Manderino Library: A to Z List of Library Resources: A

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A-Z Databases
LibGuide's list of resources limited to those specifically considered "databases." You will find these databases and more resources in the A to Z List of Library Resources.

AAS Historical Periodicals Collection: 1684-1912
This resource from the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) provides full-image views of historic periodicals from 1684 to 1912, covering the Colonial Era through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Note that coverage past the 1880s is rather limited. See "more info" to search within a narrower time frame. (EBSCO)

Select one of these collections to search a narrower time frame:
AAS Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 1: 1684-1820
AAS Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 2: 1821-1837
AAS Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 3: 1838-1852
AAS Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 4: 1853-1865
AAS Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 5: 1866-1912 (note: coverage post-1880s is rather limited)
Academic Search Ultimate
A large and all-inclusive database that covers almost every academic subject. (EBSCO)

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Academic Video Online
A comprehensive streaming video collection that covers a wide range of subjects: anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. (Alexander Street Press)
ACS (American Chemical Society) Publications
Complete full-text of six American Chemical Society (ACS) journals, as well as full-text archives (1995 and earlier) of over 50 ACS journals. Titles with complete coverage are Chemical Reviews, Inorganic Chemistry, Journal of Organic Chemistry, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, B, C, Journal of the ACS, and Journal of Chemical Education. Use Interlibrary Loan to request articles that are not available in full-text.
Adam Matthew Explorer
Access primary sources digitized from archives around the world, including personal letters, government documents, historic videos and photographs, pamphlets, newspapers, medieval manuscripts, and much more. Search across all collections or use filters to narrow your search by era, geography, or theme. (Adam Matthew)
African American Communities
A diverse range of primary source material focusing on race relations across social, political, cultural and religious arenas. (Adam Matthew)
Age of Exploration
Features diaries, journals, logbooks, manuscripts, rare books, correspondence, scientific and government documents, maps and charts, objects and early film footage. (Adam Matthew)
Agricola
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, AGRICOLA covers journal articles, monographs, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials, and technical reports related to agriculture back to 1970. (EBSCO)
Alt Health Watch
This alternative health database provides full-text for publications covering the full spectrum of complementary and alternative medicine dating back to 1990. (EBSCO)
America: History and Life with Full Text
Covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. (EBSCO)

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American Civil War: Letters and Diaries
Providing a personal perspective on the Civil War, this collection includes letters and memoirs from over 1,000 politicians, generals, soldiers, slaves, landowners, farmers, wives, and even spies from both sides of the conflict. (Alexander Street Press)
American History 1493-1945
From the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York City. Module I: Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform, 1493-1859; Module II: Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era, 1860-1945. (Adam Matthew)
American Indian Histories and Cultures
Sources from the Edward E. Ayer Collection at the Newberry Library, Chicago. (Adam Matthew)
American Indian Newspapers
From the Sequoyah National Research Center, University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the Newberry Library, Chicago. (Adam Matthew)
American West
Sources from the Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana at the Newberry Library, Chicago. (Adam Matthew)
AMS (American Meteorological Society) Journals Online
Access to twelve AMS publications. Most provide full-text from the first issue until 3 years ago. A couple are full-text through the current issue.

Titles include: Journal of Applied Climatology & Meteorology; Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences; Journal of Physical Oceanography; Journal of Hydrometeorology; Monthly Weather Review; Weather and Forecasting; Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society; Meteorological Monographs; Weather, Climate, and Society; Earth Interactions; and Journal of Climate.
AnthroSource
Full-text of over 30 American Anthropological Association journals and magazines back to 2003, with indexing available back to 1880.
AP (Associated Press) Stylebook
The AP Stylebook is a writing style manual for journalists, providing guidance on usage, spelling, punctuation, pronunciation, and other writing topics. NOTE: This online version allows 10 users at a time. If you are denied access, please wait and try again.
Applied Science & Technology Source
Covers the applied sciences and computing disciplines by providing access to trade, industrial, professional, and technical society journals; buyers guides; directories; conference proceedings; and more. (EBSCO)

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Art & Architecture Source
Covers a broad range of related subjects from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design. International in scope, Art & Architecture Source includes periodicals published in multiple languages. (EBSCO)

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ARTstor Image Collection
ARTstor is the ultimate image collection, containing hundreds of thousands of images covering art, architecture, archeology, and history. Useful for research not only in the arts, but in social history, sociology, and history.

Need Help? Go to ARTstor Help
Computer issues? Make sure your computer meets ARTstor's System Requirements.

Free Web Resources

Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism
A short YouTube video about academic integrity and avoiding plagiarism. From the University of Victoria.
Academic Integrity in the Classroom
Resources to help Students conduct responsible research, and Instructors learn how to prevent and detect plagiarism. From the University of Michigan.
Academic Integrity Tutorial
Four modules that introduce students to academic integrity concepts, policies, and research methods to insure quality work. From the University of Maryland Global College.
Access Pennsylvania
Provides a union catalog for all types of libraries within Pennsylvania: academic, school, public, special, etc.
American Chemical Society (ACS) Style Guidelines
A guide for using the ACS style. From the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Adherents.com
Membership/adherent statistics and congregational statistics for thousands of religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc.

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Do you need to know "How many Quakers live in Indiana?", "What are the major religions of Nigeria?", or "What percentage of the world is Buddhist?" If so, this is your site! Data comes from both primary research sources such as government census reports, statistical sampling surveys and organizational reporting, as well as citations from secondary literature which mention adherent statistics. A wealth of carefully presented information.
Addiction Counselor
A state-by-state guide to addiction counselor education and licensure, plus additional information about the profession, including LGBTQ+ Resources.

Advertising: Digitized Collections
Several digitized image collections, including: Ad*Access, Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920, and Medicine and Madison Avenue. From Duke University.

AMA Citation Formatting
How to use the AMA citation style. From University of Findlay.
AMA Style Guidelines
A summary of AMA style rules. From the University of Evansville.

American Memory: Historical Collections from the Library of Congress
American Memory provides free online access to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity.
American Religion Data Archive
Includes data on churches and church membership, religious professionals, and religious groups (individuals, congregations and denominations). You can analyze by state or county, and search for survey data regarding religion.
American Rhetoric
Access numerous famous speeches--as transcribed full-text, the actual recordings, or recorded reenactments. A useful section called "Rhetorical Figures in Sound" illustrates many figures of speech. Think you know rhetoric? Take the "Rhetoric Quiz!"

Annotated Bibliographies
Learn how to create an annotated bibliography. Note the links to additional "Example" and "Samples" pages in the left-hand menu. From the OWL at Purdue University.
Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers
Anti-plagiarism strategies for faculty members written by an experienced educator.
AnyWho Directory
Search for people or businesses in the White and Yellow Pages from AT&T. You can also do reverse look ups (identify a phone number).
APA Cheat Sheet
A helpful PDF document that summarizes how to cite using APA style. You could print it to have a handy reference as you work. From Kent State University.
APA - Citing Legal Materials
How to cite legal materials based on the The Bluebook style (often used in conjunction with APA). From Westfield State University (and recommended by The OWL at Purdue U.)
APA Formatting and Style Guide: 7th ed. (OWL)
Covers all aspects of APA 7th ed. formatting, including the paper itself and references. From the OWL at Purdue University.

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If you need it, you can still get help with the APA 6th edition at the Purdue OWL.

Archives of American Art
A huge collection of primary source materials (diaries, letters, photos, audio & video recordings, etc.) documenting American culture for the past 200+ years.

ARDA: Association of Religion Data Archives
U.S. and world religion statistics and data. From the Social Science Research Institute at Penn State University.

Art Project
Imagine applying Google's Street View technology to art galleries. Art Project lets you virtually walk through a number of major art galleries, including zooming in to look at specific items in more detail.
Atlas of Rural and Small-Town America
The Atlas provides over 60 socioeconomic indicators down to the county level, including demographic, economic, and agricultural information. In addition to the visual maps, you can download data in spreadsheet format.

Avoiding Plagiarism (OWL)
A series of pages providing an overview, description, and discussion of how to avoid plagiarism. From the OWL at Purdue University.
Avoiding Plagiarism
A tutorial discussing how to quote, paraphrase, and summarize correctly without plagiarizing. From the University of Maryland Global College.
Avoiding Plagiarism & What is Paraphrasing?
This tutorial provides an overview, cases, examples, interactive practice, tests, and resources to help you understand plagiarism. From Smith College Libraries.