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The core of our library web site is the University Library, a collection of databases available to all students and faculty at any time and from virtually any location where an Internet connection is available. In addition to our University Library, the library maintains selected links to other valuable sites on the web and provides user education and research assistance.

Thousands of scholarly journals and periodicals holding 20 million full-text articles relevant to each University degree program are contained in the databases. In addition, financial reports on over 10,000 public companies and a variety of directories and other reference publications are available. The databases included in the University Library are commercial products held by the University under license agreements with content providers. Unlike web pages found through an Internet search engine, these databases are not freely available to the general public.

Current Components of the University Library

Canadian Newsstand / CBCA Complete
Canadian Newsstand and Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA) Complete are two databases with a Canadian emphasis hosted on the ProQuest platform. Canadian Newsstand includes daily newspapers from throughout Canada. CBCA Complete includes trade publications and academic journals with particular emphasis on business, current events, and education.

CPI.Q
CPI.Q, the online version of the Canadian Periodicals Index, provides indexing and full-text coverage of selected Canadian and international periodicals from 1980 to the present. CPI.Q is the Library's exclusive online source for the Globe and Mail.

INTERNATIONAL DATABASES

Article Databases – Major
These databases are appropriate for all subjects and are configured to provide full-text articles.

EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost includes the full text of nearly 8,000 periodicals, including over 4,000 scholarly journals.

InfoTrac
InfoTrac OneFile® includes the full text of over 6,000 periodicals and more than 3,000 peer-reviewed journals.

ProQuest
ProQuest® includes full text coverage of over 9,000 periodicals and over 4,000 peer-reviewed journals, including the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. Searches in ProQuest® can be limited to a particular publication type (newspapers or periodicals) depending on specific research needs.

Article Databases – Specialized
These databases provide overviews and articles on computer science, political and social interests, world business and current affairs, distance learning, history, health and wellness, and various specialized topics.

ACM Digital Library
The ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Digital Library contains over 69,000 full-text and conference proceedings related to all aspects of computer science. This resource is recommended for courses in information systems and technology.

Business & Company Resource Center
Business & Company Resource Center is a comprehensive business database with content from periodicals, newsletters, directories, financial reports, and other authoritative sources. This database allows searching by company name, keywords, and other criteria. Tabbed results pages show different sources of information available for each company or subject covered in the database.

Business Insights
Business Insights, formerly known as Reuters Business Insight, offers in-depth research reports regarding industries, marketing, and technologies. This database is recommended for courses in business and technology management.

Business Source Complete
Business Source Complete contains full text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, finance, and economics. Additional content includes SWOT analysis, case studies, financial data, conference proceedings, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, and more. Search criteria include keywords, company names, industries, and markets.

CQ Electronic Library
CQ Electronic Library is a suite of reference products from Congressional Quarterly®. Contents include CQ Researcher, CQ Weekly, the Electronic Encyclopedia of American Government, the electronic version of the Washington Information Directory (eWID), the CQ Public Affairs Collection, CQ Insider, and the CQ Supreme Court Collection. This resource is recommended for courses in critical thinking, government, law, political science, and public affairs.

Economist.com
Economist.com is the premier online source for the analysis of world business and current affairs, providing authoritative insight and opinion on international news, world politics, business, finance, science and technology, as well as overviews of cultural trends and industry, business and country surveys. Economist.com publishes all articles from The Economist print edition (including those printed only in British copies) plus a searchable archive of all the Economist's articles back to January 2000. Links to other articles and to relevant sources on the web are included with many of the stories.

Emerald
Emerald is a collection of scholarly journals in the field of management and business, with additional coverage in the areas of library science, information science, and criminal justice. All journals in Emerald are considered peer-reviewed.

Factiva
Factiva, a joint venture of Dow Jones and Reuters, provides news focused on business, companies, products, markets, and current events from more than 9,000 authoritative sources including The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Dow Jones and Reuters newswires, the Associated Press, Reuters Fundamentals, Dun & Bradstreet, and Bureau van Dijk company profiles.

Facts.com
Facts.com includes the Facts On File World News Digest, Editorials on File, Issues and Controversies on File, Reuters New Service, Today's Science onFile, and the World Almanac and Book of Facts. This resource is useful for research about news events of the past 60 years and is especially recommended for courses in critical thinking and 20th century history.

Faulkner's Advisory on Computers and Communications Technologies
Faulkner's Advisory on Computers and Communications Technologies (FACCTS) provides in-depth coverage of information technology and telecommunications. This database contains reports, diagrams, charts, tables, and illustrations on all aspects of computer technology and telephony. This resource is recommended for courses in information systems and technology, as well as technology management.

Health and Wellness Resource Center
The Health and Wellness Resource Center includes approximately 300 pamphlets, links to journal articles from InfoTrac OneFile, and many encyclopedias, including the following titles: Clinical Reference Systems, The Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood & Adolescence, The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, Medical and Health Information Directory, PDR Family Guide to Nutrition and Health, and the Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine. This resource is recommended for courses in nursing, health care, and nutrition.

International Security and Counter Terrorism Reference Center
International Security and Counter Terrorism Reference Center offers information on many dimensions of security terrorism. Content includes hundreds of full text journals and periodicals, hundreds of thousands of selected articles, news feeds, reports, summaries, FAQs, and proprietary Background Information Summaries that pertain to terrorism and security. ISCTRC also combines deep background from scholarly writings with expert commentary from a variety of organizations, agencies, and publishers, as well as timely reviews of recent developments across the international political, military, economic, social, and technical spectrum.

Journals@Ovid
Journals@Ovid provides full-text access to leading journals of nursing and medicine from Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. This resource is recommended for courses in nursing and health care.

NBER Working Papers
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Working Papers database contains original research from 1994 to the present on a variety of topics in all aspects of economics. This resource is recommended for advanced courses in business and economics.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center includes the Greenhaven Press Opposing Viewpoints reference books as well as relevant magazine articles and other appropriate information sources. This resource is useful for research about controversial social issues and is especially recommended for introductory courses.

Policy Central
Policy Central is a comprehensive database of United States politics, government, and public affairs. Publications within the database include the Almanac of American Politics®, American Health Line™, National Journal®, Technology Daily, and many other valuable sources. This resource is recommended for courses in political science, health care administration, technology management, and all other subjects related to public policy.

ProQuest Historic Newspapers
ProQuest Historic Newspapers contains the full-text of five leading newspapers: the Christian Science Monitor, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. Coverage extends back to the first date of publication for all papers. For the most current issues of these papers, please use the main ProQuest link located under the heading "Article Databases -- Major.”

PsycARTICLES
PsycARTICLES is a database of full-text articles from 53 journals published by the American Psychological Association (APA), the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber. Coverage extends from 1985 to the present.

RDS Business Reference Suite
The RDS Business Reference Suite incorporates three separate components: TableBase, a database of statistical tables drawn from a variety of sources; Business and Management Practices, an index of solutions to common workplace issues; and Business and Industry, a database of articles from trade journal and industry newsletters. All three are available through a unique interface that allows highly advanced searching. Please note that RDS Business Reference Suite is not a completely full-text database. Some document listings will link to full text; other documents listed may have to be obtained from other databases or in hard copy. This resource is recommended for intermediate and advanced courses in business.

Roll Call
Roll Call is a leading publication covering Congressional news and information. Roll Call provides up-to-the-minute news of the legislative and political events on Capitol Hill. The online version provides not only the full content of the print edition but also breaking news stories.

Sage Full Text Collections
Sage Full-Text Collections is a suite of over 200 journals from Sage Publications in the disciplines of Communication Studies, Criminology, Education, Management and Organization Studies, Nursing and Health Sciences, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Urban Studies and Planning. All journals in Sage Full-Text Collections are considered peer-reviewed.

Security Management Practices
Security Management Practices, produced by Faulkner Information Services, provides full-text reports on such topics as protecting organizational assets, implementing security measures, developing security strategy, enforcing security standards, maintaining relationships with law enforcement and other security-related agencies, conducting security audits, and other matters related to security for businesses and organizations. This resource is recommended for courses in criminal justice, information technology, security management, and technology management.

Company Directories and Financials

Dun & Bradstreet Key Business Ratios
Dun & Bradstreet Key Business Ratios provide industry averages for popular ratios that measure solvency, efficiency, and profitability. This resource is recommended for courses in finance.

InvestText Plus
InvestText Plus provides complete images in PDF format of analysts' reports on a variety of industries and publicly traded companies. The reports found in InvestText Plus can be used for access to detailed information about earnings, growth, marketshare, and other aspects of company and industry performance. This resource is recommended for courses in finance, marketing, and management.

Leadership Library on the Internet
The Leadership Library on the Internet, which is updated daily, is a unique personnel contact database that integrates the print 14 Yellow Book directories. The Leadership Library enables users to find contact information for 400,000 individuals at 40,000 leading U.S. government, business, professional, and nonprofit organizations. Please note that the University Library's academic subscription does not include list downloading capabilities.  

Mergent BondViewer
Mergent’s BondViewer provides access to a wide range of bond data including issuer, bond level terms, and condition data for U.S. taxable bonds, municipal bonds, and retail notes. Details include company description, offer amount, industry code, CUSIP and historical pricing, corporate actions related to significant events, and current and historical ratings. Coupon details include payment schedule, amount outstanding, interest frequency, and bond type.

Mergent Online
Mergent Online contains detailed financial reports concerning public companies throughout the world. This resource is recommended for courses in finance.

Plunkett Research Online
Plunkett Research Online provides industry-specific research portals for important business sectors. For each industry covered, available components include market research and trends, company profiles, statistics, associations/organizations, and a glossary.

Reference USA
Reference USA provides a comprehensive directory of businesses in the United States and Canada. Searches can combine multiple criteria, allowing for generation of customized lists of businesses. This resource is recommended for courses in business.

Country Profiles and Economic Data

Countrywatch
Countrywatch combines information from a variety of sources into one easy-to-use format. Statistics, breaking news, and overviews are available for virtually all of the world's nations. This resource is recommended for courses in geography and international business.

Culturegrams™
Culturegrams™ provides concise, reliable cultural information for more than 175 countries of the world. Each entry includes detailed information about history, customs, lifestyle, and government.
This resource is recommended for courses in geography, history, international business, and bilingual education.

EIU Country Intelligence
EIU Country Intelligence provides in-depth coverage of countries throughout the world. Specific components of EIU Country Intelligence include Country Commerce, Country Finance, Country Profiles, and Country Reports. This resource is recommended for courses in international business.

EIU Data Services
EIU Data Services features three components: EIU Country Data, a comprehensive database of economic indicators and forecasts, covering 278 series for 117 countries, as well as 40 regional aggregates, running from 1980 and forecasting out five years; EIU Market Indicators & Forecasts, a powerful database of economic, demographic, consumption and industry data on 60 major countries, stretching back to 1990 and forward five years; and EIU City Data, a global database of product prices and business costs providing over 330 prices levels on more than 160 products and services in 123 cities worldwide from 1990 to the present.

EIU® Viewswire®
EIU® Viewswire® provides current coverage of political and economic trends in 195 countries. Risk analysis and economic forecasts are provided for virtually all nations. This resource is recommended for courses in economics and international business.

Euromonitor Global Market Information Database
The Euromonitor Global Market Information Database (GMID) is an integrated online information system providing key business intelligence on countries, companies, markets, and consumers. Components include country statistics, market data, lifestyle indicators, country profiles, and company overviews.

Europa World Plus
Europa World Plus is a comprehensive review of cultural, economic, and political circumstances in nations and regions throughout the World. This database contains in depth country profiles, as well as profiles of major international organizations.

National Trade DataBank
National Trade DataBank, an important resource from the United States Department of Commerce, is particularly valuable for information about exporting and international markets. This resource is recommended for courses in international business.

Political Risk Yearbook
The Political Risk Yearbook documents political trends in 106 countries with particular emphasis on risks that could affect business conditions and investments. This resource is recommended for courses in international business.

State of the Nation
State of the Nation provides various financial and economic data from throughout the federal government and other related entities. This resource is recommended for courses in economics and finance.

Books, Dissertations, and Theses

Current Research @ University
Current Research @ University provides access to doctoral dissertations completed by learners at the University’s School of Advanced Studies. For access to dissertations from a wide variety of institutions, use the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses - Full Text Link.

Oxford Scholarship Online
Oxford Scholarship Online is a database containing the full text of over 1000 scholarly books from Oxford University Press in the areas of economics and finance, philosophy, political science, and religion. Specially-commissioned abstracts and keywords are available at both the book and chapter level. This resource is recommended for advanced courses in economics and finance as well as electives in philosophy, political science, and religion.

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses - Full Text
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses -- Full Text contains the full text of over 600,000 dissertations and theses from universities throughout the United States and Canada. Almost all dissertations published since 1997 are available online with numerous older dissertations added continuously

PsycBooks
PsycBOOKS, a resource from the American Psychological Association (APA), is a database of more than 13,000 chapters from over 700 books published by the APA and other distinguished publishers. The database includes scholarly titles published by the APA from copyright years 1953 - 2004. New book chapters are added continuously 18 months after initial publication. Database content includes 100 out-of-print books, classic books of landmark historical impact in psychology, and more than 1,500 authored entries from the APA/Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Psychology.

Online References

American National Biography
American National Biography contains over 18,000 detailed portraits of people from all eras who have influenced and shaped American history and culture. All of the content of the 24-volume printed edition is included in the online version. This resource is recommended for courses in history.

Britannica Online
Britannica Online contains the complete text of the prestigious and authoritative Encyclopaedia Britannica, as well as additional content from the Britannica Student Encyclopedia, the Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, the Britannica Internet Guide, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, and Merriam-Webster's Thesaurus. Britannica Online allows keyword searching as well as browsing by article titles. This resource provides background information suitable for virtually all academic subjects.

Grolier Online
Grolier Online includes both the encyclopedia Americana and the Grolier Multimedia   encyclopedia. This resource is recommended for beginning courses in all subjects.

Grove Art
Grove Art, the online equivalent of the 34-volume printed set, provides over 45,000 articles and over 22,000 image links related to all genres, schools, and media in the visual arts. This resource is recommended for courses in the humanities and art education.

Grove Music
Grove Music, the online equivalent of the 29-volume New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, and The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, provides access to over 29,000 articles covering all aspects of music throughout the ages. This resource is recommended for courses in the humanities and art education.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography contains over 50,000 detailed portraits of people from all eras who have influenced and shaped the history and culture of the United Kingdom and the British Isles. All of the content of the 60- volume printed edition is included in the online version. Please note that the Dictionary of National Biography includes only deceased individuals. This resource is recommended for courses in history.

Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary is a prestigious resource containing not only definitions and pronunciations, but also extensive information about the usage of words over time. Over 500,000 words are included and their history is documented by over 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of classic and contemporary sources. The online version contains all of the content of the 20-volume printed set and is updated with over 1,000 new entries each quarter. The Oxford English Dictionary reflects British English, with spellings and usages common in other countries noted when appropriate.

Oxford Reference Online
Oxford Reference Online contains the full text of over 100 specialized dictionaries and encyclopedias in virtually all disciplines. This resource is appropriate for quick reference in all subjects.

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy features over 2000 original articles from over 1300 leading international experts across the discipline of philosophy. The articles cover topics such as ethics, moral development, and the world's religions. There is a summary at the beginning of each in-depth article, enabling the encyclopedia to meet the needs of users at a variety of levels. This resource is recommended for courses in humanities, ethics, religion, and critical thinking.

Routledge Reference Resources
Routledge Reference Resources provides cross-searchable access to online reference books from Taylor and Francis. Current subjects covered include religion, philosophy, and politics.

Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged

Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged is the largest and most comprehensive dictionary produced in North America. This dictionary lists over 470,000 words and contains advanced searching capabilities. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged reflects American English, with spellings and usages common in other countries noted when appropriate.

Xreferplus
Xreferplus contains the full text of over 100 specialized dictionaries and encyclopedias in virtually all disciplines. This resource is appropriate for quick reference in all subjects.

Journal Indexes and Abstracts

CINAHL
CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) is a comprehensive index of published literature in the nursing field. Please note that CINAHL is not a completely full text database. Some document listings will link to full text; other documents listed may have to be obtained from other databases or in hard copy. This resource is recommended for advanced courses in nursing.

Cochrane Collection
The Cochrane Collection contains three components devoted to evidence-based medicine: Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness. Please note that the Cochrane Collection is not a completely full-text database. Some document listings will link to full text; other documents listed may have to be obtained from other databases or in hard copy. This resource is recommended for advanced courses in nursing and health care.

Criminal Justice Abstracts
Criminal Justice Abstracts, a database produced by Sage Publications, identifies and summarizes literature covering all aspects of criminal justice. Please note that Criminal Justice Abstracts is not a completely full-text database. Some document listings will link to full text; other documents listed may have to be obtained from other databases or in hard copy.

ERIC
ERIC is a comprehensive index of journal articles, dissertations, conference proceedings, and other research in all aspects of education. Please note that ERIC is not a completely full-text database. Some document listings will link to full text; other documents listed may have to be obtained from other databases or in hard copy. This resource is recommended for intermediate and advanced courses in education.

Library, Information Science, & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
LISTA provides an index of more than 600 periodicals, books, research reports, and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, and more. Coverage in the database extends back to the mid-1960s. Please note that LISTA is not a completely full-text database. Some document listings will link to full-text; other documents listed may have to be obtained from other databases or in hard copy.

MEDLINE
MEDLINE is a comprehensive source for authoritative information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject headings) indexing to search citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals. Please note that MEDLINE is not a completely full-text database. Some document listings will link to full text; other documents listed may have to be obtained from other databases or in hard copy.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts
National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts, a database produced by the United States Department of Justice, identifies and summarizes literature related to all aspects of criminal justice. Please note that National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts is not a completely full-text database. Some document listings will link to full text; other documents listed may have to be obtained from other databases or in hard copy.

PsycEXTRA
PsycEXTRA, produced by the American Psychological Association (APA), is a companion to the scholarly PsycINFO database. The document types included in PsycEXTRA consist of technical, annual, and government reports; conference papers; newsletters; magazines; newspapers; consumer brochures; and more. This database includes extensive coverage of gray literature relating to psychology and the behavioral sciences. Please note that PsycEXTRA is not a completely full-text database. Some document listings will link to full text; other documents listed may have to be obtained from other databases or in hard copy.

PsycINFO
PsycINFO is a comprehensive index of published literature in psychology and mental health. Please note that PsycINFO is not a completely full-text database. Some document listings will link to full text; other documents listed may have to be obtained from other databases or in hard copy. This resource is recommended for advanced courses in counseling and human services.

SocINDEX
SocINDEX provides comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. These include abortion, criminal justice, ethnic and racial studies, gender studies, marriage and family, political sociology, religion, rural and urban sociology, social development, social psychology, social structure, social work, sociological research and theory, substance abuse, violence, and many others. Please note that SocINDEX is not a completely full-text database. Some document listings will link to full text; other documents listed may have to be obtained from other databases or in hard copy.

Test Guides and Preparations

Testing and Education Resource Center
Testing and Education Reference Center provides practice exams for numerous standardized tests, including CLEP. Additional functions of this database include directories of degree and certificate programs in all disciplines.

Writing and Publishing Resources

Books in Print
Books in Print is a professional bibliographic database than lists more than five million in-print, out-of-print and forthcoming book, audio book, and video titles. Please note that Books in Print does not contain the actual text of books, but instead functions as a directory.

Papers Invited
Papers Invited is a searchable directory of calls for participation from professional associations, universities, journal editors, and other conference organizers. This resource is recommended for faculty members and graduates students searching for appropriate venues at which to share their research findings. A variety of additional features are available to users who sign up for the optional personalized service. Users with Meritus University-designated email addresses will be eligible for the personalized service. Additional email domains will be supported in the near future.

Spanish Books in Print
Spanish Books in Print is a professional bibliographic database than lists Spanish-language in-print, out-of-print and forthcoming book, audio book, and video titles. Please note that Spanish Books in Print does not contain the actual text of books, but instead functions as a directory.

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory provides detailed, comprehensive, and authoritative information regarding periodicals published throughout the world. It covers all subjects, and includes publications that are published regularly or irregularly and are circulated free of charge or by paid subscription. Please note that Ulrich's does not provide access to the periodicals themselves. Potential uses of Ulrich's include verifying if periodicals are peer-reviewed (also known as refereed) or identifying potential journals for submission of manuscripts.

What's the Rule
What's the Rule is a set of easy-to-follow explanations and illustrations of the principles of English grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure. What's the Rule includes quizzes to test knowledge of writing concepts. This resource is recommended for all courses that require written assignments.

Electronic Reserve Readings
In addition to the University Library resources for research by topic, library staff also maintain Electronic Reserve Readings for individual courses. These pages provide direct links to articles relevant to the course curriculum. Links to Electronic Reserve Readings are found, when available, within the course materials section of your student website.