New Databases on the Online Research Center
Compiled by Terri Holtze, Ekstrom Library, Reference Department

African American Newspapers: The 19th Century
“The complete text of the major African American newspapers published in the United States during the 19th century.”
Listed on the Research Center page under the following headings: All Databases; Full-Text Databases; History; Politics & Government; News
Date added: 27 March 2001

The Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective
“Full text of major articles ... from The New York Herald, The Charleston Mercury and The Richmond Enquirer, published between November 1, 1860 and April 15, 1865.”
Listed on the Research Center page under the following headings: All Databases; Full-Text Databases; History; Politics & Government; News
Date added: 27 March 2001

The Pennsylvania Gazette
“The Pennsylvania Gazette ... provides the reader with a first hand view of colonial America, the American Revolution and the New Republic, and offers important social, political and cultural perspectives of each of the periods.” Full-text of the newspaper from 1728-1800.
Listed on the Research Center page under the following headings: All Databases; Full-Text Databases; History; Politics & Government; News
Date added: 27 March 2001

Godey’s Lady’s Book
Full text of the early American women’s magazine Godey’s Lady’s Book.
Listed on the Research Center page under the following headings: All Databases; Full-Text Databases; History; Women’s Studies; Literature
Date added: 27 March 2001

KUDZU
Allows searching in the library catalogs of Auburn University, the Center for Research Libraries, Mississippi State University, Tulane University, University of Alabama - Birmingham, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, University of Mississippi, University of South Carolina, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Vanderbilt University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Wake Forest University. (Interlibrary loan service available).
Listed on the Research Center page under the following headings: All Databases; Other Library Catalogs
Date added: 16 February 2001

Embryonic Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
Provides the full-text of the completed encyclopedia articles of the Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, which is currently in production.
Listed on the Research Center page under the following headings: All Databases; Full-Text Databases; Biology; Reference
Date added: 2 February 2001

TableBase
“TableBase is the database that specializes exclusively in tabular data on companies, industries, products and demographics.” 90% full-text. (RDS, Gale)
Listed on the Research Center page under the following headings: All Databases; Full-Text Databases; Business & Economics; Sports Studies; Statistics
Date added: 23 April 2001

Business & Management Practices
“Business & Management Practices emphasizes the practical side of business and management ... how organizations make decisions, adopt and implement new technologies and techniques, and plan for change and expansion.” Covers 300 core and professional business journals. Some full-text. (RDS, Gale)
Listed on the Research Center page under the following headings: All Databases; Full-Text Databases; Business & Economics; Sports Studies
Date added: 23 April 2001

Business & Industry
Full-text and abstracted articles on companies and industries appearing in U.S. and international publications with a strong global focus on products. (RDS, Gale)
NOTE: Previously available through FirstSearch, this Gale database includes partial full-text.
Listed on the Research Center page under the following headings: All Databases; Full-Text Databases; Business & Economics; Sports Studies
Date added: 19 April 2001

Financial Accounting Research System (FARS)
An annual CD-ROM providing access to all necessary accounting literature, including Original Pronouncements, Current Text, EITF Abstracts, Implementation Guides, and a Comprehensive Topical Index. (CD-ROM available at Ekstrom Ref. computer station 49)
Listed on the Research Center page under the following headings: All Databases; Business & Economics
Date added: 5 April 2001