Back to Main Menu| 21st Century Management: A Reference Handbook Description: Covers topics of organizational management including 21st century issues: the environment and sustainability, globalization, and security. | all full text reference tools |
| 21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook Description: A handbook of many aspects of sociology including development of sociological theory, and newly emerging topics in sociology. This ebook also discusses subfields and specialty fields of sociology such as women's studies, criminology and educational sociology. | all full text reference tools |
| African American Music Reference Description: Comprehensive coverage of blues, jazz, spirituals, civil rights songs, slave songs, minstrelsy, rhythm and blues, gospel, and more. Also accessible through Music Online. | all full text streaming media |
| African American Song Description: "African American Song is the first online resource to document the history of African American music in an online music listening service. The collection contains a diverse range of genres such as jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narratives, among others." | streaming media streaming media |
| America's Historical Newspapers Description: Early American Newspapers, Series I 1690-1876 | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| American History in Video Description: Streaming video collection that allows "students and researchers to analyze historical events, and the presentation of historical events over time, through commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries." | streaming media streaming media |
| American History Through Literature 1820-1870 Description: Consists of alphabetical entries that discuss literary topics in terms of their history, and historical moments in terms of literature. (1820 - 1870) | reference tools reference tools |
| American History Through Literature 1870-1920 Description: Consists of alphabetical entries that discuss literary topics in terms of their history, and historical moments in terms of literature. (1870-1920) | all full text data/statistics |
| American Song Description: American Song is a history database that allows people to hear and feel the music from America's past including songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, pioneers, and cowboys. | streaming media streaming media |
| Annenberg Media Description: Searchable database of multimedia resources to help teachers improve their own teaching practice and understanding of their subject. | not applicable reference tools |
| ArtStor Description: Database of images. ARTstor provides curated collections of art images and associated data for noncommercial and scholarly, non-profit educational use. | images images |
| Big Guide to Living and Working Overseas Description: Expert advice for anyone considering going abroad to study, volunteer, intern, teach, travel or work! Click here to register for free access to The BIG Guide Online and start building your global career skills today! Sponsored by Roger Williams University Career Center, University Library, and Peggy and Marc Spiegel Center for Global and International Programs. | all full text reference tools |
| Biography Reference Bank Description: Includes biographical profiles, feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews, speeches, or obituaries from a large range of biography reference works. | linked to full text indexes/databases |
| Black Literature Critiscm Description: Focuses on writers and works published since 1950. The majority of the authors surveyed are African American, but representative African and Caribbean authors are also included. | no full text reference tools |
| Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Description: Authoritative and comprehensive encyclopedia covering sociology and related fields. | reference tools reference tools |
| Books in Print Description: Bibliographic and ordering information on titles currently in print. | not applicable reference tools |
| Britannica Online Description: Encyclopedia Britannica on-line. Includes inks to additional print and web resources. | all full text reference tools |
| Building Green Suite Description: Articles, reviews, and news from Environmental Building News (EBN) are integrated with product listings from the GreenSpec products directory and project case studies from the High-Performance Buildings Database. | reference tools reference tools |
| Censorship: Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America Description: Covers the many-faceted historical controversies surrounding censorship, and considers contemporary and future challenges. | reference tools reference tools |
| CIAO- Columbia International Affairs Description: A comprehensive source for research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship including working papers from university research institutes, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs. (1996-present) | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Cities of the United States - 5th ed. Description: Covers general statistics and hard to find facts about United States cities. | all full text reference tools |
| Classical Music Library Description: Classical music recordings of 50,000-plus tracks. Coverage includes music written from the earliest times (e.g. Gregorian Chant) to present, including many contemporary composers. | streaming media streaming media |
| Classical Music Reference Library Description: Essential music reference resources including Baker's Dictionary of Music, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Baker's Student Encyclopedia of Music. | all full text streaming media |
| Classical Scores Library Description: Includes important classical scores and manuscripts. Also accessible through Music Online. | streaming media streaming media |
| College Blue Book Description: A detailed and comprehensive listing of colleges and universities in the United States and Canada | all full text reference tools |
| College Source Online Description: Online college catalogs. | reference tools reference tools |
| Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Description: Biographies of scientists, mathematicians and natural philosophers. | all full text indexes/databases |
| Congress and the Nation Description: A listing of the actions of the United States Congress. Includes historical information and legislative chronologies on certain topics. Also provides citations. (1945-2004 (ongoing)) | all full text reference tools |
| Contemporary Authors Description: Information on the lives and writings of nearly 100,000 authors. | reference tools reference tools |
| Contemporary Literary Criticism Description: Excerpts from criticism published on authors who are currently active or who died after December 31, 1959. | reference tools reference tools |
| Contemporary World Music Description: "Delivers the sounds of all regions from every continent." | all full text streaming media |
| Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts and Client Narratives Description: A searchable collection containing real transcripts of therapy and counseling sessions and first-person narratives illuminating the experience of mental illness and its treatment, as well as reference works to contextualize the primary material | all full text indexes/databases |
| Counseling and Therapy in Video Description: "Counseling and Therapy in Video provides the largest and richest online collection of video available for the study of social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatric counseling—400 hours and more than 330 videos on completion. The collection's wealth of video and multiplicity of perspectives allow students and scholars to see, experience, and study counseling in ways never before possible." | streaming media streaming media |
| CQ Political Reference Suite Description: A suite of databases covering current and past issues in politics. Includes: Congress and the Nation, Historic Documents Series, Political Handbook of the World, Politics in America, Supreme Court Yearbook, Vital Statistics on American Politics and Washington Information Directory. | all full text reference tools |
| CQ Researcher Description: Excellent starting place for gathering insight and exploring the pros and cons of issues in the news. (1991-current) | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| CQ Weekly Description: Coverage of the U.S. Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and back room maneuvering. (1983-current) | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Description: Reference Resources of all types of physical science data. Includes interactive tables. | all full text reference tools |
| Dance in Video Description: Dance productions and documentaries by the most influential performers and companies of the 20th century. Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance. | streaming media streaming media |
| Dictionary of Literary Biography Description: In-depth information on the lives and writings of authors. | reference tools reference tools |
| Digest of Education Statistics | data/statistics data/statistics |
| Ebsco Animals Description: 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. | all full text indexes/databases |
| Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific | handbooks and almanacs handbooks and almanacs |
| Encyclopaedia Judaica - 2nd ed. Description: "Updated edition of this lauded work on Judaism features more than 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion, written by Israeli, American and European subject specialists." | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia Britannica Description: Encyclopedia Britannica on-line. Includes inks to additional print and web resources. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice Description: Covers the topics, concepts, and ideas which motivated and shaped the fields of activism, civil engagement, and social justice. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Aesthetics Description: Surveys the breadth of critical thought on art, culture, and society – from classical philosophy to contemporary critical theory. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Africa Description: An up-to-date encyclopedia on the history, people, politics, and cultures of Africa. Includes entries on individual countries and social issues such as the AIDS crisis. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895 Description: Documents the African American experience "from the arrival of the first slave ship to the death of Frederick Douglass - and shows how all aspects of American culture, history, and national identity have been profoundly influenced by the experience of African Americans." | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present Description: "...traces the transition from the Reconstruction Era to the age of Jim Crow, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and the ascendant influence of African Americans on the American cultural landscape." | reference tools reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of African Diaspora Description: Information on the people, places, and events of the African Diaspora, spanning five continents and five centuries. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of American Urban History Description: Covers the rise of urban America in the 20th century. Interdisciplinary approach covering topics from economics, geography, anthropology, politics, and sociology. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Politcal, Social, and Military History Description: "Key insights into the military, political, social, cultural, and religious origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict." | all full text data/statistics |
| Encyclopedia of Associations Description: Information on nonprofit membership organizations worldwide. It provides addresses and descriptions of professional societies, trade associations, labor unions, cultural and religious organizations, fan clubs, and other groups of all types. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Bioethics Description: Deals with a large range topics in bioethics including the health professions and the environment. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society Description: Covers topics of ethics in the business world. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents and the Media Description: Entries describe the relationships between mass media and children's development. Includes issues involving technology, business, and video games. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Cold War: A Political, Social, and Military History Description: From the Second World War to the collapse of the Soviet Union, The Encyclopedia of the Cold War provides authoritative information on all military conflicts, battlefield and surveillance technologies, diplomatic initiatives, important individuals and organizations, national histories, economic developments, societal and cultural events, and more. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice Description: Covers a wide variety of topics within the fields of criminal justice, sociology, and law. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Disability Description: Volumes 1 - 4 cover disability A to Z, including a Reader's Guide, comprehensive bibliography, and index. Volume 5 contains a wealth of primary source documents in the field of disability. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, & Addictive Behavior Description: Covers the social, medical and political issues related to drugs and alcohol, as well as types of addiction. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Education Law Description: "Covers a number of essential topics, including: key cases in education law; constitutional issues; key concepts, theories, and legal principles; key statutes; treaties; curricular issues; educational equity; governance; rights of students and teachers; technology; biographies; and organizations." | reference tools reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration Description: Presents the most recent theories, research, terms, concepts, ideas, and histories on educational leadership and school administration as it is taught in preparation programs and practiced in schools and colleges today. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology Description: Covers the psychology of learning and teaching and includes topics on measurement and statistics, curriculum and development. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Environment and Society Description: Covers topics about the relationship between the environment and society. Includes policies and theories. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy Description: Examines the philosophical and ethical issues underlying contemporary and historical environmental issues, policies, and debates. Covers concepts, institutions, topics, events and people, including global warming, animal rights, environmental movements, alternative energy, green chemistry, industrial ecology, and eco-sabotage. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Finance Description: Provides definitions and essays on financial terms, topics and formulas. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Gender and Society Description: Covers the major theories, research, people, and issues in contemporary gender studies. Offers a cross-national/cross-cultural perspective that provides comparative analyses of the life experiences of men and women around the world. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change Description: Covers the science and history of climate change, the controversies over climate-change theories, the role of societies, the industrial and economic factors, and the sociological aspects of climate change. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Human Development Description: Three volumes on human development and psychology. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Human Geography Description: This multidisciplinary volume provides cross-cultural coverage of human geography as it is understood in the contemporary world and takes into account the enormous conceptual changes that have evolved since the 1970s. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Human Relationships Description: "Offers an interdisciplinary view of all types of human associations. Provides a state-of-the-art review of the extensive theories, concepts, and empirical findings about human relationships." | reference tools reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Human Rights Description: "This encyclopedia offers comprehensive coverage of all aspects of human rights theory, practice, law, and history." | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West Description: A searchable encyclopedia covering many aspects of the history of migration and immigration to the American West. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of India Description: A comprehensive encyclopedia on India. Includes history, geography, and culture. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Description: Focuses on the study of the behavior of people in the workplace. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World Description: "This encyclopedia looks at Islam's role in the modern world, doing so in context of the religion's history and development over the last 13 centuries. Contains thematic articles, biographies of key figures, definitions, illustrations, maps and more." | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture Description: Provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary view of Latin American history and culture from prehistoric times to the present. Covers cultural issues and includes numerous biographical profiles of important figures in politics, letters and the arts. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns Description: This encyclopedia provides an in-depth look at major marketing campaigns in the 20th and 21st centuries. Each marketing campaign is described in terms of overview,historical context, target market, competition, marketing strategy, and outcome. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Management Description: Covers over 300 topics in management theories and applications. Topics include: aggregate planning, benchmarking, logistics, diversification strategy, non-traditional work arrangements, performance measurement, productivity measures, supply chain management, and much more. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Modern Europe Description: A survey of European history since 1914. (1914-2007) | no full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology Description: Presents an overview of the psychology of racial, ethnic, and minority issues in the United States. It covers the breadth of psychology viewed through the lens of the racial and ethnic minority experience. Topics include academic achievement, acculturation, affirmative action, community interventions, education, health, immigrants, prejudice, racial identity development, social ecology, stereotyping, teaching multiculturalism, tokenism, values, violence, worldviews, and more. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Political Communication Description: Theories behind political speeches, televised advertising, posters, debates ,websites and other means of political within the context current and past events. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Politics Description: An encyclopedia on United States Politics that includes definitions, histories, ideological principles, etc. Organized by political "right" and "left". | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Race and Crime Description: Explores the similar historical experiences of varied racial and ethnic groups and illustrates how race and ethnicity has mattered and continues to matter in the administration of American criminal justice. | reference tools reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Race and Racism Description: The economic, sociological, historical, anthropological and scientific aspects of race and racism. | all full text indexes/databases |
| Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society Description: Examines the role race and ethnicity play in society. Covers intergroup relations in the United States and the comparative examination of race and ethnicity worldwide. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Rhetoric Description: A comprehensive work containg articles on rhetoric from an historical, philosphical and literary perspectives. Includes topics on public speaking and performance. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of School Psychology Description: Comprehensive guide to the field of school psychology featuring the latest research on school learning, motivation, and educational assessment. Entries on psychology, education and counseling, child development, and special education address student success, behavior disorders, intelligence testing, learning disabilities, strategies to improve academic skills, and more. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics Description: Discusses the ethical issues involved in many issues in science and technology as well as different features and characteristics in ethics that have to do specifically with science and technology. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender Description: Covers issues of sexuality, gender and sex from a sociological, psychological and philosophical perspective. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Social Psychology Description: Covers the ideas and concepts that make up the intellectual and scientific content in the area of social psychology | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Social Work Description: Covers all aspects of social work from practice, including demographics, social environments, social conditions, challenges, and policy. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development Description: Examines life stages from a sociological perspective, exploring how both enduring and transitional experiences such as education, stress, marriage, career, parenthood, disease and retirement influence an individual’s life course. The impact of social and government policies and racial, gender, and geographic patterns of many life course phenomena are also covered. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior Description: Provides a description and scholarly analysis for all presidential elections, including state and general elections. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England Description: Biographies and topical essays that describe the often-overlooked contributions of women to the science, politics, and culture of the Renaissance. | all full text reference tools |
| Encylclopedia of Education Law Description: "Covers a number of essential topics, including: key cases in education law; constitutional issues; key concepts, theories, and legal principles; key statutes; treaties; curricular issues; educational equity; governance; rights of students and teachers; technology; biographies; and organizations." | all full text reference tools |
| Encylopedia of Human Computer Interaction Description: Deals with design theory, web interface, methods, practices and other topics pertaining to the usability of technology. | all full text reference tools |
| Environmental Issues: Essential Primary Sources Description: This ebook provides overviews, excerpts, and some full text of first-hand historical documents related to environmental issues. | some full text reference tools |
| Europa World Yearbook and Regional Surveys Description: Standard reference source for country information. Offers current overview of political and economic situations in over 250 countries and comparative statistics. | reference tools reference tools |
| Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire Description: A survey of European history beginning with the French Revolution and ending with the onset of World War I. (1798-1914) | all full text reference tools |
| Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction Description: A survey of European history since 1914. (1914-2007) | no full text reference tools |
| Extremist Groups: Information for Students
Description: This ebook contains entries on 150 active extremist groups from around the world. Each entry gives background information, information on major players, tactics and information about counter efforts. | all full text reference tools |
| Family in Society: Essential Primary Sources Description: This ebook provides overviews, excerpts and some full text of first-hand historical documents related to family in society. | some full text reference tools |
| Films on Demand Description: Digital Education streaming video | streaming media streaming media |
| First Research Description: In depth Industry Profiles including industry overview and forecast, trends and opportunities, business challenges, recent developments, and financial information. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia Description: Encylclopedic entries covering a wide variety of subject areas. | reference tools reference tools |
| Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media Description: Guide to publications and broadcasting stations including newspapers, magazines, journals, radio stations, television stations, and cable systems. | all full text reference tools |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library Description: Full-text online access to a growing collection of reference books. Search titles individually or search multiple titles simultaneously. | reference tools reference tools |
| Gallup Brain Description: The Gallup Brain is a searchable, living record of more than 60 years of public opinion. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Description: Resource devoted to music research of all the world's peoples. Also accessible through Music Online. | data/statistics data/statistics |
| Gender Issues and Sexuality: Essential Primary Sources Description: This ebook provides overviews, excerpts, and some full text of first-hand historical documents related to gender issues and sexuality. | some full text reference tools |
| Global Road Warrior Description: Includes a wealth of country information including economic and demographic data. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Gothic Literature: A Gale Critical Companion Description: Includes chronologies, entries on many authors of gothic literature (both past and contemporary), treatments of themes, history, and influences on other mediums and society. | all full text reference tools |
| Government, Politics and Protest: Essential Primary Sources Description: This ebook provides overviews, excerpts and some full text of first-hand historical documents related to government, politics and protest. | reference tools reference tools |
| Grant Advisor Description: Useful newsletter/database for seeking grant funding. | all full text reference tools |
| Grizmek's Animal Life Encyclopedia Description: A completely revised and updated version of the original work published in Germany in 1960, this edition incorporates recent developments in the animal world as noted by prominent advisors and contributors from the scientific community. | all full text reference tools |
| Grove (Oxford) Dictionary of Art Description: Name change from Grove Art to Oxford Art in 2008. Online full-text of the original 34 volume Dictionary of Art. | all full text reference tools |
| Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture Description: Comprehensive reference resource for the visual arts of the Classical period. | all full text reference tools |
| Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts Description: This encyclopedia examines the forms, artists, techniques, and types of western and non-western decorative arts throughout history. | all full text reference tools |
| Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture Description: Entries provide in-depth art historical and cultural information about dynasties, art forms, artists, architecture, rulers, monuments, archaeological sites and stylistic developments. | all full text reference tools |
| Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art Description: Coverage includes materials in art practice; materials in conservation; classes of artifacts; techniques and methods (e.g. book binding, gilding, printing, weaving), terms (e.g. rustication), tools (e.g. easel, laser), theory (e.g. technical examination, conservation controversies), fakes and forgeries, and conservation theorists and practitioners. | all full text reference tools |
| Grove Encyclopedia of Northern Renaissance Art Description: Offers current and comprehensive scholarly information on the visual arts of the Renaissance in Northern Europe. | all full text reference tools |
| Harrison's Manual of Medicine Description: An on-line textbook about internal medicine. | all full text reference tools |
| Heritage Quest Online Description: Find ancestors in the U.S. Federal Census (1790-1930) and search for information about people and places described in family and local histories. | all full text indexes/databases |
| Historic Documents Series Description: A database of key historical government documents from United States history. Includes presidential statements, resolutions, reports, treaties and more. | all full text reference tools |
| Historic Map Works Description: Extensive digital map collections with over 200,000 high-resolution, full color historic maps. The core of the collection consists of property and land ownership maps illustrating the geographic and development history of the United States. | reference tools reference tools |
| Historical Statistics of the United States Description: A standard source for historical statistics in American history. Tables can be downloaded in Excel or CSV. You can create custom tables by merging columns from multiple tables. | reference tools reference tools |
| History Resource Center: U.S. Description: Brings together a broad collection of resource for U.S. history research. Includes primary materials, historic documents,encyclopedia articles, links to digitized special collections, and full-text periodicals and scholarly history journals. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Hoover's Online Description: Offers company, industry, and market information. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Human and Civil Rights: Essential Primary Sources Description: This ebook provides overviews, excerpts and some full text of first-hand historical documents related to human and civil rights. | some full text reference tools |
| Immigration and Multiculturalism: Essential Primary Sources Description: This ebook provides overviews, excerpts and some full text of first-hand historical documents related to immigration and multiculturalism. | some full text reference tools |
| International Directory of Company Histories Description: Offers background information and historical development of the world's most important companies. | reference tools reference tools |
| International Encyclopedia of Dance Description: Covers the full spectrum of dance—theatrical, ritual, dance-drama, folk, traditional, ethnic, and social dance. Cultural and national overviews are accompanied by entries on dance forms, music and costumes, performances, and biographies of dancers and choreographers. | all full text reference tools |
| International Encyclopedia of Organizational Studies Description: Organizational, management, and sociological philosophy and theories that relate to the organization of human beings. | all full text reference tools |
| International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd ed. Description: Covers a broad range of topics in social science including anthropology, art, economics, political science, history, religious studies and psychology from a national and international perspective. | all full text reference tools |
| International Encylopedia of Marriage and Family Description: A study, by topic, on issues surrounding marriage and family in many countries and comparing many cultures. | all full text reference tools |
| ITDN - International Trade Data Network Description: Excellent source for country, export/import, and trade related information. Gathering information from over 50 daily feeds, ITDN disseminates trade information from a variety of government and business sources, such as the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Census. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Jazz Music Library Description: Comprehensive streaming audio collection with thousands of jazz artists, ensembles, albums, and genres. Also accessible through Music Online. | data/statistics data/statistics |
| Learning and Memory Description: An encylopedia-style work on the psychological aspects of learning and memory. | all full text reference tools |
| Literary Reference Center Description: Provides information about authors and their works. Includes author biographies, interviews, plot summaries, literary criticism, full-text literary journals, book reviews and more. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Literature Resource Center Description: An electronic library of literary information including literary criticism, biographies, bibliographies, work overviews and explications, Web sites, and periodical articles. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises 1800 -1926 Description: 22,000 legal treatises published on American | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Market Share Reporter Description: Presents comparative business statistics. Each entry features a descriptive title; data and market description; a list of producers/products along with their market share; and cites original sources. | data/statistics data/statistics |
| Marketing Library and Information Services : International Perspectives | reference tools reference tools |
| Material Culture in America Description: In nearly 200 entries, the encyclopedia traces the history of artifacts,concepts and ideas, industries, peoples and cultures, cultural productions, historical forces, periods and styles, religious and secular rituals and traditions, and much more. | all full text reference tools |
| Medicine, Health, and Bioethics: Essential Primary Sources
Description: This ebook provides overviews, excerpts and some full text of first-hand historical documents related to medicine, health and bioethics. | some full text reference tools |
| Medicine, Health, and Bioethics: Essential Primary Sources Description: Media related to health and biology social issues from the 19th century up to the present. (19th, 20th and 21st centuries.) | all full text reference tools |
| Mergent Online Description: Industry and Company Information including general information, financials, and annual reports. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Morningstar Library Edition Description: Comprehensive Morningstar Reports on nearly 7,000 stocks and 13,000 mutual funds. Morningstar Analyst Reports on nearly 1,500 stocks and 2,000 mutual funds. | reference tools reference tools |
| Music Online Description: Comprehensive music database that searches across several Alexander Street Press databases. Watch streaming video, listen to over 400,000 audio tracks, search music reference sources, create play lists, and much more. | streaming media streaming media |
| New Catholic Encyclopedia Description: This 15 volume, second edition features revised and new articles. Among the 12,000 entries in the encyclopedia are articles on theology, philosophy, history, literary figures, saints, musicians and much more. | all full text reference tools |
| New Dictionary of the History of Ideas Description: Survey of the history of Western thought and culture. Each entry explores the origin, cultural interpretations, and historical themes of such subjects as beauty, love, feminism, diversity, and social capital, among many others. | all full text reference tools |
| New Encyclopedia of Africa Description: An up-to-date encyclopedia on the history, people, politics, and cultures of Africa. Includes entries on individual countries and social issues such as the AIDS crisis. | all full text reference tools |
| New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Description: Extensive and authoritative economics reference resource. | all full text reference tools |
| Oxford Art Online Description: Name change from Grove Dictionary of Art to Oxford Dictionary of Art in 2008. Online full-text of the original 34 volume Dictionary of Art. | reference tools reference tools |
| Oxford Companion to Architecture Description: Contains over 1500 A-Z entries covering all aspects of architecture, from architects, building types, and movements and styles to materials, aspects of design, and definitions. | reference tools reference tools |
| Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature Description: 350 essays from leading scholars, encompassing the range and depth of American literary history from the 1600s to the present day. | all full text reference tools |
| Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature Description: The Encyclopedia 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 | all full text reference tools |
| Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature Description: Documents and interprets the books read by children throughout the world. Offers a global perspective that pays attention to significant international trends and the multicultural expansion of the field, it includes brief biographies of every major author and illustrator. | all full text reference tools |
| Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History Description: Covers: Geography (entries on cities, countries, and regions); Agriculture; Production Systems, Business History, and Technology; Demography; Institutions, Governments, and Markets; Macroeconomic History and International Economics; Money, Banking and Finance; Labor; Natural Resources and the Environment; and Biographies | all full text reference tools |
| Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History Description: Over nine hundred articles written by leading historians examine all aspects of maritime history, including naval history, shipbuilding, biographies of major figures, navigation and scientific instrumentation, maritime art and literature, commerce and economics, and international law. | all full text reference tools |
| Oxford Encyclopedia of Rhetoric Description: A comprehensive work containg articles on rhetoric from an historical, philosphical and literary perspectives. Includes topics on public speaking and performance. | all full text reference tools |
| Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World Description: Provides information about major world developments from 1750 to the present, with close attention to social, economic, cultural, and political topics. | all full text reference tools |
| Oxford English Dictionary (OED) online Description: The most comprehensive English language dictionary, the OED provides meanings, history, and pronunciation for words, present and past. | reference tools reference tools |
| Oxford Reference Online Premium Collection Description: Includes dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia and quotation sources. Search multiple books simultaneously or search an individual title or chosen subject. | reference tools reference tools |
| Political Handbook of the World Description: Provides current and historical information about the political situation and organization of countries and international organizations around the world. | all full text reference tools |
| Politics in America Description: A guide to politics in America. Provides profiles of U.S. and State Congress members. Also includes state overviews. | not applicable reference tools |
| Polling the Nation Description: A collection of public opinion, covering the United States and more than 100 countries around the world. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Reference Universe Description: An electronic index to content contained in the library's print and electronic reference titles. Search Reference Universe to find out which titles contain information on your topic. | linked to full text reference tools |
| Resources for College Libraries Description: The online, searchable version of the book Resources for College Libraries. Includes up to date lists of materials useful for college and university library acquisitions. | no full text reference tools |
| Sanborn Maps Description: RWU Library subscription gives you access to maps of Rhode Island, including individual areas and cities. (1867-1970) | reference tools reference tools |
| Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film
Description: A comprehensive encyclopedia of film and film studies. Includes career profiles. | all full text reference tools |
| Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans Description: Current, searchable listings and information about financial aid opportunities for academic-related study. | reference tools reference tools |
| Shakespearean Criticism Online Description: "This comprehensive survey of the Bard includes general and specific critical interpretations from the 17th century to the present." Formerly held in the Library's print reference collection -- this online version makes it easy to search this multi-volume collection 24/7. | reference tools reference tools |
| Slavery and Anti-slavery Description: Slavery and Anti-Slavery includes documents from the United States and Europe, as well as other parts of the world. In addition to newspaper collections and books published in the antebellum era, Slavery and Anti-Slavery contains documents from several archives originally available only on microfilm. This first collection, Debates over Slavery and Abolition, contains: 7,247 books, 80 serials, more than fifteen manuscript collections, & court records. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries Description: "Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries is a joint venture with Smithsonian Global Sound® (www.smithsonianglobalsound.org), an international network of music audio archives and an educational resource that delivers the world’s diverse cultural expressions in an informative way via digital media." By Fall 2009, you will be able to access through the Music Online interface. | streaming media streaming media |
| Snapshot Series Description: Worldwide market data for a broad range of industries and regions. The Snapshot International Group Series of 4,600 reports is designed to provide an instant overview of a market, and the data is supplied in both graphical and tabular format for ease of interpretation and analysis. | all full text indexes/databases |
| Social Policy: Essential Primary Sources Description: This ebook provides overviews, excerpts and some full text of first-hand historical documents related to social policy. | reference tools reference tools |
| SRDS: Standard Rate and Data Service Description: Advertising information resource. RWU subscription includes Radio, TV & Cable, Consumer Magazines and Business Publications. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Stat USA Description: Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce that provides information for the U.S. business, economic, and trade community. See librarian for password. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Statesman's Yearbook Description: Contains country profiles highlighting key historical events and describing form of government and social organizations. Also includes statistical data in areas such as defense, economy, energy, trade, and communications. | all full text reference tools |
| Supreme Court Yearbook Description: Beginning in 1989, the Supreme Court Yearbook summarizes reviews the cases seen by the Supreme Court, provides overviews on important topics. (1989-1990) | not applicable reference tools |
| Tax Research: RIA Checkpoint Description: Access to tax research libraries and journals including the U.S. Tax Reporter Library, All State Tax Guide, TAPS Series 2, Public Domain Library of federal tax case law and IRS rulings, Journal of Taxation, Corporate Taxation, Practical Tax Strategies. once connected you will need to create your login ID. This ID must be created from an on campus computer. Once you have a login, connect via http://checkpoint.riag.com/login | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Terrorism: Essential Primary Sources Description: This ebook provides overviews, excerpts and some full text of first-hand historical documents related to terrorism. | some full text reference tools |
| Theatre in Video Description: Streaming videos of definitive productions of plays. Also includes documentaries about plays. If you create an account, you can create and store clips of videos for later viewing. Requires Macromedia Flash and 400kbps of bandwidth. Limited to 3 simultaneous users. | streaming media streaming media |
| Treaties and International Agreements Description: 15,000 treaties and international agreements, including international tax treaties. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| United Nations Treaty Collection Description: Access to over 158,000 United Nations treaties and treaty actions. (1926-present) | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Value Line Research Center Description: Investment Research Tool including the Value Line Investment Survey and more. Provides information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia Description: General scientific encyclopedia covering topics all scientific disciplines including animal science, anatomy, astronomy, chemistry, engineering, computer science, earth science, energy sources, life science, mathematics, medicine, physics, physiology, plant science,and power technology. | reference tools reference tools |
| Vital Statistics on American Politics Description: Provides statistics from various areas in American politics over time and for specific years. Statistics appear in html but can also be downloaded in Excel Spreadsheet and CSV forms. (1788-2006 (ongoing)) | reference tools reference tools |
| Washington Information Directory Description: Provides overviews and contact information of United States government agencies and officials. Also provides a letter templates and an address book. (current year only.) | reference tools reference tools |
| West's Encyclopedia of American Law, 2d ed. Description: Provides current information on more than 5,000 legal topics, covering important issues and hot topics, biographies, definitions of legal terms and more. | reference tools reference tools |
| Westcott's Plant Disease Handbook Description: Provides access to essential information on plant hosts and on symptoms. New and updated material includes: significant taxonomic changes in fungi, bacteria, viruses and nematodes; recently discovered diseases and new hosts for previously known plant-pathogens; changes in chemicals and pesticides and changes in regulations governing their use; integrated pest management and biological control. | all full text reference tools |
| Who's Who Description: Search biographies available from the Who's Who collection of titles from 1985 to the present. | all full text reference tools |
| Who's Who Web Description: Search biographies available from the Who's Who collection of titles from 1985 to the present. | all full text reference tools |
| World Book Online Description: 22 volume World Book Encyclopedia Online plus access to primary sources, external web sites, historical maps and multi-media | all full text reference tools |
| World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems - 2nd ed.
Description: Updated version of the 1989 encyclopedia. Entries cover correctional systems worldwide, and include thematic entries on topics in criminal justice. | all full text reference tools |
| World of Sports Science
Description: A comprehensive encyclopedia dealing with a broad range of scientific study within sports. This includes sports psychology, drug testing, shot dynamics, and more. | all full text reference tools |
| Worldscope Description: Financial reports on companies worldwide. (Current information) | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
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