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Click on the name of the reference database you want to search (in blue) below, and then type your search terms in the dedicated search box to search that particular database.

Online Reference Sources

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General/Reference Databases

  • Credo Reference (Academic Core) Recommended
    Credo's Core General Reference Collections enable libraries to build deep, specific ebook collections from highly regarded publishers around the world. The Academic Core Collection covers the primary disciplines of Higher Education, providing students with the reference tools they need to perform research at any level of study.
    With regular updates, this Collection includes over 650 titles with particular emphasis on subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and reference handbooks. Also included are over 1,100 short reference videos, nearly 450,000 high-resolution art images, photographs and maps across all subject areas. Subject coverage is especially diverse and equipped to address all key disciplines.
  • eLibrary Recommended
    This easy-to-use curriculum and reference resource delivers one of the largest general reference collections of periodical and digital media content designed specifically for schools and libraries of all kinds, as well as additional subject-based material.
  • Ferguson's Career Guidance Center Recommended
    Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center is a comprehensive resource that enables users to explore industries and careers, plan their education, and research best practices for résumés, cover letters, interviewing, networking, and salaries/benefits. The database includes articles, career advice blogs, and streaming video. A revised and updated Career Skills section includes skill tips and exercises in these areas: communication, ethics and etiquette, finding a job, leadership, learning the ropes, organization, problem solving, research and information management, and teamwork.
  • Global Breaking Newswires Recommended
    In the modern news world, newswires are the chief source of timely news and, with increasing pressures on the traditional news industry, newswires are often the only news coverage for many large regions of the globe. Global Breaking Newswires is the premier library news product providing timely access to the best newswire content available from around the globe for the modern researcher as well as growing archive of news indexed and accessible through the familiar & popular research functionality of the ProQuest platform.
  • International Information Programs (IIP) Publications Recommended
    The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP) supports the department's public diplomacy efforts by providing and supporting the places, content, and infrastructure needed for sustained conversations with foreign audiences. This website contains PDFs and print versions of books, pamphlets, postcards, and posters published by the IIP.
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