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Biographies
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Biography Reference Bank Select
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Biography Reference Bank Select |
Provides 100% full text database containing articles from more than 100 volumes of biographical reference books published by H. W. Wilson |
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Biography Resource Center
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Biography Resource Center |
Here's in-depth coverage of current and historic people from almost every field of endeavor. You can search by name, subject, nationality, place or time period to access 142,000 biographies, 1,500 full text articles, 7000 portraits and more. |
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Biography Resource Center: African American
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Biography Resource Center: African American |
Offers biographies about notable African Americans from the respected Gale sources available in the Biography Resource Center. |
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Business
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Business Economics and Theory
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Business Economics and Theory |
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Small Business Collection
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Small Business Collection |
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Business Full Text
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Business Full Text |
Coverage includes leading business magazines and trade and research journals plus the full text of selected periodicals: Accounting, Banking, Computers, Economics, Real Estate, etc.
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Accounting Research Manager
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Accounting Research Manager |
A comprehensive online database of expert-written analytical accounting, auditing, governmental and SEC information as well as primary source data. It is updated five times daily, it. |
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Value Line
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Value Line |
Provides timely information on stocks, mutual funds, special situations, options and convertibles. |
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Market Line
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Market Line |
A comprehensive collection of reports, rankings and news, covering all of the major industries. |
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Hospitality and Tourism Complete
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Hospitality and Tourism Complete |
Covers scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism.This collection contains more than 500,000 records from more than 500 titles, with coverage dating as far back as 1965. |
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Careers
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Career Guidance On-line
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Career Guidance On-line |
Database provides an in-depth look at salary ranges, advancement prospects, employment trends, online information, necessary experience, relevant unions and associations. |
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Vocations, Careers & Technical Education
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Vocations, Careers & Technical Education |
Providing content from nearly 400 journals, this collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals. |
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Computers
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Current Events
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Issues and Controversies
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Issues and Controversies |
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AccuNet AP Photo Archive
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AccuNet AP Photo Archive |
An electronic library containing the current photos of the Associated Press and a selection of pictures from their 50 million image print and negative library. |
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Facts on File World News Digest
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Facts on File World News Digest |
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Current Issues: Reference Shelf Plus
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Current Issues: Reference Shelf Plus |
Collection of carefully chosen journal articles selected by the editorial staff of the H.W. Wilson Company; it's an overview of national topics. |
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Points of View
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Points of View |
Provides a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. |
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Database Collections
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TEL (TN Electronic Library)
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TEL (TN Electronic Library) |
This site provides access to twenty databases compliments of the state: Business & Company ASAP, Computer Database, Contemporary Literary Criticism-Select, Expanded Academic ASAP, General Business File ASAP, General Business File International, General |
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AGent Solution Finder
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AGent Solution Finder |
AGent Search enables federated searching through a variety of delivery options, providing a truly unique search experience based on the individual needs and workflow environments of library patrons and staff. |
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Discovering Collection
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Discovering Collection |
A comprehensive, cross-curricular reference source combining thousand of biographies, topical overviews, critical analyses, plot summaries and media elements into a single easy-to-use database. |
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Education
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Chronicle of Higher Education
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Chronicle of Higher Education |
Academe's number one news resource. |
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Education Full Text
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Education Full Text |
Abstracts range from 50 to 300 words. Full text coverage began in 1996: Adult Education. Comparative Education, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, etc. |
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Educators Reference Complete
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Educators Reference Complete |
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Professional Development Collection
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Professional Development Collection |
This database provides a highly specialized collection of more than 550 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. |
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Electronic Books
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Safari Tech Books
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Safari Tech Books |
The premier electronic reference library for programmers and IT professionals. |
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Oxford Companion to World Exploration
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Oxford Companion to World Exploration |
Offers information on all topics of exploration worldwide, including advances in navigation, the discovery of the New World, polar expeditions, and the space age. |
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Encyclopedia of Rhetoric
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Encyclopedia of Rhetoric |
Encyclopedia is the most wide-ranging reference work of its kind, combining theory, history, and practice, with a special emphasis on public speaking, performance, and communication.
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Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Art
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Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Art |
Contains over 3,000 entries covering thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western cultures. |
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Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture
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Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture |
Cmprehensive reference resource for the visual arts of the Classical period. |
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History |
Examines all aspects of maritime history, including naval history, shipbuilding and biographies of major figures |
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Linguistics
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Linguistics |
Covers the full range of topics in linguistics, including such areas as historical, comparative, formal, mathematical, functional, philosophical, and sociolinguistics. |
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures |
Comprehensive reference source to chronicle Pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern Mesoamerica, defined as the lands stretching from Mexico to the southern tip of Central America. |
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Allied Health Books by Ebrary
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Allied Health Books by Ebrary |
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Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
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Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature |
The Encyclopedia includes essays on poets, playwrights, essayists, and novelists, as well as major works and essays on literary movements, periods, and themes |
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Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
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Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages |
Explores art, architecture, religion, law, science, language, philosophy and theology, as well as cultural, religious, intellectual, social and political history from the 5th to 15th century.
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International Encyclopedia of Dance
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International Encyclopedia of Dance |
Covers the full spectrum of dance-theatrical, ritual, dance-drama, folk, traditional, ethnic and social dance. |
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Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance
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Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance |
Provides detail on all aspects of the Renaissance in 14th to 17th century Europe.
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Dictionary of American Family Names
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Dictionary of American Family Names |
Contains more than 70,000 of the most commonly occurring surnames in the United States, giving their comparative frequencies, linguistic and historical explanations. |
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt |
Provides far beyond the records pf archaeology to make available what we know about the social, political, religious, cultural and artistic legacy of this civilization. |
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History |
Contains entries on inventors, theoreticians and industry leaders, with coverage ranging from accounting and advertising to zoning and zoos. |
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America |
Covers significant events, inventions, and social movements in American history that have affected the way Americans view, prepare and consume food and drink.
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States |
A to Z arrangement covers art, politics, religion, education, health and history about the fastest growing minority population in the United States. |
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Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
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Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation |
Provides source information about the entire range of religious and social changes that altered the face of Europe in the 16th century. |
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance |
Provides up-to-date information about theatre and performance from ancient Greek theatre to latest developments in London, Paris, New York and around the Globe.
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Net Library
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Net Library |
Provides access to Southwest eContent collection. eContent is the digital version of books, journals, and database content. You can access your library’s eContent 24 hours a days, seven days a week. |
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Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
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Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment |
Covering from the rise of Descartes' disciplines in 1670 to the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815.
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Encyclopedia of Evolution
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Encyclopedia of Evolution |
A comprehensive guide to the essentials of evolutionary biology. Topics include: Darwin, natural selection, human origins, behavioral ecology.... |
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Encyclopedia of Global Change
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Encyclopedia of Global Change |
300 authoritative articles investigate all types of phenomena that change life on Earth.
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Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
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Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium |
Covers 1,100 years of Byzantine history; bringing to life the important culture and empire, from the 4th century to the 15th.
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International Encyclopedia of Linguistics
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International Encyclopedia of Linguistics |
Includes topics in linguistics, including such area as historical, comparative, formal, mathematical and sociolinguistics. |
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Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature
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Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature |
Provides comprehensive coverage of literature from the Abbey Theatre to Israel Zang covering the entire history of literature in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. |
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature |
Essays on all genres of children literature, individual works, and prominent trends and themes on the traditions of children's literature throughout the world. |
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Credo Reference
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Credo Reference |
Features content from hundreds of reference books in a broad range of subjects. |
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
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Gale Virtual Reference Library |
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Medical Books
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Medical Books |
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Literature Books
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Literature Books |
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Encyclopedias
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Encyclopedia Americana
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Encyclopedia Americana |
45,000 lengthy articles, with tables of contents for longer articles; over 1,700 statistical tables; fact boxes and 3,000 images; 984 maps and 275 flags, all printable and in full color. |
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Britannica Online
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Britannica Online |
The Encyclopedia Britannica is the world's most comprehensive reference product, a distinction it has held since its first publication in 1768. EB Online includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Brita |
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Ethnic/Gender
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African American History & Culture
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African American History & Culture |
Many of the Facts on File print titles have been combined with an extensive array of multimedia content to form this incredible source. The collection covers the breadth of African American history. |
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American Women's History
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American Women's History |
Database of biographies, historical topics, speeches, maps, primary sources and photographs that are essential to understanding the experience of women throughout our nations' history. |
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Oxford African American Studies Center
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Oxford African American Studies Center |
Provides students, scholars and librarians with online access to the finest reference resources in African American studies. |
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Ethnic NewsWatch: A History
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Ethnic NewsWatch: A History |
An interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals from ethnic, minority and native presses. Linking the current database (1990-present) with a retrospective back file of titles |
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GLBT Life and Issues Collection
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GLBT Life and Issues Collection |
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Diversity Studies
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Diversity Studies |
Explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community. |
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Exams
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Learning Express
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Learning Express |
Offers online course series in language arts, math skills and standardized test preparation; more than 200 online practice exams and quizzes. |
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General Periodicals
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Wilson OmniFile Full Text
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Wilson OmniFile Full Text |
Expand your periodicals resources with electronic access to full text articles, page images, article abstracts and citations from thousands of sources. The database combines full text, abstracts, and indexing from the Education Full Text; General Science |
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SIRS
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SIRS |
A general reference database consisting of 1,500 domestic and international newspapers, magazines, journals and US Government publications. Articles are indexed from 1989 to present. Additional features include: World Almanac excerpts, Directory of Public |
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Reader's Guide Full Text
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Reader's Guide Full Text |
A database containing comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals. Current coverage for this database includes indexing, abstracting and full text |
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Culinary Arts
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Culinary Arts |
Includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines and thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information. |
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EBSCOhost Electronic Journal Service
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EBSCOhost Electronic Journal Service |
Gateway to e-journals containing millions of articles from different publishers at one web site. |
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Academic OneFile
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Academic OneFile |
The 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 |
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History
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American Indian History & Culture
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American Indian History & Culture |
Covers in-depth coverage of more than 5,000 years of culture, legends and leaders for more than 500 Native American Groups. |
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Ancient and Medieval History Online
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Ancient and Medieval History Online |
Provides a global view of the ancient world as it explores six ancient civilizations: Africa, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Mesoamerica and Mesopotamia. |
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U.S. History Collection
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U.S. History Collection |
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World History Collection
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World History Collection |
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War & Terrorism Collection
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War & Terrorism Collection |
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Heritage Quest Online
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Heritage Quest Online |
Digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular UMI® Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content. |
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TN Encyclopedia of History and Culture
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TN Encyclopedia of History and Culture |
A comprehensive and definitive reference work on the Volunteer State cosponsored by the University of Tennessee Press and the Tennessee Historical Society. |
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Modern World History
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Modern World History |
Covers important civilizations and cultures of the world from prehistoric times through the modern era. |
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History Reference Center
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History Reference Center |
The world's most comprehensive history database for today's libraries. This database offers full text for more than 50 leading history periodicals; 400 full text reference books and encyclopedias and over 60, 000 biographies. |
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Humanities/Social Sciences
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Global Issues in Context
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Global Issues in Context |
Offers global news and perspectives on issues and events of international importance. |
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Humanities & Social Sciences Index
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Humanities & Social Sciences Index |
A bibliographic database covering a wide range of interdisciplinary fields in a broad array of humanities and social sciences journals. Dates coverage includes 1907 - 1984. |
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International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
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International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences |
The largest reference work ever published for the social and behavioral science to appear in print and electronic format. |
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JSTOR
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JSTOR |
Provides access to back files of scholarly journals in two major area: Economics and History |
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Fine Arts & Music
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Fine Arts & Music |
Provides support for research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.
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Pop Culture Collection
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Pop Culture Collection |
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Psychology Collection
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Psychology Collection |
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GREENR(Global Ref on the Environment)
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GREENR(Global Ref on the Environment) |
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Social Sciences Full Text
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Social Sciences Full Text |
Coverage includes a wide range of interdisciplinary fields covered in a broad array of social science journals: Addiction Studies, Criminal Justice, Family Studies, Psychology, etc. |
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Art Full Text
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Art Full Text |
Full text plus abstracts and indexing of an international array of peer-selected publications. |
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Art Museum Image Gallery
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Art Museum Image Gallery |
Art Museum Image Gallery is a rich digital resource of art images and
related multimedia gathered from the collections of distinguished museums
around the world. |
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Communication & Mass Media Complete
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Communication & Mass Media Complete |
Offers full text for over 200 titles and contains citation coverage for over 40,000 articles covering all aspects of journalism and communication studies.
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PsycARTICLES
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PsycARTICLES |
PsycARTICLES provides full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber. |
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Humanities Full Text
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Humanities Full Text |
Periodical coverage includes some of the best known scholarly journals: Archaeology, Art, Classical Studies, Communication, etc. |
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Library Literature and Information Science
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Library Literature and Information Science |
Articles and book reviews in more than 234 key library and information sciences periodicals: Automation, Cataloging, Censorship; Information Brokers, etc.
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Language and Literature
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Columbia Grangers World of Poetry
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Columbia Grangers World of Poetry |
Contains 250,000 poems in full text and 450,000 citations and an audio component. |
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Literature Criticism Online
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Literature Criticism Online |
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Scribner Writers Series
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Scribner Writers Series |
Includes 15-20 page signed essays on more than 2,000 authors and literary genres drawn from the acclaimed Scribner print series. |
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Literature Resource Center
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Literature Resource Center |
Simultaneously search three of the Gale Group's acclaimed literary databases for biographical, bibliographical and critical analyses of more than 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and other writers-your results will be ranked by relevance an |
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Masterplots
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Masterplots |
Definitive online source for editorially reviewed critical analyses and brief plot summaries of the most studied works in the history of literature. The information in this database equal the complete contents of 31 sets of reference books, including near |
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MLA International Bibliography Plus
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MLA International Bibliography Plus |
Contains over 1.5 million citations from journals and published books. |
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Twayne's Authors Series
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Twayne's Authors Series |
Comprises 600 full-text titles from the Twayne Literary Masters series, 200 each from Twayne World, US, and English Authors. |
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Law
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West Law
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West Law |
This site provides access to: Cases, Statutes, Public Records, Court Dockets, Legal Periodicals, Tax, Insurance, Legal Forms. Practice-Area Treatises and Securities Resources. |
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Legal Trac
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Legal Trac |
Find articles in all major law reviews, law journals, specialty law and bar association journals and legal newspapers. Included are articles on Federal and State Cases, Laws and Regulations, Legal Practice, and Taxation. Also included are: British Commonw |
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Criminal Justice Collection
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Criminal Justice Collection |
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Criminal Justice Periodical Index with Text
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Criminal Justice Periodical Index with Text |
A comprehensive database of U.S. and international criminal justice journals. The database provides research support for students interested in careers in criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections administration, drug enforcement. |
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Maps
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World Atlas On-line
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World Atlas On-line |
Provides more that 1,200 clear, reproducible, full color maps and over 120 flags. |
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Medicine
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Taber's Medical Dictionary
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Taber's Medical Dictionary |
Provides full text searching of over 56,000 definitions, hyperlinks to cross references, audio pronunciations and tables. |
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CINAHL with Full Text
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CINAHL with Full Text |
Comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 600 journals indexed in CINAHL. |
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Salem Health
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Salem Health |
Online access to Salem Press’ award-winning health reference works. |
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Nursing & Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive
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Nursing & Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive |
Provides full text for nearly 400 journals covering the areas of nursing, biomedicine, health sciences, consumer health and allied health disciplines. |
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Health and Wellness Resource
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Health and Wellness Resource |
Use this database to research topics in health and medicine, medications, and wellness. Includes encyclopedias, directories, medical dictionary, magazines, journals, and newspapers. |
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Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine
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Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine |
Provides content from nearly 400 journals from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals on physical therapy and sports medicine. |
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Medline
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Medline |
A comprehensive database of biomedical literature produced by the National Library of Medicine. |
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Nursing and Allied Health Collection
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Nursing and Allied Health Collection |
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Health Source: Nursing Academic Edition
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Health Source: Nursing Academic Edition |
Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. This database is updated on a daily basis. |
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Current Issues in Health
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Current Issues in Health |
A professionally created database that covers a wide variety of current health issues relevant in today’s world. |
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Health Reference Center - Academic
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Health Reference Center - Academic |
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Multimedia
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American History in Video
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American History in Video |
Provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history, with 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles on completion |
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Theater in Video
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Theater in Video |
Contains performances of the world's leading plays, together with more than 100 film documentaries, online in streaming video. |
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Classical Music Library
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Classical Music Library |
This is the largest multi label database of recording for listening and learning in libraries. |
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Master Academic Collection
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Master Academic Collection |
Collection of over 5000 streaming DVDs |
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Films on Demand
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Films on Demand |
Digital library of films available from Films for the Humanities |
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SIM (Southwest InfoNet Media Collection)
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SIM (Southwest InfoNet Media Collection) |
A collection of full length streaming DVDs available 24/7. |
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Newspapers
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Custom Newspapers
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Custom Newspapers |
Search a collection of more then 650 newspapers, both national and international. |
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Newsbank
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Newsbank |
Newsbank Academic Library Collection (1992-Current).
U.S. and international newspapers, wire services, broadcasts, and magazines; science digests based on over 350 science and health journals from 1986 forward.
Newsbank Newsfile (1991-Current).
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Tennessee Newspapers
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Tennessee Newspapers |
Access provided to 11 newspapers in Tennessee |
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New York Times Sunday Edition
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New York Times Sunday Edition |
Digital reproduction of the printed edition. All pages, include advertising, photos and graphics. |
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Commercial Appeal
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Commercial Appeal |
Provides full search capabilities of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology to give you relevant, current, and practical information., An electronic library containing the current photos of the Associated Press and a selection of pictures fr |
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Alt-PressWatch
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Alt-PressWatch |
Full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press. |
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Reference
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Automotive Repair Reference Center
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Automotive Repair Reference Center |
Contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1954. |
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Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English Dictionary |
Most authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of English in the world. Access is provided to the definitive record of the meaning, history and evolution of more than 600,000 words.
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Oxford Reference
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Oxford Reference |
A single cross researchable resource containing over 100 dictionary language references and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. |
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StatBank
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StatBank |
Is a unique on-line resource offering students and researchers instant access to a wealth of statistical information covering a wide array of topics. |
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Science
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A.D.A.M (Anatomy Online)
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A.D.A.M (Anatomy Online) |
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Science Database
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Science Database |
Provides a comprehensive collection of science journals |
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Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture
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Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture |
Key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture, with the addition of over 20 subject specific reference sources |
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Today's Science
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Today's Science |
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General Science Full Text
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General Science Full Text |
Periodical coverage includes popular science magazines as well as professional journals: Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Microbiology, etc.
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