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Access Science Logo Access Science*
http://www.accessscience.com
Check out the complete Encyclopedia of Science and Technology online plus videos, news and more on 7000+ scientific topics searchable by category or keywords. Find articles, images, forumlas and charts like the Periodic Table (under Helpful Tools).
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Career & Technical Resources
Associates Programs Source *contains 1000 full-text journals as well as 100 full-text books designed specifically for research needs of two-year colleges and provides content in a variety of career and technical areas including agriculture, biotechnology, computer & data processing, cosmetology, automotive,electrical technology, law enforcement & criminal justice, welding and more.
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Britannica Online
http://search.eb.com

For quick reference try this online encyclopedia and search by word, phrase, or question. Search the Britannica, the Britannica Student Encyclopedia, or Merriam Webster’s Dictionary or thesaurus. Browse the A – Z list, the Atlas, time periods, subject lists or the Year in Review. Spotlights on special topics include Britannica’s Heritage, the American Presidential Election process, Discovering Dinosaurs, and Shakespeare’s and the Globe: Then and Now.
Chronicle Logo The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://www.chronicle.com
This online version of The Chronicle is full of up-to-date information about issues affecting higher education. The entire contents of the newspaper are posted on Monday and updated daily. Every issue published since 1989 is searchable. Sign up for Chronicle e-mail alerts of your choice, including "Grant Alerts."

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CINAHL Plus with Full Text* is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 620 journals indexed in CINAHL. CINAHL Plus with Full Text is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing and allied health literature.
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SMART Imagebase
The Scientific & Medical ART (SMART) Imagebase* is a collection of 13,000+ high quality illustrations and animations depicting anatomy, physiology, surgery, diseases, conditions, trauma, embryology, histology, and other health science topics.
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CQ Researcher: http://www.cqel.com/cqresearcher*
Use this research tool for in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.

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CREDOreference* http://www.credoreference.com
Search this online reference service featuring over 200 full-text reference titles with over 2 million entries from 50 highly-respected publishers integrated in a robust search engine with many unique interactive features. Images for art and nursing, maps and other visuals are available here.

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EbscoHost *
http://search.ebscohost.com
EBSCOHost is a series of databases containing bibliographic citations(8035 titles), full text articles (4515), and peer reviewed articles (3630) for academic research and study. Click on EBSCOHost for an annotated list of databases and their contents. Articles are also available in French, German, and Spanish and may be searched by keyword, subject, publication name, and images.

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Facts on File *
http://www.2facts.com

World news is covered in this online database, searchable by keyword, date, menu . Click on Today’s News for quick updates during the day. World News Digest is available for 1980 – 2003. The archives cover the years 1940 – 1979. Special Features include key people, issues, historic events (1940 – present), world leaders, historic documents, country profiles and more.

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First Search *
http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org

Search the following databases: ArticleFirst, ECO, ERIC, GPO (government documents), MEDLINE, PapersFirst,, World Almanac, WorldCat and ClasePeriodica (Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities).
American History Online Logo American History Online* contains information about 500+ years of political, military, social and cultural history about America. History is revealed via primary sources, timelines, images & videos, biographies of key people, maps, charts, and explanations of major events.
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HarpWeek
http://app.harpweek.com
View 56 years of Harper's Weekly Magazine for a bird's eye view ot the 19th Century in the U.S. The text is searchable by keyword from 1857 -- 1901 with the rest in progress. Cartoons, news, literature, editorials, and advertising help you get the picture.

Modern World History Online Logo Modern World History Online*
provides a detailed and comparative view of the people, places, events, and ideas that have defined modern world history
from the mid 15th century to the present through primary sources, timelines, maps & charts, biographies, images & videos
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Lexis-Nexis: *
http://www.lexis-nexis.com/universe
Lexis-Nexis is made up of five modules of information, searchable by keywords and menu choices. Choose News, Business, Legal Research, Medical information, or Reference. The Lexis Nexis link is now active inside Entrata under the Learning Resources link. To have access to the link an Entrata user must meet the following criteria:
1) Be able to log on with a valid Entrata UserID and Password
2) Be an active student enrolled in the current term or a faculty member

Literary Reference Center Key standard reference materials are combined in the Literary Reference Center * to provide author biographies, literary criticism, journal articles, 57,000 full text poems, 14,500 full text short stories, 8400 full text classics, author interviews, timelines, citation tool, and a literary glossary.
Mary Ann Liebert Health Science E-Journals
http://www.liebertonline.com/

Search in 55+ authoritative publications about biomedical research, clinical medicine ad surgery, law, and science.
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netLibrary
http://www.netlibrary.com/

Create a free user account and read an e-book at netLibrary. Browse the book or check it out for two hours with renewal time possible in units of two hours, unless a hold has been placed on the title. See the QuickStart Guide for more details.

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Oxford English Dictionary Online *
http://dictionary.oed.com/entrance.dtl
This dictionary is the authority on the evolution of English words, giving the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over 1/2 million words, past and present.

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Nursing Journals Online
ProQuest Full-Text Nursing Journals Online*
http://proquest.umi.com/login
More than 250 nursing and allied health journals are available in full-text.
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Sanborn Insurance Maps
http://sanborn.umi.com

More than 660,000 maps, created to assist fire insurance companies as they assessed risk associated with insuring properties, chart the growth and development of more than 12,000 American cities.

& Carli Digital Collections

The Saskia Collection contains 30,000 digital images of paintings, sculpture, and architecture, including images from many important collections: the Prado, the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Uffizi, and the Louvre as well as archaeological sites in Greece, Italy, Turkey, and Egypt. Many of the images can be found in 19 major art history texts.

To search only the Saskia Art Images, click on the "Clear All" button at the bottom of the page and click in the box by Saskia.
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