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Coverage:
1965-present
Description:
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1985-present); Science Citation Index (1965-present); and Social Sciences Citation Index (1985-present).
Access:
UA, Remote
Primary Subjects:
General-purpose Databases, Biology & Agriculture, Chemistry, Clothing, Textiles, & Interior Design, Communicative Disorders, Computer Science, Engineering, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Nursing & Medicine, Physics, Psychology, Science, Social Work
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Indexes and Abstracts
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Description:
The Western European Studies Section (WESS) is part of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. WESS is professionally involved in the acquisition, organization, and use of inforamtion sources originating in or related to Western European countries. Our aim is to promote the improvement of library services supporting study and research in Western European affairs from ancient times to the present.
Access:
WWW
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Book Reviews, Catalogs, Historical/Primary Resources, Newspapers, Reference Sources and Tools
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A source of biographical information on 1.2 million persons from all professions and walks of life. Also includes historical biographies of deceased individuals from Who Was Who in America 1607-present. Limited to 1 simultaneous user. Use is restricted to students, faculty, and staff of the University of Alabama.
Access:
UA
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General-purpose Databases
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Coverage:
1995-current
Description:
For the sciences, business, and education. Includes journals and books in the areas of business, chemistry, computer science, earth science, education, engineering, law, life and medical sciences, mathematics and statistics, physics, and psychology.
Access:
UA, Remote
Primary Subjects:
Biology & Agriculture, Chemistry, Communicative Disorders, Computer Science, Engineering, Nursing & Medicine, Nutrition & Health, Psychology, Science, Sociology
Material Type:
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, E-Books, Full Text, Reference Sources and Tools, Scholarly Journals
Coverage:
1600-2000
Description:
Full-text of published histories and records of women’s reform organizations throughout the United States during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It includes The History of Woman Suffrage (6 volumes, 1881-1922); proceedings of the national conventions of female Anti-Slavery societies in the 1830s; proceedings of women’s rights conventions in the 1850s and 1860s; annual reports of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union; and local and national histories of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. Each year, an additional 10,000 pages of material will be added.
Access:
UA, Remote
Primary Subjects:
Women's Studies
Material Type:
Digital Images, Full Text, Historical/Primary Resources, Reference Sources and Tools
Coverage:
1840-present
Description:
This collection of primary resources documents international women’s social movements from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Included are conference proceedings; reports of international women's organizations; publications and web pages of women's non-governmental organization; and letters, diaries, and memoirs.
Access:
UA, Remote
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Biographies, Digital Images, Full Text, Historical/Primary Resources
Coverage:
1960 - 2008 and continuing
Description:
World dataBank includes World Development Indicators, the primary World Bank database for development data from officially recognized international sources. Provides time series for hundreds of economic and social indicators. World Bank has now made its databank freely available over the Internet.
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www
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Coverage:
1963-present
Description:
WSB provides annotated entries for all important books, articles, book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, reviews of productions, audiovisual materials, electronic media, and other scholarly and popular materials related to Shakespeare and published or produced between 1963 and 2006. The scope is international, with coverage extending to more than 118 languages and representing every country in North America, South America, and Europe, and nearly every country in Asia, Africa, and Australasia.
Access:
UA, Remote
Primary Subjects:
English, Theatre & Dance
Material Type:
Book Reviews, Dissertations and Theses, Indexes and Abstracts, Scholarly Journals
Coverage:
Updated daily
Description:
Union catalog containing bibliographic information on 40+ million items (books, scores, films, maps, and other formats) held in thousands of academic, public, and other libraries around the world. Broad in scope with records dating to the 12th century. Can be used to verify citations, locate an item in another library, or to provide accurate citation information for interlibrary loan requests. (Does not include citations to individual articles, stories in periodicals, or book chapters).
Access:
UA, Remote
Primary Subjects:
General-purpose Databases, Library Science
Material Type:
Catalogs, Dissertations and Theses, Historical/Primary Resources, Indexes and Abstracts, Maps, Reference Sources and Tools
Coverage:
1851-1875
Description:
Wright American Fiction provides the full text of novels published in the United States from 1851 to 1875. Based upon Lyle Wright’s bibliography American Fiction, 1851-1875, this free Internet resource includes 2,887 volumes by 1,456 authors.
Access:
WWW
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Material Type:
Full Text, Historical/Primary Resources
