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Latest databases acquired by the McKillop Library from May, 2012 to present.

04/15/13
Bartleby
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Literature reference resourcefor quotations, poetry, criticism, and biographies.

04/15/13
Project Gutenberg
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Project Gutenberg offers over 42,000 free ebooks: choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online.

01/15/13
Statistical Abstracts of the U.S.  (Proquest)
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Statistical Abstracts is the starting point in any search for statistical information. The most authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations. Selected international data are also included.

09/06/12
Salem Health  (Salem Press)
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Designed for student research as well as use by patients and caregivers, Salem Health is an online reference source for medical, nursing, and health information which provides entries from three multi-volume encyclopedia sets including Magill’s Medical Guide, Complementary & Alternative Medicine, and Infectious Diseases & Conditions. Useful for background information, definitions, and factual overviews of medical and nursing topics.

09/01/12
AtoZ databases  (EBSCOhost)
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AtoZ databases provides detailed information on U.S. businesses and residents. AtoZ databases is ideal for people searching, locating information on small businesses, student business research by industry or segment and company size. The database contains information on over 31 million businesses and 220 million residents.

09/01/12
NoveList  (EBSCOhost)
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NoveList is a readers' advisory service which provides access to information on over 155,000 fiction titles including over 60,000 juvenile fiction records as well as feature materials designed for both the younger reader and the adults that work with them. The database also includes hundreds of hand-crafted Recommended Reads lists for adults, teens and kids covering both fiction genres and topics, 500 Book Discussion Guides including questions and answers and suggestions for further reading, and 450 searchable Award Lists. User guide for EBSCO<I>host</I>

09/01/12
Points of View Reference Center      (EBSCOhost)
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Points of View Reference Center contains essays and articles that present multiple sides of issues contains of current interest. The database has a balance of materials from all viewpoints, including more than 1,300 main essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books. User guide for EBSCO<I>host</I>

08/01/12
America: History & Life with Full Text  (EBSCOhost)
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America: History & Life with Full Text is the definitive database of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. It indexes over 1,700 journals from 1955 to present. This database is the most important bibliographic reference tool for students and scholars of U.S. and Canadian history. America: History & Life with Full Text also provides full-text coverage of more than 200 journals and nearly 100 books. User guide for EBSCO<I>host</I>

08/01/12
Biography Collection Complete  (EBSCOhost)
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Biography Collection Complete offers a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies supporting history, science, the arts, music, literature, multicultural studies, gender studies, business, government & politics, sports, entertainment and many other areas. This database features more than 177,000 full-text biographies from many different sources. User guide for EBSCO<I>host</I>

08/01/12
Ebook Academic Collection  (EBSCOhost)
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This collection of e-texts contains a large selection of multidisciplinary titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter. There are nearly 83,000 full-text titles with subject coverage that includes: art, business & economics, education, literary criticism, medicine & nursing, performing arts, philosophy, poetry, political science, religion, social science and technology. User guide for EBSCO<I>host</I>

08/01/12
Hein Online  (William S. Hein & Co., Inc.))
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Hein Online contains more than 70 million pages of legal history available in an online, fully-searchable, image-based format. Hein Online bridges the gap in legal history by providing comprehensive coverage from inception of more than 1,500 law and law-related periodicals. In addition to its vast collection of law journals, Hein Online also contains the Congressional Record Bound volumes in entirety, complete coverage of the U.S. Reports back to 1754, famous world trials dating back to the early 1700's, legal classics from the 16th to the 20th centuries, the United Nations and League of Nations Treaty Series, all United States Treaties, the Federal Register from inception in 1936, the CFR from inception in 1938, and much more. Also includes Foreign Relations of the United States and Public Papers of the Presidents.

08/01/12
Historical Abstracts with Full Text  (EBSCOhost)
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Historical Abstracts with Full Text covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 forward, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and much more. This authoritative database provides indexes more than 1,800 journals in over 40 languages back to 1955.  Representing scholarship from more than 90 countries, the database includes book citations, dissertations and theses, and coverage extends to related disciplines such as archeology, anthropology and sociology.  Includes the full text of more than 349 journals and more than 120 books. User guide for EBSCO<I>host</I>