Databases & E-Reference Materials

The Merck Index is a database of chemicals, drugs and biologicals with over 11,000 monographs on single substances or groups of related compounds. It includes an appendix with monographs on organic named reactions and covers a wide range of subject areas, including human and veterinary drugs, flavours and fragrances, herbal medicines, laboratory reagents, and much more.

Mergent Archives provides access to more than a century's worth of global corporate and industry related documents. This database contains more than 180,000 documents covering over 100 countries and industries using a reliable and easy-to-navigate system. This database was formerly known as Mergent WebReports.

A collection of worldwide business information designed to generate insightful business intelligence. Mergent Intellect supplies Dun and Bradstreet's private and public company data, industry news, fact and figures, executive contact information, industry profiles, job search data, enhanced access to consumer data, Nielsen demographic reports, census data, key business ratios and powerful reporting tools.

A database containing information on over 75,000 public and private businesses, including business description, history, property, earning estimates, subsidiaries, officers and directors, long-term debt, and capital stock. Includes both U.S. company and international company data, as well as industry reports. Financial statements are presented in as-reported form and in native currencies.

This database provides access to the world's literature on meteorology, climatology, hydrology, and related sciences. Resources include journal articles, conference proceedings, eBooks, and technical reports. Some full text is available.

Searches Industrial and Applied Microbiology Abstracts (Microbiology A), Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B), and Algology, Mycology and Protozoology Abstracts (Microbiology C). Microbiology A-C are sub-databases of ProQuest's Natural Science Collection.

Digital archive spanning 19 countries and four decades covering cultural, economic, and political developments within the regions. Built from the Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports (FBIS) and the Joint Publications Research Service Reports (JPRS).

This collection provides insight into the history of individual countries, as well as broad viewpoints on key historic events. Key topics include the decline of colonialism, the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Suez Crisis, the Cold War, the rise of the petroleum industry, the establishment of the state of Israel, the Iran-Iraq War, and the recent Arab Spring. Content is predominantly in Arabic, but includes key titles in English and French. Includes access to over 80 publications, including Jumhuriyah (الجمهورية, Egypt), Filastin (فلسطين‏, Palestine), Al Akhbar (الاخبار‏, Lebanon), Al Riadh (الرياض‏, Saudi Arabia), and Ad Dustour (‏الدستور, Jordan).

Provides access to three major Middle English electronic resources: an electronic version of the Middle English Dictionary, Bibliography of Middle English prose and Verse based on the MED bibliographies, and a Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. The three components are interconnected through hypertext links.

Indexes and abstracts general reference, health, and science magazines. Materials indexed include charts, tables, graphs, pamphlets, journal articles, Magill Book Reviews, Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia, the CIA World Factbook, Essential Documents in American History, and The Encyclopedia of Animals. Some full text is available.