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AGRICOLA  (Government)

Agricola is a database of bibliographic records created by the National Agricultural Library and its cooperators. The database is divided into two sections, an online public access book catalog (667,000) records and a journal article citation index (985,000 records), and covers materials dating from the 16th century to the present. The records describe publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including plantand animals sciences, forestry, entomology, soil and water resources, environmental management, conservation efforts, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, agricultural products, alternative farm practices,and food and nutrition." --NELINET Liaison

CANCERLIT  (Government)

"CANCERLIT® is a bibliographic database that contains more than 1.4 million citations and abstracts from over 4,000 differentsources including biomedical journals, proceedings, books, reports, and doctoral theses. Produced by the National CancerInstitute's International Cancer Information Center, CANCERLIT has been in existence for more than twenty years andcontains references to the vast realm of cancer literature published from 1963 to the present. CANCERLIT is updated withmore than 8,000 records every month." --CANCERLIT

CANCERnet  (Government)

CANCERnet provides information on different cancers and their treatments and more.

CHEMID  (Government)

CHEMID is a chemical dictionary file for over 344,000 compounds of biomedical and regulatory interest. Records include CAS Registry Numbers and other identifying numbers, molecular formulae, generic names, trivial names, other synonyms, MeSH headings, and file locators which lead users to other NLM files. In addition, SUPERLIST provides names and other data used to describe chemicals on over 30 key federal and state regulatory lists.

ClinicalTrials  (Government)

The U.S. National Institutes of Health, through its National Library of Medicine, has developed ClinicalTrials.gov to provide patients, family members and members of the public current information about clinical research studies.

DIRline  (Government)

DIRLINE focuses primarily on health and biomedical information resources including organizations, government agencies, information centers, professional societies, voluntary associations, support groups, academic and research institutions, and research facilities and resources. Records contain resource names, addresses, phone numbers, and descriptions of services, publications, and holdings.

EDGAR Database of Corporate Information  (Government)

Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, performs 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).

Fed Sys  (Government)

GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys) provides public access to government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies and preserved as technology changes. Some collections currently available on FDsys are: Compilation of Presidential Documents (1993 to Present); Congressional Bills (103rd Congress to Present); Congressional Documents (104th Congress to Present); Congressional Hearings (105th Congress to Present); Congressional Record (1994 to Present); Congressional Reports (104th Congress to Present); Federal Register (1994 to Present); Public and Private Laws (104th Congress to Present).

Health Services and Sciences Research Resources  (Government)

HSRR is a searchable database of information about research datasets and instruments/indices employed in Health Services Research, and the Behavioral and Social Sciences. The database provides descriptions of research resources including links to PubMed and links to sources for additional information or access to the resources.

HSTAT  (Government)

HSTAT is a free, web-based resource that provides access to full-text documents useful for providing health information and for health care decision making. HSTAT's audience includes health care providers, health service researchers, policy makers, payers, consumers and the information professionals who serve these groups.

International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS)  (Government)

The International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) database provides access to bibliographic citations and abstracts from published, international, and scientific literature on dietary supplements. Users can choose to search the Full IBIDS Database, a subset of Consumer Citations Only or Peer Reviewed Citations Only.

LocatorPLUS  (Government)

LOCATORplus, is a catalog of books, journals, and audiovisuals and access points to other medical research tools.

MEDLINEplus  (Government)

MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.

National Center for Biotechnology Information  (Government)

NCBI provides public databases, conducts research incomputational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information - all for the better understanding of molecular processes affecting human health and disease.

POPline  (Government)

POPLINE provides worldwide coverage of population, family planning, and related health issues, including family planning technology and programs, fertility, and population law and policy. In addition, POPLINE focuses on particular developing-country issues including demography, AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, maternal and child health, primary health care communication, and population and environment. POPLINE citations are searchable with POPLINE keywords as well as MeSH headings. The file is produced by the Population Information Program at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. The database is funded primarily by the United States Agency of International Development.

Profiles in Science  (Government)

This site provides archival collections of prominent twentieth-century biomedical scientists The collections contain published and unpublished materials, including books, journal volumes, pamphlets, diaries, letters, manuscripts, photographs, audio tapes, and other audiovisual materials.

PubChem  (Government)

PubChem provides information on the biological activities of small molecules. It is a component of NIH's Molecular Libraries Roadmap Initiative. PubChem includes substance information, compound structures, and BioActivity data in three primary databases, Pcsubstance, Pccompound, and PCBioAssay, respectively. Pcsubstance contains more than 61 million records. Pccompound contains more than 25 million unique structures. PCBioAssay contains more than 1600 BioAssays.

PubMed Central  (Government)

PubMed Central is a digital archive of life sciences journal literature, developed and managed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). This database consists of full text, indexes and abstracts.

Rhode Island General Assembly  (Government)

"Our Web site is designed to foster an energetic two-way flow of communication between Rhode Island, its legislators and their constituents,and the millions of citizens of the world who use the Internet." --Speaker John B. Harwood

SEC Edgar Database  (Government)

The SEC is an independent, nonpartisan, quasijudicial regulatory agency with responsibility for administering the federal securities laws. The purpose of these laws is to protect investors in securities markets that operate fairly and to ensure that investors have access to disclosure of all material information concerning publicly traded securities. The Commission also regulates firms engaged in the purchase or sale of securities, people who provide investment advice, and investment companies." --The SEC

State of Rhode Island General Assembly  (Government)

"Our Web site is designed to foster an energetic two-way flow of communication between Rhode Island, its legislators and their constituents,and the millions of citizens of the world who use the Internet." --Speaker John B. Harwood

Statistical Abstracts of the U.S.  (Government)

"As the National Data Book it contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included...The Abstract is also your Guide to Sources of other data from the Census Bureau, other Federal agencies, and private organizations." --Statistical Abstracts of the U.S.

Thomas: legislative information on the Internet  (Government)

"Acting under the directive of the leadership of the 104th Congress to make Federal legislative information freely available to theInternet public, a Library of Congress team brought the THOMAS World Wide Web system online in January 1995, at theinception of the 104th Congress...Enhancements in the types of legislative data available, as well as in search and display capabilities,have been continuously added." --Thomas

TOXLINE  (Government)

Primarily English language items; international coverage. Citations in TOXLINE cover pre-1965-forward. The records are derived from about 18 secondary sources. Citations may be retrieved by entering free text terms as they may appear in titles, keywords and abstracts of articles. Chemical substances can be searched by entering their corresponding CAS Registry Numbers and/or synonyms.

ToxNet  (Government)

A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas.

World Factbook  (Government)

The World Factbook is prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency for the use of USGovernment officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meettheir specific requirements. Information was provided by the American GeophysicalUnion, Bureau of the Census, Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency,Defense Nuclear Agency, Department of State, Foreign Broadcast Information Service,Maritime Administration, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, National MaritimeIntelligence Center, National Science Foundation (Antarctic Sciences Section), Office ofInsular Affairs, US Board on Geographic Names, US Coast Guard, and other public and private sources. --The World Factbook