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Searchable biographical data, with access by, for example, name, age, gender, geography, occupation, college attended and degree(s). Entries include the following data elements: birth information, family, education, career history, creative works, awards, military history, achievements, current memberships, interests (hobbies) and contact information. Provides access to Current Biographies of any person who appeared in any one of the following Marquis print titles since 1985:

  • Who's Who in America
  • Who's Who in the World
  • Who's Who in American Art
  • Who's Who in American History
  • Who's Who of American Women
  • Who's Who in Science and Engineering
  • Who's Who in American Law
  • Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare
  • Who's Who in Finance and Business (formerly Who's Who in Finance and Industry)
  • Who's Who in 20th Century America
  • Who's Who in the East
  • Who's Who in the Midwest
  • Who's Who in the South and Southwest
  • Who's Who in the West
  • Who's Who in Media and Communications
  • Who's Who in Entertainment
  • Who's Who in American Education
  • Who's Who in American Nursing
  • Who's Who in Religion
  • Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America
  • Who's Who Among Human Services Professionals

Also includes the archive of Who Was Who in America, volumes (1607-1985) [see Historical Biographies to access this online archive, Who's Who in American History]. Access limited to five simultaneous users.

Access Information Resource is available on-campus or off-campus via EZProxy; Click the resource name to access it or here for off-campus instructions.

Vendor Name Marquis

Coverage 1607 - present

Update Frquency daily

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Research Guides Biographical Information, Reference Sources

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Description:

Searchable biographical data, with access by, for example, name, age, gender, geography, occupation, college attended and degree(s). Entries include the following data elements: birth information, family, education, career history, creative works, awards, military history, achievements, current memberships, interests (hobbies) and contact information. Provides access to Current Biographies of any person who appeared in any one of the following Marquis print titles since 1985:

  • Who's Who in America
  • Who's Who in the World
  • Who's Who in American Art
  • Who's Who in American History
  • Who's Who of American Women
  • Who's Who in Science and Engineering
  • Who's Who in American Law
  • Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare
  • Who's Who in Finance and Business (formerly Who's Who in Finance and Industry)
  • Who's Who in 20th Century America
  • Who's Who in the East
  • Who's Who in the Midwest
  • Who's Who in the South and Southwest
  • Who's Who in the West
  • Who's Who in Media and Communications
  • Who's Who in Entertainment
  • Who's Who in American Education
  • Who's Who in American Nursing
  • Who's Who in Religion
  • Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America
  • Who's Who Among Human Services Professionals

Also includes the archive of Who Was Who in America, volumes (1607-1985) [see Historical Biographies to access this online archive, Who's Who in American History]. Access limited to five simultaneous users.

Access Information Resource is available on-campus or off-campus via EZProxy; Click the resource name to access it or here for off-campus instructions.

Vendor Name Marquis

Coverage 1607 - present

Update Frquency daily

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Research Guides Biographical Information, Reference Sources,

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Includes Science Citation Index Expanded (1900 - ), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (1975 - ), and Social Sciences Citation Index (1956 - ). Journal List.

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Thomson Reuters RefScan, powered by Web of Knowledge and EndNote, lets you scan and capture your references.  Access bibliographic information and times cited counts directly from Web of Knowledge and save them to your free EndNote Webaccount for later retrieval — no subscriptions required. App available on iTunes.

Note: Requires iOS 5.1 or greater.

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Vendor Name ISI Web of Knowledge / Thomson Scientific

Coverage 1900 - present

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For electronic access options, use UK Full-Text Options (more information). To see if we own a paper copy of the item, search the title via our online catalog, InfoKat; use the InfoKat link on the Get Text UK menu to have the item searched automatically by its ISSN. If we do not own the item in any format, and you are a UK-affiliate, you may request the item through ILLiad; use the Get Text UK menu and have the requested item's bibliographic information automatically entered into the ILLiad form.

Please note: If you get a blank results screen and are using Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), please use the Compatibility View option to resolve the display problem. This option is found under Tools or as an icon resembling a torn page near the URL bar. You need do this only once for Web of Knowledge on your computer. For more details about Compatibility View, see the Microsoft knowledgebase.

Research Guides Graduate Student Survival Kit,

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The text of Webster's Third New International Dictionary, unabridged, published in 1961, and subsequent updates which take account of current usage. Available from Literature Online (includes the MLA International Bibliography) under "Individual Collections."

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Vendor Name LION / Chadwyck-Healey / ProQuest

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Research Guides English Literature & Language, Reference Sources,

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Searchable biographical data, with access by, for example, name, age, gender, geography, occupation, college attended and degree(s). Entries include the following data elements: birth information, family, education, career history, creative works, awards, military history, achievements, current memberships, interests (hobbies) and contact information. Provides access to Current Biographies of any person who appeared in any one of the following Marquis print titles since 1985:

  • Who's Who in America
  • Who's Who in the World
  • Who's Who in American Art
  • Who's Who in American History
  • Who's Who of American Women
  • Who's Who in Science and Engineering
  • Who's Who in American Law
  • Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare
  • Who's Who in Finance and Business (formerly Who's Who in Finance and Industry)
  • Who's Who in 20th Century America
  • Who's Who in the East
  • Who's Who in the Midwest
  • Who's Who in the South and Southwest
  • Who's Who in the West
  • Who's Who in Media and Communications
  • Who's Who in Entertainment
  • Who's Who in American Education
  • Who's Who in American Nursing
  • Who's Who in Religion
  • Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America
  • Who's Who Among Human Services Professionals

Also includes the archive of Who Was Who in America, volumes (1607-1985) [see Historical Biographies to access this online archive, Who's Who in American History]. Access limited to five simultaneous users.

Access Information Resource is available on-campus or off-campus via EZProxy; Click the resource name to access it or here for off-campus instructions.

Vendor Name Marquis

Coverage 1607 - present

Update Frquency daily

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Research Guides Biographical Information, Reference Sources,

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Incorporates Wildlife Review Abstracts, Swiss Wildlife Information Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Reference Service's Wildlife Database, BIODOC, Waterfowl and Wetlands Database, the World Conservation Union publications database, the Natural and Cultural Heritage of Africa database and the Afro-Tropical Bird Information Retrieval database. Indexes the literature on wild mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Major topic areas include studies of individual species, habitat types, hunting, economics, wildlife behavior, management techniques, diseases, eco-tourism, zoology, taxonomy. Produced by NISC.

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You will need to use your UK linkblue email to receive the code required for this app.

Click the EBSCOhost iPhone and Android Applications link at the bottom of the page and enter an email address which you can access from your device. An email with an authentication key will be sent to you.

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Vendor Name EBSCOhost

Coverage 1935 - present

Special Usage Notes

Some of your search results will provide links to the full-text of the article cited (html and/or pdf). For citations that do not provide direct links, use UK Full-Text Options (more information). To see if we own a paper copy of the item, search the title via our online catalog, InfoKat; use the InfoKat link on the Get Text UK menu to have the item searched automatically by its ISSN. If we do not own the item in any format, and you are a UK-affiliate, you may request the item through ILLiad; use the Get Text @ UK menu and have the requested item's bibliographic information automatically entered into the ILLiad form.


Mac users please note: If you have trouble reading full-text PDFs, you can install a plug-in that will allow you to read the full-text. This resource, however, does NOT support Safari. The plug-in does work with FireFox, however.

Instructions for Installing the Schubert PDF Browser Plug-in on a Macintosh Computer:
1. Direct your web browser to <http://www.schubert-it.com/>.
2. Click on the Downloads Link at the top of the page.
3. Choose the appropriate PDF Browser Plug-in.
4. Install the plug-in in the Library/Internet Plug-ins Folder.
5. Restart your browser.

Research Guides Agriculture, Animal Welfare, Biology, Forestry,

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Includes:

and other global collections of searchable Intellectual Propert data.

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Vendor Name World Intellectual Property Organization

Coverage 1997 - present

Update Frquency weekly

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Research Guides Business, Engineering, Equine Science, Patent and Trademark Information,

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Indexes material covering the textiles industry, textile technology, and the applications of textiles materials, with coverage of some 500 periodicals and several hundred non-serial publications (books, proceedings, directories). The material covered includes English and non-English language refereed scientific papers; technical or trade journal and magazine articles; UK, US, and European patents and standards, and directories. Topics include plant development, computer control, manufacturing and finishing processes, commercial development, performance of textile products and environmental concerns. It is also a source of American, British and European patents.

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Mobile Website Click here for mobile access

Mobile App Click here for the mobile app

You will need to use your UK linkblue email to receive the code required for this app.

Click the EBSCOhost iPhone and Android Applications link at the bottom of the page and enter an email address which you can access from your device. An email with an authentication key will be sent to you.

Access Information Resource is available on-campus or off-campus via EZProxy; Click the resource name to access it or here for off-campus instructions.

Vendor Name EBSCOhost

Coverage 1970 - present

Update Frquency quarterly

Special Usage Notes

Some of your search results will provide links to the full-text of the article cited (html and/or pdf). For citations that do not provide direct links, use UK Full-Text Options (more information). To see if we own a paper copy of the item, search the title via our online catalog, InfoKat; use the InfoKat link on the Get Text UK menu to have the item searched automatically by its ISSN. If we do not own the item in any format, and you are a UK-affiliate, you may request the item through ILLiad; use the Get Text @ UK menu and have the requested item's bibliographic information automatically entered into the ILLiad form.


Mac users please note: If you have trouble reading full-text PDFs, you can install a plug-in that will allow you to read the full-text. This resource, however, does NOT support Safari. The plug-in does work with FireFox, however.

Instructions for Installing the Schubert PDF Browser Plug-in on a Macintosh Computer:
1. Direct your web browser to <http://www.schubert-it.com/>.
2. Click on the Downloads Link at the top of the page.
3. Choose the appropriate PDF Browser Plug-in.
4. Install the plug-in in the Library/Internet Plug-ins Folder.
5. Restart your browser.

Research Guides Agriculture, Human Environmental Sciences, Merchandising, Apparel, Textiles,

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Citations, abstracts, and indexing of international serials literature in political science and complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy. Over 1,700 titles are being monitored for coverage; of these, 67% are published outside the United States. The references cited in the bibliography of the source article have been included for citations to core journals in political science, added to the database since 2001, and for all journals added since 2004. Each individual reference may also have links to an abstract and/or to other papers that cite that reference; these references are linked both within Worldwide Political Science Abstracts and across other social science databases available through ProQuest. All records added since 2000 are indexed using a thesaurus of over 3,000 terms. Subject Coverage Major areas of coverage include:

  • Comparative politics
  • Developing nations
  • Disarmament
  • Economic policy
  • Electoral systems
  • Environmental policy
  • Government/Political systems
  • History and theory of political science
  • International relations/trade
  • Labor relations
  • Military policy
  • Methodology and research technology
  • Political behavior
  • Political economy
  • Political psychology
  • Politics and law
  • Politics and communication
  • Politics and religion
  • Politics and society
  • Public administration
  • Security and defense
  • Welfare systems

Search related full-text journals in ProQuest Political Science.

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Vendor Name ProQuest

Coverage 1975 - present

Update Frquency monthly

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Research Guides Political Science, Public Administration,

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