Online Articles

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Academic Search Complete Multi-subject database which contains indexing and abstracts for more than 13,000 journals, with full text for more than 9,000 of those titles.
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    • America: History & Life with Full Text Selective indexing and full-text literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
    Auto Repair Reference Center A comprehensive collection of automobile repair reference information.

    Biological & Agricultural Index Plus

    		 Index to agricultural and veterinary science journals. Some journal articles are full text.
    Book Index with Reviews Provides information on over 5 million popular and classic book titles.
    Business Source Complete Provides full-text coverage of scholarly business, management and economics journals as well as case studies, company profiles, business reports, etc.

    CQ Researcher

    		 In depth analysis of controversial issues.
    Communication & Mass Media Complete Journal articles in communication, mass media, and other closely related fields.
    Consumer Health Complete A comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics.

    CountryWatch

    		 Information & news on all the countries of the world.
    Criminal Justice Periodicals A comprehensive database focusing on U.S. and international criminal justice journals.
    Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopædia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, magazines and periodicals.
    Ebsco eBooks A collection of over 14,000 online books.
    ERIC Contains more than 1.3 million records and links to more than 323,000 full-text documents dating back to 1966.
    Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclpedia Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
    Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) Online access to many of our most popular reference books.
    Health Source - Consumer Edition Provides access to more than 80 full text, consumer health magazines, current, health-related pamphlets, and nearly 130 health reference books.
    Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition Nearly 550 scholarly full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
    History Reference Center Encyclopedias, dictionaries and other sources covering all periods of history.
    JSTOR Archives of over 1,000 leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
    Learning Express Practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information needed for test taking.
    Legal Information Reference Center Full-text legal reference titles from Nolo including legal forms.
    Literary Reference Center Plus Books, journals, guides and videos related to literature.
    Literature Criticism Online Provides 95% of the full-text of Contemporary Literary Criticism volumes 1-252, Twentieth Century Literary Criticism volumes 1-201, and Short Story Criticism volumes 1-109.
    MAS Ultra Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for nearly 500 popular, high school magazines.
    MasterFILE Premier Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals.
    Medline Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.
    Military & Government Collection Offers current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content.
    Newspaper Source Plus Includes more than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles.
    Points of View Reference Center Offers essays presenting multiple sides of current issues.
    Primary Research Provides full text for more than 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research.
    Professional Development Collection Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles.

    PsycARTICLES

    		 A collection of full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology.
    Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection A comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods.
    Regional Business News Provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications.
    Religion and Philosophy Collection More than 300 full text journals covering world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
    Salem History* This database include Milestone Documents (primary documents), the Decades, Great Lives from History, and more.
    SocIndex with Full Text Journals and books covering the fields of sociology, anthropology, and other closely related fields.
    Vocational Studies Complete Journals and books covering vocational studies such as alcohol and drug abuse couseling, CAD, forensics, graphic arts, veterinary assisting, and more.

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