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Online Library Databases

Online Book Collections

  • ebrary

    Coverage:

    • ebrary offers full-text, searchable access to 30.000 books and other authoritative documents in all academic disciplines.
    • Combined, aggregated and publisher-branded databases include more than 30,000 books, maps, reports and more from over 175 of the world's leading academic, trade and professional publishers.
    • Features include simultaneous, multi-user access.

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  • Safari

    Coverage

    Safari Books Online is a fully-searchable electronic reference library that houses a vast collection of the best technical and business books available today.
    • Browse books by category to research any technical topic.
    • Books published over three years ago will only give a preview
    • Read books cover to cover online, or flip directly to the code sample or example you need.

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Journal Articles

  • Computers & Applied Sciences Complete - EBSCO

    Coverage:

    • Computers & Applied Sciences Complete covers the research and development spectrum of the computing and applied sciences disciplines. 
    • CASC 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.

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  • ACM Digital Library

    Coverage:

    • This database comes from the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM).
    • The database is intended for those interested in computer software technology.
    • The ACM DL is a vast collection of citations and full-text from ACM journals, newsletter articles and conference proceedings.

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Other Subject Resources


Health

  • World Health Organization
    Connect to World Health Organization - Coverage: WHOSIS, the WHO Statistical Information System, is an interactive database bringing together core health statistics for the 193 WHO Member States. It comprises more than 100 indicators, which can be accessed by way of a quick search, by major categories, or through user-defined tables. The data can be further filtered, tabulated, charted and downloaded.
  • National Center for Health Statistics
    Connect to National Center for Health Statistics - Coverage: This site is a rich source of information about America's health. The CDC compiles statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of our people. It is a unique public resource for health information - a critical element of public health and health policy.


History, Geography and Science

  • The National Science Foundation
    Connect to National Science Foundation - Coverage: An independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…"  In fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences.
  • Internet History Archive
    Connect to the Internet History Archive - Coverage: The Internet Archive was founded to build an Internet library, with the purpose of offering permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format. The Internet Archive includes texts, audio, moving images, and software as well as archived web pages in our collections.
  • Geography

    The Population Geography Research Group (PGRG) - Coverage: provides a forum for population geographers to present and discuss the latest findings of research in the sub-discipline through its conference and publication activities, to debate relevant theoretical, philosophical and methodological issues, and to consider policy dimensions, both in the UK and internationally


Literature

  • American Folk Lore
    American Folk Lore Resource -  Coverage: This folklore site contains retellings of American folk tales, Native American myths and legends, tall tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from each and every one of the 50 United State.
  • English Literature
    English Literature Resource - On this site you will find the full and unabridged texts of classic works of English literature. Fiction from authors like Lewis Carroll, the Bronte sisters (Anne, Charlotte, and Emily), Jack London, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens and many others, and classic scientific works from Charles Darwin and Rene.
  • Online Literature and Quotations
    General Literature Resource - A searchable online literature site for the student, educator, or enthusiast. To find the works you're looking for start by looking through the author index. This site currently lists over 1900 full books and over 3000 short stories and poems by over 250 authors. This site also includes an extensive quotations database of over 8500 quotes.


Social, Political, Economic and Environmental

  • World Resources
    World Resources Institute - Coverage: An environmental think tank that goes beyond research to find practical ways to protect the earth and improve people's lives. Work is organized into five specific areas: People & Ecosystems, Governance, Climate Protection, Markets & Enterprise, and Institutional Excellence.
  • Social and Philosophical
    Vision - Coverage: This site examines the issues of today, but it is not primarily a news site. Instead it seeks to evaluate the news of the day in a more in-depth way than most issue-oriented publications; and to give readers a deeper understanding of the causes of problems with which humanity wrestles.
  • U.S. Government
    Government Information - Coverage: As the U.S. government's official web portal, USA.gov makes it easy for the public to get U.S. government information and services on the web. USA.gov also serves as the catalyst for a growing electronic government.
  • Utah State Agencies and Resources
    Utah State Library - Coverage: A digital library service in cooperation with government agencies. The Utah State Library provides public access to the growing number of "born digital" publications created by State of Utah agencies as well as those of some counties and cities. Most of the items in this growing collection are of recent publication.
  • U.S. Intelligence Resource
    CIA Online Library - Coverage: The Library contains a wealth of information, from unclassified current publications to basic references, reports and maps. The Library features the CIA's most popular publication, The World Factbook, and an online directory of Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. It also features numerous documents and articles of historical significance, including those found in Studies in Intelligence.


Background Resources: 

These sites help create a basic understanding of a topic, issue, or idea.  They are not meant to be references for student papers.