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The APS Archive of Teaching Resources is a digital library of peer-reviewed science teaching resources that is free and open to educators worldwide. As of January 2009, the Archive contained more than 2,200 peer-reviewed teaching resources including audiovisual materials, lesson plans, teaching journal articles, and scientific content materials. (http://www.apsarchive.org/)
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Academic OneFile (InfoTrac) is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.
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Academic Search Premier (EbscoHost) is a multi-disciplinary database that provides full text for more than 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,700 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
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AccessMedicine is an innovative online resource that provides access to more than 50 medical titles from the best minds in medicine, updated content, hundreds of photos and illustrations, interactive self-assessment, case files, diagnostic tools, a comprehensive search platform, and the ability to download content to a mobile device.
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Access World News allows you to find current and archived articles on issues, events, people, government and more with the world's largest collection of state, regional, and national full-text newspapers and other news sources, including the Commercial Appeal, The Tennessean, Chattanooga Times Free-Press, Knoxville News Sentinel, and the New York Times.
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A.D.A.M. Interactive Anatomy |
A.D.A.M. Interactive Anatomy Online contains a comprehensive digital database of detailed anatomical images, including illustrated, fully dissectible male and female bodies. The database includes point-and-click identification capabilities of over 20,000 anatomical structures and is peer-reviewed by a team of leading anatomists to ensure anatomical accuracy. You can dissect anatomy layer by layer, identify and review pinned atlas anatomy structures, understand anatomy in a clinical context, and interact with 3D models.
Please contact Jen Green at greenj@bethelu.edu for a username/password combination. |
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Agriculture Collection |
Agriculture Collection (InfoTrac) provides broad coverage of agriculture and its related fields. Comprised of nearly 200 titles, researchers will have access to current and authoritative content that spans the industry -- from practical aspects of farming to cutting edge scientific research in horticulture. |
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American Memory (Library of Congress) |
American Memory, from the Library of Congress, provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html) |
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Artcyclopedia |
The Artcyclopedia indexes over 700 arts sites to create a searchable database of visual arts images, information about visual arts and locations of original works. (http://artcyclopedia.com) |
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ATLA Religion Database |
ATLA Religion Database, from the American Theological Library Association, is one of the most important databases in the field. It contains articles in biblical studies, world religions, church history, and religion in social issues. |
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BigChalk eLibrary serves as a starting point for student inquiry. eLibrary features a powerful user interface designed to make research easy. Students find the answers they need from more than 2,500 fulltext magazines, newspapers, reference books, and transcripts - plus thousands of pictures, maps, web links, and audio/video files.
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Biological Soil Crusts catalogs definitions and compositions of biological soil crusts, and links to related resources. Other names for these organic communities are cryptogamic, microbiotic, cryptobiotic, and microphytic crusts. (http://www.soilcrust.org/index.htm)
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BioMed Central is an STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) publisher which has pioneered the open access publishing model. All original research articles published by BioMed Central are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication. BioMed Central views open access to research as essential in order to ensure the rapid and efficient communication of research findings. (http://www.biomedcentral.com/browse/journals/)
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Britannica Online includes the Encyclopaedia Britannica as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, the Britannica Student Encyclopaedia, and the Britannica Book of the Year. It also provides an Internet directory to more than 300,000 sites selected by Britannica editors. It is also filed under Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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The Budget of the United States Government is a collection of documents that contains the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications that have been issued throughout the fiscal year. Other budget items, such as related publications and supporting materials, are included, which may vary from year to year. (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/)
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Bureau of Justice Statistics |
The Bureau of Justice Statistics' mission is to collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. These data, offered free on the web, are critical to federal, state, and local policymakers in combating crime and ensuring that justice is both efficient and evenhanded. (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs) |
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Business and Company Resource Center (InfoTrac) is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
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Business Economics and Theory Collection |
Business Economics and Theory Collection (InfoTrac) has a strong emphasis on titles covered in the EconLit database, providing academic journals and magazines focusing on topics in economics. Perfect for business classes, users will find more than 150 full-text journals to support their research. |
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Business Source Premier (EbscoHost) is the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. Business Source Premier is superior to the competition in full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. This database is updated daily.
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Cancer.gov is produced by the National Cancer Institute. This website provides consumer-friendly information on many forms of cancer and includes information on prevention, treatment, prognosis, and coping with cancer. (http://www.cancer.gov/)
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Cardiac Auscultation |
Cardiac Auscultation provides free reference for auscultatory information and training. (http://www.easyauscultation.com/) |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the CDC's primary online communication channel. From August 2007–July 2008, there were 489 million page views to the site, averaging 41 million page views per month. CDC.gov provides users with credible, reliable health information on: data and statistics, diseases and conditions, emergencies and disasters, healthy living and more. (http://www.cdc.gov/)
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The Checklist of Online Vegetation and Plant Distribution Maps provides vegetation and plant distribution maps from throughout the world, including links to other sites. (http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/vegmaps3.html)
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ChemSpider is a free access service providing a structure-centric community for chemists. Providing access to millions of chemical structures and integration to a multitude of other online services, ChemSpider is the richest single source of structure-based chemistry information. (http://www.chemspider.com/)
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The Cheresources.com: Online Chemical Engineering Information provides the very best online content and tools to chemical engineers all over the world. They provide many FREE chemical engineering resources as well as premium ($$) content and software. (http://www.cheresources.com/indexzz.shtml)
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Chronicling America |
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers provides free access to America's historic newspapers pages from 1836-1922 and the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/) |
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CINAHL with Full Text (EbscoHost) is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 600 journals indexed in CINAHL. This authoritative file contains full text for many of the most used journals in the CINAHL index - with no embargo. Full-text coverage dates back to 1981.
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Communications and Mass Media Collection |
Communications and Mass Media Collection (InfoTrac) provides current and accurate information from more than 100 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field. Key subjects covered include: advertising and public relations, literature and writing, linguistics, and many more. |
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The Company of Biologists Journals is a United Kingdom website created by and for biologists. Access is provided to four peer-reviewed journals. Abstracts/summaries are available for free. (http://www.biologists.com/index.html)
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Computer Database (InfoTrac) is useful for finding computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.
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Copernicus Publications provides access to 21 open-access journals covering geography, chemistry and earth sciences. (http://publications.copernicus.org/open_access_journals/index.html)
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County Business Patterns provides annual economic profiles of business and industry by county, state, and the United States. Includes statistics, by industry, on employment, payroll, and number of establishments, arranged by SIC and NAICS code. (http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/index.html)
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Criminal Justice Collection |
Criminal Justice Collection (InfoTrac) provides sources helpful for those studying to become lawyers, law enforcement officers, paralegals, for those preparing a career in Homeland Security, and much more. Users will have access to 150 journals. |
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Criminal Justice Periodicals |
Criminal Justice Periodicals (ProQuest) is a comprehensive database supporting research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends. The database bridges theory with practice by providing information geared to those interested in careers in criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law, and industrial security -- as well as scholars and other researchers who study the causes, trends, and societal impacts of crime. |
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Culinary Arts Collection |
Culinary Arts Collection (InfoTrac) includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information. |
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Custom Newspapers (InfoTrac) allows you to search a collection of more than 650 newspapers, both national and international.
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