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| African American Studies Center |
Containing over 8,000 articles by top scholars in the field, The African American Studies Center includes full-text content from authoritative reference works published by Oxford University Press. The Center also contains digitized primary sources, maps, timelines and links to external websites. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. Access is restricted to 5 users at a time. |
| Categories: Cultural studies History Reference Works |
| Associations Unlimited |
Contains information for more than 120,000 international and U.S. regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields. Features full contact information, description, SIC codes, meetings and publications information, and more.
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| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty, staff, and CT public library card holders. |
| Categories: Reference Works |
| Barnes Reports |
Includes full text (PDF) access to U.S. Industry & Market Outlook report and World Industry & Market Outlook report
Follow this LINK to retrieve username/password. You will need your BlueChip ID number and CONSULS PIN to access this information. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. |
| Categories: Business Reference Works |
| Biography and Genealogy Master Index |
Indexes current, readily available reference
sources, as well as the most important retrospective works that cover individuals,
both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the
world. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. |
| Categories: Biography Reference Works |
| Biography Resource Center |
This database integrates award-winning biographies from respected Gale sources with related full-text articles from hundreds of magazines and newspapers, as well as tens of thousands of images and links to vetted websites. Search for people---both current and historic from all eras and fields of endeavor---based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full text. Access to this database is provided courtesy of iCONN, the Connecticut Digital Library. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. |
| Categories: Biography Reference Works |
| Biology (2002) |
A comprehensive collection of articles on all aspects of biological science, including its history and issues. Includes articles on biology-related careers and important individuals, as well as topics from active transport to zoology research. Amply illustrated with full-color photos and line drawings. Glossary illuminates scientific terms.
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| Off-Campus Access: Current CCSU Students, Faculty and Staff or CT Public Library Card Holders. |
| Categories: Biology Reference Works Zoology |
| Blackbirch Kid’s Visual Reference of the United States (2003) |
Contains more than 2,500 graphs, charts, maps, and photos that cover the most important and interesting facts about every state in the country.
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| Off-Campus Access: Current CCSU Students, Faculty and Staff or CT Public Library Card Holders. |
| Categories: Geography Reference Works |
| Book Review Digest |
Book Review Digest provides review excerpts and book summaries for current English-language fiction and non-fiction books for all ages. Abstracting and indexing are included for more than 112,000 books. This database contains coverage of more than 109 periodicals, with more than 8,000 new records added per year. Full bibliographic information is available for every book covered in the database. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. Access is limited to 1 user at a time. |
| Categories: Multi-disciplinary Reference Works Book Reviews |
| Books in Print |
Searchable database of in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books from over 44,000 North American publishers. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. |
| Categories: Library and Information Science Reference Works Book Reviews |
| Business and Company Resource Center |
Search for information on companies by name, ticker symbol, subject, and industry code. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff or CT public library card holders. |
| Categories: Business Reference Works |
| Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities |
A directory of periodicals in education, psychology, and business with publication guidelines. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. |
| Categories: Education Reference Works Psychology |
| College Catalogs |
Contains full text images of over 7,200 college catalogs. Access to website content is limited as CCSU is no longer subscribed to the full version.
Note: requires Adobe Reader to retrieve catalogs. |
| Off-Campus Access: Available to all users. |
| Categories: Education Reference Works |
| Columbia Grangers World of Poetry |
Definitive source in English for locating a poem in anthologies on library shelves. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. |
| Categories: Literature Reference Works |
| D&B Million Dollar Database |
D&B Million Dollar Database contains U.S. companies with $1 million or more in sales, or 20 or more employees, or branches with 50 or more employees. The corporate family tree feature lets you view the entire family tree structure for companies. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. Access is restricted to 5 users at a time. |
| Categories: Business Reference Works Management |
| Encyclopedia Britannica |
Web version of the widely used encyclopedia.
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| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty, and staff only. |
| Categories: Reference Works |
| Encyclopedia Judaica |
Updated edition of this lauded work on Judaism features more than 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion, written by Israeli, American and European subject specialists. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. |
| Categories: Philosophy Religion Reference Works |
| Gale Directory Library |
Provides access to online directories published by Thomson Gale. The library is subscribed to the following titles:
Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies, 2007 ed.
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| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. |
| Categories: Reference Works E-Book Collections Business |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library |
Search the 60+ e-book titles individually or as a group. Includes titiles such as:
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2001
Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America , 6v, 2000
Biology , 4v, 2002
Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the United States , Vol. 1, 2003
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine , 2nd Ed., 4v, 2005
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, 2nd ed. , 2v, 2006
International Directory of Company Histories, vol. 1 (1988) to present
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture , 5v, 2000
World of Earth Science , 2v, 2003
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| Off-Campus Access: Current CCSU Students, Faculty and Staff only. |
| Categories: Reference Works E-Book Collections |
| Grove Music Online |
Grove Music Online comprises the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd ed., edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London, 2001), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, edited by Stanley Sadie (London, 1992), and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, second edition, edited by Barry Kernfeld (London, 2002). Articles that have been updated since their appearance in print are date-stamped in the upper right corner of the screen. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. |
| Categories: Reference Works Music Biography |
| Historical Statistics of the United States - Millennial Edition |
The standard source for the quantitative facts of American history.
Topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America are each placed in historical context by a recognized expert in the field. This fully searchable electronic edition allows users to graph individual tables and create customized tables and spreadsheets reflecting their own particular areas of interest.
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| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. |
| Categories: Primary Sources History Reference Works |
| Hoover's Company Capsules and Profiles (iCONN Digital Library) |
Find brief information on 15,000 companies covered by Hoover's. Company Capsules and Profiles deliver information on a company's location, summary financials, top competitors, top officers, and more. Use the title or company field to search company names.
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| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff or CT public library card holders only. |
| Categories: Business Reference Works |
| Literature Criticism Online |
Includes full-text (PDF) content amalgamated from ten of Gale's top literary criticism series, including 19th Century Literature Criticism, Shakespearean Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism and Drama Criticism. Complete backfile available for the following: 19th Century Literature Criticism, Drama Criticism, and Short Story Criticism. Other series titles are available from 2007 onward. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. |
| Categories: Literature Reference Works |
| Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory |
Use this Locator to find a lawyer by name or, click the tabs to search by location/area of practice, by firm, or for lawyers in corporations, agencies of the US government, or law school faculty. |
| Off-Campus Access: Available to all users. |
| Categories: Criminal Justice & Law Reference Works Legal Studies |
| Mergent Online (formerly FIS Online) |
Covers 10,000 public companies and their SEC filings.
Includes international company data
and international annual reports.
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| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. |
| Categories: Business Reference Works |
| Online Encyclopedias |
Browse a list of online encyclopedias available through the library catalog (CONSULS). Click on the title(s) for links to online access. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. |
| Categories: Reference Works E-Book Collections |
| Oxford Art Online |
Provides access to Grove Art Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. |
| Categories: Art and Architecture Reference Works |
| Oxford English Dictionary |
The web version of the Oxford English Dictionary.
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| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. |
| Categories: Reference Works Linguistics |
| Oxford Music Online |
Provides access to The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Grove Music Online, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, and The Oxford Companion to Music. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff. |
| Categories: Music Reference Works |
| Ready Reference Shelf |
Integrates 14 of Gale's most popular reference directories. It
contains more than 320,000 listings for associations, research centers, publishers,
publications (ranging from newspapers and newsletters to periodicals and directories),
databases, television and radio stations, and more. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff or CT public library card holders. |
| Categories: Reference Works |
| Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy |
Online encyclopedia for researching, teaching and studying in the philosophy arena and related disciplines. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. |
| Categories: Philosophy Reference Works |
| Sanborn Maps (CT & Maryland) 1867-1970 |
Includes digital versions of the Sanborn Fire Insurance maps for cities and towns in Connecticut and Maryland.
Sanborn fire insurance maps are valuable historical tools for urban specialists, social historians, architects, geographers, genealogists, local historians, planners, environmentalists and anyone who wants to learn about the history, growth, and development of American cities, towns, and neighborhoods. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. |
| Categories: Primary sources Reference Works |
| STAT USA |
STAT-USA/Internet, a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is the site for the U.S. business, economic and trade community, providing authoritative information from the Federal government.
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| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. |
| Categories: Business Reference Works Economics |
| Statesman's Yearbook Online (Trial Access) |
Includes reliable information on every country in the world, covering key historical events, population, city profiles, social statistics, climate, recent elections, current leaders, defence, international relations, economy, energy and natural resources, industry, international trade, religion, culture, and diplomatic representatives, as well as fact sheets and much more.
Trial access available through October 23, 2009. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. |
| Categories: Trial Databases Reference Works |
| What Do I Read Next? |
What Do I Read Next? includes over 134,300 recommended titles, more than 74,500 plot summaries, and awards information from 568 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more.
Access to this database provided courtesy of iCONN, the CT Digital Library. |
| Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only. |
| Categories: Current Events, Health and Consumer Info Reference Works |
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