The Alloy Center contains five content areas:
Data Sheets & Diagrams
Features thousands of documents in PDF format, including material data sheets from Alloy Digest and other ASM publications; heat treating data sheets from the Heat Treater's Guides; and time-temperature curves, creep curves, and fatigue curves. All organized by alloy and fully searchable.
Alloy Finder
Features alloy designations and trade names from around the world. Find key information, including composition, producer, tensile properties, and similar alloys.
Materials Property Data
Features mechanical properties, physical properties, and processing characteristics for most industrially important alloys. Find data plotted over a range of temperatures.
Coatings Data
Features detailed information for commercial coating processes. Search by trade name, manufacturer, process type, coating type, or key words.
Corrosion Data
Features corrosion information for specific alloys in specific environments. Search by alloy or environment.
Journal of Applied Mechanics
Journal of Biomechanical Engineering
Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering
Journal of Dynamic Systems , Measurement and Control
Journal of Electronic Packaging
Journal of Energy Resources Technology
Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power
Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology
Journal of Fluids Engineering
Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology
Journal of Heat Transfer
Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering
Journal of Mechanical Design
Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering
Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Journal of Tribology
Journal of Turbomachinery
Journal of Vibration and Acoustics
Beilstein is accessible either via the Crossfire Commander client or via the DiscoveryGate website. Off-campus access is only available using DiscoveryGate.
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Books:
--Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue (1801-1919) (Index only)
--Nineteenth Century microfiche project (1801-1900) (Index only)
Periodicals:
--American Periodicals Series (1770-1919) (Full-Text)
--British Periodicals Series (Index only)
--Periodicals Index (1790-1919) (Index only, but links out to JSTOR)
--Poole's Index to Periodical Literature (Index only)
--Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals (1824-1900) (Index only)
Official Publications:
--House of Commons Parliamentary Papers (1801-1900) (Full-Text)
Archives:
--ArchivesUSA (19th century records only) (Index only)
Newspapers:
--Palmer's Index to the Times (1790-1905) (Index only - but full-text available via Times Digital Archive)
CAB Abstracts (4 concurrent user limit)
* The CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
* Combined Chemical Dictionary
* Dictionary of Commonly Cited Compounds
* Dictionary of Drugs
* Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds
* Dictionary of Natural Products
* Dictionary of Organic Compounds
* Properties of Organic Compounds
Chicano Database (5 concurrent user limit)
Classical Music Library (5 concurrent user limit)
***The database does not include business cycle indicator data, consumer confidence survey data or leading indicators data. These and historic and time series data are separate subscriptions.
Users can now access political reference content from CQ Press online by either searching or browsing the Reference Suite as a whole or by entering one of the online editions and beginning there. Web-exclusive features in the Reference Suite include:
* Capability to search across all CQ Press Online Editions with a simple and robust quick search
* Advanced search options that allow searching by keyword across full texts or focusing searches to certain topic areas
* Multiple, customized browse options to help locate and explore content
* Personalization options that save user profiles, document history, and searches
* CiteNow!™-An exclusive CQ Press feature that helps users easily download full citations in MLA, Chicago, Bluebook, and APA styles
The following online editions are also available in the Suite:
Congress and the Nation Series 1945-2004
* Navigate seamlessly through all eleven volumes of this definitive resource documenting nearly 60 years of the events, trends, and controversies in the U.S. Congress and the presidency.
* Access in-depth review and analysis of legislation and policy during each Congressional session and presidential term
* View tables, graphs, and charts that help explain vital issues.
* Appropriate for research on politics, U.S. history, government, political science, legal studies, public policy, business regulation, and more.
Historic Documents Series 1972-2005
* Research the most important primary source documents from the last three decades.
* Read expert commentary and analysis that sets each year's events in context.
* Perform advanced searches for documents by subject, date, and more.
* Appropriate for research on current events, U.S. history, international affairs, political science, public policy, and more.
Political Handbook of the World 2005-2006
* Quickly find current, in-depth political information on more than 200 countries.
* Search and browse country profiles based on political characteristics.
* Find important information including names of key ambassadors, international memberships of each country, and profiles of over 120 intergovernmental organizations.
* Appropriate for research on international relations, political science, public policy, comparative government.
CQ's Politics in America 2006
* Access lively, unbiased profiles and assessments of every member of the U.S. Congress.
* Search the full database of member profiles back to the year 2000, or limit searches by state, member, or political party.
* Research key votes, interest-group ratings, election results, state and district information, biographical data, contact information, and other member facts.
* Appropriate for research on U.S government, public policy, current events, and more.
Supreme Court Yearbook Series 1989-2005
* Search and browse sixteen years of expert coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court
* Read case summaries of every opinion during each court term.
* View helpful tables and figures on voting patterns and constitutional law.
* Appropriate for research on legal studies, U.S. history, politics, current events, public policy, and more.
Washington Information Directory 2006-2007
* Quickly access over 10,000 current contacts in federal, congressional, and state government offices, nongovernmental organizations, policy groups, and foundations.
* View organizational charts and tables that untangle departmental structures.
* Export contact information into letter templates and other formats.
* A must-have resource for lobbyists, government offices, non-profit organizations, job seekers looking for work in Washington, DC, and informed citizens everywhere.
Vital Statistics on American Politics 2005-2006
* Research key data on U.S. elections, the U.S. Congress, the presidency, the Supreme Court, public opinion, and more.
* Access over 200 helpful tables and figures.
* Export and download data into Microsoft Excel®.
* Appropriate for research on politics, public policy, U.S. government, legal studies, and more.
Description adapted from CQ Press website
Each single-themed, 12,000-word report is researched and written by a seasoned journalist. The consistent, reader-friendly organization provides researchers with an introductory overview; background and chronology on the topic; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources.
CQ Researcher Online offers access to CQ Researcher reports dating back to 1991. PDF files are available for reports from January 1996; color PDFs are available for reports published after January 2001.
Description adapted from text on the CQ Press website
* Cabinet meeting minutes
* National Security Council policy statements
* CIA intelligence studies
* Presidential conferences
* State Department political analyses
* Joint Chiefs papers
Covering major international events from the Cold War to the Vietnam War and beyond, this single source enables users to locate key information underpinning studies in international relations, American studies, United States Foreign and Domestic Policy Studies, journalism and more. Information relating to all major political and military events from every corner of the globe since World War II offers fascinating insight into government viewpoints, activities and decisions. The information will also deepen the user's understanding of the inner workings of United States domestic affairs involving both the military and the White House.
Documents included in Declassified Documents Reference System were inaccessible for review until after their release, therefore, the information they provide often offers completely new perspectives and understandings of important events. Not only do they confirm, refute or expand contemporary military coverage of post World War II trends and events, but they also encourage critical re-evaluation of previously published memoirs or other subjective writings.
(Description from Thomson Gale)
Material found in this revolutionary resource is based on the English Short Title Catalogue bibliography and is derived from some of the world’s largest and most prestigious university, private, public and research libraries.
The value of this collection is that it makes hard-to-find material in every academic discipline available online including:
■ History and Geography
Ancient and contemporary history, accounts of voyages and discoveries, historical biographies and memoirs, genealogical collections, gazetteers, works on church antiquities and tourist guides of Britain. Topics include chronologies, recreation (travel, sports, parlor games), military history, maps, local history and topography. It should also be noted that this collection presents a comprehensive picture of the American Revolution from the British perspective.
■ Social Science & Fine Arts
Social Science — Materials on manufacturers and merchants, artisans and skilled workers, and international business, banking, taxation and lotteries. Topics include current events, social reform, business/economics/finance (general advertising, lotteries, trade bills and more), political science (parliamentary papers, political satire, political essays, speech/addresses, handbills, parish registers, poll books and more).
Fine Arts, Music, Art and Architecture —
Treatises on music, painting, theater andarchitecture as well as books on building and carpentry, catalogs pertaining to vocal and instrumental music, paintings, prints, drawings, coins and metals and other collectibles, and material about private art collections.
■ Medicine, Science and Technology
Many branches of science, works on applied science and technology, and works and treatises on the treatment of diseases and conditions. Topics include agriculture, cookbooks, military technology, natural philosophy, scientific education and more.
■ Literature and Language
Celebrated eighteenth-century essayists, novelists, poets and playwrights, as well as Shakespeare’s plays, poems and collected works. Topics include drama, poetry, ballads, religious poems, grammar, dictionaries, songs from plays, satire, book catalogues and more.
■ Religion and Philosophy
From sermons, Bibles and prayer books to moral and ethical debates and prescriptions for proper conduct.
■ Law
Development of law in the British Empire between 1701 and 1800. Topics include acts, criminal and international law, appellants’ cases and more."
(Description courtesy of Thomson Gale)
In order to present the reader with the familiar print characteristics, a special font has been developed for the display – and searching – of the transliterations. For these to display properly, please download and install the Brill fonts as instructed on the Encyclopedia's introductory screen.
Europa World is the online version of the Europa World Year Book, a well respected source of information on world-wide affairs. First published in 1926, the year book is renowned as one of the world's leading reference works, covering political and economic information in over 250 countries and territories, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.
International Index to Film Periodicals
Indexes over 300 film periodicals as far back as 1972 using a 20,000+ subject-term thesaurus.
Treasures from Film Archives
Contains credit and holdings information about silent-era film holdings held in archives world-wide.
Documentation Collections
Includes Information about film document collections held around the world.
FIAF Members' Publications
Includes information on materials published since 1966 by FIAF archives.
* Directories in Print
* Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers
* Encyclopedia of American Religions
* Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S.
* Encyclopedia of Associations: International Organizations
* Encyclopedia of Associations: Regional, State and Local Organizations
* Encyclopedia of Governmental Advisory Organizations
* Gale Directory of Databases
* Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media
* Newsletters in Print
* Publishers Directory
* Research Centers Directory
* International Research Centers Directory
* Government Research Centers Directory
Advanced Country Analysis and Forecast provides the following key benefits:
--Issues and trends tracked daily for 203 countries through Global Insight's Same-Day Analysis service
--Country reports featuring in-depth political, economic, legal, tax, operational, and security analysis
--Daily updates for over 200 country and sovereign risk ratings, with interactive reports
--Economic Data and Forecasts, which include:
*Key monthly, quarterly, and annual economic indicators for 203 countries on up to 150 economic indicators
*Twenty-year forecast horizon
*All aspects of economic developments, sectors, and trade profiles
*Historical data going back to 1970
*Flexible download, comparison and graphing capabilities though the DataInsight-Web tool.
Global Insight also includes the following industry-specific services providing market and risk analysis, industry trends, and company data:
--World Markets Automotive
--World Markets Energy
--World Markets Healthcare
--World Markets Telecoms
Note: the DataInsight-Web tool requires Internet Explorer
The database contains several categories of content -- citations to actual test documents that copyright holders authorize the database publisher to make available; bibliographic citations to journal articles which contain information about specific test instruments; and a catalog of commercial test publishers and their available instruments.
In addition to medical measurement instruments, the database presents tests used in medically related disciplines including psychology, social work, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech & hearing therapy.
Coverage: 1985 to the present. (Updated quarterly)
As announced in October 2000, Ovid is offering Ovid Healthstar as a continuation of the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) now-defunct HealthSTAR database. Ovid Healthstar retains all existing backfile HealthSTAR citations and is updated with new journal citations culled from MEDLINE using the NLM's HealthSTAR search strategy. The database contains citations and abstracts (when available) to journal articles, monographs, technical reports, meeting abstracts and papers, book chapters, government documents, and newspaper articles from 1975 to the present. Citations are indexed with the National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Headings in order to ensure compatibility with other NLM databases. Information in Ovid Healthstar is derived from MEDLINE, the Hospital Literature Index, and selected journals."
(Description taken from Ovid)
* Save your search criteria
* Search within a chapter or volume
* Bookmark tables or essays
* Searchable term and contributor indexes
* View tables in PDF or HTML format
* Tables online include full documentation, sources, and footnotes
* Select certain years or series of years to view, download, print, or graph
* Download unrounded table data, for more detailed statistical analyses.
* Enhanced table display features: jump to a certain table column (series), skip over blank data cells, highlight table rows and columns for readability
* Toggle table sorting by ascending or decending year
* Create and download colorful charts, graphs, and plots
* Email a table or essay to a colleague
English Reports
"The English Reports brings together all the important English case reports from 1220 until 1873, just after the official Law Reports were published for the first time.
This indispensable title contains the full text of reports of early cases which played an important role in formulating the basis of the common law as we know it today and which continue to be binding.
The English Reports contains over 100,000 cases in over 200,000 pages of text. It is both comprehensive and authoritative, covering all the English courts and bringing together the most important cases from numerous earlier series. The Reports continue to be relied upon throughout the world’s common law jurisdictions by lawyers and academics alike.
Each case report record contains key bibliographic information, such as the parties, name of the court and citations (in the nominate reports and in the English Reports, plus a link to the original printed version of the complete report, in PDF format. Subject terms are also included, where available.
The English Reports database on Justis.com is fully searchable and can be searched simultaneously with other Justis titles. The interface is very easy to use and enables the rapid retrieval of a specific report simply by entering its reference. All commonly used reference formats are recognised, along with their variations.
The reports are cross-referenced and include extensive hypertext links between the reports themselves, and from the reports to UK Statutes."
UK Statutes
"Justis UK Statutes contains all Acts of Parliament for England, Wales and Scotland dating back to the Magna Carta (1235). The full text of the legislation, including repealed Acts, is provided as originally enacted.
Justis UK Statutes offers:
* Uniqueness – the only complete electronic source of Acts of Parliament and the only statute law database to contain Scottish Acts of Parliament and repealed legislation.
* Linking and cross-referencing – includes links to amended and amending legislation and provides a visual display of the path of legislation, allowing you to trace the development of the law.
* Familiarity – Acts retain their familiar appearance on screen and when printed."
Key features of the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology Online include:
* Over 1,000 articles, with more than 600 new or updated -- over 10% of the content is updated annually
* Monthly updates that keep the online version on the cutting edge of chemical technology
* Previous versions of revised articles archived for posterity
* An easy to use interface that allows one to Search or Browse through the articles for quick reference and convenience
(description provided by publisher)
--Aerospace & Radar Technology
--Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
--Civil Engineering & Construction Materials
--Electrical & Power Engineering
--Environmental Engineering
--General Engineering
--Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering
--Metals & Metallurgy
--Oil & Gas
--Semiconductors & Electronics
Knovel expands the traditional ebook paradigm by adding the ability to interactively manipulate and search for content across this entire collection. Knovel's core technology is unique in that it aggregates text together with databases in an indexing structure that allows an unlimited number of products to work together. Users have the flexibility of navigating through e-References page-by-page or to search across the site and manipulate interactive tables, graphs, equations, spreadsheets, and other structured information.
Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA)
This database offers a complete facsimile edition of the Times Literary Supplement, from 1902 through 1990, contains new information on anonymous contributors that allows students and scholars to explore in greater depth the literary activity and critical opinion makers of the 20th century.
More than 250,000 reviews, letters, poems and articles in more than 5,000 issues of the Times Literary Supplement, searchable by author and/or contributor, are available here in the context in which they were originally published. Users can access any page via the online version of the published index when executing a title, author or subject search.
For the first time, identities of contributors -- reviewers, essayists, and writers of letters and poems -- are disclosed. New writings and influential criticism of hundreds of the 20th century's most important writers and thinkers that were once kept anonymous to encourage a truly open forum are revealed in this database. Wherever possible, a contributor's biographical information is included, allowing scholars to get a better understanding of the reviewers. They will also be able to identify what other journals they worked for and the informal networks they formed which influenced the reception of books. Times Literary Supplement Centenary Archive allows users to:
* Research specific contributions by leading literary figures
* Discover how well-known classics were received upon publication
* Research the number of reviews by individual contributors
* Explore the social groupings to which each individual contributor belonged
* Access publication of specific issues
* Read reviews of foreign language books
* And much more"
(Description taken from Thomson Gale)
* Packaged Facts: A trusted provider of authoritative consumer market research. For more than 30 years, their in-depth research, expert analysis and personalized client support have helped business professionals make the right strategic decisions. Reports cover consumer goods, food and beverage, and demographic topics.
* Kalorama Information: A leader in worldwide business intelligence and syndicated market research in the life sciences. For more than 30 years, Kalorama Information has been providing timely, high-quality research to decision makers in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and diagnostics sectors.
* MarketLooks: Concise, 15-30 page summaries of popular full-length market research reports published by Packaged Facts and Kalorama Information. Each MarketLooks report includes top-level findings from the respective parent report in a rich, easy to read format accompanied by select charts and graphs.
* Specialists in Business Information: Produces concise, comprehensive profiles on a wide range of industrial and consumer markets. The profiles are made up primarily of tabular data, making them useful for reference purposes. The profiles, summaries and analyses make them equally important as strategic assessments of the industries they cover.
Areas of research for U.S. markets are:
Beauty and Personal Care Products
Clothing & Fashion
Drink
Electronics
Food and Foodservice
Health and Medical
Health and Wellness
Household Products
Lifestyles
Retailing
Travel.
For the UK the following reports series are published:
Food and Drink
Essentials
Leisure
Retail
Finance
For the European market:
Food & Drink
Household Goods
Personal Goods
For the international market the series are:
Retail
Travel & Tourism.
Reports typically cover market drivers, market size and trends, market segmentation, supply structure, advertising and promotion, retail distribution, consumers, the future and forecasts, and new product trends. The average length of a report is 100 pages.
There are currently close to 1000 reports in the database, with no embargo on current reports. Publishing levels have grown tremendously in recent years and about 600 new reports are currently being produced each year.
Minimum Technical Requirements
PC user:
* MS Windows 98SE, 2000, XP with MS IE 6.0 / Mozilla 1.7.1 / FireFox 1 / Netscape 7.1 / Opera 7.53 and Media Player 9 / 10
* Browser Settings: Privacy = Medium, ActiveX controls = Enable, Cookies = Accept, Pop-up Blocker = Off, Sound Scheme = No Sound.
Apple user:
* Mac OS X 10.2.8 / OS X 10.3.5 with MS IE 5.2 / Mozilla 1.7 / Netscape 7.1 / Opera 7.53 / Safari 1.0 and Media Player 9.0 ; or OS 8.6 / 9.0 with MS IE 5.1 and Media Player 7.1
* Browser Settings: Privacy = Medium, Cookies = Accept, Sound Effect = No
--Bond Reports
--Company Profiles
--Compustat Excel Analytics and Compustat International Fundamental Reports with five (5) years of extensive data and charts that can be downloaded directly into Excel
--Corporation Records
--Fund Reports (more than 14,000 mutual funds are included)
--Industry Surveys (back to 1998) with Trends and Projections (back to April 1999)
--Global Industry Surveys (back to 2004)
--The Outlook (back to 1996)
--Register – Executives and Directors
--Register – Private Companies
--Register – Public Companies
--Security Dealers of North America
--Stock Reports
Delaware County American, Media, Pennsylvania
Delaware County Republican, Darby & Chester, Pennsylvania
The Upland Union, Chester, Pennsylvania
Delaware County Democrat, Chester, Pennsylvania
The Post Boy, Chester, Pennsylvania
--National Journal - Read the leading nonpartisan weekly on politics, policy and government.
--The Hotline - Track American politics and campaigns with coverage of each day's political news.
--CongressDaily - Follow the key players and legislative process on Capitol Hill.
--TechnologyDaily - Monitor important news and trends in information technology politics and policy.
--Almanac of American Politics - Get analysis and data on every member of Congress and their states and districts.
--Markup Reports & Bill Status - Get complete coverage of every congressional markup session, as well as constantly updated reports on key legislation.
--Ad Spotlight - Explore political and issue television ads with streaming audio or video.
--Poll Track - Start your research with a database of public opinion surveys from across the country.
Each dissertation published since July 1980 includes a 350-word abstract written by the author. Master's theses published since 1988 include 150-word abstracts. Bibliographic citations are available for dissertations dating from 1861, and more than 55,000 new citations are added to the database every year. Full-text Temple University dissertations from as far back as the 1950's are included along with 24-page previews of thousands of other dissertations.
Proquest Dissertations & Theses @ Temple University is a subset of the larger database, including only dissertations and theses from Temple University.
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Journal Archive
Science Citation Index Expanded (1900 - present)
Demographic Variables: population, age, race, income, ancestry, marital status, housing, employment, transportation, families, and more
Business Variables: detailed consumer expenditure, business & employee counts by industry (by NAICS Code), Consumer Price Index, quality of life & consumer profiles, and market segments
2000 census data is available along with current year estimates and 5 year projections. Data is available by census block-groups, census tracts, ZIP codes, cities, counties, states, and the entire United States.
Note: SimplyMap requires users to create a personal workspace using an email address
Famous briefs include those written by leading attorneys, future associates of the Court, institutions, corporations, and advocacy groups: N.A.A.C.P.; ACLU; The New York Times; Louis D. Brandeis; Abe Fortas; Thurgood Marshall; Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
The collection is of interest to scholars and patrons interested in all aspects of American constitutional, political, legal, social, economical, cultural, and intellectual history.
SCRB is derived from two essential reference sources. For the period 1832 (when printed Court records began) through 1915, the documents are based primarily on the holdings of the Jenkins Memorial Law Library, America’s first law library, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For 1915-1978 the source is the Library of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, a nationally recognized research facility and the single largest member supported law library in the United States.
SCRB features a fully searchable database of approximately 11 million pages and more than 350,000 separate documents. Approximately 150,000 Supreme Court cases are featured, the majority consisting of those for which the Court did not give a full opinion.
The Terrorism Information Center requires users to provide an email address as part of a free registration process in order to access the database.
The Career Module consists of the Career Key, the Resume Builder and the Virtual Careers Library. The Career Key helps map a career path through a multiple-choice assessment that determines Holland Type, and matches answers to suitable job categories, industries, and occupations. The Resume Builder helps build resumes based on career stage and type of position. It also includes help tools specific to the user including high school students, those transitioning out of the military, and those looking for internships. The Virtual Careers Library provides resume, cover letter, and interviewing tips for users starting out in high school to the seasoned professional that is changing careers.
Finally, the Testing & Education Reference Center includes PDF versions of respected college and career handbooks.
Description adapted from Gale website.
Note: A polytonic Greek font must be installed on your computer in order to view some texts. With some browsers, you may also be able to input your search in Greek; with others, you may have to input Beta Code or Latin Transliteration. Extensive information about font requirements is available at the TLG website at: http://www.tlg.uci.edu/help/Help.fonts.html.