Author Archive | Mark Janowiak

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ArticleFirst Contains bibliographic citations describing items listed on the table of contents pages of more than 13,000 journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture.

Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection (Gale InfoTrac) Farmers, landscape architects, and biotechnologists alike will have their information appetites sated with this collection of nearly 50 journals focused specifically on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture. A fertile and growing collection, this collection includes content relating to both the practical aspects as well as the scientific theory of horticulture studies.

GreenFile(Ebsco) Offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.

InfoTrac Agriculture Collection (Gale InfoTrac) A custom collection of nearly 200 titles focused on agriculture and its related fields: from practical aspects of farming to cutting edge scientific research in horticulture.

InfoTrac Environmental Studies and Policy Collection (Gale InfoTrac) A custom collection of nearly 200 journals providing robust coverage of environmental issues and policies, including diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.

InfoTrac General Science Collection (Gale InfoTrac) A custom collection of over 200 journals, providing researchers with the information needed to stay current on the latest scientific developments.

ProQuest Biological Science Collection The collection contains biological science related full-text articles, granular access to figures and tables within articles, and the entire range of bibliographic records from Biological Sciences database. Supporting over two dozen areas of expertise, Biological Sciences provides access to literature from serials, as well as conference proceedings, technical reports, monographs and selected books and patents.

Science Journals (ProQuest) Search full text and images for the leading periodicals in science and technology. Subject coverage includes computers, engineering, physics, telecommunications, and transportation.

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InfoTrac Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues Collection (Gale InfoTrac) Journals aims to provide balanced coverage of this significant aspect of our culture, covering such topics as gender studies, family and marital issues, health aspects, and many more.

InfoTrac Psychology Collection (Gale InfoTrac) This collection gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind,
emotions and how the human mind develops over time.

OmniFile Full Text Select (Ebsco) Contains articles in science, humanities, education and business. Full-Text.

PILOTS This bibliographic database, covering the Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Its provides citations and abstracts to the international literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events.

PsychINFO (ProQuest) Psychology and related fields since 1887. Some Full-Text.

Psychology Journals (ProQuest) With complete full-text coverage from top psychology and related publications, this database meets the needs of both students and mental-health professionals.

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Academic Universe (LexisNexis) Modifed version of Lexis-Nexis: health, business, law and news sources.

Homeland Digital Security Library The Homeland Security Digital Library is composed of homeland security related documents collected from a wide variety of sources. These include federal, state, tribal, and local government agencies, professional organizations, think tanks, academic institutions, and international governing bodies.

InfoTrac Environmental Studies and Policy Collection (Gale InfoTrac) A custom collection of nearly 200 journals providing robust coverage of environmental issues and policies, including diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences Anthropology, economics, political science and sociology – journal articles, books, reviews. This database includes over two million bibliographic references to journal articles and to books, reviews and selected chapters dating back to 1951. It is unique in its broad coverage of international material and incorporates over 100 languages and countries. Over 2,800 journals are regularly indexed and some 7,000 books are included each year.

JSTOR (JSTOR) Includes core journals in economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities and social sciences. This collection also contains titles in ecology, mathematics, and statistics. Overall, there are 119 titles in twenty-one disciplines.

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Christian Periodical Index (EBSCOhost)  provides access to articles and reviews written from an evangelical perspective or of interest to the evangelical community. The index includes more than 140 selected publications from a broad spectrum of knowledge — science, literature, medicine, music, philosophy, history, sociology, nursing, and education.

InfoTrac Religion & Philosophy Collection (Gale InfoTrac) This custom collection provides coverage of different religions and philosophies and how they impact our daily lives.

JSTOR (JSTOR) Includes core journals in economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities and social sciences. This collection also contains titles in ecology, mathematics, and statistics. Overall, there are 119 titles in twenty-one disciplines.

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InfoTrac Fine Arts & Music Collection (Gale InfoTrac) With more than 100 full-text magazines and journals covered in databases such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM.

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Military and Intelligence Database (Gale InfoTrac) A custom colletion of over 400 journals, covering all aspects of the past and current state of military affairs.

ProQuest Military Collection Search a comprehensive collection of material on military subjects such as defense, aeronautics and space flight, civil engineering, political science, and more.

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Business Insights: Essentials (Gale InfoTrac) Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.

InfoTrac Communications and Mass Media Collection (Gale InfoTrac) A custom collection of more than 100 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field: key subjects covered include advertising and public relations, linguistics, and literature.

InfoTrac Newsstand (Gale InfoTrac) A collection of over 1,000 newspapers from the U.S. and around the world, including several Michigan newspapers. (365 day rolling file for the New York Times).

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Biography and Genealogy Master Index (Gale InfoTrac) Biography and Genealogy Master Index enables users to locate biographical entries contained in more than 1,000 volumes and editions of important current and retrospective biographical reference sources. This index contains citations that point to over 15 million biographies on nearly 5 million people, living and deceased, from all time periods, geographical locations, and fields of endeavor.

InfoTrac Diversity Studies Collection (Gale InfoTrac) A must-have for social science, history and liberal arts coursework, this collection explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in ourglobal community.

InfoTrac Environmental Studies and Policy Collection (Gale InfoTrac) A custom collection of nearly 200 journals providing robust coverage of environmental issues and policies, including diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.

InfoTrac Pop Culture Collection (Gale InfoTrac) This collection provides useful information for any researcher in a social science,
history, art, or liberal arts course.

InfoTrac U.S. History Collection (Gale InfoTrac) This collection of over 40 journals provides balanced coverage of both the current thought and events in US History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field.

InfoTrac War and Terrorism Collection (Gale InfoTrac) A definitive collection for students of history, social science and current events, providing insight into conflicts and their multiple causes.

InfoTrac World History Collection (Gale InfoTrac) This collection of over 40 journals provides balanced coverage of both the current thought and events in World History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field.

JSTOR (JSTOR) Includes core journals in economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities and social sciences. This collection also contains titles in ecology, mathematics, and statistics. Overall, there are 119 titles in twenty-one disciplines.

WorldAlmanac  Offers a fundamental reference source for students, library patrons, library reference staff, and scholars alike. Includes biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts, statistics.

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Academic Universe (LexisNexis) Modifed version of Lexis-Nexis: health, business, law and news sources.

Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module (Gale InfoTrac) Access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. For informational purposes only.

Health Management (ProQuest) Find complete, full-text information from leading publications covering all aspects of health administration, including public health and safety, hospitals, finance, personnel management, insurance, population studies, labor relations and law.

Health Reference Center Academic (Gale InfoTrac) Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus personal health information sources. For informational purposes only.

InfoTrac Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection (Gale InfoTrac) A custom collection including over 100 titles covering the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine, providing researchers with access to many topics in the field, including proven treatment techniques, experimental research theses, and many more.

Nursing & Allied Health Source (ProQuest) Find complete, full-text information from leading nursing, allied health, and related publications. Designed to meet the needs of researchers at health-care facilities as well as students enrolled in nursing and allied health programs at academic institutions.

Physical Education Index (ProQuest) These abstracts feature a wide variety of content, ranging from physical education curricula, to sports medicine, to dance. Other coverage includes sport law, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sport sociology/psychology. Health education and physical therapy are also covered as they continue to become more prevalent in our society.

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ABI/INFORM Complete (ProQuest) The most comprehensive ABI/INFORM database, this comprises ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, and ABI/INFORM Dateline. The database features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data.

Banking Information Source This database enables you to search essential banking industry publications for information about the financial services industry, banking and industry trends.

Business and Company ASAP (Gale InfoTrac) Providing researchers with information on companies, markets and industries. From market trends, mergers and acquisitions to current management theory and company overviews.

Business Insights: Essentials (Gale InfoTrac) Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.

Global Markets & Companies Publishes in-depth strategic intelligence reports in a broad range of professional industries. These reports draw on in-depth primary and secondary research, proprietary databases and high quality analysis. Insights and analysis at the company, country and industry level includes competitor and market data, valuations, clinical & market trends, product pipelines and forecasts.

Hoover’s Company Profiles (ProQuest) Up to date proprietary editorial content covering more than 40,000 public and non-public companies and 225,000 key executives. In depth industry analyses, information on a company’s location, summary financials, top competitors, top officers, and more.

Value Line (Value Line) Information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks in 98 industries, the stock market, and the economy.