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American National Biography	full-text biographies of prominent Americans who are now deceased. Continues and updates the Dictionary of American Biography, 1928-1985. Reference Collection: E 176 .D56
Biography and Genealogy Master Index	comprehensive index to biographies in the best known print reference sources, including Who's Who and many biographical dictionaries
Individual Philosophers	alphabetical and chronological guide to philosophers, ancient to 20th century, with links to biographical and critical works and core journals in philosopy
Contemporary Authors    in Literature Resource Center	full text bio-bibliographical guide to more than 120,000 authors, including those who were active prior to 1960, but continue to influence contemporary literature; now included in the Literature Resource Center
Granger's World of Poetry	over 200,000 poem citations and more than 23,000 full text poems, plus commentaries, author biographies and glossary
Oxford English Dictionary	full text of the 22-volume 2nd ed. (definitions, word origins, quotations)
Associations Unlimited	directory of trade and not-for-profit organizations
World Fact Book	CIA maps and demographic information on countries and regions (published annually)

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ATLA Religion Index	index to 1,400 international journals (600 current) and 15,500 multi-author works, 1949-  Note: This subscription permits only one connection at a time. Please try again if access is blocked.
Academic OneFile (InfoTrac)	9,000 academic journals in all subject areas, 5,500 of them full text, and 2,300 of those refereed (more than twice the number in the Expanded Academic ASAP)
CQ Researcher	weekly full text reports on social issues from Congressional Quarterly, 1991-
CQ Public Affairs Collection [cancelled]	We regret that our CQ Public Affairs subscription is cancelled. Please use CQ Researcher, Pro & Con, Government Information on the Internet, or Thomas.
Sociological Abstracts	comprehensive index to international literature in sociology and related disciplines, 1963 to present, abstracts 1974 to present; covers over 1700 journals, plus book reviews, books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers
Social Services Abstracts	index with abstracts to research in social work, human services, social welfare, social policy, and community development; covers over 1,500 serials; cites articles, dissertations and book reviews
Project Muse For full text, see Literature Online.	index to university press journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Connect to full text and interlibrary loan with Citation Linker.
Arts & Humanities Search	index to 1,300 arts and humanities journals, 1980-
GroveMusic	comprehensive encyclopedia of western and world music, composers, and musicians; includes New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.), New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2nd ed.)
PAIS International and PAIS Archive	index to articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, statistical directories on public affairs, from over 3,600 sources, 1972-
Contemporary Women's Issues	index to over 1,500 sources (books, journals, newsletters, research reports) from nonprofit groups, government and international agencies, 1992-
Dissertation Abstracts	index to dissertations on all academic topics, 1861-
PapersFirst	index to papers presented at conferences worldwide, 1993-
ProceedingsFirst	index to worldwide conference proceedings, 1993-

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