Electronic Databases
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Databases
Recommended Websites
- The University of Tennessee College of Business and Administration - Center for Business and Economic Research
Databases
Recommended Websites
Multimedia
Databases
Recommended Websites
- Alternative Medicine
- Better Homes and Gardens
- Better Nutrition
- Black Enterprise
- Consumer Reports
- Consumer Reports Buying Guide
- Cooking Light
- Counselor
- Discover
- Do it Yourself
- Dr. Oz: the Good Life
- Ebony
- Education Digest
- Entertainment Weekly
- Entrepreneur
- Essence
- House Beautiful
- Information Today
- Instyle
- Money
- Motor Trends
- New Yorker
- O: the Oprah Magazine
- Parents
- Prevention
- Rolling Stone
- Southern Living
- Time
- U.S. Veterans Magazine
Databases
Recommended Websites
- AACC
- Algbasics
- American Association of University Professors
- Black Excel
- Calculators
- College Board
- College Life
- CollegeNet
- Current College Rankings from U.S. News & World Report
- Department of Education (code list)
- Directory of Open Access Books
- Finaid
- Financial Aid
- Fast Web
- Geogebra
- Inside Higher Ed
- Lesson Plans
- Mathematics Encyclopedia
- MERLOT
- National Science Digital Library
- Open Educational Resources
- SACS Criteria for Accreditation
- Science Projects
- Southwest Bookstore | Follett Higher Education Group Bookstore Services
- Tennessee Higher Education Commission
- Tennessee Scholarships
- TI 83 Graphic Calculator
- Virtual Math Lab
Multimedia
Databases
Recommended Websites
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Databases
- American Women's History Online
- Defining Documents in World History: Women’s Rights (1429-2107)
- Diversity Studies
- Ethnic NewsWatch
- East & South Asia Database
- East Europe, Central Europe Database
- Gender Studies Collection
- India Database
- Latin America & Iberia Database
- Oxford African American Studies Centers
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures
- Racial & Ethnic Relations in America
- UK & Ireland Database
Recommended Websites
Multimedia
Databases
Recommended Websites
Multimedia
Databases
Recommended Websites
- Academic Writing Guide for College Students
- BibMe
- Cambridge English Write and Improve
- Cengage Reading Exercises
- Citation Machine
- Cite this for Me
- Dictionarist™ - Online Talking Dictionary
- English Grammar Secrets
- English Mavern
- Essay Writing
- Grammarly Handbook
- Homework Center Writing Skills
- OneLook Dictionary Search
- Online Writing Tutorial
- Paragraph, Writing
- Reading, Improving
- Research Paper, Writing
- Style Manuals, Using
- Thesaurus
- Thesis Builder
- Thesis Generator
- Thesis Statement Generator
- Your Dictionary
- ZoteroBib
Databases
- 1960's in America
- 2000's in America
- American History Online
- Civil Disobedience, Social Justice, Nationalism and Populism, Violent Demonstrations and Race Relations
- Encyclopedia of African American History
- Encyclopedia of American Immigration
- Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
- Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
- Heritage Quest Online
- History Reference Center
- Issues in U.S. Immigration
- Oxford Companion to World Exploration
- Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
- Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History
- Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World
- Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World
- ProQuest Civil War Era
- Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
- Tennessee Records (Ancestry.com)
- Treaties in the News
- U.S. History Collection
- Volunteer Voices
- War & Terrorism Collection
Recommended Websites
- Documenting the American South
- Explorers and Explorations
- Fifty States
- Internet African-American History Challenge
- John F. Kennedy Library
- Making of America
- National Civil Rights Museum
- National Women's History Project (NWHP)
- United State Commission on Civil Rights
- Virtual Jamestown
- Voices of Civil Rights
- We Shall Overcome
Databases
- A to Z World Culture
- Art Full Text
- Arts and Humanities
- Australian & New Zealand Database
- Asian & European Business Collection
- Continental Europe Database
- Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
- Encyclopedia of Global Change
- Encyclopedia of Global Resources
- Encyclopedia of Social Work
- Fine Arts & Music
- Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online
- Global Issues in Context
- Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture
- Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Art
- Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
- Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques
- Humanities & Social Sciences Full Text
- International Encyclopedia of Dance
- Library Literature and Information Science
- Middle East & Africa Database
- Military
- Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
- Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance
- Political Science Database
- Pop Culture Collection
- PsycArticles
- Psychology Collection
- Psychology Database
- Religion
- Social Science Database
- Social Sciences Full Text
- Sociology Database
- Turkey Database
Recommended Websites
Databases
- Books and Authors
- Civil Right Literature, Past & Present
- Columbia Grangers World of Poetry
- Critical Insights: The Slave Narratives
- Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete
- Encyclopedia of Rhetoric
- Informe
- International Encyclopedia of Linguistics
- Lit Finder
- Encyclopedia of Semiotics
- Literary Reference Center
- Literature Criticism Online
- Literature Resource Center
- Magill's Literary Annual
- Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
- Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
- Scribner Writers Series
- Transparent Language
- Twayne's Authors Series
Recommended Websites
- Aesop's Fable
- American Rhetoric
- American Verse Project
- Bartleby
- Better English
- Book Rags
- Bulfinch's Mythology
- Cliff Notes
- Familiar Quotations
- Free Translations
- Foreignword
- Google Translator
- Interactive Spanish Grammar
- Literature Study
- Novel Guide
- Online-literature
- Poems
- Spanish
- Spanishdict.com
- Spark Notes
- William Blake Archives
- William Shakespeare
Databases
Recommended Websites
- Arkansas Statutes
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Cornell
- Crime in America
- Federal Register
- FedWorld.gov
- Georgia Statutes
- Government Printing Office
- Hate Crime- Department of Justice
- Hate Crimes - FBI
- House of Representatives
- Kentucky Statues
- Law Dictionary
- Legal Citations
- Legal Glossary
- Legal Research
- Legal Research (Washington)
- Memphis, City of
- Greater Memphis Paralegal Alliance
- Michie's Legal Resources (Tennessee Code Annotated)
- Mississippi Statutes
- Missouri Statutes
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) A-Z Topical Index
- North Carolina Statutes
- Paralegal Association (National)
- Senate
- Shelby County Government
- Student Gateway to the Government
- Supreme Court Decisions
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Tennessee Blue Book
- Tennessee Laws
- Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct
- Tennessee Statutes
- TN Rules and Regulations
- US Code
- Virginia Statues
Multimedia
Databases
Recommended Websites
- Atlapedia
- City Population - Statistics and Maps of the Major Cities
- Countries (Background Notes)
- Flags of the World
- Google Maps
- Holidays and Observances around the World
- How Far Is It
- National Atlas
- World Fact book
Databases
- Addictions, Substance Abuse and Alcoholism, Salem Health
- AHFS Consumer Medication Information
- CINAHL Complete
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Davis's Drug Guide
- Family Health Database
- Genetics and Inherited Conditions
- Health and Medicine Collection
- Health and Wellness Resource Center
- Health Reference Center-Academic
- Health Source - Consumer Edition
- Health Source: Nursing Academic Edition
- Healthcare Administration Database
- Infectious Diseases and Conditions
- Magill's Medical Guide
- Nursing and Allied Health Collection
- Nursing & Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive
- Nursing and Allied Health Database
- Nursing Reference Center
- OVID (LWW Nursing & Allied Health Professions Collection)
- Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine
- Psychology and Mental Health
- Public Health Database
- Taber's Medical Dictionary
Recommended Websites
- Dr. Koop
- Drugs Encyclopedia
- Internet Drug Index
- Med MD
- Medical Billing Coding
- Medicinet
- Medline Plus
- Medscape
- Merck Manual
- Pharmacy
- Pharmacy Today
- PDR (Physician’s Desk Reference)
- Radiology
- Radiology Glossary
- Radiology Organization
- Teen Health
- Tennessee Health Care Association (THCA)
- U.S. Pharmacist
Multimedia
- AVON Collection: Health Sciences
- Back Injury Prevention
- Bates Visual Guide to Physical Examination
- Blood Collection-Special Procedure
- Blood Collection-the Pediatric Patient
- Blood Collection Routine-Venipuncture
- Critical Thinking in the Nursing Process
- Films On Demand (FOD): Allied Health Videos
- Films on Demand (FOD): Nursing Video Collection
- Health Sciences Video Online
- IV Venipuncture Procedure: Insertion Techniques that Work
- Lippincott Nursing Video Series: Growth & Development
- Maternity Nursing Series: Prenatal Care
- Nursing Education in Video
- Nursing Process
- Patient Monitoring in Mechanical Ventilation
Databases
- Academic Video Online Premier
- Ambrose Video
- Back to Basic Fire and Electrical Safety
- Dance in Video
- Electrical Safety Lock Out Tag
- Feature Films for Education
- Image Quest
- Master Academic Collection
- Music and Performing Arts
- Physical Geography: making Sense of Planet Earth
- RBDigital Audio Collection
- Swank Digital Campus
Recommended Websites
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Databases
Recommended Websites
- Acronym Finder
- Acronym Search
- Almanac
- Americas Library
- Daily Almanac
- Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
- Internet Archive - Digital Library of Free Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
- FedStats - Statistics and Statistical Agencies
- Howjsay - Dictionary of English Pronunciation, How to Pronounce English Words
- Itools
- Map Quest
- Real Yellow Pages
- Reference Sources
- Telephone Directory
- Translation Dictionaries
- U.S. Postal
- Visual Dictionary
Databases
- A.D.A.M. (Anatomy Online)
- Applied Science & Technology Full Text
- Biological & Agriculture Index Plus
- Biological Science Database
- Encyclopedia of Evolution
- Energy and the Environment Online
- Essential Chemistry
- Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture
- General Science Full Text
- General Science Collection
- Genetics and Evolution Online
- Green Technology Online
- Interactive Chemistry
- Physics in Action
- Science Database
- Visible Body