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MAIN INDEXES AND DATABASES
NetLibrary Reference Center via OCLC	Varies	Search and browse reference resources including encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, handbooks, thesauri and more.
Gale Virtual Reference Library via GaleNet	Varies	Access to 65 Reference titles published by Gale Group. List of available titles.
Oxford Reference Online Premium via Oxford University Press	Varies	Collection of 150+ language and subject reference works from Oxford University Press. Includes English and bilingual dictionaries, quotations, full-colour maps and illustrations, timelines, weblinks, and bibliographies. It is a cross-searchable resource. List of available titles: http://oxfordreference.com/pages/Subjects_and_Titles__2F
SAGE eReference Encyclopedias via SAGE Publications	Varies	Collection of 40+ full-text eReference titles from SAGE Publications. Browse-able and cross-searchable works in over 20 subject areas including: African American Studies, Anthropology, Business & Management, Communication & Media Studies, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Geography, Health & Social Welfare, History, Politics, Psychology, Social Work & Social Policy, and Sociology. Search-able indexes, tables and images are also included.
Academic via LexisNexis	Varies	Full-text access to a wide range of news, business, legal, medical, government, statistical, and reference information; federal and state case law.
Electronic Collections Online (ECO) via FirstSearch	Varies; Full text available for 2002 and earlier	Indexes electronic journals in all disciplines, with links to available full text articles from 559 journals. Full text available for 2002 and earlier.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online via Britannica	Current	Web version of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Includes multidisciplinary articles, internet links and images.
Academic OneFile via InfoTrac	1980-present	Full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources in the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Indexes 11,000+ journals.
General OneFile via InfoTrac	1980-present	Indexes 11,100+ multidisciplinary scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers. Includes 70+ reference sources. Covers topics in business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, etc. Formerly InfoTrac OneFile.
OmniFile Full Text Mega via WilsonWeb	1982-present	Indexes 4,000+ multidisciplinary scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers. Provides access to information on virtually any subject. Full text coverage of 2,300+ publications begins in 1994.
SPECIALIZED INDEXES AND DATABASES
AccessScience via McGraw-Hill	Varies	Science and technology reference source. Delivers the latest content of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, research updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks of Science & Technology, and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Science News, biographies, and other related information.
AccessUN via NewsBank	1945-present	Indexes United Nations documents and publications.
African American Biographical Database via Chadwyck-Healey	1790-present	Indexes biographies of thousands of African Americans in all fields
Associations Unlimited via GaleNet	Current	Directory information for over 156,000 international, U.S., national, regional, state, and local non-profit organizations. Incorporated into Gale's Directory Library.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index via GaleNet	Varies	Indexes more than 16 million biographical sketches from 1,000+ volumes and editions of current and retrospective biographical reference sources.
Biography Resource Center via GaleNet	Varies	Biographies on more than 165,000 people from 470+ scholarly journals, magazines, and reference sources. Also includes The Complete Marquis Who's Who (20 Marquis sources).
CQ Researcher via CQ Press	1991-present	Weekly newsletter of current and controversial issues with lengthy, full-text reports on both sides of the issue.
Encyclopedia Judaica via UP - ERC	1997	Encyclopedia of Judaism and Judaic Studies. Available at the Electronic Research Center, Green Library, 2nd floor, University Park Campus.
Encyclopedia of Mathematics via UP - ERC	1997	Encyclopedia of mathematical terms and concepts. Available at the Electronic Research Center, Green Library, 2nd floor, University Park Campus.
Encyclopedia of Science & Technology via McGraw-Hill	1996	Encyclopedia of all aspects of science. Title is included in the AccessScience collection.
Global NewsBank via NewsBank	1996-present	English-language articles from 1,000+ translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, wire services, newspapers, magazines, and government documents. Covers politics, economics, culture, business, science, technology, and the environment in Africa, Asia, Europe, the former Soviet Union, the Pacific Rim, Central and South America, and the Middle East.
GPO Access via GPO Access	Varies by Database	Provides free electronic access to government information databases, individual Federal agency files and much more. Consider aslo USA.gov.
Index to Current Urban Documents (ICUD) via GEMOnline	Current	Full-text collection of reports and research generated by local government agencies, civic organizations, academic and research organizations, public libraries, and metropolitan and regional planning agencies in approximately 500 selected cities in the United States and Canada. FIU subscription includes full text documents from Region 2, Mid Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia.
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary via Merriam-Webster	Current	Definitions and etymology for thousands of words. Audio pronunciation is provided for some words.
NewsBank NewsFile Collection via NewsBank	1992-present	Articles from 500+ U.S. regional and national newspapers, wire services, and broadcasts.
Oxford English Dictionary Online (OED) via Oxford University Press	Current	Guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. The OED covers words from across the English-speaking world. Shows pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Stat!Ref via Stat!Ref	Varies	STAT!Ref online is a cross-searchable healthcare and science reference eBook provider. Contains 40 nursing, health, medicine and science reference book titles.
RELATED INDEXES AND DATABASES
ArticleFirst via FirstSearch	1990-present	Indexes and provides tables of contents from 13,000 multidisciplinary journals.
Books in Print via Bowker	Current	Directory of current and forthcoming books published or distributed in North America. Includes books declared out-of-print since 1979.
Country Profiles - LexisNexis Academic via LexisNexis	Varies	Descriptive, political, economic, statistical, and other information about countries.
Dissertation Abstracts via ProQuest	1861-present	Indexes doctoral dissertations and masters' theses in all areas of academic research.
NASW Clinical Register, 12th edition via SilverPlatter WebSPIRS	Current	Directory of Clinical Social Workers who have met national standards for education and experience established by NASW.
PapersFirst via FirstSearch	Oct 1993-present	Indexes papers presented at worldwide meetings, conferences, expositions, workshops, congresses, and symposia.
Peterson's Graduate Planner via Peterson's	Current	Directory of information about graduate programs at more than 1,600 institutions.
Peterson's College Search via Peterson's	Current	Directory of information about undergraduate programs at more than 1,600 institutions.
ProceedingsFirst via FirstSearch	Oct 1993-present	Indexes proceedings of worldwide meetings, conferences, expositions, workshops, congresses, and symposia.
Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory via Bowker	Current	Directory of scholarly journals, popular magazines, and other serials.
World Almanac via FirstSearch	1998-present	Includes Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia and four almanacs. Facts, statistics, tables, charts of general information in all topics, including economics, environment, and social issues.
INTERNET SITES
Internet Resources for Ready Reference		FIU Libraries
Citing Electronic Resources - A Selected List of Web Sites		FIU Libraries
RELATED GUIDES AND TUTORIALS
About Call Numbers		FIU Libraries
Finding Biographical Information		FIU Libraries
College Scholarships and Financial Aid: Finding Information at the FIU Libraries		FIU Libraries
Subject Guides and User Aids		FIU Libraries