Databases
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Statistical databases and select publications of the OECD. Provides extensive data on 33 market-democracy, member countries. Includes a wide range of indicators on economy, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health, information and communication, labor, migration, R&D, trade and society.
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UA, Remote
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Full Text, Statistics
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The OED Online contains the complete text of the 20-volume Second Edition, first published in 1989, together with its 3-volume Additions Series, published in 1993 (volumes 1 and 2) and 1997 volume 3).
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UA, Remote
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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, Full Text, Reference Sources and Tools
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Coverage varies.
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OnePetro.org is a multi-society digital library that provides access to a broad range of technical literature related to the oil and gas exploration and production industry.
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UA, Remote
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Engineering, Geology
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Full Text, Scholarly Journals
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Varies. Five-year historical financials on global public companies. Ten-year trade journal archive.
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Integrates U.S. and international company and industry profiles and analyst reports from a variety of global sources. Combines facts and figures with news and articles. To get to OneSource, first go to the ReferenceUSA database home page; click on International Businesses on the left.
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UA, Remote
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Business
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Full Text, Reference Sources and Tools, Statistics
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1984-current
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Bibliography of geographical publications.
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UA, Remote
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Indexes and Abstracts, Maps
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2002-current
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Access to viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents and websites on social issues.
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UA, Remote
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General-purpose Databases, Communications, Social Work
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Reference Sources and Tools
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1200-2000
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Database of 500,000 biographies of men and women who have shaped British history. Restrictions: 3 simultaneous users.
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UA, Remote
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History
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Biographies, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
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The OED Online contains the complete text of the 20-volume Second Edition, first published in 1989, together with its 3-volume Additions Series, published in 1993 (volumes 1 and 2) and 1997 volume 3)
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UA, Remote
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English
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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, Full Text, Reference Sources and Tools
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Varies
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Oxford Islamic Studies Online brings together current scholarship in the field and promotes accurate and informed understanding of the Islamic world. This fully integrated resource features reference content and commentary by renowned scholars in areas such as global Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics, and culture, and will be regularly updated as new content is commissioned and approved under the guidance of the Editor in Chief, John L. Esposito.
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UA, Remote
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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, Historical/Primary Resources, Indexes and Abstracts, Reference Sources and Tools, Scholarly Journals
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OLDO offers online bilingual dictionaries for French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, and Chinese. Supplemental features include audio pronunciation by native speakers; click-through verb tables and pronunciation charts; guidelines for grammar and usage; sample letters, CVs and resumes; notes on life and culture; and links to external sites for further research.
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UA, Remote
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French Language & Literature, German Language & Literature, Italian Language & Literature, Spanish/Portuguese Language & Literature
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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, Full Text
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updated regularly
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Electronic version of the twenty-eight-volume, second edition of the Grove Music Dictionary of Music and Musicians (copyright 2001); with updates. Contains over 29,000 articles; includes full text searching, browsing by subject, and links to images, digital sound, and related sites.
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UA, Remote
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Music
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Biographies, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, Full Text, Reference Sources and Tools
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Current
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The Oxford Reference Online Premium collection contains reference books covering a wide variety of topics; dictionaries of architecture, plants, geography, literature, mathematics, mythology, and many others. Includes the popular “Oxford Companion” series.
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UA, Remote
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Full Text, Reference Sources and Tools
