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- Please note: A library barcode may be needed for off campus access. Also, a login/password is needed for StatRef, NFPA codes, Natural Standard & Micromedex.
- Academic OneFile [Gale]
- Academic Search Premier [EBSCO]
- America’s News Magazines [Newsbank]
- Biography Resouce Center [Gale]
- Biography Resource Center: African Americans [Gale]
- Biomedical Reference Collection: Basic [EBSCO]
- Boston Public Library Databases: Alphabetic -OR - By Subject – You must have a BPL eCARD to access
- Business & Company Resource Center
- Business Searching Interface [EBSCO]
- Business Source Premier [EBSCO]
- CINAHL Plus with Full Text [EBSCO] Cumulative Index to the Nursing & Allied Health Literature
- Communication and MassMedia Complete [EBSCO]
- Computer Science Index [EBSCO]
- Dentistry and Oral Sciences Source [EBSCO]
- Educator’s Reference Complete [Gale]
- ERIC [EBSCO]
- Expanded Academic ASAP [Gale]
- Foundation Center Online Available only on campus
- Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia [EBSCO]
- General Business File ASAP [Gale]
- General OneFile [Gale]
- General Reference Center Gold [Gale]
- GreenFile [EBSCO]
- Health Reference Center Academic [Gale]
- HealthSource Nursing/Academic Edition [EBSCO]
- History Reference Center [EBSCO]
- Humanities International Complete [EBSCO]
- Lexis/Nexis see the LibGuide for "How to find cases"
- Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts [EBSCO]
- Literary Reference Center PLUS [EBSCO]
- Massachusetts History Online [Gale]
- Masterfile Premier [EBSCO]
- Medline [PubMed] Check the LibGuide for Tutorials
- Medline Basics
- MicromedexBasics
- Military and Government Collection [EBSCO]
- New England Journal of Medicine Login & Password Required – Call Help Desk or Library Reference
- Professional Development Collection [EBSCO]
- Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection [EBSCO]
– Medline
- Regional Business News [EBSCO]
- Religion and Philosophy Collection [EBSCO]
- Science Reference Center [EBSCO]
- Serials Directory [EBSCO]
- Student Edition [Gale]
- Boston Globe 1980–1996 [ProQuest]
- Boston Globe 1987+ [ProQuest]
- Boston Herald 1991+ [ProQuest]
- Cape Cod Times 1998+ [Newsbank]
- Lexis/Nexis On Campus access only at present
- New England Business [ProQuest] A collection of New England Papers etc.
- New York Times 1980+ [ProQuest]
- New York Times 1995+ [Gale]
- New York Times Book Review 1997+ [ProQuest]
- Newspaper Source [EBSCO]
- Wall Street Journal 1984+ [ProQuest]
- Boston Public Library Database Alphabetic List
- Census Bureau databases
- Environmental Health and Toxicology Databases [NIH: National Institutes of Health]
- Mass.gov
- MedlinePlus.gov
- Micromedex
- Natural Standard New Database! – Take a tour!
- NFPA codes
- NOAH
- Toxnet
- USA.gov
- WISER: the Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders [NIH]
- CLAMS Catalog – for Wilkens & other CLAMS Libraries
- VIRTUAL Catalog – to borrow items from Massachusetts Libraries
- WORLDcat – to identify items in libraries all over the country!
- Books Online – over 35,000 digitized out of copyright books collected by the University of PA.
- Credo Reference – over 300 reference works & links to more! Your Library barcode needed for OFF CAMPUS access!
- eBrary - Thousands of College Level books and textbooks! Libarry barcode needed for offcampus access
- eLibrary Reference Books – Click REFERENCE tab. Library barcode needed for Off Campus access.
- Internet Archive - Read thousands of rare and research materials online thanks to the Boston Public Library partnership with the Boston Library Consortium and the Open Content Alliance.
- Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia – Wilkens Library barcode needed for Off Campus access.
- Gale Virtual Reference Collection – Your Library barcode needed for OFF CAMPUS access!
- Merck Manuals! – Professional edition, Home edition, Health & Aging, Geriatrics, Merck Index, Pet owner and Veterinary
- Project Gutenberg - freely available full length boooks which are out of copyright.
- STATRef! – over 30 of the best medical/dental/nursing references! Contact Help Desk for login information.
See also: My Course LibGuides
Questions? Contact Wilkens Library Reference: (508) 362-2131 x4343
The Library's print and microfilm periodical holdings are listed in the PINK PERIODICALS LIST.
The Wilkens Library provides access to thousands of full text periodicals via its online indexes. To find even more fulltext items, look below!
The Fulltext Journal Finder locates a current list of Electronic Fulltext journals in Wilkens Library Indexes and Databases!. Complete access information is available.
- PUBMED CENTRAL and BIOMED CENTRAL and UK PUBMED CENTRAL offer free fulltext articles which are indexed in PUBMED Medline and EBSCO Medline and sometimes CINAHL
- Directory of Open Access Journals offers free fulltext scientific & scholarly articles from History, Literature and the Social, Natural & Health Sciences. Close to 4000 journals now!
- Google Books provides open access to many periodicals including Yoga Journal and New York Macazine.
- HighWire Press provides access to free fulltext articles in life sciences. Some fulltext journal articles are totally available, some only available after a short embargo period.
- HighWire Press is the largest archive of free full-text science on Earth! As of 11/14/08, we are assisting in the online publication of 2,033,191 free full-text articles and 4,974,346 total articles. There are 18 sites with free trial periods, and 44 completely free sites. 255 sites have free back issues, and 1092 sites have pay per view!
- Boston Public Library eJournal remote access – you must have a BPL eCard to access.
- Cape Cod & Falmouth Hospital Journal Holdings List
– Students who need to photocopy a specific article are allowed to use the hospital libraries onsite. For more information, call the Library Reference Desk (508) 362-2131 x4343.
Holdings of individual periodical titles in paper & microfilm can also be found using a title search in the CLAMS ONLINE CATALOG.
NEW! Wilkens Library My Course LibGuides
- General Academic Directories
- O'Keefe Library's Best Information on the Net – Search by Academic subject. "Hot topics" links, great for papers!
- Internet Public Library - Librarian recommended websites!
- Academic Index
- The Invisible Web – Good sites the search engines can't see
- Humanities, Social Sciences, Education, Business
- Humanities – Advanced Technology in the Humanities
- Business – 20 Most Popular Business Websites
- Social Science – Academic Info's Social Science Gateway
- Humanities – National Endowment for the Humanities' Edsitement Directory
- Humanities – Voice of the Shuttle – Web page for humanities research
- Almanacs, Dictionaries and other online reference sources
- The Virtual Reference Shelf – Library of Congress' wonderful collection!
- Keefe Library's Online Reference Resources – Academic-oriented!
- RefDesk.com – General information of all kinds
- Test-Takers' Websites
- Official GED Website – Preparing for the test & Where to take it!
- NCLEX
- National Board Dental Hygiene Exam
- The Performing Arts
- Theatre History on the Web – University of Washington
- Women of Color – Women of Words – African American women who have influenced theatre. From Rutgers.
- The Visual and Graphic Arts
- Art Source – Interactive Learning Paradigms Incorporated
- Art History on the Web : a list of resources – Professor Witcomb, Sweet Briar College
- Music
- Worldwide Internet Music Resources – Indiana University
- Ethics, Religion and Philosophy
- Kennedy Institute of Ethics Gateway – An interdisciplinary resource that offers information on the ethical, legal, and public policy aspects of health care
- The PLURALISM Project - Harvard's Website on religious diversity.
- Religion – BBC's Around the World in 80 Faiths
- Cape Cod History
- W.B. Nickerson Memorial Room Cape Cod Research Links – Wilkens Library Cape Cod Community College
- Cape Cod Commission
- StatsCapeCod – from the Cape Cod Development Council
- Government
- First Gov – Your first click to the U.S. Government. An official US Government site.
- Background Notes on Countries of the World – U.S. Department of State.
- Gov Engine.com – Nice, browsable site providing access to federal, state and local Massachusetts county and town sites. Maintained by a Florida non-profit.
- Thomas! – US legislative information on the Web! An official Library of Congress/US Government site.
- Massachusetts Government and Census Resources – Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Government Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- American History
- 100 Milestone Documents in American History (NARA)
- Rutgers' American & British History on the Web
- Women in the Civil War
- Electronic Text Center: American Civil War
- Decades in the 20th Century – Alameda County Library
- World History
- Internet resources in History – From Tennessee Tech
- Literature and Literary Criticism
- Wilkens LibGuides! New! ENL101, ENL102
- Voice of the Shuttle – From University of California Santa Barbara's Prof Liu.
- Internet Public Library – University of Michigan's School of Information Science
- Literary Resources on the Net – From Rutgers University's Prof. Jack Lynch
- American Literature
- Perspectives in American Literature – A Research & Reference Guide
- World Literature
- Encyclopedia Mythica
- Camelot Project – From University of Rochester
- Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet – From Palomar College
- Journalism and The Media
- Virtual Institute of Information
- Children's Literature
- Children's and Young Adult's Authors and Illustrators – James Madison University
- Children's Literature : a Guide to Criticism – University of New Mexico
- Children's Literature Web Guide – University of Calgary
- Math
- Math Power! – Tools, self help and tutorials.
- Health Sciences
- Wilkens Libguides! New! APA, CNA, COL101-Health, MAC101, NUR201 (NUR107 in process)
- MedlinePlus – National Library of Medicine's Portal
- NOAH – New York Access to Health Portal
- Mayo Clinic – Mayo Clinic Portal
- Merck Manuals – Professional, Home Use, Geriatric, Patient Symptoms
- Taylor's Video Guide to Clinical Nursing Skills – Call professor or librarian at x4343 for off-campus login info
- Dental Hygiene & Dental Technology – Southern Illinois University
- Dental Hygiene Web Resources
- Pub Med MEDLINE – Login as wilkenslibrary library for Nursing, Dental & Reviews filters!
- Goldminer! – Radiology Search Engine. Search for full text articles and radiographs. Dental & Orthopedic!
- Familydoctor.org – American Academy of Family physicians.
- About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products – From Memorial Sloan Kettering.
- Barnstable County Department of Human Services & Resources – Great links for health AND social assistance!
- Lighthouse Health Access Alliance – Search for Health Services
- Lab Tests Online – American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- New Mexico State University 's Transcultural and Multicultural Health Links
- Lippinicott's Nursing Center – Full text of several nursing journals
- Diabetes Education Links
- National Guideline Clearinghouse – NCHS
- FastStats: Health Statistics – NCHS
- CCCC Math, Natural Science and Applied Technology Links
- Amatyc MATH Resources
- Math Forum's Internet Math Library
- Capitol CC's Mathematics Resources on the World Wide Web
- Life Sciences
- Biodiversity Heritage Library – A worldwide collaboration
- Biology Links – Harvard University's Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Biosis internet resource guide for Zoology
- Classification of Living Things – Palomar College
- DNA, Genes & Heredity – A primer from Cold Spring Lab
- Encyclopedia of Life - a project to classify all living organisms! Project of MBL/WHO and Harvard
- Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body – Online resource
- MBL/WHOI Digital Herbarium – The herbarium preserves Cape & Islands botanic specimens
- Physical Sciences
- Capitol CC's Physics Resources on the World Wide Web
- Encyclopedia of the Earth
- Global Change Master Directory – NASA
- Astronomy
- Astronomy Net's Astroguide
- Astronomy and Astronomy Education Resources
- Astronomy Resources
- Environmental Sciences
- Cape Cod Center for Sustainability Collaboration between the Center & CCCC Environmental Technology
- Cape and Islands Energy Information Clearinghouse – local resource
- Electronic Environmental Resources Library – Registration required, but this resource is free.
- Energy Information Administration - official energy statistics from the U.S. Government
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Affairs
- Mass GIS – Massachusetts Geographic Information System
- Mass Military Reservation Installation Restoration Program
- Sea Grant Program – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Silent Spring's Cape Cod Cancer and Environmental Atlas – Census, Land use, Water quality, Pesticide use & Breast Cancer Study
- Sociology
- Allyn and Bacon Sociology links
- Psychology
- APA Psychnet
- Skidmore's Web Sources in Psychology
- Social Psychology Network's Web Links
- Education
- Early Childhood Education Online
- Early Childhood Educators' and Family Web Corner
- ERIC Database and Information Portal for Educators
- Academy for Lifelong Education
- Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Distance Learning on the Net
- National Network for Childcare
- Business
- Massachusetts Small Business Guide
- Mass Benchmarks – the quarterly online journal of Massachusetts Business 1997
- Search SEC filings: SECinfo.com allows for full text searching
- Big Charts: an investment charting and research site
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Regional Labor Market Information – for Cape Cod and the Islands
- MISER: – Massachusetts Institute for Social and Economic Research
- HarvardBusiness.org – Business cases, articles, books, resources
- Harvard Business School Marketing Page
- Hotel and Restaurant Management
- Business Plan Information
- Thomas Register of Manufacturers
- Small Business Administration Publications
- County Business Patterns
- Economics
- The Dismal Scientist
- Resources for Economists on the Internet
- Civic Sciences: Criminal Justice & Fire Science
- FSU's Criminal Justice Links
- Uniform Crime Reports
- National Fire Protection Association Page
- Criminal Justice – O'Keefe Library's Best Information on the Net
- Massachusetts and US Law
- Massachusetts Law! – Mass. Trial Court Law Libraries. Contact Barnstable Law Library for questions.
- Massachusetts General Laws
- Massachusetts Legislators, Committees, Current Bills
- Mass.gov – The official website of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- USA.gov – The US government's official web portal
- Thomas! – US Legislative information on the Internet from the Library of Congress
- US Congress and Committees
- Google's Uncle Sam Search Engine
- Statistical Sources
- Population and Household Data - US Census Bureau
- University of Michigan's Statistical Resources on the Web – comprehensive!
- Population Reference Bureau – Your onestop source for population data
- American FactFinder – Census statistics!
- Facts for You – Statistics and facts compiled from FIRSTGOV.GOV
- Fedstats – Statistics from all the US Government agencies
- Health Statistics – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & National Center for Disease Statistics
- FastStats – National Center for Health Statistics
- Massachusetts and Cape Cod Facts
- Harvard Geospatial Library – Population, tourism, crime, education and more...
- Cape & Islands Census 2000
- Massachusetts Mapstats – From FedStats! Defaults to Barnstable County Statistics!
- Massachusetts Data from the U.S. Census – Fact sheet incl 2005 American Community Survey
- Massachusetts Data from the U.S. Census 2000
- MassBenchmarks – Mass Institute for Social & Political Research Statistics (population, housing, social and economic data & thematic maps
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health Statistics
- Mass GIS – Geographic Information System
- Cape and Islands Census 2000 Data
- Cape Cod Commission's Web Links
- Cape Cod Demographic and Economic Data – 2005 update – Cape Cod Commission
- Cape Cape Cod Center for Sustainability – Including the 2003 Cape Cod Sustainability Indicators report
- Lighthouse Health Access Alliance – Barnstable County Department of Human Services
- Monitoring the Human Condition 2009 – Statistics complied by Barnstable County Human Services
- Barnstable County Website
- Cape Cod Land Cover & Ecology – Woods Hole Research Center
- Silent Spring's Cape Cod Atlas – Census, Land use, Water quality, Pesticide use & Breast Cancer Study
- Web Development
- Web Developer's Virtual Library
- Web Monkey
- HTML Goodies & Tutorial
- Lynda's Browser-Safe Color Palette
- .net Magazine Online
