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AHFS Consumer Medication Information This link opens in a new window
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Published by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, AHFS includes more than a thousand drug information monographs written in lay language.
American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection This link opens in a new window
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Digital access to the most comprehensive collection of American periodicals published between 1684 and 1912.
Black Freedom Struggle This link opens in a new window
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Curated content from six time periods: Resistance to Slavery and the Abolitionist Movement (1790-1860), The Civil War and the Reconstruction Era (1861-1877), Jim Crow Era from 1878 to The Great Depression (1878-1932), The New Deal and World War II (1933-1945), The Civil Rights and Black Power Movements (1946-1975), and The Contemporary Era (1976-2000)
Britannica Ebooks This link opens in a new window
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Electronic books licensed by the Alabama Virtual Library.
Britannica Original Sources This link opens in a new window
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Access more than 420,000 original documents in topics that cover world history, current political documents, speeches, essays, and more.
Business Plans Handbook (Gale eBooks) This link opens in a new window
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Includes solid examples of how to approach, structure, and compose their own business plans.
Gale in Context: Environmental Studies This link opens in a new window
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Gale's interdisciplinary web portal for environmental and sustainability studies.
Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts This link opens in a new window
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Find a variety of information from major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as key reference titles.
Gale OneFile: Fine Arts This link opens in a new window
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Search millions of articles about drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. Diverse resource for serious fine arts students.
Gale OneFile: Gardening & Horticulture This link opens in a new window
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Find millions of articles on the practical and scientific aspects of horticulture studies. For all horticultural enthusiasts.
Gale OneFile: Gender Studies This link opens in a new window
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Offers access to scholarly journals and magazines covering topics including gender studies, family and marital issues, and more
Gale OneFile: Home Improvement This link opens in a new window
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Search home improvement topics such as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and more.
Gale OneFile: Hospitality and Tourism This link opens in a new window
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Discover well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism industries.
Gale OneFile: Science This link opens in a new window
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Access information on the latest developments across a range of scientific disciplines. Updated daily.
Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers This link opens in a new window
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Research a vocation, find an appropriate institution of learning, and get assistance on job searches and maintaining a career.
HeinOnline's Social Justice Suite This link opens in a new window
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Databases intended to foster knowledge, facilitate civil discourse, and encourage action for the betterment of our nation. Databases included: Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law; Regulation and Legislation in America; Civil Rights and Social Justice; and Open Society Justice Initiative
IEEE Xplore Digital Library This link opens in a new window
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Delivers full text access to the world's highest quality technical literature in engineering and technology.
Newspaper Archive This link opens in a new window
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Library has access to the Alabama Collection and Southeast U.S. Collection.
Novels for Students (Gale Ebooks) This link opens in a new window
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Provides critical overviews of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the work's cultural and historical significance.
Pebble Go (children's database) This link opens in a new window
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Includes articles, videos, and educational games on animals, dinosaurs and science. Has read-aloud capabilities.
Qwest (available through Jan. 31, 2022) This link opens in a new window
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The world’s first subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) platform dedicated to jazz and related music
Skillport This link opens in a new window
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Access to ebooks and streaming videos in the areas of business, computer science, and management information systems.
TeachingBooks This link opens in a new window
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A database of resources for children's and young adult books and their authors and illustrators. Please note: Users will need to create a free TeachingBooks account in order to access the content of this database.
World Scholar: Latin America And The Caribbean Regional Portal Subscription This link opens in a new window
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Includes a comprehensive range of content for the region, providing research across the humanities both for current issues and events in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as for historical perspective back to the colonial period.
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