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  • AP Images - Get images, pictures and sound files from the Associated Press.
  • ARTstor Digital Library - The collection currently contains ~500,000 images. The Charter Collection documents artistic traditions across many times and cultures and embraces architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design and other forms of visual culture.
  • Audiobook: - How to find and listen to an audiobook.
  • Audiobook: Transfer Netlibrary audiobook to your mp3 player or pda.
  • A-Z Maps Online - The world's largest subscription-based database of proprietary, royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps. Included in the 4,000+ maps are: political maps, physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate maps, and other thematic maps. Updated monthly.
  • Camio - Digitized images of 115,000 works of art from around the world.
  • Early English Books Online (EEBO) - Page images of 125,000 titles published between 1475-1700, representing nearly every work published in English during that time. EEBO includes publications in all subjects: literature, religion, government, medicine, science, and music. EEBO provides the facsimile of each work, so researchers can study these publications as they appeared.
  • Library Catalog - How to find books, ebooks, DVDs, CDs and music in the library catalog.
  • Library Catalog: Using mylist - Instructions on using the mylist feature of the library catalog.
  • Redirect your BYUI email to your gmail account
  • Redirect your BYUI email to your hotmail account
  • Redirect your BYUI email to your yahoo account

 

Databases, Journals

 

  • ACM Digital Library - Database of the Association of Computing Machinery consists of full text, citation, and abstract journals, magazine, and conference reports from 1966 to present.
  • American Civil War Research Database - Online resource for researching the individuals, regiments, and battles of the American Civil War. Contains information on >4 million soldiers and thousands of battles, with 15,000 photographs.
  • American Film Scripts Online - contains 135 scripts by 201 writers together with detailed, fielded information on the scenes, characters and people related to the scripts.
  • Ancestry.com - NOTE: THIS SITE IS NOT AVAILABLE OFF CAMPUS. The leading resource for pursuing family history research online. Access to hundreds of millions of fully searchable individual records, including all available US Census records (1790–1930).
  • Associations Unlimited - Information on associations and professional societies.
  • Art Index - Abstracts and full text from English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, as well as journals published in several foreign languages.
  • ARTstor Digital Library - The collection currently contains ~500,000 images. The Charter Collection documents artistic traditions across many times and cultures and embraces architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design and other forms of visual culture.
  • BioOne - Full-text peer-reviewed online journals in the biosciences.
  • Black Drama 150 - present - Contains approx. 1200 plays by 201 playwrights, with detailed information on related productions, theaters, production companies, & more.
  • Black Women Writers - Fiction, nonfiction and poetry by women from North America, Africa & the Caribbean. It will also present essays by scholars and feminists about the history of feminism and genre studies in these regions.
  • British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries - Largest collection of British and Irish women's diaries and correspondence ever assembled. Spanning more than 300 years, it will bring the personal experiences of more than 1,000 women to researchers, students, and general readers.
  • Camio - Digitized images of 115,000 works of art from around the world.
  • Children's Literature Comprehensive Database - More than 900,000 catalog records for child-focused media and 130,000+ critical reviews of thousands of children's books.
  • Computer Source - Computer Source provides researchers with the latest information and current trends in high technology. This database offers full text for more than 300 publications and indexing and abstracts for nearly 450 publications.
  • CQ Researcher - 1983-present. CQ Weekly reports on the activities of the United States Congress. Each issue provides announcements of upcoming Congressional events as well as a summary of the previous week's news, including the status of bills, committee and floor activity, debates and roll-call votes.
  • CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics - 1983-present. CQ Weekly reports on the activities of the United States Congress. Each issue provides announcements of upcoming Congressional events as well as a summary of the previous week's news, including the status of bills, committee and floor activity, debates and roll-call votes.
  • Digital Dissertations: Music research - Find scholaraly journal articles using the Digital Dissertations database.
  • Elsevier Journals Database - Over 620 full-text research journals from Elsevier. The years for which full-text is available will vary for each journal.
  • Heritage Quest - Assembles every extant U.S. federal census, banking and military records, genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials.
  • Find Full-Text Button - What does it do?
  • Footnote - Explore millions of original documents from the world's archives and from individuals. Annotate important information on the image, easily organize and share your findings or collaborate with people who have similar interests.
  • Gale Virtual Reference - More than 300 reference e-books in Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation & World, Religion, Science, Social Science.
  • Gartner Research - the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company.
  • Global Road Warrior - A country by country guide specifically designed for those engaged in international trade & business travel. It includes points of interest, climate, electrical and Internet information, etc.
  • GospeLink - LDS reference library with full-text searching of scriptures, church books and periodicals.
  • Hoovers - Includes company overview, history, products/operations on more than 18,500 public and private U.S. companies and international companies. Covers major industry trends, industry links, and IPO information.
  • Index to Printed Music - IPM is the only online resource for finding individual pieces of music printed in standard scholarly editions, with over 307,000 index records of individual music works.
  • Journal or Newspaper - Find journals or newspapers the library subscribes to in paper or electronic format.
  • JSTOR: For music reasearch - How to perform music research in the JSTOR database.
  • Leisure and Tourism: Find a Conference Proceeding
  • Lexis Nexis Academic Universe - News, business, legal, medical, and reference information.
  • Library Catalog - How to find books, ebooks, DVDs, CDs and music in the library catalog.
  • Library Website Overview - The basics of using the library website.
  • Mango Languages - Learn a language online! Currently has 9 languages (Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Russian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Greek) and 3 ESL versions (Spanish, Portuguese, Polish).
  • Mintel - How to create an account.
  • NetAdvantage - A comprehensive source of business and investment information, offering on-line access to popular Standard & Poor’s research products.
  • OCLC Worldcat - Access to 1.3 billion items in more than 10,000 libraries worldwide
  • Omnifile (Wilson) - 1994-Present Topics: business, education, science, humanities, social sciences, general.
  • Opposing Viewpoints - Complete one-stop source for information on social issues.
  • Original Sources - A compilation of thousands of historical sources, including original documents, eyewitness accounts, and classical historical accounts. Materials are arranged in 8 major categories: World History; U.S. History; Science and Mathematics; Social Science; Literature; Political Science and Law; Language; Philosophy & Religion.
  • Oxford Scholarship Online - Scholarly e-books from Oxford Press. NOTE: We currently have access to selected titles only in these areas: Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion.
  • Philosopher's Index - A bibliographic database with abstracts covering scholarly research in all areas of philosophy going back to 1940.
  • Physical Education Index: Find a Conference Proceeding
  • Proquest Direct (UMI) - Index to 4,000+ periodicals, many full-text. This link searches multiple databases, including Research Library, ABI/Inform, Dissertations & Theses, & ProQuest Newspapers.
  • Proquest: Find a Conference Proceeding
  • Renewing a library Book - How to renew a McKay Library book that you have already checked out.
  • Rilm Database - How to search the RILM music research database
  • Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy - This encyclopedia includes articles on major philosophers of all periods. This electronic version includes updated articles from modern scholars and updates on the most current philosophical thinking. Content is updated with changes in the field.
  • Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives 1960 - 1974 - Contains diaries, letters, autobiographies and other memoirs, written and oral histories, manifestos, government documents, memorabilia, and scholarly commentary. Currently has 35,000 pages; will expand to 150,000 pages of material at completion. NOTE: Some content might be offensive.
  • SpringerLink - Online access to thousands of high-quality STM journals, e-books, & the entire Springer Protocols collection.
  • Testaments to the Holocaust -. The collection includes Nazi propaganda materials; Hitler Youth materials; pamphlets, books; and a rare encyclopedia of anti-Semitism. The core of the collection is 1,200 eyewitness accounts dealing with the pogrom of 1938 through the scope of the Holocaust.
  • Thomas Register -The most comprehensive online resource for finding companies and products manufactured in North America where you can place orders online, view and download millions of computer Aided Design (CAD) drawings, view thousands of online company catalogs and websites.
  • Web of Science - The ISI Web of Science is a very selective index to literature in Science, Social Science and Art & Humanities. It also shows the number of times articles have been cited by other researchers.
  • Wiley Interscience Journals - Access: Current titles only; no backfiles. Content from >2,500 journals, books, reference works, databases, lab manuals & The Cochrane Library of Medicine. Topics include: Business, Finance, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Education, Engineering, Law, Life & Medical Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics, Physics, Psychology
  • World Book Online - Contains >25,000 articles, >10,000 pictures & maps, 10,000 video & sound clips, linked articles to periodicals, & 140,000 editor-approved web sites.

 

Instructional Resources

  • Adding Proxy URL to Library Resource in iLearn - setup library restricted resources to work from off campus when pasting links in iLearn.
  • Learning Express - Includes a broad range of practice tests for Education and Nursing students, plus official exams like the ACT, SAT, GED, ASVAB, Paramedic, EMT Basic, U.S. Citizenship and more. Offers comprehensive courses in math, reading, and writing; essay writing practice with instant scoring; resume writing and workplace skills enrichment; and more than 300 online practice tests.
  • Mango Languages - Learn a language online! Currently has 9 languages (Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Russian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Greek) and 3 ESL versions (Spanish, Portuguese, Polish).
  • TERC (Testing & Education Reference Center) - Database of colleges, scholarships, and test preparation materials, including GED, SAT, ACT, GRE, MCAT, TOEFL, etc.

 

 

Music, Video, Search Engines

 

Newspapers, Maps, Cultural Information

  • CultureGrams - Extensive cultural reports for 190+ countries, states and provinces.
  • Newspaper Archive - Historic newspapers from 1759 to 1977 from the U.S. and 8 other countries. Over 12 million searchable pages from 400+ cities and towns (except in Idaho).
  • NewspaperDirect Press Display - Full-page digital images of 900+ newspapers and magazines from 80 countries, in 40 languages. Shows issues from the last 60 days.
  • Nineteenth Century Newspapers Online - Digital facsimile images of both full pages and clipped articles for hundreds of 19th century U.S. newspapers. For each issue, the newspaper is captured from cover-to-cover, providing access to every article, advertisement and illustration.

 

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