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• ABI/INFORM Complete  
  Includes ABI/INFORM Dateline, ABI/INFORM Global, and ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry. Accounting, business, finance, international business, marketing, and management journals as well as company and industry topics from 1923 to the present. more



• Academic Search Complete  
  Arts, humanities, science, social sciences, business, and technology journals, e-books, and other electronic resources from 1887 to the present. more



• Access Science  
  E-book format of the encyclopedia in print. Also a good resource for detailed background information on social and physical sciences topics and useful dictionary terms, which are updated daily. more



• ACM Digital Library  
  Computer and information systems journals, magazines, and conference proceedings from 1985 to the present. more



• Ageline  
  Gerontology, health care, and psychology articles and the gerontology collection of AARP's Research Information Center from 1978 to the present. more



• America: History and Life  
  U.S. and Canadian history covering the prehistoric era onwards for journals published worldwide from 1964 to the present. more



• AnthroSource  
  Journals from the American Anthropological Association (AAA) including current issues for the AAA's most critical peer-reviewed publications. Access to archival content in JSTOR for key AAA publications. more



• ArchiveGrid  
  Provides online access to nearly a million descriptions of archival collections owned by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies and archives worldwide. more



• ArticleFirst  
  Science, technology, medicine, social science, business, humanities, and popular culture journals from 1990 to the present. more



• Arts & Humanities Citation Index   Add'l Info
  Multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the arts and humanities. more

• Berkeley Electronic Press  
  Economic analysis and policy, law, and macroeconomics journals from Berkeley Electronic Press from 2001 to the present and working papers from 1994 to the present. more



• Biography Resource Center  
  Literature, science, multicultural studies, business, entertainment, politics, sports, government, history, arts and newsmakers biographies, updated regularly and in e-book format. Includes Marquis Who's Who e-book Directories. more



• BIOSIS Previews  
  Agriculture, biochemistry, biotechnology, health, medical, microbiology, and pharmacology journals for the past five years. more



• Bond Reports (Standard & Poor's)  
  Includes detailed information on current bond offerings. more



• Business and Company Resource Center  
  Industry rankings, financial data, and reports including company profiles, products and brand information, investment reports, statistics, company financial overviews, financial ratios, and business events and trends. Some sources from 1980 to the present. Includes e-book reference texts. more



• Business Source Complete  
  Business, management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and company and industry information journal articles, case studies and industry reports from 1886 to the present. Also includes Datamonitor company, industry, and market research reports as well as investment and research reports from other sources, EIU Country Reports and Profiles, financial data, e-books, monographs, major reference works, conference proceedings, and case studies. more

• CAMIO  
  Catalog of Art Museum Images Online: resources of more than 95,000 works of art from prominent museums around the world. more



• Christian Science Monitor  
  Part of the ProQuest Newspapers collection. more



• CIAO  
  International affairs, politics, economics, public policy, culture and conflict journal articles and e-books from 1991 to the present. more



• CINAHL  
  Nursing, allied health, alternative therapies, case management, consumer health, critical care, evidence-based practice, health administration, health informatics, mental health, pharmacology, and medical equipment journal articles since 1982. more



• Clase and Periodica  
  Index of journals (primarily in Spanish and Portuguese) published in the humanities, social sciences, science, and technology from 1975 to the present. more



• Communication & Mass Media Complete  
  Communication and mass media topics in journals, major journalism reviews, and recent encyclopedia and handbooks from 1915 to the present. more



• Company Profile (Standard & Poor's)  
  Includes comprehensive profiles of publicly traded companies.  more



• Computer Database  
  Business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries from 1980 to the present. more



• Computers & Applied Sciences Complete  
  Covers the research and development of the computing and applied sciences disciplines. more



• Contemporary Women's Issues  
  Gender equity, pay equity, health, family life, legal status, reproductive rights, women in the workplace, women in business, education and political issues from 1992 to the present. more



• Criminal Justice Periodicals  
  Articles from U.S.and international criminal justice journals. more

• D&B Key Business Ratios  
  Provides business ratios for industries in areas of solvency, efficiency and profitability searchable by industry name and SIC code with reports that can by printed in spreadsheet format. more



• Dissertations and Theses (ProQuest)  
  Dissertations and theses, full-text, from 1997 to the present, and citations/abstracts 1861-1996. more

• Education Research Complete  
  Includes scholarly research and information in journals, e-books, monographs, and conference papers relating to all areas of education. more



• EIU Executive Briefing   Add'l Info
  Access to strategic intelligence for global executives and political researchers on industries, countries, and management practices; updated frequently. more



• EIU Global Outlook  
  NOTE:  Trial available until June 30, 2010.ADVISORY
  Contains in-depth macroeconomic forecasts for the world economy over the next five years. more



• EIU Industry Briefing & Forecasts   Add'l Info
  Provides five-year forecasts, news analysis, and background information for six key industries: Automotive, Consumer Goods, Energy, Financial Services, Health Care, and Telecoms and Technology. more



• EIU ViewsWire   Add'l Info
  Business, politics, finance, economics, regulations, trade and industry information covered in articles and statistical data from 195 countries. more



• Electronic Books  
  OCLC catalog of online electronic books available through libraries worldwide. more



• Electronic Collections Online  
  Journals covering most UMUC academic disciplines, in the sciences, humanities and more. more



• Emerald Fulltext and Management Reviews  
  Journal articles covering international business, marketing, human resource, management, organizational development, and library management issues in journals via Emerald Management Xtra 125.  more



• Emerald Management Thinking  
  Articles and interviews on management topics, focusing on ten management areas. more



• Encyclopedia, Funk & Wagnalls New World  
  Provides encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas in electronic format (e-book). more



• Environment Complete  
  Includes records and articles from a large number of worldwide journals in the environmental sciences as well as e-books. more



• ERIC   Add'l Info
  Education journals, books, proceedings, reports, and Department of Education publications from 1960 to the present. Includes full text linking to the content of the ERIC databases on the Web. more

• Factiva  
  News, business, management, company, and industry information from news sources, magazines, journals, industry publications, websites, and company reports from 1985 to the present. Financial data includes stock quotes, company comparisons, financial snapshots, SEC Filings, interactive charting, and historical market information. Also includes articles on topics in the social sciences and humanities. more

• Gale Virtual Reference Library  
  Encyclopedias and specialized e-book reference sources for business, communications, criminal justice, education, environmental sciences, finance, history, homeland security, literature, political science, psychology, sciences, and sociology. more



• Gartner.com   Add'l Info
  Customer relationship management (CRM), e-commerce, supply chain management, wireless, emerging technologies, security, industry and market reports as well as IT in reports and analyses from 1995 to the present with a focus on the current. more



• GenderWatch  
  Gender issues articles in a wide range of subject areas, particularly women's studies, family studies, psychology, contemporary culture, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) studies. more



• General Business File ASAP  
  Access to broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals, and company directory listings with full text and images available. more



• General Science Abstracts  
  Anthropology, astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, computer science, Earth science, environmental issues, mathematics, medicine and health, physics, and zoology articles in journals from 1984 to the present. more



• GeoREF  
  Geoscience journal articles, books, maps, government reports, conference papers, and theses. more



• GeoREF In Process  
  Contains unedited records that are still in the process of being indexed prior to their integration in the main GeoRef database. Geoscience journal articles, books, maps, government reports, conference papers, and theses. Considered as a supplement to the GeoREF database. more



• Google Scholar   Add'l Info
  Provides a sampling of academic resources, including summaries of articles and books in a variety of fields. Look for the Find It @ UMUC links for access to full text in UMUC library databases. more



• GPO Monthly Catalog  
  U.S. government publications, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records, judiciary materials, and documents issued by executive departments and agencies, from 1976 to the present. more



• GreenFILE  
  Includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and recycling. more

• Health Source: Consumer Edition  
  Wide range of consumer health information in popular periodicals, pamphlets, and electornic reference books from 1984 to the present. Also includes Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary. more



• Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition  
  Articles on medicine and health with an emphasis on nursing and allied health subjects in scholarly journals and e-books from 1987 to the present. Also includes the Clinical Pharmacology database, providing access to up-to-date drug monographs. more



• Historical Abstracts  
  World history from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada) in journal articles from 1955 to the present. more



• History Resource Center: US  
  U.S. history topics from pre-colonial times to the present day including journal articles, reference e-books, primary source documents, images, and maps. more



• Homeland Security Digital Library   Add'l Info
  NOTE:  Some features and collections are restricted...ADVISORY
  Access to homeland security related U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents as well as specialized resources from universities, organizations and local and state agencies. more



• Hoover's   Add'l Info
  Includes information on a large number of US and non-US public and private companies. Depending on the company, data provided on company histories, key executives, products/operations, subsidiaries/affiliates, industry information, competitors, news, financial data and ratios, SEC filings, IPO alerts, and more. Custom report builder available. Also offers information on money management, career development, news, and business travel. more

• IEEE Computer Society Digital Library  
  Articles on a wide variety of computer science and information technology topics in select journals, select transactions, and abstracts with partial full text of select conference proceedings of the IEEE Computer Society from 1995 to the present. more



• In the First Person  
  An index to English language personal narratives, including letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies, and oral histories from 1500 to 1990. more



• Industry Surveys (Standard & Poor's)  
  Industry reports including analyses, trends, statistics from 1998 - present, available in HTML, PDF, and Excel formats. Includes IPC (economic and stock market outlooks) reports.  more

• JSTOR   Add'l Info
  Arts, business, education, language, literature, and science journals. Provides an historical perspective because coverage starts as early as the 1900s and extends up to 3-5 years prior to the current year. more

• LexisNexis Academic   Add'l Info
  International, national, and local news, business research, legal research, medical research, and reference sources from 1964 - present. more



• Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)  
  Indexes library and information science periodicals, books, research reports and proceedings, from the mid-1960s to the present. more



• LION: Literature Online  
  English and American poetry, drama, prose, and literary criticism and biographical information on writers from reference e-books. more



• Literary Index  
  Citations to biographical information and literary criticism of major authors and more individual works. more

• MAS Ultra - School Edition  
  Popular periodicals, biographies, primary source documents, and electronic reference works from 1984 - present. more



• MasterFILE Premier  
  Arts and humanities, social sciences, science, technology, and business in periodicals, electronic reference books, primary sources and more from 1975 - present. more



• MEDLINE  
  Medicine, nursing, dentristry, and health services administration journals from 1965 - present. more



• Mergent Online  
  Financial information, directory data, and histories for public companies worldwide from 1991 to the present, and industry reports from 2003 to the present. Individual and comparative company and industry financial information and ratios can be created and downloaded for statistical analysis. Includes EDGAR reports. more



• Military & Government Collection  
  Current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, in journals, periodicals, and pamphlets and updated weekly. more



• MLA International Bibliography  
  Literature, literary criticism, language, linguistics, folklore, and dramatic arts journal articles, books, essays, and dissertations from 1926 to the present. more

• NetLibrary   Add'l Info
  ALERT:  If you see a "E_LIC_CONNECTION_PROBLEM" message when downloading NetLibrary e-books for offline reading, please contact contact NetLibrary Technical Support directly by calling 1-800-848-5800 and pressing Option 7, or by sending an e-mail to support@oclc.org.
  Collection of electronic books (e-books) on a wide range of subjects and published at various times. Searchable by author, title, publisher, keyword, or words anywhere in full text. more



• New York Times  
  Part of the ProQuest Newspapers collection. more



• New York Times Historical  
  Offers full page and article images from 1851-2005 with searchable full text back to the first issue. Includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. more

• OAIster  
  Catalog of a very large number of records representing digital resources from many contributors. more



• Oxford Art Online  
  Full text access through the Oxford Art Online portal to e-book information in the multi-volume Grove Dictionary of Art as well as The Oxford Companion to Western Art, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, with thumbnail art images and links to searchable image databases and websites. Access is provided through the generous support of the Peck Family Foundation. more



• Oxford Reference Online Premium  
  Cross-searchable dictionary, language reference, and subject reference e-books published by Oxford University Press and the Oxford Companions Series. Also includes Literature and Western Civilization collections from Oxford. more

• PapersFirst  
  A wide variety of subjects including sciences, medicine, biotechnology, social sciences, and humanities. Indexes papers and addresses presented at conferences and meetings worldwide from 1993 to the present. more



• Periodicals Archive and Index Online  
  Humanities and social sciences journals from 1665 to 1995. Note: Access to the full text articles in the archives (Periodicals Archive Online or PAO) is available via Periodicals Index Online or PIO. more



• Philosopher's Index  
  Covers scholarly research published in journals and books, including contributions to anthologies and book reviews. Covers research published since 1940 within the fifteen fields of philosophy. more



• PILOTS Database  
  Includes citations on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events, covering the Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress and produced at the headquarters of the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. more



• Points of View Reference Center  
  Series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Provides large number of topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument),counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. more



• Political Handbook of the World   Add'l Info
  Facts and analysis about government and political information on countries around the world. more



• Political Science Complete  
  Includes information on the global political sciences in journals and e-books. more



• Primary Search   Add'l Info
  Elementary school related magazines, pamphlets, and reference titles from 1984 to the present. Includes reading level indicators (Lexiles); The World Almanac of the U.S.A. and The World Almanac for Kids; The Encyclopedia of Animals; Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia; and full text for pamphlets and more, all in e-book format. more



• ProceedingsFirst  
  A wide variety of subjects discussed at worldwide conferences, congresses, exhibitions, meetings, and symposia from 1993 to the present. more



• Professional Development Collection  
  Education and library science journals from 1965 to the present. more



• Project Muse   Add'l Info
  Literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and economics journal articles; dates of coverage vary by journal title. more



• PROMT (Predicasts Overview of Markets and Technology)  
  Articles on companies, the products and technologies they produce, and the markets in which they compete in journals, reports and newspapers from the past three years plus the current year. more



• ProQuest Computing  
  Top computing journals covering subjects such as database design, software development, e-commerce, networking, intranets and the Internet from 1990 to the present. more



• ProQuest Newspapers  
  News topics from 5 major newspapers published in the United States; dates of coverage vary by newspaper title. more



• PsycARTICLES   Add'l Info
  Full text articles from psychology journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations. Coverage spans from 1894-present. more



• PsycBOOKS  
  Collection of chapters in PDF from a large number of e-books published by APA and other distinguished publishers. more



• PsycEXTRA  
  Bibliographic and full text 'gray literature' companion database to the PsycINFO database. more



• Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection  
  Scholarly psychology journals; dates of coverage vary by journal title. more



• Psychology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection   Add'l Info
  Psychology and related discipline topics from SAGE e-journals, dates of coverage vary by journal title. more



• PsycINFO  
  Scholarly psychology material including original research, articles, literature reviews, case studies, and descriptions of tests from 1887 to the present. more



• Public Affairs Index  
  Covers all aspects of national and global contemporary public policy issues. more

• ReferenceUSA   Add'l Info
  Includes, in module format, detailed information on a large number of U.S. businesses and U.S. residents. Information is compiled from Yellow Page and White Page telephone directories, corporate annual reports, SEC 10K reports, Chamber of Commerce directories, state directories, and other public information sources. Unlisted residential numbers are not included. more



• RefWorks  
  Web-based bibliographic management tool: can build online personal database, manage references, and generate in-text citations and bibliographies in numerous citation styles. more



• Regional Business News  
  Current U.S. regional business, political, and economic news. more



• Register of Companies and Executives (Standard & Poor's)   Add'l Info
  Brief descriptions of publicly traded and private companies and short summaries of executives and directors.  more



• Research Starters, Business  
  NOTE:  Trial available until December 31, 2009.ADVISORY
  Includes business related topic overviews, relevant to key areas of academic study, including links to key articles in associated EBSCOhost databases. Consists of a large number of topics with new topics added each year. Also includes a collection of summary articles written by subject-matter experts. more



• Research Starters, Education  
  NOTE:  Trial available until December 31, 2009.ADVISORY
  Includes education related topic overviews, relevant to key areas of academic study, including links to key articles in associated EBSCOhost databases. Consists of a large number of topics with new topics added each year. Also includes a collection of summary articles written by subject-matter experts. more



• Research Starters, Sociology  
  NOTE:  Trial available until June 30, 2010.ADVISORY
  Includes sociology related topic overviews, relevant to key areas of academic study, including links to key articles in associated EBSCOhost databases. Consists of a large number of topics with new topics added each year. Also includes a collection of summary articles written by subject-matter experts. more

• SAGE Reference Online Collections  
  Encyclopedias and handbooks in e-book format covering multiple disciplines. more



• Science Citation Index Expanded   Add'l Info
  Multidisciplinary database covering journal literature of the sciences. more



• ScienceDirect  
  Science, arts and humanities, social science, business, engineering and technology, mathematics, medicine, psychology, and biotechnology journals from 1995 to the present. more



• Social Sciences Abstracts  
  Anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, geography, sociology, and law journals from 1983 to the present. more



• Social Sciences Citation Index   Add'l Info
  Journal literature in the social and behavioral sciences, including related topics in economics, business, law, management, and sciences from 1956 to the present. more



• Social Services Abstracts  
  Provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. more



• SocINDEX with Full Text  
  Primarily a full text sociological database with articles dating from 1895 to the present. Also contains the full text for sociological e-books, monographs, and conference papers. more



• Sociological Abstracts  
  International literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences and includes journal articles, book reviews, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers. more



• Sociology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection   Add'l Info
  Sociology and related discipline topics from SAGE e-journals, some from 1982 to the present. more



• Stock Reports (Standard & Poor's)  
  Equity analysis of publicly traded companies listed on the New York, American, NASDAQ and regional stock exchanges.  more



• Sun (Baltimore)  
  Part of the ProQuest Newspapers collection. more

• Teacher Reference Center  
  Teacher and educator trade journals for the past three years to the present. more

• Ulrich's Periodicals Directory  
  Directory information on serials publications in a variety of media types covering all subjects; updated weekly. Indicates which journals are academic, peer reviewed, or scholarly. more

• Wall Street Journal  
  Part of the ProQuest Newspapers collection. more



• Wall Street Journal Historical  
  Offers full page and article images from 1889-1991 with searchable full text back to the first issue. Includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. more



• Washington Post  
  Part of the ProQuest Newspapers collection. more



• World Almanac  
  Brief information including biographies, Funk & Wagnalls encyclopedia entries, facts, and statistics for both the United States and the world, in e-book format. Almanacs updated annually; encyclopedia quarterly. more



• WorldCat  
  A catalog of books and periodicals owned by libraries around the world. Updated daily. Links to some full text electronic books. more



• WorldCat Dissertations and Theses  
  Dissertations, theses and published material based on theses cataloged by OCLC members, including all subjects. more