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Latest databases acquired by the McKillop Library from
September, 2009 to present.

06/15/10
Films On Demand Master Academic Collection   (Films Media Group)
On Campus  |  Off Campus

Films On Demand is a state-of-the-art streaming video platform that provides the ability to view digital video in real time. You can use Films On Demand to search for specific video segments, organize videos into folders, and create personal playlists for others to view. The collection includes over 5,600 full length programs including 4,000 titles in the Humanities & Social Sciences, 1,600 in Science & Mathematics, 1,100 in Health & Medicine, and 700 in Business & Economics.

06/01/10
JSTOR Plant Science  (JSTOR)
On Campus  |  Off Campus

Provides access to foundational content vital to plant science – plant type specimens, taxonomic structures, scientific literature, and related materials. The amount of materials includes over 800,000 type specimens, paintings, drawings, correspondence, and supporting materials. Aside from botanists and those dedicated to the plant sciences, JSTOR Plant Science is especially useful for Ecologists, Conservationists, Environmental scientists, Historians, Pharmacologists, Biologists, and Geneticists.

05/15/10
Heritage Quest  (Proquest)
On Campus  |  Off Campus

Heritage Quest is a genealogical database that can be used to search for information on ancestors. Included in the database is the complete set of U.S. Federal Census images for 1790-1930, PERSI a collection of book and articles on genealogy and local history, the Revolutionary War Era Pension & Land Bounty Application Files, the Freedman’s Bank and a portion of the U.S. Serial Set.

05/15/10
Learning Express Library  (Learning Express)
On Campus  |  Off Campus

Learning Express offers practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and other job and career information. Includes GMAT and GRE Preparation as well as LSAT and MCAT Practice Exams. Also cover PRAXIS I and II preparation.

05/15/10
Mango Languages  (Mango)
On Campus  |  Off Campus

Mango is a database of Foreign Language Courses at both the Basic and Advanced Level. Use Mango Basic courses to quickly learn some basic words and phrases for a business trip or short trip overseas. Mango Complete courses are aimed at students who want to move beyond basic language skills. Languages include Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish (partial list).

05/15/10
World Book Web  (World Book)
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Encyclopedias for all ages and in several languages. Site includes World Book Kids, World Book Students and World Book Advanced. Also foreign language encyclopedias such as Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos, Gran Enciclopedia Hispánica and L'Encyclopédie Découverte. Also includes specialty subjects such as Living Green and Early Peoples.

02/01/10
Intelecom Online Resources Network
On Campus  |  Off Campus

The INTELECOM Online Resources Network is a database of academic video clips - streamed on demand - for use in support of classroom instruction. The Sociology Collection consists of over 260 video clips ranging in length from 2 to 10 minutes. The Psychology Collection consists of an additional 68 clips. Sociology topics include issues such as crime, gender stratification, education, aging, work and the economy, groups and organizations, deviance, social movements, and more. The Psychology Collection includes interviews, computer graphics and animation, and real-life case studies that introduce key concepts and principles and provide an up-to-date look at the evolving science of psychology.

02/01/10
OmniTax Library (CCH)  (CCH)
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Unlimited access to federal and state tax information plus explanations, analysis and practice aids. Includes daily tax news, FASB materials, as well as GAAP and GAAS guides.

02/01/10
SciFinder Scholar  (CAS)
On Campus  |  Off Campus

Repeat Users: Enter database using your username & password
First Time Users : Click here to create user name and password: https://scifinder.cas.org/registration/index.html?corpKey=6C8344BEX86F35055X70C873001C8B338469
SciFinder Scholar provides quick and easy access to a wide diversity of research from many scientific disciplines including: references from over 9,500 currently published journals and patent information from more than 50 active patent issuing authorities; important discoveries that span the scientific century back to 1900; the latest scientific breakthroughs almost as soon as they are published with references added daily and some patent information as recent as two days ago; complete coverage of chemistry and the life sciences including biochemistry, biology, pharmacology, medicine, and related disciplines the world's largest collection of organic and inorganic substance information

10/01/09
Business and Management Practices  (FirstSearch)
On Campus  |  Off Campus

This database addresses the practical aspects and approaches to business management. Provides real-world know-how that focuses on how organizations make and implement decisions, develop and launch new strategies, and plan for change. Includes case studies and how-to articles. Topics covered include benchmark planning, best practices, business plans and corporate culture.

10/01/09
Data for Research  (JSTOR)
On Campus  |  Off Campus

A new way to search the JSTOR database! Provided by JSTOR for use by the research community. It provides a set of web-based tools for selecting and interacting with content from the JSTOR archive. The service also provides the ability to obtain data sets via bulk downloads or using a REST API. Features provided by the site include: Full-text and fielded searching of the entire JSTOR archive using a powerful faceted search interface. Using this interface one can quickly and easily define content of interest through an iterative process of searching and results filtering. Online viewing of document-level data including word frequencies, citations, key terms, and ngrams.

10/01/09
PubChem  (Government)
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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.

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