18th Century Collections Online

Digital texts of books published in England in several languages between 1701-1800
Format: Full-text digital page images
Publication Dates: 1701 - 1800
Additional Information: Digital texts in the areas of history, literature, religion, law, fine arts, science, biography, etc. Coverage from a variety of materials -- including books and broadsides, Bibles, tract books and sermons to printed ephemera -- with works by many well-known and lesser-known authors, women, and collections from the French Revolution.

19th Century U.S. Newspapers

Collections of 19th century newspapers from Alaska to Wyoming
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1800 - 1900

19th Century UK Periodicals

Over 100 magazine titles covering topics on culture and history from around the British Empire
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1800 - 1900

ABI-Inform

Scholarly index of business literature
Format: Citations and full-text
Publication Dates: 1980s - present; varies by title
Additional Information: Contains millions of well-indexed articles in over 1800 different sources.

Academic Search Complete

Scholarly, multi-disciplinary resource containing many peer-reviewed journals
Format: Abstracts and full-text for most journal articles
Publication Dates: Varies by title ¿ many from 1980s-present
Additional Information: A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary resource containing a large number of peer-reviewed journals. Information is included from many areas of academic study. This is good place to start for most topics, including all sciences, religion, law, history, psychology, political science, criminal justice, literature, current events, sociology and communications.

ACM Digital Library

Resources from the Association for Computing Machinery
Format: Citations, abstracts, reviews, and some full-text
Publication Dates: Last 50 years
Additional Information: Provides access to the core works on computing from the Association for Computing Machinery.

Access Science

Encyclopedia and dictionary of science
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: Most recent edition
Additional Information: Provides full search capabilities of the most recent McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. Includes all definitions from the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, news articles from Science News, research updates from the Yearbook of Science and Technology, and biographies from Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography.

ACLS Humanities E-Book

Full-text collection of scholarly books in many areas of the humanities
Format: Full-text books
Publication Dates: Varies - includes both out-of-print and current titles
Additional Information: Full-text collection of scholarly books in many areas of the humanities.

Accessible Archives

American newspapers of the 18th and 19th centuries
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1728 - 1899
Additional Information: Primarily American newspapers from the 18th and 19th century, including important African-American newspapers. Includes the Pennsylvania Gazette and Godey's Lady's Book.

Accounting & Tax Database

Scholarly, trade and news reports for accounting and tax topics
Format: Citations, abstracts, and full-text
Publication Dates: 1971 - present
Additional Information: Accounting and tax publications with official releases from the AICPA and FASB and selective indexing of tax-related information in business journals

Accounting Research Manager

Comprehensive database of accounting and auditing information
Format: Full-text documents
Publication Dates: 1963 - present
Additional Information: Locate and search across authoritative, proposal-stage, and non-authoritative accounting and auditing standards from the AICPA, SEC, PCAOB, GAO, OBM and IASB, as well as secondary analysis from the Big Four and the Miller Guides. All the content is cross-referenced, including cites to FASB pronouncements.

Acronyms, Initialisms, & Abbreviations

Dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, initialisms, and contractions in all subject areas
Format: Full-text dictionary entries
Publication Dates: 2005; 35th edition
Additional Information: Provides definitions of a wide variety of acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations and similar contractions, translating them into their full names or meanings. Terms from subject areas such as associations, education, the Internet, medicine and others are included.

Ad$pender

Provides data on what manufacturers and service providers are spending on advertising & promotion, as well as the media in which they are spending it
Format: Data and reports
Additional Information: Password required - contact the Main Service Desk

African American Newspapers, 1827-1998

Provide access to U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1827 - 1998
Additional Information: Part of the America's Historical Newspapers collection, this resource features papers from more than 35 states — including many rare and historically significant 19th century titles. Offers researchers valuable primary sources for such diverse disciplines as cultural, literary and social history; ethnic studies and more. Users can compare and contrast African American views on practically every major theme of the American past.

African American Poetry

Full-text of over 2,500 poems by African American poets
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1760 - 1930

Almanac of Virginia Politics

Annual statistics on Virginia campaign contributions, economic interests, legislative agendas, tracking key votes, and state legislators and government officials.
Format: Full text articles and statistics from the Almanac
Publication Dates: 2003
Additional Information: This annual publication examines the legislative sessions of the Virginia General Assembly, which meets each year between January and March. The online version provides a factual and current look at the legislative districts and the present roster of political actors, how they got there, and what they are doing.

Alternative Press Index

Index to materials found in underground press publications
Format: Abstracts with some full-text
Publication Dates: 1991 - present
Additional Information: Includes information on cultural, economic, political & social issues from alternative, radical and leftist news resources.

Alt HealthWatch

Provides perspectives on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: Abstracts: 1984 - present; Full-text: 1990 - present
Additional Information: Offers articles from nearly 200 international journals (some peer-reviewed)  and reports on complementary, holistic and alternative medicine.  Includes pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts.

Alt-Press Watch

Database of articles from alternative & independent presses
Format: Full Text
Publication Dates: Varies
Additional Information: Comprised of articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press.

America: History & Life

Indexes articles on the history of the United States and Canada
Format: Abstracts of articles, dissertations, and reviews of historical literature
Publication Dates: 1954 - present
Additional Information: Comprehensive index to journal articles and book reviews for United States and Canada history. Historical coverage from America's Pre-Columbian period to the present.

BEOnline

Internet resources of interest to the practice or study of entrepreneurship, small business, and economics
Format: Directory
Additional Information: Identifies sites on business topics by subject or title -- useful for selecting business & economics research topics

Berkley Electronic Press

Full-text access to several online econoimics business journals
Format: Full-text

Bibliography of the History of Art

Indexes articles on European and American art
Format: Citations and abstracts of articles, art-related books, conference proceedings, dissertations, and art exhibition and dealer's catalogs
Publication Dates: 1973 - present
Additional Information: Citations cover European and American fine arts—painting, sculpture, drawing, prints, architecture—as well as decorative and applied arts—crafts, graphic arts, and folk and popular art.

Biography Index Past & Present

Biographical citations for individuals in all subject fields
Format: Citations to interviews, obituaries, collections of letters, diaries, memoirs, juvenile literature, book reviews, bibliographies and exhibition reviews
Publication Dates: 1946 - present
Additional Information: Complete citations to over a 1 million people from the Biography Index.

Biography Reference Bank

Biographical articles of more than 500,000 people
Format: Full-text articles and narrative profiles
Additional Information: Biographical articles of more than 500,000 people and over 30,000 images. Covers numerous historical periods. Includes biographies from Current biography, World Biography series, and over a 100 other major biography reference works.

Biological Abstracts

Indexes biological and other life sciences literature
Format: Citations and abstracts
Publication Dates: 1985 - present
Additional Information: A complete collection of bibliographic references covering life science and biomedical research literature published from more than 4,000 international journals. Contains more than 10 million archival records with more than 370,000 citations added each year.

BioOne

Full-text bioscience research journals
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: Varies by title
Additional Information: An electronic aggregation of journals in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences.  Approximately 150 titles currently published by scientific societies and other nonprofit organizations.

Cabell's Directories

Current information on publication opportunities in business, education, and psychology journals
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: Most recent edition; published annually
Additional Information: Provides information on style, format, acceptance rates, and topics covered by journals in the fields of business, education, and psychology, in order to assist researchers in selecting the journal most likely to publish his or her work.

Cambridge Histories Online

250 volumes from the renowned Cambridge Histories series
Format: PDF full-text
Publication Dates: 1960 - present
Additional Information: Includes extensive bibliographies.

Catalog of US Government Publications

Index to US government information
Format: Index
Publication Dates: 1976 - present
Additional Information: Catalog of all US federal government information published since 1976.

CCH Human Resource Management

Covers human resources management and personnel topics
Format: Citations, reports, and forms
Additional Information: Contains citations articles and reports about human resources, employment, healthcare, payroll and pension, welfare, safety, OSHA and worker's compensation, and more.

CCH Tax Research

Covers the practice of federal tax management
Format: Forms and documents
Publication Dates: Current
Additional Information: Comprehensive federal, state, and international tax database which includes primary source literature, journals. Treaties, commentaries, topical indexes, practice aids and tools.

CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online

Comprehensive source for research in international politics
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1991 - present
Additional Information: Research from scholars, research institutes, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) & think-tanks.  Includes information from journals, books, policy briefs & case studies.

Classical Music Library

Over 50,000 audio tracks, from Medieval to contemporary, from choral works to symphonies, operas, and the avant-garde
Format: Streaming audio
Publication Dates: 1905 - 2007
Additional Information: Access is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Classical Scores Library

Contains many of the most important classical scores and manuscripts, allowing for study and analysis
Format: Scores
Publication Dates: Medieval through the present
Additional Information: Content in the database includes in-copyright material from Boosey and Hawkes and selected material from the University Music Editions microfilm series.

College Catalogs Online

Over 44,000 college catalogs for 2-year, 4-year, graduate, professional and international schools
Format: Complete full-text, cover-to-cover, original page format
Publication Dates: Current, weekly updates
Additional Information: Over 44,000 college catalogs for 2-year, 4-year, graduate, professional and international schools.

Collegian Archive

University of Richmond student newspaper
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1914 - 2003
Additional Information: The Collegian is the University's student newspaper that has been in publication since 1914. It consists of over 90 volumes and is full text searchable, with the ability to view the article or complete newspaper page.

ComAbstracts

Index to scholarly information in the rhetoric and communication studies fields
Format: Abstracts
Publication Dates: Varies by title
Additional Information: Comprehensive index of academic information on communication studies, discourse research, mass media studies, journalism, speech and argumentation.

Communication & Mass Media Complete

Index to media publications and academic research on media studies and communication studies
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: Varies by title
Additional Information: Thorough resource for research in the media studies and communication studies fields.

Compustat

A guide for analyzing investment opportunities through financial data, company reports, performance graphs, and textual documents
Publication Dates: 1987 - present
Additional Information: Contains fundamental financial, statistical, and market data of active and inactive U.S. and Canadian public companies, specifically those trading in the NYSE, ASE, NASDAQ, OTC, Toronto Stock Exchange, Quebec Stock Exchange, and Montreal Stock Exchange. The database also provides industry composites, aggregates, and indexes, including six S&P indexes. Available only in the Business School.

Computers & Applied Sciences Complete

Research and development in computing and applied sciences
Format: Citations and abstracts with some full-text
Additional Information: Provides access to academic and professional publications on computer theory and systems, new technologies, engineering disciplines, and social & professional context of the computing and applied sciences disciplines.

Computing Reviews

Computer science; information and education technology
Format: Full-text review articles
Publication Dates: 1960 - present
Additional Information: Provides access to current research, theory, and applications in all subdisciplines of computing through critical review of core publications in computing.

Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre

Covers all aspects of theatre worldwide and throughout the ages
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1992
Additional Information: Contains entries on theatrical styles, dramatists, performers, directors, theatres, festivals, and technical topics.

Conference Board

Research reports on the latest issues in business management and US and global economics
Format: Full-text research reports; economic indicators and analysis and forecasts
Publication Dates: 1995 - present
Additional Information: The Conference Board is a non-profit business research organization. They conduct research, convene conferences, make forecasts, assess trends, and publish information and analysis about topics related to business.

Dance in Video

Streaming access to over 150 dance performances and documentaries
Format: Streaming video
Publication Dates: 1955 - 2006
Additional Information: Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance. [System Requirements]

Datastream Advance

Provides a broad, in-depth, integrated database of international financial and economic information
Format: Statistics
Additional Information: Contemporary and historical financial numerical database, covering major financial instruments, company fundamentals, equity and fixed income securities and macroeconomic data for 177 countries and 60 markets worldwide. On specific computers in Boatwright Main Library.

Dictionary of National Biography Online

Over 50,000 biographies from the English-speaking world
Format: Full-text articles and photographs
Additional Information: Remarkable people in any walk of life who were connected to the British Isles. Covers numerous historical periods.

Early American Imprints Series I

Books from the U.S.Colonial period through the early 19th century
Format: Full-text books, scores, and newspapers
Publication Dates: 1639 - 1819
Additional Information: More than 30,000 books on history, culture, religion, commerce, education, literature, poetry, music, politics, travel etc. from the Colonial period through the early 19th century.

Early American Imprints Series II

Books from 1801-1819 published in America
Format: Full-text books, scores, and newspapers
Publication Dates: 1801 - 1819
Additional Information: More than 35,000 books on history, culture, religion, commerce, education, literature, poetry, music, politics, travel etc.

Early American Newspapers - Digital

Newspaper articles from the Colonial Period through the Reconstruction Period
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1690 - 1879
Additional Information: Newspaper articles on history, culture, religion, commerce, education, politics, etc. The database will eventually include more than 1 million pages from newspapers.

Early English Books Online

Books in English from 1473-1700
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1473 - 1700
Additional Information: Books on history, culture, religion, commerce, education, literature, poetry, music, politics, travel etc. from the first book printed in English through the through the end of the 17th century. Also includes foreign language books published in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and English North America from 1473-1700.

EconLit

Comprehensive, indexed bibliography with selected abstracts of the world's economic literature
Format: Citations and abstracts
Publication Dates: 1969 - present
Additional Information: Contains citations and abstracts for articles, books, and papers on topics in economics such as accounting, capital markets, econometrics, economic forecasting, federal regulations, labor, monetary theory, and more.

Economía y Negocios

Index to Spanish and Portuguese-language periodicals in the areas of business and economics
Format: Citations and abstracts with some full-text
Publication Dates: 1980s - present
Additional Information: Spanish and Portuguese-language periodicals published in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Spain, the United States and elsewhere

Education Full-Text

Journal articles on topics in education
Format: Citations, abstracts (1994-present), and some full-text (1996-present)
Publication Dates: 1983 - present
Additional Information: Well-indexed collection of scholarly research and information related to all levels and areas of education. Content primarily consists of articles, but also includes some books and annuals.

Education Research Complete

Journal articles on topics in education
Format: Abstracts with some full-text
Publication Dates: Varies by title ¿ mostly mid-1990's to present with some content back to the 1930's
Additional Information: Indexes more than 1,730 journals, with full text for nearly 830.Broad and current coverage of scholarly research and information related to all levels and areas of education. Content primarily consists of articles, but also includes some books and conference papers.

Encyclopædia Britannica Online

General encyclopedia with web links to reviewed sites
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: Covers topics from all eras of history
Additional Information: Includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia, and the Britannica Book of the Year.

Factiva

Provides access to global news and business information
Format: Citations and full-text
Publication Dates: 1968 - present
Additional Information: Includes content from local newspapers, same-day newswires, company reports, and media programs. This is a joint venture between Dow Jones and Reuters business database companies.

Faulkner Advisory for IT Studies (FAITS)

Computer and telecommunications marketplaces
Format: Full-text technology reports
Additional Information: Follows the events and trends that affect the computer and telecommunications marketplaces.

FBIS Daily Reports: Soviet Union and Eastern Europe 1974-1996

Translated broadcasts & news from the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1974 - 1996
Additional Information: Foreign Broadcast Information Service reports of the USSR/Russia and Eastern Europe broadcasts & news, translated into English, covering the end of the Soviet Era and the transition to democracy.

Gale Virtual Reference

Over 50 multidisciplinary encyclopedias and dictionaries
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1990s - present
Additional Information: Over 50 multidisciplinary encyclopedias and dictionaries. New titles added regularly.

Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online

Comprehensive online resource devoted to the music of all the world's peoples.
Format: Full-text articles with color images and streaming audio
Publication Dates: 1997 - 2001
Additional Information: The most complete body of work focused on world music, including over 1,200 scholarly essays and hundreds of audio examples.

Gartner

A premier source for business and technology intelligence
Format: Reports
Additional Information: Reports on trends in the information technology industry, available technologies, and analysis of products on the market, including reception by customers of the products.

Gender Watch

Collection of unique and diverse publications on women and gender issues
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1970 - present
Additional Information: A full-text database that focuses on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas. With archival material dating back to 1970, GenderWatch is a repository of an important historical perspectives.

General Science Full-Text

Indexes a variety of science and social science journals
Format: Citations, abstracts, and full-text
Publication Dates: Citations: 1984 - present; Full-text: 1994 - present
Additional Information: Indexes journals from the U.S. and Great Britain, covering anthropology, astronomy, biology, computers, earth sciences, medicine and health.

GEOBASE

Worldwide literature on geography, geology, and ecology
Format: Citations and abstracts
Publication Dates: 1980 - present
Additional Information: Provides access to more than 2,000 international journals for earth sciences, geography, and ecology.  Includes peer-reviewed titles and trade publications.

Global Insight

Comprehensive coverage of U.S. financial, economic, and industry data
Format: Reports
Publication Dates: Varies
Additional Information: This database presents a selection of historical time-series data on the U.S. economy from federal agencies and private organizations. The Data Release section provides detailed analysis of 45 U.S. economic data releases, surveys, and Federal Reserve events. Analysis is available within hours of the release, and evaluates the implications of the new data for the economy and the likely impact on Global Insight's forecast.

HAPI

Indexes literature about Latin America & Hispanics in the US
Format: Citations of journals, book reviews and literary works
Publication Dates: 1970 - present
Additional Information: Latin American arts, and current political, economic, and social issues for the countries of Latin America and Hispanics in the United States. There are some links to full-text in JSTOR and on journal web sites.

Harp Week: Civil War Era

Archive collection containing volumes of Harper's Weekly magazine
Format: Full-text and images
Publication Dates: 1997 - present
Additional Information: Covers the the pre-Civil War through pre-World War I periods in American history, 1857-1912. Excellent source for information on persons, places, and events before, during, and following the Civil War and up to the start of WWI.

Health Source: Consumer Edition

Consumer health information
Format: Full-text
Additional Information: Provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines.  Also includes pamphlets, definitions, and more than 130 health reference books.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

Full-text index of health care literature, particularly nursing and allied health
Format: Full-text
Additional Information: Provides full text access to nearly 550 scholarly health science journals, focusing especially on nursing and allied health.  Includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide providing patient education sheets.

Hein-On-Line

Major database for legal history, legal documents and laws
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 20th - 21st Century, some 19th Century

Historic Documents

Major documents including speeches, legislation, court cases, testimonies
Format: Citations and full-text
Publication Dates: 1972 - present

Historical Abstracts

Indexes world history resources (excludes the US and Canada)
Format: Abstracts
Publication Dates: 1969 - present
Additional Information: Index to journal articles, dissertations, and reviews of historical literature on world history, from 1450 to the present, exluding the U.S. and Canada, which are included in the American History & Life database.

IBISWorld

Marketing reports by industry with analysis & evaluation by NAIC classification
Format: Reports
Publication Dates: updated every 4 months
Additional Information: Research reports contain trends, statistics and analysis on market size, market share of competitors, and industry growth rates. Performance analysis includes emerging industry trends as well as recent production performance and 5-year forecasts.

In the First Person

English language personal narratives (letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies, oral history)
Format: Citations with some full-text
Publication Dates: 1558 - present
Additional Information: English language personal narratives, including letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies, and oral histories from around the world.

International Encyclopedia of Dance

Covers all forms of dance
Format: Full-text encyclopedia
Publication Dates: First published in 1998
Additional Information: Covers the full spectrum of dance, with cultural and national overviews, entries on dance forms, music and costumes, performances, and biographies of dancers and choreographers.

International Financial Statistics Online

Economic statistics produced by the International Monetary Fund
Format: Reports and statistics
Publication Dates: 1945 - present
Additional Information: Country level data includes bank balances, financial flows, indebtedness, exchange rates, trade volumes, employment, interest rates, inflation rates, and more. World data is available for similar topics, as well as commodity prices for major internationally traded goods. Flexible interface allows choice of countries, data items, and years of coverage. Data can be output as Excel, html, delimited text files or as a PDF version of the table from the monthly publication.

International Index to Music Periodicals

Indexes scholarly and popular music journals, many with access to full-text
Format: Citations and some full-text
Publication Dates: 1874 - present
Additional Information: Indexes over 400 scholarly and popular music journals, many with access to full-text.

International Index to Performing Arts

Indexes scholarly and popular performing arts journals, many with access to full-text
Format: Citations and some full-text
Publication Dates: 1864 - present
Additional Information: Indexes over 260 scholarly and popular performing arts journals, many with access to full-text.

Jazz Music Library

Historical and current jazz recordings
Format: Streaming audio with text
Publication Dates: 1924 - present
Additional Information: Streaming access to over 19,000 jazz tracks from the 1920s to the present.

Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism

Encyclopedia of literary theory and criticism
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: Most recent edition
Additional Information: Historical surveys of  field's most important figures, schools, and movements. Also treats figures who did not explicitly deal with, but who still deeply affected, literature, literary theory, or literary criticism, as well as figures and kinds of inquiry from other fields that have been shaped by or have themselves shaped literary theory (e.g. Marx).

L'Annee Philologique

Indexes literature in the fields of Greek and Latin linguistics, archaeology, history, mythology, religion and palaeography
Format: Index to periodical articles, conference papers, book articles, and reviews. Full-text, browsing access to the latest volume of the bibliography.
Publication Dates: 1949 - 2006
Additional Information: Citations are in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.

Legal Collection

Index of law journals
Format: Abstracts with some full-text
Additional Information: Current issues, legal studies, scholarly arguments, and trends of the legal world.

Lexis-Nexis Academic

Full-text of major newspapers with separate resources for environment, government, statistics, and legal information
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: Varies by title; Most news coverage begins in the late 1970s
Additional Information: Online access to current and back issues of major newspapers, journals, newsletters, and news sources from around the world.  Full-text of legal materials (court cases, legislation, statutes, regulations, law reviews, and more). Congressional information back to 1789.

Masterplots (MagillOnLiterature Plus)

Plot summaries, author biographies, and character sketches
Format: Full-text
Additional Information: Allows you to search by the title of the work; author name, gender, and cultural or national identity; character name, genre; and the locale in which the work takes place. Search terms are highlighted in the text retrieved and the results may be printed, saved, or emailed.

MathSciNet

Comprehensive index to mathematics literature
Format: Citations, abstracts, and reviews
Publication Dates: 1800s - present
Additional Information: Provides access to citations, abstracts, and reviews for much of the mathematical sciences literature.   100,000+ items are added annually and classified by the Mathematics Subject Classification.  40,000+ reviews are added each year.  Citation data is also provided.

McKinsey Quarterly

Management research from a leading consulting organization
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1993 - present

MedicLatina

Index of Spanish & Portuguese-language medical research & investigatory journals with some full-text
Format: Citations and abstracts with some full-text
Publication Dates: 1926 - present
Additional Information: Medical research and investigatory journals from renowned Latin American and Spanish publishers. Includes 130 peer-reviewed medical journals in Spanish.

Medline

Comprehensive index to biomedical literature
Format: Citations and abstracts
Publication Dates: 1946 - present
Additional Information: Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals. Also encompasses those areas of the life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering needed by health professionals and others engaged in basic research and clinical care, public health, health policy development, or related educational activities. Covers life sciences vital to biomedical practitioners, researchers, and educators, including aspects of biology, environmental science, marine biology, plant and animal science as well as biophysics and chemistry.

Mergent Horizon

A system for organizing information about companies and industries
Format: Full-text reports and statistics
Publication Dates: 1996 - present
Additional Information: Comprehensive coverage is provided for all companies that are actively traded on the NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ, with enhanced product-level detail for 3,700 companies in the Healthcare, Technology, Media, and Finance sectors. [more information and basic help]

Mergent Online

Corporate financial database that provides information on U.S. and international companies
Format: Full-text reports and statistics
Publication Dates: 1996 - present
Additional Information: Provides comprehensive company research, including financial statement data (current and historical), annual reports, company histories, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and more. [more information]

Mergent WebReports

Access to comprehensive global company information
Format: Full-text reports and statistics
Publication Dates: 1909 - present
Additional Information: Provides electronic access to all Moody's/Mergent manuals ever published. Includes data and reports on over 15,000 U.S. companies.

National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers

Papers on economic research
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1994 - present
Additional Information: NBER Working Papers have not undergone the review accorded official NBER publications; in particular, they have not been submitted for approval by the Board of directors. They are intended to make results of NBER research available to other economists in preliminary form to encourage discussion and suggestions for revision before final publication.

National Journal

Major news source covering US politics & all branches of the US government
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1977 - present
Additional Information: Provides in-depth coverage of US political news, branches of government, foreign affairs, economy & campaigns.

netLibrary

Fully searchable full-text books online
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: Varies by title - most 1990s-present publications
Additional Information: Collection of electronic books from a wide range of subjects. UR's netLibrary collection consists of nearly 20,000 titles.

New York Times Historical Newspapers

Full-text of the New York Times since 1851
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1851 - 2006
Additional Information: Some 3.5 million pages are included with illustrations and graphics. Additional years will be added as they are digitized.

Occupational Information Network Resource Center

The online version of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT)

Opera in Video

A selection of opera performances
Format: Streaming video
Publication Dates: 1956 - present
Additional Information: Streaming access to over 40 fully-staged opera performances, plus interviews and documentaries.

Oxford Companion to American Theatre

Standard one-volume source on American theatre
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1984, rev. 2004
Additional Information: Includes playwrights, plays, actors, directors, producers, songwriters, famous playhouses, dramatic movements, and much more.

Oxford Companion to Shakespeare

Guide to Shakespeare's plays and poems
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 2001
Additional Information: Guide to Shakespeare's plays and poems, and their interpretation around the world over the last four centuries.

Oxford Companion to the American Musical

Reference work covering American musical theatre
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 2008
Additional Information: Offers information on musicals, performers, composers, lyricists, producers, choreographers, and much more

Oxford Dictionary of Dance

A comprehensive dictionary compiled by two leading authorities on dance
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 2000
Additional Information: Offers wide coverage of dancers, choreographers, teachers, composers, technical terms, major works, important films, and organizations involved in the dance world.

PAIS (1972-Current)

Major index of research on political & public policies of national and international scope
Format: Abstracts
Publication Dates: 1972 - current
Additional Information: Focused on political, social & public policy research published in scholarly articles, government documents, conference proceedings and books.

PAIS with Archive (1915-Current)

Format: Abstracts
Publication Dates: 1915 - current

PapersFirst

Citations of papers presented at conferences
Format: Citations
Publication Dates: 1993 - present; updated semi-monthly
Additional Information: Resource that indexes every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre.

Passport GMID

Provides key business intelligence on countries, markets, and companies
Format: Analysis & statistical reports
Additional Information: Provides users with historical statistics and forecasts, analysis of consumers' lifestyles, information sources, brand and company information, plus full-text market analysis. Users are required to read and accept the Terms and Conditions in order to access this resource.

Past Portal

Materials in the Colonial Williamsburg Library
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 2000 - present
Additional Information: Versions of rare books, manuscripts, drawings, newspapers, and reports of buildings and people from 18th century and early 19th century Williamsburg, Virginia. Contains the complete run of the colonial newspaper, The Virginia Gazette, to 1870. [tips for users]

Patrologiæ Græcæ Electronic

Greek material relevant to the study of the history of the Christian Church
Format: Digital images of facing columns of text in Greek and Latin
Publication Dates: original edited text produced 1857-1866
Additional Information: Contains more than 160 volumes of Greek material (with Latin translations) relevant to the study of the history of the Christian Church from its beginnings through the Council of Florence in 1439.

Periodicals Index Online

International index to periodicals in the humanities & social sciences
Format: Citations
Publication Dates: 1665 - present
Additional Information: Provides access to article citations from publications in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Scope is international, including journals in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and other Western languages.

Philosopher's Index

Covers scholarly research in all major fields of philosophy
Format: Citations and abstracts
Publication Dates: 1940 - present
Additional Information: Features author-written abstracts covering scholarly research published in journals and books, including contributions to anthologies and book reviews.

Play Index Online

Index to plays published in collections or periodicals
Format: Citations
Publication Dates: 1949 - present
Additional Information: Index to plays published in collections or periodicals.  Searchable by genre, characteristics, cast, and subject, in addition to author and title.

Readers Guide Full-text

Resource for general-interest periodicals published in the United States and Canada
Format: Citations, abstracts, and selected full-text
Publication Dates: Citations: 1983 - present; abstracts: 1984 - present; selected full-text: 1994 - present

Reference Universe

Index to entries in reference sources owned by Boatwright Library
Format: Citations
Publication Dates: 1980 - present; varies by title
Additional Information: Searches index terms and article titles for electronic and print reference sources in the Boatwright Library collection.

ReferenceUSA International Businesses

Full-text data and reports on 3 million companies worldwide
Format: Reports and data
Publication Dates: 1995 - present
Additional Information: Find in-depth company profiles on 3 million international companies, including key executives and detailed financial information. Great for research on large companies and their foreign parents and subsidiaries.

Regional Business News

Articles from regional business publications
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1990 - present; varies by title
Additional Information: Comprehensive coverage of more than 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Religion & Philosophy Collection

A broad selection of scholarly publications in religion and philosophy
Format: Citations, abstracts, and full-text
Publication Dates: 1975 - present
Additional Information: Extensive coverage of topics including world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy, and the history of philosophy.

Safari Books Online

Electronic books in computer science and information technology
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1986 - present
Additional Information: An electronic library of books published by O'Reilly, Pearson, and other IT and business publishers on computer science, information technology, emerging trends, and related fields.

Salud en Español

Spanish-language version of Consumer Health Complete
Format: Citations and abstracts with some full-text
Additional Information: Covers all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.

Science Citation Index

Comprehensive citation index to scholarly scientific journals
Format: Citations and abstracts
Publication Dates: 1991 - present
Additional Information: Data from over 3,700 of the world's leading scientific and technical journals across 100 disciplines, including agricultural, biological, and environmental sciences, engineering, technology, applied science, medical and life sciences, and physical and chemical sciences.  Provides "cited reference searching" to locate articles citing an earlier publication – allowing you to navigate forward in time from a key article.

SciFinder Scholar

Comprehensive research tool used to locate and process information on a wide variety of chemistry-related topics
Format: Citations and abstracts; patents; structure, spectral data
Additional Information: The electronic version of Chemical Abstracts, SciFinder Scholar allows structure, substance, and patent searching as well as citation searching in chemistry, the biomedical sciences, physics, engineering, materials science, and agricultural science.  Includes Medline. [First Time Users]

Short Story Criticism (Literature Criticism Online)

Scholarly and popular short story criticism
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1987 - present
Additional Information: Criticism taken from books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and scholarly journals. Easy to reformat content for viewing and printing.

SimplyMap

Mapping application for developing interactive thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data variables
Format: User-generated maps & reports
Publication Dates: Most recent census & previous year market data
Additional Information: A web-based mapping application that lets users quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data for the United States. Requires each user to create a personal workspace in order to use this resource.

Social Explorer

Excellent, easy-to-use resource on demographics in the United States
Format: Web-based maps & downloadable statistics
Publication Dates: Varies, 1790 - present
Additional Information: Generate in-depth statistics and interactive maps of the US population down to the county level, covering topics such as: race, sex, religion, immigration, etc.

Social Science Citation Index

Index to scholarly journal articles in the social sciences
Format: Citations and abstracts
Publication Dates: 1991 - present
Additional Information: Comprehensive citation index to peer reviewed scholarly journals in 50 social sciences disciplines. Excellent coverage of articles' cited references and times cited.

Social Science Full-text

Broadest resource of scholarly research on human cultural, social, environmental and political behaviors
Format: Full-text, abstracts, and citations
Publication Dates: Full-text & abstracts: 1995 - present; Citations: 1907 - present
Additional Information: Covers a variety of social sciences including: Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Economics, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Family Studies, Gender Studies, Geography, Gerontology, International Relations, Minority Studies, Policy Sciences, Political Science, Psychology, Public Welfare, Social Work, and Sociology.

Social Science Research Network (SSRN)

Repository of scholarly papers and abstracts in the social sciences
Format: Abstracts with some full-text
Publication Dates: Varies
Additional Information: Repository of working papers and submitted abstracts intended for early distribution of research results in social science disciplines. Most of the full-text papers can be downloaded for free. Those with $ signs should be checked for availability in Journal Locator.

Theatre in Video

A selection of theater performances
Format: Streaming video
Publication Dates: 1944 - 2003
Additional Information: Streaming access to more than 250 performances of the world's leading plays plus over 100 film documentaries, online in streaming video.

Thesaurus Linguæ Græcæ

Greek literature from Homer to AD 1453
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: Original texts since antiquity; updates to database quarterly
Additional Information: Designed as a searchable linguistic database, not a browsable library. Each user needs to select a username and password of their choice to access this resource. When setting up a brand new account, a second screen will ask for some further information. After that initial set up, a user need only enter their username and password.

UCLA Anderson Forecast Member Zone

Economic forecasts for nation and California presented in conference format by leading economists
Additional Information: Password required - contact the Main Service Desk.

Value Line Investment Survey

Reports and analysis of stocks and mutual funds
Format: Text, graphs, and interactive data
Publication Dates: Includes the current issue and 12 back issues
Additional Information: Evaluates and ranks the most investable stocks individually and by industry as well as provides investment advice on the New York Stock Exchange.

Vente et Gestion

Index to French-language periodicals in the areas of business and economics
Format: Citations and abstracts with some full-text
Publication Dates: 1976 - present
Additional Information: French language publications covering topics such as accounting & tax, administration, industry & manufacturing, marketing, logistics, technology and others.

Wall Street Transcript Security

Reports and comments of Wall Street experts and CEO/Company interviews for 1997
Additional Information: Hard copy back files are shelved with periodicals. Password required - contact the Main Service Desk.

Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies

Basic information about companies and rankings of U.S. companies by sales size
Publication Dates: 2009 52nd Edition
Additional Information: Contains information about individual companies with the ability generate lists of companies, such as all companies within an industry in a specific state. Data includes sales, number of employees, chief officers and industry codes.

Web of Science

Citation index to scholarly journals in the liberal arts & sciences
Format: Citations and abstracts
Publication Dates: 1991 - present
Additional Information: Comprehensive citation database with multidisciplinary coverage of journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, as well as international proceedings coverage. The database covers approximately 160 disciplines ranging from Agriculture to Zoology. Includes Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index and Science Citation Index Expanded.

Who's Who On The Web

Biographies of more than 1 million individuals in all walks of life
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: 1995 - present
Additional Information: Includes the following directories: Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in American Women, Who's Who in Finance and Industry, Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who's Who in Science and Engineering

Wilson Web

Search for articles in a variety of online databases
Format: Citations, abstracts, and some full-text
Publication Dates: Varies by database
Additional Information: Search interface that provides access to all Wilson databases available at the University of Richmond, including: Book Review Digest, General Science Full-Text, Readers' Guide, Business Full-Text, Art Full-text, Social Sciences Full-Text, Education Full-Text and Humanities Full-Text.

Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000

Documents relating to the role of women in movements throughout American history
Format: Full-text documents, reviews, and discussion tools
Publication Dates: 1600 - 2000
Additional Information: More than 35,000 pages pertaining to women and social movements, in addition to dictionaries, chronologies, and teaching tools. Includes the Women's Commission reports collection, an archive of the publications and documents of local, state, and federal Commissions on the Status of Women from 1963 to the present.

Women's Studies International

Index of core disciplines in women's studies
Format: Citations, abstracts, and some full-text
Publication Dates: 1972 - present
Additional Information: Feminist research in the areas of sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education.

World Almanac

Popular reference source for fast facts, biographies, encyclopedia entries, and statistics
Format: Full-text
Publication Dates: Annually
Additional Information: Includes Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia, The World Almanac and Book of Facts, The World Almanac of the U.S.A., The World Almanac of U.S. Politics, and The World Almanac for Kids.