Electronic Databases
Online Library Catalog
Use this online catalog to locate books (in the library) about a particular subject, or by author, title, call number or keyword.
Web Address: http://207.62.63.50/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/x/0/57/49?user_id=ELAC-SGWEB
Biography Reference Bank
Biography Reference Bank contains biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of images.
Web Address:http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/jumpstart.jhtml
Biography Resource Center
Biography Resource Center contains more than 422,000 biographies on more than 335,000 people gathered from more than 940 volumes of more than 135 award-winning Thomson Gale reference sources as well as full-text articles from nearly 300 magazines specifically chosen for their renowned biographical content in a broad range of subject areas.
Web Address: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/Mont93762?db=BioRC/
CountryWatch
CountryWatch provides country specific information on each of the 192 countries of the world
Web Address: http://www.countrywatch.com/
CQ Researcher
CQ Researcher offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the US economy.
Web Address: http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher
Ethnic Newswatch
Full text titles offer additional viewpoints focusing on minority or ethnic issues. Spanish language search interfaces are provided.
Web Address: http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=REJTPTM4M2UmU01EPTQmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=11604
Gale Databases
1.) Literature Resource Center: Access biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline.
2.) Opposing Viewpoints: Access viewpoint articles topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to web sites, and full-text journal articles.
3. Virtual Reference Library: A database of enyclopedias, almanacs and specialized reference sources.
Remote access link to GVRL: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/Mont93762?db=GVRL
Literature Resource Center: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/Mont93762?db=LitRC
Opposing Viewpoints: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/Mont93762?db=OVRC
Historical L.A. Times
Historical L.A. Times (1881-1986) offers full-text and full-image articles for newspapers dating back to the 18th century.
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Lexis-Nexis
LexisNexis Academic: Provides full-text documents from over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications (AVAILABLE ON CAMPUS ONLY) .
Web Address: http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic
NetLibrary
Find digital full-text version of books such as reference works, scholarly monographs, literature and fiction - over 10,000 publicly-accessible titles. REGISTER ON-CAMPUS TO GAIN ACCESS REMOTELY.
Web Address: http://www.netlibrary.com/
ProQuest Direct
Find summaries of articles from over 4,000 publications (journal, magazine and newspaper articles) with many in full-text, full image format.
Web Address: http://proquest.umi.com/login
World Trade Ref
A comprehensive international trade database.
Web Address: http://www.worldtraderef.com