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Academic OneFile 
Journal articles on a wide range of topics.
Academic Search Complete
Journal articles on a wide range of topics. Provided by SUNYConnect.
ArticleFirst
Provides access to citations to articles in nearly 12,000 magazines and journals, covering virtually every subject area including psychology, since 1990.
ArticlesOnlineFAST
Serves as an introductory source for quick retrieval of a few full-text articles in many subject areas.
Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Search for citations to scholarly journal articles. Conduct cited reference searches for articles that cite a previously published work. This database is known online as Web of Science (1970 – present).
Associates Programs Source
Journals and magazines covering a wide range of programs of technical study in the sciences, arts, and social sciences. Provided by SUNYConnect.
Bengal Central Search
Search a wide range of databases plus the library catalog all at once with one results list.
Canadian Reference Centre
Magazines, newspapers, news wires, and reference sources from or about Canada. Provided by SUNYConnect.
CBIR Online
Creativity Based Information Resources includes annotated records of books, articles, dissertations, videos, and other works focusing on rncreativity.
Citation Indexes
Search for citations to scholarly journal articles in all subject areas. Conduct cited reference searches for articles that cite a previously published work. This database is known online as Web of Science (1970 – present).
Dissertations (see WorldCat Dissertations and Theses)
Electronic Collections Online
Scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines (1995 - present).
Ethnic Newswatch
Newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Spanish language version also available.
JSTOR
Archive of back issues from scholarly journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
PapersFirst
Index of over six million papers presented at conferences worldwide (1993-present).
Peer Reviewed Articles EZ
Serves as an introductory source for quick retrieval of a few citations, many with full-text availability, from peer reviewed journals in many subject areas.
ProceedingsFirst
Index of published worldwide conference proceedings (1993-present).
Project MUSE
Scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Readers' Guide Retrospective, 1890-1982
Covers a wide range of topics from popular, general interest periodicals published in the United States.
Religion and Philosophy Collection
Journal articles in religion and philosophy. Provided by SUNYConnect.
Web of Science
Search for citations to scholarly journal articles in all subject areas. Conduct cited reference searches for articles that cite a previously published work. (1970 - present)
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Global Road Warrior
Information about all countries of the world. Includes topics such as business culture, society and culture, communications, travel essentials, climate, maps, essential terms, and much more.
19th Century British Pamphlets (from JSTOR)
A collection that will include more than 20,000 pamphlets from 19th Century Britain covering many subject areas. To search the pamphlet collection, enter the JSTOR database, choose “Advanced Search” option, and check the “Pamphlet” box.
AP Images 
Photos, graphics, and audio from the Associated Press.
Book Index with Reviews
Information on millions of books, in-print and out-of-print, including fiction and non-fiction titles in all genres, many with full-text reviews.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Dozens of standard, academic reference sources on a variety of topics.
Marquis Who's Who on the Web
Over one million biographies of the most accomplished individuals from all fields of endeavor.
Oxford Art Online/Grove Art Online
Art reference sources including Grove Art Online, an encyclopedia covering visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present.
Oxford Music Online
Music reference sources including Grove Music Online, an encyclopedia covering all aspects of music worldwide.
Oxford Reference Online Premium
Database of over 120 reference books on many topics.
Resources for College Libraries
Resources for collection development, reference, and bibliographic instruction in academic libraries.
Sage eReference
Searchable collection of over 65 academic encyclopedias covering the social sciences and humanities.
WorldCat Dissertations and Theses
Citations of over five million dissertations and theses.
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ACLS Humanities E-Book
Searchable collection of over 2,200 academic electronic books, covering many aspects of history and the humanities (mid 1800s – present).
ARTstor
Digital images and information about works of visual art, including architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design from many times and cultures. For more information, also see An Introduction to ARTstor.
British History Online
Digital library of important primary and secondary sources covering the medieval and modern history of Britain.
CAMIO (Catalog of Art Museum Images Online)
A growing collection of paintings, photographs, prints, sculpture, drawings, architecture, textiles, decorative arts and more, from prominent art museums (including the Albright-Knox). Images from many cultures and time periods are available.
Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts
This site provides title, author, keyword, and date access to digitized medieval manuscript collections from Europe, North America, Japan, and Australia. Prepared by a team from UCLA.
FDsys (Federal Digital System of the U.S. Government Printing Office)
Web sites containing documents and information published by the U.S. federal government. Throughout 2009, information will migrate to FDsys from the old GPO Access system.
Films On Demand 
Over 5,000 academic-level educational streaming videos covering most subject areas, from Films Media Group.
Folkstreams
Over 100 streaming documentary films on American Roots cultures. Topics include music, ethnic and immigrant cultures, festivals, foodways, arts and crafts, customs, dance, and more. Some films have accompanying essays, and there is a portal for educators.
Fora TV
FORA.tv helps intelligent, engaged audiences get smart. Our users find, enjoy, and share videos about the people, issues, and ideas changing the world.
Gateway to the Classics
Text from over 200 major works of Western history, literature, philosophy, and science.
Google Books (Beta)
Search the full text of millions of books - some books include previews, partial content, or full content. Includes over 130,000 public domain books.
GPO Access
Web sites containing documents and information published by the U.S. federal government. Throughout 2009, this information will migrate to the new site FDsys.
GPO Monthly Catalog (Government Printing Office)
Index to over 500,000 U.S. federal government documents from 1976 to the present. Includes links to the full text of some of the documents.
Learner.org
Streaming videos on many topics for educators at all grade levels. Many videos are available for free, and have a "VoD" designation. From Annenberg Media.
Music Online Listening
Comprehensive digital online collection of over 100,000 music tracks and sheet music files. Includes the following sources: American Song/African American Song, Classical Music Library, Classical Scores Library, Contemporary World Music, and Jazz Music Library. Note: The following streaming music source, available as a separate database, will be added to Music Online Listening late in 2009: Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries.
OAIster
Index to multidisciplinary digital resources from over 1,000 open archive collections. Formats include digitized books, images, audio, video, and datasets. Links provide access to many of the digital objects.
Online Resources for Writers
Collection of Web sites with tips, instruction, and help for students writing academic papers. Sites are from academic institutions and browsable categories include "What is the Academic Essay?," "Preparing to Write," "Thesis and Argument," "Revision and Editing," and more.
Research How-To Guides
Practical tips and guidance on how to design, develop and present academic research, from the Emerald Fulltext database.
Study Skills Guides
A collection of useful resources for learners at all levels. Includes essays on topics such as academic writing, critical thinking, managing a research project, avoiding plagiarism, note taking, and more. Developed by the Emerald Fulltext database.
Theatre in Video
Streaming video of over 250 dramatic productions and documentaries about theater, covering works from Sophocles through 20th century playwrights. Includes the complete works of Shakespeare, many produced by the BBC.
World Digital Library
Primary documents and materials, international in scope, including manuscripts, rare books, maps, audio recordings, photographs, films, and more. Developed by the U.S. Library of Congress and UNESCO.
WorldCat
Catalog of books, media, computer programs, musical scores, Web resources, and other materials in libraries worldwide (1000 BC - present). For alternative, traditional interface, go to WorldCat (FirstSearch).
