titles A research database with many full text science-oriented material - with full text for about 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. with topics including biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology, & wildlife
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