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Psychology databases

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.

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.

Social Science Journals (ProQuest) Search full-text periodicals covering the social sciences.

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Databases

ERIC & Education Journals (Proquest) Search the leading full-text journals in education and related fields, includes ERIC documents on education topics.

Teacher Reference Center (Ebsco) provides indexing and abstracts for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.This database provides coverage on key education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science & Mathematics, and more.

General OneFile (Gale InfoTrac) A one-stop source for news and peridical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, ecomomics, education, enviromental issues, health care, hobbies, humaities, law, literature and art,politics, science, social science, sports, technology and many general intrest topics.

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

PsychINFO (Proquest) Psychology and related fields since 1887. Some Full-Text.  Includes Access to PsycArticles , ProQuest Psychology Journals,  and ProQuest Social Science Journals.

Internet Resources

Kids Count Data Center Access hundreds of measures of child well-being, including DataBook and The Right Start for America’s Newborns.

Teacher’s Domain A free digital media service for educational use from public broadcasting and its partners. You’ll find thousands of media resources, support materials, and tools for classroom lessons, individualized learning programs, and teacher professional learning communities.

Michigan Edu-Source

National Center for Educations Statistics Annual Reports Annual reports for The Condition of Education, The Digest of Education Statistics, High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States, Indicators of School Crime and Safety, and  Projections of Education Statistics.

K-12 Education Report Cards The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Center for American Progress, and Frederick M. Hess with the American Enterprise Institute have released a series of state-by-state K-12 report cards measuring issues on effectiveness (2007) and innovation (2009). Read below to learn more.

The Educator’s Reference Desk The Educator’s Reference Desk builds on over a quarter century of experience providing high-quality resources and services to the education community. The Educator’s Reference Desk brings you 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses.

Michigan Online Resources for Educators Resources for teachers such as a Lesson Plan Builder.  Must create a free account to login and use these tools.

State of Michigan Department of Education

PBS Teacher Resources

Children’s Literature Resources

The Horn Book Magazine

Reading Rockets Teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle.

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Databases

ATLA Religion (Ebsco) Religious and theological literature for students and faculty. Full-Text.

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.

ProQuest Religion Search a comprehensive collection of journals covering religious issues and perspectives, including religious news and information, commentary on topics of general interest from the perspective of a particular religion, and formal theological studies.

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.

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 our global community.

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

Internet Resources

American Religion Data Archive – Surveys and statistics on religious membership and attitudes in the U.S. and Canada.

BUBL – A catalogue of Internet resources, with links to many religion resources.

Christian Classics Ethereal Library – Full-text theological library which includes reference, fiction, non-fiction, and hymns in an assortment of formats.

The Pew Forum on Religious and Public Life – Research, news, and data related to US religion and politics; in particular, see the US Religious Landscape Survey.

Religion Data Resources – A web portal to census, social survey, and congregation data, maintained by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research.

Society of Biblical Literature – Nonprofit professional association for scholars in the field of biblical studies. Their Review of Biblical Literature is searchable from 1966 to the present, with full-text book reviews.

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy – The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy was founded in 1995 as a non-profit organization to provide open access to detailed, scholarly information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is another encyclopedia resource.

Philosophy Pages  – This site on philosophy and philosophers has a concise Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names, a survey History of Western Philosophy, a Timeline of Western Philosophers (from 600 B.C.E. to the present), a discussion of logic, a guide to the study of philosophy, and a collection of briefly annotated links to additional resources.

Philosophers Web Index – This site provides links to resources on the web on 188 philosophers and may be viewed through an alphabetical or timeline list.

Quodlibet Online Journal of Christian Theology and Philosophy – This free publication is designed primarily for articles which address theological and philosophical issues from a Christian perspective, and for articles from any perspective which deal critically with the theological and philosophical credentials of the Christian faith.

Voice of the Shuttle – Voice of the Shuttle provides a structured and briefly annotated guide to online resources in various subjects, including philosophy.

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Assigned Course Articles – MBA

Library Instructional Session Handouts

Databases

Business & Managment (Proquest) Search ABI/INFORM Global, Trade & Industry, and Dateline.   750 business periodicals and newsletters with a trade or industry focus. 1800 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business. Local and regional business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news.

InfoTrac Small Business Collection (Gale InfoTrac) Perfect for business schools and entrepreneurs, this compilation provides insights, tips, strategies and success stories.

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.

Gale 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.

Hoover’s Company Records (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.

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

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

General Business File ASAP (Gale InfoTrac) Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings. Full-Text and Images.

General OneFile (Gale InfoTrac) A one-stop source for news and peridical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, ecomomics, education, enviromental issues, health care, hobbies, humaities, law, literature and art,politics, science, social science, sports, technology and many general intrest topics.

Business School Websites

Great resource for information on current research in the Business industry.

Harvard Business Review

Kellogg Insight

Knowledge@Wharton

General Websites

Advertising Age– news site aimed toward advertising and marketing businesses.

AgEcon Search- Research in Agricultural and Applied Economics (open access article search; author-submitted)

allBusiness

BSDglobal

Business Plan Write

Business Stages for Entrepreneurs

Center for Economic and Policy Research

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

The Complete World Development Report Online– Information about poverty reduction.  Statistics available; good resource for business planning.  iPad app also available through the website.

Deloitte Industries– provider of auditing, financial advisory, and tax services. Also a management consulting firm.  Creates industry guides.

E-Commerce Times

Entrepreneur

Free Management Library

globalEDGE: Your Source for Global Business Knowledge

International Business Ethics Institute

International Monetary Fund

International Trade and Market Access Data (World Trade Organization)

National Priorities Project- Bringing the Federal Budget Home

Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship

SecondaryData.com

Survey of Consumer Finances– from the Federal Reserve Board.

Unemployment and Recovery Project

United States Bureau of Economic Analysis

United States Census Bureau: Economic Census

United States Census Bureau: Economic Indicators

VOX– from the Centre for Economic Policy Research (European focus)- coverage of global economics-related concerns.

Wachowicz’s Web World: Websites for Discerning Finance Students

The World Bank: Open Development– free information and apps from a company fighting global poverty.  Good resource for international business planners and researchers.

World Business Culture

World Economic Outlook Reports – from the International Monetary Fund

World Trade Organization

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Encyclopedia of Social Work

Social Work Abstracts

PsychInfo

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Databases

Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCOhost)Provides access to quality research materials in areas related to communication and mass media. Some Full-Text.

Communication Abstracts (EBSCOhost) covers major journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields of study to create a research and reference resource that encompasses the breadth of the communication discipline. Containing over 235,000 records.

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.

Internet Resources

Ad*Access – An extensive on-line database of over 7,000 advertisements concentrating on five main subject areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II.

Consumer Expenditure Survey (Bureau of Labor Statistics) – The Consumer Expenditure Survey program provides information on the buying habits of American consumers.

Entrepreneur – This website contains a number of articles about marketing, public relations, business, and more.

Institute for Public Relations – IPR is an independent nonprofit foundation that focuses on research that matters to the practice, providing timely insights and applied intelligence that professionals can put to immediate use.

Interactive Advertising Bureau – The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) is comprised of more than 500 leading media and technology companies that are responsible for selling 86% of online advertising in the United States. Includes advertising information, reports, and more.

PRaxis/PRism – PRaxis was launched in 2003 as a public relations and communication resource and meeting space for academics, students, and industry practitioners. A key feature of the site is PRism, which to the best of our knowledge is the world’s first free-access, wholly online, refereed public relations and communication journal.