Multidisciplinary resources
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Academic Search Complete
Multidisciplinary index to journal literature.
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International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)
Economics, political science, sociology, and anthropology from more than 100 countries.
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JSTOR
NOTE: does not include current years of journals.
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Web of Science
Indexes footnoted citations.
Technology and Computer Science Resources
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ACM Digital Library
Full-text of ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) publications.
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CiteSeerX
Computer and information science.
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Computing Reviews (CR)
Includes reviews of journals, conference proceedings, books, and book chapters.
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DBLP Computer Science Bibliography
Index of major computer science journals and proceedings.
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IEEE Xplore
Indexes IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) publications and standards.
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INSPEC
Physics, electrical engineering and electronics, computers and control, and information technology.
News databases
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Factiva
Includes influential local, national and international newspapers, and The Wall Street Journal (1979-present), the Financial Times.
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ISI Emerging Markets
Indexes information sources from more than 83 emerging markets in Asia, Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe.
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LexisNexis Academic
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ProQuest Newspapers
New York Times (1999-present), Los Angeles Times (1985-present), Wall Street Journal (1982-present).
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World News Connection
Connecting from off campus
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Business resources
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Business Source Complete
Business, management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more.
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EconLit
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Business Monitor Online
Market forecast reports on 14 industry sectors including IT and telecommunications in 55 countries.
Information Studies resources
Policy resources
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National Journal Group's Policy Central
Tracks American politics and policy.
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PAIS International
Public policy, politics, economics, and social issues worldwide.
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PolicyFile
Public policy reports from thinks tanks, NGOs, international governmental organizations, etc.
Conditions of Use
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