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Note that the databases listed here are grouped by the type of material they index (books), rather than by subject.
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For broad coverage of all subject areas: NetLibrary. A secondary choice is Ebook Library. For reference books on all disciplines, Credo Reference. For counseling and psychology subjects: PsycBooks. Other databases listed in this section, Book Collection: Nonfiction, and Books in Print, are highly specialized. See descriptions for details. For traditional, print books, use the online Library Catalog. Print books may be requested via Interlibrary Loan (ILL). |
Biography
Reference Bank via Wilson Web Contains articles and abstracts dealing with over 500,000 people. Where full text is not available, a list of databases is provided, indicating other databases in which full text of abstracts may be found.
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Book
Collection: Nonfiction via EbscoHost Designed for school libraries, contains more than 2,000 full-text books addressing many areas of school curriculum, including social studies and science.
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Book
Review Digest Plus via Wilson Web Covering over 550,000 books, provides indexes of reviews of current fiction and non-fiction, with over 100,000 reviews in full text.
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Books in Print via Bowker Publishing Contains publishing and pricing information with some book reviews. Useful for literature searches. |
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Credo
Reference Hundreds of reference books, covering all academic disciplines. |
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Fiction Connection Provides lists of suggested reading in fiction and biography titles. Users may select by author, genre, timeframe, etc., to find similar titles. Reviews, excerpts, and other information are included. |
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Ebook
Library via Ebook Library Online full-text academic books geared to the Troy University curriculum. |
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NetLibrary A specially created online collection of nearly 50,000 full-text books, in a broad range of academic subject categories. These are actual academic books that have been digitized for the convenience of library users. Make sure to read HELP. |
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| PsycBooks
via EbscoHost Provides more than 10,000 chapters in full text from books on psychology and counseling, including those published by the APA and many classic books of historical impact in psychology. |
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RCLweb Consists of annotated lists of resources recommended by the Association of College Research Libraries for inclusion in academic libraries. The core list features 65,000 titles in 58 curriculum-specific subject, with reviews of all items. |
Includes full text.
This page updated, spelling and links checked : Thursday, February 7, 2008
