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Articles on business and management from U.S. and international journals and trade magazines, including company histories, competitive intelligence, and product development.
Coverage: 1971 - present
Includes scholarly journals, trade magazines, working papers, market research, and company profiles.
Articles on the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.
Coverage: 1980 - present
Conference proceedings, books, articles, magazines, newsletters, and multimedia titles relating to computing and information technology.
Coverage: 1947 - present
Digital Copy Permitted
Electronic Link Permitted
eReserves Permitted Yes
ILL e-copy Yes
ILL Permitted Yes
LEARN Use Permitted Yes
Perpetual Access Right Yes
Print copy Permitted
Scholarly sharing No
Text and Data Mining Permitted No
ACM Digital Library contains bibliographic information on ACM publications since 1947 and includes full-text of documents where available. Works published by affiliated organizations are included on a selected basis.
Peer-reviewed journals published by the American Chemical Society (ACS).
Coverage: 1879 - present
Digital Copy Permitted
Electronic Link Permitted
eReserves Permitted Yes
ILL e-copy Yes
ILL Permitted Yes
LEARN Use Permitted Yes
Perpetual Access Right Yes
Print copy Yes
Scholarly sharing Yes
Text and Data Mining Permitted Ask
Bibliography and some full text of articles, monographs, book chapters, and grey literature including science and technical reports, theses, dissertations and conference papers.
Coverage: 1974 - present
via Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Critical reviews within the Biomedical, Life, Physical, and Social Sciences including Economics.
Coverage: 1996 - present
Since 1932, Annual Reviews has offered comprehensive, timely collections of critical reviews written by leading scientists. Annual Reviews volumes are published each year for 30 focused disciplines.
A pre-print server which hosts papers (that have not been peer reviewed) relating to physics, mathematics, computer science, nonlinear sciences, qualitative biology and statistics
Coverage: 1991 - present
Contains American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) journals, books, standards, conference proceedings, and manuals of practice.
Coverage: Journals 1995 - present; conferences 1998 or 2001 - present
Digital Copy Permitted
Electronic Link Permitted
eReserves Permitted Yes
ILL e-copy No
ILL Permitted No
LEARN Use Permitted Yes
Perpetual Access Right Yes
Print copy Yes
Scholarly sharing Permitted
Text and Data Mining Permitted No
Technical and professional interest areas include aerospace, architectural, coastal and ocean, computing, construction, energy, geotechnical, hydraulic, materials, management, professional Issues, structural, transportation, urban planning, and water resources.
Full-text of plays (some not previously published). Database includes biographical, production, and theatrical information.
Coverage: 1891 - present
Also includes selected playbills, production photographs and other ephemera related to the plays.
Clear, concise and peer-reviewed journal articles on international affairs, including but not limited to the governance of conflict and security; science, environment and technology, migration, economy, and social politics; multilateral institutions.
Identifies over 700 writers and their works. Also included are secondary sources relating to English women writiers.
Coverage: 1500 - 1640
Publishes journals in science, technology, engineering, and medicine.
Coverage: 1997 - (varies by title)
BioMed Central (BMC) is a science, technology and medicine publisher of peer-reviewed open access journals. The portfolio of journals spans all areas of biology, biomedicine and medicine and includes broad interest titles, such as BMC Biology and BMC Medicine alongside specialist journals, such as Retrovirology and BMC Genomics.
Full text of plays by writers from North America, English-speaking Africa, the Caribbean, and other African diaspora countries.
Coverage: 1850 - present
Also includes selected playbills, production photographs and other ephemera related to the plays.
Non-fiction works by leading African-Americans. Includes monographs, essays, articles, speeches, letters and interviews.
Coverage: 1700s - present
Full text of works from of over 400 women. Coverage also includes biographies and an extensive annotated bibliography.
Coverage: 1500 - 1950
A collection of French language periodicals in the social sciences and humanities disciplines.
Coverage: 2001 - present
Access to court judgments, tribunal decisions, statutes and regulations from all Canadian jurisdictions.
Coverage: varies
Indexes sources for information on all aspects of musical activity in Canada. Includes entries from Canadian music journals, newsletters and magazines.
Coverage: late 19th century - present
Produced by the National Library of Canada.
Find and access Canadian patents.
Coverage:Varies
The issue date is searchable from 1869 to the last updated date. The filing date is not available for patents registered prior to August 15, 1978. The priority date and the national entry date are not available for patents registered prior to October 1, 1989.
Find documents from 1st European contact to recent student activism, including items relating to Indigenous-settler relations, cookbooks, women's writings, and more.
Coverage: Pre-1970
Includes daily and monthly Toronto Stock Exchange trading information about specific securities as well as information on "price adjustments" such as dividends, stock splits, recapitalizations, etc. The database also includes daily and monthly indexes containing information on daily and monthly index levels as well as selected other financial markets information. The database is divided into two parts: common and preferred equities.
English-language materials on China and the West. Includes written documents, paintings, drawings and maps.
Coverage: 1793 - 1980
Collection of classical music recordings, reference material, program notes, biographies of composers, and images.
Coverage: varies
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Citations to journals, books, technical reports and conference proceedings on cold regions science and technology.
Coverage: 1996 - present
The Antarctic Bibliography (1950 - 2011) covers all disciplines related to the region including biological and geological sciences, medical sciences, meteorology, oceanography, atmospheric and terrestrial physics, expeditions, logistics equipment and supplies, and tourism. The Bibliography on Cold Regions Science and Technology (early 1900's - 2011) includes references to scientific and engineering research related to material and operations in a winter battlefield, the nature and impact of cold on facilities and activities, cold-related environmental problems, and the impact of human activity on cold environments.
British and European primary source material. Themes include: Conduct and Politeness, Domesticity and the Family, Consumption and Leisure, Education and Sensibility, and The Body.
Coverage: 1450 - 1910
The DETAIL Inspiration database for architects and structural
engineers is an image and reference full-text database containing over 5,900
international project documentations of building projects from 60 years of
DETAIL.
Search and filter options include building type, material,
year of construction, and DETAIL issue topic. The search enables users to
find creative building solutions in a targeted, fast, and problem-oriented
manner. The project descriptions with reference photos, drawings, and
technical information are available for download.
DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.
Coverage: varies
Diaries, letters, and memoirs documenting the relationships among peoples and with the environment.
Coverage: 1534 - 1860
Collections of primary source material and scholarly literature relating to empires around the world.
Coverage: 1492 - 1962
Francophone peer-reviewed journals in North America. Covers all fields of knowledge.
Coverage: varies (excludes current 2-3 years full-text - moving wall)
Film scripts of screenwriters, producers, directors from selected American feature films from 1903 on.
Coverage: Early 20th century - present
Bibliographic database for scientific publications of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).
Coverage: pre-confederation to present
GEOSCAN features records primarily of the Earth Sciences (Geological Survey of Canada publications, National Atlas maps, Topographic maps, Remote sensing publications). It also includes Mining, Materials and Energy, and publications authored by NRCan scientists and specialists.
Resources for computer science, electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and mechanical engineering.
Coverage: 1988 - present
Digital Copy Permitted
Electronic Link Permitted
eReserves Permitted Yes
ILL e-copy Yes
ILL Permitted Yes
LEARN Use Permitted Yes
Perpetual Access Right No
Print copy Permitted
Scholarly sharing Permitted
Text and Data Mining Permitted Ask
IEEE Xplore provides access to journals, annual conference proceedings, and IEEE technical standards.
Periodicals by feminists, student radicals, Indigenous peoples, anti-war activists, Black rights advocates, two spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual (2SLGBTQ+) activists, extreme right-wing press, and more.
Coverage: 1950s - present
Articles, theses, photographs, archival resources, maps, etc. Focusing on Indigenous peoples in Canada and the United States.
Coverage: varies
Compiled by 275 specialists from around the world, the guide presents a historical survey of the field's most key figures, schools, and movements.
Coverage: 400s B.C.E - present
Fiction, poetry and plays written in English and Spanish by Chicano, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and other Latino authors working in the United States.
Coverage: late 19th century - present
Reports, surveys, diaries, photographs, maps, and essays related to social research. Geographical area: Britain.
Coverage: 1930s - 1970s
Papers from the archives of Mass Observation, a British social research organization. Includes both material collected by investigators and material submitted by volunteers.
Manuscripts of European travel writing. Covers geography, exploration, trade, literature.
Coverage: 13th - 16th centuries
Streaming audio database of a wide range of world music, including the complete Smithsonian Folkways catalogue
Coverage:Varies
Personal narratives of immigrants to Canada and the United States.
Coverage: 18th century - present
Biographies, autobiographies, speeches, diaries, letters, and oral histories on Indigenous peoples of North America.
Coverage: 17th century - present
Plays, playbills, production photos, and other materials related to women playwrights.
Coverage: 1714 - present
Collection of women's diaries and correspondence.
Coverage: 1675 - 1950
Full text documents and statistical sets from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Coverage: 1998 - present
Works by notable figures of the Humanities. Coverage includes philosophy, political thought, and religious studies. Filter by geographical area, gender, and time period.
Coverage: ancient - modern
Scholarly journals covering the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and more.
Coverage: varies
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
Coverage: Current
Articles in the various fields of Jewish studies and in the study of Eretz Israel. In Hebrew, Yiddish, and European languages.
Coverage: 1966 - present
Access to scholarly journals in health sciences, social sciences and humanities, biomedical sciences, materials sciences, and engineering.
Coverage: varies
Peer-reviewed literature from scientific journals, books and conference proceedings, covering the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
Coverage: 1966 - present
Digital Copy Permitted
Electronic Link Permitted
eReserves Permitted Not Applicable
ILL e-copy Not Applicable
ILL Permitted Not Applicable
LEARN Use Permitted Not Applicable
Perpetual Access Right No
Print copy Permitted
Scholarly sharing Not Applicable
Text and Data Mining Permitted Ask
Manuscripts, pamphlets, books, paintings, maps and images relating to enslavement.
Coverage: 1490 - 2007
Find images, playbills, postcards, scrapbooks and other ephemera resources relating to Canadian and American theatre.
Coverage: 16th century - present
Plays, documentaries, interviews, and instructional materials in more than 550 hours of streaming video.
Coverage: 1930s - present
Theatre in Video brings together hundreds of the world’s most important plays, documentaries, interviews, and instructional materials in more than 550 hours of streaming video. From celebrated productions of Shakespeare to rare, in-depth footage of the work of Samuel Beckett, the collection covers a wide range of 20th century theatre history. Interviews with directors, designers, writers, and actors, along with excerpts of live performances, deliver an authentic, behind-the-scenes look at hundreds of productions.
Access Canadian electronic and non-digital theses and dissertations.
Coverage: index 1965 - present; full text 1998 - present
Theses Canada is a program between Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and nearly 70 universities accredited by Universities Canada. For the full text of recent theses, also check Proquest's "Dissertations and Theses Global."
Note: Access Theses Canada Portal is available free to the public How to search Consult the Theses Canada Portal help page for information on searching this site.
Find playbills, posters, production ephemera, information on theatrical companies, and biographical details. The database contains many previously unpublished plays. Search by gender, number of speakers, year.
Coverage: 1835 - present
UWSpace is the University of Waterloo's institutional repository for the research and scholarship produced by its faculty, students, and staff.
Coverage: mid 1990s - present
Contains the research outputs of faculty and staff, dissertations, and undergraduate theses of 4th year honours students. This collection also includes a subset of Waterloo theses dated 1998-2002 that were scanned through the Theses Canada program.
Search for newspapers and periodicals published in England during the 19th century.
Coverage: 1800 - 1900
A directory of 50,000 newspapers and periodical publications published in England during the 19th century. This edition of the directory is the second in a series of five. Series 3-5 are forthcoming. Ultimately the 5th and final edition will provide descriptive entries for some 125,000 titles The current edition consolidates information culled from more than 6,000 secondary sources including scholarly resources for press historians and innumerable reference works on the history of Great Britain. Whenever possible, entries verify holdings for libraries and archival collections across North America and the United Kingdom. The directory also includes images of title pages for more than 9,000 Victorian periodicals. The Waterloo Directory online can be used for research in all subject disciplines. It allows researchers to identify and access primary sources for historic content such as: Transportation schedules (1830-1900) for English cities and towns Obituaries published in any English town 1800-1900 Proceedings of scholarly societies published between 1820 and 1860 Descriptions and images of women's fashion in the 1850's
Search for newspapers and periodicals published in Ireland during the 19th century.
Coverage: 1800 - 1900
Search for newspapers and periodicals published in Scotland during the 19th century.
Coverage: 1800 - 1900
Articles and citations in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
Coverage: Varies
Digital Copy Permitted
Electronic Link Permitted
eReserves Permitted Not Applicable
ILL e-copy Not Applicable
ILL Permitted Not Applicable
LEARN Use Permitted Not Applicable
Perpetual Access Right Yes
Print copy Permitted
Scholarly sharing Permitted
Text and Data Mining Permitted Ask
Web of Science is comprised of several databases. The Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI) covers journals in the medical, physical and natural sciences, and engineering fields. The entire database extends back to 1899. The Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) covers journals in the social sciences. The entire database extends back to 1898. The Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) covers journals in the arts and humanities. It also selectively covers relevant items from science and technical journals. The entire database extends back to 1975.
Primary and secondary materials about the history of women in social movements.
Coverage: 1600 - 2000
Abstracts on all areas of finance from journals, magazines, and research reports.
Coverage: 1984 - present
For financial and accounting research. It makes available: COMPUSTAT North America, CRSP, Corporate Library, Mergent FISD, and NYSE TAQ.
Coverage: varies
Note: New users must fill out and submit the account request form found on the WRDS homepage; applicants will receive a notice of account acceptance by email.
zbMATH Open (formerly known as Zentralblatt MATH) indexes research in pure
and applied mathematics.
From the European Mathematical Society (EMS), the Heidelberg Academy of
Sciences and Humanities, and FIZ Karlsruhe, zbMATH Open contains around 4.2
million bibliographic entries with reviews or abstracts drawn from more than
3,000 journals and book series, and some 190,000 books. Coverage starts in
the 18th century, is complete from 1868 to the present day, due to the
integration of the "Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik" database.
zbMATH Open has been available as an open access database since January 2021.