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ABI/INFORM full text abstracts from 1971; full text from 1987. Articles in advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers and information on 60,000+ companies. Primarily a database for retrieving journal articles but allows for searching by company in the advanced search section. The ABI/INFORM database offers searchable full text of more than 1800 of the leading business and management journals in North America and the world from 1987 forward. Coverage is international and includes advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Also compiles information on 60,000+ companies! Vendor name: ProQuest Update frequency: Updated weekly Scope: International Languages: English UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka; Griffis, Patrick Academic Search Premier full text 1975-present. Searchable articles from academic and professional journals and magazines covering every academic discipline. This excellent one-stop resource lets you search citations and summaries by keyword and then instantly retrieve the full text of articles from journals online. The Get Text button helps you locate any article without linked full text in alternate online sources or in UNLV's print journal collection. Alternate name: EbscoHOST, ASP Vendor name: Ebsco Update frequency: Updated daily UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information More info: RefWorks instructions Access Science full text current edition. Science and technology encyclopedia that also includes a collection of science news and student resources. Access Science is the electronic version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. It also contains many paper-writing aids, such as science news headlines and a "student center" with study guides and suggestions for essay topics. Alternate name: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Vendor name: McGraw-Hill Update frequency: daily UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD More info: Search tips Accessing databases from off campus Learn more about how to use the barcode on the back of your RebelCard for off-campus access to databases. See help page; report problems. Alternate name: remote access, proxy access Vendor name: ezproxy UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy Accounting & Tax full text abstracts from 1971; full text from 1987. Accounting-related business journals and official releases from the AICPA and FASB. Serves as the principle research tool for accounting and tax professionals. Includes indexing and abstracts for nearly 300 core accounting-related business journals, including official releases from the AICPA and FASB, as well as selective indexing from over 1000 additional sources. National and international in scope, covers accounting policies and standards, state and national tax legislation, corporate and individual taxation, compensation and pension plans and corporate financial management. Profiles accounting firms, CPAs and management consulting firms. To obtain AICPA and FASB releases, search by Author in the advanced search feature and type in AICPA or FASB in the search box. Alternate name: Accountants' Index. Vendor name: ProQuest Update frequency: Weekly Scope: International UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick ACM Digital Library full text 1947-current. Articles from the ACM journals, magazines, and conference proceedings. Use this resource to search citations and full text of ACM journal and conference proceedings. Alternate name: Association for Computing Machinery Vendor name: Portal UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Smith, Caroline More info: RefWorks instructions African Writers Series full text 1962-. Novels, plays, poetry, traditional African folk materials and non-fictional accounts of African culture and history. The Heinemann African Writers Series published authors mainly from English-speaking countries in western, southern and eastern Africa. Also searchable from within LION. Vendor name: ProQuest Update frequency: quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Individual titles can be accessed from UNLV Library Catalog. Search tips AgeLine 1978-present. Abstracts on social gerontology. Also includes health care, public policy, employment, and consumer issues. Produced by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), this database includes citations with abstracts drawn from the literature in social gerontology -- the study of aging in social, psychological, health-related, and economic contexts. Health care, public policy, employment and consumer issues are particularly well-covered. Alternate name: CSA Illumina Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Update frequency: Updated bimonthly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie AGRICOLA 15th century-present. Index to agriculture literature with coverage of animal and plant science, nutrition, farming, and earth science. Click on the title of a desired document to see the full record and access the Get Text button. Indexes current acquisitions of the National Agricultural Library, including books, serials, pamphlets, government documents, research reports, FAO and USDA publications,conference proceedings, and translations, patents, audiovisuals and technical reports Alternate name: National Agriculture Library Catalog Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch Update frequency: daily UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD More info: Also available in a free, U.S. government-provided version. Compiled by the National Agricultural Library of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) and distributed by the National Technical Information Service of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce. RefWorks instructions for free version; and RefWorks instructions for OCLC FirstSearch. AIAA Papers full text 1963-present. Conference papers published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Provides searchable access to full text technical conference papers published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Contains meeting papers on aerospace technology and current research in engineering and science fields. Alternate name: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA Electronic Library Vendor name: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Smith, Caroline More info: includes full text of AIAA Journal; Journal of Aerospace Computing, Information, and Communication; Journal of Aircraft; Journal of Energy; Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics; Journal of Hydronautics; Journal of Propulsion and Power; Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets; Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. Alt Health Watch full text 1990-. Articles about complementary and alternative medicine. Alt Health Watch offers abstracts or full text of nearly 50,000 articles from over 160 international, peer-reviewed, and professional journals, magazines, reports, proceedings, and association and consumer newsletters about complementary and alternative medicine. Covers such areas of alternative medicine as acupuncture, chiropractic, aromatherapy, naturopathy, homeopathy, osteopathy, and numerous cross-cultural therapies. Vendor name: Ebsco Update frequency: quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva More info: Search tips RefWorks instructions Alternative Press Index 1991-. Citations and abstracts of articles published in alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers, and magazines. Provides citations and occasional abstracts for articles in alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Subjects include anarchism, democracy, ecology, feminism, gay and lesbian issues, indigenous peoples, labor, national liberation, and socialism. Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch Update frequency: quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie More info: see Alternative Press Index Archive for 1969-1990. Print volumes v.24(1992)-v.35(2003) available in LASR. Alternative Press Index Archive 1969-1990. Citations and abstracts of articles published in alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers, and magazines. Provides citations and occasional abstracts for articles in alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Subjects include anarchism, democracy, ecology, feminism, gay and lesbian issues, indigenous peoples, labor, national liberation, and socialism. Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch Update frequency: complete UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie More info: see Alternative Press Index for 1991-. Print volumes v.24(1992)-v.35(2003) available in LASR. America's Historical Newspapers full text 1690-1922. Historical newspapers from every state in the U.S. Search full text and view page images for articles in categories such as news/opinion, election returns, letters, poetry, legislative information, prices, advertisements, matrimony notices and death notices. Alternate name: Archive of Americana, Early American Newspapers Series 1-3 Vendor name: Readex Update frequency: complete Scope: U.S. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Can also be searched in combination with Early American Imprints I and II. Series I, 1690-1876: provides images and full-text content access to historic newspapers listed in Clarence Brigham's bibliography, History and bibliography of American newspapers, 1690-1820, as well as other bibliographies; Series II, 1758-1900: focuses on the period between 1820 and 1860; Series III, 1829-1922: focuses on the period between 1861 and 1920 providing in-depth coverage of the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, the Progressive Era and beyond. Search tips America: History & Life 1964-. 6 simultaneous users. Journal articles and books about the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. This index includes almost 400,000 bibliographic entries from over 2,000 journals published worldwide. Books, media reviews, and dissertations are also covered, and approximately 16,000 entries are added each year. The Get Text button links to online full text when available and offers access to UNLV print collections and document delivery options for books and articles not available online. Vendor name: Ebsco Scope: U.S. and Canada only Languages: Abstracts of articles in 40 different languages UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Print volumes 0-10 available in LASR. Vol. 0, published 1972, covers periodical literature published from 1954 until the issuance of vol. 1 in 1964. Issues for 1964-1973 published for the American Bibliographical Center. American Civil War Letters & Diaries full text 1861-1865. Published memoirs, letters and diaries written about and during the Civil War. The collection includes approximately 100,000 pages of published memoirs, letters and diaries from individuals plus 4,000 pages of previously unpublished materials. Drawn from more than 1,000 sources, the collection provides in-depth coverage of all aspects of the war. Alternate name: Civil War Letters and Diaries Vendor name: Alexander Street Press Update frequency: complete UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Individual works can also be located by searching the UNLV Library Catalog. Access may be limited to excerpted letters and diaries from the larger work. Search tips American Film Scripts Online full text 1903-present. Scripts and detailed, searchable information on scenes, characters and people related to the scripts. American Film Scripts Online (AFSO) contains scripts together with detailed, fielded information on the scenes, characters and people related to the scripts. Most have never been published in any format and many are now available as PDF documents. Draft, shooting and continuity scripts are included. Vendor name: Alexander Street Press Update frequency: quarterly Languages: English UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Ipri, Tom More info: Individual scripts can also be located by searching the UNLV Library Catalog. Search tips. American History and Culture Online: Sabin Americana, 1500-1926 full text 1500-1926. Books, pamphlets, serial images about the Americas throughout the world. These books, pamphlets, serials and other documents provide original accounts of exploration, trade, colonialism, slavery and abolition, the western movement, Native Americans, military actions and much more. Search can be limited to subject area, language, serial title, or illustrations or type of illustration (map, portrait, cartoon, etc.). Alternate name: Sabin Americana Vendor name: Thomson Gale Update frequency: annual Scope: International Languages: Multiple UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Based on Bibliotheca americana: A dictionary of books relating to America, from its discovery to the present time, by Joseph Sabin. Search tips. American History in Video Video newsreels, archival films and documentaries about American history. Streaming video of American history focused newsreels, archival films and documentaries from PBS and the History Channel, along with searchable transcripts. Permission is granted to show in classes or include clips in course management software. Create a personal account and sign in to create a playlist or embed clips in WebCampus. Vendor name: Alexander Street Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla American Periodicals Series Online full text 1741-1900. Magazines and journals published in the U.S. before 1900. Use this resource to search the full text of American journals and magazines published between 1741 and 1900, including Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine, the first American professional journals, and several popular magazines still in publication, such as Vanity Fair, Harper's, and Ladies' Home Journal. Alternate name: APS Online Vendor name: ProQuest Update frequency: quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Derived from the microform collections--American periodical series, eighteenth century; American periodical series, 1800-1850; and: American periodical series, 1850-1900. Search tips American Planning Association Planning Advisory Service Reports Index Subject index to APA's Planning Advisory Service Reports numbers 1 through 537. The following is a subject index to APA's Planning Advisory Service Reports numbers 1 through 537, 1949-2006. Reports on zoning often appear under specific subject headings. Zoning for the elderly, for example, is listed under the heading ELDERLY. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography full text 1840-1938. Slave narratives collected by the WPA Federal Writers' Project between 1936 and 1938. This searchable full text collection of slave narratives is indexed several different ways. Some sound files are also included. Alternate name: Slave narratives Vendor name: Greenwood Publishing Group Update frequency: complete UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Originally published in 19 vols. under title: American slave : a composite autobiography / edited by George P. Rawick. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Pub. Co., 1972 with supplements issued in 1977 (12 v.) and 1979 (10 v.). Also includes: A comprehensive name index for The American slave / compiled by Howard E. Potts Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature 1920-. Index of literary criticism published in books, journal articles, and collections of essays. Use this resource for to find articles about English language and literature, literary authors, critical theory, and bibliographic studies. Includes citations to critical editions of literary works, and book reviews. To search within the full text of articles, search ABELL via LION's Criticism & Reference search. Alternate name: ABELL Vendor name: ProQuest Update frequency: annual UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Corresponds to material found in the print publication: Annual bibliography of English language and literature (and its earlier title: Bibliography of English language and literature). Search tips Annual Reviews full text dates of coverage vary. Critical reviews of scholarly literature in multiple disciplines in the sciences and social sciences. Annual Reviews can be searched like a traditional database or browsed by subject. Vendor name: Annual Reviews UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD More info: See search tips for Annual Reviews. RefWorks instructions Anthropology Plus 1840 - present. International index of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works and obituaries. Covers fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies. Alternate name: Anthropological Literature Vendor name: RLG Eureka Update frequency: Updated monthly Scope: International UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD More info: This database combines the Anthropological Literature index from the Tozzer Library, Harvard University and the Anthropological Index from the Royal Anthropological Institute in the UK. Search tips. Anthrosource full text Searchable archives of all American Anthropological Association (AAA) journals. Provides access to complete electronic archives of all American Anthropological Association (AAA) journals, including content housed at JSTOR. Vendor name: American Anthropological Association UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD More info: List of journals Applied Science & Technology Index 1983 - present. Access limited to 1 user at a time. Index and abstracts of articles in trade and industrial publications, journals issued by professional and technical societies, and specialized periodicals. Specialized subject periodicals in acoustics, aeronautics, applied mathematics, artificial intelligence, atmospheric sciences, automotive engineering, computer databases & software, construction, engineering & biomedical materials, energy resources & research, environmental engineering, industrial engineering, machine learning, mechanical engineering, metallurgy, mineralogy, mining engineering, neural networks, nuclear engineering, oceanography, optical & neural computing, petroleum & gas, plastics, robotics, solid state technology, space science, textile industry & fabrics, transportation, waste management, and other industrial & mechanical arts. Alternate name: Applied Sci&Technol Index Vendor name: Ovid Technologies Update frequency: monthly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Smith, Caroline More info: Applied Science & Technology Index, produced by the H.W. Wilson Company, is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles of at least one column in length. English-language periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere are covered; non-English language articles are included if English abstracts are provided. Periodical coverage includes trade and industrial publications, journals issued by professional and technical societies, and specialized subject periodicals, as well as special issues such as buyers' guides, directories, and conference proceedings. ARD: The Anthropology Review Database 1990-. Reviews of anthropological publications including books, audiovisual materials, software and multimedia, exhibits, tourist sites, conferences, and online resources. Includes over 1400 reviews - some citations, some full text - few dating prior to 1990. Vendor name: Anthropology Review Database Update frequency: Continuously updated UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD More info: signed, refereed reviews we publish ourselves, citations to those published in American Antiquity and the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, as well as links to a number of online publications and sites. We will gradually add citations to other flagship anthropological print periodicals as time permits. See the list of publications indexed by ARD. Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts (AATA) 1932-. free Abstracts of conservation books, articles, proceedings and more. Peer-reviewed abstracts covering the international literature on conservation and heritage management. Contains all the entries from AATA and its predecessor IIC Abstracts issued from 1955 to 2002. Abstracts are peer-reviewed and cover the international literature on conservation and heritage management. Contains 1,600 abstracts published between 1932 and 1955 by the Fogg Art Museum and the Freer Gallery of Art. Alternate name: AATA Online Vendor name: Getty Conservation Institute Update frequency: quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne More info: Current publications covered (pdf) A service of the Getty Conservation Institute in association with The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works and with ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property) Art and Architecture Thesaurus full text free Thesaurus. Maintained by the Getty Research Institute, this thesaurus has more than 131,000 terms, as well as other information about concepts used to describe art, architecture, decorative arts, material culture, and archival material. The site also provides access to two related thesauri, The Union List of Artist Names (ULAN) and The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names. Alternate name: Union List of Artist Names (ULAN) Vendor name: Getty Research Institute Update frequency: Updated monthly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne Art dictionaries from Credo Reference full text current editions. Specialized dictionaries in art, architecture, and other arts. Dictionaries are in the fields of art, architecture and film, including Miller's Antiques Encyclopedia, The Bridgeman Art Library Archive, The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of 20th Century Architecture, The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of 20th Century Design and Designers, The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers, The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Graphic Design and Designers and more. Alternate name: xreferplus Vendor name: Credo UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne More info: A Biographical Dictionary of Artists, Chambers Film Factfinder, Miller's Antiques Encyclopedia, The Bloomsbury Guide to Art, The Bridgeman Art Library Archive, The Cambridge Guide to Theatre, The Encyclopedia of American Folk Art, The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of 20th Century Architecture, The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of 20th Century Design and Designers, The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms, The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists, The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of British Art, The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers, The Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Graphic Design and Designers, The Thames & Hudson Encyclopaedia of Impressionism. Art Full Text full text 1984-. Art publications index with selected full text from 1997 - Art, architecture, photography, graphic design, landscape architecture, interior design, film, museology are all covered. Possible to limit searches to full text items only or peer-reviewed items only. Works of art found reproduced in periodicals are also indexed. Indexing coverage begins 1984; abstracting coverage begins with January 1994. The abstracts range from 50 to 300 words and describe the content and scope of the source articles. Full text coverage of selected articles begins in 1997. Vendor name: Wilson UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne More info: Search tips Art Index Retrospective 1929-1984 1929-1984. Access limited to 1 user at a time. Citations to articles and books. Citations to articles and books on archaeology, architecture, art history, city planning, crafts, landscape architecture, film, fine arts, folk arts, graphic arts, industrial design, and photography. Vendor name: Ovid Technologies Update frequency: complete UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne ARTFL full text 1100-1935. Classic works of French and Italian literature, non-fiction prose and technical writing. Subsets of the collection include French Women Writers, Provencal Poetry, Opera del Vocabolario Italiano (OVI) Database, Multilingual Bible Project, and Textes de Francais Ancien (TFA). Use this resource to search a number of French dictionaries and encyclopedias originally published between 1606 and 1935. Alternate name: American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language Vendor name: University of Chicago Languages: French, Italian, Provencal, Latin UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy More info: See List of databases available to subscribing institutions Article First 1990-. Articles in all subject areas from more than 16,000 journals. Subject coverage in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture is particularly strong. Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch Update frequency: daily UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley More info: List of titles indexed Arts & Humanities Citation Index ® A&HCI provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information and cited references found in nearly 1,130 of the world's leading arts & humanities journals. Use this tool to identify how often a particular author has been cited in the work of peers or to identify the most influential scholarship on a topic. (Covering period: 1975-present. Update frequency: Updated weekly. ) ARTstor full text Art digital images and related data. A repository of hundreds of thousands of digital images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, social sciences and related data; the tools to actively use those images; and a restricted usage environment that seeks to balance the rights of content providers with the needs and interests of content user. Vendor name: ARTstor UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne More info: Search tips. Asian American Drama full text 1891-2004. Plays by Asian-American playwrights along with biographical, production and theatrical information. Each play is indexed, allowing both keyword and multi-fielded searching. Plays are also included in North American Theatre Online. Vendor name: Alexander Street Press Update frequency: complete Languages: English UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Individual titles can be located in the UNLV Library Catalog. Search tips. Ask a Librarian at UNLV Libraries Help is available by e-mail, telephone or instant messenger. Vendor name: UNLV Libraries UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy Associations Unlimited full text current edition. Limited to 3 simultaneous users. Directory of information about organizations all over the world. With a scope that covers everything from a local Chamber of Commerce to the American Medical Association, and beyond, Associaitons Unlimited contains information for approximately 460,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields, including IRS data on U.S. 501(c) nonprofit organizations. For some 2,600 major U.S. national associations, it provides images of association materials such as brochures, pamphlets, and membership application forms. Vendor name: Thomson Gale Update frequency: International UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley Atlanta Journal-Constitution full text See: ProQuest Newspapers Includes Atlanta Constitution 1990-2001, Atlanta Journal 1995-2001, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution from 2001 forward. Choose Atlanta Journal-Constitution under the publications tab to search within this newspaper. Avery Index 1934-. The basic index for architecture articles. The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals indexes more than 1,000 periodicals published worldwide in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, urban planning and historic preservation. Alternate name: CSA Illumina Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Update frequency: Updated weekly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne More info: Title list. Also available in microfiche and print in ASL.

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Bible - King James version full text 1611. King James Bible. Search the full text, notes and apparatus of the King James Bible, or select a particular chapter and verse to display. Alternate name: Holy Bible Vendor name: Chadwyck-Healey Update frequency: complete UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Search tips Bibliographic Database of the Conservation Information Network (BCIN) 1987-. free Citations to technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles, books, and more. Includes citations to text, audiovisual material and unpublished material about the conservation, preservation, and restoration of cultural property. Alternate name: BCIN Vendor name: Conservation Information Network Scope: International UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne Bibliography of American Literature 1760-1930. Descriptive bibliography of significant American literary writers from Revolution to 1930. List of published books from significant American literary writers from 1760 to 1930. Vendor name: Chadwyck-Healey UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Print equivalent is Bibliography of American literature / compiled by Jacob Blanck for the Bibliographical Society of America Bibliography of Native North Americans 1500s to present. Bibliography on Native American history, life, and culture. Produced in partnership with the Human Relations Area File (HRAF), this database contains over citations to magazine and journal articles, monographs, dissertations, and U.S. and Canadian government documents. Update frequency: Updated semi-annually UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD More info: RefWorks instructions Bibliography of the History of Art 1973-. This database has been cancelled. Use this resource for European and American art from late antiquity to the present, including painting, sculpture, drawings, prints, decorative arts, applied arts, architecture, industrial design, popular art, and folk art. Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch Update frequency: quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne Biography & Genealogy Master Index See: Biography Resource Center (Biography and Genealogy Master Index has been cancelled. Use Biography Resource Center to find similar information.) UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley Biography Reference Bank full text 1981-. Access is limited to 4 simultaneous users. Biographical information on approximately half a million people from antiquity to present, with some images. Contains biographical information on more than 400,000 people from antiquity to the present including more than 110,000 biographies. Biography Reference Bank brings together Biography Index, Current Biography Illustrated, the World Author Series, Nobel Prize Winners, World Artists, World Film Directors, American Reformers, and more into one database. Vendor name: H. W. Wilson Update frequency: weekly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley More info: Search tips. Biography Resource Center full text antiquity-present. Images, brief biographies, and links to magazine articles and websites about notable people. Biography Resource Center provides biographical information on more than 185,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Contains approximately 250,000 biographies and complete articles from nearly 250 periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death years and places, nationality, ethnicity, occupation, or gender, or combine criteria. Vendor name: Thomson Gale Update frequency: annual UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley More info: Search tips. Biological Abstracts 1969-. Index to scholarly literature from life science journals. When searching Biological Abstracts for phrases like invasive species or cellular metabolism, be sure to include your phrase in quotations. Alternate name: BIOSIS Vendor name: Thomson ISI Update frequency: Weekly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD BioMed Central full text dates of coverage vary. Peer-reviewed journals in medicine and biology. Over 150 journals are included. Vendor name: BioMed Central UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD More info: List of content. UNLV Libraries offers access to items marked with an F. Search Tips BioOne full text dates of coverage vary. Life science and environmental science journals. Journals can be searched or browsed by title. Vendor name: BioOne UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD More info: Information about BioOne. Black Drama, 1850 to Present full text 1850-. Plays written in the mid-1800s to present. Playwrights from North America, English-speaking Africa, the Caribbean, and other African diaspora countries. Each play is extensively and deeply indexed, allowing both keyword and multi-fielded searching. The plays are accompanied by reference materials, significant ancillary information, a rich performance database, and images. Vendor name: Alexander Street Press Update frequency: complete UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Plays are also included in North American Theatre Online and individual titles can be found in the UNLV Library Catalog. Search tips. Blackwell Synergy See: Wiley Interscience Journals (Blackwell Synergy titles are now included in Wiley Interscience Journals.) A collection of more than 800 full text Blackwell Publishing journals in disciplines ranging across the humanities, medicine, science, and social science. Backfiles for 160 of the journals start with the first published issue. The other content begins from the late 1990s to present. Full text is in html and pdf file formats. OnlineEarly and OnlineAccepted articles are posted online prior to print publication. Browse journals by title or search all journals at once. Book Review Digest Plus 1983-. Index of book reviews. Provides citations and excerpts of reviews of current English-language fiction and nonfiction books for children and adults. An abstract of each book is also provided. To be indexed in Book Review Digest, a book must have been published or distributed in the United States or Canada. A work of nonfiction must have received reviews in two or more of the periodicals on the Book Review Digest selection list. A work of fiction must have received reviews in at least three of the periodicals. Reviews of textbooks, government publications, and technical books in law and the sciences are excluded. Vendor name: H. W. Wilson UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley More info: Print volumes available 1906-2003 in Index Area. Search tips. Boston Globe full text See: ProQuest Newspapers Full text of articles 1980-current issue. Choose Boston Globe under the publications tab to search within this newspaper. BrainPop Educational animated movies supporting K-12 curricula. BrainPOP is an educational program that provides K-12 curriculum-based content spanning seven main subjects including: science, math, English, social studies, health, arts and music, and technology. BrainPOP features more than 600 animated movies. Each movie is supported by activities such as a quiz, comic strip, experiment and other printable worksheets and tied to national subject curriculum standards. Vendor name: BrainPOP UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: McMillen, Paula British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries full text 1500-1900. Searchable collection of women's letters and diaries. Facsimile pages of previously unpublished manuscripts offer exact reproductions of letters and diary pages by both famous and otherwise unknown women in Great Britain and Ireland. The range of diary formats includes the travel diary, offering detailed accounts of journeys and descriptions of places; the daily personal diary, in which women reflected more broadly on aspects of their lives; letter diaries, wherein a daily dated letter to a recipient served simultaneously as a diary entry; and other forms. Vendor name: Alexander Street Press Update frequency: quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Content indexed in In the First Person. BuildingGreen Suite full text Articles, reviews, product information and news on sustainable building. This resource integrates product listings from the GreenSpec products directory, project case studies from the High-Performance Buildings Database, and the Environmental Building News. Vendor name: BuildingGreen UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne Business Source Premier full text 1965-. Scholarly journals and business periodicals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, and international business along with country reports, company profiles, industry profiles and SWOT analyses. You can limit your search by document type (article, case study, company profile etc) in the Basic Search and Advanced Search sections. The database also includes country economic reports from the EIU, Global Insight, CON Group and CountryWatch and 5,000 company profiles and 1,600 industry reports from Datamonitor. Alternate name: EbscoHOST Vendor name: Ebsco Update frequency: monthly Scope: International UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka; Griffis, Patrick More info: RefWorks instructions

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Cambridge Scientific Abstracts databases dates of coverage vary. A group of indexes covering criminal justice, design, education, environment, geoscience, government, political science, and sociology with links to full text articles. More than 20 indexes searchable through the Illumina interface. Areas of focus include criminal justice, design, education, environment, geoscience, government, political science, and sociology. Citations have links to the full text of articles. Use the "Specific databases" link to see a list of more than 20 databases with a brief description of each. From the list choose a single database to search or select multiple databases to search simultaneously. Alternate name: CSA Illumina Vendor name: ProQuest-CSA Update frequency: varies most are weekly or monthly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS See: SciFinder Scholar Chicago Tribune, 1849-1986 full text 1849-1986. Cover to cover digital reproductions of the Chicago Tribune from 1849-1986 with searchable full text. Complete issues of the Chicago Tribune, including news, ads, obituaries, reviews, editorials, legal notices, comics, and photographs. Search by full text and view digital reproductions of newspaper pages. Output is a PDF image of the article as it appeared in the paper. Vendor name: ProQuest Update frequency: complete UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information More info: Can be searched in combination with historical NY Times, historical LA Times, and American Periodical Series. For access to the text of Chicago Tribune articles after 1985 see ProQuest Newspapers. Chicago Tribune, 1985- full text 1985-. Major daily newspaper from Chicago. Provides reporting and analysis of regional, national, and international news. Vendor name: ProQuest-CSA Update frequency: daily UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information More info: Search this paper with other major papers at ProQuest Newspapers Chicano Database 1900-. Access is limited to 1-5 simultaneous users. Bibliographic database covering all subjects relating to the Mexican-American experience. Derived from the University of California Berkeley Ethnic Studies Library, there is extensive coverage from the 1960s, and selective coverage dating back to the early 1900s. Since 1992, the database also includes information pertaining to the broader Latino experience of Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants. Vendor name: RLG Eureka Update frequency: Updated quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD Child Development & Adolescent Studies 1927-. Current and historical literature related to growth and development of children. Child Development & Adolescent Studies provides citations to the current and historical literature related to growth and development of children through the age of 21. Book reviews, abstracts from hundreds of journals, technical reports, books, book chapters, and theses and dissertations covering biomedical and social sciences worldwide are indexed. Use this resource to search all issues of Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography. Vendor name: Ebsco Update frequency: annual UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: McMillen, Paula More info: Search tips Online version of Child Development Abstracts & Bibliography, 1928-2001 available in LASR. Search tips. RefWorks instructions Children's Literature Comprehensive Database full text Reviews of children's books and additional juvenile literature information. Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD) is a research and reference service including reviews of children's books from review sources (all full text searchable), book jacket images, links to web pages featuring individual authors and illustrators, and information provided by various Reading Measurement Programs such as Accelerated Reader, Degrees of Reading Power, Lexile and Reading Counts. Vendor name: CLCD Update frequency: monthly Scope: Children's and Young Adult Literature UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: McMillen, Paula More info: Help Christian Science Monitor full text See: ProQuest Newspapers Full text of articles only, 1988- current issue. Choose "Christian Science Monitor" under the publications tab to search within just this newspaper. CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online full text Working papers from university research institutes, occasional paper series from NGOs, research projects from conferences, books, journals, and policy briefs concerning international affairs. Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is a comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs Vendor name: Columbia University Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney CINAHL 1982-. Access limited to 20 simultaneous users. The main index for nursing literature and allied health. The Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature is an index to literature in nursing and allied health. This database provides indexing, abstracting, and full text for over 1,600 current nursing and allied health journals and publications dating back to 1982, totaling over 700,000 records. Alternate name: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature Vendor name: Ebsco Update frequency: weekly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva More info: Search tips. RefWorks instructions Civil War Letters & Diaries See: American Civil War Letters & Diaries Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective full text Nov. 1860 - Apr. 1865. Major events of the Civil War covered by Union and Confederate newspapers. Selected articles from over 2500 issues of the New York Herald, the Charleston Mercury and Richmond Enquirer published from November, 1860 - Mid-April 1865. This excellent primary source begins before the outbreak of war at Fort Sumter and concludes with the assassination and funeral of Abraham Lincoln. Featured are news articles, eyewitness accounts of events, military concerns and official reports of battles. Vendor name: Accessible Archives Inc. Update frequency: complete UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Clase/ Periodica 1975-. Citations to articles published in Latin American and Caribbean journals. Articles are from 2,600 scholarly journals published in 24 different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on Pan-American issues. Spanish, Portuguese, French and English language journals are included.. CLASE indexes articles in the social sciences and humanities (Citas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades) and PERIODICA covers journals specializing in science and technology (Indice de Revistas Laninoamericanas en Ciencias). Alternate name: Citas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch Update frequency: quarterly Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French and English UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy More info: Title list Classical Music Reference Library Essential music reference works. This resource contains essential music reference works, including full text of Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Within this resource one can find information on over 11,000 composers, 7,000 performers and ensembles, definitions of musical terms, photographs and images of musicians, instruments, and ensembles. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Taranto, Cheryl Classical Scores Library full text Database of music scores (PDF format) Classical Scores Library is a database of music scores available in PDF format. It currently contains full scores of approximately 825 musical works, and will continue to grow, eventually containing over 8,000 scores, including the entire Boosey & Hawkes catalog. The musical works contained in the database are standards of the musical repertoire, and access is available from any computer for UNLV students and faculty. Vendor name: Alexander Street Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Taranto, Cheryl Cochrane Library full text dates of coverage vary. A collection of evidence based medicine databases. Includes Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Methodology Register, Health Technology Assessment Database, and NHS Economic Evaluation Database. Vendor name: Wiley Interscience Update frequency: Updated quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva More info: Search tips Database help Cold Regions Bibliography 1951-. Index to literature on Antarctica and cold regions science and technology worldwide. Both the Bibliography on Cold Regions Science and Technology and the Antarctic Bibliography are housed within the Cold Regions Bibliography Project. They can be searched separately or combined. This database does not use the Get Text button but instead has a URL link to the appropriate content on the web when possible. Alternate name: Bibliography on Cold Regions Science and Technology & Antarctic Bibliography Vendor name: American Geological Institute Update frequency: weekly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD College Source full text 1994-. PDF images of college course catalogs. Features over 14,855 college catalogs in complete cover-to-cover, original page format, representing 2-year, 4-year, graduate, and professional schools. Coverage from 1994 to the present. Also provides links to college web sites. Alternate name: CollegeSource Vendor name: CollegeSource Inc. Update frequency: annual UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley More info: Search tips. Collins Bilingual Dictionaries full text English translation dictionaries including French, German, Spanish, Italian, Latin and Portuguese. The Dictionary of Spanish Law and dictionaries of business terms for French, Spanish and German are also available. Alternate name: xreferplus Vendor name: Credo Reference Languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Latin and Portuguese UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy Columbia Earthscape full text This database has been cancelled. An interdisciplinary resource that connects the earth and environmental sciences with their social, political, and economic dimensions through books, articles, papers, lectures, images, videos, syllabi, and case studies. Material is organized into four categories: teaching, learning, research, and policy. Vendor name: Columbia University Press Update frequency: Updated monthly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie More info: Search tips. Columbia Granger's World of Poetry Reprints of poems and poetry anthologies, index of first and last lines. Includes biographical information about poets and some commentary on well-known poets, as well as glossary, a subject index, and indexes of first and last lines. Alternate name: Granger's Vendor name: Columbia University Press Update frequency: complete UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Contains the contents of the following works: Classic hundred poems, Top 500 poems, Columbia Granger's index to poetry in anthologies (eds. 8- ), Columbia Granger's index to poetry in collected and selected works, and Columbia Granger's index to African-American poetry. Search tips. ComAbstracts 1930-. Abstracts of articles published in the primary professional literature of the communications field. The ComAbstracts database index contains abstracts of articles published in the primary professional literature of the communications field. Produced by the Communication Institute for Online Scholarship. Use the link labeled "Check your library for full text access" to retrieve complete articles when available online. Vendor name: CIOS Update frequency: continuous UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie More info: The database may also be searched using (1) a keyword system consisting of menus of prepared subject terms and search specifications or (2) using the Visual Communication Concept Explorer a next-generation visual interface build on statistical analysis of word relationships unique to the academic communication literature. Search tips. Communication and Mass Media Complete 1900-. Journal articles in the fields of communication and mass media studies Communication & Mass Media Complete contains journal articles in the fields of communication and mass media studies. It merges CommSearch (formerly produced by the NCA, National Communication Association) and the Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Pennsylvania State University). Communication & Mass Media Complete provides current issues and backfiles of in the fields of communication and mass media Alternate name: CMMC Vendor name: Ebsco Update frequency: weekly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie More info: RefWorks instructions Communications Studies full text 1950-. Full text of 16 communications journals published by Sage. This communications collection includes the full text of journals published by Sage and participating societies. It covers such subjects as journalism, public opinion, political communication, mass communication, interpersonal communication, cultural studies, intercultural communication, television & film studies, media studies, business communication, organizational & management communication, written communication, rhetoric, and literacy studies. Alternate name: Sage Communication Studies Vendor name: CSA Update frequency: continuous UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie Compendex 1884-. Access is limited to 8 simultaneous users. Conference proceedings and citations and abstracts of engineering journals. Use this resource for engineering records and references. The database also has international engineering journals, conferences, and trade publications. Alternate name: Engineering Village Vendor name: Engineering Village Update frequency: Updated weekly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Smith, Caroline Conference Board Research full text Research reports on the latest issues in business management and U.S. and global economics. This searchable database of full-text reports is supplied by the Conference Board, a not-for-profit organization which conducts research, convenes conferences, makes forecasts, assesses trends and publishes information concerning management and the marketplace. Alternate name: Business Knowledge Research Online Collection Vendor name: Conference Board UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick More info: Search tips. Conference Papers Index 1982-. Citations to conference papers and poster sessions presented worldwide, with a focus on life sciences, environmental sciences, and aquatic sciences. Alternate name: CSA Illumina Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD More info: Information about Conference Papers Index Contemporary Women's Issues (CWI) full text 1992- present. Limited to 2 simultaneous users. Global information on women This resource provides information from journals, newsletters, research reports, government and international agencies, and fact sheets. Alternate name: CWI Vendor name: Thomson Gale Scope: International CoreReference full text dates of coverage vary. Comprehensive financial statements and other financial data for public companies. Search by company name or by other common criteria that characterize public companies. Search for public companies using criteria like industry, trading exchange, number of employees, key executives, and financial measures like total debt, total assets and net sales. Vendor name: Hemscott Inc CQ Electronic Library full text Combined access to the CQ Public Affairs Collection, the CQ Researcher and the CQ Weekly. These three resources can be searched simultaneously or individually. Vendor name: CQ Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney More info: Search tips. CQ Public Affairs Collection full text Reporting on vital public policy issues with statistical and historical analyses; also includes the full text of historic documents and primary source materials concerning public affairs. Organized by key public affairs subject headings - like advocacy and public service, education, environment and natural resources, health, and national security - the CQ Public Affairs Collection features in-depth reporting on vital public policy issues, statistical and historical analyses, and the full text of many historic documents and primary source materials. Vendor name: CQ Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney CQ Researcher full text 1923-. In depth research on controversial topics ranging from social issues to environment, health, education, science, and technology issues. Balanced information on all sides of an issue, including comments from experts in the field, numerous charts and graphs, a pro-con feature, a chronology, a lengthy bibliography for additional research, and a list of contacts are included in each report. Vendor name: CQ Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information More info: UNLV Libraries also own the print version, Lied Library Reference Collection, call number H35 E35 CQ Weekly full text 1983-present. Comprehensive roundup of virtually all Capitol Hill activity from the previous week. Excellent source of current information on hot legislative topics in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Alternate name: Congressional Quarterly Vendor name: CQ Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics full text current edition. Reference work containing tables of information on chemical properties, constants, conversion factors, and other chemistry- and physics-related topics. Alternate name: Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Online Vendor name: CRC UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD More info: Search tips. Credo Reference full text current editions. Dictionaries, specialized encyclopedias, quotations, thesauri, and bilingual dictionaries. Full text of encyclopedia entries plus over 20,000 searchable images including photographs, fine art, scientific diagrams and more. Covers a broad range of topics from biography to medicine and Shakespeare to technology. Alternate name: xreferplus Vendor name: Credo Reference UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley More info: Search tips. Criminal Justice Abstracts 1960-. Journal articles in criminology and related disciplines. Provides comprehensive coverage of the major journals in criminology and related disciplines. Alternate name: CSA Illumina Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Update frequency: Updated annually UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie Criminology: A Sage Collection full text 1950-. Journal articles focused on criminal justice, juvenile delinquency and justice, family & domestic violence and more. This criminology collection includes the full text of 24 journals published by Sage and participating societies. It covers such subjects as criminal justice, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, corrections, penology, policing, forensic psychology, and family and domestic violence. Alternate name: Sage Criminology Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Update frequency: Updated monthly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie CRSP full text See: WRDS The CRSP Database provides access to NYSE, AMEX and Nasdaq daily and monthly securities prices, as well as to other historical data related to over 20,000 companies. The data is produced, and updated quarterly, by the Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP), a financial research center at the Graduate School of Business at The University of Chicago. CRSP is available through Wharton Research Data Service (WRDS) Culturegrams full text Basic facts about history, culture and lifestyles in 187 countries. Cultural reports for 187 countries and territories each including 25 categories such as land and climate, history, personal appearance, greetings, gestures, family, diet, holidays, economy, education, health, and events and trends. Alternate name: Culturegrams World Edition Vendor name: Culturegrams UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD More info: Search tips. CUMINCAD UNLV users may create a username/password with the New User link. Citations and abstracts of articles about computer aided architectural design. CUMINCAD a cumulative index of publications about computer aided architectural design covering over 8,200 citations from journals and conferences. All papers include abstracts and the full text of about 5,500 papers is available. Alternate name: Cumulative Index of Computer Aided Architectural Design Vendor name: CumInCAD Update frequency: annual UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne More info: To gain access, UNLV users create a username/password by clicking New User and filling out the form. Current Geographical Publications free Index of books, periodical articles, pamphlets, government documents, maps and atlases in the American Geographical Society Collection of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Contains tables of contents of books, periodical articles, pamphlets, government documents, maps and atlases in the American Geographical Society Collection of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The four sections in each issue are: Topical, Regional, Maps, and Selected Books and Monographs. Vendor name: American Geographical Society Update frequency: continuous UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD More info: To search all issues back to 1985 go to the online Geographical Bibliography Current Index to Statistics (CIS) 1974-. Index to publications in statistics and related fields A bibliographic index to publications in statistics and related fields. Contains citations to articles from core journals," citations and citations to books in statistics. Subscription to CIS is sponsored by the UNLV Mathematical Sciences Department. Vendor name: CIS Management Committee Update frequency: Updated annually UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD Curriculum Materials Library Catalog Items available at the Curriculum Materials Library. Find out which books, periodicals, audiovisual items, maps, kits, and other resources are available at the Curriculum Materials Library by searching the library catalog. The LOCATION and CALL NUMBER information helps you physically locate each item in the library. Vendor name: UNLV Libraries UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Johnson, Amy; McMillen, Paula

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Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI) 1973-. Abstracts and citations for articles, news items, and reviews published in design and applied arts periodicals. DAAI covers both new designers and the development of design and the applied arts since the mid-19th century, surveying disciplines including ceramics, glass, jewelry, wood, metalsmithing, graphic design, fashion and clothing, textiles, furniture, interior design, architecture, computer aided design, Web design, computer-generated graphics, animation, product design, industrial design, garden design, and landscape architecture Alternate name: DAAI Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Update frequency: twice monthly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne More info: List of titles that are indexed. Discovering Collection full text Limited to 3 simultaneous users. Reference works, primary sources, creative works and multimedia based on national K-12 curriculum standards. Discovering Collection provides access to content based on national curriculum standards covering the core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, and social studies. The database provides a premium selection of reference, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia. Vendor name: Thomson Gale Scope: K-12 UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: McMillen, Paula More info: Help Dissertations and Theses citations 1861-; abstracts 1980-; full text 1997-. Full text of most dissertations produced after 1997; citations and abstracts for others. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses contains over 1.5 million entries, providing citations to North American and European dissertations from 1861 forward, with abstracts from 1980 forward. It also provides citations and abstracts for theses from 1988 forward. Full text of UNLV theses and dissertations available from 1996 to the present. Full text from all other institutions available from 1997 to the present. Alternate name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Update frequency: Updated quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley More info: Search tips. DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals full text dates of coverage vary. free List of more than 2700 scientific and scholarly open access journals that incorporate an element of editorial quality control such as peer-review. The Directory of Open Access Journal aims to be a comprehensive listing of scientific and scholarly open access journals that incorporate an element of editorial quality control such as peer-review. . Open access journals are those that do not impose charges to readers or their institutions for access to their contents. With over 2700 journals currently listed, the DOAJ covers all subjects and languages. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Haslam, Michaelyn Domus Map Guides Listing of maps in the journal Domus, from 1986 onward, by MIT Architecture Librarian Michael Leineger. Listing of maps in the journal Domus, from 1986 onward, by MIT Architecture Librarian Michael Leineger. Domus map guides are thematic guides to important architectural landmarks in selected locations. They may feature the work of an architect, a style, a building type, or sites of architectural interest in a city or region and they give snapshot maps of a landmark's location within a larger context and often provide building footprints of the surrounding neighborhood. Vendor name: Domus UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne

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e-unwto (World Tourism Organization) full text 1970-. Online, full-text versions of the publications produced by the World Tourism Organization. The e-unwto is a database of all of the United Nations World Tourism Organization publications from 1970 to the present. Access to over 500 publications and the latest tourism statistics for all the countries around the world. Advanced search features allow for easy navigation of the resources and e-alerts keep users up-to-date on the latest additions to the database. Alternate name: WTO elibrary, World Tourism Organization Library Vendor name: World Tourism Organization UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka Early American Imprints, Series I. Evans (1639-1800) full text 1639-1800. Complete books, pamphlets and broadsides published in North America before 1800. Books, pamphlets and broadsides listed in Charles Evans' American Bibliography and Roger Bristol's Supplement to Evans' American Bibliography. These searchable full text materials are primary sources documenting every aspect of life in 17th- and 18th-century America, including agriculture, foreign affairs, literature, music, religion, the Revolutionary War, and slavery. Alternate name: Evans Early American Imprints Vendor name: Readex Update frequency: complete UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Online version of Early American imprints, 1639-1800 [microform] : based on the 13-volume Charles Evans bibliography, including supplements and corrections to Evans Early American Imprints, Series I. Evans (1639-1800) Text Creation Partnership full text 1639-1800. Searchable full text collection of texts selected from the Early American Imprints (Evans) collection. These accurately keyed editions allow better browsing and more precise searching than the page images supplied in the larger collection, but this search is available for only a small subset of the texts available in the main database. Alternate name: Text Creation Partnership Vendor name: University of Michigan UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: More about the TCP edition. Early American Imprints, Series II. Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819) full text 1801-1819. Complete books, pamphlets and broadsides published in North America between 1801 and 1819. These searchable full text materials are primary sources documenting every aspect of life in 17th- and 18th-century America, including agriculture, foreign affairs, literature, music, religion, the Revolutionary War, and slavery. This is the online equivalent of microfilm research collections based on lists from Evans' American Bibliography (and supplements) and Shaw and Shoemaker's American Bibliography, 1801-1819. Alternate name: Shaw-Shoemaker Vendor name: Readex Update frequency: complete UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Based on American Bibliography: A Preliminary Checklist For 1801-1819 / compiled by Ralph R. Shaw And Richard H. Shoemaker, available in UNLV Reference. Early English Books Online (EEBO) full text 1475-1600. Books on all subjects published in England between 1475 and 1700. Page images accurately reflect the way the works appeared in their original printed editions. Included are works by such authors as Malory, Spenser, Bacon, More, Erasmus, Boyle, Newton, and Galileo. The database also includes musical exercises by Henry Purcell, novels by Aphra Behn, prayer books, pamphlets, proclamations, almanacs, calendars, and many other primary resources. This is the online equivalent of the Early English Books microform series, which is based on the Short-Title Catalogue (Pollard & Redgrave, 1475-1640); the Short-Title Catalogue II (Wing, 1641-1700); the Thomason Tracts, and the Early English Books Tract Supplements. Vendor name: ProQuest Update frequency: annual UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Search tips. Early English Books Online (EEBO) Text Creation Partnership full text 1475-1600. Fully searchable text editions of works selected from the Early English Books Online project. This is a subset of EEBO texts that have been rekeyboarded and edited for improved searchability. Images of these books are also searchable from within the main EEBO database. Alternate name: EEBO TCP Vendor name: University of Michigan UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: About EEBO TCP ebrary full text dates of coverage vary. Digital copies of more than 30,000 complete books, reports and other resources covering all academic subject areas. Books and other materials are arranged in five main subject areas - business and economics, career and general education, computers, engineering and applied sciences, humanities, social/behavioral sciences and life/physical sciences. The ebrary reader is required to view books and can be downloaded for free from ebrary. A free account is needed In order to access some features (i.e. saving notes and highlights). Vendor name: Ebrary UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy More info: Tips EBSCO Databases dates of coverage vary. More than 30 databases indexing all subject areas with a heavy focus on business, education, film, health, psychology, sociology, and sports. Lists more than 30 databases available through the EBSCOhost interface. The databases index all subject areas with solid coverage of business, education, film, health, psychology, sociology, and sports. For each database there is a description of the content and some link to a Title List of indexed journals. The databases contain full text articles and link to more articles. Choose a single database to search or select multiple databases and search them simultaneously Alternate name: EbscoHOST Vendor name: Ebsco Publishing Update frequency: varies UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information More info: RefWorks instructions EconLit 1969-. Citations and linked full text to economics articles, books, working papers and more. Journal articles, books, dissertations, working papers, and conference proceedings covering business and public finance; regional and urban economics; economic history, development, and forecasting; and monetary and fiscal theory. Produced by the American Economic Association. Alternate name: EbscoHOST Vendor name: Ebsco Publishing Update frequency: Updated monthly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick More info: RefWorks instructions EdITLib Digital Library for Information Technology and Education full text Educational technology and e-learning journal articles and proceedings papers. Complete contents of 10 peer-reviewed and published international journals and proceedings papers from Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) conferences. This collection includes the latest research, developments, and applications related to all aspects of educational technology and e-learning. Alternate name: AACE Digital Library Vendor name: Association for Advancement of Computing in Education UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: McMillen, Paula; Zald, Anne More info: Title list. Search tips. Education Full Text full text 1996-. Full text journal articles in education published after 1996. Education Full Text indexes, abstracts and supplies the full text of articles from education-related English-language periodicals and yearbooks published in the United States and elsewhere. English-language books relating to education published in 1996 or later are also indexed. Abstracts are available for items published 1994-1996. Subjects include: Adult Education, Arts, Athletics, Comparative Education, Competency-based Education, Computers in Education, Continuing Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Government Funding, Higher Education, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Library Science, Literacy Standards, Multicultural/Ethnic Education, Parent-Teacher Relations, Prayer in Public Schools, Preschool Education, Religious Education, School Administration, Science and Mathematics, Secondary Education, Special Education, Student Counseling, Teacher Education, Teacher Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Vocational Education Vendor name: H. W. Wilson UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: McMillen, Paula Education: A Sage Collection full text dates of coverage vary. Journal articles in education published in 26 Sage journals. Education: A Sage Collection includes the full text of 26 peer-reviewed journals published by Sage and participating societies distinguished by up to 36 years of backfiles, and encompasses over 7,000 articles. It covers such subject areas as: Adult and Continuing Education, Educational Administration, Educational Policy, Elementary and Primary Education, High School and Secondary Education, Higher Education, International Education, Leadership, Measurement and Testing, Multicultural Education and Diversity, Professional Development, Teaching and Instruction, Teaching Methods. Alternate name: CSA Illumina Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Update frequency: weekly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: McMillen, Paula EEBO/Evans/ECCO Text Creation Partnership combination search full text 1475-1800. Simultaneous search of books published between 1475-1800 in England and America. Selected texts from EEBO, Early American Imprints and Eighteenth Century Collections Online have been rekeyboarded and edited to provide accurate and easily searchable texts. Alternate name: TCP Vendor name: University of Michigan UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla eHRAF World Cultures full text dates of coverage vary. Anthropological studies of cultures and ethnic groups. For each culture, all aspects of cultural and social life are covered, with topics ranging from religious beliefs, bringing up children, causes and cures of diseases, to economic and political behavior. Subject indexing at the paragraph level, as well as keyword searching, enables precise retrieval of information from the text of books, articles, and dissertations included in the collection. Cultures range from ethnic groups in Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania, to indigenous and immigrant groups in North and South America. Alternate name: Human Relations Area Files, eHRAF Collection of Ethnography Vendor name: Human Relations Area Files, Inc. Update frequency: annual UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD More info: User guide Full text files for many cultures not currently included in eHRAF are available on microfiche (GN301 H86). Search tips. Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) full text 1701-1800. Books on all subjects published in English between 1701 and 1800. Digitized books, pamphlets, broadsides and ephemera in English and foreign languages published in the British Empire and in English elsewhere in the world, from 1701-1800. It includes digital reproductions of every page of a variety of primary source materials-by many well-known and lesser-known authors. Alternate name: ECCO Vendor name: Thomson Gale UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: The collection is an ongoing project based on The English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC), a machine-readable union list of the holdings of the British Library, as well as those from more than 1,500 university, private, and public libraries worldwide. Eighteenth Century Journals II full text 1685-1815. Newspapers and periodicals from the 17th and 18th century. The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center holds one of the finest collections of 17th and 18th century newspapers and periodicals in the world, and it was from here that items for Eighteenth Century Journals II were selected. These holdings were documented in 'British Newspapers and Periodicals, 1632-1800' compiled by Powell Stewart in 1950. Vendor name: Adam Matthew Digital UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Title list Emerald Library full text dates of coverage vary. Collection of about 130 full text journals published by Emerald. Full text journals covering management, marketing, quality, human resources, production & economics, operations, library & information services, information management, training & education, and engineering. Vendor name: Emerald Group Publishing Limited Update frequency: varies UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Haslam, Michaelyn More info: Title list Encyclopaedia of Islam full text current edition. Requires installation of special font. Descriptive articles offer an overview of Western perspectives on the Islamic world. The Encyclopaedia of Islam (New Edition) offers an overview of Western perspectives on the Islamic world. Descriptive articles cover Muslims of many origins, tribes and dynasties, crafts and sciences, political and religious institutions, the geography, ethnography, flora and fauna of the various countries, and the history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities. In its geographical and historical scope it encompasses the old Arabo-Islamic empire, the Islamic countries of Iran, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire and all other Islamic countries. Alternate name: Encyclopedia of Islam Vendor name: Brill Online UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Font download and instructions. Encyclopedia of Evolution full text Comprehensive guide to evolutionary biology. A comprehensive guide to the essentials of evolutionary biology, these entries by leading experts survey essential concepts and theories, present methods, models and findings, and discuss both the history of the field and current controversies. Topics include Darwin, natural selection, human origins, behavioral ecology, diversity, mathematical models, and cell and developmental biology. Vendor name: Oxford University Press Update frequency: complete UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD Encyclopedia of Global Change full text current edition. Encyclopedia articles on physical, climatic, and man-made phenomena that change life on Earth. Encompassing tsunamis, elephant conservation, ocean pollution, mining regulation, and permafrost melt, the 300 authoritative articles in this unique and wide-ranging encyclopedia investigate all types of phenomena that change life on Earth. The entries cover a range of general research categories: altered ecosystems, climate change, food and water supply, population, politics and global change, institutions and policies, biographies, and case studies. Vendor name: Oxford University Press Update frequency: complete UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment full text current edition. Encyclopedia entries covering the Enlightenment from 1670-1815. Covering the 'long' Enlightenment, from the rise of Descartes' disciples in 1670 to the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815, these 700 articles by leading scholars range from discussions of mercantilism and democracy to the battlefield to the dissemination of ideas in salons and coffeehouses. Breaking conventional geographical boundaries, coverage includes not only Western Europe but also North America, Brazil, and Iberian, Russian, Jewish, and Eastern European cultures. Vendor name: Oxford University Press Update frequency: complete UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages full text current edition. Articles on all aspects of life from the 5th through the 15th century. The Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages provides 3,000 concise and detailed articles on all aspects of the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century. It explores art, architecture, religion, law, science, language, philosophy, and theology, as well as cultural, religious, intellectual, social and political history. With a focus on focus on Europe and Christendom, the Encyclopedia also covers the rise of Islam and people of other cultures with whom Europeans came into contact. Vendor name: Oxford University Press Update frequency: complete UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Engineering Village 2 See: Compendex Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management 1967-. Index to literature from scientific journals, conference proceedings, reports, books, and government publications. This database is comprised of multiple subfiles. Of these, only Water Resources Abstract covers information earlier than 1981. Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Update frequency: monthly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD More info: Information about Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management ERIC 1966-. Scholarly and popular journal articles, book chapters, and reports from the field of education. Use ERIC to search abstracts of journal articles, book chapters, and reports from the field of education. Subject indexing allows you to zero in on all the articles relevant to your topic. ERIC digests offer overviews of significant scholarship on a topic. Alternate name: Educational Resource Information Center Vendor name: Ebsco Update frequency: monthly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Fabbi, Jennifer More info: The Get Text button links to the full text of journal articles that are available online; when an article is not available online, use the link to search the UNLV Library Catalog to discover if there is a print copy. ERIC may also be searched via the FirstSearch interface. RefWorks instructions Ethnic Newswatch full text 1990-. Access limited to 2 simultaneous users. Articles, editorials, and reviews from the ethnic, minority, and native press. Ethnic NewsWatch is an interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Designed to provide the "other side of the story," ENW titles offer additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press. Coverage begins in 1990. Vendor name: ProQuest Update frequency: Update monthly Languages: English, Spanish UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD More info: Search tips.

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Factiva full text 1950s-. Access is limited to 6 simultaneous users. Continuously updated news and business information from major news sources. The full text of all editions of Dow Jones publications, the Wall Street Journal and Barron's, plus the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, three months of the New York Times, and 8,000 other publications. 20,000 company reports and 8,500 editorially selected business Web sites are also available through the Factiva service. Contains television and radio transcripts, general business and industry magazines, company reports, and historical market data. Vendor name: Factiva Update frequency: continuous Languages: 22 languages UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka More info: Search tips. Faculty of 1000 Biology 1999-. This database has been canceled. Each article has a rating and a review. Rather than being a standard periodical index, Faculty of 1000 Biology is designed to keep you up to date on those areas of life science research that interest you. Vendor name: Biology Reports Ltd Update frequency: continuous UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD Family & Society Studies Worldwide 1970-. Journal articles recording research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of family science, human ecology, human development, and social welfare. Family & Society Studies Worldwide, produced by NISC, is a core resource providing the most comprehensive coverage of research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology, Human Development, and Social Welfare. FSSW covers popular issues as well as meeting the requirements of professionals in all fields of social work, social science and family practice. Coverage spans from 1970 to the present indexing publications from a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, sociology, psychology, demography, health sciences, education, economics, law, history and social work. Vendor name: Ebsco Publishing UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie More info: RefWorks instructions Faulkner Advisory for IT Studies (FAITS) full text Practical overviews of practices and problems in information technology. A virtual library of reports prepared and written by a team of IT researchers, computer and communications analysts, and technology specialists. Reports cover technology areas such as IT infrastructure, telecom, data networking, wireless communications, security, enterprise systems, the Internet and World Wide Web, as well as technology vendors. Vendor name: Faulkner Information Services UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Smith, Caroline Film & Television Literature Index Journal and magazine articles about film and television. Film & Television Literature Index indexes articles covering the entire spectrum of television and film writing. Subject coverage includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews. Alternate name: FLTI Vendor name: Ebsco Publishing UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Ipri, Tom More info: RefWorks instructions Film Literature Index 1976-2001. free Index of film and television periodicals from 30 countries. The Film Literature Index (FLI) indexes 150 film and television periodicals from 30 countries cover-to-cover and 200 other periodicals selectively for articles on film and television. The periodicals range from the scholarly to the popular. Alternate name: FLI Vendor name: Free UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Ipri, Tom More info: See print volumes in the index area for citations from 2002 forward. Finding journal articles Learn how to find journal articles in Academic Search Premier by taking this online tutorial. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Food and wine dictionaries from Credo Reference full text current edition. Full text food and wine dictionaries. Search the full text of Benders' Dictionary of Nutrition and Food Technology, International Dictionary of Food and Cooking, Oddbins Dictionary of Wine, The New Food Lover's Companion, and The New Wine Lover's Companion. Alternate name: xreferplus Vendor name: Credo Reference UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka Foundation Directory Online full text Directory of U.S. funders and their grants available for funding research. The directory includes over 98,000 foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities in the U.S.; a database of nearly 3,500 sponsoring companies, offering a pathway to corporate funders; a database of over 1.8 million recently awarded grants; and a keyword-searchable database of over 584,000 recently filed IRS Forms 990 and 990-PF. Scope: United States UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley

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Gale Literary Index 1956-. Index of print volumes kept in Lied Library. Online index of print Gale literary criticism sets. See Literature Resource Center for online content. Locate biographical information about authors and excerpts of literary criticism in the print volumes of the Gale literary series: Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC), Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (TCLC), and Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB). For the full text of some of this material, use Literature Resource Center. Alternate name: CLC, TCLC, DLB Vendor name: Gale UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Gallup Brain full text 1935-. Database of public opinions. Also contains in-depth public opinion and management data analyses. Searchable database of public opinion including answers to questions and responses from more than 3.5 million people interviewed by The Gallup Poll since 1935. It also contains Gallup Poll News Service articles, Gallup Poll Tuesday Briefing articles, and Gallup Management Journal articles that feature in-depth public opinion and management data analyses. Replicas of historical news stories and press releases are also included. Vendor name: Gallup Organization UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie More info: Search tips. Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Literature Index 1973-. Citations and abstracts of journal articles. Use this resource for information about horticulture, botany, garden and landscape design and history, ecology, plant and garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy. Coverage varies by title indexed, with some titles indexed from 1973 onward and others starting in 2003. Vendor name: Ebsco UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne More info: Title list; RefWorks instructions Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online full text The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online is a comprehensive online resource devoted to ethnic music research of cultures throughout the world. Vendor name: Alexander Street Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Taranto, Cheryl More info: It contains more than 9,000 pages of material with entries by more than 700 expert contributors. It is the most complete body of work focused on world music. GenderWatch full text 1974-. Access is limited to 2 simultaneous users. Publications on gender issues International publications as well as reports, pamphlets, papers, and conference proceedings devoted to gender issues. Vendor name: ProQuest Update frequency: quarterly More info: http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/lib-resource/2007/08/genderwatch_1.html General Science Collection full text 1988-. Popular science magazines. This database indexes more than 60 of the most popular science publications, including Archaeology, Astronomy, Popular Science, and Scientific American. Vendor name: Ebsco UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD GEOBASE 1980-. Index to scholarly literature on earth, geographical, and ecological sciences. This database includes citations to literature in books, journals, conference proceedings, and reports. Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch Update frequency: twice monthly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD GeoRef 1785-. Access is limited to 2-4 simultaneous users. Index to scholarly literature in the earth sciences. It includes books, maps, government publications, theses, dissertations, and conference proceedings. GeoRef's citations number nearly 3 million. Coverage of North American geology goes back to 1785; all other areas go back to 1933. Alternate name: CSA Illlumina Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Update frequency: Updated bimonthly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD GeoScienceWorld full text 2000-. Collection of earth sciences journals that may be searched simultaneously with GeoRef. Full-text access is available only when searching GeoScienceWorld independently. Searching GeoScienceWorld and GeoRef together does not allow for full-text access. Vendor name: GeoScienceWorld Update frequency: continuous UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD Gerritsen Collection-Women's History Online, 1543-1945 full text 1543-1945. Books and periodicals reflecting the evolution of a feminist consciousness and the movement for women's rights. Full text publications reflecting the evolution of a feminist consciousness and the movement for women's rights from continental Europe, the U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada, and New Zealand, dating from 1543-1945.T he Periodical Series contains complete runs of magazines and newspapers mainly from 1860-1900; the Monograph Language Series offers over 4000 books and pamphlets in English (over 2000 titles), German, French and other languages. Non-English-language books are summarized in English. Alternate name: Women's History Online Vendor name: ProQuest UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla; Wintrol, Kate Get journal articles from Academic Search Premier full text Lost? Try a general search in this enormous collection of articles from magazines and academic journals. Use the Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals check box if you want to limit your search to academic sources. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information Get overviews of hot topics from CQ Researcher full text 1923-. In-depth reports describe and analyze important issues and current events. These in-depth reports describe and analyze public policy controversies. Expert journalists present balanced information on all sides of an issue, including data from government agencies, comments from experts in the field, numerous charts and graphs, a pro-con feature, a chronology, a lengthy bibliography for additional research, and a list of contacts. CQ Researcher addresses current events, campus life, ethical dilemmas, and trends in American culture and is an excellent starting point for students trying to select or narrow down a paper topic! Alternate name: CQ Researcher Vendor name: CQ Press Update frequency: weekly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information Global Development Finance See: STAT-USA (This database has been cancelled and can no longer be accessed. Please try Global Market Information Database, IMF International Financial Statistics Online, Source OECD or STAT-USA .) UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick Global Market Information Database full text most recent 5 years. Market research reports with demographic and statistical information on consumer lifestyles, consumer products, countries, companies and industries. This integrated online information system covers over 350 markets in 207 countries. Information is accessible in four modules: statistics (quantitative data and forecasts on consumer lifestyles, retailing, countries, consumer markets), analysis (in-depth market analysis report format), companies (profiles of leading FMCG companies along with financial data, market share and brand information) and sources (lists data providers by specific subject area.) Statistical data goes back as far as 1977 (but most series start in 1990) and is forecast out to 2015. Reports generally stay in the database for 5 years. Alternate name: Euromonitor Vendor name: Euromonitor Scope: International UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick Godey's Lady's Book full text 1830-1880. A magazine with firsthand information on social, historical and cultural aspects of the 19th century. Godey's Lady's Book provides information on 19th century American history including important social issues of the day and information on social history, women's issues, material culture, textile studies, and contemporary literature. Also appearing in this publication are pieces of sheet music, stories, poetry, book notices, and historical writing. Vendor name: Accessible Archives Inc. Update frequency: complete UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Search tips. Google Books Search the full text of digitized books. Depending on copyright status, you may see your search term highlighted in snippets of the text or in a "limited preview" of a few pages of the book. If the book is out of copyright (published before 1923), you'll be able to page through the entire book or download it as a PDF. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley Google Scholar Searches scholarly journal articles. Set preferences to UNLV for full text access! Google Scholar (Beta) searches for scholarly materials such as peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and reports from many academic and technical fields. It is freely available to anyone searching the Internet; however, many of the links that lead to full text resources are not. On your first visit, go to Google Scholar Preferences and use the Library Links box to set UNLV as your source for no-fee access to many full text articles. For answers to questions about Google Scholar, check out the FAQ. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley More info: FAQ Government Documents Catalog Service 1976-. Information about government documents published since 1976. Index to the complete Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications from 1976 to the present, containing over 400,000 records and thousands of links to full text documents. Alternate name: Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications Vendor name: Autographics UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney GreenFILE Coverage about the impact of humans on the environment from government, general and scholarly publications can be found in this resource. It contains over 300,000 records and over 200 cited references from the agriculture, education, law, health and technology fields. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka More info: It contains over 300,000 records and over 200 cited references from the agriculture, education, law, health and technology fields. Greenwire, Environment and Energy Daily, and Land Letter full text 1996-. Environmental current events information An environmental current events database comprised of three pieces: Greenwire, a daily news service reporting on the latest environmental and energy action; Environment and Energy Daily, published every day Congress is in session, tracking environmental and energy issues in Congress; and Land Letter, a weekly in-depth look at regulation, litigation and legislation surrounding natural resources issues. Also included is an archive of key environmental policy documents, and detailed special reports. Alternate name: Greenwire Vendor name: E&E Publishing Update frequency: daily UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie Grove Art Online See: Oxford Art Online Art encyclopedia. Title has changed to Oxford Art Online. Grove Music Online See: Oxford Music Online The premier resource for music information. Title has changed to Oxford Music Online. Gutenberg-e full text 1999-. Online history books. While these digital monographs can be printed out and read in the traditional way, the electronic versions offer elements that cannot be conveyed in print: extensive documentation, hyperlinks to supplementary literature, images, music, video, and links to related web sites. Vendor name: University Electronic Publishing Initiative (EPIC) Update frequency: annual UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Books also accessible by title from the UNLV Library Catalog.

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Health and medical dictionaries in Credo Reference full text current edition. Health and medical dictionaries. Includes Collins Dictionary of Medicine, Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations, Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, Mosby's Dental Dictionary, Mosby's Dictionary of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Mosby's Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Dictionary, Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary, Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary and more. Alternate name: xreferplus Vendor name: Credo Reference UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva Health Source: Consumer Edition full text 1985-present. Articles on consumer health information. Also includes a number of health-related pamphlets and health reference books. Vendor name: Ebsco UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition full text 1985-present. An index to about 850 journals in health sciences. Nursing and allied health coverage is especially strong. Also includes Lexi-PAL Drug Guide. Vendor name: Ebsco UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva More info: Tips Hein Online - U.S. laws and federal cases full text See: HeinOnline Full page images of the Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, and U.S. Statutes at Large as well as collections of primary sources in Federal Legislative History, U.S. Attorney General Opinions, presidential papers and documents, and U.S. Supreme Court reports and documentation. Courtesy Wiener-Rogers Law Library. HeinOnline full text dates of coverage vary. Online law journals and full text federal legal materials. HeinOnline is an image-based, fully searchable database made up primarily of law journals. Newer content is not added until the end of a volume year so the most recent issues are likely a year old. Coverage varies by title, but most sources go back to volume one. In addition to journals, it also contains treaties, the federal register, some classic treatises and some federal legislative materials. Subscription to HeinOnline is sponsored by the Wiener-Rogers Law Library. Vendor name: Hein & Co. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) 1970-. Indexes academic journals with content about Latin America, the Caribbean, Brazil, and Hispanics/Latinos in the United States. The Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) is the source for over 265,000 journal article citations about Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil, and Hispanics/Latinos in the United States. HAPI currently provides over 34,000 links to the full text of articles appearing in more than 500 key social science and humanities journals published throughout the world. Alternate name: Hapi Online Vendor name: UCLA Latin American Center Update frequency: monthly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy Historical Abstracts 1954-. 6 simultaneous users. Journal articles and books about world history from 1450 forward (Does not include the United States and Canada). Historical Abstracts identifies journal articles about the history of the world from 1450 to the present, excluding the United States and Canada (See: America: History and Life). Articles from over 2,000 journals are indexed and annotated, and the database includes over half a million entries in all. A select 3,000 books are also listed. Vendor name: Ebsco UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Historical Annual Reports full text 1884-. Corporate annual reports from 1884 to the present. A rich source for scholars in business, economics, and history, this collection of annual reports for 800 U.S. companies dating from 1884 to the present provides information on companies, including financial performance, key officers, competitors, and market trends. Vendor name: ProQuest Update frequency: annual UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick More info: Search tips. Historical Statistics of the United States full text 1775-. Tables of data related to population, work and welfare, and international relations. A source for quantitative indicators of American history, this database of almost 2000 tables covers nearly every quantifiable dimension in American history, including population, work and welfare, and international relations from the earliest times to the present. Chapters are preceded by essays that introduce the quantitative history of their subject, provide a guide to the sources, and offer expert advice on the reliability of the data and the limits that might be placed on their interpretation. Alternate name: HSUS Vendor name: Cambridge University Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney More info: Search tips. History Resource Center: U.S. full text 1760-. Primary documents, encyclopedia entries, and journal articles about U.S. history. The History Resource Center: U.S. is an integrated collection of primary documents, secondary reference sources, and journal articles covering all areas of U.S. history from pre-colonial times to the present day. It combines more than 1,000 primary documents with coverage found in more than a dozen reference sources, including Scribner's Dictionary of American History and the Dictionary of American Biography. Complete full text coverage of approximately 65 periodicals, as well as access to the citations for history journals from ISI's Arts & Humanities Citation Index is provided. Vendor name: Gale UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Search tips. Hoover's Online See: OneSource (The subscription to Hoover's has been canceled.) For in-depth company information try the OneSource database. Click on the International Businesses for a quick search. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick Hospitality & Tourism Complete 1960-. Full text of articles about hotel management, food service and beverage management, travel and tourism, event management, gaming, international cuisine, law, market trends, research and more. Hospitality & Tourism Complete is a database covering scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. Full-text coverage of over 200 publications that include the subject areas of hotel management, food service and beverage management, travel and tourism, event management, gaming, international cuisine, law, market trends, research and more. Alternate name: Articles in Hospitality and Tourism Vendor name: Ebsco UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka More info: RefWorks instructions House of Commons Parliamentary Papers full text 1801-2000. Bills, reports, correspondence and command papers all highlight Britain's role in the political, social, economic and foreign policy arenas. Indexed by author, title, subject, and Parliamentary session. Alternate name: Parliamentary Papers Vendor name: ProQuest UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Search tips Human Relations Area File See: eHRAF World Cultures

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IBISWorld Industry Reports full text Industry market research information, company reports and economic reports. Industry market research reports covering over 700 industries written at the 5-digit NAICS level which provide key statistics, market characteristics, segmentation, industry conditions, industry performance, key competitors and industry outlook. Scope: International UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka; Griffis, Patrick More info: Search tips. IEEE Xplore full text 1988-. Articles on engineering from journals and conferences published by the IEEE. Provides access to almost a third of the world's current electrical engineering, telecommunications, power, and computer science literature. Full-text access to all IEEE journals, transactions, magazines, conference proceedings, and all current IEEE standards. Alternate name: IEL Vendor name: IEEE UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Smith, Caroline IMF International Financial Statistics Online full text 1948-. A database of economic statistics produced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IFS includes, for most countries of the world, current data on exchange rates, international liquidity, money and banking, interest rates, prices, production, international transactions, government accounts, and national accounts. Series are monthly, quarterly or annual. Vendor name: International Monetary Fund Scope: International UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick In the First Person Index to personal narratives (letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies, and oral histories) from online collections. Some are available on the Web, some through UNLV's subscriptions to Alexander Street Press collections, and some are held by repositories and archives around the world. Perform in-depth field and keyword searches across letters, diaries, oral histories, memoirs, and autobiographies within Alexander Street Press databases and more than one million pages of editorially selected materials spanning 400 years. Vendor name: Alexander Street Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Index Islamicus 1906-. Indexes work written about the Middle East and other main Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, plus Muslim minorities elsewhere. Over 3,000 journals are monitored for inclusion in the database, together with conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews. Journals and books are indexed down to the article and chapter level. Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Update frequency: annual UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Inspec See: Compendex (This database has been cancelled. Use Compendex to find similar information.) UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Smith, Caroline International Encyclopedia of Dance full text current edition. Major dictionary of information on dance and related subjects The International Encyclopedia of Dance contains nearly 2,000 articles on all aspects of dance, including dance forms, music and costumes, perfomances, and biographies of dancers and choreographers. Its scope is complete in that it covers a full spectrum of dance styles, including social, ethnic, and ritual dance to ballet and modern dance. It is a major resource for research and information on any aspect of the dance world. Vendor name: Oxford University Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Taranto, Cheryl International Encyclopedia of Linguistics full text 2nd edition. Encyclopedia of linguistics, including such areas as historical, comparative, formal, mathematical, functional, philosophical, and sociolinguistics. This encyclopedia encompasses the full range of topics in linguistics, including such areas as historical, comparative, formal, mathematical, functional, philosophical, and sociolinguistics. Special attention is given to interrelations within these branches of the field and to relations of linguistics with other disciplines. Vendor name: Oxford Reference Online UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy Internet Movie Database full text Online database of information about movies, movie stars, television shows, television stars and video games. Alternate name: imdb.com Vendor name: imdb.com UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Ipri, Tom More info: (this is the free web version, NOT IMDB Pro version) Investext Plus See: Value Line Research Center (This database has been cancelled and can no longer be accessed. Please try Valueline.) UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick IRIS - Illinois Researcher Information Service current listings. Database of grants, fellowships and scholarships for individuals and institutions. Over 9,000 funding opportunities in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities can be located in this resource. Advanced and basic search features are offered as well as links to the websites of the funding organization. The database has an alert service that allows users to be notified of relevant funding. An expertise service allows individuals to create a profile by institution for others to view their activities. Vendor name: Illinois Researcher Information Service UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka Iter 1784-. Index of literature pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). Iter's bibliography includes literature pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). Citations for books, journal material (articles, reviews, review articles, bibliographies, catalogues, abstracts and discographies) are included, as are citations for essays in books, including entries in conference proceedings, festschriften, encyclopedias and exhibition catalogues. (Covering period: 1784 - present. ) Vendor name: University of Toronto UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: What's included

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Journal Citation Reports full text 1999- one year ago. Information on the influence of individual periodicals to publishing within specific scholarly disciplines (impact factors). JCR gives information year-by-year on the impact factors of journals as well as the half-life (for how many years an article is cited after publication) of journals. Alternate name: JCR Vendor name: Thomson ISI UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD Journals@Ovid full text dates of coverage vary. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins (LWW) full text nursing journals with deep backfiles. Journals@Ovid consists of two collections of nursing titles. The LWW Nursing & Health Professions Premier Collection has 70 titles with content from 1997 to present. The LWW Legacy Archive Collection has 240 nursing titles with coverage through 1999. Alternate name: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins collection, LWW collections Vendor name: Ovid Technologies Update frequency: constant UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Haslam, Michaelyn JSTOR full text dates of coverage vary. An archive of more than 700 important scholarly journals covering business, ecology, education, ethnic studies, history, literature, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, and sociology with content ending 3-5 years ago. JSTOR digitally archives more than 700 scholarly journals. Subjects include African-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, business, ecology, economics, education, finance, history, literature, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, and more. Vendor name: JSTOR Update frequency: constant UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Title list

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Kraus Curriculum Development Library full text Cumulative index and full text for 20th edition forward. Searchable database of complete curriculum documents. KCDLonline is a searchable database of curriculum documents that have been developed by experienced curriculum specialists from school systems throughout the English-speaking world. The content covers all disciplines and subjects found in PreK-12 education and Adult Basic Education. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Fabbi, Jennifer More info: Moving Wall

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Las Vegas Age full text 1905-1915, 1917-1922, 1924. free The Las Vegas Age newspaper, published between 1905 and 1924. Complete digital images of the Las Vegas Age newspaper digitized from the print copies from the Special Collections of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District. Search by date or by keyword or browse page images. Vendor name: LVCCLD UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Las Vegas Architects and Buildings A database of Las Vegas architects and buildings with both historical and current building projects listed. This database can be sorted by firm name, building project or architect name. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: ; Brown, Jeanne Las Vegas Map and Aerial Photo Resources Links to online and print map resources from the Architecture Studies Library. Vendor name: UNLV Architecture Studies Library UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne Las Vegas Review-Journal full text 1991-. Full text of articles, excluding images, from 1991 to the present. Full text of articles from 1991 to the present. Articles do not include images. Alternate name: LVRJ Vendor name: ProQuest-CSA Update frequency: daily UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information More info: Search this paper with other major papers at ProQuest Newspapers. Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) The Americas Barometer is an initiative of the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP). It measures democratic values and behaviors in Latin American nations using public opinion polls of voting-age adults. Hosted by Vanderbilt University, LAPOP provides access to data on country democratic audits from 2004 forward. Key countries covered are: Ecuador; Bolivia; Costa Rica; Panama; Peru; Guatemala; Columbia; Mexico; Dominican Republic; Paraguay; Chile and El Salvador. Materials are in English or Spanish, and topics covered include voter turnout levels; trust in political systems and institutions, the conduct of elections and information on political participation. Scope: 2004-present Languages: English, Spanish Latin American Women Writers full text 1600-. Memoirs, letters, and essays by Latin American women. Writers from the following countries are represented: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela Vendor name: Alexander Street Press Update frequency: quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Latino Literature: Poetry, Drama, and Fiction full text 1872-. Novels, short stories and poems, and plays written by Americans of Spanish or Latin American heritage. Vendor name: Alexander Street Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Learning Express Library full text current edition. Practice tests for GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, CBEST, Praxis I, TOEFL and a number of other standardized job and career tests. LearningExpress Library is a full text test preparation and academic skills building database that includes practice tests for GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, CBEST, Praxis I, TOEFL and a number of other standardized job and career tests. Skills building components include Elements of Business Writing, Job & Career Success Skills (resume writing, interviewing tips), and math, reading, and writing skills. You will be asked to create your own free account and choose your own user name and password. This creates a space for you on the LearningExpress server so you can save tests and exercises and come back to them. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley More info: Help Leisure Tourism 1974-. Access is limited to 2 simultaneous users. International journal articles about the tourism industry. The Leisuretourism.com abstracts database contains records selected from the CAB ABSTRACTS database. It brings together an archive of worldwide information for all those interested in the research and strategic development of leisure, recreation, sport, tourism and hospitality activities, facilities, products and services. Comprising over 50,000 international bibliographic references originally published in Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts, the backfile features published research from 1970s to the present. Alternate name: Leisuretourism.com Vendor name: CABI Publishing UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka More info: Search tips. Lexicons of Early Modern English full text 1480-1702. Explore word histories in this compilation of over 150 dictionaries from the early modern period. Compiles over 150 monolingual, bilingual, and polyglot dictionaries and glossaries from the early modern period in which either source or target language is English, as well as linguistic treatises, and encyclopedic or topical works. A half-million word-entries devised by contemporary speakers of early modern English describe the meaning of words, and their equivalents in languages such as French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and other tongues encountered then in Europe, America, and Asia. Alternate name: LEME Vendor name: University of Toronto UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla LexisNexis Academic full text dates of coverage vary. Searchable published news, legal, medical and business information. The news section delivers the full text of international, national and regional newspapers along with wire services, broadcast transcripts, magazines, and non-English language sources. The legal section contains U.S. Federal and state case law, codes, regulations, legal news, law reviews and international legal information. This includes Shepard's Citations for all U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1789. The medical section supplies information from news and medical journals, and provides abstracts to medical news from Medline. The business section includes business news journals, company financial information, SEC filings and reports, and industry and market news. Alternate name: Academic Universe Vendor name: LexisNexis Update frequency: Updated daily UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley More info: Search tips. LexisNexis Congressional full text 1789-. U.S. legislative information, including access to many full-text Congressional publications, bills, laws, regulations, committee information, and more. LexisNexis Congressional offers comprehensive access to U.S. legislative information, including access to many full-text Congressional publications, bills, laws, regulations, committee information, and more. Additionally, searchers can retrieve CIS Legislative Histories for public laws. Contains an index of congressional publications from 1789 to the present and locate information about members and committees. Statutes at Large and Congressional Indexes from 1789-1969 are included. Vendor name: LexisNexis UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney LexisNexis Primary Sources in African American History full text dates of coverage vary. Source materials relating to the African-American experience. Full text of both primary and secondary source material relating to the African American experience. Included are autobiographies, case law and statutes, government publications, photographs, reference and scholarly articles, speeches, and excerpts from manuscript collections such as the files of the NAACP and the White House civil rights files of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Vendor name: LexisNexis Update frequency: Quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Search tips. LexisNexis Primary Sources in U.S. Presidential History full text 1789-2000. Speeches, manuscripts, photos and executive orders from American presidents through 2000. Contains primary and secondary sources about American presidents from George Washington to William Clinton found in autobiographies and contemporary accounts, government documents, manuscripts, photographs and images, reference articles, scholarly articles, and presidential speeches. It also contains materials about political leaders, presidential friends, and family members for many of the presidents. Vendor name: LexisNexis UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla LexisNexis Statistical This database has been cancelled. Indexes publications containing statistics published by federal, state, local, international, and private sources. Search Statistical Abstracts directly. Internet links to major statistical resources. Check at the Reference Desk for availability of other statistical resources. Vendor name: LexisNexis UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney More info: Search tips. LexisNexis U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection full text 1789-1969. Online version of the United States Congressional Serial Set. The United States Congressional Serial Set is a rich historical collection of reports, documents and maps compiled under the directive of Congress, spanning the years 1789 to 1969. This full text digitized compilation includes the American State Papers, Congressional reports and documents, executive agency and departmental reports ordered to be printed by Congress, 52,000 maps, and nearly 300,000 searchable illustrations. The Serial Set provides records of many facets of American life from the early 19th century onward, from farming to westward expansion, scientific exploration, politics, international relations, business, and manufacturing. Vendor name: LexisNexis UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney More info: Search tips. Library and Information Science Abstracts 1969-. Citations to articles in library and information science. LISA (Library and Information Science Abstracts) is an international abstracting and indexing database that covers journals in library and information science. Alternate name: LISA Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Update frequency: every two weeks UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Zald, Anne Library Literature & Information Science 1984-. Access is limited to 1 user at a time.. Citations to articles on librarianship and information science. Library Literature & Information Science is a bibliographic database that indexes articles and book reviews in key library and information science periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere. Books, chapters in collected works such as conference proceedings, library school theses, and pamphlets are also indexed. Vendor name: Ovid Update frequency: Quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Zald, Anne Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Catalog Images held by the Prints and Photographs division of the Library of Congress. The Prints and Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC) contains catalog records and digital images representing a rich cross-section of still pictures held by the Prints & Photographs Division and other units of the Library of Congress. About 90% of the records are accompanied by one or more digital images. In some collections, only thumbnail images display to those searching outside the Library of Congress because of potential rights considerations. Vendor name: Library of Congress (free) UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: About this listing Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts 1969-. Citations to articles covering librarianship, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, and related subjects. LISTA (Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts) is a bibliographic database that covers librarianship, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, and related subjects. The database indexes journals as well as the content of books, research reports, and conference proceedings dating back to the 1960s. Alternate name: LISTA Vendor name: Ebsco UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Zald, Anne More info: Search Tips RefWorks instructions Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts 1973-. Index of articles in linguistics including descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical linguistics. LLBA covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Complete coverage is also given to various fields of linguistics including descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical linguistics. Alternate name: LLBA Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Update frequency: monthly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy LINK+ Books available for 1-3 day delivery to UNLV Libraries. LINK+ is a book request service that uses a shared library catalog to allow UNLV students, staff and faculty to search for and borrow over 8 million books and documents from over 40 libraries throughout California and Nevada. More borrowing options. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information LION (Literature Online) full text dates of coverage vary. English and American poetry, drama and prose, literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources. Search the MLA International Bibliography and ABELL simultaneously by choosing Criticism & Reference > Criticism > Combined Search. Vendor name: Chadwyck-Healey / ProQuest UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Literary Manuscripts full text 1660-1830. Manuscripts of 17th and 18th century verse held in the Brotherton Collection at the University of Leeds. Complete facsimile images of 190 manuscripts of 17th and 18th century verse Additional features include interactive essays, biographies, a palaeography section with transcriptions and alphabets, and a large selection of colour images demonstrating over 320 examples of 17th and 18th century English handwriting. Alternate name: Brotherton Collection Vendor name: Adam Matthew Digital UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Literature Resource Center (LRC) full text Author biographies and overviews of literary criticism from every period. Designed to meet the research needs of undergraduates, the Literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline. LRC covers more than 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,000 of the most-studied authors. Search by author name, title, genre, literary movement, or literary themes. Vendor name: Gale UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Los Angeles Times, 1881-1986 full text 1881-1986. Cover to cover digital reproductions of the Los Angeles Times from 1881-1986 with searchable full text. Complete issues of the Los Angeles Times, including news, ads, obituaries, reviews, editorials, legal notices, comics, and photographs. Search by full text and view digital reproductions of newspaper pages. Output is a PDF image of the article as it appeared in print. Alternate name: LA Times Vendor name: ProQuest-CSA Update frequency: complete UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Los Angeles Times, 1985 - current full text 1985-. Major daily newspaper from Los Angeles. With the nation's largest editorial department, it offers extensive coverage of national, international, and local news. 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Market Research.com full text dates of coverage vary. Full-text market research reports. MarketResearch.com Academic provides access to a library of 200+ page market profile studies from Kalorama Information, Packaged Facts, and Specialists in Business Information (SBI) covering industries including consumer goods, food and beverages, demographics, healthcare, technology, media, manufacturing, and many others. Reports include extensive background information, forecasts and analyses on the topic, statistics, charts, graphs and tables. Reports are added to the service within 12 months after they are released to commercial clients. Alternate name: marketresearch.com Vendor name: Kalorama Information UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka MathSciNet 1864-. The primary index to scholarly information in the mathematical sciences. When trying to access the full-text of an article, click the Get Text button rather than the PDF link (which will take you to a PDF version of the bibliographic record). Alternate name: Mathematical Reviews Vendor name: American Mathematical Society Update frequency: daily UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD Medline via OCLC FirstSearch 1965-. Index of medical literature. Over 15,800,000 records from medical, dental, and nursing journals. Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch Medline via PubMed See: PubMed Medline via Web of Knowledge 1950-. Over 15 million records from medical and life sciences journals. Searching Medline on the Web of Knowledge platform allows you to also search several other databases at the same time. Alternate name: PubMed Vendor name: Web of Knowledge Update frequency: daily UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva Mental Measurements Yearbook full text 1985-2005. 4 simultaneous users. Reviews of English-language personality, aptitude, neuropsychological, educational, achievement, and intelligence tests. Produced by the Buros Institute, this database contains information from the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th Mental Measurements Yearbooks. Records contain descriptive information and critical reviews of over 2,200 standardized English-language personality, aptitude, neuropsychological, educational, achievement, and intelligence tests. Subject coverage includes behavioral science, education, psychiatry, psychology, speech, language, and hearing. Vendor name: Ebsco UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Fabbi, Jennifer More info: Paper copies back to 1938.Search Tips Mergent Online See: CoreReference See: Factiva See: Historical Annual Reports See: LexisNexis Academic See: OneSource (This database has been cancelled and can no longer be accessed. Please try CoreReference, Factiva, Historical Annual Reports, LexisNexis Academic, or OneSource.) UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick Middle Search Plus full text 1984-. Magazine articles, biographies, historical essays, and student pamphlets for middle school audiences. Middle Search Plus contains full text for more than 150 popular middle school magazines. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 200 magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies, historical essays, and student pamphlets. Additionally, Middle Search Plus contains Essential Documents in American History, and other important information resources such as an Image Collection of 116,000 photos, maps and flags, and 76,000 primary source documents. Full text backfiles date as far back as 1989, while indexing and abstract backfiles go as far back as January of 1984. (Update frequency: Updated daily. ) Vendor name: Ebsco Update frequency: Updated daily UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Fabbi, Jennifer Military & Government Collection full text 1770s-present. Full text resources on military subjects. Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database collects periodicals, academic journals, and other content, including the Department of State's Background Notes on Countries of the World, Country Watch Reviews of selected countries, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, selected congressional testimony, and descriptions of aircraft, motorized equipment, and armament. Vendor name: Ebsco UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney Mintel Country Reports - Travel & Tourism full text See: Mintel Market Research Database Part of the Mintel Consumer Intelligence database. Mintel Market Research Database full text dates of coverage vary. registration with valid UNLV email address required International reports on consumer products and industries. Mintel offers hundreds of market research reports covering the U.S. and International consumer marketplaces. Each market research report combines data & analysis of the competitive landscape, market-share analysis and consumer profiles. Complex demographic issues are broken into easy-to-understand sections, explaining consumer behavior and demonstrating the structure of the market. The database covers cover a variety of sectors including consumer goods, travel and tourism, financial industry, internet industry, retail, and food & drink. Vendor name: Mintel Group UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka MLA Directory of Periodicals current edition. Editorial contact information as well as frequency, circulation, subscription prices and submission guidelines for 7100 journals in modern languages and literature. The MLA Directory of Periodicals offers detailed information on over 7,100 journals, of which 4,400 are indexed in the MLA International Bibliography. Entries include editorial contact information as well as frequency, circulation, subscription prices and submission guidelines. This directory has publication information only - use the MLA International Bibliography to locate journal articles in literature. Vendor name: Chadwyck-Healey UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla MLA International Bibliography 1926-. Literary criticism published in journal articles, book chapters, books and more. Search this subject index to identify journal articles, books, book chapters and dissertations about literature in English and modern languages, folklore, linguistics, literary theory and criticism, and dramatic arts. Links to full text whenever available; to search within the full text of some articles, search MLA via LION's Criticism & Reference search. Alternate name: MLA Bibliography Vendor name: Chadwyck-Healey / ProQuest UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Movie Review Query Engine Free online index of movie reviews from both offline and online sources. Search by movie title, recent releases, lists of festivals and selections of the American Film Institute. Alternate name: MRQE.com UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Ipri, Tom MRI + full text 2001-present. registration required with valid UNLV e-mail address Data reports on demographic, lifestyle, product usage and advertising exposure. Mediamark Research offers comprehensive demographic, lifestyle, product usage and exposure to all forms of advertising media collected from a single sample. As the leading U.S. supplier of multimedia audience research, MRI provides information to magazines, television, radio, Internet and other media, leading national advertisers and over 450 advertising agencies - including 90 of the top 100 in the United States. Mediamark's national syndicated data are widely used by these companies as the basis for the majority of the media and marketing plans that are written for advertised brands in the United States. Users must first register for a free account. Alternate name: Mediamark Research Plus Vendor name: Mediamark Research Inc. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka More info: Supported browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator Museology Bibliography (BMUSE) 1900-. free Citations to journals, books, and reports on museum-related topics. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne Music Index 1975-. Index to music journals. The Music Index covers more than 725 international music periodicals back to 1975. Periodicals indexed covers both classical and popular music subjects. The Music Index is a primary resource for indexing performance, book, and record reviews, as well as obituaries. Vendor name: Harmonie Park Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Taranto, Cheryl

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NASW Clinical Register full text This database provides a listing of registered clinical social workers. Produced by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), this database provides a listing of registered clinical social workers, including their address and phone number; education and specialization; type of practice, and license information. These registered clinical social workers have met national standards for education and experience established by the NASW Competence Certification Commission. Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie National Geological Map Database A searchable catalog of paper and digital geologic maps. Compiled by the USGS, this is a searchable catalog of paper and digital geologic maps. Search by Geologic Theme (General, Magnetics, Volcanoes, etc.), by Geographic Location, and by a number of other variables. Almost the entire collection of USGS geologic maps (in map and book series) has been entered, while information on maps published by States and other entities (Universities, for example) is being added as it becomes available. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD National Register of Historic Places Entries include building name, location, date listed, and National Register number. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne National Technical Information Service 1964-. Access is limited to 2-4 simultaneous users. Citations and summaries of U.S. Government-sponsored research, development, and engineering reports. Provides access to bibliographic citations and summaries of U.S. Government-sponsored research, development, and engineering reports. It contains records dealing with such topics as the environment, health and safety, engineering, biotechnology, and business, in addition to the biological, physical, and social sciences. Alternate name: NTIS Update frequency: Updated monthly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections Records of primary source material in archival and manuscript cataloging in the OCLC union catalog. Search records of primary source material in archival and manuscript cataloging in the RLG and OCLC union catalogs. The mission of the NUCMC program is to provide and promote bibliographic access to the nation's documentary heritage. This mission is realized by NUCMC production of cataloging describing archival and manuscript collections held by eligible repositories located throughout the United States and its territories. Vendor name: Library of Congress UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla NBER Working Papers full text 1994-. Research findings from the National Bureau of Economic Research is initially reported in these scientific papers. Nearly 500 NBER working papers are published each year, and many subsequently appear in scholarly journals and are written for other professional economists in academic institutions, business, government, and the business media. Vendor name: National Bureau of Economic Research UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick NetLibrary full text dates of coverage vary. Digital copies of more than 3,000 complete books, reports and other resources covering all academic subject areas. Browse e-books for quick research and reference or create a free account to check out items, create notes, and list favorites. Vendor name: NetLibrary UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy Nevada Newspapers on Microfilm at UNLV Libraries Use this tool to find what Nevada newspapers are available in the University Libraries on microfilm. Search for newspapers by city, title and county. The Nevada Newspaper listing does not index the contents of individual newspapers. Ask for assistance at the second floor Research & Information Desk for help using microform newspaper collections. Vendor name: UNLV Libraries Research & Information UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley New York Times, 1980- current full text See: ProQuest Newspapers Full text of articles only; includes New York Times Book Review and New York Times Magazine from 1997 forward. Choose name of paper under publications tab to search within a particular newspaper. New York Times, 1851-2006 full text 1851-2006. Cover to cover digital reproductions of the New York Times with searchable full text. For 2006- present see ProQuest Newspapers Vendor name: ProQuest-CSA UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Search tips. Newspaper Source full text 1994-. Regional newspapers and broadcast television transcripts. Newspaper Source provides selected full text coverage for more than 240 newspapers and other sources. This collection includes cover-to-cover full text for USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Times (London), as well as selected full text from more than 180 regional newspapers including: Boston Globe, Detroit Free Press, Houston Chronicle, Miami Herald, San Jose Mercury News, etc. Full text transcripts are also included from Face the Nation, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, 60 Minutes, O'Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, National Public Radio, and more. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Haslam, Michaelyn Nineteenth Century Masterfile 1774-1925. CANCELLED 12/08. See alternatives. Alternate name: 19th Century Masterfile Vendor name: Paratext UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories full text 1840-. Personal narratives, including letters, diaries, pamphlets, autobiographies, and oral histories about immigrating to the U.S. or Canada. People from many countries are represented, including more recent waves of immigrants from Latin America and Asia. In selected cases, audio files let users hear the actual voices of the immigrants and facsimile images show pages of their scrapbooks. Vendor name: Alexander Street Press Update frequency: quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Search tips. North American Theatre Online dates of coverage vary. Reference texts in American theater, as well as images of posters, playbills, photos, architectural images, floor plans, and other ephemera. This collection also allows cross-searching of the full text contents of five online full-text drama collections: Black Drama, Twentieth Century North American Drama, Asian American Drama, Latino Literature, and North American Women's Drama Alternate name: NATO Vendor name: Alexander Street Press Update frequency: quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Search tips. North American Women's Drama full text 1770-present. Plays written by women in the United States and Canada. Many of the works are rare, hard to find, or out of print. Almost a quarter of the collection consists of previously unpublished plays. Plays are also included in North American Theatre Online. Vendor name: Alexander Street Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla North American Women's Letters and Diaries full text 1770-1950. Diaries, journals, and letters written by famous and not-so-famous North American women. Drawn from sources including articles, pamphlets, newsletters, monographs, and conference proceedings, the material represents diverse age groups, geographical regions, and ethnicities. Advanced search features allow limiting by age, marital status, age at marriage, number of children, race, occupation, religion, and much more. Vendor name: Alexander Street Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

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OAIster full text Index of online digital collections and finding aids. Provides links to electronic scholarly resources not found by other search engines. These resources, which include the complete contents of books and articles, technical reports, preprints, white papers, images of paintings, manuscript collections, movies, and audio files of speeches, are created and hosted by more than 250 research libraries and institutions around the world. Examples include: the arXiv.org Eprint Archive (physics); Directory of Open Access Journals; Ethnologue: Languages of the World; Library of Congress American Memory Project; and NASA Technical Report Server. Resources can be located by searching or by browsing an alphabetical list of participating libraries and institutions. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Search tips. Office of Scientific and Technical Information dates of coverage vary. free A search engine for the U.S. Department of Energy's research projects. The Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) provides the Science Accelerator, a search engine for the U.S. Department of Energy's research projects, as well as links to many useful, specialized government databases indexing government reports. Vendor name: U.S. Department of Energy UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD OneSource full text This global business information database contains current public and private company information, SWOT analyses, market report, company news, financial information and executive profiles. It is updated monthly. Select International Businesses from the drop-down menu or on the column on the left to begin a search. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka Opera in Video full text Opera performances on streaming video, including staged productions, interviews, and documentaries. Once complete, Opera in Video will contain 250 of the most important opera performances, captured on video through staged productions, interviews, and documentaries. Vendor name: Alexander Street Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Taranto, Cheryl More info: Selections represent the world's best performers, conductors, and opera houses and are based on a work's importance to the operatic canon. Oral History Online full text dates of coverage vary. Oral history interviews. Interviews by topic, interviewee's occupation, time period, geographical location, and many other features. Over 20% of entries are linked to the full text or to an audio file of this rich primary source material. Records for items that are not available via the WWW show details about the archive or library that preserves the interview. Vendor name: Alexander Street Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Original Sources full text Online texts of classic works in history, social science, science & mathematics, political science & law, philosophy & religion, literature, and language. Categories of world history, U.S. history, social science, science & mathematics, political science & law, philosophy & religion, literature, and language. Includes original works from Petronius, de Tocqueville, Sojourner Truth, Adam Smith, Thomas Jefferson, and Sigmund Freud among many others. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Search tips Ovid Technologies Databases Search one or more of the following indexes: Applied Science & Technology, Art Index Retrospective, Library Literature, Social Work Abstracts (5-8 simultaneous users). Lists indexes searchable through the WebSPIRS interface. The indexes are: Applied Science & Technology, Art Index Retrospective, Library Literature, Social Work Abstracts, and the NASW clinical Register, 12th edition. Choose a single database to search or select multiple databases to search simultaneously. Citations contain links to full text articles. Alternate name: SilverPlatter databases Vendor name: Ovid UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information Oxford Art Online full text current edition. Access is limited to 4-5 simultaneous users. Art encyclopedia Use this resource for information of the visual arts world, from prehistory to the present day. Full text articles, images and charts, and links to web material Vendor name: Oxford University Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne More info: Search tips. Oxford Bilingual Dictionaries full text current edition. A collection of English translation dictionaries including French, German, Spanish, Italian, Latin and Portuguese. The Dictionary of Spanish Law and dictionaries of business terms for French, Spanish and German are also available. Vendor name: Oxford Reference Online UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium full text current edition. Encyclopedia of Byzantine history. With more than 5,000 entries by an international group of historians, this is the standard research tool on 1,100 years of Byzantine history. Exhaustive in its coverage, entries on patriarchy and emperors coexist with entries on surgery, musical instruments, and the baking of bread, bringing to life this vastly important culture and empire, from the 4th century to the 15th. Vendor name: Oxford Reference Online UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance full text 1400-1700. Encyclopedia of all aspects of the Renaissance from the 14th to the 17th century. Detailed essays examine all aspects of the Renaissance in 14th to 17th century Europe, including comprehensive coverage of the art, literature, science, culture, philosophy, religion, economics, history, and conflict of the period. The text explores the influence that this intense intellectual and cultural revival continues to have on modern thought and society. Nearly half the entries are biographical, covering artists, thinkers, statesman, and reformers. A table of European ruling houses and a table showing the dates when cities and countries changed from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar are also included. Vendor name: Oxford Reference Online UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature full text current edition. Essays on poets, playwrights, essayists, and novelists. Essays on poets, playwrights, essayists, and novelists, as well as major works and essays on literary movements, periods, and themes. Articles offer historical perspective and social context along with a range of possibilities with regard to critical approach. Vendor name: Oxford Reference Online UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt full text 2001 edition. Encyclopedia of Ancient Egyptian civilization from the predynastic era to the seventh century on topics in art, architecture, religion, language, literature, trade, politics, everyday social life and the culture of the court. Includes discussions of controversial subjects in the field, such as the new theories of the origins of complex society in the Nile Valley, new discoveries about Greco-Roman Egypt, and new developments in literature, religion, linguistics and other fields, including the debates about Egypt's African legacy. Vendor name: Oxford Reference Online UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature full text current edition. Accounts of individual authors and detailed histories of themes, movements, genres, and institutions in British literature. Provides comprehensive coverage of literature from the Abbey Theatre to Israel Zangwill, covering the entire history of literature in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland in the major literary languages (Anglo-Saxon, English, Welsh, Scots, Irish, and Latin). It includes substantial accounts of individual authors (e.g., Spenser, Pope, Austen) and detailed histories of particular themes, movements, genres, and institutions whose impact upon the writing or the reading of literature was significant. Vendor name: Oxford Reference Online UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature full text Current edition (2006). Documents and interprets children's literature throughout the world. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature documents and interprets the books read by children throughout the world paying attention to significant international trends and the multicultural expansion of the field. It includes brief biographies of every major author and illustrator, feature essays on all genres of children's literature, individual works, and prominent trends and themes, as well as general essays on the traditions of children's literature in many countries throughout the world. Vendor name: Oxford Reference Online UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: McMillen, Paula Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History full text current edition. Encyclopedia covering topics like inventors, theoreticians, industry leaders, markets, industries, and labor. International in scope and spanning all time periods of human history, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History includes 900 original articles by noted scholars from more than thirty-five countries. Vendor name: Oxford Reference Online UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America full text current edition. Encyclopedia for food industry terminology. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America covers the significant events, inventions, and social movements in American history that have affected the way Americans view, prepare, and consume food and drink. A collaboration of nearly 200 contributors from academia, industry, and the culinary world, the articles treat regions, people, ingredients, companies, advertising, historical eras, holidays and festivals, and political, scientific, and economic currents pertinent to American cuisine. Vendor name: Oxford Reference Online UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States full text current edition. Articles on Latino culture written by academics, scholars, writers, artists, and journalists. Draws together the diverse historical and contemporary experiences in the United States of Latinos and Latinas from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.Addresses such broad topics as identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history. Vendor name: Oxford Reference Online UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation full text current edition. Essays about religious and social changes in Europe in the sixteenth century. The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation presents essays about the entire range of religious and social changes that altered the face of Europe in the sixteenth century, encompassing not only issues of church polity and theology but also developments in politics, economics, demographics, art and literature. This broadly cast, interdisciplinary definition allows for a comprehensive social and intellectual history of early modern Europe. Vendor name: Oxford Reference Online UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance full text current edition. Information about theatre and performance from ancient Greek theatre to current developments around the globe. This encyclopedia provides authoritative and up-to-date information about theatre and performance from ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments in London, Paris, New York, and around the globe. In addition to performances in playhouses, it covers dance, opera, radio, film, television, and popular performance, including carnivals, circus, and public executions. Entries range from short definitions of terms to lengthy considerations of genres and movements, such as feminism and psychoanalytic criticism. Entries on cities and regions place performance in its local social and political context. Vendor name: Oxford Reference Online UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Oxford English Dictionary full text current edition. UNLV Meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. Online version of the Oxford English Dictionary. A guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books. It also offers the best in etymological analysis, listings of variant spellings, and shows pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet. Alternate name: OED Vendor name: Oxford University Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Search tips Oxford Journals Online full text dates of coverage vary. Oxford University Press journals covering a variety of disciplines. Search or browse the full text of more than 180 Oxford University Press journals covering a variety of disciplines. Humanities content areas include art, language, literature, and music. Biochemistry, biology, health science, mathematics, and medicine are some of the science topics covered. Social science areas include economics, history, law, psychology, and sociology. Over half of the journals have full text beginning in the late nineties though some start as late as 2003. Vendor name: Oxford University Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Haslam, Michaelyn Oxford Music Online full text current edition. Access is limited to 2-3 simultaneous users. The premier resource for music information. Oxford Music online (formerly Grove Music Online) contains the New Grove Dictionary and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, and The Oxford Dictionary of Music. It is acknowledged as the premier authority in English on all aspects of music. Entries are extensive and contain work lists, bibliographies, terminology, and many other facets of music. Entries are updated and date stamped when needed. Oxford Music Online should be the first stop for any research or information seeking in music. Alternate name: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd Edition Vendor name: Oxford University Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Taranto, Cheryl Oxford Reference Online full text current editions. Access is limited to 7 simultaneous users. Subject dictionaries and reference works. Access to over 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works containing over 60,000 pages of material. Includes sources covering general reference, language, science, medicine, humanities, social sciences, and business. List of full text reference books. 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PAIS International 1972-. Index to the literature of public policy, social policy, and the social sciences in general. From the Public Affairs Information Service, this database provides access to the literature of public policy, social policy, and the social sciences in general. It includes records from journals, books, conference proceedings, research and government reports, and directories. Alternate name: Public Affairs Information Service Vendor name: Public Affairs Information Service Update frequency: Updated quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney Papers First 1933-. Citations to papers from congresses, symposiums, conferences, expositions, workshops and meetings. Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch Update frequency: Updated biweekly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley Parliamentary Papers full text See: House of Commons Parliamentary Papers Periodicals Archive Online full text 1802-1995. Journal articles in the humanities and social sciences published between 1802-1995. Search international scholarly literature in the humanities and social sciences disciplines from 1802 to 1995. PAO includes pre-1995 issues of over 400 journals, including many journals published in languages other than English. Vendor name: ProQuest Update frequency: quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Search tips Philosopher's Index 1940-. Journal articles, book chapters, monographs and dissertations in philosophy are indexed. Topics include aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, logic, and metaphysics. 400+ journals are covered, with over 200,000 records. Full text articles and dissertations are linked when available; use the Get Text button to see the availability of book chapters and books in UNLV's print collection. Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Update frequency: quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla PhilPapers Current articles and preprints in philosophy. PhilPapers is a comprehensive directory of online philosophy articles and books by academic philosophers. They monitor journals in many areas of philosophy, as well as archives and personal pages, and they also accept articles directly from users who can provide links or upload copies. Some features require that you sign in first, but creating an account is easy and free. Registered users can arrange off-campus access - contact subject librarian for help. Vendor name: Free UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Play Index Locate plays published in anthologies, search for plays by subject, and find plays by size and gender of cast. Play Index is useful for locating plays published in anthologies, searching for plays by subject, and for selecting plays by size and gender of cast, running time, set requirements, musical numbers, and other criteria. An annotated listings for each play summarizes the plot, set and scenery requirements. Vendor name: H. W. Wilson UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Plunkett Research Online full text dates of coverage vary. Full-text market research reports covering a variety of business industries and companies. This online version of the Plunkett Almanacs contains research about major companies, emerging technologies and industry analysis. Users will also be able to locate glossaries, associations and contact information for the represented industries. Vendor name: Plunkett Research, Ltd. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka POIESIS dates of coverage vary. Searchable online full text access to core philosophy journals. It includes publications from philosophical societies, departments, university presses, and commercial publishers. Alternate name: Philosophy Online Serials Vendor name: Intelex UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla PolicyFile Index (including some full-text reports) to public policy in the areas of economics, politics, the environment, and social issues. Taken from reports from a wide range of think tanks, non-governmental organizations, international governmental organizations, and other institutions worldwide. Update frequency: weekly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney Political Science: A Sage Collection full text dates of coverage vary. Political science journals published by Sage and participating societies. It covers such subjects as General Political Science, American Government & Politics, Political Sociology, Comparative Politics, Policy Studies, Political Communication, Peace / Conflict Studies, Presidential Studies, Political Theory / Philosophy, International Relations, and Area Studies. Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney Practice-based Evidence in Nutrition (PEN) A series of evidence-based practice tools (knowledge pathways) with dietetic information for health professionals. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva More info: Help[/URL} Primary Search full text 1990-. Full text of articles from popular magazines for elementary school research. Primary Search provides full text of articles, reports, and special issues for many popular magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a Lexile reading level indicator and full text information dates as far back as 1990. Vendor name: Ebsco Scope: K-12 UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Fabbi, Jennifer More info: Search Tips Proceedings First 1993-. Citations to published proceedings of congresses, symposiums, conferences, expositions, workshops and meetings. Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch Update frequency: Updated biweekly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley Professional Development Collection full text Specialized collection of high-quality, full-text education journals. Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of high-quality, full-text education journals and educational reports. Vendor name: Ebsco UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Fabbi, Jennifer More info: Search tips RefWorks instructions Project Muse full text 1995-. Scholarly journals in the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others. Vendor name: Johns Hopkins UP Update frequency: monthly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Searching in JSTOR will link you to results available in Project Muse. ProQuest Databases dates of coverage vary. Databases from ProQuest. Current collections: ABI/INFORM, Accounting & Tax Index, Dissertations & Theses, Ethnic NewsWatch, GenderWatch, ProQuest Newspapers, Chicago Tribune, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Los Angeles Times. Historical collections: American Periodicals Series Online, ProQuest Historical Annual Reports, Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1985), Los Angeles Times (1881 - 1985), The New York Times (1851 - 2003) Vendor name: ProQuest UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information ProQuest Newspapers full text 1980s-. Searchable current and recent newspapers from ProQuest. Full text of articles from major national newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, USA Today. Also included are the New York Times Book Review, the New York Times Magazine, and the Las Vegas Review Journal. Vendor name: ProQuest Update frequency: Updated daily UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information PsycARTICLES full text 1987-. Full text articles from 50 peer-reviewed journals published by the American Psychological Association. PsycARTICLES provides the full text for articles from 50 peer-reviewed journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations. The database covers general, specialized, basic, applied, and clinical psychology, and theoretical research. It contains more than 32,000 full text articles, letters to the editor and errata. Vendor name: Ebsco UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva More info: RefWorks instructions PsychiatryOnline full text Online access to DSM-IV-TR and The American Journal of Psychiatry plus other references for diagnosis, treatment, research, professional development, and lifelong learning. The DSM-IV is a standard resource for diagnosis in Psychology. Alternate name: DSM-IV UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva More info: Search Tips Psychology: A Sage Collection full text Full text of 35 psychology journals published by SAGE and participating societies. Includes the full text of 35 journals published by SAGE and participating societies, some journals going back 36 years, and encompasses over 21,600 articles. It covers such subjects as Psychology, Child Development, Family Studies, Language Acquisition, and Sociology of Race and Ethnicity. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva PsycINFO 1800-. The American Psychological Association's international psychology database indexes journal articles, books and dissertations. PsycINFO, from the American Psychological Association (APA), contains nearly 2.3 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines, dating as far back as the 1800s. 97 percent of the covered material is peer-reviewed. The database also includes information about the psychological aspects of related fields such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, law and others. Alternate name: Psychological Abstracts Vendor name: Ebsco Update frequency: Updated monthly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva More info: RefWorks instructions Public Documents Masterfile This database has been cancelled and can no longer be accessed. Includes title information for federal documents and subject index entries from Poore's, Hickcox and the GPO Monthly Catalog. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney PubMed 1950-. Over 17 million citations from medical and life sciences journals. The majority of citations are from Medline. Over 17 million citations from medical and life sciences journals. The majority of citations are from Medline. Alternate name: MEDLINE Vendor name: National Library of Medicine Update frequency: Updated daily (Tuesday-Saturday) UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva

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QUAKELINE 1920-. Index of articles and reports on earthquakes and natural hazard mitigation. Vendor name: Research Foundation of the State of New York Update frequency: monthly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD

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RAND Abstracts Think tank reports and documents on social and political issues. The RAND (Research and Development) Organization deals with such issues as national defense, education and training, health care, criminal and civil justice, labor and population, science and technology, community development, international relations, and regional studies. Alternate name: RAND Organization UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney More info: This database provides free abstract searching of all RAND documents which are available for unrestricted distribution. An online ordering feature is part of the database, but there may be a fee associated with the document and/or shipping. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature Retrospective 1890-1982. Index to articles in popular magazines before 1983. Citations to articles in U. S. general-interest magazines, providing coverage of events prior to 1983. Covers nonfiction, fiction, poems, short stories, and reviews of books, dance, motion pictures, musicals, operas and operettas, radio and television programs, and theater. Vendor name: H. W. Wilson UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley RefWorks Bibliography manager saves your citations and formats them into APA, MLA, or other styles. This web-based bibliography manager lets you save citations to journal articles, books, web sites and more into your personal online database. You'll be able to quickly link to online articles, organize and share your references, and automatically create formatted bibliographies in all the major citation formats, including APA, MLA, and Chicago styles. Off-campus users, see the Using RefWorks at UNLV page for special instructions. ResearchNow full text Preprints, postprints and working papers. Combines the 25 peer-reviewed bepress journals with all working paper series, postprints, preprints and other content from institutional repositories hosted by bepress. These include the bepress Legal Repository, the University of California eScholarship Digital Repository, Engineering Conferences International, and the New England Law Library Consortium. Vendor name: bepress UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Haslam, Michaelyn ResearchNow - Linguistics full text Monographs, preprints and working papers in linguistics. Monographs, preprints and working papers in linguistics available via bepress, the Berkeley Electronic Press. ResearchNow is a database of scholarly information drawing its content from the roster of peer-reviewed, Berkeley Electronic Press journals and all working papers, preprints and other 'grey literature' content from selected institutional repositories hosted by bepress. Vendor name: bepress UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy ResearchNow - Philosophy full text Monographs, preprints and working papers in philosophy. Monographs, preprints and working papers in philosophy available via bepress, the Berkeley Electronic Press. ResearchNow is a database of scholarly information drawing its content from the roster of peer-reviewed, Berkeley Electronic Press journals and all working papers, preprints and other 'grey literature' content from selected institutional repositories hosted by bepress. Vendor name: bepress UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla RIBA British Architectural Library Catalogue Index to architectural perioidicals in the RIBA Library. The RIBA British Architectural Library Catalogue includes an index to over 300 architectural periodicals held in the RIBA Library, a catalogue of the books and audio visual materials, photographs, drawings and manuscripts acquired by the RIBA Library, and a biographical database of architects. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne RILM Abstracts of Music Literature 1967-. 1 simultaneous user Primary index for journal articles, dissertations, and book chapters in music. RILM Abstracts is the primary resource for indexing of music journal articles, dissertations, book chapters, and festschriften. It covers approximately 350 music journals dating back to 1969, and is the only index that covers book chapters and dissertations in music. Materials covered are scholarly in nature, and entries contain detailed abstracts on the article, dissertation, or book cited. Alternate name: Repertoire International de Litterature Musicale Update frequency: monthly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Taranto, Cheryl Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy full text In-depth encyclopedia entries from international experts across the discipline of philosophy. Topics include Anglo-American, ethical and political, cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, continental and contemporary philosophy. REP Online also provides editorially reviewed links to other sites and resources on the web. Update frequency: quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Search tips

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Sabin Americana full text See: American History and Culture Online: Sabin Americana, 1500-1926 Sage eReference Collection full text 40 online encyclopedias in the social sciences, education and history. An online collection of more than 40 reference titles from Sage Publications. Reference titles cover a variety of subjects including history, sociology, psychology, criminal justice, political science, communications, social work, education and business. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley Sage Journals Online full text dates of coverage vary. Journals from Sage Publishing. Contains over 460 journals in various disciplines including Communication Studies, Criminology, Education, Health Sciences, Management & Organization Studies, Materials Science, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Urban Studies & Planning published by SAGE Publications and participating societies. Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Haslam, Michaelyn Science Citation Index Expanded ® The Science Citation Index Expanded ® provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references found in approximately 5,900 of the world's leading scholarly science and technical journals covering more than 150 disciplines. Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database Index of articles on cover all aspects of science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural and weird fiction. Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database is an online searchable index designed to cover all aspects of science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural and weird fiction. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla ScienceDirect full text dates of coverage vary. Nearly 2,000 full text Elsevier journals covering the areas of social science, medicine, science, and technology with deep backfiles for more than 1600 journals. Vendor name: Elsevier B.V. Update frequency: daily UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Haslam, Michaelyn SciFinder Scholar 1849-. No off-campus access. Maximum of 3 simultaneous users. Index to scholarly chemistry literature and database of chemical information searchable by chemical name or structure. To view more information about an article, click on the microscope icon; to view the full-text, click on the paper icon. SciFinder Scholar is only available on UNLV campus computers. To access it, open the "Specialized Databases" folder on the desktop. Alternate name: Chemical Abstracts Vendor name: American Chemical Society Update frequency: daily UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD Scopus 1960-. Scopus is an index to peer-reviewed scientific, medical, technical, and social science literature. Scopus also features a citation index, allowing you to find the papers that cite a specific piece of research. Vendor name: Elsevier Update frequency: daily UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD; Smith, Caroline; Stowers, Eva SIRS Discoverer ® full text This database has been cancelled. SIRS Discoverer® is a database designed for young researchers. It is an interactive tool that strengthens research, reading, writing, and computer skills. Because it includes middle and elementary school curriculum topics, it can be easily integrated into classroom activities. Elementary and middle school edition workbooks and a comprehensive educator's guide are included. Scope: K-12 UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Fabbi, Jennifer More info: Help SIRS Government Reporter ® full text Documents and graphics concerning a wide variety of topics: health, science, economics, environment, politics, foreign affairs, workplace issues, business and industry. The main database delivers thousands of full text documents and graphics concerning a wide variety of topics: health, science, economics, environment, politics, foreign affairs, workplace issues, business and industry. The almanac databases are valuable tools for researching current and historic government documents; landmark and recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions; information about federal departments, agencies, elected leaders, and more. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Fabbi, Jennifer SIRS Renaissance ®: Current Perspectives on the Arts & Humanities full text Current information on topics in the arts and humanities. SIRS Renaissance® provides current information on music, literature, film, performing arts, culture, architecture, philosophy, religion, and visual arts. Many articles are accompanied by full-color graphics including art reproductions, photographs, and illustrations. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Fabbi, Jennifer More info: Help SIRS Researcher ® full text 1989-. Full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political, and global issues. SIRS Researcher® is a general reference database containing full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political, and global issues. Articles are selected from domestic and international newspapers, magazines, journals, and U.S. government publications. Many articles are accompanied by graphics, including charts, maps, diagrams, and illustrations. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Fabbi, Jennifer Social Sciences Citation Index The Social Sciences Citation Index ® (SSCI ®) provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references found in over 1,700 of the world's leading scholarly social sciences journals covering more than 50 disciplines. They also cover individually selected, relevant items from approximately 3,300 of the world's leading science and technology journals. Social Services Abstracts 1950s-. Abstracts of current research in social work, human services, social policy, and community development. Social Services Abstracts identify and summarize current research in social work, human services, social policy, and community development. Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie More info: Search tips Social Work Abstracts 1977-. Access limited to 5-8 simultaneous users. Journal articles about all areas of social work from professional journals. From the National Association of Social Workers, this database provides access to professional journal articles about social work from all areas of the profession. Vendor name: Ovid Update frequency: semi-annually UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie SocINDEX with Full Text full text 1895-. Indexes the literature of sociology and related disciplines. Includes full text for selected journals, monographs, and conference papers and contains full text for over 325 journals dating back to 1895. Encompasses all subdisciplines of sociology, including abortion, anthropology, criminology, criminal justice, marriage & family, politics, religion, rural sociology, social psychology, social structure, social work, sociological theory, sociology of education, substance abuse, urban studies, and many others. Vendor name: Ebsco UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie More info: RefWorks instructions Sociological Abstracts 1963-. Citations and abstracts from journal articles, books, and association papers in sociology. Sociological Abstracts provides access to worldwide findings in theoretical and applied sociology, social science, and policy science. Included are citations and abstracts from journal articles, books, and association papers. The database includes research within the following topics: anthropology, business, collective behavior, community development, disaster studies, education, environmental studies, gender studies, gerontology, law and penology, marriage and family studies, medicine and health, racial interactions, social psychology, social work, sociological theory, stratification, substance abuse, urban studies, and violence. Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Update frequency: Updated quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie Sociology dictionaries from Credo Reference full text current edition. Terms and definitions from sociology. Search the full text of the Collins Dictionary of Sociology, the Penguin Dictionary of Sociology, The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology, the U.S. Census 2000 State & County Statistical QuickFacts and World of Sociology. Alternate name: xreferplus Vendor name: Credo Reference UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie Sociology: A Sage Collection full text 1987-. Full text journals covering contemporary sociology, ethnic studies, gender studies, social theory, the sociology of sport and the sociology of work. This collection includes the full text of 28 journals, some going back 20 years, covering over 10,000 articles. This searchable database covers such subjects as contemporary sociology, ethnic studies, gender studies, social theory, the sociology of sport and the sociology of work. Each bibliographic record in the collection links to the full text article in PDF format. Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie SourceOECD full text 1998-. Over twenty Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development periodicals including OECD Observer, OECD Economic Surveys and OECD Papers. All journals are available in PDF format. Journal access is from 1998 to current. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick SPIRO, Architecture Visual Resources Library (AVRL) Catalog to images of the Berkeley Architecture Visual Resources Library. Contents:images in fields of architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism and city views, fine arts, minor arts, material culture. Searchable by architect and building name, building types, building materials, building components. Since the bibliographic citation for an illustration is given where appropriate, this makes a handy image index. Vendor name: Architecture Visual Resources Library (AVRL) at the University of California at Berkeley UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne SPORT Discus with Full Text full text 1975-. Journal articles and more about all aspects of sports, physical education and sports medicine. An international database indexing journal articles, books, conference proceedings, research papers, and dissertations and theses in sports medicine, biomechanics, psychology, coaching, physical education and fitness, training, and other related topics. Includes access to the full text of more than 230 journals Vendor name: Ebsco Update frequency: quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka More info: Search tips RefWorks instructions Sports Business Research Network full text Market research and industry news covering all facets of the sports industry. SBRNet is a service focusing on the sporting goods and sports marketing industry. The site features market research and industry news covering all facets of the industry: sports equipment sales, sports participation, sports broadcasting, sports sponsorship and sports marketing. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka SpringerLink full text dates of coverage vary. Scholarly journals in sciences, law and economics. SpringerLink is divided into the fields of life sciences, chemical sciences, geosciences, computer science, mathematics, medicine, physics and astronomy, engineering, environmental sciences, law, and economics. The SpringerLink service contains approximately 450 scholarly journals. Vendor name: Springer Update frequency: daily UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Haslam, Michaelyn Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage See: IBISWorld Industry Reports See: Value Line Research Center (This database has been cancelled and can no longer be accessed. Please try IBIS Industry World Reports and Valueline.) UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy full text Dynamic encyclopedia of philosophy. Professional philosophers donate their time and labor to collaboratively write, referee, and maintain encyclopedia entries. A freely available encyclopedia. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla STAT-USA full text 1991-. free Business, trade, and economic information from across the Federal Government. Internet version of NTDB CD-ROM, with additional resources. Two-part database containing current domestic economic and financial information, daily treasury releases, and foreign trade, market research, and country information, the International Trade Library, more. Update frequency: Updated daily UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick Style guides for bibliographies (APA, MLA, Chicago...) UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy

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Television News Archive full text 1989-. Index of stories from evening news broadcasts with some video. Indexes individual network evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. national broadcast networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN and Fox, and more than 9,000 hours of special news-related programming including ABC's Nightline. Vendor name: Vanderbilt University UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie Tests in Print A bibliography of commercially available tests in fields such as education, psychology and business. The record for a test provides valuable information about the test and links to available reviews in the online Mental Measurements Yearbook. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva Theatre in Video Streaming video of theatre productions. Theatre in Video presents online streaming video of complete professional performances of more than 250 well-known plays, together with more than 100 video documentaries. View and bookmark specific scenes, monologues, and staging examples. Vendor name: Alexander Street Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985 full text 1785-1985. Full text of the London Times though 1985 The Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985, presents searchable full text and page images of The Times (London). The Times is the "world's newspaper of record" and covers all major international historical events from the French Revolution to the Falkland War. Search the full text of the entire newspaper, including articles, editorials, and advertising. Alternate name: London Times Vendor name: Gale UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Search tips Times Literary Supplement Centenary Archive full text 1902-1994. Page images of the London Times Literary Supplement. More than 250,000 reviews, letters, poems and articles in more than 5,000 issues of the TLS are available, and the identities of anonymous contributors are disclosed. Vendor name: Gale Update frequency: complete UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla TOXLINE 1963-. free Citations and abstracts in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens. Produced by the U. S. National Library of Medicine, this database provides citations and abstracts in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens. Journal articles, monographs, technical reports, theses, letters, meeting abstracts, and papers are all represented. This version includes records from only the last 5 years plus the current year. The complete database (1965-) is available for free through the National Library of Medicine. Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Update frequency: monthly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva Travel & Tourism Analyst full text See: Mintel Market Research Database Part of the Mintel Consumer Intelligence database. Twentieth Century Drama full text 1900-2000. Full text scripts of plays. Authors from Britain and Ireland, North America, India, Africa, Australia and the Caribbean, indexed by subject and keyword-searchable. Strengths of this collection include Irish drama, off-Broadway and alternative theatre, political plays, and global and postcolonial theatre. The "Find Monologue" feature helps actors find good audition pieces. Also searchable from within LION. Alternate name: 20th Century Drama Vendor name: ProQuest UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Search tips Twentieth Century North American Drama full text 1900-2000. Plays from the United States and Canada. In addition to providing a comprehensive full-text resource for students in the performing arts, the collection offers a unique window into the economic, historical, social, and political psyche of two countries. Plays are also included in North American Theatre Online. Vendor name: Alexander Street Press Update frequency: quarterly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla

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U. S. Newspapers on Microfilm at UNLV Libraries List of microfilmed newspapers in Lied Library. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley Ulrich's Periodicals Directory full text UNLV Information on serials published throughout the world, including whether or not they are peer reviewed. Provides detailed, comprehensive, and authoritative information on serials published throughout the world, including whether or not they are peer reviewed. It covers all subjects and includes information about publications that are published regularly or irregularly and are circulated free of charge or by paid subscription. Vendor name: ProQuest Update frequency: Updated weekly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Haslam, Michaelyn UNLV Libraries - Architecture and Building Resources on the Web Directory of architecture and building web sites. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne UNLV Libraries - Gateway to Government Information Links to government web sites. Government information resources include Congressional laws and hearings, nutrition, crime, diseases, endangered species, immigration, and much more. The U.S. federal government is also the world's greatest collector and publisher of statistics. UNLV Libraries’ tangible collection of government publications is located in Lied Library on the second floor and in LASR (Lied Automated Storage and Retrieval). Ask for assistance at the service desk or call 895-2200. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney UNLV Libraries - New Books in the Architecture Studies Library Recently acquired books in the Architecture Studies Library UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne UNLV Libraries Directory of Architectural Associations, Organizations and Research Institutes Directory of Architectural Associations, Organizations and Research Institutes UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne UNLV Libraries Media Resources in the Architecture Studies Library Media Resources in the Architecture Studies Library UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne UNLV Libraries Media Subject Guides Browse DVDs available by subject area. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Ipri, Tom UNLV Libraries Microform Collection Finder Discover microform research collections at UNLV Libraries. Browse or search brief descriptions of the research collections available on microform at Lied Library. Use a very broad search term (for example, try "women and history" instead of "Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention") because this tool searches short summaries of very large microfilmed collection. The Microform Collection Finder does not search the microfilm itself - ask for assistance at the second floor Research & Information Desk for help using microform research collections. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley UNLV Library Catalog Find out which books, encyclopedias, periodicals, audiovisual items, maps and government documents are available from UNLV Libraries by searching the library catalog. Includes links to books available online. The LOCATION and CALL NUMBER information helps you physically locate each item in the library. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy More info: Tutorial UNLV Print and Online Journal Subscription List To discover whether UNLV Libraries offers online access or owns a print copy of a particular journal, search for the name of the magazine or journal in this list. A link to "University of Nevada Las Vegas Holdings" will show you information about print copies of the journal. Links to online subscriptions will list the range of dates available for that journal. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information UNLV Special Collections Guides Learn about collections of manuscripts, photographs, oral histories, archives and gaming resources available from Special Collections. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy Urban Land Institute Development Case Studies 1971-. Password required; ask at Architecture Studies Library. Hundreds of case studies of innovative and financially successful projects. Searchable by location and by building type. Includes photos, site plans, lessons learned. Vendor name: Urban Land Institute UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne USA Today full text See: ProQuest Newspapers Full text of articles only, 1987-current. Choose USA Today under the publications tab to search within this newspaper.

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Value Line Research Center full text dates of coverage vary. Investment publications from Value Line covering stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities as well as special situation stocks. Publications include The Value Line Investment Survey, The Value Line Mutual Fund Survey, The Value Line Daily Options Survey, The Value Line Special situations Service, The Value Line Convertibles Survey, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Vendor name: Value Line, Inc. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick More info: Search tips Vault Online Career Library full text current editions. Account required Industry career guides, industry employer guides, career topic guides and interview/resume guides published in the Vault career library series. Contains brief company profiles on over 2500 employers, occupational profiles for more than 50 career paths, and 40 industry overviews. Provides access to industry career guides, industry employer guides, career topic guides and interview/resume guides published in the Vault career library series. Includes sections on company and profession reviews, blogs, videos and discussion boards. An Education section provides users with overviews on graduate and continuing education opportunities. Users must register for an account to utilize the features of Vault. Vendor name: Vault UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka More info: Search tips

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Wall Street Journal, 1984-current full text See: ProQuest Newspapers Full text of articles only. Choose Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition under the publications tab to search within this newspaper. Washington Post full text See: ProQuest Newspapers Full text of articles only, 1987-current. Choose Washington Post under the publications tab to search within this newspaper. Web of Knowledge 1990-. Web of Knowledge is a platform for Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts and Humanities Index, Journal Citation Reports, Biological Abstracts, MEDLINE, and Inspec. Vendor name: Thomson ISI Update frequency: weekly UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD; Smith, Caroline Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged full text Unabridged English dictionary UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Wiley Interscience Journals full text dates of coverage vary. Access to more than 500 Wiley full text journals covering science, medicine, technology, and social science with deep backfiles for about 250 titles. Vendor name: Wiley UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Haslam, Michaelyn More info: Includes more than 800 full text Blackwell journals in disciplines ranging across the humanities, medicine, science, and social science. Women and Social Movements in the United States full text 1600-2000. Publications on women's reform activities. Books, images, documents, scholarly essays, commentaries, and bibliographies which document reform activities by and affecting women. Vendor name: Alexander Street Press UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla More info: Search tips Women's Studies International 1972-. 1 simultaneous user Publications on feminist research. Use this database to find journals, newspapers, books, book chapters, proceedings, dissertations, NGO studies, websites, grey literature concerning feminist research. Update frequency: quarterly World Development Indicators Online full text 1960-. From the World Bank, this database contains data for over 550 development indicators and time series from 1960 for over 200 countries. Vendor name: The World Bank Group UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick World Shakespeare Bibliography Online 1966-. Annotated citations of scholarly and popular materials related to Shakespeare. Books, articles, book reviews, dissertations, information about theatrical productions, reviews of productions, audiovisual materials, and electronic media UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla Worldbook Online full text current edition. CML only Current edition of World Book Encyclopedia with additional web and multimedia resources. World Book Online offers the current edition of World Book Encyclopedia with additional web and multimedia resources. Articles are carefully edited to suit the educational level of users from grades 4 through 12. Scope: K-12 UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Fabbi, Jennifer WorldCat 11th century -. Use WorldCat to search the holdings of academic, public and special libraries around the world. This union catalog contains records of books and other items in libraries worldwide. Items owned by UNLV Libraries are indicated; UNLV students, faculty and staff may request books via Document Delivery Services. Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch Update frequency: Updated daily UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information; Heaton, Shelley Worldwide Books Art Catalogues and Books 1960-. free Database of selected international art exhibition catalogues. Use this resource to view items published since the early 1960s and selected art books issued by American trade and university presses since 1992. UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne WRDS full text dates of coverage vary. Limited to UNLV affiliated users. Users must request an account from link in More Info The Wharton Research Data Service provides World Wide Web access to CRSP, ISSM and Global Insight (Basic Economics). Alternate name: Basic Economics Vendor name: Wharton Research Data Service UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick More info: Limited to UNLV affiliated users. Users must request an account Accounts are approved by the Business Librarian. WTOelibrary (World Tourism Organization) See: e-unwto (World Tourism Organization) This database has been renamed e-unwto.

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Xreferplus full text See: Credo Reference Encyclopedias in many academic disciplines. Title has changed to Credo Reference.

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