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Search Results: total 61 database(s)	Full Text Available	Access Restrictions
AATA Online: Abstracts of International Conservation Literature Coverage:		Open Access
Scope: enhances the preservation of our global cultural patrimony by providing high quality, editorially-reviewed abstracts of the international literature of conservation and heritage management in a free online database. Updated quarterly, AATA Online currently includes abstracts of over 100,000 citations, enabling practitioners from many fields of heritage preservation to identify and select resources relevant to their work.
Academic OneFile Coverage: 1995 - Present	F	M
Scope: premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Access Note: Academic OneFile's coverage includes Agriculture, Communication and Mass Media, Computers, Criminal Justice, Diversity Studies, Environmental Studies and Policy, Expanded Academic ASAP, Fine Arts, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues, Health Reference Center Academic, LegalTrac, Information Science and Library Issues, Nursing and Allied Health, Physical Therapy and Sports Medicince, Pop Culture, Psychology, Religion and Philosophy, War and terrorism, U.S. History, and World History.
ACM Digital Library Coverage: 1954 - Present	F	M
Scope: a comprehensive collection of over 20 ACM publications online, including a fifiteen year archive of journals and magazines, and a nine year archive of ACM conference proceedings. Full-text access is included.
ACM Proceedings Database Coverage: 1954 - Present	F	M
Scope: provides direct searchable access to ACM proceedings.
ACM SIGs Database Coverage: 1954 - Present	F	M
Scope: provides direct searchable access to ACM SIGs.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index Coverage: 2005 - Present		M
Scope: enables users to locate biographical entries contained in more than 1,000 volumes and editions of important current and retrospective biographical reference sources. This index contains citations that point to over 15 million biographies on nearly 5 million people, living and deceased, from all time periods, geographical locations, and fields of endeavor.
Book Review Digest Plus Coverage: 1983 - Present		M
Scope: is a reference database that provides review excerpts and book summaries from 1983 to the present for current English-language fiction and non-fiction books for all ages. Abstracting and indexing is included for more than 163,950 books, with more than 8,000 new records from 120 periodicals added per year.
Books & Authors Coverage:		M
Scope: includes over 117,000 recommended titles, more than 63,700 plot summaries, and awards information from 561 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles.
Business Insights: Global Coverage: 1979 - Present	F	M
Scope: Provides case studies, statistical data sources, news articles, academic journals, and topical reference materials organized by country, company, or industry.
CHILTON Library Coverage: 1954 - Present	F	M
Scope: provides exclusive photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks in one easy-to-use web site.
COS Funding Opportunities Coverage:		M
Scope: a compilation of available opportunities for grants, fellowships, prizes and other type of funding. It is an extensive database with opportunities for recipients anywhere in the world, working in any discipline. Opportunity sponsors come from the public and private sector, including local, state and national governments, foundations and societies and corporations.
CQ Electronic Library Coverage: 1941 - Present	F	M
Scope: definitive reference resource for research in American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs. A wealth of CQ Press resources and years of journalistic and editorial expertise are combined in this indispensable reference collection. These reference products offer researchers whether students, scholars, professionals, or interested citizens a range of tools for discovering and understanding CQ Press's authoritative content. Access Note: CQ Electronic Library includes CQ Researcher (1991-present), CQ Weekly (1983-present), CQ Almanac (1941-present) and CQ Global Researcher (2007-2010: November). Please note that access to CQ Researcher is limited to 10 concurrent users.
CRCnetBASE (formerly known as ENGnetBASE) Coverage:	F	M
Scope: compiles a wide range of information previously published in CRC engineering handbooks. The online database will be updated continually, and its coverage will be expanded. Current coverage includes general, structural, electrical, mechanical, civil, environmental, remediation, and optomechanical engineering.
Detroit News Coverage: 1999 - Present	F	M
Scope: serves metro Detroit and Michigan with hard-hitting and revelatory reporting, covering the way residents work and play, and providing information that will help Michiganians improve their lives. Main coverage areas include Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and Livingston counties with bureaus in Dearborn, Plymouth, Birmingham, Mount Clemens, Howell, Lansing and Washington D.C. The Detroit News is known for its in-depth coverage of the automobile industry, with a bureau in Frankfurt, Germany, specializing in auto industry reporting. Along with focused coverage on metro Detroit and Michigan, the paper also provides coverage on personal finances, consumer news, computers and technology, news and features for teens, health and fitness, lifestyles and food, and a Weekend Guide to entertainment and area activities.
Dissertations and Theses @ Michigan Technological University Coverage: 1968 - Present	F	M
Scope: provides a searchable full text database of dissertations submitted by Michigan Tech to UMI's Dissertation database. Full-text PDF files are available for most dissertations from 1968. Also includes some theses.
Ebooks Coverage:		M
Scope: online electronic books cataloged by OCLC member libraries, including all subjects. Access Note: If you are searching for electronic books from formerly known NetLibrary please see eBook Collection.
Education Abstracts Coverage: 1983 - Present		M
Scope: provides indexing and abstracts for more than 680 periodicals and yearbooks, dating as far back as 1983. Books on education published after 1995 are also indexed. Subject coverage includes adult education, multicultural/ethnic education, teaching methods and much more.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online Coverage:	F	M
Scope: includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year. You can also search an Internet directory that includes more than 300,000 links to Web sites selected, rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors.
Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences Coverage: 2004 - 2004	F	M
Scope: addresses the core knowledge, theories, and techniques employed by plant scientists, while also concentrating on applications of these in research and in industry. Plants influence all our lives as sources of sustenance, fuel and building materials.
Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology Coverage: 2004 - 2004	F	M
Scope: encompasses applications of psychological knowledge and procedures in all areas of psychology. This compendium is a major source of information for professional practitioners, researchers in psychology, and for anyone interested in applied psychology. The topics included are, but are not limited to, aging (geropsychology), assessment, clinical, cognitive, community, counseling, educational, environmental, family, industrial/organizational, health, school, sports, and transportation psychology.
Encyclopedia of Archaeology Coverage: 2008 - 2008	F	M
Scope: encompasses all aspects of archaeology, including the nature and diversity of archaeology as a scientific discipline, the practice of archaeology, archaeology in the everyday world, and the future of the discipline.
Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry Coverage: 2004 - 2004	F	M
Scope: addresses the fundamental discipline of biological chemistry underlying virtually all of the life sciences. This compilation of more than 500 different entries encompasses all aspects of biochemistry, as well as the extensions of this subject into the related fields of molecular biology, cell biology, genetics and biophysics.
Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences Coverage: 2004 - 2004	F	M
Scope: an indispensable addition for anyone interested in forests, forestry and forest sciences. Packed with valuable insights from experts all over the world, this remarkable set not only summarizes recent advances in forest science techniques, but also thoroughly covers the basic information vital to comprehensive understanding of the important elements of forestry.
Encyclopedia of Geology Coverage: 2005 - 2005	F	M
Scope: covers all aspects of geology including earth history, earth materials, surface processes, regional geology, economic geology, engineering geology, petroleum geology, geochemical and mineral exploration, and the history of geology. The techniques of remote sensing and other tools of investigation that have advanced rapidly over the last few decades are described in detail.
Encyclopedia of Information Systems Coverage: 2004 - 2004	F	M
Scope: provides essential answers to questions increasingly asked by people in all walks of life. People can no longer claim that information about computer viruses, for example, is unimportant to their work, or that advances in speech recognition and encryption will leave them unaffected. Offering both general and technical information about major elements, issues, opinions, and key studies, as well as cross-references to related subjects, it captures the dynamic growth and complexity unique to our era.
Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications Coverage: 2004 - 2004	F	M
Scope: exhaustively explores the ways that editorial content--from journalism and scholarship to films and infomercials--is developed, presented, stored, analyzed, and regulated around the world. For readers and researchers of all levels, the Encyclopedia provides perspective and context about content, delivery systems, and their myriad relationships, as well as clearly drawn avenues for further research.
Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society Coverage: 2010 - 2010	F	M
Scope: provides a guide to understanding the challenges addressed by nanoscience and nanotechnology. Readers will find accessible descriptions of some of the key technical achievements of nanoscience, as well as its history and prospects. Readers will find overviews of the efforts of governments worldwide to fund nanoscience research and tap its potential for economic development, as well as to grapple with the possibility of regulating a new technology for the environmental, occupation, and consumer health and safety that emerge with it. They will find explorations and analyses of the cultural significance of nanoscience and nanotechnologies, as well as descriptions of some of the firms, and their products, that promise to make nanotechnologies an important part of the global economy.
Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication Coverage: 2010 - 2010	F	M
Scope: provides as much information as possible on this entire range of interrelated issues in one place. While much of this information may have been published elsewhere, it is scattered across many different parts of the library, from science, engineering, and medicine to the social and behavior sciences and humanities to the professional fields of journalism and public relations. It is the goal of this encyclopedia to make as much information as possible available in a single source, with clear pointers suggesting where to begin the search for more.
Encyclopedia of Social Measurement Coverage: 2005 - 2005	F	M
Scope: a comprehensive summary of observational frameworks and mathematical models, but also offer tools, background information, qualitative methods, and guidelines for structuring the research process. Articles include examples and applications of research strategies and techniques, highlighting multidisciplinary options for observing social phenomena. The alphabetical arrangement of the articles, their glossaries and cross-references, and the volumes' detailed index will encourage exploration across the social sciences. Descriptions of important data sets and case studies will help readers understand resources they can often instantly access.
Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry Coverage: 2007 - 2007	F	M
Scope: provides authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the whole topic of spectroscopy, from theory to applications. Short articles, each covering one aspect of spectroscopy, provide the professional spectroscopist working in academia or industry with the essential facts and background on areas of spectroscopy peripheral to their own.
Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine Coverage: 2011 - 2011	F	M
Scope: describes all aspects of the field with perspectives, concepts, and methods from the medical, behavioral, and social sciences and physical education.
Encyclopedia of Vibration Coverage: 2004 - 2004	F	M
Scope: areas covered include vibrations in machines, buildings and other structures, vehicles, ships, and aircraft, as well as human response to vibration. Each article provides a concise and authoritative introduction to a topic.
Espacenet Coverage: 1836 - Present		Open Access
Scope: Free access through the European Patent Office (EPO) to more than 70 million patent documents worldwide containing information about inventions and technical developments from 1836 to today.
Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context Coverage: 1965 - Present	F	M
Scope: Features contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, the new solution features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
Gale Virtual Reference Library Coverage: 1999 - Present	F	M
Scope: a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
GlobalEDGE Coverage:		Open Access
Scope: Created by the International Business Center at Michigan State University (IBC), globalEDGE? is a knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities.
Google Scholar Coverage: 1900 - Present	F	M
Scope: web search engine designed specifically to locate scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports across broad areas of research. Access Note: click here for additional information about Google Scholar. Also if you are coming from off campus you will be asked for your ISO Login and Password. This will grant you full text access to those full text resources that the JRVP library has secured.
Green Energy: An A to Z Guide Coverage: 2010 - 2010	F	M
Scope: This volume provides an overview of the social and environmental dimensions of our energy system, and the key organizations, policy tools, and technologies that can help shape a green energy economy. Each entry draws on scholarship from across numerous disciplines in the social sciences, natural and physical sciences, and engineering.
HarpWeek Coverage: 1857 - 1889 Check for print issues in Library catalog	F	M
Scope: provides electronic access to Harper's Weekly, the illustrated 19th century "Journal of Civilization," for a 56-year period: 1857-1912. HarpWeek's electronic database makes it possible for you to discover the lively news stories, illustrations, cartoons, editorials, biographies, literature and even advertisements that shaped and reflected public opinion in this era.
Hourly Precipitation Data Publications Coverage: 1951 - Present	F	O
This publication contains hourly precipitation amounts obtained from recording rain gages located at National Weather Service, Federal Aviation Administration, and cooperative observer stations. Published data are displayed in inches to tenths or inches to hundredths at local standard time. HPD includes maximum precipitation for nine (9) time periods from 15 minutes to 24 hours, for selected stations. Access Note: On campus access is free. There is a fee for off campus access. For assistance please contact a librarian Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm (906) 487-2507 or reflib@mtu.edu.
IEEE Xplore Coverage: 1988 - Present	F	M
Scope: provides access to full-text articles from all journals published by IEEE and IEE (the Institution of Electrical Engineers. Full-text for all IEEE and IEE conference proceedings and standards is included as is select legacy content dating back to 1950.
IngentaConnect Coverage: 1988 - Present	F	M
Scope: free indexing with abstracts to over 25,000 periodicals. Articles can be retrieved by keyword searching or by browsing journals' tables of contents. Table of contents delivery free for up to 5 titles.
International Encyclopedia of Communication Coverage: 2008 - 2008	F	M
Scope: provides access to the most authoritative and up-to-date scholarship in the field communications. This encyclopedia spans the breadth of communication studies, including coverage of theories, media and communication phenomena, research methods, problems, concepts, and geographical areas.
JSTOR Coverage:	F	M
Scope: archive includes the scanned images of over 1128 scholarly journals in a variety of academic disciplines covering African, African-American, Anthropology, Archaeology, Asian Studies, Biology, Botany, Classics, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Health, History, Latin American, Life sciences, Literature, Mathematics, Middle Eastern, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic studies, Sociology, and Statistics.
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology Coverage: 1799 - Present	F	M
Scope: written by prominent scholars from industry, academia, and research institutions, the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology presents a wide scope of articles on chemical substances?including their properties, manufacturing, and uses. It also focuses on industrial processes and unit operations in chemical engineering, as well as covering fundamentals and scientific subjects related to the field. Additionally, environmental and health issues concerning chemical technology are also addressed.
Knovel Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Coverage:	F	M
Scope: Full-text handbooks and technical information in analytical chemistry, catalysis, dispersions & aggregation, electrochemistry, environmental chemistry, industrial chemistry & chemicals, industrial safety, physical chemistry, plant design, polymer chemistry, separation and transport processes. Specific titles include: Knovel Critical Tables, Yaw's Handbook of Thermodynamic and Physical Properties of Chemical Compounds, Ullmann's Chemical Engineering and Plant Design, and Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary
Lansing State Journal Coverage: 2002 - Present	F	M
Scope: Comprehensive coverage of articles, stories, columns, commentaries, reviews and more for the newspaper from the state capital of Michigan.
LexisNexis Academic Coverage:	F	M
Scope: provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. List of titles, fact book, how to search (tutorials) and more information available.
Market Research Library Coverage:		Open Access
Scope: Market Research Library is a product of the U.S. Commercial Service. The U.S. Commercial Service is the trade promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration. U.S. Commercial Service trade professionals in over 100 U.S. cities and in more than 75 countries help U.S. companies get started in exporting or increase sales to new global markets.
NEW Michigan Legal forms (Gale Legal Forms Library) Coverage:		M
Scope: Michigan legal forms and documents for business, personal, or litigation purposes. Includes a law digest, legal Q and As and an attorney directory.
Michigana Coverage:	F	M
Scope: a digital archive that documents state history. Drawn from the Sabin collection and other Gale sources, the archive provides access to a wide variety of documents: personal narratives and memoirs, pamphlets and political speeches, sermons and songs, legal treatises and children's books.
NewsBank (Temporarily Unavailable) Coverage: 1999 - Present	F	M
Scope: State of Michigan access to NewsBank is no longer available after October 31, 2011. For assistance please contact a librarian Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm (906) 487-2507 or reflib@mtu.edu.
Nursing Resource Center Coverage: 1965 - Present	F	M
Scope: Designed for nursing students, the Nursing Resource Center brings together in an easy-to-use interface disease and drug overviews, care plans, relevant journal results and animated anatomy and physiology diagrams to complement the core encyclopedia texts. The information is written in accessible language for students completing class assignments and preparing for clinicals as they learn how to care for and treat patients. Search results are returned in tabs that correspond to steps in the nursing process.
ProQuest Coverage:	F	M
Scope: provides seamless access to and navigation of more than 125 billion digital pages of the world's scholarship, delivering it to the desktop and into the workflow of serious researchers in multiple fields, from arts, literature, and social science to general reference, business, science, technology, and medicine.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune Coverage: 1849 - 1987	F	M
Scope: This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
SAI Global Standards Infobase Coverage:		M
Scope: covers 400,000 worldwide standards (ANSI, DIN, ISO, BSI, ASTM, NFPA, API, IEC, ASME, etc.) The search software allows you to search by Standard number, title, text, publisher, document type, equivalency or any combination of these. The information provided includes: number, title, version, summary, international equivalents, table of contents and more.
Small Business Resource Center Coverage: 1990 - Present	F	M
Scope: Search this database to learn how to start, finance or manage your small business. Resources include sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites.
SpringerLink - eBooks Coverage: 2005 - Present	F	M
Scope: offer accurate reproductions of high quality Springer print book publications, together with all the added benefits of an online environment, including exceptional search capabilities and bookmarks. These eBooks include Reference Works, Monographs and Books Series. 23 book series that are part of this Collection have access going back to 1997.
ThomasNet Coverage:		Open Access
Scope: an industrial search engine that provides one source for finding the exact product, service, or supplier they need - at the exact time they need it. ThomasNet also gives buyers direct access to the detailed information they need to make a purchasing or specifying decision, including line-item product details, CAD drawings, and more.
World News Digest (Facts on File) Coverage: 1940 - Present Check for print issues in Library catalog	F	M
Scope: concise, comprehensive record of world events since 1940. Looking at a series of related events as they have developed over time, you can find comprehensive information to use as a starting point for research.
WorldCat Coverage: 1000 - Present		M
Scope: comprehensive database--with over 52 million bibliographic records including holdings information--for all types of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. This does NOT index periodicals at the article level.

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