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Academic Search Complete A multi-disciplinary full-text database, with nearly 6,000 full-text periodicals, including more than 5,000 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers abstracts for over 10,000 journals books, reports and conference proceedings.AMED (Alternative MEDicine) : (alternative medicine) Contains information on alternative treatments to conventional medicine from over 400 mainly European sources. 1985 onwards. It corresponds to the printed current awareness bulletins: Complementary Medicine Index, Occupational Therapy Index, Physiotherapy Index, Rehabilitation Index, and Podiatry Index.Art full text This database offers the full text of selected publications, from 1997 onwards, on the subjects of Antiques, Archaeology, Architecture, Art History, Fashion, Folk Art, Interior & Industrial Design, Painting, Photography, Pottery, Sculpture & Textiles.ATLA religion database with ATLASerials Summaries of articles from nearly 1,430 journals and full text of over 130 journals (some dating back to 1949). Primarily covers religion and theology but also includes history, sociology, philosophy, anthropology and psychology. Also indexes essays and book reviews.Business Source Complete Searchable database of full text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Also includes full text financial data, books, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, Datamonitor company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.CINAHL Indexing for over 3,000 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. The database contains nearly 3 million records dating back to 1981. Endnote compatible.Communication and Mass Media Complete Full text for over 60 scholarly publications in communication and mass media studies.Country reports Searchable database of economic reports from EbscoHost. May also browse by country, region or publisher.Criminal justice abstracts Hundreds of seachable abstracts of current books, journals, government reports, and dissertations published worldwide. Also coverage of new books from scholarly and commercial publishers and reports from public and private agencies in many nations.Datamonitor : Life Science Analytics company profiles Searchable database of pdf. Datamonitor reports on selected companies from a range of industries and countries.Ebsco ebooks (previously NetLibrary) Searchable collection of over 1000 subscribed titles, covering a range of subjects. Also includes more than 3,500 freely available e-books.EbscoHost databases via mobile devices Access to all Ebsco databases the OU subscribes to, including Scientific American archive, via mobile devices such as iPhone, iPod and Blackberry. Click on EBSCOhost Web for the listEconlit Indexes 800 economics journals.European views of the Americas : 1493 to 1750 An index of European works that relate to the Americas, created from “European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed In Europe Relating to The Americas, 1493-1750,” an authoritative bibliography. The database contains more than 32,000 entries and is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750.GreenFile A collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles on environmental issues including global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and recyclin. Indexing and abstracts for 384,000+ records, and Open Access full text for 4,700+ records.Historical abstracts A bibliographical database indexing the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada); covers over 2,000 journals published throughout the world.Industry reports Searchable database of industry profiles from EbscoHost. May also browse by industry, country, region or publisher.Library, information science & technology abstracts Searchable index of 600+ periodicals, books, research reports and proceedings. Coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloguing, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage from 1960s.Market research reports Searchable database of market research from EbscoHost. May also browse by title, subject or publisherMEDLINE (via Ebsco) Abstracts of articles from more than 3,500 journals in all areas of medicine. International coverage. 1965 onwards.MLA (Modern Language Association of America) directory of periodicals Detailed information on over 5,500, almost all indexed in the MLA International Bibliography. Includes contacts, submission information and editorial details.MLA (Modern Language Association of America) international bibliography of books and articles on the modern languages and literatures Produced by the Modern Languages Association of America. International database of literature, language and linguistics. Indexes books, proceedings, bibliographies and articles from over 4,400journals. From 1926 onwards, with links to full text where available.NetLibrary (now Ebsco ebooks) Searchable collection of over 1000 subscribed titles, covering a range of subjects. Also includes more than 3,500 freely available e-books.PsycARTICLES Contains more than 25,000 searchable full text articles from over 40 journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organisations.PsycBOOKS PsychBOOKS is a full text database of books and chapters primarily published by APA. It also includes 1,500 entries from the APA/University of Oxford Press Encyclopedia of Psychology as well as a number of classic books from the early 1900's.PsycINFO Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, in all fields of psychology and related disciplines from 1887 onwards. Updated quarterly.Regional business news Full text for of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Updated on a daily basis.RILM abstracts of music literature Abstracts of books, articles, bibliographies, catalogues, conference proceedings, discographies, dissertations, ethnographic recordings, Festschriften, films, iconographies, and videos and museum publications.RIPM : Retrospective index to music periodicals (1800-1950) RIPM provides annotated indexes to the content of complete runs of music journals published in 17 countries between approximately 1800 and 1950. The database contains over 465,800 records approximately 20,000 added annually.SPORTDiscus Searchable full text articles from over 415 journals on sports and sports medicine, 1985-.UK/Eire Reference Centre Links to UK and Irish magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books. The Encyclopedia of Britain and the Encyclopedia of Ireland are included in this collection.Urban studies abstracts Over 40,000 bibliographic records covering urban studies, including urban affairs, community development, urban history, and other areas. Searchable.