A-Z Databases

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217 Databases

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ABI/INFORM Collection searches thousands of the leading business and management journals. The databases also contains Hoover's Company Records. Made available by ResearchIT CT.

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Academic Search Premier searches thousands of scholarly journals in all disciplines, and is a good place to begin research on almost any topic.

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Alternate Name(s):McGraw-Hill Access Engineering, DataVis

AccessEngineering is an engineering reference and teaching platform of handbooks, textbooks, and videos. Browse by subject, course, and industry; find common engineering equations, industry codes, and standards; or use DataVis, the interactive data visualization tool.

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Alternate Name(s):Access Physical Therapy

AccessPhysiotherapy is a regularly updated database for the study, instruction, and practice of physical therapy that integrates leading physical therapy textbooks, procedure and exercise videos, image galleries, self-assessment tools, and a cadaver dissection tool – optimized for viewing on any device.

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This database published by the Association for Computing Machinery allows users to access full text articles from ACM periodicals, plus citation to computing literature worldwide.

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The AFI Catalog of Feature Films provides comprehensive and detailed information on American feature-length films and short films. Users can find information on cast, crew, plot summaries, subjects, genres and historical notes for each film.

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Agricola is a database produced by the National Agricultural Library (NAL) and encompasses all aspects of agriculture. The database consists of records for a wide range of resources such as articles, books, audiovisual materials and online content.

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This database contains citations for a wide range of resources indexed by the Rutgers University Center of Alcohol Studies. The database focuses on scholarly and professional materials on beverage alcohol, its use and related consequences.

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This database provides access to journal articles across a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines. ACS Publications stretches across chemistry, physics, and biology.

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This database has limited full text but is a great source to find helpful information on concrete in journals, books through the American Concrete Institute.

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This database provides citations for historic and contemporary dissertations and theses accepted by American universities.

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Alternate Name(s):Alexander Street Press, Music Online

Music from America's past. Includes songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers and cowboys; songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests and more.

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AMS- MathSciNet provides a searchable database of reviews, abstracts and bibliographic information for mathematical sciences literature.

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This database provides searchable access to articles and publications of the APA, NIMH, U.S. Center for Mental Health Services, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

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An amazing array of building plans, drawings and building photographs, which are often contributed to the site by the offices of the architects who designed the buildings.

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Art index features indexing of periodicals, art dissertations, and art reproductions, providing examples of styles and art movements. Limited number of simultaneous users. Be sure to logout/exit before closing your browser.

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Provides users with Art Literature, covering fine, decorative and commercial art from 1929-1984.

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Art Resource allows users to search for high quality images of works of painting, sculpture, architecture and the minor arts from most of the world’s major museums, monuments, and commercial archives.

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ARTbibliographies Modern (ABM) provides abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, PhD dissertations, and exhibition reviews on all forms of modern and contemporary art. Entries date back as far as the late 1960s.

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The ARTstor Digital Library is an image database featuring a range of images from some of the world’s leading museums, photo archives, scholars, and artists. Create an account to create images groups and save images. Disable Pop Up Blocker before opening.

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arXiv is a database of articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, quantitative biology and statistics. This site is maintained and operated by Cornell University.

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ASCE Library is a comprehensive tool for locating online content across all disciplines of civil engineering. It contains articles from American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) journals, papers from conference proceedings, and e-books and standards.

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Civil engineering database for bibliographic access to ASCE documents (journals, conferences).

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This databases covers international, scholarly and popular periodical literature, including publications of professional associations; US state and regional periodicals; and major publications in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Australia.Years covered: 1785-Present

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Alternate Name(s):Berlin Philharmonic

Stream concerts of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in high definition. Includes documentaries and interviews. 

Create a free account the first time you visit (click 'Start Institutional Access') and use that account to log in each time afterwards. Access is limited to 1 user at a time. Please exit when you finish watching what you need.

Revalidate your account once every 90 days: Click the link on this page, enter your university email username and password if prompted, and then log into your Concert Hall account.

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Alternate Name(s):Bibliographie d'Histoire de l'Art Répertoire d'Art et d'Archéologie

This online resource provided free of charge from the Getty Museum is the complete index from 1973 to 2007.

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Provides biographical information on the more than 13,000 persons who have served in the United States Congress, including those who served in the Continental Congress.

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This comprehensive biographical database offers in-depth, original profiles. It provides biographical full-text articles, page images and abstracts from today’s leading magazines and journals.

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Biography Reference Center provides superior coverage for several of the most popular and heavily-researched biographies and genres. Made available by ResearchIT CT.

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Alternate Name(s):Formerly: BNA Tax Management Portfolios, BNA Tax and Accounting Center

Bloomberg Tax offers practitioners a comprehensive array of analysis, news, primary sources, and practice tools covering federal, international, and state tax issues and financial accounting. 

NOTICE: Access from on campus is seamless. You must set up a user account for access off campus. Call 860.768.4142 or go to https://www.bloombergindustry.com/contact-us for assistance.

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C-SPAN Video Library provides access to government and public service broadcasts by C-SPAN since 1987.

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Alternate Name(s):Cabells Journalytics

The College/Library/Business Set includes the Cabell's Directories in Accounting, Economics and Finance, Management and Marketing.
Also offers publication support for researchers through Predatory Reports, which analyzes of over 60 behavioral indicators to keep the community aware of growing threats and keep academia protected from exploitative operations.

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A catalog and online archive of the indigenous languages of California, western North America, and the Americas.

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CMPI is an index to Canadian music periodical literature which provides bibliographic sources for information on all aspects of musical activity in Canada. Updated monthly, the database currently includes more than 25,000 entries indexed from 475 Canadian music periodicals.

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Citations for articles, books, media resources and grey literature from the nonprofit sector.

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Alternate Name(s):RIA Tax Watch, Checkpoint RIA, RIA

Comprehensive full text database of tax information at the federal and state level. Includes codes, regulations, cases and other primary materials as well as secondary sources such as handbooks and other materials from Checkpoint.

 

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Widely used style guide that can help answer advanced citation and style questions. Has searchable full text, a useful Q&A, and a citation guide summary.

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This database indexes abstracts of over 4,000 picture books for children. It is designed as a tool for teachers creating literature-based thematic units for all disciplines.

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Covers local and regional news.

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Alternate Name(s):Chronicle of Higher Ed

The Chronicle of Higher Education has the nation’s largest newsroom dedicated to covering colleges and universities. Users have unlimited access to The Chronicle's content, daily news, and data, anytime and anywhere. Special issues such as The Almanac of Higher Education and The Trends Report are included as well as searchable access to articles and essays dating back to 1989.

If you are having trouble accessing the Chronicle of Higher Ed from off campus, check the instructions here: https://www.chronicle.com/page/frequently-asked-site-license-questions

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The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature with links to selected full text articles. Indexes English language journals, books, dissertations, standards, research instruments, etc. Includes cited references. Made available by ResearchIT CT.

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Search CINAHL with Full Text and APA PsycInfo at the same time.

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Search for the most influential researchers by name or institution. Biographical and bibliographical information. Currently covers chemistry, physics, engineering and neurosciences.

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Alternate Name(s):Alexander Street Press, Music Online

Streaming tracks from all major genres and time periods: medieval to contemporary, choral works to symphonies, operas, and the avant-garde.

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Alternate Name(s):USPA Permafrost Alert Program, Antarctic Bibliography, Bibliography on Cold Regions Science and Technology

Includes information on all areas related to Antarctica and references to scientific and engineering research related to material and operations in a winter regions. Includes the USPA Permafrost Alert Program (2011 - 2022); Bibliography on Cold Regions Science and Technology (1900-2011), and Antarctic Bibliography (1950-2011). From the American Geosciences Institute. Includes links to full text for open access resources.

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This database provides research in areas related to communications and mass media. It includes material from CommSearch and Mass Media Articles Index, along with numerous other journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields of study.

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The Engineering Village Compendex is a comprehensive engineering literature databases available for engineers.

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Learn about what's in general household products, about potential health effects, and about safety and handling of these materials.

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Alternate Name(s):Alexander Street Press, Music Online

The sounds of all regions of the world, including reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, and Arab swing and jazz; plus traditional music such as Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku, and more.

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This site has daily information regarding all precedential opinions issued by the 13 federal circuit courts and the Supreme Court of the United States.

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CQ Researcher provides comprehensive reporting and analysis of issues in the news. Reports consist of background and chronology, assessment of the current situation, tables and maps, pro/con statements, and bibliographies of key resources.

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Credo reference allows users to search full text online reference titles in a wide variety of subjects and online reference types, including atlases, dictionaries, encyclopedias, statistics, and speeches. All individual titles are listed in the Library Catalog.

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Provides citations for thousands of dance resources, focusing on dance education. Includes journal articles, dissertations, conference proceedings, and more.

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Hundreds of performances, interviews, documentaries, and instructional videos covering ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, improvisational, and more.

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The Dartmouth Atlas Project documents variations in how medical resources are distributed and used in the United States. The project uses Medicare data to provide information and analysis about national, regional, and local markets.

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Ten children's book award lists are available on this site. Search options allow the browser to tailor a reading list to a particular child by age, setting, historical period, ethnicity, language, genre, and gender.

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Alternate Name(s):DSM-5 from PsychiatryOnline

The fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) classifies mental disorders with their associated criteria.

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Biographical and critical essays on world literary figures from all eras and genres. Limited number of simultaneous users. Be sure to close when finished searching.

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Alternate Name(s):Digital Theatre Plus, Digital Theater Plus, DT+

Streaming, full-length videos of plays and musicals, plus interviews, study guides, and more.

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Directory of Music Faculties in Colleges and Universities, U.S. and Canada, lists over 1,860 institutions and includes contact info, administrators, faculty, and programs. Faculty are listed by rank, location, and teaching areas; and graduate degrees are searchable by specialty and location.

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Searchable index to peer-reviewed monographs and edited volumes published under an open-access model.

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From the Foundation for the National Archives and the National Archives Experience, Docs Teach links to thousands of primary sources selected from the National Archives and provides ready-to-use tools for teaching with documents in the classroom.

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Alternate Name(s):DDM

Citations for international dissertations in the fields of musicology, music theory, ethnomusicology, and related disciplines. Includes links to full text if available.

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Over 4,000 albums by primarily American composers and artists, from folk to opera, Native American to jazz, nineteenth-century classical to early rock, music theater, and contemporary music. It includes the complete catalog of New World Records; repertoire from CRI, Albany Records, Innova Recordings; and liner notes and essays from these labels.

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Access to multiple databases including Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, ERIC, Communication Abstracts and PsycInfo plus many more.

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EBSCOhost's eBook Collection offers a wide selection of academic e-books from top publishers and presses, including titles sets in special education, the performing arts, robotics, gender and LGBTQ+ studies, literary criticism, accessibility/disability studies, and more!

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Alternate Name(s):Journal Finder, eJournals, e-Journal, e-Journals, Electronic Journals,

Search through all the journals the Harrison Libraries have to offer. This site indexes journal titles across all database platforms and includes listings of our paper and microfilm holdings, too. You can search by title, ISSN, or subject; or browse by discipline.

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Database of articles covering business, management, and administration issues.

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Videos and podcasts related to entrepreneurship sponsored by Stanford University.

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The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), provides access to education literature and resources. ERIC provides coverage of journal articles, conferences, meetings, government documents, books and more.

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The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), provides access to education literature and resources. ERIC provides coverage of journal articles, conferences, meetings, government documents, books and more.

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Essay & General Literature provides citations to essays, articles and other works published in the United States, Great Britain and Canada. This database covers the years between 1900 through 1984.

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Search over 380,000 doctoral theses. Download instantly for your research, or order a scanned copy quickly and easily.

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Index of scholarly websites that offer online access to digitized primary sources on the history of Europe.

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This database is an index of European works that relate to the Americas. The database is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750.

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Alternate Name(s):FA Davis Physical Therapy Collection

The F.A. Davis PT Collection on AccessPhysiotherapy is a comprehensive online physical therapy resource that covers the entire spectrum of physical therapy, exercise and rehabilitation techniques, and kinetics. It includes reference works, case files, and videos.

(Please note that you do not need to sign in again once you have connected to this database. This database, like others, offers users the option to create an account on their site to save your research. The account you create will be independent of any University of Hartford account.)

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FAOSTAT provides access to food and agriculture data for over 245 countries and territories and covers all FAO regional groupings from 1961 to the most recent year available.

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Featuring movies of the United States Government, including training films, history, national parks, the U.S. Fire Academy and more. All of these films are available for reuse without any restrictions.

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Covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages.

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This database of journal articles covers all aspects of film and television theory, preservation, writing, production, technical aspects, and reviews.

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FindLaw provides Supreme Court opinions searchable by party name, case title, citation, full text and docket number.

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The Rotunda Founders Early Access project makes available thousands of unpublished documents from our nation’s founders in a free online resource.

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Basic encyclopedia with brief information about a broad range of topics.

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Alternate Name(s):Gale eBooks

Search the tables of contents or full text of selected reference books in business, education, the environment, medicine biology, and the social sciences.

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Includes over 1,200 essays about music from all parts of the world. This is the digital version of the print edition, which is found in the Allen Library reference collection at ML100 G37.

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An online search platform providing global access to digitized art history texts in the public domain.

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Glassdoor is a database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings, salary reports, interview reviews and questions, benefits reviews, and more.

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Global Financial Data (GFD Finaeon) provides accurate, verified financial data and statistics. LOGIN as ANONYMOUS to use full database or create your own user name and password to save searches, etc. PLEASE NOTE: There is a 20 person seat limit. So please, LOGOUT, to end your session properly.

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Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces.

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Search full text of books. Display page images of those in the public domain or provided by publishers; summaries of those covered by copyright. Books of interest may also be borrowed by UH students, faculty or staff through InterLibrary Loan.

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Search for scholarly literature across disciplines and sources. Includes peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, etc.

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GreenFILE offers information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.

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Alternate Name(s):Grove Music Online, Oxford Music Online

Comprises the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2nd ed., The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz 2nd ed. The Oxford Dictionary of Music, and The Oxford Companion to Music 2nd ed.

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Fully searchable news from Hartford's oldest continuously published newspaper, covering 1764-present.

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Alternate Name(s):Hathi Trust eBooks

Search through a massive collection of full text ebooks online, including 6.7 million volumes that are open access. Use the option to login as a guest to see other features.

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This database provides sources dealing with risk assessment of humans and ecosystems by the EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment.

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Consumer health information providing access to full-text consumer health magazines and reference books, including searchable full text for current health pamphlets. Covers a wide variety of subjects, including information on specific diseases as well as overall health topics. Subjects include fitness, nutrition, diabetes, aging, women's health, children's health and more.

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100 million pages of content and covers more than 100 subject areas, HeinOnline provides access to 300+ years of information on political development and the complete history of the creation of government and legal systems around the world.
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Offers access to reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, history periodicals, historical documents, biographies of historical figures, historical photos and maps, and historical video.

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The IEEE Xplore digital library is a resource for discovery and access to scientific and technical content published by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and its publishing partners. Full Text Access may be limited. Click on "What can I access?" link to see coverage.

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Search for articles from almost 30,000 academic and professional journals. Includes abstracts. Available to all users. Some full text available to UofH users. Use Interlibrary Services for those not owned by UofH.

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Includes a searchable database of posters presented at the Colorado State University Exhibitions and has artist biographies.

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The web's largest library of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts. It currently includes over 15,000 texts.

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Full-length videos from the archives of the Jacob's Pillow Dance festival, the oldest summer dance festival in the U.S. Includes performances by top dance companies in all styles, interviews, master classes, historic films, and more.

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Alternate Name(s):Jacob's Pillow Dance Interactive

Full-length videos from the archives of the Jacob's Pillow Dance festival, the oldest summer dance festival in the U.S. It includes historic and recent performances by top dance companies working in all styles; themed playlists; multimedia essays; interviews; archival photographs; and more.

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Listen to over 66,000 jazz albums in all styles, including recordings from the Blue Note and Verve Records labels.

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Searchable full text of articles from selected scholarly journals in fields including anthropology, ecology, economics, education, history, language and literature, life sciences, mathematics, music, performing arts, philosophy, political sciences, sociology, statistics, and more. No current issues available; generally excludes last two to five years. Historical coverage varies; JSTOR generally includes journals back through their inception (pre-1950 in many cases).

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Searchable full text of articles from selected scholarly journals in life sciences. No current issues available. Historical coverage varies, but database includes some titles from before 1950. Access to this database is made possible by Elisabeth R. Swain, PhD Endowment. Once you are in JSTOR, you are searching all of the University of Hartford owned JSTOR products.

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Alternate Name(s):Media Education Foundation (MEF) Media Studies & Communication Collection

The Media Education Foundation produces and distributes documentaries about the social, political, and cultural impact of American mass media. This site streams full-length films covering a wide variety of topics.

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Knovel provides limited access to reliable resources for design and development projects to succeed, comprehensive, reliable content that can be easily integrated.

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View and download data and metadata for over 200 countries or territories.

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Providing exclusive online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books, Legal Information Reference Center contains more than 225 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms, with more content being added on a regular basis. A majority of the full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation's oldest and most-respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses.

Search the holdings of the University of Hartford's Libraries.
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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstract (LISTA) indexes periodicals, books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, information management and more.

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Extensive compilation of literary commentary available.

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Alternate Name(s):Gale eBooks, GLRC

Biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of more than 90,000 authors, poets, journalists and other writers. Search by name, title, genre, literary movement or literary theme. Made available by ResearchIT CT.

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This database searches articles featured in the Los Angeles Times newspaper.

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Alternate Name(s):Magill On Literature, Masterplots, Magill’s Book Reviews

Contains biographical essays of the 2,500 most studied authors. More than 8,500 writers of fiction, poetry, drama, and essays are featured. More than 400 comprehensive essays on specific literary genres, themes and settings round out the collection. Includes a cross-referenced glossary of 1,800 literary words and phrases. Collection includes Masterplots (12 volumes), Masterplots II (58 volumes), and Magill’s Book Reviews.

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Alternate Name(s):EBSCO MainFile

A multi-disciplinary database with coverage of all aspects of academic study and general interest subject areas. Includes more than 4,300 full-text magazines and journals and nearly 250 full-text newspapers and newswires, and over 2,900 full-text reference books and encyclopedias.

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Alternate Name(s):EBSCO MasterFile

eBook titles covering a broad range of general reference subjects, include biography, history, careers, cooking, literature, genealogy, health, personal finance, politics, architecture, science, current events, social-emotional health, sports, and travel.

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A searchable database of digitized images for University of Hartford art history courses and lectures, available for research, study, criticism and journalism (educational use only, must have valid UH login and password).

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Alternate Name(s):Kanopy MEF MSCC

MEF produces and distributes documentaries on current social issues related to gender, sexuality, race, media, popular culture, education, politics and the economy. Some of the more popular titles played at Hartford include Tough Guise 2, Killing Us Softly, White Like Me, and bell hooks: Cultural Criticism and Transformation.

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Comprehensive database of international literature, covering every aspect of medicine and healthcare.

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MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.

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Online database providing you with access to a vast, indexed collection of corporate and industry related documents. Years covered: 1909-2010

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Offers information on a wide range of items including business description, history, property, subsidiaries, officers and directors, long-term debt and capital stock.

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Alternate Name(s):IBM Micromedex

Evidence-based medical information to support clinical decision making, drug supply chain management, and patient education.

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This database is an international index of books and journals. Covers modern languages, literature, linguistics, and folklore.

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Repository of chart rankings for music artists, albums, and singles. Charts include Billboard, iTunes, Spotify, and more. Data is provided for 5,452 charts in 74 countries worldwide. Formerly titled Music Industry Data.
Years covered: 1953-present

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Identifies articles in over 700 music journals. Covers classical, jazz, popular, folk, and world music, including musicology, ethnomusicology, theory, applied and professional topics, music education, music industry, and reviews. Allen Library also has printed volumes: 1949-1998, [Ref] ML113 M9.
Years covered: 1973-Present

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Alternate Name(s):Alexander Street Press

This multidisciplinary collection (which includes the Jazz Music Library) from Alexander Street Press features audio from over 500 producers and distributors, including Hyperion, Smithsonian Folkways, and Warner Music.

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Alternate Name(s):International Index to Music Periodicals, IIMP

Identifies articles in over 400 music journals, including scholarly, applied, music education, and popular topics. Has full article descriptions 1996-present. Has brief descriptions for some journals back to their inception. Includes full text for many articles.

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Read performing arts news, find facilities and festivals, locate artists and managers, and more.

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The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.

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Alternate Name(s):NADAC

Database of data and publications on arts and culture, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funds and conducts research to help answer important scientific and public health questions about complementary health approaches.

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The National Gallery Collection is comprised of high definition images from the National Gallery, London. Each entry includes a description of the work along with its artist, medium, dimensions, acquisition credit, and date made

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Includes many of the most recent publications of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

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Survey of American portraits in public and private collections across the United States and abroad. The CAP encompasses portraits of American subjects or by American artists, generally limited to one-of-a-kind likenesses such as paintings, sculpture, drawings, miniatures, and silhouettes.

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More than 150,000 albums of primarily classical music. Sign up for a free account to create playlists and access the mobile NML app.

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NDLTD Union Catalog contains more than one million records of electronic theses and dissertations and includes links to other databases of electronic theses and dissertations.

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Alternate Name(s):NYT, NYTimes

Full text coverage of New York Times to 1851 with access to New York Times Online Edition. You must create your own account with a valid University of Hartford email address.

To create an account, go to https://hartford.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ezmyaccount.nytimes.com/grouppass/redir and follow the instructions. 

Please note: Your account must be renewed annually.

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Alternate Name(s):New York Times Español, New York Times Book Review, New York Times Magazine

The New York Times, East Coast Late Edition (starting in 1980), Online Edition (starting in 1996) and New York Times Español (2020 to present). Also includes the NYT Book Review and Magazine from 1986 to present.

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Newspaper Source Plus includes full-text newspapers, providing a wide range of articles. In addition, the database features television and radio news transcripts.

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The Newspapers of Connecticut collection is a sample collection of historical newspapers covering the various regions, perspectives and topics of the Civil War era in Connecticut.

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EBSCO's Newswires provides near real-time access to top world-wide news on a continuous basis. This collection includes news from the Associated Press, United Press International, CNN Wire, Business Wire and more.

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Alternate Name(s):Nexis Uni, Lexis Nexis, NexisUni

Nexis Uni offers access to United States and international legal citations, briefs, law reviews, as well as current world and business news and company information and focuses on Business, Legal Studies, Criminal Justice and Political Science.

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Alternate Name(s):Noodle Tools

Citation manager allows researchers to track, cite and organize research information for projects, papers, dissertations and other research. You must create your own account with a valid University of Hartford email address.

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Search the definitive dictionary of the English language, complete and continuously updated. Provides definitions, etymology, and history of usage with examples over time.

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Resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world.

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Abstracts of systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials related to occupational therapy. Provides ratings to assist in evaluating validity and interpretability.

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Extensive bibliographies on a variety of music subjects and people. Each bibliography typically has introductory text as well as a list of music, books, articles, recordings, and other resources relevant to the topic. Each citation is accompanied by a brief description of the resource.

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A complete index of every interview ever published, searchable by author and by date - as well as a substantial sampling of the archive's finest interviews, posted in their entirety.

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Abstracts of randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews in physiotherapy. Most include quality ratings to assist in justifying validity and interpretability.

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PILOTS includes citations to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events, without disciplinary, linguistic, or geographical limitations.

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Alternate Name(s):Alexander Street Press, Music Online

Mainly pops and popular covers. Over 650,000 albums of popular music from around the world, including alternative, country, electronic, hip-hop, metal, punk, new age, R&B, reggae, rock, soundtracks, and many more.

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"Population Index" is the primary reference tool to the world's population literature. It presents an annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other materials on population topics.

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Search all of the Databases available through the Gale Company.

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Research in primatology, covering ecology, biology, psychology, health sciences and other fields. Citations of articles in journals dating since 1940. Managed by the Wisconsin Primate Research Center, with funding from the National Institutes of Health.

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Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of education journals and educational reports.

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The database includes biology journal titles, with many available in full text. ProQuest Biology Journals includes information resources for users in academic, government, and public research environments.

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Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.

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This database contains an index of dissertations from institutions around the U.S. (and some international), with citations from 1861 to the present, including some in full text. Dissertations and theses by University of Hartford students include full text for most works, especially those published after 1996.

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The database of full text titles will require you to create your own personal account if you want to save any ebooks to your Bookshelf.

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This database includes journals in education and related fields. ProQuest Education Journals gives users access to top educational publication.

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Find information from publications covering all aspects of health administration, including public health and safety, hospitals, finance, personnel management, insurance, population studies, labor relations and law.

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Alternate Name(s):researchIT CT Newsstream, ProQuest News & Newspapers

Search the text of major newspapers including the Boston Globe (1980- ), Christian Science Monitor (1990- ), Hartford Courant (1992- ), Los Angeles Times (1985- ), New York Times (1999- , including the Book Review and Magazine), Wall Street Journal Eastern Edition (1984- ), and Washington Post (1987- ).

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Find information from nursing, allied health, and related publications. This database is designed to meet the needs of researchers at health-care facilities as well as students enrolled in nursing and allied health programs at academic institutions.

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Alternate Name(s):PAO

Periodicals Archive Online is a major archive of periodical backfiles in the humanities and social sciences with 700 journals, comprising more than 3 million articles and 15 million article pages.

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ProQuest Psychology Journals provide both students and mental-health professionals’ access to charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements essential to psychological research from top psychology and related publications.

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Search Proquest Science Journals for periodicals in science and technology. Subject coverage includes computers, engineering, physics, telecommunications, and transportation.

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ProQuest Social Science Journals is a definitive resource for those who need access to a variety of social science journals.

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PsycArticles, from the American Psychological Association (APA), contains journals published by the APA, and its imprint the Educational Publishing Foundation (EPF), and from allied organizations including the Canadian Psychology Association and Hogrefe Publishing Group.Years covered: 1894–present

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Search PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES at the same time gaining expanded coverage and one stop for much of your Psychology search needs.

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This American Psychological Association (APA) database contains an international, multilingual index with abstracts of articles, books, and selected dissertations in psychology. Made available by ResearchIT CT.

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This database is compiled by a nonprofit organization of scientists and physicians making the world's scientific and medical literature a freely available public resource.

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Comprehensive database of international literature, covering every aspect of medicine and healthcare. Accessible through two services. If one is busy, try another. Limited full text available.

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PubMed Central is a digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journals, maintained by the US National Institutes of Health.

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A comprehensive Spanish-language resource offering 49,000 encyclopedia entries, 50,000 images, 2,500 health reports, and the full text of over 100 hundred reference books and dozens of general interest magazines in a broad array of subject areas. Daily updates from a dozen prominent newspapers in 10 Latin American countries.

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With funding from the state legislature, the Connecticut State Library is making a group of databases available to citizens and students in Connecticut. This link only works on campus. If you are off campus, choose a specific database to search.

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Describes scholarly writings on music and related disciplines, including dance. Includes citations and abstracts for journal articles, essays, Festschriften, dissertations, books, scholarly reviews, etc. International coverage, including non-English languages. The Allen Library also has printed volumes, 1967-1994.
Year Covered: 1967-Present

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Alternate Name(s):Répertoire International des Sources Musicales

RISM (Répertoire International des Sources Musicales) indexes music manuscripts created between 1600 and 1800 (plus some later years), showing what exists and indicating which libraries, archives, monasteries, schools, or private collections hold the original manuscript(s).

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The Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) coordinates the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) research programs and is charged with advancing the deployment of cross-cutting technologies to improve our Nation’s transportation system.

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Science Reference Center is a research database that provides access science-oriented content. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, physics, science & society, technology, wildlife and more.

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Alternate Name(s):Science Direct

Search for peer-reviewed journals, articles, book chapters and open access content in scientific, technical, and medical research.

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This site allows access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases. Search for materials in the topics of astronomy, biology, chemistry, computers, environmental sciences, engineering, health and medicine, materials science, mathematics, physics, and social sciences.

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Free access to this index (some full text or abstracts) of more than 40 professional journals and 1 million articles in physics, engineering and computer science including full text for Physical Review & Physical Review Letters.

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SciTech Connect was developed by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical information and allows users to access technical reports, journal articles, conference papers, books, multimedia and data information on science, technology and engineering topics.

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Scopus contains scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering an overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, engineering, architecture, social sciences, and arts and humanities.

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Provides basic data, cross-identifications, bibliography and measurements for astronomical objects outside the solar system.

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Offers readers a collection of state-specific resources supported with demographic data and other local information. Business videos include interviews, "lessons learned" features, lectures and how-to videos to help foster success in all aspects of managing a business.

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Over 3,000 streaming albums of traditional and popular music from around the world.

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Social Explorer is the world’s largest library of demographic data. Use tools to visually explore and access over 4 billion data elements and over 500,000 demographic maps and reports related to demography, economy, health, politics, environment, crime, and more.

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Provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.

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Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

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Searchable database of funding opportunities. Continuously updated. "Jump to GENIUS" to create a custom profile for updates. Made available by Office of Grants and Contracts, University of Hartford.

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Alternate Name(s):TV & Cable Stations, Networks, Owners & Reps, SQAD Cost Per Point Level Reports, DMA Profiles and Maps

Advertising rates and other information on publications, searchable by title, keyword, or "class." Access limited to Broadcast information on TV & Cable: 
-- TV & Cable Stations, Networks, Owners & Reps, 
-- SQAD Cost Per Point Level Reports, 
-- DMA (Designated Market Areas) Profiles and Maps

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Searchable online information for Supreme Court documents, decisions and opinions from 1953 to present.

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Taylor & Francis eBooks includes open access and licensed titles in science, technology, engineering, medical, humanities and social science. Search ebook content at both the book and chapter level, filter search results by subject area, publication date and year published, and create citations in APA format.

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Teacher Reference Center provides citations for popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.

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Find articles, websites, books, industry news, and more in the engineering, mathematics, and computer sciences.

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TOPICsearch contains diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.

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The TRIS/ITRD Online database contains records of published transportation research including technical reports, books, conference proceedings and journal articles. TRIS/ITRD coverage includes the disciplines of planning, finance, design and construction, materials, environmental issues, safety and human factors and operations for the modes of highways, transit, railroads, maritime and aviation.

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Crime reports statistics from 1960 to present.

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Alternate Name(s):Up To Date

UpToDate features over 11,800 entries on topics covering 25 specialties in clinical care and treatment. 

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The uncontested authority in reliable, unbiased information, Value Line puts you in the driver’s seat with accurate and insightful investment research on companies, industries, markets and economies.

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Detailed indexing helps users quickly find the news information from the WSJ covering 1984-present.

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Alternate Name(s):WSJ

This is the subscription link to the online edition of the Wall Street Journal. Please register using your University of Hartford email address.

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This database contains recent financial data for any recent business day. Information and statistics on leading financial markets and national exchanges from across the globe. Trading stocks, options, commodities, benchmark indexes, etc. are included.

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Searches articles featured in the Washington Post.

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Focuses on women's role in the United States economy and provides access to digitized historical, manuscript, and image resources selected from Harvard University's library and museum collections.

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World Bank Open Data contains a vast collection of economic, social, population, and development data.

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The World Digital Library (WDL) contains digital images of significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.

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Available through FirstSearch, lists the holdings of libraries worldwide. University of Hartford students, faculty, and staff may place requests through WorldCat for items not held by the Harrison Libraries.

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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy.

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A key reference tool for all tax practitioners. It draws on the breadth and depth of expertise offered by PwC, and gives you quick access to information about the corporate and individual tax worldwide.

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Global science gateway—accelerating scientific discovery and progress through a multilateral partnership to enable federated searching of national and international scientific databases and portals.

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