| DATABASE |
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Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America
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- Presents extensive data on the habitats and ecosystems of more than 1,200 species identified as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service
- Entries include introductory information with an image of the species; a summary section detailing information on each species; a concluding summary of recovery efforts; and a bibliography of contacts for further information.
- 2000
- Full text
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WSU All |
| Biography Reference Bank |
- Contains biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of images.
- Contains the full text of the articles from more than 100 volumes of biographical reference books
- Contains millions of magazine citations to biographical information
- Searchable by name, profession, title, place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, titles of works, date of birth, date of death, keyword, and presence of images.
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WSU all |
Britannica Online |
- Authoritative articles from the print Britannica
- Hundreds of articles not yet in the print Britannica
- Britannica Book of the Year
- Britannica Classics-- articles by famous contributors from past editions
- Links to related Internet resources
- Full text
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WSU all |
Building Blocks of Matter
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- Reviews all observed and theoretical particles known to date
- Retraces the history of each particle's discovery and function, and covers current research, practical applications both hypothetical and actual
- Provides biographical entries of significant scientists working in the field
- 2003 edition
- Full text
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WSU All |
Comprehensive Composite Materials Encyclopedia
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- Equivalent of the 6 volume print edition
- Covers composite materials including fibers; polymer, metal and ceramic matrices; testing and applications.
- 2000 edition
- Full text
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WSU all |
Encyclopedia of Agricultural, Food, and Biological Engineering
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- Comprehensive guide on raw production technology with more than 3000 references and nearly 2000 photographs, figures, tables, and equations
- Examines the role of engineering in delivery of quality consumer products
- Full text
- Under continual revision
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WSU Pullman and WSU TriCities only |
Encyclopedia of Animal Science
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- 300 entries cover the broad field of Animal Science
- Current information covering a broad spectrum of topics related to the biology, production, and uses of animals and their products
- Full text
- Under continual revision
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WSU Pullman only |
Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering
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- Multidisciplinary resource surveying the biomaterials and biomedical engineering technologies utilizing biomaterials
- 9000 literature citations, 200 chemical structures and equations, and 350 color graphics
- Full text
- Under continual revision
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WSU Pullman only |
Encyclopedia of Chromatography
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- Covers all types of chromatography and hyphenated techniques
- Contains over 300 chapters, 2600 cited works, and 1000 drawings, equations, tables, and photographs
- Full text
- Under continual revision
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WSU Pullman and WSU TriCities only |
Encyclopedia of Database Technologies and Applications
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- Contains clear and concise explanations on a wide-ranging collection of diverse coverage of topics related to database concepts, technologies, and applications
- Full text
- Under continual revision
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WSU All |
Encyclopedia of Distance Learning
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- Covers technologies and techniques related to distance learning
- Full text
- Under continual revision
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WSU All |
Encyclopedia of Energy
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- Covers the broad field of energy in over 250 illustrated articles
- Includes biographies of people who made significant contributions to the science and technology of energy
- 2001
- Full text
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WSU All |
Encyclopedia of Information Science & Technology
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- Covers current concepts, issues and emerging technologies
- Contains more than 550 articles
- Full text
- Under continual revision
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Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
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- Covers the design, application, and utilization of devices, techniques, and technologies critical to research at atomic, molecular, and macromolecular levels ranging from 1-100 nanometers
- Identifies current challenges and development paths
- Full text
- Under continual revision
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WSU Pullman only |
Encyclopedia of Pest Management
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- Covers all aspects of pest management
- Guide for students, scholars, workers, the public and policy makers
- Full text
- Under continual revision
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WSU Pullman and WSU TriCities only |
Encyclopedia of Plant & Crop Science |
- Covers classic and modern studies in plant biology in conjunction with research, applications, and innovations in crop science
- Full text
- Under continual revision
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WSU Pullman and TriCities only |
Encyclopedia of Soil Science
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- Provides complete information on chemistry, analysis, and evaluation of soils and geography
- Focuses on agriculture development in the third world
- Special emphasis on research on sustainable management of natural resources, soil productivity and environmental quality
- Full text
- Under continual revision
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WSU Pullman and WSU TriCities only |
Encyclopedia of Water Science
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- Provides information on the most effective procedures in agricultural water engineering
- Provides a reliable source for best practices in water handling, preservation, and recovery
- Full text
- Under continual revision
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WSU Pullman WSU TriCities only |
| Fact Search |
- A guide to
statistical statements on current social,
economic, political, environmental and health
issues
- Information derived from newspapers,
periodicals, newsletter and documents
- Frequently contains Web links to free
full text
- 1984-
- Updated quarterly
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WSU - Pullman only |
Grove Dictionary of Art |
- Contains 45,000 articles on every aspect of the visual arts – painting,
sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography – from prehistory to the
present day
- Represents the work of more than 6,800 scholars
from around the world, each writing on his or her own specialist field of study
- Updates continually
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WSU All |
Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians |
- The standard dictionary for the subject area
- Search the full text of over 25 million words
- Includes hundreds of carefully selected and classified links to musical sites around the world and a timetable of reviews
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WSU All |
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
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- Information on all groups of animals
- Incorporates recent developments in the animal world
- 2004 edition
- Full text
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WSU All |
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences |
- Index with summaries to the largest reference work ever published for the
social and behavioral sciences
- Covers social and behavioral sciences including evolutionary science; genetics, behavior, and society; behavioral and cognitive neuroscience; psychiatry; and health
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WSU all |
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
- 50,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles
- Earliest times to 2001
- Full text
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WSU all |
Oxford English Dictionary |
- THE authority on word origins
- Provides definition, pronunciation, word origins, quotes using the word, and date chart showing when the word came into use
- Provides capability to link directly to specific information in the dictionary from another web site
- Full text
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WSU all |
Oxford Reference Online |
- Over 160 encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs and handbooks on all subject areas
- Search at the entry screen or click on Subjects and Books to see titles included
- Full text
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WSU all |
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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- Dynamic reference work with articles on all aspects of philosophy
- Articles by experts in the field
- Archived quarterly
- Full text
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Unrestricted |
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry |
- Details the state of scientific and technological knowledge in all areas
of industrial chemistry.
- Includes 800 articles written by3000 experts, more than 15,000 tables, 25,000 figures, 16 million words.
- Articles being prepared for the sixth edition (1998 until completed) are
replacing those from the 5th edition (1985 to 1996) on a quarterly basis.
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WSU all |
Weather Almanac
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- Presents hundreds of in-depth weather records for 108 major U.S. cities and a climatic overview of the country
- Includes 33 U.S. weather atlas maps
- Contains explanations, safety rules and statistics for hurricanes, tornadoes and more
- 2004 edition
- Full text
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WSU All |
World Almanac |
- Covers arts and entertainment, U.S. cities and states, people, nations, sports, the environment, vital statistics, science and technology, and much more
- Full text
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WSU all |