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Best Databases (Core)


Military & Government Collection
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for nearly 400 titles.
SciELO Latin American Social Sciences Journals English Edition
The objective of SciELO Latin American Social Sciences Journals English Edition is to contribute to the promotion of international access to Latin American scientific journals in Social Sciences.

General Databases


U.S. Government Online
Presents in-depth information on the structure, function and history of the U.S. government and its everyday role in the lives of citizens.
World Atlas
This database provides a variety of political, outline, elevation, locator, and comparative statistical maps. It also includes several features: Country and State Profiles (maps, facts & figures, climate, culture, etc. of each area), a Comparison Tool (that compares and ranks countries, U.S. states, and Canadian provinces and territories using selected statistics), and an "In the News" section (updated news articles organized by country).

Interdisciplinary Databases


Academic OneFile
Academic OneFile is a source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's English language journals and reference sources. It has extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, & millions of full text articles available in both PDF and HTML.
Academic Search Premier
The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,650 serials, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.

Best Reference Books Online


Encyclopedia of Global Change
Encompassing tsunamis, elephant conservation, ocean pollution, mining regulation, and permafrost melt, the 300 authoritative articles in this unique and wide-ranging encyclopedia investigate all types of phenomena that change life on Earth. The entries cover a range of general research categories: altered ecosystems, climate change, food and water supply, population, politics and global change, institutions and policies, biographies, and case studies.

Websites


Federal Digital System (FDsys) from the U.S. Government Printing Office
This database provides access to government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies including: files submitted by Congress and Federal agencies; information gathered from Federal agencies' web sites; and digital files created by scanning previously printed publications.

Reference Books Online


Reference Books Online
Complete list of online Reference Books (specialized books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.).
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