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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.
Working from off campus? It will be necessary to authenticate before using the database, you will need to know your 7-digit Ashland University ID number to complete the process.
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HISTORY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, & MEDICINE
An international bibliography of history of science, technology, and medicine, reflecting the influences of these fields on society and culture from prehistory to the present. Contains more than 295,000 records, with coverage of more than 9,500 journals. Indexes journals, conference proceedings, books, dissertations, periodicals, and other materials. (OCLC) Dates covered: 1975-present tags: science, technology, nursing, medicine, history |
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HUMANITIES INTERNATIONAL COMPLETE
Includes full text for more than 1,200 journals plus indexing and abstracts for over 2,300 journals. Content, derived from worldwide sources, pertains to literary, scholarly, and creative thought. (EBSCOhost) Dates covered: 1970s-present (plus some older content) tags: general, multidisciplinary |
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IBISWORLD
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IN THE FIRST PERSON
Index to personal narratives, including letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies, and oral histories. Includes first-person narratives from hundreds of published volumes, both those that are publicly available online and those that are held by repositories/archives around the world. Covers approximately 20,500 months of diary entries, 63,000 letter entries, and 17,000 oral history entries. Allows for keyword searching of more than 700,000 pages of full text. Also contains pointers to 4,300 audio and video files. (Alexander Street Press) Dates covered: 1500s-2000s tags: history, archives, audio, video |
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INDEX TO 19TH-CENTURY AMERICAN ART PERIODICALS (1800-1899)
Indexes 42 art periodicals published in the U.S. during the nineteenth century. Offers essential information on artists and illustrators, painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, architecture and design, exhibitions and sales, decoration, and collecting. (OCLC) Dates covered: 1800-1899 tags: art, arts |
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INSPEC
OhioLINK discontinued this database in December 2012. tags: science, physics, engineering, computers, technology |
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INSPEC ARCHIVE (1898-1968)
OhioLINK discontinued this database in December 2012. tags: science, physics, engineering, computers, technology |
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INSURANCE PERIODICALS INDEX
Indexes and abstracts nearly 200 of the most respected and widely-read insurance industry journals and magazines. Features a controlled vocabulary of index terms reflecting contemporary insurance industry terminology. Formerly produced by NILS Publishing in cooperation with the Insurance & Employee Benefits Division (IEBD) of the Special Libraries Association. (EBSCOhost) Dates covered: 1980s-present (plus some older content) tags: insurance, business |
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INTER-PLAY
Provides access to the locations of printed plays in collections, anthologies, and periodicals. Includes more than 55,000 citations, covering 8,500 playwrights from over 50 countries. Most plays cited are not indexed in the standard printed play indexes such as Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections or H. W. Wilson's Play Index. Individually published plays are not included. Call numbers listed in the database do not necessarily correspond to those in our own library's collection. Updated weekly. (Portland State University Library) Dates covered: 1800s-present tags: drama, literature, English, theatre, theater |
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INTERNATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THEATRE & DANCE WITH FULL TEXT
Content includes over 60,000 journal articles, books, book chapters, and abstracts of dissertations on all aspects of theatre and performance in 126 countries. Boasts 490+ full-text titles, including more than 170 full-text journals, and more than 360 full-text books & monographs. Topics covered include ballet, cinema, comedy, dance, drama, film, mime, opera, puppetry, and theatre. (EBSCOhost) Dates covered: 1960s-present (plus some older content) tags: theatre, theater, dance, arts |
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INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE ABSTRACTS
Provides indexing and abstracts of the world's leading journals in political science. Contains over 282,000 records from over 1,000 journals published from 1951 to the present, with approximately 8,000 new records are added each year. Produced by the International Political Science Association. (EBSCOhost) Dates covered: 1951-present tags: politics, government, international studies |
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ISI WEB OF KNOWLEDGE [now known as Web of Knowledge]
Portal to Web of Science, the renowned citation database, and other high quality, diversified scholarly information in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Citation databases include: Science Citation Index Expanded (1965-present); Social Sciences Citation Index (1965-present); Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present); Conference Proceedings Citation Index: Science (1990-present); and Conference Proceedings Citation Index: Social Science & Humanities (1990- present). Also provides access to BIOSIS Previews (1969-present). (Thomson Reuters) Dates covered: 1965-present tags: general, multidisciplinary |
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JSTOR
Includes scholarship from over one thousand journals across 50+ disciplines, spanning the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Coverage begins at the first issue of each journal and usually ends within a few years of the present. Most recent issues not included. (ITHAKA) Dates covered: 1800s-2000s tags: general, multidisciplinary, basic |
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KIDS SEARCH (grades K-5)
A colorful, easy-to-use search interface for students in grades K-5. Kids Search provides access to magazine and newspaper content, photographs, an encyclopedia, a dictionary, and other sources. The interface facilitates searching by keyword or topic. A "Visual Search" alternative is also available. Results can be sorted by source type--magazines, reference books, photos, etc. (EBSCOhost) tags: general, multidisciplinary, juvenile, reference, encyclopedia |
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LANDSAT 7 SATELLITE IMAGE SERVER
Provides digital snapshots of Ohio from outer space. Images are available for download or web viewing. Image views include: True-Color Composite; Near Infrared Composite; Normalized Differential Vegetation Index; and High Resolution Monochrome. New imagery made available every 16 days. A component of the OhioLINK Digital Media Center. (OhioLINK) tags: images, maps |
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LEARNINGEXPRESS LIBRARY
Offers students and adults unlimited, 24/7 access to targeted skill-building interactive courses in math, reading, and writing, as well as hundreds of online interactive practice tests preparing them for several types of exams, including grade school achievement tests, the SAT, GED, U.S. citizenship, and civil service positions. Complete answer explanations accompany each response so that patrons understand why a particular answer is correct or incorrect. All practice tests include instant diagnostic score reports that help patrons target those skill areas needing the most attention. To help students master the SAT and recently added essay, instant score reports provide immediate feedback on how well they performed in each of five writing skill areas. To take a test at Learning Express Library, first set up your own individual account. Note: You must set up your account while at an authenticating site (on campus or at an Ohio public library or school). Thereafter, the account is accessible from anywhere. (LearningExpress) tags: tests, testing, edu, juvenile |
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LEGAL COLLECTION
An authoritative source for information on issues, studies, thoughts, and trends of the legal world. Contains full text for more than 300 of the world's most respected scholarly law journals. Subject areas include criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, labor and human resource law, ethics, and much more. (EBSCOhost) Dates covered: 1964-present (plus some older coverage) tags: law, criminal justice |
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LEXI-PALS DRUG GUIDE [now known as AHFS Consumer Medication Information]
Provides over 1,000 drug information monographs written in lay language for consumers. Includes Spanish translations. Conforms to Dept. of Health and Human Services and FDA guidelines for provision of consumer information. Updated monthly. Produced by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. (EBSCOhost) tags: nursing, medicine |
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LEXISNEXIS ACADEMIC
Provides access to over 10,000 news, business, and legal sources. Includes full text of more than 1,000 U.S. and international newspapers, plus coverage of 300+ magazines/journals. Provides credible sources for business information, including business and financial news; U.S. and international company financial information from governmental or private sources; market research; industry reports; and actual SEC filings. Offers primary source material such as case law, statutes, and regulations as well as secondary source materials, including: law review articles; legal news; Supreme Court, Circuit Court, and Circuit Court of Appeals decisions (1789-present); State court decisions at all court levels; Federal laws (1988-present); Code of Federal Regulations; and more. Features specialized search forms for environmental studies, health and medical care, government and politics, and accounting. (LexisNexis) tags: business, finance, accounting, law, government, news, newspapers, international studies |
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LGBT LIFE WITH FULL TEXT
Contains full text for more than 130 of the most important and historically significant LGBT journals, magazines, and regional newspapers. Also contains 200+ abstracted and indexed journals; 170+ full-text monographs/books; and 360+ abstracted and indexed books and reference works. Includes all relevant bibliographic data from NISC's Sexual Diversity Studies. (EBSCOhost) Dates covered: 1970s-present (plus some older coverage) tags: gay, lesbian, LGBT, sexuality, minorities |
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LIBRARY, INFORMATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ABSTRACTS WITH FULL TEXT
Contains full text for more than 330 journals and 30 books. Indexes 700+ journals as well as books, research reports, and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information studies, printed and electronic information sources, the information industry, and electronic publishing. (EBSCOhost) Dates covered: 1960s-present tags: librarianship, technology |
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LITERARY REFERENCE CENTER [EBSCO]
Provides users with broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Combines information from major respected reference works, books, and literary journals as well as original content. Contains full text for all of the following: 35,000+ plot summaries, synopses, and work overviews; nearly 100,000 articles/essays of literary criticism; 253,000+ author biographies; 460+ literary journals; 693,000+ book reviews; nearly 78,000 classic and contemporary poems; 19,600+ classic and contemporary short stories; 6,500+ author interviews; 8,200+ classic texts; and much more. (EBSCOhost) Dates covered: 1970s-present tags: literature, English, reference |
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LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER [Gale]
Provides information on 135,000 authors from all time periods, covering fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, journalism, and more. Contains: 850,000 full-text articles, essays, and reviews from 390 journals and magazines; 75,000 full-text critical essays and reviews; 11,000 overviews of frequently studied works; and 30,000 full-text poems, stories, and plays. Draws in part from such sources as Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, and Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature. Also provides links to over 6,000 websites. (Gale) Dates covered: 1983-present (journals/magazines) plus older book-based content tags: literature, English, reference |
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MANGO LANGUAGE LEARNING CENTER
An online language-learning system covering over 30 languages, including Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, and Russian. Also offers English language lessons. System is divided into modules with goals related to conversation and pronunciation. Uses a variety of teaching methods, including flashcards, repetition, and cultural notes. Contains a translation feature. (Mango Languages) tags: foreign languages |
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MAS ULTRA--SCHOOL EDITION (high school)
Comprehensive database designed specifically for high school libraries. Includes full text for nearly 500 popular high school magazines. Full text also available for 85,670 biographies and over 107,000 primary source documents. Contains 360+ reference books (including Columbia Encyclopedia, the CIA World Fact Book, and World Almanac & Book of Facts) as well as an image collection with over 510,000 photos, maps, flags, and other visual content. Expanded full-text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines. (EBSCOhost) Dates covered: 1985-present (plus some older content) tags: general, multidisciplinary, juvenile |