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Ashland University Library offers users a wide array of database resources. This listing includes OhioLINK database resources and databases specific to Ashland University Library.
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CQ RESEARCHER
Offers original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on current events. Reports typically cover issues in government, health, social trends, crime, global affairs, economy, and more. Each single-themed, 12,000-word report provides an introductory overview; background and chronology on the topic; assessment of current situation; graphical presentations; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources. Published weekly in print and online 44 times a year. (CQ Press) Dates covered: 1991-present tags: current events, government, general, multidisciplinary |
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DIGITAL RESOURCE COMMONS
Provides access to images, sounds, video, numeric data, and other types of media information for the community and the world. Encompasses the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. (OhioLINK) tags: images, audio, video |
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DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS
A directory of open access (i.e., freely accessible) scientific and scholarly journals available online. Covers all subjects and many languages. Includes 5,000+ journals, over 2,000 of which are searchable on article level. (Lund University Libraries) tags: general, multidisciplinary |
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DISSERTATION ABSTRACTS: PROQUEST DISSERTATIONS & THESES
Self-described as the most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses in the world, with 2.4 million entries. Over 930,000 dissertations and theses are available in PDF format, and most include free twenty-four-page previews. (ProQuest) Dates covered: 1800s-present tags: dissertation, thesis |
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DRAMA CRITICISM
Provides full-text or excerpted drama criticism from books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers, and scholarly journals. For each play or playwright featured, presents a full range of critical opinion, along with a biographical sketch and a chronological list of the writer's major works. Covers nearly 200 dramatists and related figures from ancient to contemporary times. Available via the Literature Criticism Online database interface. (Gale) Dates covered: 1800s-present tags: drama, literature, English, theatre, theater |
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EARLY AMERICAN FICTION
Contains 440 full-text first editions of 80 American novelists and short-story writers from the 18th and 19th centuries. Includes works by both well known and lesser known figures. A subcollection of OhioLINK's American & English Literature Collection. (OhioLINK) Dates covered: 1789-1850 tags: fiction, literature, English, books, e-books, ebooks |
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EBOOK COLLECTION
Collection of 125,000+ fully searchable full-text online books covering a full range of topics. (EBSCOhost) Dates covered: 1700s to the present tags: books, e-books, ebooks |
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EBRARY ELECTRONIC BUSINESS BOOKS
A collection of over 9,300 online full-text books, predominantly in business and economics. (ebrary) tags: business, economics, books, e-books, ebooks |
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EBSCO DATABASE MENU
Menu of all research databases provided by EBSCO Publishing Service. Click on the "EBSCOhost Web" menu item to access the separate listing of the 60+ EBSCOhost databases. |
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EBSCOHOST MOBILE DATABASE MENU
Specially designed menu of EBSCOhost databases utilizing an interface maximized for use on smart phones and other mobile devices. Includes links to and descriptions of each database. |
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ECONOMIA Y NEGOCIOS
Designed for research in the areas of business and economics. Contains more than 84,500 records, with coverage for more than 340 Spanish- and Portuguese-language periodicals published in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Spain, U.S., and elsewhere. Keywords are bilingual. Produced in collaboration with Universidad ESAN. (EBSCOhost) Dates covered: 1980s-present tags: business, economics, Spanish, Portuguese, foreign languages |
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EDITIONS AND ADAPTATIONS OF SHAKESPEARE
Contains the complete text of eleven major editions of Shakespeare's works, including 24 separate contemporary printings of individual plays, selected apocrypha and related works, and more than 100 adaptations, sequels, and burlesques from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. A subcollection of OhioLINK's American & English Literature Collection. (OhioLINK) Dates covered: 1591-1981 tags: Shakespeare, drama, theatre, theater, poetry, literature, English, books, e-books, ebooks |
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EDUCATION FULL TEXT
Provides coverage for a wide range of topics, including adult education, continuing education, literacy standards, multicultural/ethnic education, secondary education, higher education, distance education, religious education, instructional media, teaching methods, school administration, and more. Indexes over 770 periodicals dating back to 1983 and includes full text content from over 350 journals as far back as 1996. (EBSCOhost) Dates covered: 1983-present tags: edu |
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EDUCATION RESEARCH COMPLETE
Self-described as offering the world's largest and most complete collection of full-text education journals. Provides full text for over 1,400 journals plus indexing and abstracts for 2,300+ other journals. Also includes full text for over 550 books, monographs, and numerous education-related conference papers. Covers scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education, including educational specialties, testing, curriculum instruction, administration, policy, funding, and related issues. (EBSCOhost) Dates covered: 1960s-present tags: edu |
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EDUCATIONAL FILMS AND DOCUMENTARIES
Contains full-length educational videos covering a wide variety of subjects. Includes videos from two distributors: Ambrose Video and Films for the Humanities & Sciences. A component of the OhioLINK Digital Resource Commons. (OhioLINK) tags: video |
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EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FICTION
Provides the complete text of 96 works of English prose from the 18th century by writers from the British Isles. All of the most widely-studied texts are in the database, alongside others long neglected or unavailable. First editions have been used unless considered unreliable. A subcollection of OhioLINK's American & English Literature Collection. (OhioLINK) Dates covered: 1700-1780 tags: fiction, literature, English, books, e-books, ebooks |
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ELECTRONIC BOOK CENTER (EBC)
Contains the full text of over 27,000 scholarly works and reference books from several publishers, covering the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. (OhioLINK) Dates covered: 1922-present tags: books, e-books, ebooks |
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ELECTRONIC JOURNAL CENTER (EJC)
Includes full text of more than 7,000 research journals. Coverage spans the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Many of the library research databases contain citations linking to full-text articles in the EJC. (OhioLINK) Dates covered: 1800s-present tags: general, multidisciplinary, basic |
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ELECTRONIC THESIS AND DISSERTATION CENTER (ETD)
A free online database of masters' theses and doctoral dissertations from graduate students in participating Ohio colleges and universities. Contains abstracts for all included theses and dissertations. Full-text available on an "as provided" basis. A component of the OhioLINK Digital Resource Commons. (OhioLINK) Dates covered: 1960s-present tags: dissertation, thesis |
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ENGLISH POETRY 600-1900
Contains the full text of over 175,000 poems by over 1,400 poets from British Commonwealth and ex-colonial countries, between the years 600 and 1900. Includes full text of over 4,400 poetry collections listed in the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. Many of these collections are rare books, unavailable in print form. Works in English of Welsh, Scottish, and Irish poets are included. A subcollection of OhioLINK's American & English Literature Collection. (OhioLINK) Dates covered: 600-1900 tags: poetry, literature, English, books, e-books, ebooks |
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ENGLISH PROSE DRAMA
Contains more than 1,800 plays by approximately 400 authors from the Renaissance to the end of the nineteenth century. Based on plays listed in the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature that were written or intended for the stage and wholly or primarily in prose. The full text of each drama is included with any accompanying text written by the author and forming an integral part of the work. A subcollection of OhioLINK's American & English Literature Collection. (OhioLINK) Dates covered: 1500s-1800s tags: drama, theatre, theater, literature, English, books, e-books, ebooks |
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ENGLISH SHORT TITLE CATALOGUE
Lists over 460,000 works published between 1473 and 1800, most from Britain and North America. Entries mainly in English. Based on the collections of the British Library and 2,000+ other libraries. (British Library) Dates covered: 1400s-1700s tags: books, general, multidisciplinary |
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ENGLISH VERSE DRAMA
Contains the full text of more than 2,200 plays, operas, tragedies, etc. by over 500 named authors and 300 anonymous works, from the late 13th century to the end of the 19th century. Includes the works of all writers of verse drama listed in the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature and principally active before 1900. A subcollection of OhioLINK's American & English Literature Collection. (OhioLINK) Dates covered: 1400-1900 tags: drama, theatre, theater, poetry, literature, English, books, e-books, ebooks |
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ENVIRONMENT COMPLETE
Contains full text for 920+ journals and 190+ monographs (including a 3-vol. historical encyclopedia of the environment). In total includes more than 2.4 million records from more than 2,200 domestic and international titles, some going back as far as 1888. Offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine and freshwater science, geography, pollution and waste management, legal matters, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. (EBSCOhost) Dates covered: 1970s-present (plus some older content) tags: environment, science |
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ERIC [EBSCO interface]
ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center), the world's largest source of education information, contains abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. Covers descriptions and evaluations of programs, research reports and surveys, curriculum and teaching guides, instructional materials, position papers, and resource materials. ERIC currently boasts more than 1.3 million bibliographic records plus links to more than 323,000 full-text documents. (EBSCOhost) Dates covered: 1966-present tags: edu |