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Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge ABS (American Bureau of Shipping)
  • International Directory of Offices. Search for a person, a location, a department or office. Provides free access to ABS reports, journals and other publications, rules and regulations, etc. Register (free) for email alerts and newsletters.
  • ABS Record. Use to search for vessels.
Academic OneFile [Thompson/Gale-Infotrac]
Source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Has extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects and provides access to millions of journal articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily. Powersearch
Academic Search Premier [EBSCO] Tutorial
Full-text journals. Multi-disciplinary database that provides full text for nearly 4,650 serials, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. This database is updated daily.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Advertising, Marketing and Consumer Culture - Duke University Library New 3 Jun 10
  • Ad*Access: An image database of over 7,000 U.S. and Canadian advertisements covering five product categories - Beauty and Hygiene, Radio, Television, Transportation, and World War II propaganda - dated between 1911 and 1955.
  • AdViews: Thousands of television commercials created or collected by the D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B) advertising agency, dated 1950s - 1980s.
  • Emergence of Advertising in America: Over 9,000 images, with database information, relating to the early history of advertising in the United States.
  • Images of mainline Protestant children and families in the U.S.: Articles and advertising images of Protestant children and families in the U.S. from Protestant-supported or targeted magazines.
  • Medicine and Madison Avenue: Images of over 600 advertisements and historical documents dated between 1911 and 1958, relating to the creation and influence of health-related advertising.
  • Ration Coupons on the Home Front, 1942-1945: Images of ration coupons, stickers, and certificates for tires, bicycles, typewriters, sugar, shoes, fuel oil, gasoline, and food which were issued by the U.S. Office of Price Administration from 1942-1945.
  • ROAD (Resource of Outdoor Advertising Descriptions): Access to over 50,000 descriptions of images of outdoor advertising dating between the 1920s through the 1990s.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Africana
Index of Africana arts and humanities materials acquired by one or more of 18 participating U.S. institutions.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge AgeLine - American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Index to literature in social gerontology, which is the study of aging in psychological, health-related, social, and economic contexts.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge AGRICOLA - U.S. Department of Agriculture
A comprehensive database for both U.S. and international agriculture information. Note: See the AGRIS International database for a heavier emphasis on non-U.S. issues in agriculture.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge AGRIS - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
International information system for the agricultural sciences and technology.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge AIDSinfo Drug Database - U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Use to find drug information related to AIDS.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge American Fact Finder - U.S. Census Bureau
Census data. Provides population, housing, income, economic and geographic data. Selected data from 1990 and 2000 with mapping feature.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge American Memory Project
Primary source materials from the Library of Congress, includes digital items such as George Washington's letters, Civil War photographs, women sufferage materials, early maps, etc.
Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
Covers trade and industrial publications, journals issued by professional and technical societies, and specialized subject periodicals, as well as special issues such as buyers' guides, directories, and conference proceedings. Use for engineering, technology, and science.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Archimer - Ifremer
Institutional Repository provides full-text documents online (publications, theses, conference proceedings, etc) in all fields related to oceans (oceanography, aquaculture, fisheries, etc). The site is available in French and English; most documents are available in English.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS) - Arctic Institute of North America
Contains over 50,000 records describing publications and research projects about northern Canada and other Arctic regions. ASTIS has simple and advanced search forms, and links to full text when it is available on the Web.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts (AATA Online) - Getty Conservation Institute
A comprehensive database of over 100,000 abstracts of literature related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge ArXiv.org e-Print Archive - Cornell University
Pre-prints in physics, mathematics, computer science and quantitative biology.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Atmospheric Science Resources - NOAA
Use for weather, climate and atmospheric studies. Includes: Weather Observations & Forecasting, Climate Data, Maps, Charts & Publications Open Access E-Journals, Career & Education Information, Air Quality & Pollution, Severe Weather, and more.
AtoZ Maps Online - World Trade Press
Over 4,000 world, continent, country, and state maps. Included political maps, physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate maps, and other thematic maps. Maps are royalty-free and may be used for reports, posters, multi-media presentations, etc.
Massachusetts Maps - Citizen Information Service
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Audio Engineering Society Journal Article Database
Journal articles from Volume 1 (1953) - Volume 45 (1997). Search for free; request articles you want through Interlibrary Loan.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Avano: Marine and Aquatic Sciences Harvester - Ifremer
Institutional Repository provides full-text documents online (publications, theses, conference proceedings, etc) in all fields related to oceans (oceanography, aquaculture, fisheries, etc). The site is available in French and English; most documents are available in English.
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Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Bartleby.com
American and English poetry works between 1250 and 1920. Offers numerous anthologies including "The Oxford Book of English Verse", the "Yale Book of American Verse" and "Modern American and British Poetry".
Biography Resource Center [Thompson/Gale-Infotrac]
More than 50 biographical databases with full-text periodicals (Over 270 full-text sources). Contains nearly 414,000 biographies on more than 320,000 people gathered from more than 840 volumes of more than 135 Gale reference sources as well as full-text articles from more than 270 magazines specifically chosen for their renowned biographical content in a broad range of subject areas. Covers science, multicultural studies, business, politics, government, history, entertainment, sports, the arts, and literature.  Research Guide
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Biology Browser
Information resources and updates for the life sciences information community. Free access to resources such as the Nomenclature Glossary for Zoology and the Zoological Record Thesaurus. Find useful information collected from outside sources, with links to current science news stories, relevant web sites and more. Browse by organism, subject and/or geography.
Biomedical Reference Collection: Basic [EBSCO] Tutorial
Designed for doctors, research scientist, students and clinical specialists, this database provides full text for over 100 journals in a variety of areas pertaining to medical study. All titles included in this database are al,so indexed in MEDLINE.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge The Brookings Institution
The Advanced Search allows you to query and retrieve full text of the Brookings Institution research reports.
Business Searching Interface [EBSCO] Tutorial
Provides an easy way to both browse and search for country economic data, company profiles, industry information and market research.
Business Source Premier [EBSCO] Tutorial
This is the industry's most used business research database, providing the full text for more than 8,800 serials. Business Source Premier provides full text back to 1965 and searchable cited references back as far as 1998. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database is updated daily.SWOT analysis on selected companies.
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Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge CancerLit - National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Index to Biomedical journals, proceedings, books, reports, and doctoral theses relating to cancer.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Catalogue of Life - Dynamic Checklist
A uniform and validated index to the world's known species for use as a practical tool in inventorying and monitoring biodiversity worldwide. The Dynamic Checklist of the Catalogue of Life allows you to search for scientific species name or browse the taxonomic tree. A variety of online species databases are searched simultaneously. When the search has been completed, the species names that were found are listed.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge ChemFinder.com
Provides free chemical searching. Includes: Chemical Structures, 2D structures & 3D models, Physical Properties, MP, BP, CAS RN, and links to other websites with information about your compound.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge CHID (Combined Health Information Database) - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government, this database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources.
Chronicle of Higher Education
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge CIA World Factbook (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
Detailed information about countries around the world, including country profiles, maps, flags of the world. Statistical information is given in metric units.
CINAHL
Use for Emergency Managment and Disaster Planning research in the medical field. The authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers. Includes access to Pre-CINAHL. [Note: This database is included in our Ebsco consorital database package through MCCLPHEI.]
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Civil Engineering Database - American Society of Civil Engineers
Provides access to over 100,000 bibliographic and abstracted records. This is not a full text database. To get the full text of an article or proceedings paper, contact us. Coverage: 1970 - Present
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Clearinghouse for Dam Removal Information - University of California Berkeley
Repository of information about technical, fiscal, social aspects, pros & cons of dam removal, including cases where a decision is made to retain the dam.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Clinical Trials - National Library of Medicine
A guide to clinical research in human volunteers being conducted in the USA.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Code of Federal Regulations
General and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the U.S. Federal Government.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Codes of Ethics Online - Illinois Institute of Technology
Online source for the full-text of codes of ethics for several professions.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Collect Britain
Links to over 100,000 images and sounds selected from the British Library's historical collections. Resources included: maps, books, topographical drawings, stamps, photographs, newspapers, music and sound clips which illustrate regional accents and dialects, as well as wildlife recordings.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge comPADRE Pathway
Digital resources for physics and astronomy education. Access is free, but you must register to search the Compadre Portal and ComPADRE network, participate in forums, and personalize the interface.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online - Univ. of Cambridge
Contains every Darwin publication as well as many of his handwritten manuscripts. Includes a biography, images, audio.
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete [EBSCO] Tutorial
Covers the research and development spectrum of the computing and applied sciences disciplines. Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,800 academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources from a diverse collection. Full text is also available for more than 730 periodicals.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Congressional Research Service Reports - National Council for Science & the Environment
Briefing documents for Congress on environmental and current issues.
Contemporary Literary Criticism - Select [Thompson/Gale-Infotrac]
Critical and biographical essays on authors currently living or who died after 1959. Initial release features 50 authors derived from CLC print volumes 95-99 and 50 retrospective entries. Updates of 10-12 new authors will be added about 6 times a year as print volumes are published and 10-20 retrospective entries will be added each time. CLC Select may be searched separately or simultaneously with Contemporary Authors and the Dictionary of Literary Biography.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Country Profiles - BBC News
Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. They also include audio or video clips from BBC archives. Contain information on the different types of press available in the country.
Credo Reference
    		Provides 24/7 online access to over 200 key interdisciplinary, general reference sources.
Click here to browse subjects and available titles.
Curriculum Resource Center [Facts On File]
Provides handouts arranged by subject (e.g., history, geography, science, mathematics). Handouts can be saved, emailed, printed, or distributed for educational purposes.
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Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Dewey Research Advisor (DRA) - MIT Libraries
Business knowledge database "that provides starting points for specific research questions in the fields of business, management, and economics." The 21 browsable topics in the FAQ range from banking to taxation and accounting, and answer such questions as "Where can I find historical rates for U.S. treasury bills, notes, and bonds?", "How do I write a business plan?" and "Where can I find information on the debt of individual countries?" Search or browse; access to some content is limited.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge dialnet - Universidad de La Rioja
A free, scientific portal to research-level journals, reports and theses. Includes many full text, Open Access journal articles primarily in English and Spanish. Registration is required to receive alerts and to access other personalized options. Registered users may choose any journal's table of contents via electronic alerts, as soon as new issues are published.
Dictionary of Literary Biography [Thompson/Gale]
Provides nearly 10,000 biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Dictionary of English Nautical Language - SeaTalk
Nautical dictionary, complete with usage, examples suggesting good seamanship, images of ships and gear.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Directory of Open Access Journals : DOAJ - Lund University Libraries
Provides full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. Covers all languages in general and Interdisciplinary subjects.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Directory of Published Proceedings (DoPP)
Includes material from over 280,000 conferences, congresses, meetings and symposia. For information about future meetings, use MInd
Directory of State Legislatures (National Conference of State Legislatures) [MMA Only]
Includes information on every state legislature in the United States. MMA is registered to access NCSLnet services, but you must logon to search the database. Obtain the username and password from the Library Director.
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Discovery Guides - ProQuest/CSA
Provide the basics of a subject and offer recent insights to enhance understanding. Free guides are available for these subject areas:
Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Dissertations
  • Foreign Doctoral Dissertations
    • Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge DTIC's STINET (Scientific & Technical Information Network) - Defense Technical Information Center
    Citations to reports from DTIC, a clearinghouse for a variety of defense-related scientific and technical publications. Through the STINET database, DTIC indexes and abstracts these reports, providing full-text to some reports.  Search DTIC's Technical Report Collection
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    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Earthquake Engineering Research Laboratory Technical Reports [CalTech]
    Includes some of the earliest published work on strong-motion earthquake accelerograms, and considerable research springing from the San Fernando, Whittier Narrows, Landers and Northridge earthquakes. EERL was founded in the 1960s, and began publishing results of its research in a technical report series in 1970.Publication continues to the present.
    ebrary  [MMA ONLY]
    Over 40,000 college level e-books available online - 24/7/365.
    Ebsco: Search Multiple Databases
    Allows you to choose multiple Ebsco databases to search, simultaneously.
    ECO Jobs: Environmental Career Opportunities (ECO)  [MMA ONLY]
    Use to find environmental job vacancies from all sectors of the job-market including non-profits, corporations, professional firms, colleges, universities, institutions, and Federal, state and local governments. Includes resume writing and other resources for jobseekers.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge ECOLEX - FAO, IUCN and UNEP
    Gateway to global environmental law resources (treaties, national legislation, court decisions & publications--includes full-text).
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge EDGAR Database - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
    1994-present. Full text of public filings. Good for annual (10-K) and quarterly (10-Q) reports of publically traded companies.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Educators Desk Reference
    EDR is maintained by the Educational Resources Information Center, a part of the Information Institute of Syracuse at Syracuse University. The site includes most of the information formerly included in AskERIC, including a database of over 2000 lesson plans for grades K-12 and higher education.
    Educator's Reference Complete [Thompson/Gale-Infotrac, formerly Professional Collection]
    250 full-text titles for library and education professionals.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge EEVL: The Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics & Computing
    EEVL's mission is to provide access to quality networked engineering, mathematics and computing resources, and be the national focal point for online access to information in these subjects. This site may link to journals not included in the MMA Library. To obtain journal articles identified by the EEVL please contact the library staff.
    eLibrary [bigchalk/Proquest]  Remote Access
    Dates of coverage: Periodicals (1981-present); Multimedia (historical to present) Total titles covered: 1,500+ Formats: Full text, Text+Graphics, Multimedia (.jpeg images, QuickTime video, web links, and .wav audio) Subjects: General Reference, business, education, general interest, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences, and many other curriculum-specific subject areas. Every magazine, journal, newspaper, book, and transcript is provided in 100 percent full-text--saving valuable search time and reducing the frustration of abstract-only results. Multimedia content supplements and enhances text-only information. Funded by SEMLS.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Emergency Response Guidebook 2004 (ERG2004) - CANUTEC
    A guide to aid first responders in quickly identifying the specific or generic hazards of the material(s) involved in the incident, and protecting themselves and the general public during the initial response phase of the transportation incident involving dangerous goods.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Encarta
    Microsoft's online encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, and world atlas.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Encyclopedia Britannica Online
    This free, online version of the classic print source has advertisements.
    Encyclopedia of Animals (via Primary Search) [EBSCO] Tutorial
    Provides in-depth zoological information on a variety of topics relating to animals: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, dinosaurs and prehistoric animals from the Encyclopedia of Animals. Many entries include colorful images. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Encyclopedia Of Life
    An "ecosystem of websites that makes all key information about all life on Earth". Use for biodiversity, zoology, taxonomy, classification, species identification.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Entrez, The Life Sciences Search Engine - National Center for Biotechnology Information
    Provides access to searching individual databases (such as PubMed, PubMed Central, OMIN, Human Genome, GenBank) or to searching across all the NCBI databases simultaneously.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Energy Citations Database - U.S. Government, Department of Energy
    Index to reports, conference papers, journal articles, books, dissertations, and patents for energy related scientific and technical information. Includes chemistry, physics, environmental science, geology, engineering, math, climatology, oceanography, computer science. Covers 1948-present.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Envirofacts Data Warehouse - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Use for information pertaining to your geographic (U.S.) area, or choose a Topic for more in-depth questions and answers about your area. Use the Quick Start to search by Zipcode. See also: Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
    Environment Complete [Ebsco]
    Offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Environmental Fate Data Base
    Multiple databases with physical, chemical, environmental fate, and degradation properties of chemical and compounds.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Environmental Health and Toxicology - National Library of Medicine
    Collection of databases on hazardous chemicals, toxic releases, and environmental health.
    ERIC [EBSCO] Tutorial
    The Educational Resource Information Center, contains more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge ERIC
    A "free" web-based version of ERIC sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. It contains nearly 1.1 million citations to ERIC documents (ED references) and journal articles (EJ references). ERIC also provides users with access to an increasing number of full-text documents. ERIC includes material from 1966 to the present.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge ETOH
    Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database of journal articles, books, dissertation abstracts, conference papers and proceedings, reports and studies, and chapters in edited works.
    Expanded Academic ASAP [Thompson/Gale-Infotrac]
    1980-present. From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology. Indexes scholarly journals, general interest periodicals, newsmagazines - many with full text and images.
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    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Fed in Print
    A comprehensive index to Federal Reserve economic research documents. The retrieval software allows searching many different ways and results include links to full text, if available.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Federal Register - US Government Printing Office
    Daily regulatory changes and announcements, including health and research.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index
    Covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages. Books written by a single author are not indexed in MFI; for these, check library catalogs that have strong collections in medieval studies.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Field Guides, International - University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Use this searchable database to find field guides for plants, animals, and other objects in North America and around the world. Data comes from A Guide to Field Guides: Identifying the Natural History of North America by Diane Schmidt and its companion Web site International Field Guides. Once you identify a field guide you want to use, you can get a copy of the book:
    1. Search our SAILS library catalog
    2. Search the Virtual Catalog
    3. Request the book via Interlibrary Loan
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Film Literature Index
    Contains approximately 700,000 citations to articles, film reviews and book reviews published between 1976-2001.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge FishBase: A Global Information System on Fishes - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
    Contains practically all fish species known to science and includes taxonomic information. Caters to different professionals such as research scientists, fisheries managers, zoologists, etc.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Forbes list: America's Largest Private Companies
    Contains information on revenues and profits.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Free Patents Online
    Search for patents. Registration if free. You must register to view images, which are in PDF format, and use other features.
    Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia [EBSCO] Tutorial
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    Gale Power Pack Collections: 22 subject-oriented files including agriculture, business, communications, criminal justice, diversity, environmental issues, fine arts, GLBT, general science, library science, insurance, nursing and allied health, military intelligence, pop culture, psychology, philosophy and religion, sports medicine and PT, travel, careers, and war and terrorism. All periodical content is duplicated from General OneFile or Academic OneFile, but additional reference books may be found in these collections.
    • InfoTrac Communication & Mass Media Collection. From marketing professionals to students studying for advanced degrees in linguistic theory, this collection provides current and accurate information from more than 100 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field. Key subjects covered include: advertising and public relations, literature and writing, linguistics, and many more.
    • InfoTrac Criminal Justice Collection. Whether studying to become a lawyer or law enforcement officer, paralegal, or for a career in Homeland Security, this collection rises to the challenge. Users will have access to 150 journals.
    • InfoTrac Diversity Studies Collection. A must-have for social science, history and liberal arts coursework, this collection explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community. This set includes 150 journals.
    • InfoTrac Educators Collection. Perfect for educating future teachers and administrators, this set covers the latest technologies, developments, instruction and coaching breakthroughs as well as background information on child health and development. Included in this set are 250 journals.
    • InfoTrac Environmental Issues & Policy Collection. Providing robust coverage of the field of environmental issues and policy, this collection, which includes nearly 200 journals, provides instant access to the multiple viewpoints of this volatile field of study, including perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.
    • InfoTrac GLBT Life and Issues Collection. Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues impact society on many levels - from the global and cultural to the individual and personal. This collection of nearly 40 journals aims to provide balanced coverage of this significant aspect of our culture, covering such topics as gender studies, family and marital issues, health aspects, and many more.
    • InfoTrac General Science Collection. Although staying current on the latest scientific developments can be daunting, this collection aims to provide a researcher with the information to do just that. Composed of over 200 journals - from highly specialized academic journals to general science-focused magazine - the InfoTrac General Science Collection provides coverage of all scientific endeavor, including such topics as particle physics and quantum theory, advanced mathematics, biotechnology, and many more.
    • InfoTrac Information Science & Library Issues. This collection, comprised of content from nearly 100 leading industry journals, provides current and accurate information for this fast-moving field. Information professionals and other knowledge workers Ð from the research specialist to the information architect Ð will find appropriate and useful information in their areas of expertise, including such topics as information infrastructure, data processing techniques, metadata architectures, and more.
    • InfoTrac Insurance & Liability Collection. Protection of assets is a concern for all: from the individual property owner to the multinational corporation, all have a vested interest in ensuring the retention of their assets, be it physical or intellectual. This collection, comprised of nearly 40 journals, takes a broad view of this multimillion dollar industry, covering such topics as labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more.
    • Military and Intelligence Database. The Military and Intelligence Database periodical list has been hand-selected by Gale editors to meet those content needs. Additionally, the product includes some basic reference materials that are updated annually: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia and The World Almanac and Book of Facts. With more than 500 titles and more than 7 million articles (80% full-text), searchers are sure to find answers to their reference questions.
    • InfoTrac Pop Culture Collection. It's all around us and influences our lives every day. This collection provides useful information for any researcher in a social science, history, art or liberal arts course. This collection is made up of 100 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.
    • InfoTrac Psychology Collection. This set explores what makes people "tick" from childhood to death. This collection gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops and diminishes over time. Your library's users will have instant access to 200 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.
    • InfoTrac Religion & Philosophy Collection. Why do some people believe in Heaven? Is it fear, hope, upbringing or blind faith? Users of this collection can research different religions, philosophies and how they impact our daily lives. The Religion & Philosophy eCollection is perfect to fill gaps in coverage of this under-served area. Two hundred and fifty subject-appropriate full-text periodicals are included.
    • InfoTrac Small Business Collection. Perfect for business schools and entrepreneurs, this compilation provides insights, tips, strategies and success stories. Users will find 250 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.
    • InfoTrac Travel & Tourism Reference Collection. With current and relevant content from over 500 industry journals, this collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field, while also allowing for focused study of specialized aspects of the industry - including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, economic aspects of tourism, and more.
    • InfoTrac Vocation & Careers Collection. Finding the right career can be a daunting and high stakes task: finding an appropriate institution of learning, job searching, and maintaining a career are all topics covered by this collection, providing current and applicable content for all vocational milestones. Offering content from nearly 400 journals, this collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.
    • InfoTrac War & Terrorism Collection. A definitive collection for students of history, social science and current events. Researchers will gain valuable insight to conflicts and their cause as well as their impact and how they are perceived on a global scale. References include 100 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.
    Gale Virtual Reference Library. [Thompson/Gale Virtual Reference Library] Alternate access Powersearch
    General Business File ASAP [Thompson/Gale-Infotrac]
    Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available. Use to research all business and management topics. Includes directory listings for over 300,000 companies as well as company profiles, industry rating, product brands, company performance ratings, investment reports and ratings, industry statistics, financial overviews, financial ratios, etc. Includes business and trade journals, newspapers and company directory profiles.
    General Reference Center, Gold [Thompson/Gale-Infotrac]
    A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge gethuman database
    Use to find secret phone numbers and codes to get to a live human when calling a company for customer service. Tips in this database will help you get past the interactive voice response ("ivr"), the name for the computers who answer most phone calls these days. The gethuman project is a consumer movement to improve the quality of phone support in the US.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Google Book Search
    Use for full-text access to copies of out-of-copyright books - the classics! Locate information in context from copyrighted books you can borrow from the MMA Library, the Virtual Catalog, or through InterLibrary Loan (ILL).
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Google Directory: Science
    Google's list of free journals and other open access resources for science. Includes a link to Mathematics resources.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Google Scholar
    Peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from broad areas of research. Supports cited reference searching. Includes recent or unpublished work that is not indexed in other databases. Note: Access to licensed resources is limited to MMA subscriptions.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge GovEngine.com
    GovEngine, Inc. a non-profit organization, provides organized links to federal, state and local government sites.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge GPO Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) - U.S. Government Printing Office
    Use to find federal publications. Includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online. Users can search by authoring agency, title, subject, and general key word, or click on "Advanced Search" for more options.
    • GPO Access - U.S. Government Printing Office
      Use to find official information from all three branches of the U.S. Federal Government including laws, regulations, Presidential papers, budget documents, Supreme Court decisions, Congressional reports, and more.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Grants.Gov
    The new unified clearinghouse for all federal grant opportunities from all federal agencies that manage grant funds. Grants.gov currently uses a Windows-only solution for electronic grant submission. The PureEdge viewer is required to complete grant application packages and, at this time, there is no native Macintosh PureEdge client. If you use a Mac see: Grants.gov for Mac OS X
    Grants - IRIS (Illinois Researcher Information Service)
    Resources for grants includes free access to many sites. You can not search the entire IRIS database without a subscription.
    GreenFILE [EBSCO]
    A bibliographic database of information about environmental concerns. Offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment, drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.
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    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Holocaust Encyclopedia - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum New 5 Aug 2010
    The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., is both an educational institution and a memorial to the victims and survivors of this attempt to annihilate people deemed unfit by the Nazis. Articles are arranged by topics; includes educational resources for students and teachers and items from the museum’s collection of photographs, personal testimonies, histories, artifacts, documents, maps, and music. This resource relates history to current events, (e.g., genocides in Rwanda and Darfur, war in the Congo), and covers all groups persecuted by the Nazis: Rom (Gypsies), homosexuals, Poles, Jehovah’s Witnesses, the disabled, political opponents, etc.
    Health Reference Center- Academic [Thompson/Gale-Infotrac]
    Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only (1980 - Aug 2005).
    Health Source - Consumer Edition [EBSCO] Tutorial
    Covers consumer health information on topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Includes searchable full text for nearly 150 journals. This database is updated daily.
    Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition [EBSCO] Tutorial
    Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines Covers nearly 850 journals. This database is updated daily.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge HighWire Press
    Free online full-text science and engineering articles. As of 19 July 2005, HighWire Press offers free access to 930,952 full-text articles and 2,375,371 total articles. HighWire has an excellent search engine (http://highwire.stanford.edu/cgi/search/) and links to useful scientific and engineering resources.
    Homeland Security Digital Library  [MMA ONLY]
    HSDL is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security & the Naval Postgraduate School, Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Includes homeland security strategy, policy and research documents published by: Federal, state and local government agencies, international governments, research institutions, universities, and think tanks.
    SeekOnce Multi-Database Search by category or across multiple data sets.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Homeland Security Information Center - NTIS
    Resource for scientific and technical information from the U.S. Government, its contractors, and complementary material from international sources. Categorized by major security concerns: health & medicine, food & agriculture, bio and chemical warfare, preparedness and response, and safety training. Products are available in a variety of formats: electronic download, online access, computer products, multimedia, microfiche and paper. Contact us if you need materials from HSIC that must be purchased.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Hoovers
    Use to find business information on companies, industries and executives.
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    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge IBC ASIA (S) Pte Ltd.
    The Asian business arm of Informa Group plc, a publicly listed company on the London Stock Exchange. The topics and issues listed on all conference agendas are thoroughly researched to reflect the ongoing concerns of the industry. Includes some market information.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge IEEE Spectrum
    Explores future technology trends and the impact of those trends on society and business.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Index to Organism Names
    ION contains all the animal, plant, and virus names data found within the Thomson BIOSIS literature databases - Zoological Record, BIOSIS Previews and Biological Abstracts. The Guide to the Animal Kingdom is an abbreviated classification scheme that represents a fairly traditional view of animal phylogeny.
    InfoTrac OneFile (1980 - present) [Thompson/Gale-Infotrac]
    A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social sciences, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles. Updated daily.
    International Security & Counter-Terrorism Reference Center [Ebsco]
    Offers information on virtually every dimension of security & counter-terrorism. Designed to inform the analysis process, as well as enhance the general understanding of security and terrorism-related issues. Provides a comprehensive Open Source Intelligence Resource for analysts, risk management professionals, and students. Content includes hundreds of full text journals and periodicals, hundreds of thousands of selected articles, news feeds, reports, summaries, books, blogs, FAQs, and proprietary Background Information Summaries that pertain to terrorism and security.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Internet Archive (access the WayBack Machine)
    A digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics, and Computing
    Access networked engineering, mathematics and computing information including e-journals, databases, training materials, professional societies, university and college departments, research projects, bibliographic databases, software, information services and recruitment agencies.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Internet History Sourcebooks
    Primary and secondary full text sources divided into ancient, medieval and modern periods of history.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge The Internet Speculative Fiction Database - The Cushing Library Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Collection and Institute for Scientific Computation at Texas A&M
    The ISFDB is a community effort to catalog works of fiction. It links together various types of bibliographic data: author bibliographies, publication bibliographies, award listings, magazine content listings, anthology and collection content listings, and forthcoming books.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Internet History Sourcebooks
    Primary and secondary full text sources divided into ancient, medieval and modern periods of history.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge In the First Person
    Index to over 3,000 collections of letters, diaries, oral histories, and other personal narratives available freely on the web and from Alexander Street Press. Includes full-text content when available.
    Issues & Controversies in American History
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Intute
    A free online service that provides access to the very best Web resources for education and research. Created by a network of UK universities and partners. Subject specialists select and evaluate the websites and write high quality descriptions of the resources.
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    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Jet Propulsion Laboratory Technical Reports Server - NASA
    Index, abstracts, and full text of Technical Reports written by and for the scientific and technical community.
    Journal and Newspapers - A to Z Title List
    Does the library subscribe to your favorite journals? Use the A to Z Journal and Newspaper Title List to quickly find journals by title and go directly to the full text, online. Journals that are available in print in the Library are also listed in search results.
    JSTOR - Arts & Sciences I
    Established in 1997, JSTOR's first collection includes core journals in economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities and social sciences. This collection also contains titles in ecology, mathematics, and statistics. Overall, there are 119 titles in fifteen disciplines.

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    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Kidon Media Link
    Comprehensive site featuring newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and news agencies by continent, country, and language. Index, abstracts, and full text of Technical Reports written by and for the scientific and technical community.
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    LexisNexis Academic
    Access to a wide range of full-text news, business, legal, medical and reference information NOTE: This service provides links to EDGAR filings, along with additional company financial data.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts [EBSCO] Tutorial LISTA provides coverage on subjects such as librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Indexes more than 600 periodicals plus books, research reports, and proceedings with coverage dating back to the mid-1960s.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Library of Congress Online Catalog
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Livres Numerises Mathematiques /Digitized Mathematical Books (LiNuM)
    LiNuM provides an author/title search interface for digitized books from four collections: Cornell University Library Historical Math Monographs, Gallica at the BibliotŠque nationale de France, The Mathematica book collection at Gottinger Digitalisierungs-Zentrum, and The University of Michigan Historical Mathematics Collection". Period covered: 19th and early 20th centuries.
    Literary Reference Center (Ebsco)
    LRC is a full-text database that combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else. Contains detailed information on the most studied authors. Funded by SEMLS.
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    Marine Technology Reporter
    Full text of issues is available online in PDF format [July 2005- ]. You can also set up your own free subscription.
    MasterFILE Premier [EBSCO] Tutorial
    Multidisciplinary database that provides full text for nearly 1,950 general reference, business, consumer health, general science, humanities, and multi-cultural publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covers subject areas of general interest, and includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,011 biographies, 83,472 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 192,999 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily.
    MAS Ultra - School Edition [EBSCO] Tutorial
    Provides full text for more than 700 popular general interest and current events publications with information dating as far back as 1975 for key magazines. Also provides more than 500 full text pamphlets, more than 350 full text reference books, 84,011 biographies, 83,472 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 192,999 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily.
    MEDLINE [EBSCO] Tutorial
    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.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Medline Plus: Go Local Massachusetts
    For information on more than 2,000 healthcare services across the Commonwealth. MedlinePlus provides access to health and drug information. Using this resource, you will be able to find:
  • up-to-date information about local health resources in your community
  • reliable health information about a number of diseases and conditions
    This site is created and maintained by professional medical librarians, so you can trust the quality of information when you search this website.
    • Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge MEMDB: Medieval and Early Modern Data Bank
    Contains databases providing select commodity prices from the Medieval Ages.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Merck Source
    Online access to a Symptom Checker, Medical Encyclopedia, Medical Dictionary, Interactive Body Guide, Interactive Human Atlas, The Merck Manual, 2nd Home Edition, Over-the-Counter Drug Guide and Clinical Trials information, and more. Individuals can register for free access to full text articles and other content.
    Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
    Military & Government Collection [EBSCO] Tutorial
    Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for nearly 400 titles.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge MInd: the Meeting Index
    Offers free access to locate future conferences, congresses, meetings and symposia. For information about published conferences, use DoPP
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    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
    National resource for molecular biology information & software tools for analyzing genome data & biomedical information.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge National Criminal Justice Reference Service - U.S. Dept of Justice (NCJRS)
    Includes crime and justice information, research, statistics, and funding opportunities from Federal, State, and local government reports; books; research reports; journal articles; and unpublished research. Full-text publications are from the NCJRS AND NCJRS partner agencies: U.S. Department of Justice, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office for Victims of Crime.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge National Geographic Society Publications Index
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge National Register of Historic Vessels (NRHV)
    Contains information about surviving historic vessels in the United Kingdom.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Publications
    Covers subjects related to sustainable energy technologies from 1977 to the present.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge National Science Digital Library (NSDL)
    A comprehensive, integrated Web portal for math and science content.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge National Sea Grant Library (NSGL)
    The official Sea Grant archive and home to a comprehensive collection of Sea Grant-funded documents. Covers a wide variety of subjects, such as oceanography, marine education, aquaculture, fisheries, aquatic nuisance species, coastal hazards, seafood safety, limnology, coastal zone management, marine recreation, and law.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge National Transportation Library (NTL) - U.S. Department of Transportation
    Covers technical, research and policy documents provided by federal, state, local, tribal and other government agencies. Links are to government and other significant websites and documents, especially USDOT and state sites. The collection of the NTL is entirely electronic.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Navy Modeling and Simulation Office Resources
    Navy Modeling & Simulation (NMSO) registered resources are categorized here. The level of detail available is substantial. In some cases, the resource will be available for immediate download. In other cases, you will need to follow the instructions provided.
    NetLibrary
    Thousands of electronic book titles in a variety of subject areas, includes computer and "how to" manuals. Subjects: personal and consumer health, business, education, cooking, hobbies, sports, family and popular psychology and literary criticism.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Networked Computer Science Technical Reference Library (NCSTRL)
    An international collection of computer science technical reports from CS departments and industrial and government research laboratories, made available for non-commercial and educational use.
    Newsbank
    Newspaper Source [EBSCO] Tutorial
    Newspaper Source provides selected full text for nearly 30 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. This database is updated daily.
    Newspapers and Magazines Login from Home or Office to databases funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge New York Public Library Picture Collection Online
    Collection includes 30,000 digitized images. Subjects covered include African Americans, American history, animals, costume and clothing, design, Native Americans, New York City, and textiles.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
    NIOSH Publication No. 2005-151 is a source of general industrial hygiene information for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals. Presents key information and data in abbreviated tabular form for 677 chemicals or substance groupings found in the work environment.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge NTIS (National Technical Information Service)
    NTIS is the federal government's central source for the sale of scientific, technical, engineering, and related business information by or for the U.S. government and complementary materials from international sources. Approximately 2.5 million products are available in a variety of formats including online, electronic, multimedia, CD-ROM , paper, and microfiche. Search Guide.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge NTRS: NASA Technical Reports Server
    Search for citations from all NASA technical report servers, including the NACA archive, selected citations from non-NASA sources (arXiv, BioMed Central, Energy Citations Database, Aeronautical Research Committee), and full-text links to technical reports, when available online.
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    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge OAIster
    A collection of freely available, difficult-to-access, academically-oriented digital resources that are easily searchable by anyone.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Ocean Instruments - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    WHOI database of scientific instruments: how they work, what they do, and why they do it.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge O*NET (Occupational Information Network) - Department of Labor
    Takes the place of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) as the nation's primary source of occupational information. This database helps employers, workers, educators, and students make informed decisions about education, training, career choices, and work.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Online Books Page - University of Pennsylvannia
    Open access to over 25,000 free e-books on the Web plus links to other e-book and e-journal collections.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge OpenMED Archive
    Serves as a respository for medical institutions and journals, primarily from India.
    Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection  [MMA ONLY]
    Provides 24/7 online access to 160 dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference titles covering the full subject spectrum with the resources of the Oxford Companions. Click here to browse subjects and titles.
    Overdrive
    Audio and Digital Books service was supported by a grant from the Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Library System. Before you checkout a title, download the appropriate software.
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    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Patent and Trademark Office, United States
    Search for United States patents 1790 to present through the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Patents issued since 1976 in full text. full-page images are available since 1790. NOTE: Patents from 1790 through 1975 are searchable only by Patent Number and Current US Classification!
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Peterson's College Search
    Offers many ways to search for a undergraduate colleges or universities that offer particular degrees. Includes College Planning Timelines.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
    Download or view files frequently requested by shippers, carriers, Federal and State agencies, as well as members of the general public. Emergency Response Guidebook. PHMSA, 2004. A guidebook for first responders during the initial phase of a dangerous goods/hazardous materials incident.
    Points of View Reference Center [EBSCO]
    Full-text of a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides 200 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (affirmative argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument).
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge PORT: Maritime Information Gateway
    Resource library on maritime topics, from water sports to naval history to shipbuilding. Primarily a web sites directory, but clicking on 'Research' will allow the user to access library subject guides with bibliographies of printed works and lists of holdings in the National Maritime Museum of Britain. Covers maritime law, conflicts at sea, marine engineering, fishing, etc.
    POWERSEARCH: Search Multiple Databases
    Professional Development Collection [EBSCO] Tutorial
    Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 550 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. Also contains more than 200 educational reports. The most comprehensive collection of full text education journals in the world.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Project Gutenberg
    This project digitizes books which are in the public domain and puts them online free of charge. Founded in 1971, Gutenburg has published 7,500 e-books, is aiming for a million by the end of 2016.
    ProQuest Newspapers
    Full-text newspaper articles from the Boston Globe, New York Times, Patriot Ledger, Providence Journal, Wall Street Journal, and more.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Protein Data Bank - Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics (RCSB)
    Provides a variety of tools and resources for studying the structures of biological macromolecules and their relationships to sequence, function, and disease.
    Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection [EBSCO] Tutorial
    This database provides nearly 575 full text publications, including nearly 550 peer-reviewed titles. Covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Nearly every full text title included in this database is indexed in PsycINFO. This database is updated daily.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge PubMed Central
    PMC is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. PMCprovides free access to full text articles in over 130 life sciences journals. It is linked to PubMed and fully searchable. (See Also: Entrez)
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    Qikan Library 期刊圖書館 (in Chinese)
    Access to over 100 full-text popular magazine publications from mainland China. Subjects include the arts, current events, business, health, children's literature and much more. Most titles viewable in both simplified and classical viewing styles. Coverage: 2005-present. NOTE: Chinese language interface requires special keyboard to input search data. Click here for an English translation of this webpage.

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    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Red List of Threatened Species
    Provides taxonomic, conservation status and distribution information on taxa that have been globally evaluated using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. Produced by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge ReefBase
    Provides country-level data and information on coral reefs. Registration is free. Ffirst, Set up your profile (username, password, etc.). Then, you will receive an email for an activation code for online access to data and resources.
    Regional Business News [EBSCO] Tutorial
    Provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated daily.
    Religion and Philosophy Collection [EBSCO] Tutorial
    Provides extensive coverage of world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. Covers over 300 full text journals. This database is updated daily.
    Research Starters [EBSCO]
    Provides topic overviews, definitions of relevant terms and concepts, detailed bibliographies, and links to scholarly journal articles. Study and research guides designed to be starting points for research in:
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge RITA (Research and Innovative Technology Administration) - U.S. Department of Transportation
    Home of the National Transportation Library (NTL) (see details, above)
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Roads from Seneca Falls: Women's History and Leadership
    A Web-based curriculum project for teachers and students with links to biographical data.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Royal Historical Society Bibliography
    In association with Irish History Online and London's Past Online, provides bibliographic data on historical writing dealing with the British Isles, and with the British empire and commonwealth, during all periods for which written documentation is available - from 55BC to the present.
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    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Science.Gov - US Government
    United States government science cross-agency portal. Search for full text documents and reports of U.S. agencies.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge ScienceTechResources.Gov - US Department of Commerce
    A catalogue of government science and technology web sites. Provides the scientist, engineer, and science aware citizen with easy access to key government web sites.
    Science Direct - Use to find scholarly journal articles published by Elsevier.
    Show Me Relevant Articles On:
      Articles-On-Demand for MMA Only
      To get an article, click on the PDF link. After you fill out the form, your request is emailed to the Library Director, who retrieves the PDF of the article and sends it to you via email within 1 to 3 days. The library pays for each document we deliver - there is no charge to MMA students, faculty or staff.
    Science Reference Center [EBSCO] Tutorial
    Contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, and periodicals. Covers: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. Funded by SEMLS.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge SCIRUS for scientific information only
    A comprehensive science-specific search engine that searches over 250 million science-specific Web pages.
    Scribner Writers Series [Thompson/Gale-Infotrac]
    Includes 15-20 page signed essays on more than 1,600 authors and literary genres drawn from the acclaimed Scribner print series. Use for research starting points.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Sea Grant Publications - National Sea Grant Library
    NSGL is the most comprehensive collection of Sea Grant funded documents in the world, and serves as the official Sea Grant archive. Many documents are available, free, online. Ask Us! to request any of the print-only titles.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge SeaTalk: Nautical Dictionary
    A comprehensive nautical dictionary, complete with usage, examples suggesting good seamanship, images of ships and gear and a nautical blog.
    The Serials Directory [EBSCO] Tutorial
    Provides accurate bibliographic information as well as current pricing structures for popular serials.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Smith's Master Index to World Wide Maritime Museum Websites
    Click on the map to find a maritime museum website in that state.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Society of Automotive Engineers Technical Information
    Covers commercial vehicles, diesel engines, ships, maritime, etc. Search for technical papers, books, articles, and videos covering the past 50 years.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge SORA (Searchable Ornithological Research Archive) - University of New Mexico
    Use for research on birds. SORA project is an open access electronic journal archive.
    Special Collections Database on MLIN
    Includes over 600 archives and manuscript collections in Massachusetts.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Spectral Database for Organic Compounds, SDBS
    SDBS is an integrated spectral database system for organic compounds, which includes 6 different types of spectra under a directory of the compounds. Organized by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge SPIE Web - International Society of Optical Engineering
    Search SPIE proceedings and journal articles from 1974. Only citations and abstracts are available online; request articles you need through the Library.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge SPIRES HEP (High-Energy Physics Literature Database) - Stanford
    Index to physics-related journal articles, e-prints, technical reports, conference papers, and theses. Citation searching is available. Contains some full text. Coverage 1974 to present.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Standards & Specifications - Contact us if you need a standard.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Stedman's Online Medical Dictionary
    Online medical terminology definitions. Type in a word, or search by the first two letters and with a mouse-click, gain instant access to Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 27th Edition. Search by keyword, search by definition, search by wildcard.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge STINET MultiSearch
    Intended to assist the DOD community to access pertinent scientific and technical information over a wide range of sources. STINET MultiSearch is a portal to the Deep-Web for Scientific & Technical Information. The Deep-Web is content that resides in searchable databases and can only be accessed via a direct query to the database. Since this content is not published as static web pages, it is not available on the "surface" Web and cannot be accessed directly through commercial and government search engines.
    Student Edition [Thompson/Gale-Infotrac]
    Covers topics most often researched (full text sources).
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    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Teacher Reference Center (TRC) [EBSCO] Tutorial
    Provides coverage on key education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science & Mathematics, and more.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Thomas - Library of Congress
    Covers the Congressional Record and full text legislation from 1989 (101st Congress) to the present. THOMAS also provides summaries (not full text) of legislation back to 1975 (94th Congress). Includes bill summaries and status, committee information, roll call votes, historical documents, etc.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Thomas Register -Thomas Publishing
    Online directory of thousands of manufacturing companies and products in North America. View brief company profiles, along with contact information and links to company websites. Search by names of companies, product lines, services or brand names. A free online registration is required to use this site.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program - National Library of Medicine
    Provides access to databases for toxicology and environmental health. Includes ToxNet, Haz-Map, and access to MedLine Plus.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Contains information about more than 650 toxic chemicals that are being used, manufactured, treated, transported, or released into the environment. Search using the Toxic Releases Query for basic facility information and chemical reports, which tabulate air emissions, surface water discharges, releases to land, underground injections, and transfers to off-site locations. See also: Envirofacts Data Warehouse
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge TOXNET - National Library of Medicine
    Covers toxicology and environmental health. Includes Toxline, Genetic Toxicology, Dart, Hazardous Substances Databank, Toxics Release Inventory, Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System, ChemID/Plus and the Integrated Risk Information System.
    TRAC (Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse) - Syracuse University
    Provides reports focused on the activities of the major investigative agencies of the Federal government: FBI, ATF, DEA, INS, IRS, and Customs. Many reports are supplemented with tables, maps, and graphs. This site provides useful background information on agencies, such as responsibilities, history, regional patterns of enforcement and enforcement trends.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge TRACfed - Syracuse University
    Includes the criminal enforcement activity of federal agencies, IRS audits and seizures, federal expenditures, federal judge workload and prosecutions, federal staffing, and more.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Transportation Libraries Catalog
    via FirstSearch.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge TRB Research In Progress (RiP) - Transportation Research Board
    Use for current or recently completed transportation research projects.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge TRIS Online - Transportation Research Board
    Indexes books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation. Over 470 serial titles are regularly scanned and indexed for TRIS.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge TranStats : The Intermodal Transportation Database
    U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics website covers transportation data. Includes a searchable index of over 100 transportation-related data bases; Ability to choose variables of interest and download data directly to your PC for analysis using any data base; Interactive analytical tools (simple statistical summaries, create time series or cross tabulations, generate graphics online, and cut/paste results into reports); Interactive mapping to help visualize geographic data; A mapping center with the full National Transportation Atlas Data Base".

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    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge USA.gov
    Official information and services from the U.S. government.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Collection of USACOE resources available on the Internet.

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    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Vera: Virtual Electronic Resource Access (MIT)
    Free & unlicensed databases (see also Electronic Journals)
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge viaLibri: Resources for Bibliophiles
    Use for finding for antiquarian books and other rare and out-of-print materials. Search online catalogues of over one hundred major research libraries from around the world as well as book dealers (Bibliophile, AntiQbook, prolibri, AbeBooks, Alibris, Choosebooks/ZVAB, bibliopoly, Livre-Rare-Book, Biblio, ILAB-LILA, booksatpbfa, Maremagnum).
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    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Water Information Center Portal - U.S. National Academies
    Covers more than 100 peer-reviewed reports on water issues: Water Supply and Sanitation, Water and Soil Remediation, Hydrologic Hazards, Water Quality in the Natural Environment, River Basin Systems Management, Environmental Assessment, Management, and Restoration, Water Science and Research.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge Water Resources of the United States - U. S. Geological Survey
    Search by report number, keyword, author, hydrologic unit, state, and year. The database gives researchers easy access to specific information among the vast array of publications distributed by the agency.
    What Do I Read Next? [Thompson/Gale-Infotrac]
    includes over 125,100 recommended titles, more than 67,900 plot summaries, and awards information from 568 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more. A monthly highlights page allows the user to see selections of award winners, upcoming titles, and titles that revolve around different subjects each month.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge WHOI Contributions to the Scientific Literature (1930+) - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
    Articles, books and conference papers written and edited by WHOI scientists, including works in progress.
    Wiley e-book Collection  [MMA ONLY]
    Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) and WISTA USA
    International organization for women in management positions involved in shipping, maritime transportation business and related trades worldwide.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge
    Search for an item in libraries near you

    A database of information about the things libraries own.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge WorldCat
    A database of information about the things libraries own.
    Search for an item in libraries near you:
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge World Economic Outlook (WEO) Database
    You can search and download results. The International Monetary Fund creates this database during each semiannual WEO exercise. The exercises begin in January and June of each year and culminate in the publication of the World Economic Outlook in April and September, respectively.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge World Meteorological Organization
    Founded in 1950, the WMO is one of the oldest specialized agencies of the United Nations. Information is available in Arabic, English, Spanish, French, and Russian. Covers weather, climate and water.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge WorldWideScience.org
    This global science gateway provides one-stop searching of national and international scientific databases.
    Open Access: accessible to the public, freely and without charge WWW Virtual Library (VL)
    The oldest catalogue of the Web, started by Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of HTML and of the Web itself, in 1991 at CERN in Geneva. Unlike commercial catalogues, it is run by a loose confederation of volunteers, who compile pages of key links for particular areas in which they are expert; even though it isn't the biggest index of the Web, the VL pages are widely recognised as being amongst the highest-quality guides to particular sections of the Web.
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    Xreferplus (renamed Credo Reference, Jul 2007)  [MMA ONLY]

    Source list of MMA accessible databases available through SEMLS
    See: --> http://www.semls.org/what/databases/
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