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 Academic
Search Complete (EBSCOhost)
- Provides full text for over 6,100 journals, including
more than 5,100 peer-reviewed journals. Covers topics including: archaeology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, physics, psychology, religion & theology, women's studies, and other fields. Updated daily.
Coverage varies by publication, but generally covers the early-to-mid 1990s to present. [user guide]
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Academic
Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
- Provides full text for nearly
4,500 periodicals, including more than 3,700
peer-reviewed journals. Covers academic areas of study
such as social sciences, humanities, education,
computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical
sciences, and ethnic studies. Updated daily.
Coverage varies by publication, but generally covers the early-to-mid 1990s to present. [user guide]
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 Alternative
Press Index (FirstSearch)
- Indexes nearly
290 alternative, radical, and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. 1991-. Updated
quarterly. Password required — please ask at Reference Desk for access. [user guide]
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ARBAOnline
- Electronic version of American Reference Books Annual. Provides reviews of reference materials, searchable by author, ISBN, publisher, subject, and title. 1997-.
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ArticleFirst
(FirstSearch)
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Index of articles from the contents pages of journals. 1990-. Updated daily. [user guide]
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ChoiceReviews.online
- Published by the
Association of College and Research Libraries, ChoiceReviews.online contains brief reviews
of recently-published books to assist college & university librarians in selecting
materials for purchase. Reviews of electronic resources are also included. 1988-. Updated
monthly. Two simultaneous users only. [user guide]
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Clase
and Periodica
(FirstSearch)
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Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities
published in the Spanish,
Portuguese, French and English languages from a number of countries in
Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus
on Pan-American issues. Includes articles, essays, book reviews,
monographs, conference proceedings, technical reports, and interviews.
1975/1978-. Updated quarterly. [user guide]
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 CQ
Researcher
- Provides access to
reports researched and written by journalists, on a variety of current topics.
Reports include an introductory overview; background and chronology on the
topic; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from
representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources. 1991-. Updated weekly.
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Dissertations
& Theses
(ProQuest)
- Indexing and
abstracts of Ph.D. dissertations from American universities. Current records include some
dissertations from non-American universities and some masters theses. Two thirds of
dissertations listed are available for purchase online. Free downloading for URI
dissertations only. 1861-. [user guide]
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Dissertations & Theses @ University of
Rhode Island (ProQuest)
- Search citations
and abstracts of Ph.D. dissertations from the University
of Rhode Island. For dissertations and theses published after 1996, previews can be viewed
and the full text of the dissertation or thesis may be downloaded for free.
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Funk
& Wagnalls New World Encylcopedia (EBSCOhost)
- Over 25,000 encyclopedia entries covering a variety of
subject areas. Updated annually. [user guide]
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 Gale
Virtual Reference Library (Gale)
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Database of encyclopedias,
almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary
research. OSL’s collection includes: Beacham’s Guide to the Endangered
Species of North America, St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, Gale
Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, Gale
Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, Gale
Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, Biology, and World of Earth Science.
Enter your 14 digit
OSL/CLAN barcode when prompted.
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Guide
to Reference (ALA)
- Formerly the Guide to Reference Books. Provides introductory essays and annotations for more than 16,000 reference sources. Creating a username and login is strongly recommended for accessing the full content and for using interactive features like creating notes and lists.
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HeritageQuest
(ProQuest)
- Provides access to genealogical materials including page images of 23,000 family and local history books, the entire U.S. Federal Census 1790-1930, PERSI™, Freedman's Bank Records, Revolutionary War Pension Records, and other collections.
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 Ingenta Connect
- IngentaConnect provides
free access to article summaries of millions of articles from over
30,000 publications. You may use a personal
credit card to view and print online articles.
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JSTOR
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JSTOR is an online archive of
back runs of core scholarly journals in many disciplines. Articles may be
searched by keyword or browsed by journal. JSTOR provides high-resolution,
scanned images of journal issues and pages as they were originally
designed, printed, and illustrated. Note that JSTOR is not a current
issues database. Because of JSTOR’s archival mission, there is a gap,
typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal
issue and the back issues available in JSTOR. [user guide]
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Library/Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text (EBSCOhost)
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Indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research
reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship,
classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval,
information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as
far as the mid-1960s. [user guide]
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LexisNexis Academic
- News, law, and
business information service. Includes news from national and international newspapers;
wire services and articles from hundreds of periodicals; and a number of other reference
sources. All sources are full-text. Updated daily. [user guide]
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MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOhost)
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Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more
than 1,730 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering
virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text
reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos,
maps and flags. Updated daily. [user guide]
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National Newspapers (5)
(ProQuest)
- Indexing,
abstracts, and full text of The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal,
the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and the Christian
Science Monitor. Coverage varies by publication but generally begins in 1980s.
Updated daily. [user guide]
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netLibrary
(HELIN)
- netLibrary is a
collection of thousands of electronic books on a variety of topics. The URI Library has
shared access to about 7,000 netLibrary titles. netLibrary’s books are identical in
format and content to the print versions of the texts. You may check them out for four
hours at a time after first creating an account from
within the Library.
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netLibrary
(Providence Public Library)
- netLibrary is a
collection of electronic books on a variety of topics. If you are a cardholder at
Providence Public Library, you may browse and borrow their selection of netLibrary titles
after first setting up an account from within a branch of the PPL. netLibrary’s
books are identical in format and content to the print versions.
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New York Times Article
Archive
- Search the
complete backfile of The New York Times by keyword, author, or headline. Includes
articles, advertisements, and listings through 1995; articles only after 1995. Full
content in PDF format (1851-1995) or text-only format (1996-) may be purchased online.
(Note that articles are also available on microfilm in many libraries and online in
library databases.) 1851-. Updated daily.
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OCLC
Electronic Books (FirstSearch)
- Records for all online electronic
books cataloged by OCLC members, including all subjects. Updated daily.
[user guide]
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OCLC
Electronic Collections Online (FirstSearch)
- Bibliographic information on
articles from over 5,400 journals in all subject areas. 1995-. Updated
daily. [user guide]
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Oxford
English Dictionary
- Electronic version of the Oxford English Dictionary with search
capabilities.
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PapersFirst
(FirstSearch)
- Citations to
papers from every congress, symposium,
conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received at The British
Library Document Supply Centre.
1993-. Updated semiweekly. [user guide]
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ProceedingsFirst
(FirstSearch)
- Citations to every congress, symposium, conference,
exposition, workshop and meeting received at The British Library
Document Supply Centre. 1993-. Updated
semiweekly. [user guide]
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Providence Journal Archives
- Database of
articles published in the Providence Journal. Search results provide the
headline, date, author, and a few lines of article text. The electronic full text of
articles is available for a fee. (Articles are also available on microfilm at most Rhode
Island libraries). 1983-. Updated daily.
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Providence
Journal-Bulletin (ProQuest)
- Full-text index
of the Providence Journal-Bulletin. Includes staff-written articles only. 1988-.
Updated daily. [user guide]
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Readers’ Guide
Retrospective: 1890-1982 (WilsonWeb)
- Access almost
100 years of cultural history with references to over 3 million articles that appeared in
373 leading U.S. magazines as far back as 1890. [user guide]
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Reference USA — Residential
(InfoUSA)
- Find directory information for 120
U.S. households. Custom search allows searching by many criteria. Mapping tool shows
location of residence. [user guide]
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RefWorks (CSA)
- Web-based,
bibliographic management service. Import citations from online databases to create your
own personal bibliographic database. Automatically format your papers and bibliographies
in any of almost 150 bibliographic formats (e.g. APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian, CBE, etc.).
To begin, set up your personal profile by creating a unique username and password while
on campus or otherwise connected to the Internet via the URI Network. Once
registered, you may access RefWorks from any computer. If you are accessing RefWorks
remotely, you will be asked for the University of Rhode Island Group Code. It is URIREFWORKS.
[online tutorial]
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SPIN (InfoEd International)
- Database of
research opportunities. Includes up-to-date listings of national and international funding
sources (government, non-government, and private agencies). Searches may be conducted
using keywords, sponsors, geographical or citizenship restrictions, deadline dates, etc.
SPIN Links to GENIUS for creating alerts and identifying potential collaborators, as well
as to US Patent Search and US Geo Search.
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TOPICSearch (EBSCOhost)
- Contains full text for over 105,000
articles from 1,622 diverse sources including international and regional
newspapers, periodicals, biographies,
public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.
Updated daily. [user guide]
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Web of Science (ISI)
- Web access to
ISI citation databases (Science Citation Index (1965-present), Social Sciences Citation
Index (1965-present), and Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present)). Contains citations to
articles from over 10,000 of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the
world. The ability to search by cited reference allows the user to uncover the research
that influenced an author’s work or to navigate forward in time to discover a
paper’s impact on current research. Updated weekly. [user guide] [online tutorial]
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World
Almanacs
(FirstSearch)
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Contains content from Funk
& Wagnall’s New Encyclopedia, The World Almanac and Book of Facts,
The World Almanac of the U.S.A., The World Almanac of U.S.
Politics, and The World Almanac for Kids.
1998-. Updated annually. [user guide]
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WorldCat
(FirstSearch)
- Catalog of
books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
Updated daily. [user guide]
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WorldCat
Dissertations & Theses
(FirstSearch)
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Database of all dissertations
and theses available in WorldCat. Updated daily. [user guide]
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