bibliographic reference to the history of the world (from 1450); includes America: History and Life and Historical Abstracts

local, regional, and international coverage of business, companies, and trade and industry

news, business, legal, and reference information

contains nearly 9,000 academic journals across science, humanities, and social science disciplines; also includes major Thomson Gale reference sources such as the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, Gale Encyclopedia of Science, and Dictionary of World Biography

the online McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, recent developments, study guides, and biographies

current and historical weather data

chemistry, environmental science, pharmaceuticals, related disciplines ; over 30 journals online with archive searching from 1879

agriculture and allied disciplines, including food, nutrition, and environmental science; materials from 15th century to present

1878-1897, 1984-1998 ; for the years 1843-1876, and 1956-1983 contact Special Collection.

articles from journals, reports, & proceedings ; complementary, holistic, and integrated healthcare

articles on North American history from prehistory to the present; coverage from 1954

over 4000 narratives by former slaves ; search by subject, location, age, and surnames

documents, graphics, and multimedia from 1492-present

links to Birmingham area libraries, their catalogs, and web sites

multi-disciplinary index of articles ; 1990-present

Biblical studies, world religions, church histories ; 1949-present

major daily newspaper covering national and international news ; 1989-present ; 1990-present full-text ; updated daily

auto repair information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1954

provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential library and information resources.

core life science journals and magazines ; 1998-present

current and retrospective international biographical indexing ; persons living and deceased

biographical citations, full-text, and images ; profiles from antiquity to the present

free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research

text-only index of the Birmingham News, 1993 - present ; headlines, first paragraphs only with purchase option

index and text of Birmingham News, 1993 - 1998

books in and out of print ; full-text book reviews

abstracts and full text for more than 2,000 popular, K-12, nonfiction books

major daily newspaper covering national & international news ; 1987 - present ; updated daily

business periodicals, company profiles, investment reports, industry overviews ; 1980-present

management issues, economic indicators, business theories and practices, companies and industries worldwide ; 1980-present

management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more ; deep backfiles (1920's - ) for some journals ; updated daily

Includes the Cabell’s Directories in Accounting, Economics and Finance, Management and Marketing

indexes biomedical journals, proceedings, books, reports, and theses ; mid-1960's-present

periodicals, books, newspapers, and papal documents ; 1981-present ; located in the Reference Department

library of Christian Latin texts

The Chemical Abstracts interface is provided by STN Easy. PLEASE NOTE: This database requires a username and password which you can obtain from the Reference Desk. Also, this database can only be searched during off-peak hours: Monday-Friday 5:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Friday 5:00 PM to Saturday 8:00 PM and 12:00AM Sunday - 5:00 AM Monday.

major daily newspaper covering national & international news ; 1985-present ; updated daily

resources concerning the maltreatment, safety, and well-being of children ; from 1965-present

major daily newspaper covering national & international news ; 1988-present ; updated daily

national-level information on countries, territories, and dependencies, including current maps

full text for more than 560 journals; more than 600,000 full-text articles dating back to 1937, CINAHL Plus with Full Text is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing and allied health literature

index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities; mid-1970s - present; updated quarterly

close to 25,000 streaming classical music recordings; program notes and biographical information ; Click here for system requirements.

LC subject headings and call number correlation

catalogs for U.S. and international colleges & universities

communication and mass media index ; coverage varies

Congressional hearings, public issues, legislation, history, and legal research ; the U.S. Code, the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, Statutes at Large ; Coverage

interactive copyright tutorial

"hot" topics: social issues, environment, health, education, and science & technology

comprehensive master bibliography and index of hymn collections published in the United States and Canada from 1640-1978 ; see 2nd Floor Reference Desk for assistance

1861-present ; dissertations are not widely available

search across several databases ; Academic Search, Business Source, Health Source, MasterFILE, and more

K-12 ; nature and habitat of familiar animals

indexes journals, books, and working papers in all fields of economics ; 1969-present

multi-disciplinary, scholarly journals ; 1995-present, coverage varies

the most comprehensive encyclopedia in the Spanish language; useful for Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish

multi-disciplinary

edition published in 1911; historical (dated) information

Click on "Teachers' Resources" (upper right) to view state curriculum standards and benchmarks

features more than 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion, written by Israeli, American and European subject specialists

earth science and technology, with an emphasis on physical sciences

essential resource for historians, literature scholars, and even genealogy hobbyists; provides bibliographic records for all surviving letter press material in the British Isles and North America before 1801, held by the British Library and over 2000 other institutions worldwide.

access to 18 medical databases

education journals and documents [library has documents from 1972 (ED66621)-2003 (ED483004) located in the Annex]

citations, abstracts, and full-text from education journals and documents

international news from the ethnic, minority, and native press ; 1990-present

online version of the Europa World Year Book, the indispensable source of information on world-wide affairs

multi-disciplinary periodicals ; 1980-present

research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology, human development, and social welfare ; 1970-present

a new electronic readers' advisory tool

encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research

business and management periodicals ; company information and analysis ; 1980-present

current events, popular culture, business and industry, the arts and sciences, and more ; 1980-present

geography, geology, and ecology ; 1980-present

provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature; from one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.

gateway to U.S. Government information ; over 30 government databases

indexes U.S. Government publications since 1976

gateway to open source material from federal agencies

all aspects of music; as of March 2008 relaunched as part of Oxford Music Online; includes New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, New Grove Dictionary of Opera

provides access to more than 130 full text, consumer health magazines; covers topics such as AIDS, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, aging, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, women's health, etc

provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals, including nearly 450 peer-reviewed journals focusing on many medical disciplines; includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which provides access to up-to-date, concise and clinically relevant drug monographs

fully searchable, .pdf library of archival legal documents, from 1700s - present; includes Law Journal, Federal Register, Treaties and Agreements, and U.S. Supreme Court collections

history of the world, 1450 - present, excluding U.S. & Canada

full-text, undergraduate, history reference database ; includes encyclopedias, books, journals, historical documents, biographies, maps, and photos

searchable bibliographic database of books translated and published in UNESCO Member States since 1979

multi-disciplinary Hispanic periodicals ; 1994-present

virtual library of Internet resources relevant at the university level ; contains databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, and many other types of information

access to wide variety of Infotrac databases

periodical and news content as well as indexing from a variety of general and specialized journals; 5,156 full-text titles (more than 9,200 titles in all)

multi-disciplinary scholarly journal archive ; may not include most recent 3-5 years

law journals and newspapers ; British, EU, and international law ; 1980-present

news, business, legal, and reference information

searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 10,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians

librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management ; mid-1960's - present

bibliography of articles, book reviews, book chapters, proceedings, theses, and pamphlets ; full-text coverage of selected periodicals begins 1994

includes more than 10,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, 75,000 articles of literary criticism, 130,000 author biographies, full text of over 300 literary journals, 500,000 book reviews, 25,000 classic and contemporary poems, 11,000 classic and contemporary short stories, full text of over 7,500 classic novels (anticipated by Fall 2006), 3,000 author interviews, and over 1,000 images of key literary figures.

includes Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Scribner Writers Series, Twayne Authors Series

short stories, poems, essays, plays, and speeches ; many full-text ; search by subject, genre, keyword

major daily newspaper covering national & international news ; 1985-present ; updated daily

general interest and current events ; book reviews ; 1984-present

multi-disciplinary ; 1984-present

reviews of world mathematical literature since 1940

medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine ; 1966-present

descriptive information and critical reviews of commercially-available standardized tests in behavioral and social sciences ; 1985 - present ; material begins with the 9th edition of the yearbook ; earlier editions of the yearbook are in the Reference Dept. at BF176 .M46x

a wealth of detail on items including business description, history, property, subsidiaries, officers and directors, long-term debt and capital stock. Financial statements are presented in "as-reported" form and in native currencies, maintaining the full integrity of this critical information.

6-9 ; multi-disciplinary ; 1984-present

military-related periodicals ; current news for all military branches

scholarly research in language, literature, folklore, and linguistics ; 1926-present

all information available on the journals and series on the MLA Bibliography's Master List of Periodicals ; contact information, frequency of publication, descriptions of the periodicals' scopes, circulation figures, subscription prices and addresses, advertising information, statistics, and submission guidelines

indexes U.S. Government publications since 1976

indexes U.S. Government publications since 1994 ;

criminal justice and substance abuse research and statistics

full-text electronic books ; multidisciplinary

journal article, book, essay, and software abstracts from over 500 journals ; article coverage is 1985-present

coverage of the US newspaper of record ; 1999-present ; updated daily; operates fee-free as of Sept. 19, 2007 ; free access to archives from 1851-1992 ; archives 1923-1986 are a mix of free and fee-based

regional, national, and international newspapers and transcripts

search simultaneously in multiple retrieval systems at the U.S. National Library of Medicine ; MEDLINE/PubMed, OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus, MEDLINEplus, ClinicalTrials.gov, DIRLINE, Meeting Abstracts, and HSRProj

journal article, book, essay, and software abstracts from over 450 journals ; 1978-present

articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents on social issues

traces the usage of words (etymology), meaning, and pronunciation

all aspects of music ; includes the Oxford Dictionary of Music, the Oxford Companion to Music, and Grove Music Online

online journals from science, technical, professional, medical, humanities, arts, and social science disciplines ; coverage varies

dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works; fully-indexed, cross-searchable

index of papers presented at conferences worldwide and received at the British Library Document Supply Center ; 1993-present

genealogy and local history periodicals since 1800 ; located in Special Collection

aesthetics, ethics, epistemology, philosophy ; 1940-present

K-6 ; children's magazines, photos, flags ; 1986-present

index of worldwide conference proceedings received at the British Library

full-text journals for educators ; covers Arts and Humanities, Child and Adolescent Psychology and Development, Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Health/Nutrition/Fitness, Learning Disabilities, Literature, School Law, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, and Sport/Athletic Training ; coverage varies 1980's forward

full-text, abstracts, and citations for professional educators ; dates vary from 1965-present

Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and ProQuest Newsstand (over 300 U.S. and international sources) ; 1983-present ; updated daily

general psychology and specialized, basic, applied, clinical and theoretical research in psychology ; full-text of 43 journals from the American Psychological Association and 8 from allied organizations

academic, research, and practice literature in psychology and related disciplines; 1887-present

medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine ; 1966-present

free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.

comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the U.S. ; reflects the history of 20th century America; 1890-1982; index continues in print in the Reference Dept.; 1982-present

links to online reference sources

business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all U. S. metropolitan and rural areas

summaries of articles appearing in scholarly journals ; world religions, multilingual ; 1958-2000 ; located in the Reference Department

citations on international music ; 1967-present

485 + journals in Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology and Medicine.

nearly 5,000 entries organized by hymn tune name or first line and labeled according to six levels of difficulty ; publisher contact information included

books, videos, CDs, etc. in Samford libraries

access to 1,000 full text journals from 2003-present ; subject coverage of physical, life and health sciences ; engineering ; social sciences and the humanities

Scirus is the most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet. Driven by the latest search engine technology, Scirus searches over 250 million science-specific Web pages

K-6 ; multi-disciplinary

7-12 ; multi-disciplinary

sociology, social work, and other social sciences ; 1960-present

index to titles published by the Southern Baptist Convention or its affiliates ; 1985-2001 ; click "Search" from the SBPI homepage

economic and trade data ;
This database requires a password. See the Reference or Government Documents staff.

9-12 ; multi-disciplinary

makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results.

House & Senate bills, Congressional Record and Cumulative Index, hot legislation, and Historical Documents

major daily newspaper covering national & international news ; 1987-present ; updated daily

prescription and over-the-counter medication information for patients

research company collecting data and analyzing performance of stocks, mutual funds, options, and other securrities; independent investment research and analysis; allows three simultaneous users

industry specific information from trade-related journals, reviews and newspapers

"the financial newspaper of record" ; 1982-present ; 1984-present full-text ; updated daily

indexes Washington Post ; 1987-present ; updated daily

over 300 multi-disciplinary journals ; some full text

books and other materials in libraries worldwide, including this one; if unavailable try the less comprehensive public version Open WorldCat

facts, statistics, biographies ; 1998-present