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ABI/INFORM Dateline local and regional business publications with news about local companies, analysis, information on local markets, and more

ABI/INFORM Global in-depth coverage for over 3,040 publications, with more than 2,060 available in full text. offers the latest business and financial information for researchers at all levels; users can find out about business conditions, management techniques, business trends, management practice and theory, corporate strategy and tactics, and competitive landscape

ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry in-depth coverage of companies, products, executives, trends, and other topics for more than 2,025 publications, with over 1,865 in full-text; users can study and compare specific trades and industries, including telecommunications, computing, transportation, construction, petrochemicals, and many others

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,500 journals, including more than 3,700 peer-reviewed titles

Access Science Encyclopedia full-text science encyclopedia articles, biographies, bibliographies, videos, animations, news, study guides

Access World News Access to newspaper articles from major newspapers in the U.S. and around the world

Accounting and Tax covering current news and topics, as well as the trends and history influencing important accounting and tax issues of the day

African American Experience a full-text digital resource exploring the history and culture of African Americans, as well as the greater Black Diaspora

America History and Life Indexes and abstracts books, journals, dissertations, etc. in American history and culture

American Civil War: Letters and Diaries contains 2,009 authors and approximately 100,000 pages of diaries, letters and memoirs; includes 4,000 pages of previously unpublished manuscripts

American History in Video provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history

American Indian Experience full-text digital resource exploring the histories and contemporary cultures of the indigenous peoples of the United States

American National Biography Online Biographies of prominent Americans

AP Images one of the world's largest collections of historical and contemporary imagery; comprehensive archive with millions of images in entertainment, sports, news, archival and creative content

Art Full Text Indexing, abstracts, and some full text articles on many different art subjects

Banking Information Source articles from leading journals covering international markets

Black Thought and Culture interviews, journal articles, speeches, essays, pamphlets, letters and other fugitive material about African-Americans upto 1975

BIOONE articles from bioscience research journals

Brill Dictionary of Religion addresses religion as an element of daily life and public discourse; richly illustrated and with more than 500 entries, the dictionary is a multi-media reference source on the many and various forms of religious commitment

British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries, 1500 to 1900 includes the immediate experiences of approximately 500 women, as revealed in over 100,000 pages of diaries and letters

Business Source Complete (EBSCO) More full text

Business Source Premiere (EBSCO) Full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles; covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics

Canadian Newsstand access to the full text of nearly 300 newspapers from Canada's leading publishers, including The Globe and Mail

Career and Technical Education source for vocational information about Computing science, Healthcare, Building trades, Auto mechanics, Sales and retail, Accounting, Graphic design, Photography

CHOICE Reviews of academic books, electronic media, and Internet resources of interest to those in higher education

CINAHL (via EBSCOhost) Indexes and abstracts articles published in 550 English-language nursing and allied health journals, as well as ANA and NLN publications from 1982 to the present

Columbia Granger's World of Poetry contains 250,000 poems in full text and 450,000 citations

CQ Researcher covers current and controversial issues of the day; provides summaries, pros and cons, bibliographies and more

Credo Reference A collection of online Reference Books; find quick answers or in-depth background information

Criminal Justice Periodicals comprehensive database of U.S.and international criminal justice journals; provides research support for students interested in careers in criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections administration, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law, and industrial security

Dictionary of Gnosis & Western Esotericism provides critical overviews discussing the nature and historical development of all its important currents and manifestations, from Gnosticism and Hermetism to Astrology, Alchemy and Magic, from the Hermetic Tradition of the Renaissance to Rosicrucianism and Christian Theosophy, and from Freemasonry and Illuminism to 19th-century Occultism and the contemporary New Age movement

Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures and the Environment documents the relationships among peoples in North America from 1534 to 1850; focuses on personal accounts and provides unique perspectives from all of the protagonists, including traders, slaves, missionaries, explorers, soldiers, native peoples, and officials, both men and women

EbscoHOST: Search by Database Provides access to citations, abstracts, and some full texts of articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers

EbscoHOST: Search by Subject Provides access to citations, abstracts, and some full texts of articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers on a wide range of subjects

Encyclopaedia of Judaism provides a full and reliable account of Judaism, beginning in ancient Israelite times and extending to our own day; about Judaism, the religion, its diverse history, literature, beliefs past and present, observances and practices, and place in the context of society and culture

Encyclopedia of Women's Folklore entries discuss the beliefs and customs defining the life of women around the world

Environment Complete Full text for more than 680 journals and 120 monographs covering agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more

ERIC EBSCO, the Educational Resource Information Center, contains more than 1,194,000 records and links to more than 100,000 full-text documents from ERIC

Evidence-Based Resources from the Joanna Briggs Institute Nursing resources via Proquest

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia provides over 25000 encyclopedic entries

Greenfile Collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles covering global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more

Grove Art Online more than 23,000 subject entries, 21,000 biographies, 500,000 bibliographic citations, 40,000 image links and 5,000 images, also includes thematic timelines

Health Source/Nursing EBSCO over 500 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines; also includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names

Historic New York Times, 1851-2005 via ProQuest, full text 1851-2005

Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism presents a comprehensive historical survey of the field's most important figures, schools, and movements

Latino American Experience a full-text digital resource exploring the history and culture of U.S. Latinos

Literary Reference Center Comprehensive literary reference database, provides users with a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. 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

Magill's Medical Encyclopedia online version: covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders

Manuscript Women's Letters and Diaries 100,000 pages of the personal writings of women of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries

Medcom Video Training Programs a series of short videos on a range wide of topics of interest to medicine, nursing and dentistry; topics range widely from nurse-patient communications to the practical aspects of preventing medical errors to the fundamentals of fluids and electrolytes

Medline provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more

netLibrary A collection of e-books in many disciplines, including the social and natural sciences

Newspaper Source (EBSCO) cover-to-cover full text for 25 national & international newspapers; full text television & radio news transcripts are also provided

North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories providing a unique and personal view of what it meant to immigrate to America and Canada between 1800 and 1950; composed of contemporaneous letters and diaries, oral histories, interviews, and other personal narratives, the series provides a rich source for scholars in a wide range of disciplines

North American Women's Letters and Diaries, Colonial-1950 includes the immediate experiences of 1,325 women and 150,000 pages of diaries and letters

Nursing Reference Center Point-of-care resource intended for staff nurses, nurse administrators, nursing students, nurse faculty, and hospital librarians. It delivers the best available and most recent clinical evidence and knowledge on conditions and diseases via a nursing-specific graphical interface

Oral History Online provides in-depth indexing to more than 2,700 collections of Oral History in English from around the world

Other Library Catalogs Search catalogs of other libraries in New Hampshire or around the world.

Oxford English Dictionary published by the Oxford University Press

Oxford Reference Online Electronic versions of some specialized reference titles

Pharmaceutical News Index Citations for latest information on medical technology, research, and legislative developments

Pop Culture Universe Icons | Idols | Ideas (PCU) is an authoritative, yet irresistible, digital library of information on American and world popular culture, past and present

Proquest Central provides access to millions of full text articles from thousands of scholarly journals

  • Proquest Asian Business and Reference offers detailed information on companies, economies, markets, and overall business conditions throughout the Eastern Hemisphere
  • Proquest Biology Journals includes some of the most popular information resources for users in academic, government, and public research environments
  • Proquest Computing includes product reviews, database design and management, software, hardware, e-commerce, Web site development, intranets and extranets, and technology management
  • Proquest Education Journals this database offers complete text and images from journals such as Childhood Education, College Teaching, Harvard Educational Review, Journal of Athletic Training, Educational Theory
  • Proquest Health and Medical Complete covers all major clinical and healthcare disciplines, including medical sciences, immunology, pharmacy and pharmacology, nursing, physical fitness and hygiene, surgery, and others
  • Proquest Military Collection covers topics across all government and military branches, including international relations, political science, criminology, defense, aeronautics and space flight, communications, civil engineering, and more
  • Proquest Newsstand a selection of major national, state, and regional newspapers
  • Proquest Psychology Journalsincludes a range of psychology disciplines including behavioral, clinical, cognitive, developmental, experimental, industrial, personality, physiological, psychobiology, psychometrics and social psychology
  • Proquest Religion covers formal theological studies and commentary on topics of general interest from the perspectives of many, worldwide religions; in addition, there are many titles from religious publishing bodies and nondenominational organizations
  • Proquest Science Journals These journals cover hundreds of topics relating to all major fields of study, including Physics, Engineering, Astronomy, Biology, Earth Science, and Chemistry
  • Proquest Telecommunications covers all the changes including, Computer applications, Data communications and data transmission systems, Electronic data processing, Information science and information theory, Radio and television

PsycARTICLES EBSCO from the American Psychological Association (APA), full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology; it includes all journal articles, book reviews, letters to the editor, and errata from each journal; coverage spans 1894 to present

PsycINFO from the American Psychological Association (APA),citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, peer-reviewed

Regional Business News (EBSCO) This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications; 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States

Research Library features a diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers

Resources for College Libraries features over 65,000 titles in 61 curriculum-specific subjects; offering a core collection in 58 curriculum-specific subject areas

SBRnet Great resource for Sports Business and Sports Marketing information

Snapshot Series includes over 8,890 market reports across 43 industries in 40 countries, spanning the UK, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific, North America, and Latin America

Social and Cultural History: Letters and Diaries online collections of letters, diaries, and oral histories of the voices of ordinary people, unheard until now, live alongside those of famous figures

SPORTDiscus includes sport, health, fitness and sports medicine

Student Research Center research interface for secondary school students, includes Teacher Resources link

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database comprises nearly 35,000 individual slaving expeditions between 1514 and 1866; records of the voyages have been found in archives and libraries throughout the Atlantic world; they provide information about vessels, enslaved peoples, slave traders and owners, and trading routes

UN Statistics Statistical information on a wide range of topics, for countries all over the world

Value Line Investment Survey a stock analysis newsletter that's updated weekly

Wall Street Journal 1982-Present via Proquest

World History Collection offers a global look at history with content from Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe and the Middle East

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