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ONLINE DATABASES


Access to library databases requires either an on-campus or remote OBU campus network connection.  See http://support.obu.edu/vpn.htm for remote access set-up instructions.

Annals of American History - includes the original words of more than 1,500 authors who made and analyzed American history through speeches, writings, memoirs, poems, and interviews.

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Annual Reviews - critical reviews of primary research in the biomedical, physical, and social sciences.  OBU's subscription provides access to the Annual Reviews of Medicine, Neuroscience, Psychology, and Sociology.

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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - online version of Arkansas' largest newspaper.  Searching the archives of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is free, but there is a charge to view an entire story.

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BioText Search Engine - scientific literature search tool that retrieves free full-text articles from PubMed Central.  Developed as part of the BioText project at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Bowker's Books in Print - online patron version of the publishing industry's most comprehensive bibliographic database of book, audio book, and video titles.

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Britannica Online - online academic version of one of the world's leading general encyclopedias.

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Clements Encyclopedia of World Governments (required username:  29530-17 and required password:  CSER) - a factual reference service on the 193 independent countries of the world. Each country's government is described in its own words and doctrine.

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EBSCOhost - online access to a wide range of periodical literature and reference work databases.  Detailed descriptions of each database are available on the EBSCOhost web site.

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FirstSearch - online reference system that provides access to the following book and periodicals databases: ArticlesFirst, ECO, ERIC, GPO, Medline, PapersFirst, Proceedings, UnionLists, WorldAlmanac, and WorldCat.

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The Forum - online journal that covers various dimensions of contemporary American politics: issues engaging parties, elections, the news media, Congress, the Presidency, and trends in public policy relating to the functioning of these major American political institutions such as electoral reform, campaign finance, Presidential popularity and Congressional productivity.

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Gale Discovering Collection -  (required password:  diamonds) biographies, critical analyses, essays, timelines, and multimedia elements from the following core subject areas:  biography, history, literature, science, and social studies.  Detailed descriptions of each database are available on the Gale Discovering web site.

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Grolier Online - online version of the following encyclopedias as well as dictionaries, thesauri, and a world atlas:
 • Encyclopedia Americana
 • Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
 • Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre en Linea

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In the First Person - an index to letters, diaries, oral histories, and other personal narratives within scholarly materials that are freely available on the WWW.

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Making of America - Cornell University's digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction.  Includes a searchable, full-text version of the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion.

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Marquis Who's Who - biographical database that chronicles the lives and accomplishments of millions of leaders and historical figures across disciplines.  When finished using this database, click the log off button in the upper right corner of the Marquis Who's Who page.

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Net Library - access to e-books in the public domain as well as select titles published since 2005 in the areas of business, careers, and health.

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Philosopher's Index - online access to an extensive bibliographic database of abstracts covering scholarly research in philosophy since 1940.

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ProQuest Newspapers - online access to recent issues of the Christian Science Monitor, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, the New York Times Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post.  Select the "publications" tab to see coverage dates.

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Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy - online version of the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, featuring over 2,000 original articles from over 1,300 leading international experts across the discipline of philosophy. The articles cover a wide range of subject matter, including Anglo-American, ethical and political, cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, continental and contemporary philosophy.

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Value Line - online source for timely information on stocks, mutual funds, special situations, options and convertibles, including The Value Line Investment Survey, the most widely used independent investment service in the world

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Webster's Third International Dictionary - online unabridged version of one of the world's leading dictionaries  

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World Data Analyst - includes current and historical statistics on over 200 countries of the world; also allows subscribers to create tables, charts, and export the information to a spreadsheet for data analysis.

Contact Us
Ms. Lindsay Van Sicklen
Periodicals Librarian
vansicklenl@obu.edu
870.245.5117
 

INDEX
Annual Reviews

Annals of American History

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

BioText Search Engine

Bowker's Books In Print

Britannica Online

Clements Encyclopedia of
World Governments


EBSCO Host

FirstSearch

The Forum

Gale Discovering Collection

Grolier Online

In the First Person

Making of America

Marquis Who's Who


Net Library


Philosopher's Index

ProQuest Newspapers

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Value Line


Webster's Third International Dictionary

World Data Anaylst


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