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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.
ABI/Inform
Coverage: 1971 - Present
F M
Scope: Most scholarly and comprehensive way to explore and understand business research topics. Search nearly 1800 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more.
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.
ACD Chemical Structure / Chemical Name Conversion Software
Coverage:
    L
Scope: provides tools for drawing a chemical structure, then converting it to a compound name. For structure to name conversions, Chemical Abstracts naming conventions are applied. The derived compound name can then be used to search Chem Abs. The software can also be used to produce chemical structures from compound names. Names can be either entered from the keyboard or selected from a dictionary. For name to structure conversions, IUPAC naming conventions are applied.
Access Note: Available on a workstation in the Library. Please ask for assistance at the Reference Desk (906) 487-2507.
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 Guide to Computing Literature
Coverage: 1954 - Present
    M
Scope: a collection of bibliographic citations and abstracts of works published by ACM and other publishers.
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.
ACS Publications
Coverage: 1879 - Present
  F M
Scope provides full-text searching and instant access to all titles published by ACS from 1879 to present with seamless integration of searches between the Archives and the Web Editions. Articles will be delivered in convenient PDF format with the same high level of readability as the original document.
Aerospace and High Technology
Coverage: 2007 - Present     Check for print issues in Library Catalog
F M
Scope: provides bibliographic coverage of basic and applied research in aeronautics, astronautics, and space sciences. The database also covers technology development and applications in complementary and supporting fields such as chemistry, geosciences, physics, communications, and electronics. In addition to periodic literature, the database also includes coverage of reports issued by NASA, other U.S. government agencies, international institutions, universities, and private firms. This database provides comprehensive international coverage as well as numerous non-serial publications.
Access note: Aerospace and High Technology is equivalent to International Aerospace Abstracts.
AFS Journals Online
Coverage: 1988 - Present
  F M
Scope: comprehensive database that includes abstracts for all American Fish Society titles dating from 1988. In addition includes full-text articles that are currently subscribed to beginning in 1999 (with the exception of The Progressive Fish-Culturalist 1988 - 1998).
AGRICOLA
Coverage: 1970 - Present
  F Open Access
Scope: prvides access to citations on agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library (NAL) and its cooperators. Production of these records in electronic form began in 1970, but the database covers materials in all formats, including printed works from the 15th century. The records describe publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences.
AGRICOLA (First Search)
Coverage: 1970 - Present
  M
Scope: covers major agricultural subject, including agricultural engineering and marketing, animal breeding, entomology, environmental pollution, farm management, foods and feeds, pesticides, rural sociology, veterinary medicine, and water resources. Citations consist of journal articles, book chapters, monographs, conference proceedings, serials, technical reports, and other materials on a range of agricultural topics.
AHSearch (Arts & Humanities)
Coverage: 1984 - Present
  M
Scope: this online equivalent of ISI's Arts & Humanities Citation Index provides complete indexing for more than 1,150 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals. It also includes relevant items from over 7,000 of the world's leading science and social sciences journals.
Algology Mycology and Protozoology Abstracts (Microbiology C)
Coverage: 1982 - Present
F M
Scope: includes reproduction, growth, life cycles, biochemistry, genetics, and infection and immunity in man, other animals, and plants.
Alternative Press Index
Coverage: 1991 - Present
F M
Scope: indexes nearly 300 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Interdisciplinary and international in scope. Includes selected abstracts, journal record information and hot links to publisher websites.
Alternative Press Index Archives
Coverage: 1969 - 1990
  M
Scope: comprehensive index of alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines published from 1969 to 1990. Interdisciplinary and international in scope. Includes book, film and television reviews, interviews, obituaries and biographical information in addition to feature articles.
Aluminum Industry Abstracts
Coverage: 1972 - Present
F M
Scope: provides comprehensive coverage of the world's technical literature on aluminum, production processes, products, applications, and business developments.
Analytical Abstracts
Coverage: 1980 - Present
    M
Scope: Formerly known as Analytical WebBase, covers over 250 international journals and includes the full content of Analytical Abstracts from 1980 to date, plus equipment manufacturers' application notes, standards and books. The database contains over 325,000 records and is updated each week with around 300 new records to provide unparalleled coverage of analytical chemistry information.
Animal Behavior Abstracts
Coverage: 1982 - Present
F M
Scope: papers relevant to animal behavior, with subjects ranging from neurophysiology to behavioral ecology, from genetics to applied ethology, are covered.
Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
Coverage: 1983 - Present
  M
Scope: also known as ASTA, leads users to the latest findings in every area of science, engineering and technology. Covers trade and industrial publications, journals issued by professional and technical societies and specialized subject periodicals. Abstracts database records include abstracts and indexing information.
ArchiveGrid
Coverage:
  F M
Scope:
Art Abstracts
Coverage: 1984 - Present
  M
Scope: covers leading art publications from around the world and serves as a comprehensive record of art reproductions that appear in the indexed publications. Abstracts database records include abstracts and indexing information.
Article1st
Coverage: 1990 - Present
  M
Scope: contains bibliographic citations for items listed on the table of contents pages of over 12,600 journals in all subject areas.
ArXiv
Coverage: 1991 - Present
    Open Access
Scope: this e-print service in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, and quantitative biology.
Access Note: Originally established at Los Almos, arXix is now hosted by the Cornell University.
ASCE Civil Engineering Database
Coverage: 1975 - Present
    M
Scope: provides access to all publications of ASCE from 1973 to date. Includes abstracts and ASCE Conference Proceedings. For searching earlier ASCE publications, see print indexes such as Applied Science & Technology Index, Engineering Index, and various indexes published by ASCE.
ASCE Online Research Library
Coverage: 1983 - Present
  F M
Scope: a comprehensive online tool for locating articles of interest across all disciplines of civil engineering. The Research Library provides you with unprecedented access to more than 33,000 full-text papers from ASCE Journals and Proceedings published.
ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings
Coverage: 1996 - Present
  F Open Access
Scope: The American Society for Engineering Education is committed to furthering education in engineering and engineering technology. This mission is accomplished by promoting excellence in instruction, research, public service, and practice; exercising worldwide leadership; and fostering the technological education of society.
ASFA 1: Biological Sciences and Living Resources
Coverage: 1978 - Present
  M
Scope: provides extensive coverage of basic and applied research on aquatic organisms. All aspects of marine, freshwater, and brackish water organisms and environments are examined, including information on biology and ecology of aquatic organisms, exploitation of living resources, and related legal, policy, and socioeconomic issues.
ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality
Coverage: 1990 - Present
  M
Scope: devoted exclusively to research and policy on the contamination of oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, and estuaries. It contains information that will prove essential to specialists who deal in any capacity with aquatic environments and marine pollution problems, including biologists, oceanographers, limnologists, environmental engineers and scientists, industrial engineers, waste managers, corporate regulatory affairs managers, and government officials.
ASFA Aquaculture Abstracts
Coverage: 1984 - Present
  M
Scope: provides information essential to all aspects of marine and freshwater aquaculture. Specifically selecting widely dispersed aquaculture-related information focusing on studies related to improving and augmenting aquatic yields, the journal provides comprehensive information on cultivating marine, freshwater, and brackishwater species.
ASFA Marine Biotechnology Abstracts
Coverage: 1989 - Present
  M
Scope: covers marine biotechnology, molecular biology and molecular genetics are applied specifically to marine and aquatic organisms.
ASM Materials Information Online (MIO)
Coverage: 2006 - 2006
  F M
Scope: ASM Materials Information Online enables you to search for information on engineered materials. Michigan Tech licenses access to: ASM Handbooks Online, ASM Alloy Center Online, ASM Alloy Phase Diagrams Center, ASM Micrographs Center and ASM Failure Analysis Center.
Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B)
Coverage: 1982 - Present
F M
Scope: topics ranging from bacterial immunology and vaccinations to diseases of man and animals, the journal provides access to far-reaching clinical findings as well as all aspects of pure bacteriology, biochemistry, and genetics.
Beilstein
Coverage: 1771 - Present
    M
Scope: Contains data on organic compound structures and substructures, covering constitution and configuration; natural occurrence and isolation from natural products; preparation, formation, and purification; structure and energy parameters of the molecule; physical properties; characterization and analysis; and salts and addition compounds. Source material: Beilstein Handbook of Organic Chemistry Basic Series H (1830-1909), Supplementary Series E I-IV (1910-1959), and material abstracted from primary literature that will be published in Supplementary Series E V (1960-1979)--covers literature from 1771 to date in total.
Access Note: For library access go to Start > Programs > CrossFire Commander. For all other access please see here
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.
Biography Index
Coverage: 1984 - Present
  M
Scope: cites periodicals and books, including individual and collective biographies, and juvenile literature.
Biological & Agricultural Index
Coverage: 1983 - Present
  M
Scope: provides information on topics from groundwater pollution to genetic engineering and covers the entire range of sciences related to biology and agriculture. Indexes key periodicals in the life sciences and agriculture. Includes current book reviews.
Biological Sciences
Coverage: 1982 - Present
F M
Scope: interdisciplinary database that offers abstracts and citations to a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science.
Biology Digest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
Coverage: 1989 - Present
F M
Scope: covers all of the life sciences. Specially created to meet the needs of college undergraduates and high school students. Gives easy access to new scientific developments, with comprehensive subject-oriented abstracts.
Biology Digest (First Search)
Coverage: 1989 - Present
  M
Scope: covers all of the life sciences. Specially created to meet the needs of college undergraduates and high school students. Gives easy access to new scientific developments, with comprehensive subject-oriented abstracts.
BioMed Central
Coverage: 2000 - Present
  F Open Access
Scope: an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research. All original research articles published by BioMed Central are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication. BioMed Central views open access to research as essential in order to ensure the rapid and efficient communication of research findings.
Access Note: MTU is not a member of BioMed Central, which limits our access to Open Access journals. You will need to register to search BioMed Central.
BioOne
Coverage: 2000 - Present
  F M
Scope: titles are published by major scientific societies and other nonprofit organizations with a focus towards biological, ecological and environmental sciences.
Biotechnology Research Abstracts
Coverage: 1980 - Present
F M
Scope: Encompassing a wide range of disciplines, Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts provides access to international research on all aspects of biochemical, medical, and microbial technology as applied to bioengineering, medicine, agriculture and environmental science. Biochemical engineers, fermentation technologists, enzyme technologists, microbiologists, environmental engineers, food processing specialists, pharmacists, physicians, research scientists, and other professionals who work within these areas can turn to this database for up-to-date perspectives on new developments and applications in their fields.
Birds of North America, The
Coverage:
  F M
Scope: provides detailed scientific information for each of the 716 species of birds nesting in the USA and Canada. contents will be updated frequently, with online-coordinated contributions from researchers, citizen scientists, and designated reviewers and editors. In addition, BNA Online contains image and video galleries showing behaviors, habitat, nests, eggs and nestlings, and more. Each online species account contains recordings of that bird's songs and calls, selected from the extensive collection in Cornell's Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds.
Book Review Digest
Coverage: 1983 - Present
  M
Scope: provides reviews of adult and children's books from American and Canadian periodicals and from selected journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences, as well as library review media.
Books in Print
Coverage:
    M
Scope: Provides complete, publisher-verified information on all U.S. books in print. Contains in-print and forthcoming books, audios, and videos. Also includes books, audios, and videos declared out-of-print or out-of-stock since 1979. Includes more than 900,000 new or revised records each year and covers scholarly, technical, popular, adult, juvenile, and reprint titles. Also includes full-text book reviews and complete publisher information.
Business and Company Resource Center
Coverage: 1979 - Present
F M
Scope: a comprehensive research tool that offers dynamic, accurate, and up-to-date topical business information and company and industry intelligence on thousands of global companies.
Business and Management Practices
Coverage: 1995 - Present
F M
Scope: provides information on business and management issues such as decision making; implementing new technology; planning for the future; dealing with internal and external issues; and expanding business. Covers business methodology with emphasis on case studies and practical applications. Approximately 60% of the records include full text.
Business Dateline
Coverage: 1985 - Present
F M
Scope: provides access to full-text articles from newspapers, city business magazines, and wire services in the United States and Canada. An essential business information tool for monitoring he latest trends in industry, health, environmental issues, education and much more.
Calcium and Calcified Tissue Abstracts
Coverage: 1982 - Present
F M
Scope: covers current research in bone metabolism, tooth development, nerve transmission, muscle contraction, hormone secretion, and many other critical fields has brought the role of calcium to the forefront of biology.
Cambridge Crystallographic Data Center (CCDC)
Coverage:
    L
Scope: offical depository for crystal structre data for more than 8 journals. Includes the following programs. ConQuest: contains x-ray and neutron diffraction analyses of carbon-contaning molecules having up to 1000 atoms. Mercury: a program for visualing crystal structures in three deminsons. Mogul: is a knowledge base of molecular geometry from the Cambridge Structure Database System and provides rapid access to information on the perfferred values of Bond lengths, Valence angles and Acyclic torsion angles.
Access Note: Available on a workstation in the Library. Please ask for assistance at the Reference Desk (906) 487-2507.
CAMIO: Catalog of Art Museum Images Online
Coverage: 1900 - Present
  F M
Scope: a growing online collection documenting works of art from around the world, representing the collections of prominent museums. CAMIO highlights the creative output of cultures around the world, from prehistoric to contemporary times, and covering the complete range of expressive forms.
Access Note: CAMIO is licensed for use by students, faculty, and researchers at subscribing institutions. Works of art may be used for educational and research purposes during the term of the subscription, if they are properly credited. Images may not be published or otherwise distributed.
CCH Tax Research Network
Coverage:
  F M
Scope: provides comprehensive federal and state taxes information including tax codes, regulations, court cases and commentary.
Access Note: To access click the 'Enter' button in the Log In box. You will be prompted to enter your email address. By entering your email address you will be able to save your preferences from session to session.
Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramics Abstracts
Coverage: 1975 - Present
F M
Scope: comprehensive database for the ceramics industry, providing international coverage on the manufacture, processing, applications, properties and testing of traditional and advanced ceramics.
CERN Document Server
Coverage:
    Open Access
Scope: over 630,000 bibliographic records, including 250,000 fulltext documents, of interest to people working in particle physics and related areas.
CERT Vulnerability Notes Database
Coverage: 2000 - Present
  F Open Access
Scope: US-CERT publishes information about a wide variety of vulnerabilities. Vulnerabilities that meet a certain severity threshold are described in US-CERT Technical Alerts. Vulnerability notes include technical descriptions of the vulnerability, as well as the impact, solutions and workarounds, and lists of affected vendors.
Chemoreception Abstracts
Coverage: 1982 - Present
F M
Scope: brings together studies from many diverse disciplines relating to the neurobiology, chemistry, and physiology of taste, smell, internal chemoreception, and chemotaxis. Including expanded coverage of such vital areas as signal transduction, receptors, channels and neurogenetics.
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.
CINAHL Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
Coverage: 1982 - Present
F M
Scope: covers nursing, allied health, biomedical and consumer health journals, publications of the American Nursing Assocations, and the National League for Nursing.
CiteSeerX
Coverage: 1990 - Present
  F Open Access
Scope: an automated scientific literature digital library and search engine that focuses primarily on the literature in computer and information science. It aims to improve the dissemination of scientific literature and to provide research and improvements in functionality, usability, availability, cost, comprehensiveness, efficiency, and timeliness in the access of scientific and scholarly knowledge.
ClasePeriodica
Coverage: 1978 - Present
  M
Scope: indexes documents published in Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences, humanities, science and technology.
Cold Regions Bibliography
Coverage: 1800 - Present
    Open Access
Scope: covers all disciplines related to the region including biological and geological sciences, medical sciences, meteorology, oceanography, atmospheric and terrestrial physics, expeditions, logistics equipment and supplies, and tourism. The Antarctic Bibliography is produced with support from the National Science Foundation with contributions from the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge.
Communication Studies: A Sage Full-Text Collection
Coverage: 1982 - Present
  F M
Scope: includes the full-text of 19 journals published by SAGE and participating societies, some journals going back 23 years, encompassing over 5,000 articles. It covers such subjects as Journalism, Public Opinion, Political Communication, Mass Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Cultural Studies / Intercultural Communication, Television / Film Studies, Media Studies, Business Communication, Organizational / Management Communication, Written Communication, Rhetoric, and Literacy Studies.
Compendex
Coverage: 1884 - Present     Check for print issues in Library Catalog
  M
Scope: Scope: provides comprehensive access to the latest engineering research covering engineering and applied science, containing over seven million references and abstracts taken from over 5,000 engineering journals, conferences and technical reports. Compendex includes Engineering Index (1884-1969).
Access Note: Compendex is also commonly known as Engineering Village.
Conference Papers Index
Coverage: 1982 - Present
F M
Scope: provides citations to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings around the world. Subject emphasis since 1995 has been in the life sciences, environmental sciences and the aquatic sciences, while older material also covers physics, engineering and materials science.
Contemporary Women's Issues
Coverage: 1992 - Present
  M
Scope: covers sources published by more than 100 organizations around the world. focuses on timely and relevant topics and meaningful issues for women, including health, human rights, the work place, legal status and more.
Copper Data Center Database
Coverage: 1965 - Present
F M
Scope: provides an online bibliographic database of the world's literature on copper, copper alloys and copper technology since 1965. Covering copper technology from smelting and hydrometallurgy through the performance of copper and copper alloys in their end-use applications and service environments.
Corrosion Abstracts
Coverage: 1980 - Present
F M
Scope: provides a complete source of bibliographic information in the area of corrosion science and engineering. Covering areas of general corrosion, testing, corrosion characteristics, preventive measures, materials construction and performance, and equipment for many industries.
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-present). Please note that access to CQ Researcher is limited to 10 concurrent users.
Criminology: A Sage Full-Text Collection
Coverage: 1976 - Present
  F M
Scope: includes the full-text of 23 journals published by SAGE and participating societies, some journals going back 23 years, encompassing over 5,500 articles. It covers such subjects as Criminal Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, Corrections, Penology, Policing, Forensic Psychology, and Family and Domestic Violence.
CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX
Coverage: 1966 - Present
F M
Scope: brings together in one place the majority of the leading materials science databases, with specialist content on materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, and composites used in engineering application. Everything from raw materials and refining through processing, welding and fabrication to end us, corrosion, performance and recycling is covered in depth for all metals, alloys, polymers, ceramics, and composites..
Access Note: The following databases have been merged with CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX, Advance Polymer Abstracts, Ceramics Abstracts, Composites Industry Abstracts and Mechanical Engineering Abstracts.
CSA Neurosciences Abstracts
Coverage: 1982 - Present
F M
Scope: covers all aspects of vertebrate and invertebrate neuroscience, emphasizing basic research studies but also including such devastating neural diseases as Alzheimer's.
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.
Directory of Published Proceedings [DoPP Database]
Coverage: 1995 - Present     Check for print issues in Library Catalog
    Open Access
Scope: locate and procure available literature from thousands of conferences, meetings and symposia.
Disclosure Corporate Snapshots
Coverage:
  M
Scope: provides brief information on approximately 11,000 U.S. companies filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Includes address, cross references, telephone numbers, ticker symbol, Fortune and Forbes numbers, SIC Codes, and a short business description.
Dissertation Abstracts
Coverage: 1861 - Present
  M
Scope: includes citations to every doctoral dissertation completed in the U.S. at accredited institutions since 1861 and some master's theses and foreign language dissertations.
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.
Access Note: Downloading the full PDF files may take up to five minutes. ProQuest/UMI sends an email message to your account when the file is ready. The message contains instructions for retrieving the full dissertation via the web.
Dryden Flight Research Center: Technical Reports
Coverage: 1947 - Present
  F Open Access
Scope: covering reports ranging from validation of advanced aeronautical and control systems concepts and atmospheric flight testing of future space-access technology demonstrators to Earth science experiments.
Ebooks
Coverage:
  M
Scope: online electronic books cataloged by OCLC member libraries, including all subjects.
Ecology Abstracts
Coverage: 1982 - Present
F M
Scope: coverage ranging from habitats to food chains, from erosion to land reclamation, the journal provides an important cross-section of current findings in target research areas. Detailed information on resource and ecosystems management and modeling contributes to the journal's practical value, as does material on the impact of climate, water resources, soil, and man or growing environmental problems such as depletion, erosion, and pollution all topics which are covered in depth.
EconLit
Coverage: 1969 - Present
  M
Scope: includes citations, with abstracts, from more than 600 economics journals as well as books, dissertations, and working papers. Corresponding print sources are: Journal of Economic Literature, Index of Economic Articles, and Cambridge University Press Abstracts of Working Papers in Economics.
EDGAR: SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)
Coverage: 1994 - Present
  F Open Access
Scope: an automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Its primary purpose is to increase the efficiency and fairness of the securities market for the benefit of investors, corporations, and the economy by accelerating the receipt, acceptance, dissemination, and analysis of time-sensitive corporate information filed with the agency.
Education Abstracts
Coverage: 1983 - Present
  M
Scope: encompasses all areas of educators, including administration, teaching methods and curriculum.
Education: A Sage Full-Text Collection
Coverage: 1965 - Present
  F M
Scope: covers such subject areas as: Adult and Continuing Education, Educational Administration, Educational Policy, Elementary and Primary Education, High School and Secondary Education, Higher Education, International Education, Leadership, Measurement and Testing, Multicultural Education and Diversity, Professional Development, Teaching and Instruction, Teaching Methods.
Educator's Reference Complete
Coverage: 1980 - Present
F M
Scope: is a selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. Majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database. The database is updated daily and provides 24-hour access from school or home.
Access Note: Educator's Reference Complete replaces Professional Collection database.
EIS: Digest of Environmental Impact Statements
Coverage: 1985 - Present
F M
Scope: extracts the key issues from complex government-released environmental impact statements, converting massive documents into concise, readable abstracts. Each entry includes a clear description of the project, sections on positive impact and negative consequences, and legal mandates.
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 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 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.
Encyclopedia of Virtual Communities and Technologies
Coverage:
  F M
Scope: provides the most inclusive coverage of the concepts and realities in the field of virtual communities and technologies. The hundreds of entries included in this encyclopedia have been authored by 142 leading international researchers, presenting an in-depth analysis of conceptual, technical, and the impacts of virtual environments in our global village. In addition, over 100 entries provide coverage of different types of virtual communities, their social status and impact, and individual and group behavior in these communities. This encyclopedia also offers coverage of upcoming and emerging technologies for virtual communities human-computer interfaces, new networking, mobile computing, web services, and synchronous and asynchronous environments.
Energy Citations Database (U.S. Dept. of Energy)
Coverage: 1948 - Present
    Open Access
Scope: includes bibliographic records of literature in disciplines of interest to DOE such as chemistry, physics, materials, environmental science, geology, engineering, mathematics, climatology, oceanography, computer science and related disciplines. It includes citations to report literature, conference papers, journal articles, books, dissertations, and patents.
Engineered Materials Abstracts
Coverage: 1986 - Present
F M
Scope: provides citations regarding the research, manufacturing practices, properties and applications of these materials have been taken from 1,300 journals, plus dissertations, government reports, conference proceedings, and books indexed by expert editors from Materials Information.
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.
Entomology Abstracts
Coverage: 1981 - Present
F M
Scope: provides the only practical means for researchers whose work is affected by these findings to keep up with the field. All recent research reports of direct relevance to entomology are assembled here, with coverage including insects, arachnids, myriapods, onychophorans, and terrestrial isopods.
Environmental Engineering Abstracts
Coverage: 1990 - Present
F M
Scope: covers the world literature pertaining to technological and engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety, and energy production.
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management
Coverage: 1981 - Present
F M
Scope: covering key areas if environmental science, inluding toxic hazards of chemical pharmaceuticals and other substances: air, marine and freshwater pollution as well as biochemical applications in water treatment and pollution are also covered.
ERIC
Coverage: 1966 - Present
  F M
Scope: provides free access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text.
ERIC (First Search)
Coverage: 1966 - Present
F M
Scope: a guide to published and unpublished sources on educational topics, with information from RIE (Resources in Education) and CIJE (Current Index to Journals in Education).
Essay and General Literature Index
Coverage: 1985 - Present
  M
Scope: cites essays and articles contained in collections of essays and other works published in the United States, Great Britain and Canada. Includes full bibliographic information for the titles in which the collected works are found. Focuses on humanities and social sciences literature.
Forest Science
Coverage: 1939 - Present
  M
Scope: provides bibliographic citations and abstracts published in Forestry Abstracts from the first volume in 1939 to the current and ongoing issues. TreeCD also covers all of the Forest Product Abstracts and Agroforestry Abstracts from their respective beginnings. With over 490,000 abstracts, TreeCD is a comprehensive guide to international forestry literature available for individuals concerned with development, production, utilization, improvement, ecology and management of the earth's forests.
Access Note: Previsouly known as Forest Science Database.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Coverage: 1999 - Present
F M
Scope: a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
General Business File ASAP
Coverage: 1980 - Present
F M
Scope: Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.
General OneFile
Coverage: 1980 - Present
F M
Scope: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.
Access Note: General OneFile's coverage includes Business and Company ASAP, Gradening, Lanscape and Horticulture, General business File ASAP, General Reference Center Gold, General Science, Home Improvement, Insurance and Liability, Military and Intelligence, Small Business and Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure.
General Science Abstracts
Coverage: 1984 - Present
  M
Scope: indexes and abstracts English language periodical articles in areas such as astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, earth science, environmental issues, mathematics, medicine, physics, and zoology.
Genetics Abstracts
Coverage: 1982 - Present
F M
Scope: provides access to worldwide literature covering significant advances as they happen and forging an essential link among different systems. Its unique blend of articles gives readers the widest possible perspective of genetics as a whole, from microbes to plants to humans.
GEOBASE
Coverage: 1980 - Present
  M
Scope: contains citations with abstracts covering worldwide literature in geography, geology, and ecology.
GeoRef
Coverage: 1785 - Present
  M
Scope: covers the worldwide earth science literature with descriptive index terms and abstracts for journal articles, books, maps, and reports.
GLTRS (Glenn Technical Reports Server)
Coverage: 1962 - Present
  F Open Access
Scope: a service that allows users to search available online technical reports and abstracts. It is provided by Glenn's Logistics and Technical Information Division.
Gmelin
Coverage: 1772 - Present
    M
Scope: contains structure and factual data relating to inorganic and organometallic chemistry, including the related spheres of physics, metallurgy, technology, geochemistry, mineralogy, and crystalography. Source material: Gmelin Handbook of Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry (both main volume and supplements), covering the chemical literature from 1817 to 1975. Also provides data published in the primary literature for the period 1988 to date (covers 1772 to date in total)..
Access Note: For library access go to Start > Programs > CrossFire Commander. For all other access please see here
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.
GPO Monthly Catalog
Coverage: 1976 - Present
  M
Scope: consists of records for materials published by the Government Printing Office since July 1976 including congressional committee reports and hearings, debates, documents from executive departments, and more.
Grand Rapids Press
Coverage: 2000 - Present
F M
Scope: full text of the Grand Rapids Press
Ground Water On-Line
Coverage:
    Open Access
Scope: contains more than 90,000 ground water literature citations with key words, abstracts, chemical compounds, biological factors, geographic locations, authors, titles, publication source names, and more.
Hand Press Book
Coverage: 1400 - 1830
    M
Scope: integrates descriptive records for major European national, university and research library holdings. It is especially valuable for research in intellectual history, social history and transmission of thought?as well as the history of printing and the history of the book.
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.
Health and Safety Science Abstracts
Coverage: 1981 - Present
F M
Scope: provides a comprehensive, timely survey of recent work relating to public health, safety, and industrial hygiene. Cited studies are geared to help individuals identify, evaluate, and eliminate or control risks and hazards across the spectrum of environmental and occupational situations.
Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module
Coverage: 1980 - Present
  F M
Scope: use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. The material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only.
Health Sciences: A Sage Full-Text Collection
Coverage: 1982 - Present
  F M
Scope: covers such subjects as nursing, social studies of health, nursing research, health services & administration, community / public health nursing, qualitative research, cultural studies, child psychiatry, transcultural psychiatry, adult health nursing, public health, public policy & public administration, health psychology, aging and gerontology, health communication, family studies, physiology, physical medicine & rehabilitation, pediatrics, holistic nursing, nursing theory, pediatric nursing, autism, mental disorders & learning disability, health education & health promotion, clinical psychology, developmental psychology, psychopathology, health evaluation, research methods & evaluation, dementia, and sociology of the family.
HeritageQuest
Coverage: 1790 - Present
  F M
Scope: combines digital, searchable images of U.S. Federal Census records with 22,000 titles from the digitized version of the UMI® Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content including Freedman's Bank records, PERSI, the Revolutionary War Era Pension & Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, and the LexisNexis® U.S. Serial Set.  It is mostly full text.
Homeland Security Digital Library
Coverage: 2000 - Present
  F M
Scope: provides quick access to important U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents as well as specialized resources such as theses and reports from various universities, organizations and local and state agencies. The resources are reviewed and selected by a team of homeland security researchers and organized in a unique homeland security taxonomy.
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. Please contact the reference desk if you have any questions.
HSTM: History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Coverage: 1975 - Present
  M
Scope: integrates four bibliographies to create the definitive international database for the history of science, technology, and medicine. It reflects the influences of these fields on society and culture from prehistory to the present and offers outstanding value for interdisciplinary research. Includes records of journal articles, conference proceedings, books, dissertations, serials, maps and other materials.
Human Genome Abstracts
Coverage: 1982 - 1995
F M
Scope: offers a comprehensive source for developments and promising applications emerging from international genome research, including the massive Human Genome Project.
Humanities Abstracts
Coverage: 1984 - Present
  M
Scope: covers English language periodicals in all areas of the humanities.
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.
ILI Standards Infobase Online
Coverage:
    M
Scope: covers 400,000 worldwide standards (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.
IMMAGE online
Coverage: 1979 - Present
    M
Scope: contains over 70,000 citations with abstracts documenting international literature on economic and exploration geology, mining engineering, extraction technology, mineral economics, and environmental and management aspects of mining.
Immunology Abstracts
Coverage: 1982 - Present
F M
Scope: performs a vital function for scientists in this field by monitoring significant advances and bringing together diverse research results in one succinct journal. Studies relating to all aspects of immune systems in man and animals, in normal functions and disorders, are summarized.
Index to Legal Periodicals & Books
Coverage: 1981 - Present
  M
Scope: indexes legal journals, yearbooks, law reviews, and bar association publications, etc., originating in several English speaking countries of the world. Includes book reviews.
Industrial and Applied Microbiology Abstracts (Microbiology A)
Coverage: 1982 - Present
F M
Scope: covers significant findings and practical applications in agricultural, food and beverage, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries are assembled in this journal, making it an indispensable resource for research laboratories and academic libraries.
Information Bridge (U.S. Dept. of Energy)
Coverage: 1995 - Present
  F Open Access
Scope: provides records of Department of Energy (DOE) research and development reports in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics.
Infotrac Custom Newspapers
Coverage:
F M
Scope: collection of newspapers from around the Country and the World.
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.
INSPEC
Coverage: 1969 - Present
  M
Scope: comprehensive database of bibliographic information and abstracts for published works in physics, electrical engineering and electronics, computing and control, and information technology. Covers scientific and technical journals, conference proceedings, books, reports, and dissertations. The print version is Science Abstracts, Sections A, B, and C.
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.
IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
Coverage:
  F Open Access
Scope mutual solubilities and liquid-liquid equilibria of binary, ternary and quaternary systems are presented. Typical solvents and solutes include water, sea water, heavy water, inorganic compounds, and a variety of organic compounds such as hydrocarbons, halogenated hydrocarbons, alcohols, acids, esters and nitrogen compounds. For many systems, sufficient data were available to allow critical evaluation. Data are expressed as mass and mole fractions as well as the originally reported units.
Jazz Discography
Coverage:
    L
Scope: covers more than 100 years of Jazz recordings, more than 100,000 sessions, and more than 2,000,000 musician and tune entries. The Library currently has volumes 1 - 22 (A - T) in paper and an electronic version covering bandleaders A - R.
Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data (reprints)
Coverage: 1972 - 1998
  F Open Access
Scope: to provide critically evaluated physical and chemical property data, fully documented as to the original sources and the criteria used for evaluation. Critical reviews of measurement techniques, whose aim is to assess the accuracy of available data in a given technical area, are also included.
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, Perry's chemical engineers handbook, Lange's handbook of chemistry, Chemical properties handbook and the Merck Index.
Learning Express Library
Coverage:
  F M
Scope: provides interactive practice exams and test preparation materials based on common standardized tests. You must register a user name and password to use the database. Your registered user account allows for individualized scoring, answer explanations, and score analysis. Includes practice tests for TOEFL, ACT Preparation, Civil Service, Nursing, SAP Preparation, GRE LSAT, GMAT, and more.
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.
LexisNexis Congressional Search
Coverage:
  F M
Scope: provides access to U. S. legislative information including Congressional publications, bills, laws and regulations. It is produced by Congressional Information Service and includes the complete CIS Index. Content details, fact book and training information available.
LexisNexis Statistical Search
Coverage: 1973 - Present
  F M
Scope: includes all of American Statistics Index (ASI) 1973-current abstract and index records, links to full-text documents published after 1994 and stored on Lexis-Nexis, and links to over 2,000 publications on federal agency Web sites. Full text documents are available in several formats: HTML, PDF, GIF and spreadsheets/comma-delimited format files. Content information, training and FAQ's available.
Library Literature
Coverage: 1984 - Present
  M
Scope: indexes periodicals and monographs in library and information science.
Making of Modern Michigan, The
Coverage: 1800 - Present
  F Open Access
Scope: Collections include extensive photograph and postcard collections, personal papers such as diaries and scrapbooks, oral history interviews, sound and video files, and documentation on local organizations. The subjects covered are even more diverse: the Dutch and Polish immigrant communities, the mining and lumbering industries, rural and small-town life, and much more.
Management & Organization Studies: A Sage Full-Text Collection
Coverage: 1947 - Present
  F M
Scope: covers such subjects as: Business & Management, Organizations Studies, Management, Strategic Management and Business Policy, Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, , Marketing, Analytical Marketing, Sociology, Sociology of Work, Public Policy and Public Administration, Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Management, Labor Economics, Industrial Relations, Small Business/Entrepreneurship, Organizational Communication and Interpersonal Communication.
Materials Business File
Coverage: 1985 - Present
F M
Scope: focuses on industry news, international trade data, government regulations and management issues related to the metals and materials industries. Citations for this database are pulled from 2,000 journals, plus patents, dissertations, government reports, conference proceedings, and books indexed by expert editors from Materials Information.
Materials Science: A Sage Full-Text Collection
Coverage: 1994 - Present
  F M
Scope: covers such subjects as: high performance polymers; molecular modeling characterization and evaluation of polymers, polymeric drugs and drug design; polymeric functionalization ; natural polymer modification; enzyme modeling by polymers; membranes for biological use ; liposome stabilization and cell modeling.
MathSciNet
Coverage: 1940 - Present
  F M
Scope: a searchable Web database produced by the American Mathematical Society. It provides access to over 59 years of Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications (from 1940 to the present.) The full text of all reviews is available.
MatWeb Material Property Data
Coverage: 2003 - Present
  F Open Access
Scope: database of material properties includes hermoplastic and thermoset polymers such as ABS, nylon, polycarbonate, polyester, and polyolefins; metals such as aluminum, cobalt, copper, lead, magnesium, nickel, steel, superalloys, titanium and zinc alloys; ceramics; plus a growing list of semiconductors, fibers, and other engineering materials.
Mechanical and Transportation Engineering Abstracts
Coverage: 1966 - Present
F M
Scope: provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the serials literature in mechanical and transportation engineering and their complementary fields, including forensic engineering, management and marketing of engineering services, engineering education, theoretical mechanics and dynamics, and mathematics and computation.
MEDLINE (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
Coverage: 1993 - Present
F M
Scope: contains a broad range of medical topics relating to research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and health care services. Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE contains all records published in Index Medicus and since 2002, most citations previously included in separate NLM specialty databases such as SPACELINE and HISTLINE.
MEDLINE (FirstSearch)
Coverage: 1965 - Present
  M
Scope: a comprehensive database covering all areas of medicine.
Mergent Online
Coverage: 1993 - Present
  F M
Scope: provides U.S. Company Data, International Company Data, as well as EDGAR filings. The U.S. Company Data provides a fully searchable database of 15,000 U.S. active and inactive public companies listed on the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ exchanges. Each company report incorporates up to the minute news items. The International Company Data provides global public company information on 20,000 active and inactive non-U.S. companies. Subscribers have immediate access to companies representing 95% of the non-U.S. global market capitalization. The EDGAR® filings dating back to 1993 and updated daily.
METADEX
Coverage: 1966 - Present
F M
Scope: comprehensive source for information on metals and alloys: their properties, manufacturing, applications, and development.
Mind: The Meetings Index
Coverage: 2003 - 2014
  F Open Access
Scope: allows free easy access to locate future professional events. Most listings are for conferences, congresses, meetings and symposia that eventually will result in published proceedings.
Mineralogical Abstracts (MINABS)
Coverage: 1982 - Present
    M
Scope: provides a unique research tool for those researchers working in the fields of mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, petrology, environmental mineralogy and related topics.
MLA International Bibliography
Coverage: 1963 - Present
  M
Scope: indexes, serials, books, dissertation, etc., published worldwide in literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore.
NASA Astrophysics Data System
Coverage: 1975 - Present
    Open Access
Scope: contains four bibliographic databases containing more than 3.6 million records: astronomy & astrophysics, instrumentation, physics & geophysics, and the Los Alamos e-print server. Also provides links to astronomical data catalogs and data archives.
New York Times
Coverage: 1995 - Present
F M
Scope: provides full text of New York Times newspaper articles published within the most recent 12 months.
NewsBank
Coverage: 1999 - Present
  F M
SCope: The electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers--all in one easy-to-search database. Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community. Paid ads are excluded.
Newspaper Abstracts
Coverage: 1989 - Present
  M
Scope: indexes and abstracts U.S. and regional newspapers, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and USA Today. The Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition) is indexed beginning Jan 1, 1990.
NMR Spectra Library
Coverage:
    L
Scope: The Aldrich/ACD Library of FT NMR Spectra contains CNMR and HNMR spectra of 11828 organic compounds as well as information about their physico-chemical properties.
Access Note: Available on workstation near the reference desk.
NoveList
Coverage: 1980 - Present
    M
Scope: a readers' advisory service that offers a wide range of resources that expands readers exposure to recommended titles. Contains some full text (first chapters).
NTIS - National Technical Information Service
Coverage: 1964 - Present
  M
Scope: a resource for accessing the latest U.S. government-sponsored research and worldwide scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information. NTIS is the central source for the sale of unclassified and publicly available information from research reports, journal articles, data files, computer programs and audio visual products from Federal sources.
NTIS/GPO DARTS (Depository Access to Reports, Technical and Scientific)
Coverage: 1964 - 2000
  F M
Scope: This is a pilot NTIS and GPO project which includes documents from the Department of Energy (DOE), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), and NTIS. The documents in the NTIS collection with the PB accession number prefix are the products of many different Federal agencies and include both agency and contract studies. Most reports from 1997-2000 are scanned into the image system.
NTRS: NASA Technical Reports Server
Coverage:
    Open Access
Scope: to provide students, educators, and the public access to NASA's technical literature. NTRS also collects scientific and technical information from sites external to NASA to broaden the scope of information available to users.
Nucleic Acids Abstracts
Coverage: 1982 - Present
F M
Scope: provides detailed perspectives on innovative cloning and sequencing strategies as well as gene regulatory sequences and proteins, RNA processing and transport, RNA editing DNA biosynthesis, transcription factors and oncoproteins.
OAIster
Coverage:
  F M
Scope: Contains digital resources from open archive collections. Represents multidisciplinary resources from more than 1000 contributors worldwide. Records contain a digital object link allowing users access to the object in a single click.
Oncogenes and Growth Factors Abstracts
Coverage: 1989 - Present
F M
Scope: covers every aspect of oncogene research into the molecular basis of malignant transformations. This journal will prove indispensable insuggesting new directions for research and helping scientists avoid deadends or costly duplication of work.
Optics Infobase
Coverage: 1962 - Present
  F M
Scope: Search engine providing a single unified search of all issues of Applied Optics from 1962 to the present.
Organic Syntheses
Coverage:
  F Open Access
Scope: presents to the organic chemistry community detailed experimental methods in a standard format for the synthesis of organic compounds. In some 80 annual volumes and 9 collective volumes published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc, OS compiles independently checked selected procedures and new reactions which, if carefully followed, permit the advanced research student or professional chemist skilled in the field to prepare compounds of research utility.
PapersFirst
Coverage: 1993 - Present
  M
Scope: indexes individual papers presented at conferences worldwide which have been acquired by the British Library since 1993. A companion to ProceedingsFirst.
Patents database from US Patent and Trademark Office
Coverage: 1790 - Present
  F Open Access
Scope: US patents are primarly covered. Provides both bibliographic and full-text searching.
Access Note: Viewing full-page images requires a TIFF image browser plug-in. Links to plug-ins are at http://www.uspto.gov/web/menu/plugins/index.html
Periodical Abstracts
Coverage: 1987 - Present
  M
Scope: a general reference resource which indexes and abstracts popular and academic periodicals. Also includes transcripts of more than 80 news­oriented television and radio shows.
PGM Database
Coverage: 2009 - Present
  F Open Access
Scope: assists you to find materials based on their properties, enabling you to find the right material for the job. The PGM Database is a collection of published data and internal Johnson Matthey data defining the physical properties and characteristics of platinum group metals and their alloys.
Philosopher's Index
Coverage: 1940 - Present
F M
Scope: a bibliographic database with informative, author-written abstracts covering scholarly research in all areas of philosophy. The literature covered goes back to 1940 and includes journal articles, books, book chapters such as contributions to an anthology, and book reviews.
Plant Pathology
Coverage: 1975 - Present     Check for print issues in Library Catalog
  M
Scope: Part of CABDirect, subject coverage includes taxonomy, molecular biology, genetics, and physiology. Use the advanced search option to restrict to the Plant Pathology subset. Indexes over 1,000 journals as well as books, reports, and conference proceedings.
Plant Science
Coverage: 1994 - Present
F M
Scope: a bibliographic database containing citations and abstracts of scientific literature on plant science, focussing on all plant scientific aspects, especially on pathology, symbiosis, biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, techniques and environmental biology.
Political Science: A Sage Full-Text Collection
Coverage: 1974 - Present
  F M
Scope: covers such subjects as General Political Science, American Government & Politics, Political Sociology, Comparative Politics, Policy Studies, Political Communication, Peace / Conflict Studies, Presidential Studies, Political Theory / Philosophy, International Relations, and Area Studies.
Pollution Abstracts
Coverage: 1981 - Present
F M
Scope: combines information on scientific research and government policies in a single resource. Topics of growing concern are extensively covered from the standpoints of atmosphere, emissions, mathematical models, effects on people and animals, and environmental action in response to global pollution issues.
Proceedings
Coverage: 1993 - Present
  M
Scope: provides tables of contents of papers presented at conferences worldwide which have been acquired by the British Library since 1993. A companion to PapersFirst.
Project Muse
Coverage: 1996 - Present
  F M
Scope: An online collection to a comprehensive selection of prestigious humanities and social sciences journals.
Access Note: Coverage for individual titles various from journal to journal.
PsycARTICLES
Coverage: 1894 - Present
  F M
Scope: database of full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber. The database includes all material from the print journals with the exception of advertisements and editorial board lists.
PsycFirst
Coverage: 2006 - Present
  M
Scope: most recent three years of the PsycINFO database covering worldwide research in psychology and related fields. Contains citations and abstracts from all types of publications.
Psychology: A Sage Full-Text Collection
Coverage: 1969 - Present
  F M
Scope: covers such subjects as Applied Psychology, Assessment, Child Development, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Cultural Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Environmental Psychology, Family Studies, Group Work, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Language Acquisition, Latin American Studies, Learning Disabilities, Measurement, Neuropsychology, Personality, Philosophical Psychology, Psychiatry, Psychology of Diversity, School Psychology, Social Psychology, and Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.
PubMed (MEDLINE/National Library of Medicine)
Coverage: 1966 - Present
  Open Access
Scope: a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 14 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.
Readers' Guide Abstracts
Coverage: 1983 - Present
  M
Scope: indexes and abstracts popular periodicals from the U.S. and Canada for a wide variety of subjects.
Risk Abstracts
Coverage: 1990 - Present
F M
Scope: encompasses risk arising from industrial, technological, environmental, and other sources, with an emphasis on assessment and management of risk. The journal includes occasional articles on topics of significant interest.
SAE Digital Library
Coverage: 1998 - Present
  F M
Scope: references thousands of SAE Technical Papers covering the latest advances and research in all areas of mobility engineering including ground vehicle, aerospace, off-highway, and manufacturing technology. Sample coverage includes fuels and lubricants, emissions, electronics, brakes, restraint systems, noise, engines, materials, lighting, and more.
Science.gov
Coverage:
  F Open Access
Scope: contains reliable information resources selected by respective government agencies as their best science information. Two major types of information are included: selected authoritative science Web sites; and databases of technical reports, journal articles, conference proceedings and other published materials.
ScienceDirect
Coverage: 2003 - Present
  F M
Scope: extensive and unique full-text collection covers authoritative titles from the core scientific literature. ScienceDirect is designed as a basic electronic version of Elsevier Science print allowing you to access full-text articles published since 2003.
Scientific American Archive Online
Coverage: 1993 - Present     Check for print issues in Library Catalog
  F M
Scope: this is a comprehensive, searchable science and technology resource containing the full text and graphics of every Scientific American issue from 1993 to the present. In addition to the regular monthly issues of the magazine, users will find all of the Scientific American special issues included in the archive as well.
SciFinder Scholar
Coverage: 1967 - Present
  M
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Scope: retrieves information from databases produced by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS). The database contains over 16 million documents from more than 8000 chemical and chemistry-related journals covering literature from 1907 to the present. Partically indexed from 1907-1966. Search terms include research topic, author name, document identifier and chemical substance (including reactions and substructures)
Access Notes:
Complete abstracts available from 1967 to present. Abstracts from 1907 to 1966 accessible when available.
SciFinder Scholar is licensed for noncommercial use only by current Michigan Tech faculty, staff and students who are enrolled or employed on the Houghton campus.

SCIPIO
Coverage:
    M
Scope: provides bibliographic access to auction sales catalogs from all major North American and European auction houses as well as private sales?valuable sources of information on the provenance of art objects and rare books, the history of collection, and contemporary and historical market trends.
Scitation Database
Coverage: 1975 - Present
    Open Access
Scope: SPIN Web is Scitation's own easy-to-use physics research environment and home to the online version of the SPIN (Searchable Physics Information Notices) database. SPIN provides the most current indexing and abstracting of more than 100 major physics, astronomy, and engineering journals and conference proceedings.
Access Note: Scitation covers journals from the these societies: American Institute of Physics (AIP), The American Physical Society (APS), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers International (ASME), American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM), The Electrochemical Society, and Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).
Scitopia
Coverage: 1665 - Present
    Open Access
Scope: searches the entire electronic libraries of the leading voices in major science and technology disciplines and provides relevant results, without the noise of other Internet search engines. More than three and a half million documents, including peer-reviewed journal content and technical conference papers, spanning 350 years of science and technology can be searched through the site.
SIRS Researcher
Coverage: 1988 - Present
  M
Scope: a general database of articles about social, scientific, historic, economic, political, and global issues. Articles are selected from domestic and international newspapers, periodicals, and government publications. Produced by Social Issues Resources Series, Inc.
Social Sciences Abstracts
Coverage: 1983 - Present
  M
Scope: covers periodicals in anthropology, economics, geography, law and criminology, political science, social work, sociology, and international relations.
Sociology: A Sage Full-Text Collection
Coverage: 1967 - Present
  F M
Scope: covers such subjects as Childhood, Contemporary Sociology, Comparative Sociology, Consumer Culture, Classical Sociology, Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, Leisure Studies, Social Theory, Sociology of Sport, and Sociology of Work and Employment (Labor Studies).
SPRILIB Antarctica
Coverage: 1602 - 2001
    Open Access
Scope: provides comprehensive coverage of works on Antarctica and the southern oceans up to 1962. There is selective coverage after that because it is intended to complement rather than duplicate items included in the Cold Regions Bibliography which is at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/coldregions/
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.
Stability Constants Database
Coverage: 1887 - Present
    L
Scope: directs users to original literature references on all significant stability constants and associated thermodynamic data published from 1887 to the present day, including all stability constants included in the book volumes published by the Chemical Society, London (Royal Society of Chemistry) and by International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. Media include both aqueous, mixed and non-aqueous solvents. A number of data sets are reported for most important metal-ligand combinations, measured under a wide range of conditions and by varying methods. Thermochemical data, solubility products and other useful information are included with the experimental data as comments where appropriate..
Access Note: Available on a workstation in the Library. Please ask for assistance at the Reference Desk (906) 487-2507.
STAT-USA
Coverage: 1985 - Present
  F L
Scope: delivering reliable, timely, and authoritative statistics from across the Federal Government since 1985. Today, several thousand direct customers ranging from the largest Fortunes 500 companies, to small and medium sized businesses, libraries, universities, other government agencies, and individuals use STAT-USA/Internet to meet their business and education needs. Includes access to USA Trade database.
Access Note: Available on several workstations in the Library. Please ask for assistance at the Reference Desk (906) 487-2507.
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.
Toxicology Abstracts
Coverage: 1981 - Present
F M
Scope: covers issues from social poisons and substance abuse to natural toxins, from legislation and recommended standards to environmental issues. Surveying the literature for toxicology studies of industrial and agricultural chemicals, household products, pharmaceuticals, and myriad other substances, each issue publishes information concerning the in vivo effects of toxic substances.
TOXLINE
Coverage: 2003 - Present
F M
Scope: offers rapid access to information in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens.
TOXNET
Coverage: 1973 - Present
    Open Access
Scope TOXNET (TOXicology Data NETwork) is a cluster of databases covering toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health and related areas. It includes Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), International Toxicity Estimates for Risk (ITER), Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System (CCRIS), Genetic Toxicology (Gene-Tox), Tox Town, Household Product Database, Haz-Map, and TOXMAP. In addition it includes TOXLINE, DART/ETIC, Toxics Release Inventory. Finaly, TOXNET also includes ChemIDplus.
TranStats: The Intermodal Transportation Database
Coverage: 1990 - Present
  F Open Access
Scope: for transportation researchers and analysts, aimed at providing "one stop shopping" for transportation data.
Treesearch
Coverage: 2004 - Present
  F Open Access
Scope: online system for locating and delivering publications by Research and Development scientists in the USDA Forest Service. Publications in the collection include research monographs published by the agency as well as papers written by our scientists but published by other organizations in their journals, conference proceedings, or books. Research results behind these publications have been peer reviewed to ensure the best quality science.
TRIS Online (Transportation Research Information Service)
Coverage: 1960 - Present
    Open Access
Scope: a comprehensive transportation database contining almost half a million records of references to books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation.
Urban Studies & Planning: A Sage Full-Text Collection
Coverage: 1965 - Present
  F M
Scope: covers such subjects as Anthropology, Economic Development, Economics, Education, Environmental Science, Planning Pedagogy, Planning Practice, Planning Theory, Policy Analysis, Political Science, Public Administration, Regional Geography, Regional Science, Residential and Community Development, Social, Spatial, and Cultural Dynamics, Sociology, Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Culture, Urban Geography, Urban Policy, Urban Politics, and Welfare Economics.
USGS Surface-Water Data for the Nation
Coverage:
    Open Access
Scope: Nationally, USGS surface-water data includes more than 850,000 station years of time-series data that describe stream levels, streamflow (discharge), reservoir and lake levels, surface-water quality, and rainfall. The data are collected by automatic recorders and manual measurements at field installations across the Nation..
Access Note: Tutorial Link
Virology and AIDS Abstracts
Coverage: 1982 - Present
F M
Scope: comprehensive coverage of the world literature on every aspect of virology in humans, animals, and plants is featured, with topics ranging from replication cycles to oncology.
Water Resources Abstracts
Coverage: 1967 - Present
F M
Scope: provides summaries of the world's technical and scientific literature on water-related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources.
Web of Knowledge
Coverage: 1969 - Present
  M
Scope: Search content in over 230 disciplines and analyze your results through one powerful yet easy-to-use interface. Provides simultaneous searching of Web of Science and INSPEC
Web of Science
Coverage: 1973 - Present
  M
Scope: offers Web of Science access to ISI Citation Indexes (Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index and Arts and Humanities Citation Index), which contains multidisciplinary, high quality research information from the world's leading science, social science and art and humanities journals.
WELDASEARCH
Coverage: 1967 - Present
  M
Scope: a comprehensive database containing abstracts to journal articles, research reports, books, standards, patents, theses and special publications in the areas of joining metals, plastics and ceramics, metal and ceramic spraying, thermal cutting, brazing, soldering and related topics.
What do I read next?
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.
Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide
Coverage: 1935 - Present
F M
Scope: produced by NISC, is the world?s largest index to literature literature on wild mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Coverage includes more than 670,388 bibliographic records many of which include abstracts. Major topic areas include studies of individual species, habitat types, hunting, economics, wildlife behavior, management techniques, diseases, ecotourism, zoology, taxonomy and much more. Approximately 18,000 records are added per year.
Wiley InterScience
Coverage: 1997 - Present
  F M
Scope: search across over 250 electronic journals covering many subject areas.
Wilson Business Abstracts
Coverage: 1986 - Present
  M
Scope: provides complete and accurate indexing and abstracting of 345 leading business magazines
Wilson Select Plus
Coverage: 1994 - Present
F M
Scope: comprised of articles represented by selected citations from Readers' Guide Abstracts, Social Sciences Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, General Science Abstracts, Education Abstracts, and Wilson Business Abstracts.
World Almanac
Coverage:
F M
Scope: includes text from Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, The World Almanac and Book of Facts, The World Almanac of the U.S.A., The World Almanac of U.S. Politics, and The World Almanac for Kids.
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.
WorldCat Dissertations and Theses
Coverage: 1900 - Present
  M
Scope: provides fast and convenient access to the dissertations and theses available in OCLC member libraries. Many theses are available electronically, at no charge, directly from the publishing institution.
Worldscope
Coverage:
  M
Scope: basic financial information on the world's largest companies. Includes, telephone number, address, ticker symbol and basic stock information, SIC codes, industry classifications, and more.

 

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