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Academic

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Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Scholarly, multi-disciplinary database. Full text for over 4,500 scholarly publications for nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, etc.

Fuente Academica (EBSCO)
Collection of scholarly journals from Latin America, Portugal, and Spain. Full text for more than 450 scholarly Spanish language journals.

LexisNexis Academic
Full text articles in general news; business and financial information including accounting, auditing and taxation; federal, state and international legal materials; medical and health information and general reference sources.

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Behavioral Sciences and Psychology

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Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Scholarly, multi-disciplinary database. Full text for over 4,500 scholarly publications for nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, etc.

PsycARTICLES (EBSCO)
More than 137,000 full text articles on current issues in psychology from the 66 journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations, from 1894 to the present.

PsycBOOKS (EBSCO)
Full text database of chapters from over 600 books from the American Psychological Association and other publishers, including about 500 APA books (1953-2004), 100 out-of-print books, 70+ classic titles, and Encyclopedia of Psychology. Updated monthly.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO)
Comprehensive database of almost 400 full text journals, covering topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.

PsycINFO (EBSCO)
More than 2.5 million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports in psychology. Also includes information about the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business and law. Journal coverage, from 1887-present, includes international material.

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Books and Electronic Books

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Ebrary Academic Complete
More than 40,000 full-text books, reports and other authoritative content from leading publishers. Subject areas include Business & Economics, Computer, Engineering & Applied Sciences, Humanities, Science, Medicine & Allied Health, and Social Sciences.

FORENSICnetBASE/LawENFORCEMENTnetBASE
Over 240 forensic science, law enforcement and criminal justice online books.

Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO)
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Searchable by subject or keyword within the entry.

Literature Resource Center
Includes biographies, critical essays, overviews, plot summaries and explications, author portraits and full-text criticism from Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, and Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC) Select, full-text articles from over 300 scholarly journals and literary magazines, over 30,000 full text poems, short stories and plays, more than 4,500 interviews, links to related web sites, Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature.

NoveList
Contains full text book reviews and descriptions. Includes Readers' Advisory Service, Author Read-Alikes, Book Discussion Guides, Reading Lists and more.

NoveList K-8
Discover fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles to use in your classroom. Contains materials for all K-8 grade levels and includes picture books, children's "chapter" books and young adult titles. Includes curricular materials such as Grab and Go Books Lists, Book Talks, Picture Book Extenders, and more.

Oxford English Dictionary
Words from the English-speaking world, including pronunciation, etymological analysis and variant spelling. Updated quarterly.

PsycBOOKS (EBSCO)
Full text database of chapters from over 1,500 books from the American Psychological Association and other publishers, including over 740 classic titles, and Encyclopedia of Psychology. Updated monthly.

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Business, Management and Computer

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Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Scholarly, multi-disciplinary database. Full text for over 4,500 scholarly publications for nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, etc.

Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
Over 2,300 full text scholarly journals and business periodicals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc.

Business Searching Interface (EBSCO)
Use this interface to search the EBSCO business databases.

Computer Source (EBSCO)
Nearly 300 full text journals and magazines covering topics such as computer science, programming, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, information systems, robotics, and software.

LexisNexis Academic
Full text articles in general news; business and financial information including accounting, auditing and taxation; federal, state and international legal materials; medical and health information and general reference sources.

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) (EBSCO)
Indexes more than 600 periodicals plus books, research reports and proceedings. Includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, online information retrieval, information management and more.

Regional Business News (EBSCO)
Comprehensive full text for more than 50 business newswires and regional business publications.

Vocational & Career Collection (EBSCO)
Full text coverage for nearly 350 trade and industry-related periodicals.

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Communication

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Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Scholarly, multi-disciplinary database. Full text for over 4,500 scholarly publications for nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, etc.

Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
Over 2,700 full text scholarly journals and business periodicals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc.

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Criminal Justice

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Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Scholarly, multi-disciplinary database. Full text for over 4,500 scholarly publications for nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, etc.

Criminal Justice Periodicals Index
Information on criminal justice topics, including corrections administration, law enforcement, social work, industrial security, drug rehabilitation, and criminal and family law. 80 full text titles with abstract and indexing for 240 U.S. and international journals.

FORENSICnetBASE/LawENFORCEMENTnetBASE
Over 240 forensic science, law enforcement and criminal justice online books.

Homeland Security Digital Library
U.S. policy documents, presidential directives and national strategy documents and other resources such as theses and reports.

Legal Collection(EBSCO)
More than 250 full text scholarly law journals. Law and legal topics such as criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical, labor & human resource law, ethics, the environment and more.

LexisNexis Academic
Full text articles in general news; business and financial information including accounting, auditing and taxation; federal, state and international legal materials; medical and health information and general reference sources.

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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

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Encyclopaedia Britannica Online - Academic Edition
Research Tools include Video Collection, Timelines, World Data Analyst, Compare Countries, World Atlas, Notable Quotations, Gateway to the Classics. Also Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus.

Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO)
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Searchable by subject or keyword within the entry.

Oxford English Dictionary
Words from the English-speaking world, including pronunciation, etymological analysis and variant spelling. Updated quarterly.

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Education

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Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Scholarly, multi-disciplinary database. Full text for over 4,500 scholarly publications for nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, etc.

ERIC (EBSCO)
Access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education (CIJE) and Resources in Education (RIE) Index. More than 224,000 full text documents from ERIC and citations and abstracts from over 825 educational and education-related journals.

Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO)
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Searchable by subject or keyword within the entry.

Kids Search (EBSCO)
Child-friendly, graphically-rich interface designed for students in grades K through 5.

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) (EBSCO)
Indexes more than 600 periodicals plus books, research reports and proceedings. Includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, online information retrieval, information management and more.

MAS Ultra-School Edition (EBSCO)
Over 500 full text titles for high school students. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Also includes full text biographies and primary source documents, over 360 reference books and an Image Collection.

MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO)
Full text coverage for nearly 1,750 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and more. Also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books, 86,000 biographies, over 105,000 primary source documents and an Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.

Middle Search Plus (EBSCO)
Full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Also full text biographies and historical essay and primary source documents including Essential Documents in American History, reference books including the Funk and Wagnall's New Encyclopedia and American Heritage Dictionary, 4th ed., Encyclopedia of Animals, and an Image Collection.

NoveList
Contains full text book reviews and descriptions. Includes Readers' Advisory Service, Author Read-Alikes, Book Discussion Guides, Readiing Lists and more.

NoveList K-8
Discover fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles to use in your classroom. Contains materials for all K-8 grade levels and includes picture books, children's "chapter" books and young adult titles. Includes curricular materials such as Grab and Go Books Lists, Book Talks, Picture Book Extenders, and more.

Primary Search (EBSCO)
Full text for more than 70 popular, elementary school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Also includes the Encyclopedia of Animals, Funk and Wagnall's New Encyclopedia, American Heritage Children's Dictionary, 3rd ed., and an Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.

Professional Development Collection (EBSCO)
Specialized collection especially for educators, librarians and education researchers. Full text of over 500 education and library science journals and  more than 200 educational reports.

PsycARTICLES (EBSCO)
More than 137,00 full text articles on current issues in psychology from the 66 journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations, from 1894 to the present.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO)
Comprehensive database of almost 400 full text journals, covering topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.

PsycINFO (EBSCO)
More than 2.5 million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports in psychology. Also includes information about the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business and law. Journal coverage, from 1887-present, includes international material.

Searchasaurus
Animated interface with a dinosaur theme for elementary or middle school students; access to two databases, Primary Search and Middle Search Plus. Includes Lexile limiters (reading levels).

Student Research Center
Research tools for students in grades 6 through 12.

Teacher Reference Center (EBSCO)
Provides indexing and abstracts for over 270 popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines.

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English and Literature

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Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Scholarly, multi-disciplinary database. Full text for over 4,500 scholarly publications for nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, etc.

Access World News
Find current and archived articles on issues, events, people, government and more with the world's largest collection of full-text newspapers, magazines and other news sources. Includes diverse viewpoints on state, regional, and world issues from over 1,800 sources including the Honolulu Star-Bulletin from 3/18/96-Current, New York Times from 1/1/95-Current and the Washington Post from 1/1/77-Current.

Facts on File - News and Current Events
Facts on File World News Digest since 1940 about events, issues, statistics and people of the last 60+ years. Additional special features include maps, photographs, historic documents, and overviews of key issues, newsmakers and events. Includes Almanac, Encyclopedia, Curriculum Tools, and "Need a Research Topic?"

Literature Resource Center
Includes biographies, critical essays, overviews, plot summaries and explications, author portraits and full-text criticism from Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, and Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC) Select, full-text articles from over 300 scholarly journals and literary magazines, over 30,000 full text poems, short stories and plays, more than 4,500 interviews, links to related web sites, Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature.

NoveList
Contains full text book reviews and descriptions. Includes Readers' Advisory Service, Author Read-Alikes, Book Discussion Guides, Readiing Lists and more.

NoveList K-8
Discover fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles to use in your classroom. Contains materials for all K-8 grade levels and includes picture books, children's "chapter" books and young adult titles. Includes curricular materials such as Grab and Go Books Lists, Book Talks, Picture Book Extenders, and more.

TOPICsearch (EBSCO)
Explore social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms. Full text for over 105,000 articles from international and regional newspapers, periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.

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General Magazines and Newspapers

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Access World News
Find current and archived articles on issues, events, people, government and more with the world's largest collection of full-text newspapers, magazines and other news sources. Includes diverse viewpoints on state, regional, and world issues from over 1,800 sources including the Honolulu Star-Bulletin from 3/18/96-Current, New York Times from 1/1/95-Current and the Washington Post from 1/1/77-Current.

MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO)
Full text coverage for nearly 1,750 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and more. Also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books, 86,000 biographies, over 105,000 primary source documents and an Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.

New York Times Historical
Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. 1851- 2006.

Newspaper Source (EBSCO)
Full text for 35 U.S. national and international newspapers, including Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Washington Post, and The Times (London). Selected full text for 375 U.S. regional newspapers, including The Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, and San Jose Mercury News. Full text television and radio news transcripts from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, and others.

TOPICsearch (EBSCO)
Explore social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms. Full text for over 105,000 articles from international and regional newspapers, periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.

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Historical/Political and Social Studies

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Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Scholarly, multi-disciplinary database. Full text for over 4,500 scholarly publications for nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, etc.

Access World News
Find current and archived articles on issues, events, people, government and more with the world's largest collection of full-text newspapers, magazines and other news sources. Includes diverse viewpoints on state, regional, and world issues from over 1,800 sources including the Honolulu Star-Bulletin from 3/18/96, New York Times from 1/1/95-Current and the Washington Post from 1/1/77-Current.

Facts on File - News and Current Events
Facts on File World News Digest since 1940 about events, issues, statistics and people of the last 60+ years. Additional special features include maps, photographs, historic documents, and overviews of key issues, newsmakers and events. Includes Almanac, Encyclopedia, Curriculum Tools, and "Need a Research Topic?"

Homeland Security Digital Library
U.S. policy documents, presidential directives and national strategy documents and other resources such as theses and reports.

LexisNexis Academic
Full text articles in general news; business and financial information including accounting, auditing and taxation; federal, state and international legal materials; medical and health information and general reference sources.

Military and Government Collection (EBSCO)
Current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government. Full text for nearly 300 titles.

New York Times Historical
Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. 1851- 2006.

Professional Development Collection (EBSCO)
Specialized collection especially for professional educators, professional librarians and education researchers. Full text of nearly 480 education and library science journals and full text for more than 165 education pamphlets and will soon contain full text for scholarly monographs.

TOPICsearch (EBSCO)
Explore social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms. Full text for over 105,000 articles from international and regional newspapers, periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.

Military and Government

Military and Government Collection (EBSCO)
Current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government. Full text for nearly 300 titles.

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News and Current Events

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Access World News
Find current and archived articles on issues, events, people, government and more with the world's largest collection of full-text newspapers, magazines and other news sources. Includes diverse viewpoints on state, regional, and world issues from over 1,800 sources including the Honolulu Star-Bulletin from 3/18/96, New York Times from 1/1/95-Current and the Washington Post from 1/1/77-Current.

Facts on File
Facts on File World News Digest since 1940 about events, issues, statistics and people of the last 60+ years. Additional special features include maps, photographs, historic documents, and overviews of key issues, newsmakers and events. Includes Almanac, Encyclopedia, Curriculum Tools, and "Need a Research Topic?"

LexisNexis Academic
Full text articles in general news; business and financial information including accounting, auditing and taxation; federal, state and international legal materials; medical and health information and general reference sources.

Regional Business News (EBSCO)
Comprehensive full text for more than 50 business newswires and regional business publications.

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Religion, Philosophy and Theology

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Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Scholarly, multi-disciplinary database. Full text for over 4,500 scholarly publications for nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, etc.

ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials (EBSCO)
Combines the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion with ATLA's online collection of major religion and theology journals. Coverage begins in 1949 although indexing for some titles extends back into the nineteenth century. Produced by the American Theological Library Association. Limited number of simultaneous users. If you can't login, try again later.

Religion and Philosophy Collection (EBSCO)
Covers topics such as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. Nearly 300 full text journals.

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Science and Health

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Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Scholarly, multi-disciplinary database. Full text for over 4,500 scholarly publications for nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, etc.

Agricola (EBSCO)
More than 4.1 million citations from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Library. Coverage dates back to 1979.

Alt HealthWatch (EBSCO)
Complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Full text articles, from more than 180 international and often peer-reviewed, reports, proceedings, and association and consumer newsletters and hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts.

Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO)
Consumer oriented health content in all areas of health and wellness.

FORENSICnetBASE/LawENFORCEMENTnetBASE
Over 240 forensic science, law enforcement and criminal justice online books.

GreenFILE (EBSCO)
Scholarly and general interest titles, government documents and reports, GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the ecology.

EBSCO Animals (EBSCO)
Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.

Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO)
Nearly 80 full text consumer health periodicals, plus full text health-related pamphlets and more than 130 health reference books, covering topics such as AIDS, cancer, diabetes, drugs and alcohol, aging, fitness, nutrition and dietetics, children's health, women's health, etc. Includes Clinical Reference Systems reports, Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO)
Nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines, including nursing and allied health. Also includes Lexi-PAL Drug Guide.

LWW Total Access Collection (Biomedical)
Over 200 full-text biomedical journals for researchers, clinicians, students and teachers from Ovid.

MedicLatina (EBSCO)
Spanish language collection of medical research and investigative journals published by Latin American and Spanish publishers. Full text for nearly 120 peer-reviewed medical journals.

MEDLINE (EBSCO)
Authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree numbers, tree hierarchy and explosion capabilities to search abstracts from over 4,800 current biomedical journals. Included are citations from Index Medicus, International Nursing Index, Index to Dental Literature, PREMEDLINE, AIDSLINE, BIOETHICSLINE, and HealthSTAR.

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