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Title and DescriptionContentSubject(s)
ABI/INFORM Complete
ProQuest articles, company profiles, trade journals & The Wall Street Journal.
DatabaseBusiness, Economics, Accounting, Marketing
ACM Digital Library
Computer science journals, magazines, newsletters, & conference proceedings from the Association for Computing Machinery.
DatabaseComputer Science
Academic OneFile
Gale database with searchable journals on many general academic subjects.
ArticlesAll
Academic Search Ultimate
EBSCO searchable journals on wide-ranging subjects.
ArticlesAll
Agricola
USDA National Agricultural Library with book citations & journal articles.
ArticlesHorticulture
American Antiquarian Society (AAS) CollectionsFull-text AAS historic resources, including magazines & journals.ArticlesAgriculture, Applied Science & Technology, Art & Literature, Business, Education, History, Music, Religion, Women’s Studies
American Chemical Society (ACS) Academic Core+
Current and archived journals & online ACS Style Guide.
ArticlesChemistry
American Fiction, 1774-1920
Prose fiction written by Americans from colonial times to the early 20th century, including more than 17,700 books.
E-booksLiterature
America’s News
Research diverse perspectives, topics & trends that align with curricular areas such as Political Science, English, Sociology, Humanities, Business, International Studies, & more. Features reliable, credible information from a wide variety of local, regional, & national news sources. Available remotely 24/7 on any device, this is a NewsBank database.
NewspapersAll
Annual Reviews
Journals with reviews of primary research literature.
ArticlesEducation, Business, Economics, Nursing, Science
ArchiveGrid
Searchable directory of worldwide archives.
DirectoryArchives
Archives Unbound
Searchable wide-ranging historic & primary sources.
Primary resources
& historic texts
History, English, Communication, Military Science, Political Science
Art Full Text
EBSCO/H.W. Wilson art journals with color images.
ArticlesArt, Art History
Art Index Retrospective
Index of art journals from 1929-1984.
Journal FinderArt, Art History
Artstor - As of August 2024, part of JSTOR
Art images, provenance, blog, collection descriptions, & news. Create account for more features.
Image DatabaseArt, Art History, English, History
arXiv
Open access research articles published by Cornell University. Use Advanced Search to narrow research field.
ArticlesComputer Science, Math, Biology, Finance
Associated Press Collections Online
AP news features, news in pictures, Style Book, papers, directories, & more.
Primary resourcesCommunication
ATLA Religion Database
EBSCO religion & theology journals. Use Scriptures for specific book chapters in The Bible.
ArticlesReligion, Philosophy, English
Audio Drama: The L.A. Theatre Works Collection
Streaming theatrical audio clips produced exclusively for radio by L.A. Theatre Works. Searchable by playwright, director, genre, & more.
Streaming audioEnglish, Theatre Arts
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Title and DescriptionContentSubject(s)
Biblical Archaeology Society Library
Publications & videos on archaeology & the Bible.
ArticlesReligion
BioOne
Biological, ecological, & environmental science journals.
ArticlesBiology, Horticulture, Marine Biology
Bloomberg Tax
Comprehensive array of analysis, news, primary sources, & practice tools covering federal, international, & state tax issues & financial accounting.
DatabaseAccounting
British Literary Manuscripts Online
Medieval & Renaissance manuscripts, related literary works (1120-1660), & resources produced from c1660-1900.
Primary resources
& historic texts
English, Religion, History
Business Insights: Essentials
Gale database of articles, industry & company histories, profiles, & news; SWOT, market share, & financial reports.
DatabaseBusiness, Economics, Accounting, Marketing
Business Source Complete
EBSCO articles, company profiles, SWOT analyses, trade publications, images, & videos.
DatabaseBusiness, Economics, Accounting, Marketing
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Title and DescriptionContentSubject(s)
Cabells
Academic publishing directory of journals in education, healthcare administration, nursing, and business, including accounting, economics & finance, management, & marketing. Includes calls for papers.
DirectoryBusiness, Education, Nursing
CareNotes System
Best practices for treatment of diseases, conditions, injuries, lab titles, & conversion calculator.
DatabaseNursing
The Chronicle of Higher Education
News & information for college and university faculty, staff, & administrators.
ArticlesFaculty
Chronicling America
Search America’s historic newspaper pages from 1836-1922.
NewspapersAll
CINAHL Complete
EBSCO searchable journals on nursing & allied health. Includes evidence-based care sheets and referenced quick lessons.
ArticlesNursing, Exercise Science, Physical Therapy
Cochrane Library
Medical systematic reviews, protocols, podcasts, Journal Club, economic evaluations, & more.
ArticlesNursing, Exercise Science, Physical Therapy
Communication & Mass Media Complete
EBSCO searchable journals on advertising, education, media, linguistics, & rhetoric.
ArticlesCommunication, Education, English
Communications & Mass Media Collection
Gale database of academic journals & magazines focusing on all aspects of communications, including advertising & public relations, literature & writing, linguistics, & more.
ArticlesCommunication, English
CQ Researcher
Pro-con database on current topics.
ArticlesAll
Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920
Over two million pages from manuscripts, books, broadsheets, and periodicals related to crime, its solutions, and the popular response.
Primary resources
& historic texts
Criminology, Sociology
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Title and DescriptionContentSubject(s)
Data.gov
Data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, & more. Managed and hosted by the US General Services Administration.
DatabaseAll
Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
Access to cultural material from libraries, archives, & museums from around the world.
Images, Maps, Primary ResourcesAll
Digital Theatre Plus
Plays & productions from the BBC, Royal Shakespeare Company, Broadway Digital Archive, Royal Opera House, & more.
Plays, CriticismEnglish, Theatre
Directory of Open Access Journals
Peer-reviewed open access journals.
Journal FinderAll
DiscoveRoux
Partial search of most Roux Library content.
DatabaseAll
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Title and DescriptionContentSubject(s)
Early American Newspapers Florida Collection
Six Florida newspapers from 1823-1928.
NewspapersHistory, English, Communication
eBooks on EBSCOhost
EBSCO searchable database of all subjects, including children's literature & fiction.
E-booksAll
EBSCOhost Web
Simultaneously search all EBSCO databases.
DatabaseAll
Education Source
EBSCO searchable journals on education, including H.W. Wilson full text articles dating back to 1929. Includes journals list, author profiles, & an education thesaurus.
ArticlesEducation, Psychology
Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)
Eighteenth century primary sources originating from England.
Primary resources
& historic texts
English, History, Art, Art History, Political Science, Religion
Electronic Theses & Dissertations Center
Nearly 50,000 full-text theses & dissertations from OhioLINK.
CatalogAll
ERIC
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) searchable by audience, education level, & more.
ArticlesEducation
F
Title and DescriptionContentSubject(s)
Films on Demand
Over 42,000 videos including documentaries, feature films, performances, news, & more.
Streaming VideoAll
Florida Digital Newspaper Library
Historic Florida military & ethnic newspapers.
NewspapersHistory, English, Communication, Military Science, Political Science
Florida Electronic Library
Multiple databases free to Florida residents.
DatabaseAll
Florida Memory Project
Photographs, video, & audio material.
ArchivesHistory, English, Communication
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Title and DescriptionContentSubject(s)
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
Collection of searchable reference books on a variety of academic subjects.
E-booksAll
Government Publishing Office (GPO)
Government books, manuals, & documents.
CitationsAll
GreenFILE
EBSCO articles, reports, essays, & books on environmental policies & issues.
CitationsBiology, Horticulture, Marine Biology
Grove Music Online
Biographies, dictionaries, glossaries, & audio clips.
DatabaseMusic, English, Dance, Theatre
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Title and DescriptionContentSubject(s)
Health Reference Center Academic
Gale database of journals & magazines that cover medicine, health, & fitness.
ArticlesNursing, Exercise Science
Health Source: Consumer Edition
EBSCO searchable articles from popular health magazines.
ArticlesNursing, Exercise Science
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
EBSCO searchable articles in health journals.
ArticlesNursing, Exercise Science
HeinOnline Government, Politics, and Law
Fully searchable, image-based government document & legal research database. Comprehensive coverage from inception of US statutory materials, US Congressional Documents & more than 2,600 scholarly journals, the world's constitutions, US treaties, classic treatises & presidential documents, & access to state & federal case law powered by Fastcase. Includes special collections on criminal justice, history, foreign relations, religion & the law & women & the law.
DatabasePolitical Science, Law
Hoover's Company Profiles
Company profiles, industry reports, trade publications, & more.
DatabaseBusiness, Economics, Accounting, Marketing
Hot Topics by NewsBank
The latest topics to help inspire you. Current research topics covering key global issues, people in the news, business, economics, crime, politics, science, health, sports, the arts, & more.
NewspapersAll
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Title and DescriptionContentSubject(s)
Illustrated London News Historical Archive
International newspaper coverage from 1842 to 2003, including high resolution images. Searchable by year, category, section, & more.
NewspapersHistory, English, Communication, Military Science, Political Science
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text
EBSCO searchable journals on theatre, dance, acting, film, & digital media.
DatabaseTheater, Dance, English, Exercise Science
J
Title and DescriptionContentSubject(s)
JSTOR
Searchable books, articles, & primary sources for wide-ranging topics. Also includes art images, provenance, blog, collection descriptions, & news. Create account for more features.
Articles & Image Database
History, Political Science, English, Art, Art History, Psychology, Religion
JoVE Science Education - Chemistry
Videos of scientific experiments.
Streaming videoChemistry
JoVE Science Education - Clinical Skills
Videos of medical examinations and nursing and critical care procedures.
Streaming videoNursing, Physical Therapy
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Title and DescriptionContentSubject(s)
Lakeland Ledger Collection
Search more than 25 years of Lakeland history from The Ledger. Coverage from 1994 through today, including full-text, web-only content, & full-color image edition.
NewspapersAll
Liberty Magazine, 1924-1950
Illustrated magazine chronicling world events & their impact on everyday life in America.
ArticlesHistory, Popular Culture
LISTA
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts.
ArticlesLibrary Science, Education
Literary Reference Center Plus
EBSCO searchable literary journals. Helpful features include Browse Authors, Browse Works, Glossary, and Encyclopedia.
DatabaseEnglish
Literature Criticism Online
Searchable articles in journals on literary criticism. Browse by author, work, or topic.
ArticlesEnglish
Loeb Classical Library
Greek and Latin classical texts including epic and lyric poetry, tragedy and comedy, history, travel, philosophy, and oratory.
DatabaseEnglish, History, Philosophy, Religion
M
Title and DescriptionContentSubject(s)
The Making of the Modern World
Searchable primary source books, pamphlets, & other resources from 1450-1850.
Primary resources
& historic texts
English, History, Art, Art History, Political Science, Religion
Marketline
Access company financial analyses, industry reports, SWOT analyses, and statistics for every major marketplace in the world.
DatabaseAccounting, Business, Economics, Marketing
MathSciNet
American Mathematical Society searchable journals, reviews, abstracts, & tutorials. Search here using the AMS interface.
CitationsMathematics, Computer Science, Chemistry
MEDLINE Complete
EBSCO searchable wide-ranging journals on medicine.
ArticlesNursing, Exercise Science, Physical Therapy
Mergent Market Atlas
Detailed company reports, including competitors, company comparisons, filings, financial statements, news, pricing, trends, & more.
DatabaseAccounting, Business, Economics, Marketing
Miami Herald Historical and Current
Search more than 40 years of content from the Miami Herald. Full-text coverage from 1982 through present, plus blogs, video, and video transcripts (dates vary).
NewspapersAll
Micromedex
Clinical patient care database of drugs, toxicology, diseases, acute care, & alternative medicine.
DatabaseNursing, Exercise Science
MLA International Bibliography
Searchable articles from journals on literary criticism, language, & linguistics.
ArticlesEnglish, Modern Languages
Musical Theater Songs
Find the right songs quickly and easily. Enter parameters such as vocal range, difficulty, and tempo to generate a list of songs tailored to your needs.
IndexMusic, Theatre
N
Title and DescriptionContentSubject(s)
Naxos Music Library
Streaming audio searchable by genre & composer. Includes glossary & children’s music. Five simultaneous users.
MusicMusic, Dance, Theatre, English, Education
New York Times
Users must first register here from on- or off-campus to create a personal account, then login to access full features.
NewspapersAll
Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers
Full-text content and images from approximately 500 newspapers from urban and rural regions throughout the United States.
NewspapersAll
O
Title and DescriptionContentSubject(s)
OECD iLibrary
Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development books, papers, & statistics on international economics.
DatabaseBusiness, Economics, Accounting, Marketing
Ovid: All Journals
Searchable articles & citations in journals on nursing, clinical medicine, & public health.
ArticlesNursing, Exercise Science, Physical Therapy
Ovid: Full Text Journals
Searchable articles in journals on nursing, clinical medicine, & public health.
ArticlesNursing, Exercise Science, Physical Therapy
Oxford Art Online
Access a range of Oxford’s art reference works: Grove Art Online, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.
DatabaseArt, Art History
Oxford English Dictionary
Definitive record of the English language.
DictionaryAll
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Title and DescriptionContentSubject(s)
PEDro: Physiotherapy Evidence Database
A free database of over 39,000 randomized trials, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. All trials are independently assessed for quality; these ratings are used to guide users to trials that are more likely to be valid.
DatabasePhysical Therapy
Philosopher's Index
EBSCO searchable articles in journals on all aspects of philosophy, ethics, & metaphysics.
ArticlesPhilosophy, Religion, English, Education
Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection
A comprehensive collection of periodicals supporting physical therapy and sports medicine.
DatabasePhysical Therapy, Exercise Science
Picture Post Historical Archive
A pioneering British photojournalism newspaper, covering international social and political issues of the day.
NewspapersHistory, Popular Culture
Popular Magazines
Gale database of popular magazines, with full-text. Includes Consumer Reports, Newsweek, Time, & many more.
ArticlesAll
PQDT Open
Full text of open access dissertations & theses.
CatalogBusiness, Economics, Accounting, Education, Nursing, Faculty
Project Gutenberg
Free e-books, including classical texts, audio books, foreign languages, sheet music, & more.
Historic textsAll
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Full Text: The Humanities and Social Sciences Collection
Full-text dissertations & theses in humanities & social sciences.
DatabaseHumanities and Social Sciences
ProQuest Research Library
Searchable journals on wide-ranging topics.
DatabaseAll
PsycARTICLES
American Psychological Association (APA) searchable articles from journals on the behavioral sciences.
ArticlesPsychology, Philosophy, Religion, Nursing, English
PsycEXTRA
American Psychological Association (APA) reports, magazines, research, proceedings, & more.
DatabasePsychology, Philosophy, Religion, Nursing, English
Psychology Collection
Gale database of academic journals & magazines that cover the study of emotions, personality, & the human mind.
ArticlesPsychology, Nursing, English
PsycINFO
American Psychological Association (APA) searchable citations from the 17th century to present day.
CitationsPsychology, Philosophy, Religion, Nursing, English
Publication Finder
Search for specific journals by title, and search within those journals.
Journal FinderAll
Publication of Archival, Library, & Museum Materials (PALMM)
Publication of Archival, Library, & Museum Materials (PALMM) is a cooperative initiative of the public universities and colleges of Florida to provide digital access to important source materials for research and scholarship.
ArchivesFlorida
PubMed
U.S. National Library of Medicine searchable citations from life science journals.
CitationsNursing
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Title and DescriptionContentSubject(s)
Regional Business News Full Text
EBSCO trade journals, news, business plans, political participation for United States & Canada.
NewspapersBusiness, Economics, Accounting, Political Science, History
Religion and Philosophy Collection
Gale database of scholarly journals & magazines that cover a wide range of philosophies & religions.
ArticlesPhilosophy, Religion
Research Guides
Research assistance, subject guides, and useful resources compiled by your friendly librarians; find it in Research Guides!
GuidesAll
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Provides access to over 2,700 articles in subjects related to philosophy, including politics, psychology, economics, anthropology, religion, and literature.
ReferencePhilosophy
Routledge History of Feminism
Covers all aspects of feminist history (1776-1928) through an extensive range of primary and secondary resources, including full books, selected chapters, and journal articles.
ReferenceFeminism
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Title and DescriptionContentSubject(s)
Sabin Americana, 1500-1926
Rare books & primary source material covering discovery of Western Hemisphere 1500-1926.
Primary resources
& historic texts
History, English, Religion, Political Science
SAGE Journals
Prestigious & highly cited journals with full-text articles & many more features.
ArticlesBusiness, Communication, Criminology, Economics, Education, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology
SAGE Research Methods
Authoritative information & multi-media on how to perform hundreds of research methods. The how-tos for carrying out every step of your research project are here.
DatabaseAll
Salem Press Critical Insights
Critical Insights series on literature. Search by author, work, literary type, theme, & more.
ArticlesEnglish, History
ScienceDirect
Wide-ranging searchable journals on physical, life, health and social sciences, including accounting, biology, business, computer, health, mathematics, nursing, psychology, & more.
DatabaseAll
Science Journals
ProQuest searchable journals on science, transportation, military, computer science, aerospace, & more.
ArticlesBiology, Computer Science, Military Science, Horticulture, Marine Biology
SciFinder-N
American Chemical Society articles, substances, reactions, compounds, patent information, & more.
Users must first register here from on- or off-campus to create a personal account, then login to access full features.
DatabaseChemistry
Scopus
The largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings.
Abstracts & IndexHealth and Life Sciences
Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive
Searchable database of 5.4 million pages from books, serials, manuscript collections, Supreme Court records and briefs, & reference articles. The four parts may be searched simultaneously or separately: Debates over Slavery and Abolition, Slave Trade in the Atlantic World, The Institution of Slavery, & The Age of Emancipation.
Primary resources
& historic texts
History
Smithsonian Collections Online
World’s Fairs and Expositions, Trade Literature and the Merchandizing of Industry, Smithsonian periodicals.
Primary resources
& historic texts
Communication, English, History, Political Science, Business, Biology, Horticulture
Sources in U. S. History Online: The Civil War
Nearly 90,000 pages from 500 titles, including personal narratives & memoirs, pamphlets, political speeches, sermons, songs, regimental histories, photograph albums, legal treatises, & children's books.
Primary resources
& historic texts
History
SPORTDiscus
EBSCO searchable articles in journals on biomechanics, drugs, exercise, movement, & more.
ArticlesExercise Science, Physical Therapy
SpringerLink
Wide-ranging searchable journals and e-books on physical & life sciences, health, business, computer science, & more.
Articles, E-booksAll
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Title and DescriptionContentSubject(s)
Taylor & Francis
Searchable articles from hundreds of journals on wide-ranging subjects.
ArticlesBioscience, Business, Environment, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences
Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive, 1902-2011
Searchable database of the Times Literary Supplement (TLS), featuring contemporary views on the cultural revolutions of the last 100 years, views of influential opinion-makers, and controversies of the day.
ArticlesLiterature, Popular Culture
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Title and DescriptionContentSubject(s)
Visible Body: Human Anatomy Atlas
A comprehensive 3D atlas of the human body.
DatabaseBiology, Exercise Science, Physical Therapy
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Title and DescriptionContentSubject(s)
Wall Street Journal
Full text coverage since January 2, 1984, via ProQuest.
ArticlesBusiness, Current Events
WorldCat
OCLC international catalog of all publications and other resources owned by libraries.
CatalogAll