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  • Biography Reference Center
    Contains full-text biographies, including the complete full-text run of "Biography Today" and "Biography," plus many narrative biographies not available in other databases. Users can locate biographies of interest through keyword searches or by browsing genre categories (e.g., actors, authors, composers, inventors, musicians, Presidents of the United States, etc.). Coverage: varies. biographies encyclopedias reference

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  • Credo Reference
    Credo Reference includes over 650 titles with particular emphasis on subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and reference handbooks. Also included are over 1,100 short reference videos, nearly 450,000 high-resolution art images, photographs and maps across all subject areas. encyclopedias reference

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  • Ebook Central
    Academic e-books covering a broad range of subjects. Books may be read online in any web browser. WFU user login required. books e-books multi-subject databases
  • eBooks on EBSCOhost
    Over 25,000 electronic books on a broad range of subjects. Coverage: varies. books e-books multi-subject databases
  • Electronic Theses and Dissertations at WFU
    The Wake Forest University Electronic Theses and dissertation database consists of PDF versions of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences students’ theses and dissertations. At this time, students have the option of submitting electronic versions; it is not yet a requirement. For a comprehensive listing of WFU theses and dissertations, please consult the online catalog. Coverage: 2002-. books e-books theses dissertations
  • Embase
    Embase is a multipurpose and up-to-date biomedical database. It covers international biomedical literature from 1947 to the present day and all articles are indexed using Elsevier's Life Science thesaurus Embase Indexing and Emtree. articles scholarly journals
  • Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
    Encyclopaedia Britannica's online version includes articles ranging from concise explanations to comprehensive expositions and from historical treatments of subjects to current-events coverage. Included are Britannica's Book of the Year, Nations of the World, and changing feature sections. Coverage: 1994-. encyclopedias reference
  • Engineering Workbench
    Engineering Workbench includes a curated collection of technical knowledge from the world’s leading publishers, standards developing organizations and trusted information providers. Use the tool to find technical standards and the Research Assistant within Engineering Workbench to brainstorm and solve technical problems. standards
  • Ethnic Diversity Source
    Ethnic Diversity Source is a full-text database that covers the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of many ethnic populations in North America. articles scholarly journals books e-books

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  • Gale eBooks
    Searchable full text of reference books in many subjects. Books can be searched together or individually. Coverage: varies. encyclopedias reference
  • Gale In Context: Science
    Integrating millions of full-text articles that include national and global publications, 200+ science experiments, 300+ interactive simulations, other multimedia, and top reference content, Science is updated daily and offers over 600 pages on topics across the curriculum, covering biology, chemistry, earth and environmental science, physics, and more. articles scholarly journals

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  • Journal Citation Reports
    Contains citation information for science and social science journals. Users can determine which journals are the highest impact and which are most frequently used. Coverage: 2002-. encyclopedias reference
  • JoVE Basic Methods in Cellular and Molecular Biology
    JoVE Science Education. This video collection demonstrates how to execute basic techniques commonly used in cellular and molecular biology. To enhance understanding of the methods, each video is paired with additional video resources to show practical applications of the techniques and other complementary skills. video multimedia
  • JoVE Chemistry Science Education
    JoVE Chemistry Science Education includes access to Essentials of General Chemistry, Essentials to Organic Chemistry, and Essentials to Analytical Chemistry. video multimedia
  • JoVE Essentials of Neuroscience
    These videos offer a glimpse of neuroscience at the professional level, through an exploration of five major branches of study: neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, cell and molecular neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, and developmental neuroscience. In addition to presenting the key questions asked by scientists from these subfields, the collection describes some prominent methods used by today’s most brainy researchers, while making exciting discoveries regarding nervous system function. video multimedia
  • JoVE General Laboratory Techniques
    JoVE Science Education. This video collection exhibits how to use standard pieces of laboratory equipment and how to perform basic laboratory functions. Each video is paired with additional resources to show practical applications of the technique and other complementary skills. video multimedia
  • JSTOR
    A full-text database of archived issues of academic journals. Since JSTOR is a backfiles project, a typical coverage range is the beginning of a journal until three or five years ago. Supported in part by the Dail Endowment Fund. Coverage: Varies. articles scholarly journals multi-subject databases primary sources
  • New JSTOR Global Plants
    The Global Plants database is a growing collection of nearly three million high-resolution type specimens and related materials from community contributors around the world. This resource also features partner-contributed reference works and primary sources, such as collectors’ correspondence and diaries, illustrations, and photographs. Selected sub-collections include reference works and books such as The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa, illustrations from Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, and Kew’s Directors’ Correspondence. artwork images primary sources primary sources documents manuscripts

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  • Science Citation Index (Web of Science)
    A multidisciplinary index, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the sciences. It indexes more than 5,700 major journals across 164 scientific disciplines, covering approximately 2,100 more journals than its SCI print and CD-ROM counterparts, with all cited references captured. Some of the disciplines covered include: agriculture, neuroscience, astronomy, oncology, biochemistry, pediatrics, biology, pharmacology, biotechnology, physics, chemistry, plant sciences, computer science, psychiatry, materials science, surgery, mathematics, veterinary science, medicine, and zoology. Coverage: 1945-. articles scholarly journals
  • Science of Synthesis
    The Science of Synthesis Database is structure, reaction, text, and field searchable and contains structured content from the full Science of Synthesis series published to date. The database comprises every volume published in the Science of Synthesis series, including the Houben-Weyl Archive, Science of Synthesis Original Series, Science of Synthesis Knowledge Updates, and Science of Synthesis Reference library (currently 290 volumes.) encyclopedias reference
  • Science of Synthesis E-Books Series
    The Science of Synthesis E-book series is comprised of the Science of Synthesis and the predecessor series, Houben-Weyl Methods of Organic Synthesis. books e-books
  • ScienceDirect
    Access to over 1,000 full text journals published by Elsevier. Search individual title or browse multiple titles. Coverage includes Biochemistry and Biology, Business & Management, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Economics, Engineering & Technology, Environmental Science, Materials Science, Mathematics & Computer science, Medicine & Pharmacology, Neurosciences, Physics, Social Sciences. Coverage: varies. articles scholarly journals
  • scite.ai
    scite.ai is a tool that helps students and researchers discover and understand research findings more efficiently through Smart Citations. In addition, individuals are able to visualize and share metrics on their own publications. Use VPN to access remotely. multi-subject databases
  • Scopus
    Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Areas of focus include science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities. articles scholarly journals multi-subject databases
  • SIRS Discoverer
    Designed specifically for elementary and middle school students, SIRS Discoverer offer articles, nonfiction books, images, activities and websites curated for educational relevance, age appropriateness, and readability. curriculum resources k-12 encyclopedias reference

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  • Web of Science
    Contains three ISI Citation Databases (Science Citation Index, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index), plus Biological Abstracts, Emerging Sources Citation Index, MEDLINE (PubMed), and the SciELO Citation Index, which together index over 8,000 peer-reviewed journals. Provides bibliographic data, author abstracts, and cited references. Useful for searching databases for articles that cite a known author or work. Citation searching also allows a researcher to use a given work as a subject term in order to identify more recent articles about the same topic. Coverage: 1945-. articles scholarly journals
  • Wiley Online Library
    Access to journals published by Wiley-Blackwell. Many topics are included, but Science, Technology, & Business are emphasized. Coverage: varies. articles newspapers magazines articles scholarly journals

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