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Academic Search Premier (EbscoHost) R
Catalog of US Government Publications
Description: A search and retrieval service that provides bibliographic records of U.S. Government information products. Use it to link to Federal agency online resources or identify materials distributed to Federal Depository Libraries. Coverage begins with January 1994 and new records are added daily.
Census Data from the U.S. Census Bureau
Description: Online access to demographic, economic, business and housing related data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau.
CIA World Factbook
Description: country profiles; socioeconomic data.
Contemporary Authors -> Use Literature Resource Center R
Description: Accessible online from several local public libraries: DC PL, Arlington County PL, PG County PL, Montgomery County PL, and Fairfax County PL --- All you need is a FREE library card at the public library of your choice --- To obtain a public library card, HU students who have not established permanent residency in DC or the neighboring jurisdictions must have a local area address, e.g., a Howard U residence hall.
COPAC
Description: Copac® is a union catalogue. It provides FREE access to the merged online catalogues of 24 major university research libraries in the UK and Ireland PLUS the British Library, the National Library of Scotland, and the National Library of Wales/Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Description: "This service covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. We aim to cover all subjects and languages. There are now 2140 journals in the directory. Currently 582 journals are searchable at article level. As of March 2006 91078 articles are included in the DOAJ service."
EbscoHost R
Description: The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,000 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,100 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCO host. Number of simultaneous logons: Unlimited.
EJS E-Journals R
Ethnic NewsWatch (PROQUEST) R
Description: A full-text collection of articles, editorials, columns, reviews from newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Number of simultaneous logons: Unlimited.
Gabriel: The Gateway to Europe's National Libraries
Gale Databases R
Description: Portal access to the following databases: BIOGRAPHY IN CONTEXT,
LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER, OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS IN CONTEXT, US HISTORY IN CONTEXT, WORLD HISTORY IN CONTEXT
GeNii
Description: National Institute of Informatics (NII)has been contributing to the establishment, diffusion, and promotion of scientific information in Japan by providing NACSIS-CAT (Catalog Information Service), NACSIS-IR (Information Retrieval Service), NACSIS-ELS (Electronic Library Service), and various other services.
GPO Access Online Resources: A-Z Resource List
Description: Full text of the U.S. Federal Register (1995+), Congressional Record (1995+), Congressional bills (1993+), Code of Federal Regulations (current and recent historical), U.S. Statutes (1995+), U.S. Code (1994), Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documments (1993+), Federal Budget (1996+), Economic Report of the President (1995+), Catalog of U.S. Government Publications: MOCAT (1994+) and much more.
History Universe R
Description: Primary and secondary documents on African-American studies, including the colonial legislation on race and slavery; full-text of all federal legislation and U.S. Supreme Court cases related to race, through 1995; reference articles from the Encyclopedia of African-American Civil Rights; articles from scholarly journals; as well as manuscripts, speeches, and photographs from government and private sources. Number of simultaneous logons: Unlimited.
http://scirus.com
Ingenta
Description: INGENTA supplies access to a comprehensive collections of 8,000 academic and professional publications. While many of the articles in its database are full-text, INGENTA also indicates other sources for full-text.
International Data Base - US Census Bureau
Description: A computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for all countries of the world. Link: 14 May 2001.
Internet Public Library
Description: A vast virtual library offering a variety of exhibits and educational materials, answers to reference questions, a browsable catalog of nearly 20,000 electronic texts, and an annotated guide to web sites. Try "Ask A Question," and an IPL dedicated volunteer will attempt to answer your question and guide you where to find the information.
INTUTE: Social Sciences
Description: Free online service providing you with access to the very best Web resources for education and research, evaluated and selected by a network of subject specialists.
JOLIS - Joint World Bank & IMF Libraries Online Catalog
Description: Electronic access to a comprehensive archive of articles from journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics, ecology and botany.
JSTOR R
Description: Description: Electronic access to a comprehensive archive of articles from journals in the arts, botany, business, education, ecology, economics, history, humanities, language & literature, mathematics, political science and social sciences.
Lexis-Nexis Academic R
Description: Search the full text of today's news, or search back more than 20 years. Retrieve full text company news & financial information. Search full text federal, state & international legal materials. Find full text & abstracted medical & health information. Search general reference sources. Number of simultaneous logons: Unlimited.
Library of Congress Authorities
Description: Using Library of Congress Authorities, you can browse and display authority headings for Subject, Name, Title and Name/Title combinations. You can also download authority records in MARC format for use in a local library system. This service is offered free of charge.
Mind : The Meetings Index
Description: To locate future events such as conferences, congresses, meetings, and symposia. Results are sorted by year, dates, location, and name of event.
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Naxos Music Library R
Description: Complete catalogs and/or selected recordings of over 250 independent labels; genre's included: Classical, Jazz, World, Classic Rock, Nostalgia music; wide range of standard and specialist repertoire; Music notes, cover artwork, track list, instrumentation and publisher information; Libretti and synopses of more than 700 operas; 10,000+ composer and artist biographies; pronunciation guide for composer and artist names; glossary, guide to musical terms and work analysis.
Proquest Databases R
Proquest Dissertations and Theses R
Description: With more than 2 million entries, PQD&T is the single, central, authoritative resource for information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses. Dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350- word abstracts written by the author. Master's theses published from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. Titles available as native or image PDF formats include free twenty-four page previews. UMI offers over 1.8 million titles for purchase in microform, paper or electronic formats.
PsycArticles (EBSCO Support Site) R
Description: This database provides full text articles on current issues in psychology from respected sources, spanning from 1985 to the present. PsycARTICLES includes more than 39,000 full-text articles from 53 journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations. All journals included in this database are indexed in PsycINFO.
PsycARTICLES (OVID Support Site) R
Description: This database searches selected book chapters and over 28,000 full-text journal articles published by the American Psychological Association and the Canadian Psychological Association. To access from the OVID homepage, click on "continue," then click on Journals@Ovid Full text. NOTE: Check the small box by PsycARTICLES if you want to limit your search to this source. Number of simultaneous logons: 999.
PsychInfo (via EBSCO) R
Description: PsycINFO, from the American Psychological Association, contains over two million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations, all in the field of psychology, dating as far back as 1840. Journal coverage, which dates back to the 1800s, includes international material selected from nearly 2,000 periodicals in over 35 languages. More than 65,000 records are added each year.
Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibiography
Description: "Selected English-language articles, books, and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. Most sources have been published between 1990 and the present; however, a limited number of key sources published prior to 1990 are also included. Where possible, links are provided to sources that are freely available on the Internet."
STAT-USA/Internet R
Description: A service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the site for the U.S. business, economic and trade community, providing authoritative information from the Federal government. Number of simultaneous logons: 1.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Description: Contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included.
Statistical Universe R
Description: Find answers fast by searching a collection growing by over 30,000 statistical tables annually. Search summaries of statistical publications for comprehensive overviews of documents. Jump to other Web sites with useful information about statistics. Number of simultaneous logons: Unlimited.
Voices from the Gaps: Women Writers of Color
Description: "... an instructional World Wide Web site focusing on the lives and works of women writers of color."
WorldCat
Description: The world's most comprehensive bibliography, with more than 45 million bibliographic records. Locate books, journals and other publications in libraries around the world.
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