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The D.B. Weldon Library: Research HelpThe D.B. Weldon Library519-661-3162 x83162
Articles
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Academic Search Complete from EBSCO is a multi-disciplinary index to articles from more than 11,000 publications including peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, monographs and reports. Access to the full-text is included or is available through the GetIt@Western link. For help searching Academic Search Complete see http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=633
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Search across 62 different databases covering subjects in the Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, and Sciences.
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Scholars Portal is a digital repository of over 20 million scholarly articles drawn from journals covering every academic discipline. J-Stor journals are also included in this search.
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Lexis-Nexis lets you find the full-text of thousands of articles from newspapers, magazines and government publications. It is also an excellent source of company information. It is ideal for searching for information on current issues. A variety of user guides are available on the Lexis-Nexis Product Wiki at http://wiki.lexisnexis.com/academic/index.php?title=Main_Page
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CBCA Reference is a key source for Canadian information, ranging from academic titles to special interest publications to general magazines.
Dictionaries
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OED Online, the electronic version of The Oxford English Dictionary, is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.
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Oxford Reference Online Premium is an online collection of authoritative language and subject reference works, covering almost every conceivable subject.
Encyclopedias
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Britannica Online Academic provides electronic access to the full text of all the articles from the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences is available as a 26-volume set in Weldon Library's reference collection [DBW reference H41.I58 2001] or as an online resource.
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AccessScience: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online allows you to search for articles on any topic in science as well as biographies, podcasts, images, and videos, etc.
Web Sites
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Paradigm Online Writing Assistant helps new writers research, organize, and produce written assignments and essays.
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OWL offers a wealth of information for all writers including style guides, grammar help and advice for writing many different types of essays.
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LEO: Literacy Education Online: The Write Place offers online handouts on many aspects of the writing process (e.g.: Grammar, Types of Writing, Punctuation, Research Papers, Style, etc.).
