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Articles

Academic OneFile Resource restricted to Truman network ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available Resource contains images

A source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources, with extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.  Millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text.  Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.

Academic Search Elite Resource restricted to Truman network ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available Resource contains images
Contains full text for more than 2,000 journals, including more than 1,550 peer-reviewed titles. This multi-disciplinary database covers virtually every area of academic study.

America: History and Life Resource restricted to Truman network ArticleLinker enabled
Indexes history journals and some other publications covering the US and Canada.

Criminal Justice Collection Resource restricted to Truman network ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available

Access to 150 journals in law, law enforcement, and justice systems.

Discovering Collection Resource restricted to Truman network Some full text available
A collection of essays, critical analyses, biographical information, primary sources, and multimedia elements in the core subject areas of history, literature, biography, science and social studies.

EBSCOHost Resource restricted to Truman network ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
A large collection of article databases reaching across all disciplines.  Includes both scholary and popular journals, many with full text available.  From the main listing that comes up, choose to search any of the listed databases or search in two or more.  Databases include Academic Search Elite, Business Source Premiere, America: History and Life, and Communication and Mass Media Complete.

Fine Arts & Music Resource restricted to Truman network Some full text available
More than 100 full-text magazines and journals covered in databases such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM.  Research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.

General OneFile Resource restricted to Truman network Some full text available

General interest news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics, including business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, and technology.  Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.

Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection Resource restricted to Truman network Some full text available
Current and relevant content from over 500 industry journals, providing well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field.  Also allowis for focused study of specialized aspects of the industry - including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, economic aspects of tourism, and more.

JSTOR Resource restricted to Truman network Some full text available Resource contains images
An archive of more than 1200 core scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Fulltext back to their date of first publication to within the current 2-5 years.

Popular Magazines Resource restricted to Truman network Some full text available
Includes 1000 of the most searched magazines across the InfoTrac products.  This database is 100% full text and includes over 600 titles recommended by Bowker's "Magazines for Libraries". Titles like Consumer Reports, Time, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, US News and World Report, Vogue, Fortune, Business Week, National Review, Cosmopolitan, NPR and even Oprah are included in this database.

Social Science Abstracts Resource restricted to Truman network ArticleLinker enabled
Contains citations and abstracts from more than 550 social science journals

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

The Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science Resource restricted to Truman network Some full text available

A Dictionary of Diplomacy Resource restricted to Truman network Some full text available

Dictionary of Politics and Government Resource restricted to Truman network Some full text available

Encyclopedia of the European Union Resource restricted to Truman network Some full text available
Provides in-depth, authoritative discussions of the key concepts, developments, institutions, policies, negotiations, treaties, national interests, personalities, etc., related to European integration. The more than seven hundred easily accessible entries, written by internationally recognized scholars, cover virtually every aspect of the European Union.

Reader's Companion to the American Presidency Resource restricted to Truman network Some full text available

Government Information

Budget of the United States Government Unrestricted resource
Collection of documents relating to each annual federal budget, going back to 1996.  Includes the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals, and other budgetary publications that have been issued throughout the fiscal year. Different sets of related publications and supporting materials are included from year to year.

Compilation of Presidential Documents Unrestricted resource
The official publication of presidential statements, messages, remarks, and other materials released by the White House Press Secretary.

Executive Branch Unrestricted resource
Executive branch Web sites, compiled by the Library of Congress

Federal Government Resources: Judicial Branch Unrestricted resource
Extensive information and links on the federal court system, provided by the University of Michigan Documents Center.

Government Documents Guide Unrestricted resource
Listing of sites relating to government at all levels.  Categories include executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Federal government, historical documents, Missouri documents, and United Nations and European Union.

GPO Access Unrestricted resource
A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office for finding government publications on the Internet.

LexisNexis Academic Resource restricted to Truman network Some full text available
Provides a wide range of full-text news, business, legal, and reference information.

LexisNexis Congressional Resource restricted to Truman network Some full text available
U.S. legislative information including full text of Congressional publications, bills, laws, regulations, member and committee information, hot topics, etc.

Pro-And-Con Resource restricted to Truman network Some full text available
Searchable database of the articles appearing in the Congressional Digest,  Supreme Court Debates, and International Debates.

White House Unrestricted resource
Official site listing up-to-the-minute information on the President's schedule, travel, speeches, document signings, and press releases.  Also contains link to Cabinet departments and information n current federal issues.

Specialized Sources

Culinary Arts Collection Resource restricted to Truman network Some full text available
Collection includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.

Homeland Security Digital Database Resource restricted to Truman network Some full text available
Collection of homeland security policy, strategy and organizational documents.

Social Explorer Resource restricted to Truman network
 An interactive database providing access to demographic information about the United States from 1790 to present.  Includes over 15,000 interactive data maps and reports taken from census data.