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  ABI/INFORM Dateline (ProQuest)

Indexing, abstracts, and full text of local and regional business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news. Contains news and analysis, information on local markets, and more gathered from major business tabloids, magazines, daily newspapers, wire services, and city, state, and regional business publications. 1985-. Updated daily. [user guide]

  ABI/INFORM Global (ProQuest)

Indexing, abstracts, and full-text of international scholarly periodicals in business and management. Topics include in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, and information technology. Includes the ABI/INFORM Archive, which provides digital images from every issue of selected business journals from the first issue to the present. 1918-/1971-. Updated daily. [user guide]

  ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry (ProQuest)

Indexing, abstracts, and full text of more than 750 business periodicals and newsletters with a trade or industry focus. Covers the latest industry news, product and competitive information, marketing trends, etc. Coverage varies by publication but generally begins mid-1980s to early-1990s. Updated daily. [user guide]

  Abstracts in Anthropology (MetaPress)

Abstracts in Anthropology covers a broad spectrum of significant, current anthropological topics from a vast number of periodicals. Indexed by author and subject. Covers cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, archaeology, and linguistics. 2002-. Updated semiannually.

  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]

  Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)

Provides full text for nearly 4,650 periodicals, including more than 3,600 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]

  AgeLine Database

Produced by AARP. English language books, articles, research reports, and videos about older adults and aging. 1978-.

  AGRICOLA

Coverage of worldwide literature on agriculture and related subjects, including plant and animal sciences, forestry, entomology, soil and water resources, agricultural economics, etc. Provides citations and abstracts for journal articles, books, technical reports, and other materials. 1970- (books) and 1981- (articles). Updated daily.

  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]

  America: History and Life (EBSCOhost)

Indexing and abstracts of journal articles and other materials on the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. 1964-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  American Chemical Society Web Editions

Full-text access to the latest four years of the journals published by the American Chemical Society. Browse tables of contents or search for current or archival articles by author or keyword.

  American State Papers 1789-1838

Search or browse full text and images of U.S. congressional materials originating from 1789 and covering through 1838, including 1st Congress, 1st Session through 25th Congress, 2nd Session.

  AMS Electronic Journals

Full-text access to nine journals published by the American Mathematical Society. Browse tables of contents or search for articles by author or keyword.

  AnthroSource

Full text access to current and back issues of fifteen of the American Anthropological Association's periodicals. Coverage varies by publication, but generally covers the 1990s to the present.

  Anthropological Index Online (Royal Anthropological Institute)

Index of periodicals available in the Museum of Mankind Library, which receives periodicals in all branches of anthropology from academic institutions and publishers around the world. 1957-.

  ARBAOnline

Electronic version of American Reference Books Annual. Provides reviews of reference materials, searchable by author, ISBN, publisher, subject, and title. 1997-.

  Archive of Americana

Search the full text and images of both the U.S. Congressional Serial Set and the American State Papers.

  Art Abstracts (WilsonWeb)

Indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals published throughout the world. Besides art and art history, topics include advertising, antiques, archaeology, architecture, fashion, interior design, textiles, and more. Also indexed are reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. 1984-. Updated daily. [user guide]

  Art Index Retrospective: 1929-1984 (WilsonWeb)

Indexing of art publications, including magazines, journals, museum bulletins, and reproductions. Covers fine, decorative, and commercial art. 1929-1984. [user guide]

  ArticleFirst (FirstSearch)

Index of articles from the contents pages of journals. 1990-. Updated daily. [user guide]

  ARTstor

Search or browse over 700,000 images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences.

  ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (CSA)

Indexing and abstracts of journal articles, monographs, conference proceedings, and technical reports on the science, technology, and management of marine and freshwater environments. Searches all ASFA sub-files simultaneously. 1971-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  ASFA 1: Biological Sciences and Living Resources (CSA)

Indexing and abstracts of journal articles, monographs, conference proceedings, and technical reports on marine, freshwater, and brackish water organisms. 1971-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  ASFA 2: Ocean Technology, Policy and Non-Living Resources (CSA)

Indexing and abstracts of journal articles, monographs, conference proceedings, and technical reports on oceanography, limnology, and coastal structures. 1971-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality (CSA)

Indexing and abstracts of journal articles, monographs, conference proceedings, and technical reports on aquatic pollution prevention and control. 1990-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  ASFA Aquaculture Abstracts (CSA)

Indexing and abstracts of journal articles, monographs, conference proceedings, and technical reports on aquaculture and the culture of fish and other organisms. 1984-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  ASFA Marine Biotechnology Abstracts (CSA)

Indexing and abstracts of journal articles, monographs, conference proceedings, and technical reports on marine molecular biotechnology and cell/tissue culture. 1989-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  Bibliography & Index of Micropaleontology

Provides full-feature, one-query searches of world micropaleontological literature. 1970-. Updated monthly.

  Biological Abstracts [BIOSIS Previews] (ISI Web of Knowledge)

Indexing and abstracts of journals in the life sciences and biomedical research covering pre-clinical and experimental research, methods and instrumentation, animal studies, and more. 1985-. Updated six times a year.

  Biological and Agricultural Index Plus (WilsonWeb)

Indexing of approximately 300 core periodicals in the core literature of biology and agriculture. 1983-. Updated daily. [user guide]

  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]

  CINAHL (EBSCOhost)

Indexing and abstracts of journal articles and other materials in nursing and allied health. 1982-. Updated monthly.[user guide]

  CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)

Comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. Publishes a wide range of scholarship, including working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals, and policy briefs. 1991-. Updated monthly.

  CiteSeer.IST Scientific Literature Digital Library

Offered by the NEC Laboratories America and Penn State’s School of Information Sciences and Technology, this database is a free, full-text index of computer science research articles. Allows for citation searching and linking. Updated daily.

  Clase and Periodica (FirstSearch)

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]

  Cochrane Library (Wiley InterScience)

Provides high-quality data in a collection of evidence-based medicine databases. Updated quarterly. [user guide]

  ComDisDome (CSA)

ComDisDome is an indexing and abstracting tool covering the communications disorders literature, with focus on speech-language pathology and audiology. Dates of coverage are 1950 to current, with some coverage back to 1911. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  Communication Abstracts (CSA)

Indexing and abstracts of publications related to communications, broadcasting, and public opinions on a world-wide scale. Covers articles, reports, papers, and books. 1977-. Updated bimonthly. [user guide]

  Compendex (Engineering Village 2)

Indexing and abstracts of professional magazines and scholarly journals in engineering. 1970-. Updated weekly. [user guide]

  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.

  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]

  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.

  DOE Information Bridge

Indexes Department of Energy (DOE) sponsored scientific and technical reports. Replaces the print publication Energy Research Abstracts. 1995-. Updated weekly.

  Doody’s Core Titles in the Health Sciences

A list of the most important books and software titles in 119 health-related disciplines. 2004. Updated annually. Password required — please ask at Reference Desk for access.

  EBSCO Animals (EBSCOhost)

Indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals. [user guide]

  EconLit (EBSCOhost)

Indexing and selected abstracting of more than 550 international economics journals, books, dissertations, and working papers covering economic development, economic history, macroeconomics, and microeconomics. 1969-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  Education Full Text (WilsonWeb)

Provides select full text of periodicals, monographs, and yearbooks in the field of education. Article indexing, 1983-. Abstracts, 1994-. Full text, 1996-. [user guide]

  Education Index Retrospective: 1929-1983 (WilsonWeb)

Indexing of over 800 periodicals in education. 1929-1983. [user guide]

  EMBASE.com (Elsevier)

Comprehensive access to the international pharmacological and biomedical literature. Search for journal articles in EMBASE (1974-) and MEDLINE (1966-). Updated daily.

  Energy Citations Database

Developed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), this database indexes and provides abstracts for technical reports in energy-related disciplines. Includes links to full text when available. 1948-.

  Environment Abstracts (CSA)

Provides abstracts for more than 950 journals published in the U.S. and abroad. The database also covers conference papers and proceedings, special reports from international agencies, non-governmental organizations, universities, associations and private corporations. Other materials selectively indexed include significant monographs, government studies and newsletters. 1975-. Updated bi-weekly. [user guide]

  ehp online

Online access to major publications and reports of EHIS, including Environmental Health Perspectives, technical reports, toxicology reports, and more.

  ERIC (AccessERIC)

Main site of the Educational Resources Information Center. Provides information on ERIC products, services, contacts, and Clearinghouses. Users should note that ERIC Digests, offered on this site, are NOT the same as ERIC Documents. 1966-.

  ERIC (CSA)

Indexing and abstracts of journals and other materials in education, including teacher education, testing, measurement, and evaluation. 1966-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  ERIC (FirstSearch)

Indexing and abstracts of journals and other materials in education. 1966-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  ERIC (WilsonWeb)

Indexing and abstracts of journals and other materials in education. 1966-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  Fed in Print

“An Index to Federal Reserve Economic Research.” 1963-.

  Film & Television Literature Index (EBSCOhost)

Comprehensive bibliographic database covering the entire spectrum of television and film writing. It has been designed for use by a diverse audience that includes film scholars, college students, and general viewers. Subject coverage includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews. 1988-. Updated twice a month. [user guide]

  FSTA - Food Science and Technology Abstracts (EBSCOhost)

Food Science & Technology Abstracts (FSTA) provides access to citations and abstracts dealing with all human food commodities and food processing (except for the production of raw food). Topics covered include microbiology, toxicology and hygiene, economics and statistics, engineering, packaging, and many food products. FSTA indexes articles, patents, standards, books, conference proceedings, research reports, dissertations, and legislation. 1969-. Updated weekly.

  Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCOhost)

Over 25,000 encyclopedia entries covering a variety of subject areas. Updated annually. [user guide]

  Gale Virtual Reference Library (Gale)

Database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. OSL/CLAN’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.

  GEOBASE (FirstSearch)

Indexing of articles from over 2,000 journals covering the world-wide literature of geology, geography, and ecology. 1980-. Updated monthly. Password required — please ask at Reference Desk for access. [user guide]

  GeoRef (CSA)

Provides access to the geoscience, geochemistry, and geophysics literature of the world, with citations and abstracts to journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports, and theses. Covers North America from 1693 to the present and the rest of the world from 1933 to the present. 1693/1966-. Updated biweekly. [user guide]

  GeoRef In Process (CSA)

Contains records that are, literally, in the process of being indexed prior to their integration in the main GeoRef database. The majority of the records originate from non-English language literature that was not necessarily published recently. GeoRef In Process does NOT contain the most current records and should not be confused with a database of Recent References. Current. Updated biweekly. [user guide]

  GPO Monthly Catalog (FirstSearch)

Catalog of U.S. government documents and resources. 1976-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  Guide to Computing Literature (ACM)

A collection of of more than 750,000 citations and abstracts from 3,000+ publishers, including works published by ACM and other publishers. Coverage includes books, journal articles, conference proceedings, theses, dissertations, and technical support. Citations for all ACM published works are included in the Guide.

  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.

  GreenFILE (EBSCOhost)

Citations, abstracts, and selected full text for over 600 scholarly and general interest periodicals, government documents, and reports focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment. 1973-. [user guide]

  Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCOhost)

This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names. [user guide]

  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.

  Historical Abstracts (EBSCOhost)

Indexing and abstracts of journal articles and other materials on the history of countries other than the United States and Canada from 1450 to the present. 1967-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  History Reference Center (EBSCOhost)

Provides full text from more than 2,400 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 130 leading history periodicals, more than 61,100 historical documents, 66,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 110,200 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video. [user guide]

  HLAS Online

Online version of the Handbook of Latin American Studies. Bibliography containing books, book chapters, articles, and conference papers in the humanities and social sciences relating to Latin America. Entries are selected and annotated by scholars in the field. 1936-. Updated annually.

  Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL)

Collection of full text documents on terrorism, counterterrorism, security and related issues. Sources include government policy reports, think tank publications, Congressional legislation, and other primary sources. Library use only and access is limited to members of the University community.

  Human Resources Report (BNA)

Service offering focused news, practical information, and strategic insights on all HR-related developments. Includes updates on national and state laws and regulations; HR-related court decisions; expert advice on and in-depth analysis of employee relations trends and issues; industry standards; company policies; economic and other statistics; and case studies. Updated weekly. 1996-. Password required — please ask at Reference Desk for access.

  Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 (WilsonWeb)

Indexing of nearly 1,200 periodicals in the humanities and social sciences, including magazines and scholarly journals. 1907-1984. [user guide]

  IEEE Xplore (IEEE)

Full-text access to the latest five years of IEEE journals, magazines, and transactions, including IEEE Spectrum Magazine. (Note that conference proceedings are not included in URI’s subscription.) Browse tables of contents or search for articles by author or keyword.

  IngentaConnect

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.

  Inspec (EBSCOhost)

Inspec is the leading bibliographic database providing abstracts and indexing to the world’s scientific and technical literature. Inspec provides coverage from over 3,400 journals, 2,000 conference proceedings as well as numerous books, dissertations and reports in the subject areas of physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computing, information technology, manufacturing, and production, mechanical engineering, and more. This database is produced by the IEE (Institution of Electrical Engineers). 1969-. [user guide]

  International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (CSA)

Indexing and abstracts from over 800 journals in the field of pharmacy, including drug evaluations, pharmaceutics, and toxicity. 1970-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  Journalism and Mass Communication Abstracts (AEJMC)

Journalism & Mass Communications Abstracts, formerly Journalism Abstracts, includes abstracts of dissertations and theses accepted for graduate degrees. The abstracts were prepared by the student authors and represent research theses. The abstract database may be searched by author's name, institution, year, and subject for theses, dissertations or both. [user guide]

  JSTOR

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]

  KCDLOnline

The Kraus Curriculum Development Library (KCDL) Online is a searchable database of 7,000 curricula, frameworks, and standards, including educational objectives, content, instructional strategies, and evaluative techniques for all subjects covered in PreK-12 and Adult Basic Education. Of these, over 3,000 documents are available in full text.

  Labor & Employment Law Library (BNA)

Text of federal and state statutes, regulations, and policy statements, with editorial explanations, related to labor-management relations, wages and hours, and employment practices. Also contains the decisions of federal and state courts, arbitrators, and administrative agencies such as the NLRB. Corresponds to the print titles Labor Relations Reporter and Collective Bargaining Negotiations and Contracts. Password required — please ask at Reference Desk for access.

  Lexi-Comp Online

Database of drug handbooks which also includes information from the American Hospital Formulary Service. Updated Daily.

  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]

  LexisNexis Congressional

Provides indexing and abstracting of congressional publications and the full text of congressional reports, documents, prints, bills, and the Congressional Record. Also includes the text of United States laws and regulations, biographical and voting information of members of congress, and more. Updated daily. [user guide]

  Library/Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text (EBSCOhost)

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]

  Literature Resource Center (Gale)

Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors. Includes work overviews, plot summaries, and explications.

  MAS Ultra - School Edition (EBSCOhost)

Designed for high school students, this database provides full text for more than 700 popular, high school magazines. Also provides more than 500 full-text pamphlets, more than 350 full-text reference books, biographies, primary source documents and an Image Collection of photos, maps, and flags. Updated daily. [user guide]

  MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOhost)

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]

  MathSciNet (Mathematical Reviews)

MathSciNet is the online version of Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications, which are published by the American Mathematical Society. MathSciNet indexes and abstracts journals, books, and proceedings in mathematics. 1940-. Updated daily. [user guide]

  MEDLINE (FirstSearch)

Indexing and abstracts of journals in all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing. 1965-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  Mental Measurements Yearbook (EBSCOhost)

Provides a guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. Contains information about test products within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership. Vol. 9 (1985)-. [user guide]

  Mergent Online

Covers over 10,000 U.S. publicly-traded companies and selected international companies. Unique information provided includes property owned or leased, long-term debt (loans and bonds), and details on all capital stock, with annual high/lows and outstanding shares. Also offers earning estimates, institutional holdings, insider trades, stockholder equity, up to 15 years of annual and quarterly financial statements, and downloadable annual reports. Archival information is provided for over 4,000 companies that were acquired, went bankrupt, or merged out of existence from 1995 onward. Key financial information from Dun & Bradstreet is also provided on over 400,000 global private companies. Users may perform custom searches and build reports, convert currency, and download financial information to a spreadsheet. [user guide]

  Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts (CSA)

Contains records drawn from the world’s literature on meteorology, climatology, atmospheric chemistry and physics, astrophysics, hydrology, glaciology, physical oceanography and environmental sciences. Summaries from over 600 journal titles, as well as conference proceedings, books, technical reports and other monographs, are included. 1974-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  Middle Search Plus (EBSCOhost)

Provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 341,655 photos, maps and flags. [user guide]

  Military & Government Collection (EBSCOhost)

Cover-to-cover full text for more than 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 400 titles that offer news pertaining to all branches of the military and government. [user guide]

  MINABS Online

Electronic version of Mineralogical Abstracts. Abstracts journals, books, and other publications in the fields of mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, petrology, environmental mineralogy, and related topics. 1982-2008. No longer updated.

  MLA Directory of Periodicals (CSA)

Contains information on the journals and series that are covered in the MLA International Bibliography. Current. Updated every six months. [user guide]

  MLA International Bibliography (CSA)

Indexing and abstracts of journals, books, and other materials on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. 1926-. Updated nine times a year. [user guide]

  Music Index Online (EBSCOhost)

Indexes more than 850 international music periodicals. Covers broad range of subjects, including past and present personalities, the history of music, forms and types of music, musical instruments from the earliest times to modern electronic instruments, plus computer produced music. Book reviews and reviews of music recordings, tapes, and performances are also indexed. 1973-. Updated quarterly.

  NACA Technical Report Service

Index and digitized database of reports produced by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), NASA’s predecessor. 1917-1958.

  Narragansett Times Index

Index to the Narragansett Times newspaper by keyword, location, article type, and date. Covers time period from May 5, 1855 to September 17, 1897.

  NASA Astrophysics Data System ADS Abstract Service

Contains abstracts of journal articles, conference proceedings, NASA reports, and many PhD dissertations in the areas of astronomy and astrophysics, instrumentation, and physics and geophysics. Some full text available. 1975-. Updated daily.

  National Climatic Data Center (NCDS)

Access to monthly temperature, pressure, precipitation, and other measurements for approximately 2,000 surface data collection stations worldwide; storm data by state; and local climatic data for several hundred U.S. cities. One simultaneous user only. Password required — please ask at Reference Desk for access.

  National Environmental Publications Information System (NEPIS)

Search, view, and print the full text of over 10,000 technical and popular publications produced by the Environmental Protection Agency. 1990-. Updated monthly

  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]

  National Sea Grant Library Database

Database of citations to the holdings of the National Sea Grant Library in Narragansett, Rhode Island. The NGSL collection consists of about 30,000 Sea Grant funded titles on the topics of oceanography, marine education, aquaculture, fisheries, limnology, coastal zone management, marine recreation, and law. Included in the collection are journal reprints, books, technical reports, maps, proceedings, newsletters, advisory reports, handbooks, videos, CD-ROMs, computer programs, and more. In some cases the full text of the document is available online. 1970-. Updated monthly. (See also Sea Grant Abstracts, below.)

  National Technical Information Service (NTIS)

A title keyword index to over 750,000 NTIS reports, datafiles, CD-ROMs, and audiovisual materials. 1990-. (For full text access, see NTIS/GPO Depository Access to Reports, Technical & Scientific (DARTS), below.)

  NEBib

Contains citations to books, dissertations, pamphlets, and magazine and journal articles on the history of New England, each of the region’s six states, and localities within those states. Covers material published between 1989 and 1994.

  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.

  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.

  NTIS/GPO Depository Access to Reports, Technical & Scientific (DARTS)

Full text access to online NTIS reports. May be searched by keyword, author or title. 1990-. One simultaneous user only. Password required — please ask at Reference Desk for access. (See also National Technical Information Service (NTIS), above.)

  NTRS: NASA Technical Reports Server

Database of NASA-produced literature. Also indexes selected aerospace-related reports from other government agencies. Selected historical reports back to 1958 are included.

  Oceanic Abstracts (CSA)

Indexing and abstracts of worldwide technical literature pertaining to the marine and brackish-water environment, focusing on marine biology and physical oceanography, fisheries, aquaculture, non-living resources, meteorology and geology, plus environmental, technological, and legislative topics. 1981-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  OCLC Electronic Books (FirstSearch)

Records for all online electronic books cataloged by OCLC members, including all subjects. Updated daily. [user guide]

  OCLC Electronic Collections Online (FirstSearch)

Bibliographic information on articles from over 5,400 journals in all subject areas. 1995-. Updated daily. [user guide]

  Oxford English Dictionary

Electronic version of the Oxford English Dictionary with search capabilities.

  Oxford Music Online

A comprehensive, integrated online music resource containing articles, biographies, and musical examples on all types of music. Annual updates.

  PAIS Archive (CSA)

References to monographs, periodical articles, notes and announcements, and analytics on early to mid-twentieth century public and social policies and international relations. 1915-1976. [user guide]

  PAIS International (CSA)

Indexing of journal articles, books, government publications, research & conference reports, publications of international agencies, and other materials from over 120 countries. Covers topics related to public affairs, public and social policies, and international relations. 1972-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  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]

  The Philosopher’s Index (CSA)

Provides indexing and abstracts for books and over 480 international journals in philosophy and related fields. Covers the areas of ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, logic, axiology and metaphysics as well as material on the philosophy of the disciplines, such as law, religion, science, politics, history, language, and education. 1940-. Updated quarterly. [user guide]

  Physical Education Index (CSA)

Indexing and selected abstracting of journals, reports, conference proceedings, and trade and popular magazines in the field of physical education, physical fitness, health, and sports medicine. 1970-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  PhysicsWeb (IOP)

WWW-based news and information service for physicists.

  PILOTS (CSA)

The PILOTS (Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress) database provides current and retrospective indexing and selected abstracting of literature on post-traumatic stress disorder and related psychological effects of traumatic events. 1871-. Updated monthly. [user guide]

  Population Index

Indexing and abstracts of journals, books, and other materials on demographics and population studies. 1986-2000.

  Primary Search (EBSCOhost)

Provides full text for nearly 70 popular magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also provided for over 100 pamphlets, and indexing and abstracts are offered for almost 100 additional magazines. Full text dates as far back as 1990. Updated daily. [user guide]

  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]

  Project MUSE

Project MUSE offers the full text of over 220 journal titles from 37 scholarly publishers covering the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others. Journals may be browsed or searched by keyword. [user guide]