Cheap Reference Librarians
Free databases:
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African Studies Abstracts Online
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2003 +
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Abstracts books & journal articles published worldwide about
Africa. About 1/2 is English language, about 40% published in Africa.
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Compiled & provided free by African Studies Centre in Leiden,
Netherlands.
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1986 +
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Indexes books, government documents, book chapters, periodical &
journal articles; theses, dissertations, conference papers, and videocassettes.
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Compiled & provided free by a librarian @ University of
Arkansas-Little Rock
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ARIBIB Bibliographical Database for Astronomical References
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1899 - 2000
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Indexes books, articles, etc. Based on volumes 26-73 (1979 - 2000)
of Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts. Also provides more limited access to
earlier volumes of Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts (1968-1979), volumes
1-68 of Astronomischer Jahresbericht (1899-1968), & some earlier astronomical
literature.
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Anthropological Index Online
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1957 - current
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Created by The Anthropology Library at The British Museum (Museum
of Mankind), based on their journal holdings. Indexes several hundred
periodicals from around the world.
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NASA-funded project which maintains four bibliographic databases
containing more than 3.9 million records
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Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation,
Physics and Geophysics.
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Bibliography of Africana Periodical Literature Database
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mid 19th century +
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Indexes 325 English language & multi-lingual journals &
periodicals that specialize in African Studies or consistently cover the African
continent.
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Compiled & provided free by a librarian @ University of
Arkansas-Little Rock.
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1970 - 1995
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online version of Kennedy Institute's Bibliography of Bioethics
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Diotima: materials for the study of women & gender in the
ancient world
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links to JSTOR & other full text sources
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1935 +
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12,500 references to books, journal articles, book chapters,
dissertations, and other academic papers about languages and cultures (from SIL
International), & references for materials written in the languages they study,
such as literacy books, instructional books on other basic education topics
(health, math, social studies), story and folk tale books, and translated works.
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Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index
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1992 +
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Indexes journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about
women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages.
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1986 –
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Annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal
articles, working papers, and other materials on population topics.
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Previous years in JSTOR.
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http://primatelit.library.wisc.edu/
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1940 +
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includes all publication categories (articles, books, abstracts,
technical reports, dissertations, book chapters, etc.) and many subject areas
(behavior, colony management, ecology, reproduction, field studies, disease
models, veterinary science, psychology, physiology, pharmacology, evolution,
taxonomy, developmental and molecular biology, genetics and zoogeography
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RAMBI, Index of Articles on Jewish Studies
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1966 +
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Indexes periodicals on all aspects of Jewish history & life.
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Compiled by staff at the Jewish National and University Library in
Jerusalem.
Government sites
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Access Indiana
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Official website for the state of Indiana.
You may want to link to your state's website.
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AGRICOLA
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Indexes & some full text journal articles, books, etc.
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Agriculture: animal & veterinary sciences, agricultural economics,
aquaculture, earth & environmental sciences, entomology, extension & education,
farming, forestry, fisheries, food & nutrition, etc.
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Full text /data statistics.
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Population, housing, economic, geographic data, etc.
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Make your own custom charts, graphs, & maps providing the specific
data & comparisons you want.
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From the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Full text & image digital items: photographs, drawings, maps,
sound & video, etc.
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U.S. history, life, & popular culture.
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From the Library of Congress
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Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
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Government related information & links for teachers, students
K-12, & parents.
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Full text & data.
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Business, consumer wages & spending, employment & unemployment,
industries, inflation, occupational safety, productivity etc.
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Lists government publications which are available in
many libraries, but may not be listed in your library catalog.
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Full text books on nations of the world: culture, economics,
history, politics, etc.
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From the Library of Congress.
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Full text books, reports, Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA)
electronic reading room documents, & other publicly available DOD & military
information.
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Conflict studies, war, peace, international affairs, etc.
o Lists government publications which are available in
many libraries, but may not be listed in your library catalog.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development Library
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Full text books, reports, etc.
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Housing, homelessness, & urban concerns.
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Lists government publications which are available in
many libraries, but may not be listed in your library catalog.
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Department of Justice
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Full text books, reports, etc.
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Crime, law & law enforcement, prison & punishment, etc.
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Lists government publications which are available in
many libraries, but may not be listed in your library catalog.
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Fedstats
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Full text & data of statistics compiled & reported by 100 + U.S.
federal government agencies.
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FirstGov
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1990 +
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Full text searching of U.S. Federal Government web sites.
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Full text of U.S. federal government publications. Mostly core
documents from Congress, the President, etc. Material on this site is the
legally official version.
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Full text science grey literature from U.S. government agencies
such as Defense Technical Information Center, Energy Dept., EPA, NASA, etc.
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Handbook of Latin American Studies
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1935 +
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Abstracts journal articles, books, etc.
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Includes substantial materials written in Spanish, Portuguese, &
other languages.
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Information Bridge
- open source to full-text and bibliographic records of
Department of Energy (DOE)
research and development reports in physics, chemistry, materials, biology,
environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and
information science, renewable energy, and other topics.
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Medline
- includes over 14 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's.
Includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related
resources.
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National Library of Education
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Full text books, reports, etc.
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Education & related fields.
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Lists government publications which are available in
many libraries, but may not be listed in your library catalog.
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National Library of Medicine
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Indexes & full text articles, books, reports, etc.
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Health, medicine, etc. Specialized databases include bioethics,
biotechnology, cancer, clinical trials, HIV/AIDS, space life, etc.
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Lists government publications which are available in
many libraries, but may not be listed in your library catalog.
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National Transportation Library
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Indexes & full text articles, books, reports, etc.
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Transportation. Specialized databases focus on airlines, cars,
highways, pedestrians, railroads, travel safety, waterways, etc.
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Lists government publications which are available in
many libraries, but may not be listed in your library catalog.
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NTIS – National Technical Information Systems
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Full text journal books, reports, etc.
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Scientific & technical publications from federal agencies, like
Agriculture Dept., Bureau of Mines, Superfund (toxic waste).
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Lists government publications which are available in
many libraries, but may not be listed in your library catalog.
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Office of Scientific and Technical Information, Department of
Energy
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Databases, largely full text, include:
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PubScience, indexes peer reviewed science journals; 1990 +.
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DOE Information Bridge, 60,000 + reports from related agencies &
organizations.
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PrePRINT Network: searches 1,500+ preprint web sites.
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GreyLIT portal to federal agencies' technical reports.
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Other files include summaries of DOE R&D projects, & etc.
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Patent and Trademark Database
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Indexes & full text of applications for U.S. patents & trademarks
issued since 1790.
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Full text science & technology "preprints": electronic versions of
research papers, posted for peer review, but not yet published in journals.
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Physics, materials, & chemistry; some biology, environmental
sciences & nuclear medicine.
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From U.S. Office of Science & Technical Information.
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Full text journal articles.
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Biology, Biotechnology, & Life Science journals.
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Full text journal articles, etc.
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From U.S. government agencies such as Agriculture Dept., Energy
Dept., NASA, National Technical Information Service.
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Thomas
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text of material from U.S. Congress from 1774 forward.