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Best Bet Databases in General and Interdisciplinary

A good starting point: articles from key journals in many scholarly disciplines, with some trade journals and magazines, 1975-present.
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Britannica Online

The classic general encyclopedia, a good starting point for all kinds of research. Includes a thesaurus and links to BBC and NYT for current news.
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Google Scholar

Use within UMass’ IP range to access many UMass online journal subscriptions. In Scholar Preferences, you can choose to export citations to RefWorks bibliographic manager.
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LexisNexis Academic

Massive database of US and international newspapers; case and statutory law and law reviews; business periodicals, 1980-present.
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Web of Science

Works poorly with Safari.
Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language journals. Arts and Humanities covers 1975-present; Social Sciences 1956-present; and Science 1900-present.
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Additional Databases in General and Interdisciplinary

Academic OneFile
A large, interdisciplinary collection of scholarly, professional and trade journal articles, 1980-present.
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African American Biographical Database
A source for information on 19th and early 20th century African American lives and culture, a digitized collection of books published 1790-1950.
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Alt-PressWatch
Several hundred U.S. alternative newsweeklies, covering issues like the environment, labor, public policy, and the peace movement, 1992-present.
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Book Review Digest
Citations, abstracts and excerpts of reviews of English-language books, as published in periodicals, 1983-present.
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Book Review Digest Retrospective
Citations, abstracts and excerpts of reviews of English-language books, as published in periodicals, 1905-1982
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Books 24x7
Available within the libraries to all. Access from outside the libraries requires registration with a valid UMass email address.
Searchable information technology, finance and business books to read online, print, or download, from several publishers. Current.
Funded by the Friends of the Library.
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Center for Research Libraries
Catalog of over four million newspapers, journals, dissertations, archives, and government publications, with an emphasis on non-U.S. materials. Use interlibrary loan to request items.
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Chicago Manual of Style
The widely-used citation and usage guide.
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Choice Reviews Online

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Reviews of books, periodicals and databases for academic libraries.
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CollegeSource Online
About 20,000 college catalogs from U.S and international institutions, 1994-present.
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COS Funding Opportunities
For off-campus access, first create a free COS account while on campus.
A searchable directory of grants and awards from foundations, government and other sources.
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CRS Reports
Reports by the public policy research arm of the U. S. Congress on current issues and their legal and legislative status, 1970-present. Library doesn't subscribe to tabbed extras like Bills, Memebers & Votes, etc.
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David Rumsey Map Collection
Early maps of the Americas, World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania, 1700-1900.
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Digital Sanborn Maps
Very detailed maps of New England towns and cities as they were in the 19th and early 20th centuries. There are several versions over time of most maps, 1867-1970.

Also known as:

Sanborn Maps

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Directory of Published Proceedings
A directory of published papers from conferences, congresses and symposia, 1965-current.
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DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals
Thousands of open access scholarly journals, most published by academic departments of universities worldwide. Coverage varies; mostly recent.
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ebrary
Scholarly and popular books online in full text, from 1990 to present.
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EbscoHost Databases
A list of links to the EbscoHost databases to which UMass Amherst Libraries subscribes.
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Eighteenth Century Collections Online
Every significant book or pamphlet printed in the UK, and English-language titles printing in America, between 1701 and 1800.

Also known as:

ECCO

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Encyclopedia of Associations: International

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A comprehensive list of international organizations, associations and non-profit membership groups worldwide. Provides contact information and descriptions; searchable by subject.
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Encyclopedia of Associations: National
A comprehensive list of American organizations, associations and non-profit membership groups of national scope. Provides contact information and descriptions; searchable by subject.
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Encyclopedia of Associations: Regional, State and Local

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A comprehensive list of American organizations, associations and non-profit membership groups of regional or local scope. Provides contact information and descriptions; searchable by subject.
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Environmental Resource Handbook

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Directory of groups, places, services, and events useful for environmentalists.
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Expanded Academic ASAP
Articles from scholarly and general-interest periodicals relating to the humanities, social sciences, and non-technical general sciences, 1980-present.
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Facts on File World News Digest
The news in brief from 1940-present.

Also known as:

World News Digest

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Five Colleges Archives and Manuscript Collections
Finding aids for archives and manuscripts at Amherst, Hampshire, Smith, and Mt. Holyoke Colleges, and University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
A collection of several hundred current subject encyclopedias.
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General OneFile
Articles from a very wide variey of magazines, trade journals, and scholarly journals, 1980 - present.

Also known as:

InfoTrac OneFile

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General Reference Center Gold
Magazine articles and entries from popular reference publications, 1980-present.
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Global Road Warrior

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Travel guide with an emphasis on logistics and business etiquette.
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GovSearch

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A directory of federal, state, municipal and county government personnel, officials, offices and programs.
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Greenwood Encyclopedia of Homes Through World History

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Humanities International Complete
Journal articles in archaeology, classics, cultural studies, arts, philosophy, history, linguistics, and literature, plus literary magazines, 1975-present.
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IngentaConnect Table of Contents Search
Tables of contents of 27,000 scholarly journals, with links to full-text when available. TOC Alerts service provided. Generally, latest 3 to 5 years.
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International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Articles, with bibliographies, from experts on all aspects of the social sciences. Current.
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iPOLL
A vast collection of opinion polls.
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Journal Citation Reports
A tool that measures the comparative impact of scholarly journals, 2003-present.
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JSTOR
Core scholarly journals from a range of disciplines, dating from the earliest issue of each journal to a few years before present.
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LexisNexis Congressional

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Hearings 1824-2010, plus the Serial Set, bills, laws, legislative histories, committee prints, and Congressional Research Service reports.
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Monthly Catalogue of US Government Publication

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Provides references for all US government publications from 1895-June 1967. Post-1976 publications indexed here.
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NetLibrary
To "borrow" books for more than fifteen minutes you must create an account.
Scholarly and popular books online, in full text, various dates.
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Oxford English Dictionary
Online version of the irreplaceable OED, for word definitions, usage, and etymologies.
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Oxford Reference Online
Entries from over 100 Oxford University Press subject and language dictionaries, guides, and concise companions.
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Project Muse
Scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences published by university presses; searchable by journal issue, author, and keyword, 1996-present.
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Readers' Guide Abstracts
Citations and abstracts for articles from popular periodicals from the U.S. and Canada, 1983-present.
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Readers' Guide Retrospective
Citations to articles in 600 popular U.S. magazines, 1890-1982.
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RefWorks
Citation management software.
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RoperExpress Datasets
Opinion survey data files for secondary analysis, from Gallup, ABC, CBS, AP, Pew, Harris, and elsewhere.
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Sage Journals Online
More than 485 journals in business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology and medicine, 1999-present.

Also known as:	Communication Studies: Sage Fulltext Collection
	Political Science: Sage Fulltext Collection
	Urban Studies & Planning: Sage Fulltext Collection

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Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans

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Guide to non-governmental educational financial aid.
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
A repository for the research and scholarly output of members of the UMass Amherst community. Call Marilyn Billings at 545-6891 for information.
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Social Sciences Abstracts
Citations to journal articles in the social sciences, 1983-present.
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Springer Extra Materials
Video and data files and other material supplementing some books published by Springer. Search by ISBN.
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SpringerLink
Full text books, 2005-present, and current journals from science publisher Springer, mainly in English.
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Statistics Sources

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Lists citations for the sources of statistical information.
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Sustainable Energy & Development E-book Collection

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Reference books related to alternative & renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable development and water conservation.

Also known as:	Sustainable Energy & Development E-book CollectionSustainable Energy and Development E-book Collection
	Knovel Sustainable Energy & Development E-book Collection

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Turnitin
Checks for plagiarism by comparing submitted papers to the Internet, some journal articles and previously-submitted papers. Click the link for passwords and more information.
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Westlaw Campus Research
Legal encyclopedias, law reviews, and legal treatises; case, statutory, and regulatory law; newspapers and magazines; business data, 1980's-present.
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WorldCat

Works poorly with Safari and OS 10.5.

The combined catalogs of most U.S. libraries. Material not owned by UMass Amherst can usually be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan.
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Zassaku Plus

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Requires Japanese language and input/display capability.
Index to periodical articles published in Japanese, including those in former Japanese colonies, and including local periodicals not present in many other indexes. Coverage is from 1868 onwards. Merges data from various composite periodical indexes by Kokuritsu Kokkai Toshokan.
Language: Japanese
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