Database Results List

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Dictionaries and encyclopedias  

A subsection of the U.S. Census Bureau Web site that provides searchable statistical data from the Census 2000, 1990 Census, 1997 Economic Census and other data sets.

Statistics and data  

Full-text from 1999 print edition of the American National Biography, including nearly 17,500 biographies of men and women whose lives have shaped the American nation, with essays, bibliographies, illustrations, hyperlinked cross-references, and web links; the original subjects must have died prior ...

Biographies  

Profiles numerous women historians from diverse backgrounds. Explores women historians' motivations, accomplishments, and above all, rich legacies.

Biographies  

ARBA lists important new reference works in all subject areas, with an abstract about each work.

Library catalogs and bibliographies  

Length of video: 4:52
This short narrated presentation provides an overview of the key features of article databases.

Online instruction video  

NOTE: In order to view images on ARTstor, please make sure your browser is set to allow pop-up windows and Enable Java. You may also need to download a Java plugin. Use Firefox to access this database.

See the Guide to Using ARTstor ...

Image collections  

The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing students and researchers with books and information on the web, free of charge. Includes Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, Columbia Encyclopedia, American Heritage Dictionary, Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, King James ...

E-book/text collections  

A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature
Compiled by John Bartlett
This tenth edition of 1919 contains over 11,000 searchable quotations and was the first new edition of John Bartlett’s corpus to be published after his death in ...

Dictionaries and encyclopedias  

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Research guides  

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Biographies  

Online biographical reference database in the fields of literature, science, business, entertainment, politics, sports, history, current events and the arts. Biographical information on over one million people throughout history, around the world.

Biographies  

Provides full-text access to about 300 volumes of reference works in the humanities, social sciences, and business and management.

E-book/text collections  

This is a guide which will help you to locate print and online reviews of books.

Research guides  

The Books In Print database has more than 4 million records, and is updated weekly. Records describe in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books, audios and videos from more than 44,000 North American publishers and U.S. distributors and wholesalers.

Library catalogs and bibliographies  

Created by Ralph Szymzcak
Length of video: 5:37
Learn how to use the Academic Search Premier database to begin your research. Academic Search Premier indexes online articles from thousands of journals, often with full-text. Academic Search Premier also can also search for peer-reviewed scholarly ...

Online instruction video  

Length of video: 8:09
Learn how to search across multiple electronic resources at once with the Brandeis Scholar QuickSearch. During this tutorial, you will learn the basic functions of QuickSearch tool and when to use it during your research.

Online instruction video  

Length of video: 9:23
Learn how you can use Brandeis Scholar for more in-depth research. During this tutorial, you will learn how to use Brandeis Scholar to find resources on a specific subject and when to search subject specific databases instead of Quick Sets.

Online instruction video  

Created by Sarah Walkowiak
Length of video: 4:18
When is Google the best tool for finding information, and when do you need Brandeis library resources for your research? Find out in this tutorial!

Online instruction video  

Created by Anne Woodrum
Length of video: 4:53
How to find a specific journal at the Brandeis Library, whether it is available electronically, in print, or on microform.

Online instruction video  

Created by Lisa Ziedenberg
Length of video: 5:35
How to you can get an electronic Boston Public Library card to access online BPL resources.

Online instruction video  

Created by Bren Campbell
Length of video: 5:35
How instructors can use the Choice activity in LATTE to create simple polls as class activities.

Online instruction video  

Created by Jason Bernard
Length of video: 1:34
Learn about the business and finance resources business students can access through the Brandeis library.

Online instruction video  

Created by Karrie Peterson, Sarah Walkowiak
Length of video: 9:14
This tutorial explains how library catalogs and journal article indexes
work, when to use each one, how to get books and journal articles from
your library, and how to get materials your library doesn't own.

Online instruction video  

Created by Karrie Peterson, Sarah Walkowiak
Length of video: 7:05
This tutorial describes the process of citing sources, the scholarly
research process and why it's important for students and scholars.

Online instruction video  

Created by Karrie Peterson, Sarah Walkowiak
Length of video: 7:24
This video introduces college-level library research, discusses how scholarship works, and how to get help when doing research at your college library.

Online instruction video  

Essays that serve as reference works for an inter-disciplinary audience of students and non-specialists.

Addressing topics and figures ranging from Plato through Kant to Habermas, and philosophical movements such as the Scottish Enlightenment and German Idealism, this online collection contains ...

E-book/text collections  

Cambridge Histories Online contains the texts of over 250 volumes of the
authoritative Cambridge History print editions, published since 1960.
Topics include American and British History, Economics, Literature,
Philosophy, Religion, Classics and more, for a total of 15 academic
disciplines. ...

E-book/text collections  

Provides access to popular Census Bureau databases such as the Annual Survey of Manufactures and County Business Patterns.

Statistics and data  

Electronic version of the 15th edition of the style guide for writers of research and professional papers, published by the University of Chicago Press; also includes a searchable Q & A section.

Directories and guides