Online and CD-ROM Resources
The Library has access to a vast array of automated information resources. The CD-ROM and on-line services provide Library staff a flexible resource base for meeting the needs of their varied clientele.
The major in-house resources are ProQuest, EBSCO Host, Factiva and Lexis-Nexis which provide abstracts and full text articles from more than 1,000 periodicals in the Social Sciences, Business, Humanities, General Science and general interest. The Library has ProQuest the full on-line database which provides coverage of over 1,600 magazines and newspapers, including the New York Times and Washington Post.
The Library has subscriptions to many other on-line and CD-ROM databases and reference tools, including Books In Print, Thomas Register, the Encyclopedia of Associations, GPO Access (for U.S. Government publications) and many other standard reference information resources. Also available are specialized information products such as InfoUSA which is an authoritative source of information on U.S. policies, American society, culture and values, and political process.
Searches are conducted through the Internet on resources such as the U.S. Library of Congress' Thomas system and web sites of the U.S. and international agencies and associations and information resources such as the U.S.-based Foundation Center.