Databases A-Z List

19th Century British Library Newspapers
Full-text of 48 national and regional newspapers from England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.

ABSEES
The American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies. Also includes Eurasian Studies. Provides information on East-Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. The majority of content originally published in the US and Canada. 1939 - present.  See also the European version EBSEES.

Academic OneFile
1980 - current. Interdisciplinary index covering over 10,000 scholarly and popular journals and magazines. Most references include full-text or links to full-text. Contains all of Expanded Academic Index ASAP. Coverage of scientific journals is limited.  Shortcuts:  go/onefile (on campus),  http://go.middlebury.edu/onefile (off-campus).

Accessible Archives
The Accessible Archives was founded in 1990 with the goal of utilizing computer technology to make available vast quantities of archived historical information, previously furnished only on microfilm. In pursuit of this vision, primary source material has been selected to reflect a broad view of the times, and has been assembled into databases with a strict attention to detail allowing access to specific information with pinpoint accuracy.  Full text search capability and digital imaging permits the user to search and manipulate information in ways never before possible.

Ad*Access
Over 7,000 U.S. and Canadian advertisements covering five product categories - Beauty and Hygiene, Radio, Television, Transportation, and World War II propaganda - dated between 1911 and 1955. Visit the Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History at Duke University for more collections of vintage advertisements and TV commercials.

Addison County Regional Planning Commission (ACRPC)
ACRPC develops and maintains GIS (Geographic Information Systems) data for the Addison Region. ACRPC provides mapping services to member municipalities and to organizations within the region.

AfricaBib

AfricaBib.org provides access to multiple databases, including:

• Africana Periodical Literature
  
• African Women
  
• Women Travelers, Explorers, and Missionaries to Africa
• African Studies Abstracts
• African Journals Online

African American Song
Merged into American Song package in 2009.  16,000 tracks of great historical recordings from the Library of Congresss historical collection, includes jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, narratives and other genres. (An Alexander Street Press streaming music database.)

AgEcon Search
Scholarly research in agricultural and applied economics including sub-disciplines such as agribusiness, food supply, natural resource economics, environmental economics, policy issues, agricultural trade, and economic development.

Alternative Press Index
Indexes over 250 alternative, radical, and left periodicals, newspapers, and magazines covering cultural, gender, economic, political and social change. 1969 - 1990 available in print.

America's Historical Newspapers: Early American Newspapers
Part of Archive of Americana.  Includes Early American Newspapers, Series 1-3, 1690-1922.

American Broadsides and Ephemera
Searchable images of approximately 15,000 broadsides printed between 1820 and 1900 and 15,000 pieces of ephemera printed between 1760 and 1900. The broadsides range from contemporary accounts of the Civil War, unusual occurrences and natural disasters to official government proclamations, tax bills and town meeting reports.

American Civil War Reference Library
Multivolume reference work. Part of Gale Virtual Library.  Volumes 1-2: Biographies; Volume 3: Almanac; Volume 4: Primary Sources (excerpts); Volume 5: Index.

American National Biography
Oxford ANB Online is an exploration of American history through the lives of the men and women who shaped the nation.

American State Papers, 1789 - 1838
This digital collection contains legislative and executive documents of the first fourteen U.S. Congresses and more. It is an essential complement to the U.S. Congressional Serial Set, which begins with the 15th U.S. Congress.

L' Année philologique
Critical and analytical bibliography of articles on Greek and Latin works.

Print version is in Main Reference PA99.A1 A5

Antarctic and Cold Regions Bibliographies
This database allows you to search two indexes simultaneously.  The Antarctic Bibliography covers all related to the region including biological and geological sciences, medical sciences, meteorology, oceanography, atmospheric and terrestrial physics, expeditions, logistics equipment and supplies, and tourism. The Bibliography on Cold Regions Science and Technology includes references to scientific and engineering research related to material and operations in a winter setting, including the nature and impact of cold on facilities and activities, cold-related environmental problems, and the impact of human activity on cold environments.

AnthroSource
American Anthropological Association (AAA), AnthroSource. 100 years of online anthropological materials, including: current issues for 15 of the AAA's most critical peer-reviewed publications, including American Anthropologist, American Ethnologist, Anthropology and Education Quarterly, and Medical Anthropology Quarterly.

Archive of Americana
Comprehensive historical collections, containing books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, government documents and ephemera. Collections include American broadsides, ephemera, historical newspapers and much more.

Archives Unbound (Gale)
Access to 6 digital collections of historical, primary source documents.  Includes collections covering Afghanistan, China, Japan, Czechoslovakia, Latin America, and the U.S. (Freedom Riders in the South). Click on "Browse Collections" to see all.

Art Index (Wilson)
Indexes art journals, magazines, bulletins and film reviews from 1984-current. Preceding years covered by Art Index Retrospective.

• 1984-current -- online
• 1929-1984 - Art Index Retrospective - online
• 1929-1995 - in print - N2 .A78

Artcyclopedia
A guide to artists, art works, and museums on the internet.

ARTStor
ARTStor is a non-profit initiative with a mission to use digital technology to enhance scholarship, teaching and learning in the arts and associated fields. It is:

• A repository of hundreds of thousands of digital images and related data; The tools to actively use those images; and
• A restricted usage environment that seeks to balance the rights of content providers with the needs and interests of content users.

ASCB Image and Video Library
Images, videos, and digital texts that illustrate the structure, function and biology of the cell. Access is free and open for non-commercial educational and research uses. Users can download any and all images and videos for non-commercial purposes. Maintained by the American Society for Cell Biology. 

ATLA Religion Database
Designed to support religious and theological research. It includes book titles and a full range of index citations to journal articles, essays in multi-author works, and book reviews. 1949-present.

Audubon's Birds of America
A digitized version of one of the rare, complete sets of John James Audubon's Birds of America.

Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America
Presents information on the habitats and ecosystems of more than 1,200 endangered or threatened species.  Includes an image of the species.

Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS)
Indexes mainly western language publications on all parts of Asia and all subjects. 1971 - present online. 1941 - 1970 available in print.  Davis Family Library Reference DS5 .A1

Biographies of Women Mathematicians
An on-going project at Agnes Scott College to illustrate the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics. Here you can find biographical essays or comments on the women mathematicians profiled on this site, as well as additional resources about women in mathematics.

Biology
Gale encyclopedia. 4-volume encyclopedia that explains biological concepts and explores related fields as well as the history of biological science.

BMS Online (Bibliographie des Musikschrifttums)
Provides bibliographic data from 1986 to the present. It includes monographs and articles from journals, Festschriften, congress proceedings, yearbooks, anthologies, critical reports and interdisciplinary writings as well as reviews.

Books in Print
The Library now uses Amazon.com.

Brill Online

Main access portal for:

• • New Pauly Online
  • Jacoby Online
  • Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics

Brill's New Pauly Online
Intended as an aid for the study of Greek and Roman culture and its multifaceted presence in all periods of European and, since the Early Modern period, world history.  Revised edition in English of Der Neue Pauly, which is in German and also available at the online site.

British History Online
Digital Library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles.

The British Studies Web
The British Studies Web aims to provide scholarly information pertaining to the British Isles (the nations of England, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales).

Burlington Free Press
Vermont's largest newspaper.  Select free recent articles available on their website. Also see current and historical issues (in print, microfilm, and historical online archives) and Indexes (online, print, and microfilm).

Business and Company Resource Collection
Part of Gale Business Insights. Information on companies, markets, and industries from business and trade journals, newspapers and company reports.  Includes company financial information and investment reports. 1980 - present.

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online. Users can search by authoring agency, title, subject, and general key word, or click on "Advanced Search" for more options. Useful for identifying government documents not owned by Middlebury (and thus not in Midcat) but available via interlibrary loan. 1976 - present.

Chicago Defender (1910-1975)
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Defender (1910-1975).  Includes Chicago Daily Defender and Chicago Defender.

Chicago Manual of Style Online
Examples online at:

• Chicago-Style Quick Guide (Publisher)
• Chicago Manual of Style 16th ed.  (OWL at Purdue)
• Chicago Style (Research & Documentation Online)

Chicago Tribune - Historical
Proquest Current Newspapers and Proquest Historical Newspapers are contained in two seperate databases which are not simultaneously searchable.

Chicago Tribune - CURRENT (1985-current)

Chicago Tribune - HISTORICAL (1849-1986)

China Data Online (China Data Center) *Now with census and GIS data
Access monthly and yearly national, provincial, county, city, and industrial data for China along with yearbooks, census data and the following GIS data through China Geo-Explorer II:

- Efficient data integration for spatial and non-spatial data (custom radii, administrative units, spatial boundaries) 
- Quick and accurate location analysis and spatial assessment 
- Identify spatial patterns and trends 
- Generate time-saving, easy-to-use, and customized reports 
- Dynamic charts, tables and maps 
- Export to PDF, Excel, Word, or GIS Shape files

 

Choice Reviews Online
Short book reviews of academic titles. 09/01/1988 - present.

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
From Library of Congress and the Nat'l Endowment for the Humanities. "Search America's historic newspapers pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present."  When complete, coverage will include all 50 U.S. states.  Select Vermont newspapers have already been digitized, with more to come.

CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online
A selection of full-text books, conference reports, and working papers on international affairs.

Civil War: a Midwestern Perspective

Civil War: the Generals' Perspective

Clase and Periodica
Index of Latin American Journals in the sciences and humanities. Includes Spanish, Portuguese, French and English language journals.  1975 - present.

Columbia Gazetteer of the World
A database of names, descriptions, and characteristics of over 165,000 places in the world.

Computer Database
For researchers who need to keep pace with the fast changing world of high technology, Computer Database is their Internet-accessible reference solution. With Computer Database, library users can access today's most well-read and influential periodicals on the computer, telecommunications and electronics industries -- all in one seamless search.
note: Indexes over 900 publications, including IEEE and ACM transactions and proceedings.

Confidential Print: Middle East, 1839-1969
Digized archives based on ‘Confidential Print’ documents issued by the United Kingdom Foreign and Colonial Office and detailing the Egyptian reforms of Muhammad Ali Pasha in the 19th century, the Middle East Conference of 1921, the Mandates for Palestine and Mesopotamia and the Suez Crisis in 1956, upwards to the partition of Palestine, post-Suez Western foreign policy and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Congressional Research Service Reports (from NCSE)
The National Council for Science & the Environment (NCSE) provides access to those CRS reports that are related to the environment. CRS is a non-partisan research service for Congress.  Additional CRS reports can be found on OpenCRS.

Contemporary Authors
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Contemporary World Music
Delivers the sounds of all regions from every continent. The database contains genres such as reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz, and traditional genres such as Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku, and more. (An Alexander Street Press streaming music database.)

CQ Congress and the Nation
Review and analysis of legislation and policy during each Congressional session and presidential term from 1945 - 2004 - organized by policy area.  For all CQ Electronic resources see  go/cq.  Click on the direct link for each resource to browse and see all features.  Especially see CQ Almanac for annual summaries of issues.

CQ Guide to Congress
Provides extensive background on the history, powers, and procedures of the institution. Includes related subjects such as pressures on Congress; pay, housing, qualifications, and ethics of members; and how Congress is elected. 

CQ Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court
Covers the Court's entire history; its operations; its power in relation to other branches of government; major decisions affecting the other branches, the states, individual rights and liberties; and biographies of the justices. Appendices provide additional information such as a list of Acts of Congress found by the Court to be unconstitutional. For additional Supreme Court resources, see Main Library Reference KF's.

CQ Historic Documents
Published since 1972, each volume includes approximately 100 primary source documents covering the most significant events of the year. These documents range from presidential speeches, international agreements, Supreme Court decisions to U.S. governmental reports. For CQ Electronic Library, Go shortcut = go/cq.

CQ Researcher
Full-text of Congressional Quarterly Researcher, which follows current and controversial issues of the day. For each issue it includes a summary, all the pros and cons, bibliographies, and more. Part of CQ Electronic Library. Search alone or with other CQ databases such as CQ Almanac, CQ Weekly, etc. Go shortcut = go/cq

Criminal Justice Collection

CSE (Council of Science Editors)
Examples online at:

•  CSE Quick Citation Guides (Penn State)

Current Digest of the Russian Press
Weekly selection of Russian-language press materials translated into English.  Online access 2001 - present. Earlier years called Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press and before that, Current Digest of the Soviet Press.  Back issues in print and microfiche.
note: Online, Print, and Microfiche

The Dartmouth Dante Project
The Dartmouth Dante Project (DDP) is a searchable full-text database containing more than seventy commentaries on Dante's Divine Comedy - the Commedia.

Diccionario Akal - Grove de la musica
Translation of Grove dictionary of music

Dictionary of National Biography
Oxford DNB - 56,000 biographies of deceased people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the present. Also available in print- Main Library Reference CT773 .D4 2004.
note: Oxford

Digital Innovation South Africa (DISA)
"Southern African material of high sociopolitical interest concerning the Struggles for Freedom".  "At present, the collection consists of more than 190 000 pages of documents and images, including periodicals, nationalist publications, records of colonial government commissions, local newspaper reports, personal papers, correspondence, UN documents, out-of-print and other particularly relevant books, oral testimonies, life histories, and speeches." - from website.

Digital Public Library of America (dpla)
The Digital Public Library of America brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world. It strives to contain the full breadth of human expression, from the written word, to works of art and culture, to records of America’s heritage, to the efforts and data of science.

Directory of Open Access Journals
This service covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. We aim to cover all subjects and languages. There are now 3303 journals in the directory. Currently 1076 journals are searchable at article level. As of today 175523 articles are included in the DOAJ service.

DRAM (Database of Recorded American Music)
A database of streaming, CD-quality audio recordings, original liner notes and essays from independent record labels and sound archives. DRAM's primary focus is the preservation and dissemination of important recordings that have been neglected by the commercial marketplace.

E-Print Network
A vast, integrated network of electronic scientific and technical information created by scientists and research engineers active in their respective fields, intended for use by other scientists, engineers, and students at advanced levels.  A gateway to over 27,850 Web sites and databases worldwide, containing over 5 million e-prints in basic and applied sciences, primarily in physics but also including subject areas such as chemistry, biology and life sciences, materials science, nuclear sciences and engineering, energy research, computer and information technologies, and other disciplines of interest to DOE.

Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819
Part of Archive of Americana. Early 19th Century books, pamphlets, broadsides and other imprints listed in the bibliography by Ralph R. Shaw and Richard H. Shoemaker. It is an essential complement to Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800.

Early English Newspapers

Microfilm #719 Bibliography and Guide located on the bookshelves in the Microfilm Area of the Main Library. Middlebury does not have all reels. Check the Microfilm drawers for holdings.

"Contains numerous and rare series of newspapers, from 1603 to 1818, amounting in whole to 700 volumes".

A very few of these newspapers are available electronically.  Follow the main link of this record to the MIDCAT list; look at individual records for access.

note: Active MIDCAT search.

EastView Universal Databases (Russian and English)
Includes Russian Central Newspapers (66), Social Sciences & Humanities Periodicals (80); Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press; and Ekspert. Dates of coverage vary.  Includes several English-language newspapers.

EBSCO Electronic Journal Service
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EBSEES
The European Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies covers publications from countries other than the US and Canada.  Articles written in the language of the publishing country or of the area studied.  1991 to 2007.  Also in Print (1976-95) DJK9 A1 E9note: European Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies

Economic Report of the President
Also in print:  Davis Family Library Govt Docs Pr 42.9

Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO)
Over 100,000 books, pamphlets, essays, and broadsides published in the UK and elsewhere during the 18th century. Includes a chronology, key document gallery, and essays.

Encyclopaedia Judaica
Provides an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana" and from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures.
Print versions

Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History: The Black Experience in the Americas
6-volume set searchable as part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Covers the U.S., Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean. MIDCAT List of all volumes

Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics

Encyclopedia of Earth
Free collection of articles about the Earth, its environment, and the interaction between society and the environment. Articles are contributed by scholars, professionals, educators, and other experts who review one another's work.

Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
E-Book. Detroit: Gale, 2004 (3 volumes)

Encyclopedia of Genetics
4 volumes, 2001 ed.  Authoritative coverage of topics related to the study of genetics with overview essays, biographies, and definitions of essential terms.

Encyclopedia of Geology
5 vols, 2004 ed.  Covers all aspects of geology including earth history, earth materials, surface processes, regional geology, economic geology, engineering geology, petroleum geology, geochemical and mineral exploration, and the history of geology. 

Encyclopedia of Human Geography
2006 ed.  Overview of the major ideas, concepts and terms of the field of human geography.  Cross-cultural in scope. 

Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World
Also in print: Davis Family Library Reference BP40 .E525 2004 (2 volumes)
note: Online and Print Resource

Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Also available in print.  Colin Larkin. 8 vols. New York: Muze UK, 1998. Ref ML102.P66 G84 1998.

Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science
4 vols, 2006 ed.  Includes a broad range of articles on the major topics in the field. Chapters include: Paleoclimatology, Dating Techiniques, Quaternary Stratigraphy, Quaternary Glaciation, Fluvial Environments, History of Quaternary Glaciations, Sea Level Studies, Paleosols and Wind-Blown Sediments, Lake Level Studies, Paleobotany, Paleolimnology, Vertebrate Studies, Insect Fossil Studies, Paleoceanography, Ice Core Studies, Stable Isotope Research-Carbonates, Humans in the Quaternary.

Encyclopedia of Science and Religion

Encyclopedia of Soil Science
Background information, definitions and data on Environment, Soil Science & Conservation, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Agriculture, Physical Geography and Geotechnical Engineering.

Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
Also in print - Davis Family Library Reference DS43 .E53 2004 (4 volumes)
note: Online and Print

Entrez (NCBI)
Books, data and references to articles in the life sciences.

Environment and Energy Daily (E&E Daily)
Part of the NCSE (National Council for Science & the Environment) publications. Also Includes access to Greenwire, and Land Letter. These 3 publications Include current news stories, reports, legislative summaries, etc. related to environmental and energy policy.

ERIC Database
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is the world's largest source of education information, containing more than 1 million abstracts of education-related documents and journal articles.

Erudit
Erudit covers a wide range of disciplines in the human, social and natural sciences. The search tool allows to look into a corpus comprised of recently published articles and retroactively digitalized articles from past issues. Full-text database in French from Quebec. Covers 2001-

Ethnic News Watch
A full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines, and journals of the U.S. ethnic, minority, and native press from the mid 1980s to present.  Languages include English, Spanish, German, Italian and more. [Shortcut: go/ethnicnews]

EuroDocs
These links connect to European primary historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated. They shed light on key historical happenings within the respective countries and within the broadest sense of political, economic, social and cultural history. The order of documents is chronological wherever possible. These open access sources are readily available to all -- without fees or subscriptions.
note: eurodocs.lib.byu.edu

European Library
 Online portal to 48 national libraries in Europe.

Everyday Life and Women in America, 1800-1920
An archival research collection from Adam Matthew with documents from the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture, Duke University and the New York Public Library. This collection documents the social and cultural forces that shaped the lives of Americans from 1800 to 1920 including the study of families and home life in the South and in the North, religion, race, education, employment, politics, marriage, sexuality, health, childhood, fashion, travel, and entertainment.

FBIS Daily Report (on microfiche)
Translations of radio and TV broadcasts, newspaper and magazine articles, wire services and speeches. The library has reports on microfiche for Latin America ('90+), Sub-Sahara Africa ('91+), Asia & Pacific/East Asia ('85+), USSR & East Europe/Central Eurasia ('78-'96), China ('79+), Eastern Europe ('87+). Use the Index to the FBIS Daily Reports - Govt Docs Reference DJ - DS. Reports issued on microfiche, located in Gov Docs microfiche cabinets under PREX 7.10. For more detail, see the FBIS handout.  For coverage 1994+ use World News Connection .  See also JPRS reports.
note: UVM has better FBIS holdings than Midd, including coverage of the Mideast

Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index
Feminae covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages. Books written by a single author are not indexed in Feminae; for these, check library catalogs that have strong collections in medieval studies.

Foreign Language News and Magazines
Links to electronic newspapers, journals, and magazines from around the world. Compiled by MIT Libraries.

Foreign Relations between Latin America and the Caribbean States, 1930-1944
Full-text digital access to these historic documents.  This collection covers foreign relations interactions between Central America, South America, Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. It includes cables, memoranda, correspondence, reports and analyzes, and treaties.

French 17
An annual survey of the work done each year in the general area of seventeenth-century French studies

The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
4 vols, 3rd ed., 2009. Presents information on alternative and complementary medical practices, including reflexology, acupressure, acupuncture, chelation therapy, kinesiology, yoga, chiropractic, Feldenkrais, polarity therapy, detoxification, naturopathy, Chinese medicine, biofeedback, Ayurveda, and osteopathy. Information on recommended therapies for specific disorders and diseases, medicinal uses for plants and herbs, and results of studies on efficacy.

The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
2 vols, 3rd ed, 2010.  Provides clear, complete information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies, in articles that are both comprehensive and easy to understand in language accessible to laypersons.

The Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
Jeffrey Lehman, Ed. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2000. 1974 pp. 3 vols.

152 original essays (about 8,000-12,000 words each) on specific minority and ethnic groups in the U.S., with an emphasis on culture (religions, holidays, customs, language) in addition to information on historical background and settlement patterns. The Encyclopedia also covers ethnoreligious groups such as Jews, Chaldeans and Amish.

The Gale Encyclopedia of US Economic History
Also in print: Main Library Reference HC102 .G35 1999
note: Online and Print

Gale Literary Databases
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Gapminder.org
Visualize international statistics changing over time through a dynamic, innovative map and graph interface.

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online
This is the first comprehensive online resource devoted to music research of all the world's peoples. More than 9,000 pages of material, combined with entries by more than 700 expert contributors from all over the world, make this the most complete body of work focused on world music.

Gender Statistics Website
This website aims to bring together both gender statistics and policies. Focus is on the production, dissemination and use of gender related data. In addition to statistics, this site outlines some of the main gender issues relevant to the UNECE region (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe), and provides examples of policies and other initiatives. It also contains thematic pages on topics consisting of important methodologies and examples of survey instruments.

General Science Collection
Articles from popular and general interest magazines and journals. A Gale InfoTrac database.

GeoBib

1985-2005. Online access to Current Geographical Publications, which is no longer published in paper format. Includes bibliographical references to books, periodical articles, pamphlets, government documents, maps and atlases in the American Geographical Society Collection of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Tips:

• Enclose phrases in quotes " " .
• Truncate using question mark ? .

GeoRef

1693-current (North America) and 1933-current (outside North America). Worldwide and planetary coverage of geological subjects; a major source for research in the geosciences. Includes references to journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses. Especially good for government publications (including USGS), geologic maps, and field trip guidebooks. 

Tips:

• Shortcut = go/georef
• Do not enclose phrases in quotes " ".
• Truncate using an asterisk * .
• More tips at ProQuest Help

Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
The TGN, a part of the Getty vocabularies, includes names and associated information about places. Places in TGN include administrative political entities (e.g., cities, nations) and physical features (e.g., mountains, rivers). Current and historical places are included.

GLBT Life and Issues Collection
This focused sub-collection of Academic Onefile & Infotrac Onefile) contains articles from over 35 prominent GLBT periodicals, including Feminist Studies, Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review, Journal of Homosexuality, Women's Studies,and Off Our Backs. Topics include gender studies, family and marital issues, health aspects, and more.

Google Book Search
Search the contents of digitized books, which Google has digitized from library collections. While only sections of works still protected by copyright can be read online, works in the public domain are often available in their entirety.

Google Scholar
Searches for many types of primarily scholarly sources including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other organizations. Some documents will be available for free while others require a subscription or a one-time access fee.

• Enclose phrases in quotes " "
• To prompt Google Scholar to display links to resources in Middlebury's collection: 1) Go to "Scholar Preferences" (click on the cogwheel in the upper-right), 2) Search "Library Links" for "Middlebury," 3) Select all displayed Middlebury locations, and 4) "Save Preferences."

GreenFILE
"Multidisciplinary by nature, GreenFILE draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for approximately 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records."

Greenwire
"Daily coverage of today's major environmental and energy issues."  Part of NCSE (National Council for Science & the Environment ) publications.

GSA Special Papers
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Harpers Weekly
Full content images of Harper's Weekly from 1857 - 1912. Browse by date or search using the index or within full-text. See printing instructions before proceeding.

HEARTH Home Economics Archive
Cornell University's open archive of books and journals in Home Economics and related disciplines, 1850-1950. Subjects covered include home management, food and nutrition, clothing and textiles, child care and family studies, and applied arts and design.

Historical Atlas of the Islamic World
Includes maps, images, and text.

Historical Statistics of the U.S.
Millennial Edition - updated and expanded online version with data updated to the 1990's+ (additional 30 years worth and triple the number of data series than its predecessor).

HKInChiP
HKInChiP indexes Chinese-language and bilingual (Chinese/English) periodicals published in Hong Kong. The index covers over 150 periodicals

Holocaust Encyclopedia
Part of the larger United States Holocaust Memorial Museum site.

Holocaust Links
Compiled by the Holocaust History Project

Homeland Security Digital Library
Provides "access to important U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents...and reports from various universities, organizations and local and state agencies."

Humanities Index, 1974-1980
To locate articles in English language journals and magazines on U.S. and international subjects.  Earlier title: International Index to Periodicals and before that Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature Supplement.
Print: Davis Family Library Reference AI3 .S6

IEEE Computer Science Digital Library
The IEEE Computer Society Digital Library (CSDL) provides online access to 27 society magazines and transactions and more than 4,100 conference publications.

The Image Project
A list of image resources and tools, subdivided by 13 subject areas, created as part of the Image Project report Using Digital Images In Teaching And Learning: Perspectives From Liberal Arts Institutions, published in 2006.

IMF Papers and Country Profiles
International Monetary Fund working papers, policy papers, country profiles and more. 
note: Choose publication type from SERIES drop-down menu.

Index Islamicus
Indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world. Over 3,000 journals are monitored for inclusion in the database, together with conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews. Journals and books are indexed down to the article and chapter level. 1906 - present.

InfoTrac Fine Arts and Music Collection
5 million articles for students of the arts. More than 150 of the journals in the Fine Arts & Music Collection
are covered in the Wilson Art Index and the Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) indexes and are available in full-text.

IngentaConnect
Ingenta is an interdisciplinary database with indexing and tables of contents for approximately 25,000 journals and magazines, mainly 1990-current.
note: Also indexes resources we don't have subscriptions to.

International Country Risk Guide Researcher's Dataset CD-Rom
Contains 4 datasets on CD-rom with the annual average of composite, political, financial and economic risk ratings by country, for 140 countries, from 1984 through 2010. See Also Lexis-Nexis Country Profiles section - choose PRS Group Political Risk Service and Country Risk Guide.

International Direct Investment Statistics
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International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP)
From 1996 to current.  Selective coverage and citations only for articles 1874-1995. Includes indexing to magazines such as Billboard, as well as scholarly journals. Now on the ProQuest platfrom.

Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts

IoP Electronic Journals (Institute of Physics)
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Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Comprehensive bibliography of scholarly materials pertaining to the study of European and other cultures between A.D. 400 and 1700.  Currently indexes articles, books, and reviews.

Jazz Music Library
The Jazz Music Library is the largest and most comprehensive collection of streaming jazz available online - with thousands of jazz artists, ensembles, albums, and genres. (An Alexander Street Press streaming music database.)

Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia
This encyclopedia details the accomplishments of Jewish women and their many contributions to the Jewish historical experience over the course of the past three millennia.

Junior Edition Gale Group databases
Middle school level: choose from menu.

Kid's Edition Gale Group databases
Elementary school level: choose from menu.

Land Letter
Weekly in-depth report on natural resource conservation and development issues.  Part of NCSE (National Council for Science & the Environment ) publications.

Latin American Database
"LADB's journalists collect Spanish language source material from Latin America and publish weekly bulletins in English, placing events in context and highlighting key developments." NotiSur (1986+) contains news, summaries, and analyses on a variety of political, economic, and social issues in South America, while NotiCen (1986+) covers the Caribbean and Central America.  SourceMex (1990+) focuses on Mexican economic and political issues, particularly US-Mexico relations.

LegalTrac
LegalTrac provides indexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals plus law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles.  Coverage: 1980 - present.

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
Academic Universe provides access to the full text of national and international newspapers, magazines, wire services, and more. It also includes business, financial, and legal information, including laws, regulations, cases, and EU law. The non-English language news link includes news in French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Go shortcut = go/lexis (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/lexis (off campus).

(LISTA) Library, Information Science and Technology Abstract
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Lily: A Temperance and Abolitionist Newspaper
The first newspaper for women, the Lily was published in Seneca Falls, New York from 1849 until 1853.  The Lily originated as a temperance journal for the Seneca Falls Ladies Temperance Society and was edited by Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894).

Literature Resource Center
The Gale Literature Resource Center provides basic information about an author or a playwright as well as literary criticism from journals.  When you do a search on the author's name, the first tab of results will be a link to a biographical profile of his/her life and works, while the second tab will give links to literary criticism and other articles. Other tabs will lead to additional resources.

Los Angeles Times - Current
Proquest Current Newspapers and Proquest Historical Newspapers are contained in two seperate databases which are not simultaneously searchable.

Los Angeles Times - CURRENT (1985-current)

Los Angeles Times - HISTORICAL (1881-1986)

MathDL
MathDL is an online resource published by the Mathematical Association of America. The site provides online resources for both teachers and students of mathematics. MathDL is a component of the National STEM Digital Library (NSDL) and is supported by National Science Foundation grant.

Mathworld
MathWorld is the web's most extensive mathematical resource, provided as a free service to the world's mathematics and internet communities as part of a commitment to education and educational outreach by Wolfram Research, makers of Mathematica.
MathWorld has been assembled over more than a decade by Eric W. Weisstein with assistance from thousands of contributors. Since its contents first appeared online in 1995, MathWorld has emerged as a nexus of mathematical information in both the mathematics and educational communities. It not only reaches millions of readers from all continents of the globe, but also serves as a clearinghouse for new mathematical discoveries that are routinely contributed by researchers. Its entries are extensively referenced in journals and books spanning all educational levels, including those read by researchers, elementary school students and teachers, engineers, and hobbyists.
note: Wolfram Mathworld

Media History Digital Library
A collection of digitized, classic media periodicals published before 1923 such as Photoplay (1917-1940), Radio Broadcast (1922-1930), Moving Picture World (1912-1918), The Film Daily (1918-1936), and many others. A full-text collection covering the histories of early cinema, broadcasting, and recorded sound.

Medline (PubMed)
"Comprises more than 19 million citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and life science journals."

Mergent Online
Provides U.S. and international company and investment research. Includes equity research reports; earnings estimates; historical stock pricing (20+ yrs); standardized financials; institutional holdings; insider trades; annual reports; executive biographies. Also includes industry reports for North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Subscription does not include private companies. Go shortcut = go/mergent

Military and Intelligence Database
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Le Monde (Online)
Available through LexisNexis Academic 1987-current.

Music in Print (Emusiquest)
This online resource lists citations for printed music. Searching in divided according to instrumentation.

NASA Astrophysics Data System

References to articles published in scholarly journals, bulletins and conference publications in Astronomy and Physics.  This is not a subscription resource, but accessing it from a library page might help to enable linking to full-text articles.

To connect to Middlebury's journal collections from NASA ADS:

1. Create a NASA ADS account and modify your settings:  a) Look for the "Sign on" link in the upper-right of every page, b) Create an account and sign in, c) Click on "My Account," d) Click on "Library Links Settings," e)  Beside "Select Library Link Server," choose "Middlebury College" from the drop-down menu.  From now on, when you sign in to your NASA ADS account, your search settings will be activated.
2. Sign in to your NASA ADS account, then search.  In your results list, you may click on the "L" beside any reference you would like to find at Middlebury. Alternatively, you may click on the "E" or the "F" to see if NASA ADS has made the article available through its own database.

Tips:

• Enclose phrases in quotes " " .
• Truncate search terms with an asterisk *
• For more tips, click "Help" in the upper-right of the search screen.

National Geographic Magazine Archive
The complete archive of the magazine from 1888 to the mid-1990s, including every page and every photograph. (Later issues will be added in the upcoming months and years.)

National Science Digital Library (NSDL)
NSDL is the nation's online library for education and research in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics. NSDL now provides access to audio, video, and other multimedia resources for science and math education through Apple's iTunes Store. The Beyond Campus section of iTunes U provides free access to material from museums, public radio and television stations, and other non-profit educational providers.
There is no cost to use or download materials from NSDL on iTunes U.note: Funded by the National Science Foundation

Naxos Music Library
The world´s largest online classical music library. Offers streaming access to more than 52,677 CDs. Over 800 new CDs are added to the library every month. The library offers the complete Naxos and Marco Polo catalogues plus the complete catalogues or selected titles from over 378 classical, jazz and world music labels.  In addition, users can create playlists.

NBER - National Bureau of Economic Research
Working papers from NBER. Includes links to data as well.  Go shortcut = go/nber

Der Neue Pauly
Original German version.  Intended as an aid for the study of Greek and Roman culture and its multifaceted presence in all periods of European and, since the Early Modern period, world history.

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Subsumed by Oxford Music Online.
note: Includes Grove's Music Online

The New York Times (Proquest)
Searchable full text back to the first issue (1851 until 5 years ago).  The collection includes digital reproductions of text and images, providing access to every page from every available issue.
note: Digital full-text edition from Proquest

Newspapers24
12,000 newspapers, 24 hours news

The Nineteenth Century in Print: Periodicals
The 19th Century in Print presents 23 popular periodicals digitized by Cornell University Library and the Library of Congress. They include literary and political magazines such as Atlantic Monthly, North American Review, Scribner's, Harper's, as well as Scientific American, Manufacturer and Builder, and Garden and Forest: A Journal of Horticulture, Landscape Art, and more.

Nursing and Allied Health Source (ProQuest)
Nursing and allied health - journal articles, books, videos, dissertations, etc. 

OECD Monthly Statistics of International Trade
1960 onward.  Trends in trading patterns among OECD countries and with the rest of the world. Data are broken down by economic groupings, by country and by region.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Opposing Viewpoints covers current controversies and hot topics. It features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites.

Orlando: Women's Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Orlando: Women's Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present from Cambridge University Press is an electronic database designed to assist in the study women's writing in Britain. Provides entries on authors' lives and writing careers, contextual material, timelines, tags, and bibliographies. 

Overdrive eBooks & Audiobooks
A collection of downloadable ebooks and audiobooks for mp3 players, Kindles, and other e-reader devices. Mostly popular fiction, non-fiction, and memoirs. (Browse at go/books2go)

Oxford Classical Studies
Classics reference books published by Oxford University Press including The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature, edited by M.C. Howatson and The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome, edited by Michael Gagarin.

Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
Surveys American literature in 350 essays from leading scholars, encompassing American literary history from the 1600s to the present day. Includes essays on poets, playwrights, essayists, and novelists, literary movements, periods, and themes. The articles offer historical perspective and social context along with critical approaches.

Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
Includes brief biographies of major authors and illustrators throughout the world, paying attention to international trends. Also included are feature essays on all genres of children's literature, various individual works, and prominent themes, as well as general essays on the traditions of children's literature in many countries throughout the world.  Over 3,200 entries.

Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures
Covers Pre-Hispanic (including Olmec, Aztec, and Maya peoples), colonial, and modern Mesoamerica, defined as the lands stretching from Mexico to the southern tip of Central America. Subjects include art, archaeology, religious studies, anthropology, history, and historiography of the region. Search just this title or with other sources in Oxford Reference Online.

The Oxford English Dictionary (Online)
The OED online contains the complete A to Z sequence of the Second Edition and the latest progress towards the next, Third, edition.

Oxford Islamic Studies Online
Online access to the history and culture of Islam. Full-text access to Oxford reference and scholarly works, including The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, The Oxford History of Islam, The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, two interpretations of the Qur'an, a Concordance of the Qur'an, What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam, and the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World.

Oxford Music Online
The new gateway into music research and the access point for new and forthcoming Oxford music reference subscriptions and products. Includes: Grove Dictionary of Music;  Encyclopedia of Popular Music; Oxford Companion to Music and Oxford Dictionary of Music.
note: Includes Grove's Music Online

Oxford Reference Online: Art & Architecture
Use the link above to simultaneously search all of the titles listed below: The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms The Oxford Dictionary of Art A Dictionary of Modern Design A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art The Oxford Companion to the Garden The Oxford Companion to the Photograph The Oxford Companion to Western Art

El Pais
Major newspaper from Spain, now available online.  1983- current.

PAIS International (ProQuest)
Indexes journals, books, and documents covering global public policy and social issues in all disciplines. 1972 - current. For 1915 -1976, switch to PAIS Archive (click on Specific Database link to choose PAIS Archive). Go shortcut = go/pais

Pennsylvania Gazette, 1728 - 1800
Published in Philadelphia, it is considered the New York Times of the 18th Century. Provides a firsthand view of colonial America, the American Revolution and the New Republic, and offers important social, political and cultural perspectives of each of the periods.

Periodicals Index Online (PIO)
A database of article citations published in the arts, humanities and social sciences, from articles as far back as 1665, up through 1995.  Includes journals in English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, and other Western languages--with links to full text, when available.

Peterson's Graduate Schools
Research graduate schools by program and/or location.  Provides basic information about programs along with admissions, financial aid, and other information.

The Pew Internet and American Life Project

A non-profit research center studying the social effects of the Internet on Americans. Report topic include:

• E-Gov & E-Policy
• Internet Evolution
• Technology & Media Use
• Online Activities & Pursuits

Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA)
1893 - 4 years ago. Includes all American Physical Society (APS) journal content. 

PILOTS
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Polling the Nations
"Database of public opinion polls containing the full text of 500,000 questions and responses from 14,000+ surveys conducted from 1986 through the present in the United States and 100 other countries around the world."  Logout when done (1 user limit).
note: 1 user limit - logout when done

POPLINE
1970-current; some earlier. References to reports, articles and books on reproductive health, population, family planning, and related issues. POPLINE (POPulation information onLINE) is maintained by the INFO Project at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs and is funded by the United States Agency for International Development. (USAID).

Portals to the World
Links to electronic resources from around the world selected by librarians at the Library of Congress.

ProceedingsFirst
Indexing for conference publications.  (Conference proceedings)

Project Muse
Offers full-text of over 100 scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics from the 1990s to present. This is a subscription resource; for off-campus access, enter your Middlebury username and password when prompted.  Shortcuts: go/muse (on campus), http://go.middlebury.edu/muse (off-campus).

Proquest Arts: Journals & Dissertations
Includes these databases: American Periodicals; British Periodicals; CBCA Complete: The Arts; Ethnic NewsWatch; Index Islamicus; International Index to Music Periodicals; MLA International Bibliography; ProQuest Career and Technical Education: The Arts; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: The Arts; ProQuest Research Library: The Arts

ProQuest Black Newspapers
Recent coverage of 10 black newspapers from 1989 - present, depending on the title. Includes: Afro-American Red Star; Call and Post; Chicago Defender; Houston Post; Michigan Chronicle; Muslim Journal; New Journal and Guide; New York Amsterdam News; Los Angeles Sentinel; Washington Informer.

ProQuest Computing
Database design, software development, web commerce, LANs, WANs, intranets and the internet - journal articles.  Coverage: 1998-Current

Proquest Digital Microfilm
ProQuest Digital Microfilm provides access to selected local and national microfilmed newspapers with full graphics without the need of traditional microfilm equipment. Currently, our access includes The Burlington Free Press (2010-forward), Boston Globe (Jan 2008-forward) and The New York Times, east coast late edition (Jan 2008-forward).

ProQuest Education Journals
ProQuest® Education Journals gives users access to over 760 top educational publications, including more than 600 of the titles in full text.  Covers not only the literature on primary, secondary, and higher education but also special education, home schooling, adult education, and hundreds of related topics.

ProQuest Historical Black Newspapers
Search the digital full-text editions of the Chicago Defender (1910-1975), the Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002), and the Atlanta Daily World (1931-2003).

ProQuest Newsstand
Includes Chicago Tribune (1985 - present); Los Angeles Times (1985 - present); + ProQuest Newsstand (1423 newspapers including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, along with a selection of titles from across the U.S. and the world.)
note: formerly National Newspapers Premiere and before that, ProQuest Newspapers (current)

ProQuest Science Journals
1986-current.  References to articles on a wide variety of topics in the sciences including Physics, Engineering, Astronomy, Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, and more.  The database includes over 660 titles, with more than 540 available in full text.

ProQuest Social Science Journals
The database includes over 565 titles, with more than 330 available in full text.

PsycARTICLES
All articles indexed in PsycARTICLES are also indexed and linked in PsycINFO.Includes full-text articles from peer-reviewed journals linked to every record.

Psychology WWW Virtual Library
The Psychology Virtual Library keeps track of online information as part of The World Wide Web Virtual Library. Sites are inspected and evaluated for their adequacy as information sources before they are linked from the site.
note: Part of The World Wide Web Virtual Library

PsycINFO (ProQuest)
Now on the ProQuest platform.  Index and abstracts for psychology journals from 1806-current, and books, 1967-current.  Note:  The "Target Audience" limit will find only books and encyclopedias.
 

PubMed
1950s-current. A major source for scholarly biomedical literature. 

• Access PubMed from a library page or via the 'go' link [go/pubmed (on campus) or http://go.middlebury.edu/pubmed (off-campus)].  This will prompt PubMed to link its results to Middlebury collections and our interlibrary loan form.
• To search for a phrase, enter it without quotation marks so that PubMed's  Automatic Term Mapping (ATM) feature will be activated. 
• PubMed automatically places the AND operator between your search terms. When you want to be sure the correct Boolean operator (AND, OR, NOT) is used, enter it in uppercase.
• Truncation turns off ATM and the automatic addition of MeSH terms. For example, heart attack* will not prompt a search for the MeSH term Myocardial Infarction. 

Readers Guide Retrospective (Wilson), 1890-1982
Indexes articles in approx. 375 leading general magazines (mainly popular literature). Available in print as Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature. Includes book, film, and television reviews.
Print volumes:  Davis Family Library Reference AI3 .S6 (1900 - present)
note: Online and Print Resource

Records of the Department of State Relating to Political Relations Between the U.S. and Haiti, 1945–1959
"This collection documents the turbulent period that includes 1950 coup by General Paul Magloire, the 1957 elections in which Francois Duvalier (Papa Doc) was first elected on a populist platform and the beginnings of the creation of the Duvalier dynasty (1957-1986)."

Records of the Department of State Relating to the Internal Affairs of the Dominican Republic, 1960–1963
Part of World Scholar: Latin America & the Caribbean. "These records are the declassified diplomatic correspondence between the U.S. State Department and the embassies and consulates within the country...The collection deals with the end of the Trujillo dictatorship (1961), including the breaking of diplomatic relations in 1960. Includes discussion of Trujillo's repression and the aftermath of the Trujillo regime..."

RefWorks
RefWorks will automatically generate bibliographies and format your research papers in any of hundreds of styles including MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian. For more information, see the Middlebury-specific RefWorks Guide located at  http://go.middlebury.edu/refworks?midd.

Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students
 

Repositories of Primary Sources
A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar. All links have been tested for correctness and appropriateness. Links added or revised within the last thirty days or so are marked {New}.

Routledge Performance Archive
The Routledge Performance Archive is a collection of streamed audio and video footage with relevant critical commentary, including interviews with key figures in theatre history and contemporary practice; masterclasses with specialist actor trainers from around the world; unique footage direct from the practitioners themselves; excerpts and full-length contemporary productions; and documentaries. The material spans more than 50 years of documented work and ranges across a spectrum of theatre topics.

Rutland Herald
Online access back to 2000 of the second largest daily newspaper in Vermont (after the Burlington Free Press). Create a free Middlebury account when prompted. The Rutland Herald is the sister paper of the Barre Montpelier Times Argus and is the oldest family-owned newspaper in continuous operation. It is the main source of news geared towards the southern part of the state. Also see current and historical issues (in print, microfilm, and historical online archives) and indexes (online, print, and microfilm).

Safari - Books Online (*New & improved! Less waiting. Lots more books.)
Safari is the premier electronic reference library for programmers and IT professionals. From XML, iPhones, Kindles, .Net, and most programming languages and software packages under the sun, you'll find your answer in Safari. go/safari

Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film
 

Science.gov
Selective coverage, as far back as 1948. Science.gov is a search engine for government science information from the Departments of Agriculture; Commerce; Defense; Education; Energy; Health and Human Services; and Interior. Also the Environmental Protection Agency, Library of Congress, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, and the US Government Printing Office. Results are authoritative and selective and may include scientific or technical data, publications, databases, documentation, or other forms of information.

Tip:  To limit your search to a subset of the database, click on the "Advanced Search" link

SciFinder Scholar

1908-current. Chemical Abstracts via SciFinder Scholar is a comprehensive index to pure and applied chemistry literature including journal articles and structure information.  It is accessible to Middlebury users from any on-campus or off-campus computer.  Before using SciFinder (Web version) for the first time, you must create an account from an on-campus computer.  Access at Middlebury is limited to two searchers at a time.  When finished, please log off to allow others to log in.

To create a SciFinder account:

• Web version requires a SciFinder account.  Please create an account from an on-campus computer before using SciFinder (Web version) for the first time.
• Go to SciFinder (Web version).

Help documents for SciFinder (Web version):

• Introduction:  View the web version of SciFinder! (video)
• Guides:  SciFinder How-to Guides - Web Version

 

Scopus
Scopus is an abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources with tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Its content falls most heavily in the physical and life sciences, but it also covers social sciences and humanities literature.

• Contains more than 47 million records, 70% with abstracts, more than 19,500 titles from 5,000 publishers worldwide.  70% of content is pulled from international sources.  Includes MEDLINE.
• Records since 1996 include searchable cited references.
• Shortcut: go/scopus (on campus) or http://go.middlebury.edu/scopus (off-campus)

Sharing Vermont History
Vermont Maps provided by the Middlebury College Library. This archive site provides digital images of Middlebury College's historic Vermont map collection.

Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice
A research database from Adam Matthew with original material from 30 libraries and archives including the British Library, Duke University, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, NYPL. Close attention has been given to the varieties of slavery, the legacy of slavery, the social justice perspective and the continued existence of slavery today.

Small Business Resource Center
Full-text magazine and journal articles, business plans, reference material and more. Covers all major areas of starting, operating and maintaining a business from financing, management, marketing, accounting, taxes and more.

Social Explorer
Easy access to demographic information about the United States, from 1790 to present. Premium edition features over 15,000 interactive data maps and reports from the U.S. census and other sources.

Social Sciences and Humanities
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SocINDEX
Sociology research database encompassing the broad spectrum of sociological study.  It features abstracts for more than 720 "core" coverage journals dating as far back as 1895, data mined from more than 530 "priority" coverage journals as well as from over 2,800 "selective" coverage journals, and extensive indexing for books/monographs, conference papers, and other content sources.

SpringerLink (*expanded with new ebooks)
Over 2,000 journals and 53,000 ebooks in the fields of science, technology, and medicine. (go/springer)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Open access philosophy encyclopedia maintained and kept up to date by experts in the field.

Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
Now published by ProQuest.  Statistical tables on a wide variety of U.S. and some international subjects from 1878 to date.  Useful for identifying other sources for more detailed data.  Earlier editions also in GovDocs C3.134 or online from 1878 - 2012 as pdf files. 

Summon
Summon is our newest and most effective tool for searching many resources at once, so we’ve put it right at the center of the library home page (look for the “Summon” tab in the “Library Quick Search” box). Summon searches most library resources including MIDCAT, full-text newspapers and journals, and most of our library databases. Read more about it in the LIS blog. Watch a video tutorial.

The World of Dante
The World of Dante is a multi-media research tool intended to facilitate the study of the Divine Comedy through a wide range of offerings. These include an encoded Italian text which allows for structured searches and analyses, an English translation, interactive maps, diagrams, music, a database, timeline and gallery of illustrations. Many of these features allow users to engage the poem dynamically through the integrated components of this site. 

Theses
 Index of Middlebury Undergraduate theses.  A Special Collections finding aid.

The Times of London
This international newspaper may be relevant to many other country topics, or its indexing may help you find subjects in other papers.

Full-Text:

Current Newspapers section and  Microfilm #194
Online: Lexis Nexis 1985 - present.  Choose from the Sources option.
Online: Times of London Digital Archive 1785 - 1985.

Indexing:

Print Index, 1850 - current. (several months delay)  REF AI 21 .T35.
Online Index (from the Times website). 1985 - present.  Note: searching is free. Online articles are not.  You can get the articles for free from our microfilm or Lexis-Nexis.

Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure Collection
 Gale

Tudor England
Includes detailed biographies of all the Tudor monarchs, their royal relatives and other notable citizens of the era.

U*X*L Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features
3 vols, 2004 ed. Essays on the physical and geological aspects, structure, and features of 48 of the earth's landforms - what they are, how they look, how they were created, how they change over time, and major geological events associated with them.  Written for readers new to the sciences.

U.S. Congressional Serial Set (1817-1980)
Contains reports, documents and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives from the 15th to 96th Congresses, originally published in bound volumes.  Also includes key Executive Branch documents and thousands of browsable/searchable Serial Set Maps.  Now through 1980 (almost complete). For the 1st - 14th congresses, see American State Papers.  Go shortcut = go/usss

U.S. Serial Set Index and Carto-Bibliography of Maps

Gov Docs Reference-Main Z1223.Z9 C65
This resource provides subject access to about 50,000 maps, many of which are available in the early U. S. Serial Set volumes and which can also be searched through go/usss
note: Print Resource

UlrichsWeb Global Serial Directory
Detailed information on more than 300,000 periodicals: academic and scholarly journals, e-journals, peer-reviewed titles, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and more. Includes ISSN, publisher, language, subject, abstracting & indexing coverage, full-text database coverage, tables of contents, and reviews written by librarians.

UN Data (formerly UN Common Database)
Search major UN statistical databases and those of several international organizations. Most data is annual. Covers a diverse range of topics including socio-economic, environmental, health, and more. See also additional UN Databases. Go shortcut = go/undata.  See the UN Monthly Bulletin of Statistics for updates and monthly data for some statistics.

Union List of Artist Names Online (ULAN)
A part of The Getty Vocabularies, ULAN is intended to provide terminology and other information about the objects, artists, concepts, and places important to various disciplines that specialize in art, architecture and material culture. The ULAN includes proper names and associated information about artists.

Universal Digital Library
Access to over 1 million digitized books.  Most titles are in Chinese or English, but other languages are included, such as Arabic.

US Census Bureau Maps and Cartographic Resources
Government agencies are an excellent source for GIS data layers; the US Census provides one example of free GIS data.

USA Trade Online
U.S. export and import data for over 18,000 commodities with 240 trading partners, using the Harmonized System (HS) up to the 10-digit level and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes up to the 6-digit level. See data by districts, states, and ports of entry (ex. St. Albans, VT)  Password protected - a reference librarian must log users in .
note: Password needed

Value Line Investment Surveys
Online access to Value Line's company stock reports and industry surveys (Midd does not subscribe to mutual funds and other special info). Our subscription Includes their weekly Selection and Opinion market update with the latest economic figures.  Choose stocks by various criteria using the stock screener.  Click on LOGOFF when done (limited to 3 simultaneous users). Go Shortcut = go/valueline

Vermont Center for Rural Studies (CRS)
The Center for Rural Studies (CRS) is a nonprofit, fee-for-service research organization that addresses social, economic, and resource-based problems of rural people and communities. Based in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Vermont, the Center provides consulting, research, and program evaluation services in Vermont, the United States, and abroad. The Center also serves as the U.S. Census Bureau's Vermont State Data Center.

Vermont Online Library (Gale)
The Vermont Online Library (Gale) provides access to over a dozen different databases ranging from business, health, computer, and newspaper databases to K-12 resources. Both academic and popular materials are included as well as some full-text. See individual database descriptions for details. 

The Victorian Web
The Victorian Web is the WWW translation of Brown University's Context 61, which served as a resource for courses in Victorian literature.  These materials ultimately derive from Context 32, the Intermedia web that provided contextual information for English 32, "Survey of English literature from 1700 to the Present."  Context 32 was begun in Spring 1987 as part of Brown University's Institute for Research in Information and Scholarship (IRIS) Intermedia project, which IBM, Apple Computers, the Annenberg/CPB Project, and other sources funded.

Vocation, Careers and Technical Education Collection
 Gale

Wall Street Journal 1889-1992 (ProQuest)
1889-1992 (Full-text from ProQuest) This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.

The Washington Post 1877-1993 (ProQuest)
1877-1993 (Full-text from ProQuest) This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.

WebMD
A health resource for consumers, physicians, nurses, and educators. Includes news, chat forums, health quizzes and consumer product updates.

Westlaw Campus Research
Full-text collection of legal, news, and business information sources.  Legal resources include law reviews and journals; law encyclopedias and legal guides; cases (all Supreme Court, federal, and state cases); statutes (including USCA and state codes/laws); federal regulations (including the Federal Register and CFR); European Union materials (including treaty, legislative, and case law materials). See Product Brochure and Campus Help for more details. Go shortcut = go/westlaw

Wilson Current Biography Illustrated replaced by Gale Biography in Context
Gale Biography in Context includes 600,000+ biographies covering more than 525,000 individuals.  Includes 170+ Gale reference titles, periodical information and multimedia content.

Women and Social Movements in the US 1600-2000
Provides 74 document projects. Each document project poses an interpretive question and provides a collection of documents that address the question. Includes more than 2,200 documents, approx. 800 images, & almost 800 links to other websites. Also includes a dictionary of social movements and organizations; a chronology of U.S. women's history; and teaching tools.

Women Writers Online
A collection of over 200 texts dating from the 16th to the 19th century which are important examples of early women's writing.

World Development Indicators
Online access to the full version of the World Bank's World Development Indicators (social and economic statistics). Provides annual data for over 800 indicators.  Go Shortcut = go/wdi

World Newspaper Archive, Latin America
Formerly: Latin American Newspapers 1805-1922. Full-text page images from Newsbank/Readex.  Searchable collection of historical Latin American newspapers. More than 35 newspapers published between 1805 and 1922 in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Peru, Trinidad and Venezuela. Languages include Spanish, Portuguese, and English.

World Scholar: Latin America & the Caribbean
A collection of primary source documents about Latin America and the Caribbean plus academic journals and news feeds covering the region; reference articles and commentary; maps and statistics; audio and video.

The World War I Document Archive
This archive of primary documents from World War One has been assembled by volunteers of the World War I Military History List (WWI-L). International in focus, the archive intends to present in one location primary documents concerning the Great War.

WWW-VL History: Electronic Texts
Includes links specific languages and repositories.