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Encyclopedias & Quick Reference [Back to top]
Access Science
Articles, dictionary terms, research updates and more from the online McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science and technology. Includes new and revised content from the encyclopedia's editors and contributors, including recent research developments, biographies of scientists, late-breaking science and technology news, new references, links to related web sites, learning resources and study guides, added illustrations, and much more.
More Quick E-Reference (almanacs, biographies, style guides, statistics)
Locating Books at UC and OhioLINK (PDF)
Step-by-step guide to searching for books at UC and the OhioLINK network.
UC Library Catalog
Catalog of materials owned by all libraries at UC.
OhioLINK Library Catalog
Shared catalog for Ohio's college and university libraries and the State Library of Ohio.
General Article Databases (Magazines, Newspapers, Journals) [Back to top]
Academic Search Complete
Contains full text for nearly 3,180 scholarly publications and includes full-page images as well as color embedded images. Provides full-text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study including the social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
Expanded Academic ASAP
Access to articles from over 500 full-text journals in all disciplines.
Research Library
One of the most comprehensive databases available through the ProQuest® online system. Research Library provides access to full-text journals across a wide range of subject areas, including business, education, literature, political science, and psychology. The database can be customized to meet the specific needs of many different types of libraries and information centers.
Lexis-Nexis News Search
Massive database of general and industry-related newspapers. Also includes company profiles.
More Newspaper Searching Resources
Technical Articles & Patents [Back to top]
OneSearch (UC Libraries)
OneSearch provides a simple, Google-like library research tool. This metasearch searches several databases at once in a single source. Choose one or more subjects and enter your keywords: QuickSearch covers the library catalog and some general databases, other subjects cover more specific areas, such as Architecture, Engineering, Computer Science, and Chemistry.
Computer and Applied Sciences
Covers the spectrum of applied sciences, including traditional engineering challenges to research concerning the business and social implications of new technology. Contains academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources from a diverse collection.
Web of Science
ISI Web of Science provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references found in approximately 5,900 of the world's leading scholarly science and technical journals covering more than 150 disciplines.
Scopus
Search journal articles and patent literature across a broad range of topics and publications.
Technical Data [Back to top]
Knovel
Provides leading science and engineering books, conferences, and databases embedded with productivity tools in one online service. The Knovel product provides the interaction with the data, deep searchability, valuable subject collections through aggregation, and continuing expanding content.
CRCNetBase
Full text access to over engineering, science, medical, and information technology reference books from CRC Press . The service consists of the following subject databases: BioScienceNetBase, ChemNetBase, ENGnetBASE, CivilEngineeringNetBase, ElectricalEngineeringNetBase, MechanicalEngineeringNetBase, TELECOMMUNICATIONSnetBASE, EnviroNetBase, FOODnetBASE, ForensicNetBase, InfoSECURITYnetBase, ITKnowledgeNetBase, MaterialsNetBase, MathNetBase, NanoNetBase, NeuroscienceNetBase, PharmaceuticalNetBASE, PolymersNetBase, PublicADMINISTRATIONnetBASE, STATSnetBASE, and TELECOMMUNICATIONSnetBASE. New books are added monthly.
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