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Taimanglo retains title, Gyu captures welterweight
THE University of Guam Field House was filled with loud fans and supporters of mixed martial arts on Saturday night as fighters brought their A-game to the cage for PXC 32 action.
In a fight card that featured two championship bouts and the return of several fighters who have been away for some time, everyone in attendance was sure to get their dosage of intensity and excitement. One of the night's biggest matches featured Guam's "The Juggernaut" Baby Joe Taimanglo defending his featherweight title against Korea's Jang Yong Kim. Taimanglo wasted no time pleasing the local crowd after picking up the win to keep the belt on Guam.
From the start of the fight, The Juggernaut came out pressing with a flurry of punches to set the tone. A hard combination from Taimanglo rocked and dazed Kim to set up an opening. Moments later, Kim found himself on the mat that allowed Taimanglo to take over with a series of attacks, forcing fight referee Tony DeAngelo to put a halt to the fight for the Taimanglo victory.
Welterweight champ Gyu
In the other title fight of the night, Guam's Ryan "Biggs" Bigler and Korea's Lim Hyun Gyu took it to one another in hopes of clinching the vacant welterweight championship. Both fighters stormed out proving their hunger to claim stake to the title. However, it was Gyu who rattled Biggs early on that sent the Guam native to the ground. The two fighters eventually ended up on the ground, but it was Gyu who gained the upper edge midway through the opening round as he sunk a chokehold around Bigler. Despite efforts to free himself, Bigler would succumb and was forced to tap out, giving Gyu the win and the title.
The eventful night began with an amateur fight featuring Jared Mellon taking on Joe Arriola. Shortly after the signal to start the fight was given, Arriola immediately became the aggressor as he began to throw several punches. However, unable to land anything on his opponent, Arriola paid dearly as Mellon responded with a hard takedown that looked to have hurt Arriola. Both fighters hung in throughout the entire first round.
Second-round action started much like the first with Arriola swinging for the fences. However, a patient and smart Mellon was able to respond by taking the match to the ground where he applied effective blows, forcing the referee to stop the fight.
Later in the evening, Ricky Camp and Jung Hoon Koh set up another Guam vs. Korea match. When the two fighters finished their bout, it was the Koreans who gained a 2-1 edge on the night as Koh defeated Camp via referee stoppage in the third round. Everything seemed to be going in favor of Camp after he secured the first two rounds of the night. However, in the final round, Koh was able to work his way to victory with strategic attacking that brought Camp to the mat for the eventual stoppage.
Other results
- Kyle "Boom" Reyes defeated Ronnie Borja via rear-naked choke.
- Kyle Aguon defeated Derrick Rangamar via head-and-arm choke.
- Tyrone "Bones" Jones defeated Brian Howard via rear-naked choke.
- Josh Alvarez defeated Mark Nique via arm bar submission.


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Columbus' MadLab Gallery Opens 3rd Annual ABX Collaboration, MadlABX III, Today
MadLab Theatre and Gallery has announced the third annual collaboration with the local abstract arts group, ABX in its first visual arts exhibition of 2013: MadlABX III. ABX members will grace the walls of MadLab's Gallery space in this all abstract, multimedia show.
Featured artists include: Bethany Jozwiak-Butler, Michael Bush, Jay Moffett, Peggy Mintun, Jurate Phillips, Sherry Simone, Heather Wirth, Elizabeth Klecker, and David Gentilini.
There will be an opening reception tonight, February 2nd, from 5pm-7pm. Food, drinks, and culture will be provided.
MadlABX III will remain up through Sunday, March 3rd , 2013, with sales available for pick up at the end of the exhibition. The Gallery is open for the artists reception on February 2nd from 5-7pm, and 1 hour before any MadLab Theater show (Full Frontal Nudity Improv and Comedysplosion: Friday and Saturday nights in February, 8pm). MadlABX III is also available to be seen by appointment through firstname.lastname@example.com.
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On the eve of the 20th Anniversary of our democracy I believe it is important to take stock of the progress we have made as a nation in effecting the constitutional obligation of ensuring the realization of health , including reproductive health , as a human right citizens. I would also take this opportunity to call on you to contribute a vision and a future that should build greater human solidarity and ensure security of access , quality , efficiency and effectiveness of the Health System for the benefit of all people of South Africa.
Deputy Health Minister Dr Gwen Ramokgopa speaks at the University of Pretoria
The Department of Health was encouraged that a study to measure South Africas scientific performance during 2000 2010 found that research publications in the country were on the increase , on the verge of its highest contribution in history and further that there was a shift towards health science fields. What we however became concerned about and needed to unravel was why despite these good news the country did not perform as well as expected in terms of the effectiveness of the health system and health outcomes during the same period of study. What remained questionable was on one hand, the relevance of the health science publications to health needs of the population and on the hand, the ability of the Health System to translate this knowledge into policy and practice. Closing this gap between scientific enquiry and health outcomes is a key strategic priority we have adopted and have established Statutory National Health Research Committee whose tasks amongst others is to set the Health Research Agenda for the country .
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This year Pharmacy Week runs from 1 to 8 September 2013. The National Department of Health, the South African Pharmacy Council, with the Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa, and Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) as partners, urges the profession to participate enthusiastically in this campaign, and to promote pharmaceutical care to all consumers. The overall theme, Towards Quality Care Together, will be reinforced in the 2013 Pharmacy Week, with the concerted sub-theme focus that every patient should understand generic medicines. This also ties in very well with the Department of Healths national core standards, as well as Councils vision of ensuring quality pharmaceutical service to all the people in South Africa. The sub-theme, Understand Generic Medicine, talks directly to the patients to make sure that they know and understand the medicines that are dispensed to them by their pharmacists. Patients have the responsibility to know that the Generic medicines they are taking are good value for money, tested and approved, good quality, effective and safe before they leave the pharmacy.
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April 23rd, 1963. That's the day The Beatles first hit America with My Bonnie, which sold poorly. Beatlemania was still a couple years away. But in honor of this very important occasion, today Scott's gonna talk about his favorite Beatles covers. He's starting with a good one...
Booker T. and the MG's - Medley
This smooth, organ-heavy tribute to Abbey Road brings out the music and takes away the lyrics. If you're one of those people who always get mad as you try to figure out what that bathroom window thing was all about, maybe you'll like this version better.
Remember, if you don't see your personal favorite cover on the list inside, we want to hear about it in the comments!
But before we begin, remember our new Spotify playlist will be featuring a great selection from last week's Music Monday comments. The theme of the mix this time is Our Favorite Songs When We Were Nine and it's a great one. Just don't start reminiscing until you check out our current Music Monday after the jump! See you inside…
801 - TNK (Tomorrow Never Knows)
It seems only logical that a band with Brian Eno would focus on one of the tripper Beatles songs. The nice mix of prog-style production with the accessible and familiar melodies made this an underground hit, and even today owning a copy is one of those hipster badges for those "in the know." Plus it's just catchy, isn't it? Throw this on the car stereo and go for a little nighttime drive.
Prince - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
To be absolutely fair, this is also Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood and George Harrison's son doing a tribute to the late Beatle, but somewhere about 3:30 Prince steps up and, well, at that point it's pretty much just rhythm guitar for everybody else. An absolutely scorching cover made better by the grins they all share.
Billy Bragg - She's Leaving Home
There's something about Billy Bragg's accent that brings a different sense of loss to this classic track. Instead of the Sgt. Pepper sheen, here it's more like a story you've overheard at a bar. I think that makes this cover a bit more tragic than the original, but in a very pretty way.
Beastie Boys - I'm Down
Why is there no actual cover art? Because this sonce never really got released! Recorded for License To Ill, this Beatles cover got shelved over sample issues (Michael Jackson owned the rights, and supposedly hated The Beastie Boys and wouldn't let them clear the sample) so it really only exists on bootlegs. Which is sad, because it's really as wild as The Beatles were themselves. Remember, Paul's got drug charges and arson on his record. Surely he would have been okay with four troublemakers from Brooklyn.
Okay, it's your turn. Hit the comments and show off your knowledge of Beatles covers. After that, swing by our Turntable.fm room. And, as always, images are from each song's corresponding Wikipedia page and are here under fair use.
Not for everyone, I realize, but I will argue for a toss up between Laibach's take on Across the Universe and the Clint Ruin/Lydia Lunch version of Why Don't We Do It In the Road.
Elliott smith did all my favorite covers: Because - Elliott Smith Blackbird - Elliott Smith Revolution - Elliott Smith Technically John Lennon but I'm including it anyways Elliott Smith - Jealous Guy My faith has been shaken in Beatles covers. So many of the ones I have heard are either carbon copies of the song or very very bad. That's probably why nobody has posted any covers yet . Anyways, I would like to hear some amazing Beatles covers. Elliott smith is my favorite singer songwriters, and the beatles were obviously a huge influence. He could never do wrong in my heart though. I hope you enjoy these tracks I picked out that he did. Edit: I never saw the movie, but I thought I thought I would love the "Across the universe" soundtrack and I ended up turning it off halfway through in disgust with Eddie Izard's spoken word version of 'Being for the benefit of mr kite.' Anyways, Bring on some amazing covers folks. I know you wont let me down.
IMO, there are very few good Beatle covers. But, this one I do like. Does it count if he actually played on the original? Billy Preston singing Get Back from the infamous cult classic "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band" movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IE-wjy8AsQ edited to stand corrected, as there are more good Beatle covers than I thought.
CowboyDann wrote:Edit: I never saw the movie, but I thought I thought I would love the "Across the universe" soundtrack and I ended up turning it off halfway through in disgust with Eddie Izard's spoken word version of 'Being for the benefit of mr kite.'
Here's a movie that'll knock that right out of your head forever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFRt5TQdQCI&feature=related
Type O Negative - Medly (Day Tripper and a few others) Ghost - Here Comes the Sun
I wouldn't exactly call this a favorite, but I can't resist linking to the musical stylings of the Templeton Twins.
Elton John - Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
codex wrote:I wouldn't exactly call this a favorite, but I can't resist linking to the musical stylings of the Templeton Twins.
That was oddly enjoyable!
Tori Amos, "Let it Be" (specifically Seattle, WA's 'Late Show', July 17, 1996 yes, very biased because I was there, but it really is something fabulous) But to make up for that brief moment of live music snobbery I found an almost as good youtube from another show.
Wilson Pickett's "Hey Jude." An awesome rendition in it's own right, but Duane Allman's scorching slide guitar caught the eye of one Eric Clapton and led to his inclusion on Derek and The Dominoes' "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs."
inkycatz wrote:Tori Amos, "Let it Be" (specifically Seattle, WA's 'Late Show', July 17, 1996 yes, very biased because I was there, but it really is something fabulous) But to make up for that brief moment of live music snobbery I found an almost as good youtube from another show.
Tori Amos does terrific covers, every time. Daniel by Elton John, If 6 was 9 by Hendrix, River by Joni Mitchell, on and on. That woman is amazing live.
I'd add a completely different take on a classic: Deep Purple's Help off of Shades of Deep Purple. It turns a fast rocker into a ballad and highlights the melodic compositions of the original. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aOtMId_mGI
I like Dear Prudence by Siouxsie and the Banshees http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25weBjXioB0 Also Eva Cassidy doing Yesterday - amazing voice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC1QG-tzhNM Crazy metal Helter Skelter by Motley Crue...I like it better than Aerosmith's version, but probably not better than U2's: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBMMCClIgTc I'll end up with Stevie Ray, Tax Man - SMOKIN guitar, kids: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNDYArDUgSg
I did enjoy Cheap Trick's cover of the entire Sgt Pepper's album, and live show.
Speaking of that Sgt Pepper's movie (as I was), the Bee Gees did some nice covers of the Beatles songs. This one's my favorite: Bee Gees - A Day in the Life According to the comments, John Lennon approved.
Motley Crue - Helter Skelter Joe Cocker - Came in through the bathroom window Fiona Apple - Across the universe
My favorite is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjn6_1WHCcc
Walk Off The Earth has several Beatles covers. Here's two of my favs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yuXY5s-gRY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4LhCv7RY4E
Tommy Emmanual's Beatles medley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITt_yblSNrs
Keeping the Beastie Boys from ruining a Beatles song is just another reason Michael Jackson is the uvulae. Shamon.
"We Can Work it Out" as covered by Stevie Wonder. It wins. Contest over. I also liked Grandaddy's very Grandaddy cover of Revolution from the I Am Sam soundtrack.
Joe Cocker - With a Little Help From Me Friends (Woodstock soundtrack) This may be Joe's best song ever
aaronwooster wrote:Not for everyone, I realize, but I will argue for a toss up between Laibach's take on Across the Universe and blah blah blah.
Yes. Laibach's Let It Be album is awesome. A few weeks ago I listened to it again for the first time in years. It's hilarious. Michael Hedges used to do a great version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps but he never recorded it as far as I know. Adrian Belew did a really fun version of I'm Down. And it's a really horrible early-80s video to boot. Bonus! And how dare you call me a hipster! I've loved that 801 album since before hipster was invented. And I've never owned an ironic hat.
It's a clone, not a cover, but I gotta point out Todd Rundgren's Strawberry Fields Forever http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCVyK1ktV4k from his Faithful album (killer clone of Good Vibrations too!) And yet my absolute favorite cover of Strawberry Fields was by Stardrive featuring Robert Mason on the Intergalactic Trot album. One of the first polyphonic synthesizer treatments. Sorry I can't find a link to share. It may exist only on dusty LP's.
There were a couple of good covers at Paul McCartney's Gershwin Award ceremony a couple years ago. My two favorites were Jack White's "Mother Nature's Son" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BXV1_D5eXA and Herbie Hancock and Corinne Bailey Rae's "Blackbird" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sn-syCPRyM&feature=related
Earth Wind & Fire's Got to get you into my life Cheesy movie, great song http://youtu.be/VJPWXq6b1fA
This is the Spotify list so far!
This isn't a Beatles cover, it's a John Lennon cover, so I guess I shouldn't even be putting it here, but A Perfect Circle's cover of Imagine is great. Of course, this is one of those songs (like Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah) that's covered by almost everyone at some point. But it really fits APC's style.
While it isn't generally my favorite (I'm not a big Beatles guy to start with), I'm shocked that nobody's mentioned Aerosmith's rendition of Come Together. Must not be hipster enough.
First I was like: Coffin Break - We Can Work It Out - YouTube Then I was like: Shonen Knife - Rain from 712 - YouTube Then I remembered running across this on a YouTube cruise one night: (Be*atles) Bl*ackbird - Sungha Jung - YouTube Also, I always thought this was cool, mixing their own song with the riffs from Day Tripper and (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction: April Wine - I Like To Rock Official Video - YouTube (starts about 3:50 btw)
olcubmaster wrote:And yet my absolute favorite cover of Strawberry Fields was by Stardrive featuring Robert Mason on the Intergalactic Trot album. One of the first polyphonic synthesizer treatments. Sorry I can't find a link to share. It may exist only on dusty LP's.
I can't link to it, but it looks like it is still in print if you search by name. I might have to check it out as it's new to me.
SESteve wrote:And how dare you call me a hipster! I've loved that 801 album since before hipster was invented.
Here's a quick test: do you have Brian Eno's "Apollo" on vinyl? If so, then I'm sorry to say...
Cocker's "A Little Help" is possibly the only Beatles cover that's better than the original. Other favorites of mine: Come Together - Brian Bromberg We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder Got To Get You Into My Life - Earth Wind & Fire Across The Universe - Fiona Apple Taxman - Craig Wedren I'll Follow the Sun - The King's Singers Dear Prudence - Samm Bennett & Chunk Real Love - Regina Spektor
Thompson Twins did a great cover of Revolution and played it at Live Aid with Madonna: Thompson Twins & Madonna
Aw hell, why not Joe Pop-O-Pie's I am the Walrus? I know it's not good. But it's a thing.
aaronwooster wrote:Not for everyone, I realize, but I will argue for a toss up between Laibach's take on Across the Universe and the Clint Ruin/Lydia Lunch version of Why Don't We Do It In the Road.
I don't know, I never felt like Lydia really gave it her all.
Butchering The Beatles (Various Artists) ... and Andy Timmons doing Sgt Peppers ... are both fun listens.
I'm surprised no one pointed out the (self proclaimed) Greatest Cover Band in the World... Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. On their album Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah, they do an excellent cover of Strawberry Fields Forever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uYEsUZydsM
I see all of this and raise you.....Neil Young.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZFtWxFBAkg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Outdoor events set for Thursday afternoon in Evans will have patrons looking to the skies, but the only fireworks might come from thunderstorms.
A cold front moving across the Southeast is expected to bring a slight chance of showers after 1 p.m., with an increasing chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. under mostly cloudy skies and a high of 81, with south winds 5 to 11 mph and a 30 percent chance of rain.
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First Tee of Augusta's ninth annual Drive For Show, Rock Fore! Dough concert rocked its new venue Tuesday.
The annual benefit concert moved from the First Tee driving range in Augusta to the Lady Antebellum Pavilion at the Evans Towne Center Park.
"I think it was a good change," First Tee Executive Director Jill Brown said. "I think everybody likes (the venue)."
The new location allowed organizers to save time and money.
If approved by the board of education, the county's schools soon will be wired into Columbia County's new broadband utility.
County commissioners approved their end of a 10-year, $652,800 contract with the school system during the Management and Financial Services Committee meeting Tuesday. The school board could begin consideration of the contract as early as April 23.
A Superior Court judge granted bond to a former 4-H worker accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl.
Superior Court Judge Albert Pickett granted a $25,000 bond to Jennifer Gayle Davenport, 26, of Augusta, at a Friday hearing in Evans.
Several people pled not guilty to charges in a Columbia County court Friday.
Five Grovetown teens pled not guilty to charges connected to a Dec. 28 robbery in Grovetown. Anthony Blade Turner, 19; Baker Lee Brannen Cochran, 17; Larry Charles Porche, 17; Austin Tyler Love, 18; and Christopher Scott Love, 18, pled not guilt to robbery, entering an auto and criminal trespass. Porche also pled not guilty to burglary.
A jury convicted a Grovetown city councilman of federal bribery charges Thursday.
A federal jury convicted Leland J. "Sonny" McDowell of two counts of bribery after a three-day trial in Montgomery, Ala., according to U.S. Attorney Clark Morris, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office Middle Alabama District.
"We are just shell-shocked," McDowell said. "This is not what anyone expected up until the moment of the verdict."
A jury is considering charges against a Grovetown city councilman after a three-day trial on federal bribery charges.
Testimony finished Wednesday in the trial of Leland J. "Sonny" McDowell and the jury began deliberations mid-afternoon, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Clark Morris, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office Middle Alabama District. The prosecution rested late Tuesday and McDowell's defense presented its case Wednesday.
By Barry L. Paschal
An Augusta woman who worked with students in Columbia County's 4H program has been charged with having sex with a 15-year-old girl.
Jennifer Gayle Davenport, 26, of the 1300 block of Baker Avenue in Augusta, is being held without bond at the Columbia County Detention Center since her arrest Monday, according to jail records.
Contaminated kerosene sold by a Martinez convenience store could cause an explosion if used, state officials warn.
Kerosene sold on or after March 31 from Sprint Foods, 424 South Belair Road, might have been contaminated with gasoline and should not be used in kerosene lamps or heaters, according to a news release from Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black.
A new 2 percent excise tax soon will be levied on energy used in manufacturing by Columbia County industries after it was given approval Tuesday.
County commissioners unanimously approved the tax, which replaces a 2 percent sales tax previously charged on energy used by factories.
Industries across Georgia received an exemption from those sales taxes by state legislation enacted last year that allows counties to recoup the lost revenue by imposing the excise tax.
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A woman and child are dead after a rollover accident on I-25 just north of Trinidad.
Five people, all from Raton, New Mexico, were riding inside the Toyota Camry Sunday night as it headed southbound on I-25. According to the Colorado State Patrol, driver Shannon Romero suddenly went off the road and collided with a guardrail. She then over-corrected and rolled three times.
Romero, 30, and two children, 10 and 12, were all wearing their seatbelts and survived the crash with minor to moderate injuries. Romero was airlifted to Colorado Springs, while the two others were taken to Mount San Rafael Hospital in Trinidad.
A 12-year-old boy, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene. A 68-year-old woman was airlifted to St. Mary Corwin Hospital in Pueblo, where she later died.
Alcohol and drugs are not considered factors in the crash.
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ACSESS Digital Library | The Alliance of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science Societies (ACSESS) is an association of prominent international scientific societies headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, | Partial | |
AgDevOnline | "AgDevOnline (which is short for "Agriculture and food system Development Online") was created to foster the development of a community of professional practice and support the work of any individuals, agencies, and organizations that focus on agriculture and food issues in a community development context from farmland protection or beginning farmer programs, to value-chain development, urban agriculture, and public education." Access to the "Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development" is included. | 2010- | Partial |
AGRICOLA | Produced by the National Agricultural Library, AGRICOLA provided worldwide coverage of agriculture from 1970 through 2006. Beginning in 2007, because of reduced resources, the National Agricultural Library re-scoped the database, reducing coverage, indexing for AGRICOLA only publications that meet at least one of the following criteria: be a U.S. Department of Agriculture publication, or contain articles or chapters authored by USDA personnel; support NALs Information Centers; contain articles or chapters on core agricultural topics, written in the English language; not be indexed by any other abstracting and indexing service. AGRICOLA contains over 3.7 million citations to journal articles, monographs, pamphlets, microforms, research reports, theses, patents, software, audio-visual materials, government documents and technical reports. The database encompasses all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences (breeding, dairy science, feed science), entomology, plant sciences, pesticides, biotechnology, microbiology, ecology, horticulture, hydrology, hydroponics, water quality, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, food science, human nutrition, home economics, rural sociology and earth and environmental sciences. The print equivalent, Bibliography of Agriculture (1942 1969) is available in the Life Sciences Library. | 1970 - present | Partial |
Agricultural Statistics | Statistics compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for all facets of agricultural production, supply, and demand worldwide. | Partial | |
American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings | American Society for Engineering Education conference proceedings focused on engineering education for all disciplines of engineering and technology. | 1996-present | Yes |
ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering | ANTE monitors approximately 350 academic and trade publications from the U.K. and the U.S. for information on new technologies. Areas covered include information technology and computing, electronics, biotechnology, medical technology, as well as engineering and allied subject areas | 1981 - present | No |
ArchiveGrid | Descriptions of archival holdings and special collections of manuscripts and other primary source materials nationwide. Includes full text finding aids describing the contents of archival collections at various libraries, museums, and archival repositories throughout the U.S. with links to the repositories. | 00-present | Partial |
Art Full Text--EBSCO Portal | A comprehensive resource for art information from more than 900 periodicals, including 280 peer-reviewed journals, as well as indexing and abstracting of over 13,000 art dissertations. Subjects include Architecture, Art History, Fashion Design, Folk Art, Graphic Arts, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Painting, Pottery, Sculpture, Textiles, Photography, Film, Video, and more. Partial full-text from 300 journals dating back to 1995. | 1984- current | Partial |
ASABE Online Technical Library (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers | Published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers,the ASABE Technical Library contains information on engineering in agricultural, food, and biological systems. The database includes the full-text of the following categories of materials from the Society: ASABE standards, ASABE journals, Technical meeting papers, conference proceedings, monographs, design topics and special publications. A category may be searched singly or all categories may be searched together. | 1998 - present | Yes |
ASCE Research Library | ASCE Research Library is a comprehensive online tool for locating articles and conference papers published by the American Society of Civil Engineers in all disciplines of civil engineering. It provides access to more than 33,000 full-text papers from Journals (1993 - present) and Proceedings (1996 - present). | 1993 - present | Yes |
ASFA (Combined) Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts | Search three parts of ASFA, imultaneously: ASFA 1: Biological Sciences and Living Resources 1978-Current ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality 1990-Current ASFA Aquaculture Abstracts 1984-Current Please read the descriptions of each of these databases for more information about their individual subject coverage. | Varies | No |
ASFA 1: Biological Sciences and Living Resources | ASFA 1 provides extensive coverage of basic and applied research on aquatic organisms, both in the laboratory and the field. All aspects of water organisms and environments are included. Fisheries receive particular attention with comprehensive sections on statistics, food technology, productivity, conservation, marketing, aquaculture and the latest fishing methods. Records are drawn from many types of source documents. Major areas of coverage include: law, policy, economics, and social sciences; general biology; microbiology; botany; general invertebrate biology; malacology; carcinology; entomology; general chordate biology; ichthyology; ornithology; mammalogy; and aquatic ecology and ecosystems. | 1978 - present | Partial |
ASFA 2: Ocean Technology, Policy and Non-Living Resources | Major areas of coverage include: Law, Policy, Economics, and Social Sciences Descriptive Oceanography and Limnology Dynamical Oceanography and Limnology Chemistry and Geochemistry Underwater Acoustics Underwater Optics Marine Meteorology and Climatology Geology and Geophysics Marine Technology Vessels, Underwater Vehicles, and Buoys Offshore and Coastal Structures Man-in-the-Sea and Diving Support Services, Techniques, and Equipment Resources Commerce, Trade, and Economics | 1971 - current | No |
ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality | Because of increasing global concern over the consequences of marine and aquatic pollution, a separate volume addressing this subject was added to the ASFA series. ASFA 3 is the only abstracts journal devoted exclusively to research and policy on the contamination of oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, and estuaries. ASFA 3 contains information that will prove essential to specialists who deal in any capacity with aquatic environments and marine pollution problems, including biologists, oceanographers, limnologists, environmental engineers and scientists, industrial engineers, waste managers, corporate regulatory affairs managers, and government officials. | 1990 - present | No |
ASFA Aquaculture Abstracts | ASFA Aquaculture Abstracts provides international coverage of science, technology and management of marine, brackish water and freshwater aquaculture, including aquaculture in oceans, seas, lakes, rivers and estuaries. Journals, books, reports, dissertations and conference proceedings are indexed. Major areas of coverage include: aquatic organisms (including the biology and genetics of aquatic invertebrates and vertebrates), aquaculture management and economics; conservation, environmental quality, growth and development of cultured species; techniques, equipment, methodology, feasibility studies, replenishing natural stocks, and laboratory culture; culture of fish and other vertebrates; crustaceans, mollusks, and other invertebrates; aquatic plants and algae; protozoa and microorganisms; reproductive biology; meteorology; limnology; oceanography; and biotechnology. | 1984 - present | No |
ASFA Marine Biotechnology Abstracts | "In marine biotechnology, molecular biology and molecular genetics are applied specifically to marine and aquatic organisms. The field holds great promise - in increased production of seafood, in the development of new therapeutic drugs, in the engineering of microbes that digest and remove environmental and marine pollutants, and in launching myriad ventures having immense economic benefit. An ever-increasing number of researchers are turning their investigations to the sea and its organisms. And ASFA Marine Biotechnology Abstracts - now part of the Cambridge Biotechnology Research Series - is the one database that assembles the findings from these diverse investigations in a single source. The database also features coverage of United States patents. The findings and practical applications summarized in this database will benefit all researchers and managers concerned with the science, technology, and management of marine environments. " (FAO on behalf of the ASFA Advisory Board) | 1989 - current | No |
ASTM Digital Library | In most cases, the full-text journals cover articles from volume 1. These include: Journal of ASTM International, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, Geotechnical Testing Journal, Journal of Forensic Sciences, Cement, Concrete and Aggregates, and Journal of Composites Technology and Research as well as any new journals that may be published. | Late 1940s to present | Yes |
Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B) | Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B) provides access to clinical findings as well as all aspects of pure bacteriology, biochemistry, and genetics. About 430 journal titles are selectively indexed. Major areas of coverage include: aggressins and toxins; animal bacteriology; antibacterial agents; antibiosis; antibiotics; cell structure and function; culture; ecology and distribution; genetics and evolution; human bacteriology; identification; immunology; invertebrate bacteriology; methodology; microbial symbiosis; plasmids; predation; taxonomy; and typing | 1982 - present | No |
BCC Market Research | BCC Research contains market research reports, industry reviews, newsletters and conferences for competitive business intelligence. | Most recent 3-5 years. | Yes |
Begell Digital Library | Begell Digital Library includes many journals, databases, and e-books in engineering and science. It is best known for its thermal science and engineering materials. There are many journals from the broad fields of science, medicine, and engineering. | varies | Yes |
Beilstein / Gmelin | The Beilstein database contains information on more than 6 million organic compounds and 10 million single-step reactions. Each record contains information on preparation, reactions, physical and chemical properties and references to chemical literature from as early as 1779. The Gmelin database of inorganic and organometallic substances provides similar information, and is also available via this program. | 1779 - present | No |
Biomedical and Life Sciences Collection (seminars) | "This collection of specially prepared animated audio visual presentations with synchronized narration by world leading scientists is keeping researchers informed throughout the world." | Yes | |
BIOSIS Previews | One of the databases available through ISI Web of Knowledge, BIOSIS Previews includes content from journals, meetings, patents, and books. Search precisely with BIOSIS indexing, enhanced MeSH terms, and CAS registry numbers. | 1926 - | No |
Birds of North America Online | Birds of North America Online is the online version of the print publication jointly accomplished by the American Ornithologists' Union and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in 2002. The online version, a project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, contains the life histories of the 716 birds nesting in the USA and Canada with video accounts of behavior and recordings of birds' songs and calls. | 2002- current | Yes |
Business & Industry | Business & Industry draws its content from more than 1,700 of the worlds most authoritative business publications, including premier trade and business journals, leading industry newsletters, plus a broad collection of regional, national and international newspapers. Business & Industry covers all manufacturing and service industries including the hot new companies, products, brands and applied technologies that are the driving force behind todays global economy. | Partial | |
CAB Abstracts--Web of Science Platform | Compiled by CABI Publishing, CAB Abstracts provides comprehensive international coverage of the significant research and development literature in agriculture, forestry, aspects of human health, human nutrition, veterinary medicine and the management and conservation of natural resources. Sources scanned selectively for records are: professional and trade journals (over 9,000), reports, bulletins, conference proceedings, symposia, workshops, scientific texts, technical and popular books, theses, annual reports and a few categories of patents and standards. Online coverage extends back to 1910. Print coverage for various subjects is available for earlier years. | 1910 to present | No |
CAB e-Books Archive Database | CAB e-books | Yes | |
CASSI (Chemical Abstracts Serials Source Index) | CASSI is the most complete information source on scientific journals in chemistry. It lists standard abbreviations, frequency of publication, journal name changes, and other bibliographic information for over 60,000 named sources. | No | |
Census of Agriculture | The Census of Agriculture is the source of consistent, comparable, and detailed agricultural data for every county in America. The census is conducted every 5 years. | 1992 - 2002 | Yes |
Chemical Abstracts (SciFinder) | SciFinder Scholar is a means of accessing the Chemical Abstracts database using a powerful and intuitive search engine to find references to articles easily. Search for chemical data using a molecular formula, chemical name, chemical structure, reaction components, author name, or topic of interest. | 1907 - present | Partial |
ChemLibNetBase | This is a collection of over 280 chemistry and chemistry related e-books. You can search the full text and view complete e-books and chapters in PDF format. You can also browse e-books by category. This resource includes a number of important titles such as: CRC Handbook of Fundamental Spectroscopic Correlation Charts, CRC Handbook of Organic Photochemistry and Photobiology, Ewing's Analytical Instrumentation Handbook, Handbook of Chemical and Biological Sensors, Industrial Solvents Handbook, Inorganic Materials Chemistry Desk Reference&and much more | Yes | |
Civil Engineering Abstracts | Provides comprehensive access to research on civil engineering from many worldwide reference sources. This bibliographic database covers 3000 journals and includes 250,000 citations. It includes hundreds of core journals not indexed in other engineering databases. Some conference papers are also included. Citations include abstracts and indexed terms from a controlled vocabulary of 12,500 terms. It has a searchable thesaurus. | 1966 - present | Partial |
ClimateWire | "ClimateWire covers in-depth every day the key issues that surround the debate over climate change, including: -Federal agency programs, legislation, policies and funding; -State program development and implementation; -Kyoto implementation; -Post-Kyoto negotiations and nation-state positioning; -International agency activities; -Carbon market development; -Alternative energy research and deployment; -Financial community investment decisions; -Corporate/multi-national response to climate concerns; -Positions and lobbying by stakeholder groups; -Consequences and lessons learned from GHG-reduction efforts; -Science findings; -Effects on water resources, species, ecosystems and agriculture; -Trends and effects for traditional and non-traditional fossil fuel resources; -Consequences for electric utilities; -Economic effects; -Costs to consumers; and much, much more." | Yes | |
CogNet (MIT) | MIT CogNet provides a unique electronic community for researchers in cognitive and brain sciences, with in-depth current and classic text resources, and a dynamic interactive forum for today's scholars, students, and professionals. It includes fulltext entries from the MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences. | 1964-present | Partial |
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols | Cold Spring Harbor Protocols is an interactive source of several hundred reliable, new and classic research techniques in molecular and cellular biology. Fully searchable by keyword and subject, the database covers protocols for the following topics: antibodies, bioinformatics/genomics, cell biology, chromatography, computational biology, DNA delivery/gene transfer, electrophoresis, genetics, high-throughput analysis, imaging/microscopy, immunology, laboratory organisms, molecular biology, neuroscience, plant biology, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), proteins and proteomics, RNA interference (RNAi)/siRNA, stem cells, and transgenic technology. The database also has an alphabetical listing of all protocol recipes and an alphabetical listing of all protocol cautions. In addition, it provides a mechanism for finding laboratory supplies. | 2006- | Yes |
Commodity Price Statistics | Provides monthly indices and monthly averages of daily and weekly commodity prices since 1960. It is possible to view the latest figures released without delay, as well as full time series. | 1960- | Yes |
Compendex | Ei Compendex provides abstracts and full bibliographic citations for worldwide engineering and technical literature and encompasses all engineering disciplines, as well as related fields in science and management. Over 4500 journals are indexed. | 1884-present | Partial |
Conference Papers Index | Conference Papers provides citations to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings around the world. Subject emphasis since 1995 has been in the life sciences, environmental sciences and the aquatic sciences, while older material also covers physics, engineering and materials science. Information is derived from final programs, abstracts booklets and published proceedings, as well as from questionnaire responses. Records include complete ordering information to obtain preprints, abstracts, proceedings and other publications derived from the conference, together with title and author information needed to track the specific papers. | 1982 - present | Partial |
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics | This resource allows searching and browsing of the numerous tables and data found in the print CRC handbook. Can search by full-text, by chemical substance, or by a number of chemical properties. Interactive tables allow exporting the data to Microsoft Excel. | Yes | |
Crop Protection Compendium | The Crop Protection Compendium is an interactive database including information on thousands of insect pests, diseases, weeds, invasive plants and natural enemies of worldwide or regional importance. It also has detailed information on over 200 crops and crop production statistics by country and crop. In addition, the database provides identification keys and images, a decision-support tool for pest risk analysis, geographic information software to display global and regional maps, a bibliographic database, interactive glossary, and a library of published research documents. | 2005 edition | Partial |
Current Protocols series | Published by Wiley InterScience, Current protocols is a series of laboratory handbooks including Current protocols in: bioinformatics, cell biology, cytometry, food analytical chemistry, immunology, molecular biology, neuroscience, nucleic acid chemistry, pharmacology, protein science, and toxicology. It is possible to search one or more handbooks at a time. To search one handbook select it from the list under "Titles;" to search more than one, select a title and then, depressing the Ctrl key, select the others. | Yes | |
Ecology Abstracts | Published by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Ecology Abstracts covers journal literature pertaining to the relationships of organisms to each other and to their environments. About 285 journals are indexed, some completely, others, selectively. Included are relevant papers on evolutionary biology, economics, and systems analysis as they relate to ecosystems or the environment. There is detailed information on resource and ecosystems management and modeling as well as material on the impact of climate, water resources, soil, and man on environmental problems such as depletion, erosion, and pollution. Major areas of coverage include: algae/lichens, animals, annelids, aquatic ecosystems, arachnids, arid zones, birds, brackish water, bryophytes/pteridophytes, coastal ecosystems, conifers, conservation, crustaceans, fungi, grasses, grasslands, high altitude environments, human ecology, insects, legumes, mammals, microorganisms, mollusks, nematodes, paleo-ecology, plants, reptiles, river basins, soil, taiga/tundra, terrestrial ecosystems, vertebrates, wetlands, and woodlands. Online coverage extends back to 1982. | 1982 - present | No |
EconLit | Produced by the American Economic Association, EconLit is the primary research tool in economics: economic development, forecasting, and history; fiscal and monetary theory; business and public finance; international, health care, regional and urban economics, and more. It provides bibliographic citations, with selected abstracts, of journal articles, books, dissertations and working papers, articles in collective works, conference proceedings, collected essay volumes and full text book reviews. | 1969 - present | No |
EcoSal | Based on the classic ASM publication, Escherichia coli and Salmonella: Cellular and Molecular Biology, EcoSal is the comprehensive and authoritative source for information on the enteric bacterial cell. It is a continually expanded and updated archive of knowledge consisting of several hundred modules of information with links to sites containing tabular and pictorial information as well as to databases of primary research. | Undetermined | Yes |
EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements | The federal government issues hundreds of environmental impact statements each year - and this one resource provides detailed abstracts of all those statements, also indexing them for easy reference. EIS extracts the key issues from complex government-released environmental impact statements, converting massive documents into concise, readable abstracts. Each entry includes a clear description of the project, sections on positive impact and negative consequences, and legal mandates. | 1985 - present | Partial |
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences Online (Nature) | Published by Nature, the Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (ELS) is very comprehensive, comprised of over 3,000 original peer-reviewed articles, organized by subject and of three different academic levels (beginning undergraduate, advanced undergraduate and graduate, special essay). ELS is searchable by keywords and can be browsed by subject area. It is extensively cross-referenced and indexed and provides direct links from references to the primary literature as well as to other scientific websites. At least 20% of its content is updated each year. | 2002- | Yes |
Engineering Research Database | The CSA Engineering Research Database covers the international serial and non-serial literature pertaining to civil, earthquake, environmental, mechanical, and transportation engineering including their complementary fields of forensic engineering, management and marketing of engineering services, engineering education, theoretical mechanics and dynamics, and mathematics/computation. Content includes basic and applied research, design, construction, technological and engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety, energy production and developments in new technologies. | 1966 - present | No |
Engineering Village | Ei Compendex provides abstracts and full bibliographic citations for worldwide engineering and technical literature and encompasses all engineering disciplines, as well as related fields in science and management. Over 5000 journals and conferences are indexed. | 1970- | Partial |
ENGnetBase | Online access to CRC handbooks in all fields of engineering. It can be searched through the EngNetBase interface, or through the Ei Engineering Village 2 interface used for Compendex and Inspec. | Yes | |
Environment Abstracts (CSA) | Contains major categories of environmental information: Environmental Abstracts (abstracts of thousands of journal articles and conference papers with links to selected full-text); full-text sources for news, journals, commentary, federal and state codes, regulations, case law, and agency actions; federal and state waste site data and hazardous materials information. | Varies | Yes |
Environment Index | The Environmental Policy Index provides researchers with abstracts and indexes for over 1,000 titles, 500 currently, covering environmental issues and policies. The database covers in depth applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, environmental law, geography, marine and freshwater resources, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. An environment thesaurus and publication index provide for more precise searching. Online coverage extends back to 1973. | 1973 - present | No |
Environmental Engineering Abstracts | Environmental Engineering Abstracts covers the world literature pertaining to technological and engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety, and energy production. More than 700 primary journals are thoroughly indexed and abstracted. Over 2,500 additional sources, including monographs and conference proceedings, are also monitored for relevant articles. | 1990 - present | No |
Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management | This multidisciplinary database abstracts the literature covering air, land, water, and noise pollution, as well as bacteriology, ecology, toxicology, risk assessment, environmental engineering, environmental biotechnology, waste management, and water resources. Abstracts and citations are drawn from over 4000 scientific journals and thousands of other sources including conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications. | 1981 - present | No |
FAOSTAT | This is a multilingual (English, French and Spanish) database currently containing over one million time-series records covering international statistics in areas including production, trade, land use, fertilizer and irrigation, fisheries and population. The time coverage of the data series sometimes varies, but is predominantly 40-50 years old. Data is downloadable. | 1961 - present | Partial |
General Science Full Text | General Science Full Text is included in OmniFile Full Text, which is a multi-disciplinary database providing indexing, abstracts, and full text from hundreds of journals in multiple subject areas. Indexing begins in 1982, abstracts in 1984, and full-text coverage in 1994. Start dates for indexing, abstracting, and full-text rights to individual journals may vary. | 1982 - present; full-text, 1994 - present | Partial |
GreenFile | "GreenFILE contains well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. Comprised of over 600 scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports, GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the ecology. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE will serve as an'informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. | 1913 - | Partial |
GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) | "The Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources focuses on the physical, social, and economic aspects of environmental issues. Topic, organization, and country portals form research centers around issues covering energy systems, health care, agriculture, climate change, population, and economic development. Portals include authoritative analysis, academic journals, news, case studies, legislation, conference proceedings, primary source documents, statistics, and rich multimedia. Use Browse Issues and Topics, World Map, Basic Search or Advanced Search to explore the database." | Yes | |
Health and Safety Science Abstracts | Published in association with the University of Southern California's Institute of Safety and Systems Management, this database provides a comprehensive, timely survey of recent work relating to public health, safety, and industrial hygiene. Cited studies are geared to help individuals identify, evaluate, and eliminate or control risks and hazards across the spectrum of environmental and occupational situations. The database provides the latest perspectives on topics of widespread concern such as aviation and
aerospace safety, environmental safety, nuclear safety, medical safety, occupational safety, and ergonomics. Health and safety related aspects of pollution, waste disposal, radiation, pesticides, epidemics - and countless other phenomena having the potential to threaten the public, the environment, or the workplace itself - are reported here. Drawing on government reports as well as journal articles, conference proceedings, books, and other publications, Health and Safety Science Abstracts synthesizes the most important new developments in safety science and human factors research. Over 1350 journal titles are indexed by HSSA. |
1981 - present | No |
IBISWorld | Information on over 700 US Industries in the US economy. Classifying Industry Reports at the 5-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), IBISWorld Industry Reports are at the granular level covering industry-specific titles from the popular to the not so popular. Each Industry Report is some 35-50 pages in length with abridged, 6-page Executive Summaries also available. | Current 2 yrs | Yes |
INCE Digital Library | Contains full-text of the publications: Noise Control Engineering Journal (1982-present) and the earlier Noise Control Engineering (1973-1982) It also contains INCE Conference Proceedings, including InterNoise, NoiseCon, Sound Quality Symposium, SQS, and Active since 1995. | Yes | |
Industrial and Applied Microbiology (Microbiology A) | Significant findings and practical applications in agricultural, food and beverage, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries are assembled in this index. About 460 journal titles are indexed selectively by Industrial and Applied Microbiology. | 1982 - present | Partial |
International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA) | Produced in cooperation with the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, IPA includes information from over 750 pharmaceutical, medical, and health care journals. The entire spectrum of drug therapy and pharmaceutical information is covered. | 1970 - present | No |
International Tables for Crystallography | The series comprises of articles and tables of data relevant to crystallographic research and to applications of crystallographic methods in all sciences concerned with the structure and properties of materials. Emphasis is given to symmetry, diffraction methods and techniques of crystal structure determination, and the physical and chemical properties of crystals. Each volume also contains discussions of theory, practical explanations and examples, all of which are useful for teaching. | Yes | |
Journal Citation Reports: Science Edition | Published by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), Journal Citation Reports: Science Edition contains quantifiable statistical data that provides a systematic, objective way to determine the relative importance of journals within subject categories. Covering about 5,700 journals, JCR: Science Edition has many uses. Students and faculty use it to identify journals in which to publish, confirm the status of journals in which they have published, and identify journals relevant to their research. Online coverage extends back to 1998. There is a CD-ROM for 1997 and print for 1975-90, 1992 and 1996. | 1998 - present | No |
JSTOR Global Plants | The largest of its kind, Global Plants is a community-contributed database that features more than two million high resolution plant type specimen images and other foundational materials from the collections of hundreds of herbaria around the world. | 1800s -- current | Yes |
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology | Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 4th ed. is full-text, internationally acclaimed reference source with a powerful search engine and intuitive user interface. Information covering the entire chemical can be retrieved n industry and allied fields any time. Updated regularly, Kirk-Othmer Online will stay current with the latest developments in chemical technology and related fields. The encyclopedia will response to actual changes and developments as they occur in the chemical industry rather than in alphabetical order. Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology provides "state of the art" information for chemists, biochemists, and engineers at academic, industrial, and government institutions since publication of the first edition in 1949. A variety of searching options are available. The Advanced Search is recommended. * is the wildcard. | Partial | |
Knovel (Sci-Tech handbooks and reference in full text) | Knovel provides numerical and tabular data from leading engineering and science resources. Some tables are interactively searchable. | Yes | |
LexisNexis Academic | Provides full text access to federal and state court cases and laws, European Union law, patents, tax law, law review articles, newspaper articles, and additional reference information. Includes U.S. Supreme Court opinions from 1789 to present. | Varies | Partial |
Mechanical and Transportation Abstracts | Provides comprehensive access to research on mechanical and transportation engineering from many worldwide reference sources. This bibliographic database covers 3000 journals and includes 320,000 citations. The database includes hundreds of core journals not indexed in other engineering databases. Citations include abstracts and indexed terms from a controlled vocabulary of 12,500 terms. It has a searchable thesaurus. | 1966 - present | No |
MEDLINE (EBSCO interface) | MEDLINE covers the international literature on biomedicine, including the allied health fields and the biological and physical sciences, humanities, and information science as they relate to medicine and health care. Indexes over 3,700 journals. | 1964 - present | No |
MEDLINE (PubMed interface) | PubMed, available via the NCBI Entrez retrieval system, was developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). Entrez is the text-based search and retrieval system used at NCBI for services including PubMed, Nucleotide and Protein Sequences, Protein Structures, Complete Genomes, Taxonomy, OMIM, and many others. PubMed provides access to citations from biomedical literature. LinkOut provides access to full-text articles at journal Web sites and other related Web resources. PubMed also provides access and links to the other Entrez molecular biology resources. | 1950-- | Partial |
National Center for Biotechnology Information | Established in 1988 as a national resource for molecular biology information, NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information - all for the better understanding of molecular processes affecting human health and disease. | No | |
NTIS (National Technical Information Service) | produced by the National Technical Information Service, is the preeminent resource for accessing the latest U.S. government-sponsored research and worldwide scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information. NTIS is the central source for the sale of unclassified and publicly available information from research reports, journal articles, data files, computer programs and audio visual products from Federal sources. Additionally, information is available from international government departments and other international organizations including those from Canada, Japan, the former Soviet Union, Western and Eastern European countries. | 1964 - present | Partial |
Oceanic Abstracts | The database has long been recognized as a leading source of information on topics relating to oceans. The database focuses on marine biology and physical oceanography, fisheries, aquaculture, non-living resources, meteorology and geology, plus environmental, technological, and legislative topics. This database is totally comprehensive in its coverage of living and non-living resources, meteorology and geology, plus environmental, technological, and legislative topics. | Yes | |
OECD iLibrary | OECD iLibrary contains all the publications and datasets released by OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), International Energy Agency (IEA), Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and International Transport Forum (ITF) since 1998 - currently (October 2010) 1 000 journal issues, 2 900 working papers, 2 500 multi-lingual summaries, 6 200 e-book titles, 14 000 tables and graphs, 21 000 chapters and articles, and 390 complete databases with more than 4 billion data points. | 1998 - current | Yes |
Office of Epizootics (OIE) Document Database | The OIE Documentation Centre houses a vast collection of documentary resources (currently more than 13,000 documents) accessible via a database where documents have been compiled, indexed and analyzed using a bilingual French-English thesaurus designed specifically for OIE areas of activity. The database compiles all the works and major reports, conference proceedings and journal articles published by the OIE and other institutions that are housed in OIE Headquarters and its documentation centre. In particular, the database includes all OIE periodicals and non-periodicals, as well as working papers by the OIE and organizations with which it has dealings. | 1927- | Yes |
Plant Management Network | The Plant Management Network is a multidisciplinary noncommercial resource containing information on applied plant science and agriculture. Disciplines covered include agronomy, biosecurity, crop science, ecology, entomology, forage management, forestry, horticulture, integrated pest management, natural resources, nematology, plant pathology, range science, seed science, soil science, turf management, and weed science. Types of information are: four peer-reviewed journals, Applied turfgrass science, Crop management, Forage & grazinglands, and Plant health progress; seed and pest control field trial publications; image collections; and the Plant Science database that has links to many full-text publications. | 1990 to the present | Partial |
Pollution Abstracts | This database provides fast access to the environmental information necessary to resolve day-to-day problems, ensure ongoing compliance, and handle emergency situations more effectively. Pollution Abstracts combines information on scientific research and government policies in a single resource. Topics of growing concern are
extensively covered from the standpoints of atmosphere, emissions, mathematical models, effects on people and animals, and environmental action in response to global pollution issues. To ensure comprehensive coverage, material from conference proceedings and hard-to-find documents has been summarized along with information from primary journals in the field. Over 2250 journals are selectively indexed by Pollution Abstracts. |
1981 - present | Partial |
ProQuest Congressional | Provides access to historic and recent U.S. Government publications from 1789-2000 on including U.S. Congressional Serial Set documents, federal agency reports, congressional committee publications, statistics, maps, and congressional debates. | 1789-1997 | Yes |
ProQuest Statistical Insight | Provides access to statistical information produced by U.S. Federal agencies, States, private organizations, and major intergovernmental organizations. Search between approximately 200,000 to 500,000 tables with its advanced Search Tables functionality. | 50+ years | Yes |
PsycINFO | The PsycINFO database covers the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, neuroscience, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, and linguistics. Coverage is worldwide, and includes references and abstracts to dissertations and journals (1,300 + ). It includes the fulltext article links from the PsycARTICLES database. | 1806-present | Partial |
PubMed | PubMed, available via the NCBI Entrez retrieval system, was developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). Entrez is the text-based search and retrieval system used at NCBI for services including PubMed, Nucleotide and Protein Sequences, Protein Structures, Complete Genomes, Taxonomy, OMIM, and many others. PubMed provides access to citations from biomedical literature. LinkOut provides access to full-text articles at journal Web sites and other related Web resources. PubMed also provides access and links to the other Entrez molecular biology resources. | 1950 - | Partial |
Reaxys (Beilstein/Gmelin) | Reaxys combines the Beilstein (organic chem), Gmelin (inorganic chem), and Chemical Patents databases into one search interface. Users can search by structure, substructure, reaction, text, and property data. Reaxys indexes experimental reaction data and chemical/physical properties for over 10 million compounds and 22 million reactions. Information originates from around 3800 journals and patents from various patent offices. | 1771-present | No |
Review of Medical Physiology - 22nd Ed. (2005) | "Provides a current and concise overview of mammalian and human physiology. Thoroughly revised and updated, examples from clinical medicine have been integrated throughout the chapters to illuminate important physiologic concepts. Features more than 700 illustrations and a self-study section with 630 multiple choice questions." | Yes | |
Risk Abstracts | Experts define risk as a combination of the magnitude and probability of adverse effects. Risk Abstracts provides a comprehensive source for interdisciplinary perspectives in this evolving field. Published in association with the Institute for Risk Research at the University of Waterloo, Risk Abstracts encompasses risk arising from industrial, technological, environmental, and other sources, with an emphasis on assessment and management of risk. The broad, multidisciplinary coverage of risk-related concerns ranges from public and environmental health to social issues and psychological aspects. Over 1350 journal titles are selectively indexed by Risk Abstracts. |
1990 - present | Partial |
SAE Technical Papers and Standards | References thousands of papers and standards covering the latest advances and research in all areas of mobility engineering including ground vehicle, aerospace, off-highway, and manufacturing technology. It includes detailed summaries and complete SAE Technical Reports in PDF for 1990-present. Most earlier papers are indexed here and available on microfiche or print in the Engineering Library or the Hicks Repository. Please ask for assistance. Current SAE standards are available. | 1990-present | Partial |
Science Citation Index Expanded | Science Citation Index Expanded is part of ISI's Web of Science database. It provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references in about 5,900 of the world's scholarly science and technical journals covering more than 150 disciplines. Online coverage extends back to 1977. | 1945 - present | No |
Science Online | More than the journal, Science, the content of this website extends into ethics, policies, sociology, pedagogy, etc. as it relates to science and how science impacts those areas. The journal, Science, and its preprint version, ScienceExpress, and Science Now, a daily news web page are all available full-text. Also accessible: Three virtual knowledge environments - Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment (STKE), Science of Aging Knowledge Environment (SAGE), and AIDS Online - each of which has an online journal, laboratory protocol section, various bioinformatics products, and more. Functional Genomics. Full access to current awareness services. Some of these resources, especially those within SAGE, are aimed at non-scientists and teachers of science. | Yes | |
ScienceDirect | An information source for scientific, technical, and medical research. | Yes | |
SciFinder (Chemical Abstracts) | SciFinder Scholar is a means of accessing the Chemical Abstracts database using a powerful and intuitive search engine to find references to articles easily. Search for chemical data using a molecular formula, chemical name, chemical structure, reaction components, author name, or topic of interest. | 1907 - present | Partial |
Security & Management Practices | SMP provides access to reports covering topics like deploying network security appliances, using biometric technologies for network and physical security, managing organizational risk, planning for disruptions, securing the enterprise network and more. Access to all archived reports and a weekly digest to keep you on top of security industry-related news. | 2002 - current | Yes |
Shock and Vibration Digest | Shock & Vibration Digest" includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to shock and vibration, including noise, vibration technologies, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains more than 92,000 records, which are selected from the most important sources within the discipline, such as: Journal of Sound and Vibration, Journal of Vibration & Control, etc. EBSCO has digitized the full archive of this index, bringing coverage back to 1969. | 1969-present | No |
SimplyMap | SimplyMap enables non-technical users to quickly create professional quality thematic maps and reports using extensive demographic, business and marketing data. SimplyMap turns complex data into valuable information that is easily accessed through an innovative and user-friendly interface. | 2008 to current | Partial |
SPRESIweb | Choose "IP Login" to begin searching. With an emphasis on organic molecules, SPRESIweb Allows structure, chemical reaction, property, and text searching from over 1350 journals and numerous conferences and patents. SPRESIweb provides access to 7 million molecules and 3.9 million reactions from 645,000 references. SPRESIweb also has a useful Synthesis Tree Search (STS) feature that allows you to build a synthesis pathway. SPRESIweb also contains information on commercial availability and is particularly strong in non-English language journals. | 1974-2009 | No |
Springer E-Books | Contains full-text of books/book chapters, conference papers, and journal articles published by Springer. Purdue University Libraries' subscription to e-books starts in 2005 and covers many disciplines. | 2005 - present | Yes |
Technology Research Database | This comprehensive database provides a single mega-file of all the unique records available through its components: the CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX, CSA High Technology Research Database with Aerospace, and the CSA Engineering Research Database. The database content represents the most comprehensive and current coverage of the relevant serial and non-serial literature available. | 1962-present | Partial |
Toxicology Abstracts | Every day, in all branches of toxicology, research uncovers new risks associated with the chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and by-products of our age. Toxicology Abstracts is the only comprehensive print resource for professionals in this field who must be aware of every new finding. Specifically focused to meet the needs of toxicologists, Toxicology Abstracts covers issuses from social poisons and substance abuse to natural toxins, from legislation and recommended standards to environmental issues. Surveying the literature for toxicology studies of industrial and agricultural chemicals, household products, pharmaceuticals, and myriad other substances, each issue publishes information concerning the in vivo effects of toxic substances. About 200 journals are selectively indexed by Toxicology Abstracts. |
1981 - present | Partial |
TOXLINE | TOXLINE on this service offers rapid access to information in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens. This database provides bibliographic citations and abstracts from journal articles, monographs, technical reports, theses, letters, meeting abstracts, papers and reports. Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, information in the database is drawn from a number of discrete files including Toxicity Bibliography and Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology. This version of TOXLINE does not contain information from Chemical Abstracts Service, BIOSIS, or International Pharmaceutical Abstracts. | 1999 - present | Partial |
Turfgrass Information File | The Turfgrass Information File (TGIF) provides bibliographic and descriptive records of all types of works related to turfgrass culture. TGIF was established in 1983 by the United States Golf Association (USGA) Turfgrass Research Committee and the Michigan State University Libraries, and is now maintained by the Turfgrass Information Center, a division of MSU Libraries.The ultimate goals of TGIF is to: identify all available print or online materials reporting on turfgrass and its maintenance; to provide access to records representing each item; and, to provide a direct link to the full-text or actual content of each item, when possible. | 1895 to present | Partial |
Veterinary Clinics of North America | Full-text access to four major veterinary review series covering small animal, equine, food animal, and exotic animal practice with latest advances and current treatment options. | 2002 to date | Yes |
VetMed Resource | VetMed Resource is an comprehensive information resource for veterinarians, animal scientists, & students containing citations from CAB Abstracts, hard-to-find serials, full-text documents, current news, and CAB review articles, as well as information on health and production of food animals. | 1972 to date | Partial |
Water Resources Abstracts | Water Resources Abstracts provides summaries of the world's technical and scientific literature on water-related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources. Abstracts are drawn from journals, books, conference proceedings, and techincal reports in the physical and life sciences, as well as from engineering, legal and government publications. About 1000 journal titles are selectively indexed by Water Resources Abstracts. Until 1994, the database was produced by the United States Geological Survey, when it was generally known as Selected Water Resources Abstracts. Since that time, Water Resources Abstracts has been produced by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, which broadened the scope by including more material published outside the U.S.A. |
1967 - present | Partial |
Web of Knowledge | ISI Web of Knowledge provides access to Web of Science, ISI Proceedings, BIOSIS Previews, MEDLINE, Web Citation Index, and Journal Citation Reports. | 1900 - | No |
Web of Science | Web of Science includes Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded, and Social Sciences Citation Index. Collectively, these indexes cover 8,700 scholarly and technical journals completely and 13,300 selectively, in more than 230 disciplines. The Web of Science gateway allows searching the indexes singly or in combination. Features include cited reference searching, access to records related to a particular article, and number of times an article has been cited. Coverage extends back to 1977 | 1977 - present | Partial |
Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide | Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide provides global coverage of the literature on wild mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians with about 590,000 bibliographic records, many of which include abstracts. The database is composed of eight databases: (1) Wildlife Review Abstracts (1935 and earlier to present) contains about 590,000 records and covers all aspects of wildlife, including: studies of individual species, habitat types, hunting, economics, wildlife behavior, management techniques, diseases, parasites and more. Sources scanned are journals, monographs, conference proceedings and symposia, websites, government reports, grey literature, books, theses, and dissertations. (2) Swiss Wildlife Information Service (SWIS, 1974 to present) SWIS has about 104,000 records and contains a main database on birds and mammals and special files on protected animals and wildlife interaction with traffic, disturbance and agriculture. (3) Wildlife Database (1960 to present) Produced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Reference Service, this database contains over 21,000+ records, 90% of which are drawn from unpublished research reports, field studies, and surveys from U. S. state agencies. (4) BIODOC (1970 to 1999) From the National University of Costa Rica, BIODOC has 9,000 records and emphasizes Central and South American fauna. (5) Waterfowl and Wetlands Bibliography (Duckdata, 1838-2000). Produced by the U.S. Geological Survey, Duckdata contains over 13,000 citations with a focus on game birds and their habitats. (6) IUCN - The World Conservation Union (1946 to present) Contains over 4,300 citations to IUCN literature related to conservation. (7) Natural & Cultural Heritage of Africa (NATCHA, 1960 to present and earlier) This database of about 14,000 records provides extensive coverage of natural history journals relating to wildlife in Africa, especially Southern Africa. (8) Afro-Tropical Bird Information Retrieval Database (Afro-Tropical BIRD, 20th century to present with some coverage of the 1800s) It covers comprehensively journals, newsletters and reports on Afro-Tropical birds. Duplication of records is avoided with the generation of composite records from the contributing databases. | 1935 - present | No |
World Bank Data | 1,000 books, reports and other documents. Browse or search all titles by keywords, title, author or geographic regions. | Yes | |
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts | Up-to-date indexing, abstracts, and full-text Internet links in political science, international relations, law, sociology, economics, and public administration/policy. Has backfiles from 1975 onward of the ceased Political Science Abstracts and the ceased ABC POL SCI. Book & film reviews; dissertation info.; abstracts of journal articles, books, & book chapters. Relevant items in 34 languages. Advanced searching includes author affiliation. Thesaurus available. | Thorough: 1975-present. Some coverage 1960-1974. A few items from even earlier years. | Partial |


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Yesterday, my husband insisted I watch a video of a baby dancing to Beyoncé's "Single Ladies." I had just gotten home from work and was already on my way out the door again, but Giles was persistent.
When I finally looked, I knew why.
The baby dancing in diapers reminded both of us of our son, a teenager who now towers over both of us.
When he was born, everyone told me the years would fly by, but I really didn't believe them. Sleepless nights, diapers and endless worries about his development consumed my time and energy.
Now suddenly, he is a sophomore in high school with a life about which I know very little.
I know the boy who walks through my house in his boxer shorts and tousled hair. I know the boy who is obsessed with computers, video games and music. I know the boy who comes home from football games and plays the trumpet after he thinks everyone else is asleep. I even know the boy who gives me sarcastic answers in one breath and says "I love you too, Mom" in the next breath.
But what I don't know is the teenager who goes to school every day and faces the realities of adolescence and peer pressure. I simply get glimpses of him every now and then.
The first glimpse came at the end of his eighth grade year when he won a dance contest during a school assembly. My son? Seriously? He was never the most coordinated kid nor particularly interested in anything that's popular. I later found out he'd won the contest by performing the "Dead Bernie," which is actually a shout out to a movie from the year I graduated from college.
I got another glimpse when I was at Girl Scout camp with my daughter this summer when one of the other mothers mentioned him.
"My son loves Shepherd," she said. "He's like Norm on Cheers. When he enters the classroom, everyone yells his name."
I asked Shep about this, and he stoically said, "I'm a character, Mom."
And then, at a recent football game, an English teacher was chatting with me. "I love Shepherd," she said. "He is just so enthusiastic. He doesn't care what people think about him."
I got the not caring about what people think about him part, but I wasn't sure about the enthusiasm. Around the house, he generally shows the enthusiasm of a slug.
But that same night after the game, he was particularly talkative.
"Mom," he said. "One of the kids from the other band told me I was an awesome trumpet player."
That's about as talkative as Shep gets. At least, that's about as talkative as he gets with me. But he highlighted his enthusiasm by wailing on his trumpet until the wee hours of the morning.
His love of music is why I am being the dutiful mother and taking on responsibilities with the school music boosters. That's also why, on Monday night, I found myself playing games on my phone during a boosters meeting while I listened to other parents discuss basket bingo and costumes for show choir.
Then the band director said something that caught my attention. The group had been talking about the band's performance at an away football game when the other school had given them unexpected respect and a standing ovation. In response, the band had signed a thank you letter. Only, according to the band director, he couldn't send it yet because someone had decided to give himself an inappropriate title upon signing.
My heart sank. The band director never gave any indication about who the culprit was, but I knew. When I got home, I didn't even ask. But I did tell my husband, who pursued the issue with Shepherd.
"I asked Shep about signing the letter," Giles said. "He admitted he embellished his signature a bit by adding that he was the best trumpet player."
My heart sank a bit that my son had once again gone a bit too far. But then, my heart also lifted.
Maybe I've been kidding myself. Maybe I do know my son better than I thought.
Maybe, just maybe, I am having a problem letting go of the toddler and embracing the man he will soon be.
But in the meantime, I'm drafting a speech about modesty and how to sign a letter.
I have absolutely no doubt about what Shep's one word response will be.
And when he says, "whatever," I'll know he still needs a mom to guide him.