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Academic OneFile (InfoTrac)
All subjects. Scholarly journals and magazines, many full-text. Includes the full text of The New York Times from 1985 to present.

Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
All subjects. Scholarly journals and magazines, many full-text. A great starting point for most searches.

Annual Reviews
Anthropology; Biochemistry; Cell & Developmental Biology; Entomology: Environment & Resources; Immunology; Nutrition; Psychology; Sociology.

AnthroSource
32 full-text journals published by the American Anthropological Association.

ARTstor
Over a million digital images (mostly from the arts) for use in study and teaching. Create an account; set up folders; save citations.

Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)
Citations to articles in art history published in 1,200 journals from 1975 to 2007.

Biography in Context
Citations to and full text of biographical information for millions of people.

BioOne
Full text of over 160 scholarly life sciences journals.

Britannica Online
Online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Overviews of topics. Updated frequently. A scholarly alternative to Wikipedia.

Business & Company Resource Center (InfoTrac)
Company profiles; industry information; scholarly and news articles on business, finance, marketing, and more.

Business Source Premier
Articles from thousands of business journals and magazines; company profiles. Includes full text of Harvard Business Review, 1922-present.

Choice
Reviews of academic books written by faculty experts. Used primarily as a buying guide by academic librarians and faculty.

Chronicle of Higher Education
Online version of the Chronicle, accessible on or off campus via this link. News from higher education. Great source for academic job ads.

Chronicle of Philanthropy
Access to all content on Philanthropy.com -- news and resources on grants and fundraising.

Computer Database (InfoTrac)
Computer-related news and reviews. Covers hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.

Dance in Video
Streaming video of dance productions and documentaries from the 20th Century.

ebrary
The full text of 47,000+ academic books in all subjects. Search inside the book; create notes and bookmarks; build and save a bookshelf.

ERIC
Journal articles, reports, and more in the field of education. Offers some very useful search features.

European View of the Americas (EBSCOhost)
A bibliography of books and pamphlets written about the American in Europe between 1493-1750.

Gale Virtual Reference Library (Title List)
Over 60 different online subject encyclopedias. Browse tables of contents and indexes, or search for words/concepts inside the books.

General BusinessFile ASAP (InfoTrac)
Business research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.

General Reference Center Gold (InfoTrac)
Articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.

Google Scholar
Millions of citations to scholarly sources; many links to full text. Set up Scholar Preferences to hook into our library's holdings. See how to set up Scholar Preferences to connect to Marlboro's online journals.

GreenFile
Environmental science/studies and sustainability. Citations to journal and magazine articles.

Handbook of Latin American Studies
A bibliography on Latin America edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities.

Health & Wellness Resource Center (InfoTrac)
Articles from health/medical journals, magazines, and reference books; hundreds of consumer health pamphlets and videos.

Humanities International Complete
Citations to articles and books in the humanities; many peer-reviewed; lots of full-text.

InfoTrac Newsstand
Full text of 100+ U.S. and international newspapers; includes New York Times (1995-), Christian Science Monitor, and The Times (London).

InfoTrac Professional Collection
300+ full-text journals for educators.

JSTOR
Full-text articles from scholarly journals in humanities, social sciences, life sciences. Most recent 3-5 years not included.

Lexis-Nexis Academic
Full text of thousands of U.S and world newspapers; case law, legal code, law reviews; business articles and company profiles. (Power Search Tips [PDF])

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
Articles in library science, information science, information technology. Mostly citations; some linked full text.

MarketResearch.com Academic
Full-text marketing reports in the food, beverage, consumer packaged goods, and demographic sectors, from Packaged Facts. One year embargo.

Naxos Music Library
Streaming access to more than 51,000 CDs with more than 735,000 tracks; primarily classical, jazz, and world music.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context
For current/controversial topics. Pro and con viewpoint essays, articles, graphics, statistics, multimedia, news, and primary sources.

Oxford Art Online
Simultaneously search several important art encyclopedias, including Grove Art Online, Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Concise Dictionary of Art Terms.

Oxford English Dictionary
Authoritative resource on words of the English language. Definitions, etymologies, examples of attested usage over time.

Oxford Music Online
Access and cross-search several important music encyclopedias, including Grove Music Online and Encyclopedia of Popular Music.

Oxford Reference Online
Search within and across 100+ important subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, quotation guides, and more from Oxford University Press.

Powerspeak Languages
Self-paced language instruction in Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, German and English for Spanish speakers.

Project Muse
Current/recent content from scholarly journals in the humanities & social sciences. We have the Basic Research Collection (view title list).

PsycINFO (EBSCOhost)
American Psychology Association's database for behavioral sciences and mental health contains abstracts for scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations.

PubMed
Over 20 million citations for biomedical literature from medical and life science journals and books. Many link to full text.

Small Business Resource Center
Access over 1 million full text articles, planning tools and websites with information about small businesses.

World Shakespeare Bibliography
Over 125,000 entries for Shakespeare-related scholarship and theatrical productions published or produced worldwide between 1960 and 2010.

WorldCat
Combined catalog of thousands of the world's libraries. Search for books on a topic; find out whether nearby libraries own a title.