Electronic Resources: General and Reference

Resource Name	Source	Description
ArticleFirst	FirstSearch	Provides access to the table of content's page for 13,000 journals covering science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities and popular culture. January 1990 - present. Updated daily.
Associations Unlimited	GaleNet	Provides directory information about international, national, state, regional and local organizations.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index	GaleNet	Provides indexing to over 10 million biographical sketches.
Biography Index	FirstSearch	Provides indexing for biographical subjects ranging from antiquity to the present. Sources covered include autobiographies, bibliographies, biographies, critical studies, fiction and drama, pictorial works, poetry, juvenile literature, obituaries, journals, collections of letters, book reviews, and interviews. 1984 - present. Updated monthly.
Book Review Digest	FirstSearch	Provides citations to reviews of current English-language fiction and nonfiction books. January 1983 - present. Updated monthly.
Books in Print	InfoTrac SearchBank	Provides records of in-print, out-of-print and forthcoming books.
Britannica Online		Contains a fully searchable and browsable collection of authoritative references. Includes the online versions of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Britannica Book of the Year, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, and Nations of the World.
Consumers Index	FirstSearch	Indexes publications on consumer and health-related topics. Topics include product evaluations, descriptions, recalls, alerts, and warnings. 1986 - present. Updated quarterly.
ContentsFirst	FirstSearch	Provides access to the table of content's page for journals covering business, the humanities, medicine, popular culture, science, social science, and technology. January 1990 - present. Updated daily.
Contemporary Authors	GaleNet	Provides a bio-bibliographical guide to over 90,000 current writers.
DataTimes	FirstSearch	Provides indexing and abstracts of news reported in regional and financial papers. Mostly U.S. publications. February 1996 - present. Updated daily.
Dissertation Abstracts	FirstSearch	Provides indexing for all academic subjects appearing in dissertations accepted at accredited U.S. institutions since 1861. Provides abstracts for all dissertations since 1980 and all theses since spring 1988. Updated monthly.
Expanded Academic ASAP	InfoTrac SearchBank	Provides indexing for recently published popular magazines and scholarly journals. Topics include astronomy, religion, law, history, psychology, humanities, current events, sociology, communications, and the general sciences. Selected full-text articles. 1995 - present with access to backfile (1980-1994). Updated weekly.
FactSearch	FirstSearch	Provides records for facts and statistics gathered from newspapers, periodicals, the Congressional Record, and congressional hearings. 1984 - present. Updated quarterly.
Gale Database of Publications and Broadcast Media	GaleNet	Provides advertising rates, circulation statistics, local programming, personnel, and other information about newspapers, periodicals, radio and television stations, and cable TV companies. .
Interactive Virginia View	McConnell LAN	Provides full-text career and college information.
Pro CD Biz	FirstSearch	Contains business listings from printed U.S. phone directories. Updated quarterly
Radford University Library Catalog		Provides descriptive cataloging of McConnell Library's collection and materials in the Teaching Resources Center. Includes books, reference works, journal holdings, videotapes, audiotapes, compact disks, filmstrips, and maps.
Readers' Guide Abstracts	FirstSearch	Provides indexing for popular periodicals. Topics include business, consumer affairs, current events, education, fashion, fine arts, health, news, nutrition, and sports. January 1983 - present. Updated monthly.
Research Centers and Services Directories	GaleNet	Provides information about programs, staffing, publications, and services of nonprofit research centers..
NetFirst	FirstSearch	Provides indexing for selected Internet resources. Updated monthly.
Newspaper Abstracts	FirstSearch	Provides indexing for significant news items reported in national and regional newspapers. January 1989 - present. Updated weekly
Oxford English Dictionary		Entire text of the 22-volume Oxford English Dictionary, second edition, which merges the original OED with the supplements prepared throughout this century.
World Almanac and Book of Facts 1997	FirstSearch	Provides concise factual information about arts and entertainment, computers, economics, the environment, historical anniversaries, national defense, nations of the world, people in the news, science and technology, sports, taxes, U.S. cities and states, and vital statistics. Updated annually.
WorldCat	FirstSearch	Describes items owned by libraries worldwide. Includes records for books, computer programs, films, slides, journal holdings, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, newspaper holdings, sound recordings, and videotapes. 2150 BC - present. Updated daily.
Additional CD-ROM Resources are available in the McConnell Library reference area.

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