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A set of simple interactive calculators for chemistry, including isotope patterns, element patterns, reaction yields, oxidation states of d-block metals in a complex, electron accountancy, and more. Some modules are still in test phase.
"The Caldecott Medal was neamed in honor of ninteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children." The site allows users to have the chance to learn about the award, the criteria, and the application process. One can also find the award winners and honored books from 1938 to present day. Summaries of these books, as well as comments made by the commitees can be found.
2nd. ed. Ed. Jim Roginski. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1992.
Ref Z1037.A2 B76 1992
A guide to the 327 authors and illustrators who have been recipients of the 529 Newbery and Caldecott Medals and Honor Book recognitions.
Available online 1990 - present.
Chicago, IL: Association for Library Service to Children
Ref Desk Coll Z1037.A2 N474 2003
An annotated list of award winning books, as well as a list of media used in Caldecott winner and honors picture books.
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Calendar pages that show when the workstations in the Chemistry/Physics Library have been reserved for use by Chemistry lab classes.
Calendar pages that show when the workstations in the Chemistry/Physics Library have been reserved for use by Chemistry lab classes.
KSU Calendar for ETD-related activities
Links to library locations, services and departments, building guide, library tour and campuses. Also includes web calendar to main library building hours, links to hours for department and services hours, and printable archive of hours.
Shows today's date in various calendars and eras. Links to the current day's information throughout the web and also contains celestial and astronomical information.
Floor maps of floors 4-9 showing where call number can be found in the stacks.
Instructions on how to read and decipher Library of Congress (LC) call numbers in order to locate a book in the Kent Campus Main Library.
Library of Congress Tutorial - Call Number and Shelving
Library of Congress Tutorial - page 2 - Tests
Library of Congress Tutorial - page 3 - Tests
Library of Congress Tutorial - page 4 - Tests
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Kent State University Cameras and Camcorders.
Kent State University Classroom Equipment Requests
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Studio photography services offered in Design Solutions at Kent State University.
Produced by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, an interactive atlas of Canada. It is based on the print title produced by the Royal Society. Users can explore several atlas layers for the entire country, and print maps created. Also includes interactive children's atlas and geographic explorer.
Ref Desk Coll fG1201 .Q4 R24
A 2-volume set that provides large state maps which clearly indicate towns, cities, counties, metro areas, rivers, lakes, and railroads. In addition to large maps of each state, this atlas includes marketing data consisting of population, income, manufacturing and sales data for counties, basic trading areas, and MSAs. Other useful data, such as elevation, airlines, zip codes, highway distances, colleges and universities, and ranked lists of large companies are also provided.
Provides a complete bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Research databases and evaluated web sites for biological sciences.
Database developed by the Development Therapeutics Program of the National Cancer Institute, which provides information on screening results and chemical structural data on compounds for use in treating cancer and AIDS that are not covered by a confidentiality agreement.
A place for researchers to share pre-publication research, unpublished manuscripts, presentations, posters, white papers, technical papers, supplementary findings, and other scientific documents. Submissions are screened by a professional curation team for relevance and quality, but are not subjected to peer review. Biology, chemistry, medicine (except clinical trials), and earth science are covered. RSS feeds and e-mail notices of new submissions available.
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A brief list of comprehensive resources covering topics of interest in locating information on careers and jobs.
A collection of web resources and books to learn about various careers, jobs or occupations.
This book uses career assessment quizzes and personality exercises to help readers understand their present work or career situation, discover the type of work for which they’re best suited, and learn how to create the changes they need.
A list of sites offering job postings
This is a guide to finding a job or changing careers, including information on useful Internet sites, how to select a career counselor, and more.
This book explores the Internet job search process beyond popular job posting sites.
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This website by the American Apparel and Footwear Association provides informaton on careers in the "sewn products industry." The site provides brief job descriptions and articles offering advice from people in the industry.
A brief list of comprehensive resources covering topics of interest in locating information on careers and jobs.
A collection of web resources and books to learn about various careers, jobs or occupations.
This website offers to connect job seekers and providers in the apparel and retail industry. Individuals may post resumes and review posted jobs free of charge.
This page contains a list of online fashion design and merchandising career resources.
This website provides a guide to 25 careers in the fashion industry. Each page lists a job description, salary range, outlook, list of qualifications and a proposed career path.
This book uses career assessment quizzes and personality exercises to help readers understand their present work or career situation, discover the type of work for which they’re best suited, and learn how to create the changes they need.
A list of sites offering job postings
LearningExpress provides skill-building interactive courses in math, reading, and writing, as well as online interactive practice tests for several types of exams including grade school achievement tests, the SAT, GED, U.S. Citizenship, and civil service positions. Complete answer explanations accompany each response. To take a test, a user first sets up an individual account. Note: Setting up an account must be done at an authenticating site (on campus or at an Ohio public library or school). Thereafter, the account is accessible from anywhere. Learn2 includes more than 50 computer skills tutorials that will help improve your computer skills. Tutorials cover basic through advanced skill levels for Microsoft Access, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook plus Adobe Acrobat to name a few.
A list of helpful books and internet resources for writing resumes and cover letters and preparing for interviews.
This government website provides job descriptions, average earnings and information about training, working conditions and potential growth for thousands of U.S. occupations. Visitors may search alphabetically or type in one of the following occupations: Apparel Manufacturing; Clothing, Accessory, and General Merchandise Stores; Demonstrators, Product Promoters and Models; Designer; Purchasing Managers, Buyers and Purchasing Agents; Textile, Apparel and Furniture Occupations.
Academic Librarian Diversity Internship
Look here for resources pertaining to specific careers or majors.
This website by the American Apparel and Footwear Association provides informaton on careers in the "sewn products industry." The site provides brief job descriptions and articles offering advice from people in the industry.
A brief list of comprehensive resources covering topics of interest in locating information on careers and jobs.
A collection of web resources and books to learn about various careers, jobs or occupations.
This website offers to connect job seekers and providers in the apparel and retail industry. Individuals may post resumes and review posted jobs free of charge.
This page contains a list of online fashion design and merchandising career resources.
This website provides a guide to 25 careers in the fashion industry. Each page lists a job description, salary range, outlook, list of qualifications and a proposed career path.
A list of sites offering job postings
LearningExpress provides skill-building interactive courses in math, reading, and writing, as well as online interactive practice tests for several types of exams including grade school achievement tests, the SAT, GED, U.S. Citizenship, and civil service positions. Complete answer explanations accompany each response. To take a test, a user first sets up an individual account. Note: Setting up an account must be done at an authenticating site (on campus or at an Ohio public library or school). Thereafter, the account is accessible from anywhere. Learn2 includes more than 50 computer skills tutorials that will help improve your computer skills. Tutorials cover basic through advanced skill levels for Microsoft Access, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook plus Adobe Acrobat to name a few.
A list of resources for researching employers in preparation for interviewing.
A list of helpful books and internet resources for writing resumes and cover letters and preparing for interviews.
This government website provides job descriptions, average earnings and information about training, working conditions and potential growth for thousands of U.S. occupations. Visitors may search alphabetically or type in one of the following occupations: Apparel Manufacturing; Clothing, Accessory, and General Merchandise Stores; Demonstrators, Product Promoters and Models; Designer; Purchasing Managers, Buyers and Purchasing Agents; Textile, Apparel and Furniture Occupations.
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Student Multimedia Studio Home Page
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Job description of graduate student assistant positions within Technical Services.
The Cataloging Department creates and maintains bibliographic records providing access to Library material for faculty, staff, and patrons.
Download page for DeathFlip records.
Information on borrowing materials with a KentLINK location of "MUSIC Library Cataloging," linked to from that location (mucat).
Job description of cataloging positions for graduate students.
List of practicum opportunities currently available in Technical Services.
TechKNOW is a quarterly review of bright ideas published by the Technical Services Division of the Ohio Library Council (OLC). This electronic publication provides: professional news; information on emerging library standards and library vendor products; book product and web resource reviews; information about professional associations; OLC division news; and practical advice for technical services librarians in public libraries and academic libraries. Typical topics include cataloging, authority control, acquisitions, library physical processing, serials and continuing resource management, preservation, library management, and metadata. Library standards that are illuminated include AACR2, RDF, FRBR, MARC21 Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), and the Dewey Decimal Classification System (DDC).
TechKNOW is a quarterly review of bright ideas published by the Technical Services Division of the Ohio Library Council (OLC). This electronic publication provides: professional news; information on emerging library standards and library vendor products; book product and web resource reviews; information about professional associations; OLC division news; and practical advice for technical services librarians in public libraries and academic libraries. Typical topics include cataloging, authority control, acquisitions, library physical processing, serials and continuing resource management, preservation, library management, and metadata. Library standards that are illuminated include AACR2, RDF, FRBR, MARC21 Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), and the Dewey Decimal Classification System (DDC).
Brief description of Technical Services positions for graduate students
PowerPoint presentations from the Ohio Library Council (OLC) Technical Services Retreat, April 25-26, 2006 at Mohican Resort and Conference Center. Billed "Mohican 2" by attendees, the conference focused on new directions for libraries in the third millennium.
Describes how to set up search alerts and saved searches in catalogs and databases available at Kent State.
Links to library catalogs to help you find books and audio visual materials available at Kent State in the library's collections and through library services.
Describes how to do an author search in KentLINK
Describes how to do an author/title search in KentLINK.
Describes how to order items through Interlibrary Loan
Describes how to do a keyword search in KentLINK
Describes how to limit a search in KentLINK
Instructional guide to using KentLINK Musical Instrumentation Search
Describes how to do a numbers search in KentLINK.
Describes how to order items through OhioLINK
Describes how to print search results from KentLINK
Describes how to use Refworks from KentLINK
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Describes how to sort results in KentLINK
Describes how to do a subject search in KentLINK.
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List of library catalogs useful in music research.
Library catalogs for finding needed materials at KSU, within OhioLINK, or beyond.
Links to library catalogs to find books and materials for use in English studies.
Access to online catalogs found in Northeastern Ohio libraries.
Access to online catalogs found in presidential, public, medical, national and international libraries.
Provides cover-to-cover access to over 7,600 college catalogs from 2-year, 4-year, graduate, and professional schools. Included are course descriptions, admission requirements,faculty information, maps, and more.
KentLINK is the library catalog for all 8 campuses of the University. It identifies what books, journals, government publications, and media (computer files, films, CDs, etc.) are owned and indicates their availability.
The OhioLINK Library Catalog is the database of all books and other materials owned by the 85 public and private colleges and universities that are OhioLINK member libraries. For any item not available at KSU, it is possible to request the item online and have it sent to any KSU library or another OhioLINK institution for pick up.
Kent State University Classroom Equipment Requests
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Applications only available on the CD-ROM Workstations in the Information Commons beside the consulting cubicle.
A list of online resources and cd-rom databases available for use only in the Chemistry/Physics Library
Scanning and slide imaging services offered at Design Solutions at Kent State University.
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This is the page that highlights features of online database/cd-rom searching.
Ed. Irene Wood. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1999.
Ref PN1998 .M85 1999
A directory of sources for locating multimedia materials for both individual cultures and multicultural offerings for children, primarily K-12. Includes listings of distributors.
Kent State University Media Services Home Page
SMS Tutorial: How to use EZCD Creator
Student Multimedia Studio Home Page
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How to record a Powerpoint Presentation to a CD so that the links work.
Provides information on books that have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts. The books featured range from Ulysses to Little Red Riding Hood.
This is an excellent gateway to economic and population census data. Data are available for download, in customizable tables or in thematic mapped. The site provides access data from the Decennial Censuses, the Economic Censuses, and the American Community Survey.
Converting downloaded files from Census and Mapping files into usable dbf files for ArcView. (Page 1 of 2)
Converting downloaded files from Census and Mapping files into usable dbf files for ArcView. (Page 2 of 2)
This resource from the Geostat Center at the University of Virginia provides Web access to the electronic versions of the 1988, 1994, and 2000 County and City Data Books. This provides the opportunity to create custom printouts and/or customized data subsets.
Data download page of mapping census data tutorial. (Page 1 of 4)
Data download page of mapping census data tutorial. (Page 2 of 4)
Data download page of mapping census data tutorial. (Page 3 of 4)
Data download page of mapping census data tutorial. (Page 4 of 4)
Data download page of GIS Mapping Tutorial. (Page 1 of 4)
Data download page of GIS Mapping Tutorial. (Page 2 of 4)
Data download page of GIS Mapping Tutorial. (Page 3 of 4)
Data download page of GIS Mapping Tutorial. (Page 4 of 4)
Map Library GIS tutorial.
Data download page of ArcView data tutorial. (Page 1 of 4)
Data download page of ArcView data tutorial. (Page 2 of 4)
Data download page of ArcView data tutorial. (Page 3 of 4)
Data download page of ArcView data tutorial. (Page 4 of 4)
Provides up-to-date information on each of Ohio's counties from over 50 sources. Includes data on population, housing, economic conditions, labor.
Click on any state in the U.S. to receive basic U.S. Census statistics relating to employment and population.
Statistical tables that summarize data from most government and some nongovernment sources. Major subject areas include: population, vital statistics, education, law enforcement, employment, energy, agriculture, and banking, finance, and insurance. Publications listed are in portable document format (PDF) for the 1995 edition through current edition.
The Wyoming Geolibrary provides digital orthophoto quarter quadrangles, USGS topographic maps, US census line data, DRG's and DRG-E's, and accompanying data. The site also provides links to other GIS resources on the web.
Raymond E. Jones. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997.
Ref Z1037.A1 J78 1997
Identifies and describes over 1,700 characters from 230 literary works for children from both the 19th and 20th centuries. Includes historically and culturally significant works as well as popular titles.
John T. Gillespie and Corinne J. Naden. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997.
Ref Z1037 .A1 S6 1997
Identifies and describes over 2,000 characters from 232 literary works for young adults dating from the 16th to the 20th centuries.
Reference assistance is available in-person, online, and over the phone.
Provides links to all Access Services departments, including Circulation, Copyright Clearance, Distance/Distributed Learning, Interlibrary Loan, InfoExpress, Reserves Services, and Stacks Maintenance
Information for checking out Print Reserves.
Circulation Department homepage
What you need to borrow books and other materials from the library.
Frequently asked questions about interlibrary loan.
Kent State University Media Services Home Page
Proxy borrowing information, by which library patrons may designate other individuals to request, pick up, and borrow material in the patron's name.
Provides links to all Access Services departments, including Circulation, Copyright Clearance, Distance/Distributed Learning, Interlibrary Loan, InfoExpress, Reserves Services, and Stacks Maintenance
Instructions for library users who cannot find a book on shelf.
Contains current information on commercially available chemicals and their worldwide suppliers.
Searchable database of chemical suppliers.
A collection of catalogs from major chemical suppliers. Includes information from 30 of the premier chemical catalogs including those from Lancaster, TCI, ACROS Organics, and Alpha Aesar. Search by text or structure. The free version is no longer available, but you may request a 2-week free trial. Register to use.
Search for materials safety data sheets and other toxicity information.
Primary reference laboratory for chemical measurements. Areas of research include Automotive and Aerospace, Biomaterials, Pharmaceuticals and Biomanufacturing, Chemical and Allied Products, Energy Systems, Environmental Technologies and Services, Health and Medical Products/Services, Industrial and Analytical Instruments and Services, Forensics and Homeland Security, Microelectronics, and Food and Nutritional Products.
Database developed by the Development Therapeutics Program of the National Cancer Institute, which provides information on screening results and chemical structural data on compounds for use in treating cancer and AIDS that are not covered by a confidentiality agreement.
Contains the chemical structures of small organic molecules and information on their biological activities. Search for unique chemical structures, deposited structure records, bioassay records, and structures using text terms such as names, synonyms, keywords, or depositor-supplied identifiers, names of reagents, and SMILES, MOL file, and other formats.
Databases, material safety data sheets, protective equipment, and government agencies, and other information from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
Search for materials safety data sheets and other toxicity information.
Provides information on substances and how they are represented in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations and information systems. Search by name, CAS number and in other ways.
Search for materials safety data sheets and other toxicity information.
Contains structural and other information about chemical substances.
A place for researchers to share pre-publication research, unpublished manuscripts, presentations, posters, white papers, technical papers, supplementary findings, and other scientific documents. Submissions are screened by a professional curation team for relevance and quality, but are not subjected to peer review. Biology, chemistry, medicine (except clinical trials), and earth science are covered. RSS feeds and e-mail notices of new submissions available.
Comprehensive source of information on chemical research and researchers at universities in the United States and Canada by the American Chemical Society. Search by name of faculty or by institution.
Use to determine if a substance is commercially available, source, cost, regulatory status. Search by document identifier to locate substance.
Electronic version of the print title The Aldrich Library of 13 C and 1 H FT NMR Spectra 3 vol. set (QD96.F68 P67 1993). The Electronic Library contains CNMR and HNMR spectra of 11,828 organic compounds as well as information about their physico-chemical properties. You can browse through the database, perform searches according to catalog parameters (catalog number, CAS number, formula, name, and book references, print spectrum, as well as perform some basic operations with a spectrum (Peak picking and integration). In addition there are features such as multi-level searching using search lists, searching according to molecular weight, chemical properties(boiling point, melting point, etc.), structures and sub-structures, spectral parameters(peaks and solvent), searching for portions of the spectrum, and substructure search. It is also possible to create and modify reports using the ACD/ ChemSketch chemical graphics application.
Contains information about the product as well as a link to live help.
Official web site of the American Chemical Society. Provides resources and services for members, as well as information about the many disciplines within chemistry. Conference, career, and information for professionals may also be found.
Search for a topic and analyze the results to determine competitors, patent holders, and more.
Resources and guides for downloading and using Beilstein Crossfire.
A German-English, English-German dictionary of terms found in the Beilstein Handbook of Organic Chemistry.
Quick guides and help for searching Beilstein from the University of Wisconsin (Madison). Also includes statistics for database usage across the United States.
Search for jobs in the sciences, as well as for information on associations, conferences, companies, and more.
Additional web sites for books and related materials
Link to the tables of contents of nearly 2000 journals.
Covers most substances mentioned in the literature back to 1957. Includes chemical substance information for over 42 million organic and inorganic substances and over 16 million sequences. Included in SciFinder Scholar searches.
Includes more than more than 8 million single- and multi-step reactions and more than more than 472,000 records from journal articles and patents with reaction information.
Contains current information on commercially available chemicals and their worldwide suppliers.
Contains regulatory information from Australia, Canada, Europe, Israel, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the United States. Coverage varies.
Developed by librarians and faculty at Youngstown State University, the CORE site provides tutorials and resources in the areas of general and organic chemistry and biochemistry.
Web site of resources, documentation, and support for the Cambridge Structural Database.
Web site of the Department of Chemistry, Cambridge University.
A collection of catalogs from major chemical suppliers. Includes information from 30 of the premier chemical catalogs including those from Lancaster, TCI, ACROS Organics, and Alpha Aesar. Search by text or structure. The free version is no longer available, but you may request a 2-week free trial. Register to use.
Chemistry portal covering numerous topics, including most disciplines within chemistry, communication, compounds and molecules, societies, government agencies worldwide, jobs, and much more.
Portal for free and subscription scientific databases . Includes reference databases (ChemFinder and more), as well as chemical, reaction, and safety databases. Search by name of chemical, moleculary formula or weight, or CAS number. Discounts are available through educational and student pricing.
Leading search engine fand comphrehensive directory for chemical and related industry professionals. Includes access to chemical names, jobs, market research and consultants.
Links to major publishers of chemistry information, as well as patent offices world wide. Includes major society and commerical presses.
Members of this online chemical community can access over 350 journals and 15 databases from a variety of publishers, including Beilstein, U.S. patents, Medline, NIST and more. Access to the pre-print server is also available. Users must register to access services.
Covers Agricultural Sciences, Biology and Life Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Food Sciences,General Chemistry Geological Sciences, Material Sciences, Medical Sciences, Physics, and Polymer Science. database of over 22 million records covering the chemical literature from more than 8000 journals and 150 countries. around 3.9 million patents originating from 38 countries. also includes books, technical reports, conference proceedings, and dissertations.
Bibliographies and descriptions of resources in major areas of chemistry (e.g. analytical, organic, inorganic, crystallography and more). Created by librarians at the University of Texas at Austin.
Databases, material safety data sheets, protective equipment, and government agencies, and other information from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
Primary reference laboratory for chemical measurements. Areas of research include Automotive and Aerospace, Biomaterials, Pharmaceuticals and Biomanufacturing, Chemical and Allied Products, Energy Systems, Environmental Technologies and Services, Health and Medical Products/Services, Industrial and Analytical Instruments and Services, Forensics and Homeland Security, Microelectronics, and Food and Nutritional Products.
Links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the Web to deliver course materials in any language. Includes modules on inorganic and analytical chemistry, molecular models and introductory chemistry.
List of Chemistry Departments worldwide, both by country and by number of departments within a country. There is a separate listing by chemist, by geography.
Newly acquired books and other materials in the Chemistry/Physics Library.
A collections of general chemistry resources, compiled by the Chemistry Librarian at Kent State University.
General reference sources in chemistry, covering reference sources, societies, spectral data, educational source, chemicals and suppliers, and Internet collections
This is a list of subject specific and general search tools in the areas of chemistry, physics, and liquid crystals.
Search for meetings by date, event type (e.g. symposium, conference, e-conference, short course), city and more. Contact information is included in the entry.
Chemistry/Physics Library web site.
Calendar pages that show when the workstations in the Chemistry/Physics Library have been reserved for use by Chemistry lab classes.
Free registration is required to access the list of conferences. Search by keyword or browse by date. Date, venue, location, topics, travel services and more are included in each conference record.
Listing of conference and meeting resources in the areas of chemistry, liquid crystals, physics
Provides access to complete bibliographic information from articles, editorials, meeting abstracts, commentaries, and all other significant items in recently published editions of over 1,050 of the world's leading journals and books in broad range of categories.
Current Protocols are used in laboratories around the world as the authoritative sources for effective, reliable methods in biological research and experimentation. The web version is searched via the table of contents and provides links to figures, tables, recipes, literature citations, cross-references, and internet URLs in the full-text HTML format. PDF format for printing is also available.
While this resource is available via the web, it requires a user id and password and is available only in the Chemistry/Physics Library. Please check with Chemistry/Physics Library staff to access this resource.
Help guides for specific chemistry, physics, and liquid crystal related resources.
Links to chemistry, physics, and related tutorials and guides.
Listing of databases available at the Chemistry/Physics Library
A list of online resources and cd-rom databases available for use only in the Chemistry/Physics Library
A list of web sites containing directories of the faculty and departments in Chemistry and Physics.
Resources for locating theses and dissertations in the areas of chemistry, physics, liquid crystals, computer science and mathematics.
Service hosted by the Office of Science and Technical Information that searches various e-print hosting sites worldwide.
Comprehensive treatment of all areas of inorganic chemistry, including Main Group Elements; Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry; Organometallic Chemistry; Bioinorganic Chemistry; Solid State, Materials, Nanomaterials and Catalysis; and General Inorganic Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Methods. Articles are arranged alphabetically and are searchable keyword. HTML and PDF formats are available.
Provides access to over 500 databases and Web sites containing information and resources pertaining to science and technology of interest to the Department of Energy, with an emphasis on the physical sciences.
Search for literature written by a specific author.
Instructions for using SciFinder Scholar to search by substance name or CAS registry number or some other substance identifier.
Search for information about a substance by using its chemical structure.
Combine chemical structures and functional groups to locate information about reactions.
Use SciFinder Scholar to search for articles about a specific research topic.
Directory of chemistry web sites on dozens of topics, compiled by the Galaxy search engine site.
Gardner's features a comprehensive selection of commercially available chemicals. Thus all bulk inorganic chemicals, major pesticides, dyestuffs, surfactants,metals and alloys are included. It is also a comprehensive sources of chemical synonym information.Provides detailed information on 35,000 chemical compounds including: Chemical Name; CAS, EINECS, and Merck Numbers; Molecular Formula; Synonyms; Uses; Chemical Properties; and Manufacturer/Suppliers. Contains 85,000 synonyms, CAS Registry Numbers and EINECS Numbers Indexes and complete contact information for the 1,500 manufacturers and suppliers of referenced compounds.
Collection of general reference and data resources of interest of chemistry, physics and liquid crystal researchers. Includes directories, dictionaries, and databases in relevant areas of study.
A selective list of sources for grants, scholarships and funding.
A one-stop resource to find funds for training in the sciences and undergraduate science education.
Electronic version of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics follows the 81st Edition of the print Handbook in terms of content. The 81st Edition contains several updated and expanded tables: Fundamental Physical Constants (the new set of CODATA recommended values, replacing the 1986 set) The Elements (descriptive texts on the occurrence, properties, history, and uses of all the chemical elements) Dissociation Constants of Organic Acids and Bases (expanded by 50%)Dipole Moments (revised and expanded) Threshold Limits for Airborne Contaminants (including the most recent recommendations) and more.
Contains links to reference resources on chemical data sources, material safety, chemistry departments, chemical suppliers, all aspects of chemistry and more. Maintained by the library at University of California at Santa Barbara.
Provides the open source to full-text and bibliographic records of Department of Energy (DOE) research and development reports in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics. Contains access to full-text documents produced and made available by the Department of Energy National Laboratories and grantees from 1995 forward. Older documents may also be made available.
Contains over 26 million citations of scientific, technical, and medical content with additional resources for business, law and the humanities. This is a fee-based service for which users must register.
Search 150,000 journals by journal title or by ISSN. Search results will be displayed with a list of possible matches. Specific articles may be ordered for a fee. Contact library staff for other document delivery options.
Search current tables of contents for journals in the areas of chemistry, physics, biology, medicine, and more. Articles may be ordered for a fee. See library staff for additional document delivery options.
Access a list of resources and tutorials for searching CAS' SciFinder Scholar database.
901 tables of general interest to scientists and engineers, and of particular interest to those involved with physics in the broader sense. Includes data on physical, thermodynamic, mechanical, other properties. Includes 7 interactive tables. Published by KNOVEL.
Provides information on the Union, its Commissions and Regional Associates, and its journals and other publications.
Provides information on IUPAC nomenclature recommendations.
The JCR allows the evaluation and comparison of journals using citation data drawn from over 7,500 scholarly and technical journals from more than 3,300 publishers in over 60 countries. All areas of science, technology, and social sciences are covered. The JCR can show you the most frequently cited journals in a field, the highest impact journals in a field, and the largest journals in a field allow for journal evaluation and comparison. NOTE: Citation data are not meant to replace informed peer review. Careful attention should be paid to circumstances that can influence citation rates such as language, journal history and format, publication schedule, and subject specialty.
List of databases of interest chemistry, physics and liquid crystal researchers. Some are restricted in use to Kent State University faculty, staff and students.
A list of journals covered by the Beilstein Crossfire database.
A listing of dissertations and theses from KentLINK written by students from the Department of Chemistry.
The Literacy Information aNd Communication System provides information and funding sources in the areas of adult and familty literacy.
An index of chemistry resources on the web, covering most topics relevant to chemistry, as well as links to resources on chemistry departments, organizations, literature, companies, the industry, and more.
A database of of approximately 75,000 thermotropic liquid crystals, which contains free access to the chemical structures and registration numbers of compounds found in LiqCryst 3.2. It also includes 17,000 references from journals, books, conferences, patents and proceedings and Ph.D. theses.
Selected resources found in the Chemistry/Physics Library, as well as on the Internet.
Home page of the National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Funding, which lists funding opportunities, policies, and more.
Search the National Technical Information Service database for documents published since 1990. Coverage includes scientific, technical, engineering, and related business information by or for the U.S. government and complementary materials from international sources. Some full-text is available; fee-based downloads are available.
A place for researchers to share pre-publication research, unpublished manuscripts, presentations, posters, white papers, technical papers, supplementary findings, and other scientific documents. Submissions are screened by a professional curation team for relevance and quality, but are not subjected to peer review. Biology, chemistry, medicine (except clinical trials), and earth science are covered. RSS feeds and e-mail notices of new submissions available.
Note to users that old C/PL site is no longer available.
Contains images that represent atomic orbitals and molecular orbitals, animated plots of wave functions, animated plots of electron density, "dot-density" plots of electron density, and plots of radial distribution functions.
Search a number of dictionaries across biological and health sciences disciplines.
Search a number of dictionaries across major disciplines of science, including astronomy, chemistry, earth science, medicine, physics, zoology, and much more.
Strategies for searching for information about polymers.
Sources of preprints and technical reports
Provides numerical values for a variety of physical, thermal, electrical, thermodynamic property, and ultraviolet data, as well as descriptive information for preparation and uses for over 5,500 inorganic compounds. Data is searchable, and can be exported to other applications.
Derived from the acclaimed Methods in molecular biology series. Contains all the major procedures needed for isolating, characterizing, and analyzing proteins, including powerful new techniques in mass spectroscopy and immunochemistry.
Contains the chemical structures of small organic molecules and information on their biological activities. Search for unique chemical structures, deposited structure records, bioassay records, and structures using text terms such as names, synonyms, keywords, or depositor-supplied identifiers, names of reagents, and SMILES, MOL file, and other formats.
Compilation of Internet resources, including databases, online journals, patents, societies, books, software, jobs, reactions, and much more.
Provides subscriber access to the RSC's journals, information about its books and databases, conferences, jobs, and more. Full-text access to journals may also be available via OhioLINK's Electronic Journal Center.
Access to meetings, symposia, lectures and conferences organized by the RSC.
[Please note: This web site will be unavailable from 6:00am Saturday, April 21, 2007 until 11:00pm Sunday, April 22, 2007 for essential maintenance.]
Provides full-text access to the journal archive of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Includes more than 200,000 original articles published from 1841 to 1996. Use the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center for full-text access to RSC titles after 2004. Advance article access is not available.
NOTE: You must use the provided checkbox to restrict your search to the journal archive.
Meta database Patent and Journal References from all scientific disciplines, Substance information, Chemical reactions, Regulated chemicals information, Commercially available substances. Searches simultaneously the following sources: Chemical AbstractsPlus; CAS REGISTRY; CHEMLIST; CHEMCATS -Online Chemical Catalogs File, MEDLINE and OLDMEDLINE 1958- present. Chemical Structure searches are limited to exact matches of a drawn structure as well as structure with substitution at open positions on the drawn structure.
NOTE: SciFinder Scholar is located in the CD-ROM folder found in the start menu of the public work stations.
Self-paced tutorials for searching the different modes of SciFinder Scholar.
A list of resources to support the use of SciFinder Scholar.
Free tutorials that provides instruction and practice in searching SciFinder Scholar for chemistry, biology, and chemical engineering topics.
Science of Synthesis, formerly Houben-Weyl Methods of Organic Chemistry, is the premier source for information on synthetic chemistry. It includes access to published literature from journals, books, and patents since the 1880's, with an effort toward balancing works from industry and academica.
A comprehensive science-specific search engine that filters out non-scientific sites and finds peer-reviewed articles such as PDF and PostScript files. Searches specialty sources, such as Medline, ScienceDirect, the U.S. Patent Office, BioOne, and more.
Search solutions and strategies for locating information about polymers, synthetics, and small molecules.
A set of simple interactive calculators for chemistry, including isotope patterns, element patterns, reaction yields, oxidation states of d-block metals in a complex, electron accountancy, and more. Some modules are still in test phase.
Use structures as a search term to locate information.
CD-ROM version of the printed handbook.
An overview of strategies for searching for synthetic pathways.
Agencies and resources of interest to chemistry, physics, and liquid crystal researchers
A United States Geological Survey site that shows how chemists and geologists use analytical chemistry to: determine the age of the Earth; show an extraterrestrial body collided with the Earth; predict volcanic eruptions; observe atmospheric change over millions of years; and document damage by acid rain and pollution of the Earth's surface.
This is an alternative site for downloading the Crossfire software, which doesn't require that you register.
Each of the virtual journals included presents an online collection of relevant papers from a broad range of "source" journals in the physical sciences. Full-text freely available for those journals to which Kent State University Libraries and Media Services subscribes.
Provides access to a 3-D structures database as well as to a database of chemical distributors
Listed alphabetically by country and university.
A per-month listing of conference assembled by Dr. Wendy Warr of Warr and Associates.
Web-based documentation for different versions of Beilstein Crossfire.
Full-text of journals published by the American Chemical Society. Titles may also be available in OhioLINK's Electronic Journal Center.
Full-text for 2000, 2001, and part of 2002 for journals covering medicinal and organic chemistry, drug development, and more.
Open-access, peer-reviewed repository of full-text, biomedical journals.
Iidentifies the most cited chemistry-related research publications as reflected by the more than 100 million citations found in the journals, patents, conference proceedings and other sources covered by CAS.
Search for individual journal titles, as well as publishers. Subscriber access to journals available. Many titles may be available in OhioLINK's Electronic Journal Center.
Lists the short title, complete title, coden, and frequency of publication for the journals covered by the CAPlus file on the STN service. (This is not the full list of journals covered by CAS!)
Online access to 40 chemistry journals.
Instructions for setting up a profile in the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center, for receiving e-mail notifications of new journal issues and setting other personal options.
Lists the publishers whose journals are included in the EJC as well as how to report missing issues and articles.
Electronic journals in most disciplines, published by Elsevier. Full-text access to many is available via the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center.
Hosts the largest repository of free full-text life science articles in the world, with more than 750,000 free, full-text articles online. A division of the Stanford University Libraries, which produces the online versions of high-impact, peer-reviewed journals and other scholarly content. Free registration is required for access.
Contains full-text of bulletins of academic societies and research papers in most areas of scientific research.
Alphabetical listing of abbreviations and full journal titles in chemistry and related areas.
Search here for active serials by department, title, subject keywords, format or any combination of these items. This information is recreated monthly. "OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center" and many "JSTOR" and "SPARC" electronic titles are included but listed separately from academic departments.
Search by the title of a journal to see whether it is available in print and/or in electronic format.
Search Lexis/Nexis for the full-text of selected journals in the physical sciences.
Provides full-text access to the journal archive of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Includes more than 200,000 original articles published from 1841 to 1996. Use the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center for full-text access to RSC titles after 2004. Advance article access is not available.
NOTE: You must use the provided checkbox to restrict your search to the journal archive.
Science of Synthesis, formerly Houben-Weyl Methods of Organic Chemistry, is the premier source for information on synthetic chemistry. It includes access to published literature from journals, books, and patents since the 1880's, with an effort toward balancing works from industry and academica.
Journals available through the Elsevier ScienceDirect service. Searchable by title and broad subject. (NOTE: The full-text of many journals are available through OhioLINK's Electronic Journal Center.)
Contains online journal articles and more, including author resources and upcoming conferences. Also contains former Gordon and Breach titles.
Subscriber access to journals across many subject areas, published by Wiley. Many may also be available in OhioLINK's Electronic Journal Center.
Official web site of the American Chemical Society. Provides resources and services for members, as well as information about the many disciplines within chemistry. Conference, career, and information for professionals may also be found.
Provides information on the Union, its Commissions and Regional Associates, and its journals and other publications.
Provides information on IUPAC nomenclature recommendations.
Provides subscriber access to the RSC's journals, information about its books and databases, conferences, jobs, and more. Full-text access to journals may also be available via OhioLINK's Electronic Journal Center.
Contains tables of physical, solvent, and thermodynamic properties.
Online version of the 1954 title, with links to the full-text of numerous tables of data, including chemical, physical and thermal properties of many different kinds of materials.
A list of tables which have been relocated or removed, retitled or rearranged from the 71st to 79th editions. The same information is usually made available.
Primary reference laboratory for chemical measurements. Areas of research include Automotive and Aerospace, Biomaterials, Pharmaceuticals and Biomanufacturing, Chemical and Allied Products, Energy Systems, Environmental Technologies and Services, Health and Medical Products/Services, Industrial and Analytical Instruments and Services, Forensics and Homeland Security, Microelectronics, and Food and Nutritional Products.
A place for researchers to share pre-publication research, unpublished manuscripts, presentations, posters, white papers, technical papers, supplementary findings, and other scientific documents. Submissions are screened by a professional curation team for relevance and quality, but are not subjected to peer review. Biology, chemistry, medicine (except clinical trials), and earth science are covered. RSS feeds and e-mail notices of new submissions available.
The CrossFire search database links structure, reaction, text and numeric data in the Beilstein and Gmelin databases. Beilstein database contains information on more than 8 million organic compounds and associated chemical and physical properties and 5 million chemical reactions. There are more than 35 million chemical property and bioactivity records arranged in some 300 searchable fields. The Gmelin database covers more than 1.4 million organometallic and inorganic compounds.
NOTE: Beilstein Crossfire with Abstracts is located in the CD-ROM folder found in the start menu of the public work stations.
Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) contains crystal structure information for over 245,000 organic and metal organic compounds. All of these crystal structures have been analysed using X-ray or neutron diffraction techniques. For each crystallographic entry in the CSD there are three distinct types of information stored. These are conveniently categorised in terms of their "dimensionality": bibliographic information, chemical connectivity, 3D Molecular Structure, and 3D Crystal Structure. The web version provides a full range of text/numeric search options, in addition to more complex search functionality, including: substructure searching,and reduced cell searching, similarity searching.
Note: This version supercedes the cd-rom version.
Chemistry/Physics Library web site.
Comprehensive treatment of all areas of inorganic chemistry, including Main Group Elements; Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry; Organometallic Chemistry; Bioinorganic Chemistry; Solid State, Materials, Nanomaterials and Catalysis; and General Inorganic Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Methods. Articles are arranged alphabetically and are searchable keyword. HTML and PDF formats are available.
A place for researchers to share pre-publication research, unpublished manuscripts, presentations, posters, white papers, technical papers, supplementary findings, and other scientific documents. Submissions are screened by a professional curation team for relevance and quality, but are not subjected to peer review. Biology, chemistry, medicine (except clinical trials), and earth science are covered. RSS feeds and e-mail notices of new submissions available.
Provides numerical values for a variety of physical, thermal, electrical, thermodynamic property, and ultraviolet data, as well as descriptive information for preparation and uses for over 5,500 inorganic compounds. Data is searchable, and can be exported to other applications.
Contains tables of physical, solvent, and thermodynamic properties.
Free access with registration includes Organic molecule structure searching, Materials Safety Data Sheets; free download of articles from Acros Organics magazine, Reviews on Organic Chemistry, Technical Information Sheets.
The CrossFire search database links structure, reaction, text and numeric data in the Beilstein and Gmelin databases. Beilstein database contains information on more than 8 million organic compounds and associated chemical and physical properties and 5 million chemical reactions. There are more than 35 million chemical property and bioactivity records arranged in some 300 searchable fields. The Gmelin database covers more than 1.4 million organometallic and inorganic compounds.
NOTE: Beilstein Crossfire with Abstracts is located in the CD-ROM folder found in the start menu of the public work stations.
Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) contains crystal structure information for over 245,000 organic and metal organic compounds. All of these crystal structures have been analysed using X-ray or neutron diffraction techniques. For each crystallographic entry in the CSD there are three distinct types of information stored. These are conveniently categorised in terms of their "dimensionality": bibliographic information, chemical connectivity, 3D Molecular Structure, and 3D Crystal Structure. The web version provides a full range of text/numeric search options, in addition to more complex search functionality, including: substructure searching,and reduced cell searching, similarity searching.
Note: This version supercedes the cd-rom version.
Chemistry/Physics Library web site.
An encyclopedic and systematic collection of useful synthetic methodology, including tens of thousands of reactions and synthetic transformations
A place for researchers to share pre-publication research, unpublished manuscripts, presentations, posters, white papers, technical papers, supplementary findings, and other scientific documents. Submissions are screened by a professional curation team for relevance and quality, but are not subjected to peer review. Biology, chemistry, medicine (except clinical trials), and earth science are covered. RSS feeds and e-mail notices of new submissions available.
An integrated spectral database system for organic compounds, which includes 6 different types of spectra under a directory database of the compounds. The spectra are EI mass, 1H decoupled 13C NMR, 1H NMR pattern (90 and/or 400 MHz), 1H NMR parameter (300 MHz pattern generated), FT-IR, laser-Raman, and ESR. Produced by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology of Japan.
Science of Synthesis, formerly Houben-Weyl Methods of Organic Chemistry, is the premier source for information on synthetic chemistry. It includes access to published literature from journals, books, and patents since the 1880's, with an effort toward balancing works from industry and academica.
A database of 17,221 English review articles (from journals and books) of interest to synthetic organic chemists. It includes the previous version (which covered literature between 1970 and 2002) plus an update containing articles until the end of 2003.
Official web site of LCI and the CPIP graduate program.
A place for researchers to share pre-publication research, unpublished manuscripts, presentations, posters, white papers, technical papers, supplementary findings, and other scientific documents. Submissions are screened by a professional curation team for relevance and quality, but are not subjected to peer review. Biology, chemistry, medicine (except clinical trials), and earth science are covered. RSS feeds and e-mail notices of new submissions available.
Provides the basics, defines the scope of each subdiscipline, and indicates where to go for a more complete and detailed explanation.
Contains tables of physical, solvent, and thermodynamic properties.
Resources and guides for downloading and using Beilstein Crossfire.
Additional web sites for books and related materials
Newly acquired books and other materials in the Chemistry/Physics Library.
General reference sources in chemistry, covering reference sources, societies, spectral data, educational source, chemicals and suppliers, and Internet collections
This is a list of subject specific and general search tools in the areas of chemistry, physics, and liquid crystals.
Chemistry/Physics Library web site.
description of duties and responsibilities for students working in the Chem/Phys Library
Semester hours for the Chemistry/Physics Library.
Current staff of the Chemistry/Physics Library.
Listing of conference and meeting resources in the areas of chemistry, liquid crystals, physics
A list of online resources and cd-rom databases available for use only in the Chemistry/Physics Library
A list of web sites containing directories of the faculty and departments in Chemistry and Physics.
Resources for locating theses and dissertations in the areas of chemistry, physics, liquid crystals, computer science and mathematics.
Collection of general reference and data resources of interest of chemistry, physics and liquid crystal researchers. Includes directories, dictionaries, and databases in relevant areas of study.
A selective list of sources for grants, scholarships and funding.
List of databases of interest chemistry, physics and liquid crystal researchers. Some are restricted in use to Kent State University faculty, staff and students.
Access full-text journals in the areas of chemistry, physics, liquid crystals, and related disciplines.
Brief description and overview of all branch libraries, reference collection, gov docs, and spec coll.
Selected resources found in the Chemistry/Physics Library, as well as on the Internet.
Note to users that old C/PL site is no longer available.
Full-text and other resources for locating patents and copyright information.
Various resources, including databases, preprints, proceedings, societies, and much more.
Sources of preprints and technical reports
A list of resources to support the use of SciFinder Scholar.
Agencies and resources of interest to chemistry, physics, and liquid crystal researchers
List of Chemistry Departments worldwide, both by country and by number of departments within a country. There is a separate listing by chemist, by geography.
A ranked listing of the most cited researchers in chemistry, by total number of citations.
A ranked list by total number of citations, of the ten thousand most cited researchers in chemistry.
Here, children can come to find books that they are intersted in by type, title, author, and even illustrator. Children also have the option to listen to a story over the internet. Summer recommended reading lists can also be found. There is also an option for children to write and share their own stories.
"The Buckeye Children's Book Award is a great way to encourage kinds to read their favorite books and to nominate and vote for them here in Ohio. Here you can find information about current and past winners of the award and the background and criterion for the nomination round of the award."
"The Caldecott Medal was neamed in honor of ninteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children." The site allows users to have the chance to learn about the award, the criteria, and the application process. One can also find the award winners and honored books from 1938 to present day. Summaries of these books, as well as comments made by the commitees can be found.
This site offers a plethora of information about children's literature. "This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and colelctions of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics." One can browse the following areas: search, what's new, books, subjects, curriculum areas, authors, and many more.
Raymond E. Jones. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997.
Ref Z1037.A1 J78 1997
Identifies and describes over 1,700 characters from 230 literary works for children from both the 19th and 20th centuries. Includes historically and culturally significant works as well as popular titles.
Print and electronic resources for children's and young adult literature.
"The Children's Book Council, Inc. is the nonprofit trade association of publishers and packagers of trade books and related materials for children and young adults." Upon entering this site one can learn more about the CBC, go to the CBC online store, and become a member. This site is great for getting children active by not only providing reading lists but also having events like the "Young People's Poetry Week."
The goals of this association are "To encourage serious scholarship and research in childrens's literature. To enhancethe professional stature of the graduate and undergraduate teaching of children's literature...." In this site, the user can find information about conferences, grants, jobs, people, study programs, etc....
In order to promote reading, this website gives teachers and parents lists of books that are appropriate with various topics. The site breaks down reading by types, such as award winners and genres. There are buying guides for every month, book clubs and many more. The site can be used by parents to expose their children to literature blogs and other literature related materials.
"The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) is a unique and vital gathering place for books, ideas, and expertise in the field of children's and young adult literature. The CCBC is an noncirculating examination, study, and research library for Wisconson school and public libraries, teachers, early childhood care providers, university students, and others interested in children's and young adult literature. The CCBC is a part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) School of Education (SoE, and recieves additional supposrt fromt he Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI).
Available online 1990 - present.
This award is given to books that prove to be that of literary excellence. The sight allows the user to see previous winers, to nominate books, and also discusses the policies and procedures of the award.
"The puropse of this page is to create a qualitative list of multicultural literature for K-12 educators. We would like to avoid presenting just lists of books, but instead give educators a chance to find out a little more information about multicultural literature others have used successfully."
3rd ed. Eden Ross Lipson. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2000.
Ref Z1037 .L724 2000
A selective annotated list of over 1,000 books reviewed by the New York Times. Includes age appropriate, subject, and title indexes.
"The Association of Library Service to Children is interested in the improvement and extension of library services to children in all types of libraries. It is responsible for the evaluation and selection of book and nonbook library materials and for the improvment of techniques of library service to children from preschool through the eighth grade or junior high school age, when such materials and techniques are intended for use in more than one type of library."
"The Pura Blepre Award, established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth."
In order to promote reading, this website gives teachers and parents lists of books that are appropriate with various topics. The site breaks down reading by types, such as award winners and genres. There are buying guides for every month, book clubs and many more. The site can be used by parents to expose their children to literature blogs and other literature related materials.
John T. Gillespie, Catherine Barr. Westport, CN: Libraries Unlimited, 2003.
Ref Z1037 .G48 2002 Suppl
Brief annotations of recommended fiction and nonfiction books arranged by author within subject categories. Includes author, illustrator, title, and subject/grade level indexes.
Ed. by Carl M. Tomlinson. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1998.
Ref Z1037 .C5428 1998
An annotated reference to international children's literature. Includes children's book awards, author-title, and subject appendices.
Kathryn I. Matthew and Joy L. Lowe. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2002.
Guide to recommended children's books and media for use with every elementary subject. Includes teachers resources.
Carolyn Compton. Upper Saddle, NJ: Globe Fearon, 1996.
Ref LB 1131.C5416 1996
Three to four page descriptions of a variety of tests concerned with academic skills, perception, memory, speech, language, gross motor skills, intelligence, and development for special populations. Descriptions include sample questions, what each test measures, how it is measured and the mean scores of each test.
New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker, 1998.
Ref LB1043 .B69x 1998
Lists 8,228 fiction and nonfiction titles from 706 publishers. Each entry includes a brief annotation. Includes author, reader/performer, subject, and publisher/distributor indexes.
Here is "...a fast, east and kid-friendly way for kids to search online. Designed to be a fun destination site focused on learning and 'edu-tainment," Ask for Kids uses natural-language technology that allows kids to ask questions and perform web seearches...."
MAIN Ref LB 1027.55.E523 2005
A colorful, easy-to-use search interface for elementary and middle school students in grades K-8. Provides access to magazine articles, pictures, encyclopedias, and a dictionary through an animated interface with a dinosaur theme that encourages students to enhance and develop basic search methodologies. Lexile limiters allow searchers to specify the reading level of materials retrieved.This database now also includes the content from Encyclopedia of Animals.
Research database for secondary school students (grades 6-12).
New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker, 1998.
Ref PN1992.945 .B66 1998
Lists thousands of entertainment and educational videos for children in grades K-12. Each entry includes a brief annotation. Numerous indexes provide access to video titles.
Here, children can come to find books that they are intersted in by type, title, author, and even illustrator. Children also have the option to listen to a story over the internet. Summer recommended reading lists can also be found. There is also an option for children to write and share their own stories.
"The Children's Book Council, Inc. is the nonprofit trade association of publishers and packagers of trade books and related materials for children and young adults." Upon entering this site one can learn more about the CBC, go to the CBC online store, and become a member. This site is great for getting children active by not only providing reading lists but also having events like the "Young People's Poetry Week."
In order to promote reading, this website gives teachers and parents lists of books that are appropriate with various topics. The site breaks down reading by types, such as award winners and genres. There are buying guides for every month, book clubs and many more. The site can be used by parents to expose their children to literature blogs and other literature related materials.
"The puropse of this page is to create a qualitative list of multicultural literature for K-12 educators. We would like to avoid presenting just lists of books, but instead give educators a chance to find out a little more information about multicultural literature others have used successfully."
Provides links to the Newbery, Caldecott and many other children's book awards lists.
"The Buckeye Children's Book Award is a great way to encourage kinds to read their favorite books and to nominate and vote for them here in Ohio. Here you can find information about current and past winners of the award and the background and criterion for the nomination round of the award."
"The Caldecott Medal was neamed in honor of ninteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children." The site allows users to have the chance to learn about the award, the criteria, and the application process. One can also find the award winners and honored books from 1938 to present day. Summaries of these books, as well as comments made by the commitees can be found.
This award is given to books that prove to be that of literary excellence. The sight allows the user to see previous winers, to nominate books, and also discusses the policies and procedures of the award.
"The Association of Library Service to Children is interested in the improvement and extension of library services to children in all types of libraries. It is responsible for the evaluation and selection of book and nonbook library materials and for the improvment of techniques of library service to children from preschool through the eighth grade or junior high school age, when such materials and techniques are intended for use in more than one type of library."
"The Pura Blepre Award, established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth."
John T. Gillespie, Catherine Barr. Westport, CN: Libraries Unlimited, 2003.
Ref Z1037 .G48 2002 Suppl
Brief annotations of recommended fiction and nonfiction books arranged by author within subject categories. Includes author, illustrator, title, and subject/grade level indexes.
Ed. by Carl M. Tomlinson. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1998.
Ref Z1037 .C5428 1998
An annotated reference to international children's literature. Includes children's book awards, author-title, and subject appendices.
New York: H. W. Wilson, 1909 -
Z1037 .W76
An annotated list of books and magazines for children from preschool through grade six. Includes author, title, subject, and analytical indexes. Updated with annual supplements.
8th ed. Eds. Anne Price and Juliette Yaakov. New York: H.W. Wilson, 2000.
An annotated and classified list of books published in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. for young adults. Includes an author, title, subject, and analytical index. Includes some out of print titles.
Kathryn I. Matthew and Joy L. Lowe. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2002.
Guide to recommended children's books and media for use with every elementary subject. Includes teachers resources.
3rd ed. Eden Ross Lipson. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2000.
Ref Z1037 .L724 2000
A selective annotated list of over 1,000 books reviewed by the New York Times. Includes age appropriate, subject, and title indexes.
Lyn Miller-Lachmann. New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker, 1992.
Z1037 .M654 1992
New York: R. R. Bowker.
Z1037.A1 C482 2004 v. 1-2
An annual author, title, and illustrator index to books for children and young adults published in the United States and currently available for purchase.
This database provides illustrated biographical profiles of children's authors and illustrators.This is the online version of the more than 200 volume print edition.
Eds. Anne Commire, Adele Sarkissian, Agnes Garrett. Detroit: Gale Research, 1977.
Ref PN451 .Y4 v. 1 - 2
Provides biographical entries, including a list of works, for more than 2500 authors who died before 1961. Most entries include author photographs, book illustrations or movie stills and excerpts from autobiographies, diaries, and letters.
5th. ed. Eds. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. Detroit: St. James Press, 1999.
Ref PN1009.A1 T9 1999
Provides brief biographic sketches for more than 800 English-language writers of fiction, poetry, and drama for children and young adults. Each entry includes a list of the author's works, a list of critical studies about the author, and a signed essay about the author.
Raymond E. Jones. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997.
Ref Z1037.A1 J78 1997
Identifies and describes over 1,700 characters from 230 literary works for children from both the 19th and 20th centuries. Includes historically and culturally significant works as well as popular titles.
The CLCD offers more than 220,000 reviews of children’s books, multimedia, and audio books. The reviews are from more than 34 sources, some of which include The ALAN Review, Booklist, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, CCBC Choices, The Five Owls, The Horn Book Magazine--Audio Reviews, The Horn Book Guide, Inis, KIRKUS Reviews, KLIATT, Library Media Connections, Resource Links, and VOYA.
"The puropse of this page is to create a qualitative list of multicultural literature for K-12 educators. We would like to avoid presenting just lists of books, but instead give educators a chance to find out a little more information about multicultural literature others have used successfully."
Detroit: Gale Research Co.
Ref Z1037 .C48x
Cites reviews of books, periodicals, books-on-tape and book-related electronic media appearing in Book Review Index in the the past year that at least one reviewer recommended for children ages ten years and younger.
The CLCD offers more than 220,000 reviews of children’s books, multimedia, and audio books. The reviews are from more than 34 sources, some of which include The ALAN Review, Booklist, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, CCBC Choices, The Five Owls, The Horn Book Magazine--Audio Reviews, The Horn Book Guide, Inis, KIRKUS Reviews, KLIATT, Library Media Connections, Resource Links, and VOYA.
Provides criticism and biographical/bibliographical inflormation on the leading authors of children's literature. Online version of the print reference set by the same name.
Humphrey Carpenter and Mari Prichard. New York: Oxford University Press, 1984.
PN1008.5 .C37 1984
Covers children's literature in many languages and from many countries. Includes biographical sketches and summaries for children's titles and topics.
5th. ed. Eds. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. Detroit: St. James Press, 1999.
Ref PN1009.A1 T9 1999
Provides brief biographic sketches for more than 800 English-language writers of fiction, poetry, and drama for children and young adults. Each entry includes a list of the author's works, a list of critical studies about the author, and a signed essay about the author.
Ed. by Peter Hunt and Sheila Ray. New York: Routledge, 1996.
Includes essays on theoretical and critical approaches to children's literature; types and genres of children's literature; book publishing and design; and the nature of children's literature in select countries and regions of the world.
The CLCD offers more than 220,000 reviews of children’s books, multimedia, and audio books. The reviews are from more than 34 sources, some of which include The ALAN Review, Booklist, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, CCBC Choices, The Five Owls, The Horn Book Magazine--Audio Reviews, The Horn Book Guide, Inis, KIRKUS Reviews, KLIATT, Library Media Connections, Resource Links, and VOYA.
Links to children's literaature websites.
Ed. by Peter Hunt and Sheila Ray. New York: Routledge, 1996.
Includes essays on theoretical and critical approaches to children's literature; types and genres of children's literature; book publishing and design; and the nature of children's literature in select countries and regions of the world.
Ed. Jane M. Bingham. New York: Scribner's, 1988.
Ref PN1009.A1 W73 1988
Includes eighty-four critical essays accompanied by selective bibliographies about writers of children's literature who lived from the 17th through the first part of the 20th century.
Provides criticism and biographical/bibliographical inflormation on the leading authors of children's literature. Online version of the print reference set by the same name.
Provides links to homepages of children's book publishers around the world.
4th ed. Eds. Barbara Stein and Lucia Hansen. New York: Neal-Schuman, 1995.
Z479 .C45x 1995
A directory of sources for locating multimedia materials and services designed for children, primarily pre-K through middle school and others who work with children. Includes listings of publishers, software and audiovisual producers and distributors, booksellers, periodicals, cultural diversity resources and museums.
Raymond E. Jones. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997.
Ref Z1037.A1 J78 1997
Identifies and describes over 1,700 characters from 230 literary works for children from both the 19th and 20th centuries. Includes historically and culturally significant works as well as popular titles.
The CLCD offers more than 220,000 reviews of children’s books, multimedia, and audio books. The reviews are from more than 34 sources, some of which include The ALAN Review, Booklist, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, CCBC Choices, The Five Owls, The Horn Book Magazine--Audio Reviews, The Horn Book Guide, Inis, KIRKUS Reviews, KLIATT, Library Media Connections, Resource Links, and VOYA.
Links to children's literaature websites.
The CLCD offers more than 220,000 reviews of children’s books, multimedia, and audio books. The reviews are from more than 34 sources, some of which include The ALAN Review, Booklist, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, CCBC Choices, The Five Owls, The Horn Book Magazine--Audio Reviews, The Horn Book Guide, Inis, KIRKUS Reviews, KLIATT, Library Media Connections, Resource Links, and VOYA.
"The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) is a unique and vital gathering place for books, ideas, and expertise in the field of children's and young adult literature. The CCBC is an noncirculating examination, study, and research library for Wisconson school and public libraries, teachers, early childhood care providers, university students, and others interested in children's and young adult literature. The CCBC is a part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) School of Education (SoE, and recieves additional supposrt fromt he Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI).
"The puropse of this page is to create a qualitative list of multicultural literature for K-12 educators. We would like to avoid presenting just lists of books, but instead give educators a chance to find out a little more information about multicultural literature others have used successfully."
Kathryn I. Matthew and Joy L. Lowe. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2002.
Guide to recommended children's books and media for use with every elementary subject. Includes teachers resources.
3rd. ed. Ed. Henrietta M. Smith. Chicago: American Library Association, 2004.
Z1037.A2 C67 2004
Includes bibliographies of the Coretta Scott King Author, Ilustrator and New Talent Awards from 1970 to 2004 and selective award winner biographies.
3rd. ed. Ed. Henrietta M. Smith. Chicago: American Library Association, 2004.
Z1037.A2 C67 2004
Includes bibliographies of the Coretta Scott King Author, Ilustrator and New Talent Awards from 1970 to 2004 and selective award winner biographies.
In order to promote reading, this website gives teachers and parents lists of books that are appropriate with various topics. The site breaks down reading by types, such as award winners and genres. There are buying guides for every month, book clubs and many more. The site can be used by parents to expose their children to literature blogs and other literature related materials.
3rd. ed. Ed. Henrietta M. Smith. Chicago: American Library Association, 2004.
Z1037.A2 C67 2004
Includes bibliographies of the Coretta Scott King Author, Ilustrator and New Talent Awards from 1970 to 2004 and selective award winner biographies.
5th. ed. Eds. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. Detroit: St. James Press, 1999.
Ref PN1009.A1 T9 1999
Provides brief biographic sketches for more than 800 English-language writers of fiction, poetry, and drama for children and young adults. Each entry includes a list of the author's works, a list of critical studies about the author, and a signed essay about the author.
Ed. by John T. Gillespie. New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker, 2000.
Ref Z1037 .B55 2000
Brief annotations of recommended fiction and nonfiction books arranged by author within subject categories. Includes author, title, and subject/grade level indexes.
Carolyn W. Lima, John A. Lima. Westport, CT: Bowker-Greenwood, 2001.
Ref Z1037 .L715 2001
Lists 14,000 picture books by subject. Includes title and illustrator indexes.
Provides full text for over 140 magazines covering general topics appropriate for middle and junior high school students in grades 6-8. This database now also includes the content from Encyclopedia of Animals.
Provides full text for 50 children's magazines and over 100 children's pamphlets, designed for elementary school students in grades K-5. This database now also includes the content from Encyclopedia of Animals.
A colorful, easy-to-use search interface for elementary and middle school students in grades K-8. Provides access to magazine articles, pictures, encyclopedias, and a dictionary through an animated interface with a dinosaur theme that encourages students to enhance and develop basic search methodologies. Lexile limiters allow searchers to specify the reading level of materials retrieved.This database now also includes the content from Encyclopedia of Animals.
Research database for secondary school students (grades 6-12).
Madison, WI: The Guide
Z1037 .S884
A monthly subject index to articles in magazines for children and young adults. Also includes citations to articles for teacher and librarians of children and young adults and reviews of multimedia.
John E. and Sara W. Brewton and G. Meredith Blackburn III. New York: Wilson, 1972.
PN1023 .B723 1984
John E. Brewton, G. Meredith Blackburn III and Lorraine A. Blackburn. New York: Wilson, 1984.
PN1023 .B723 1984
Lists over 7,000 poems for children and young adults published between 1976 and 1981. Includes subject access with over 2,000 subject headings.
A colorful, easy-to-use search interface for elementary and middle school students in grades K-8. Provides access to magazine articles, pictures, encyclopedias, and a dictionary through an animated interface with a dinosaur theme that encourages students to enhance and develop basic search methodologies. Lexile limiters allow searchers to specify the reading level of materials retrieved.This database now also includes the content from Encyclopedia of Animals.
Kathryn I. Matthew and Joy L. Lowe. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2002.
Guide to recommended children's books and media for use with every elementary subject. Includes teachers resources.
Alethea K. Helbig and Agnes Regan Perkins.
Westport, CN: Greenwood Press, 1993.
Ref PS374.C454 H45 1993
Contains more than 400 entries on titles, authors, characters, and settings based on 134 books by 93 authors. All books included have won awards or been placed on citation lists.
Alethea K. Helbig and Agnes Regan Perkins. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002.
Ref PS374.C454 H45 2002
5th. ed. Eds. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. Detroit: St. James Press, 1999.
Ref PN1009.A1 T9 1999
Provides brief biographic sketches for more than 800 English-language writers of fiction, poetry, and drama for children and young adults. Each entry includes a list of the author's works, a list of critical studies about the author, and a signed essay about the author.
Alethea Helbig and Agnes Regan Perkins. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1985.
Ref PS374 .C454 H45 1985
Includes 1, 266 entries on titles, authors, characters, and settings based on 420 books of fiction for children and young adults. All books included have won or been finalists for major awards in children's literature.
Alethea K. Helbig and Agnes Regan Perkins. New York: Greenwood Press, 1986.
Ref PS374.C454 H45 1986
Includes 1, 550 entries on titles, authors, characters, and settings based on 489 books of fiction for children and young adults. All books included have won or been finalists for major awards in children's literature.
Alethea K. Helbig and Agnes Regan Perkins.
Westport, CN: Greenwood Press, 1993.
Ref PS374.C454 H45 1993
Contains more than 400 entries on titles, authors, characters, and settings based on 134 books by 93 authors. All books included have won awards or been placed on citation lists.
Alethea K. Helbig and Agnes Regan Perkins. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002.
Ref PS374.C454 H45 2002
Eds.Pat Pflieger and Helen M. Hill. Westport, CN: Greenwood Press, 1984.
Ref PR830.F3 R4 1984
Includes plot, character, and author summaries for thirty-six North American and British authors of fantasy for children.
Alethea K. Helbig and Agnes Regan Perkins.
New York: Greenwood Press, 1989.
Ref PR830.C513 H4 1989 v. A-M - N-Z
Includes 1,626 entries on titles, authors, characters, and settings based on 387 books published from 1678 to 1985. All books included have won or been finalists for major awards in children's literature.
Eds.Pat Pflieger and Helen M. Hill. Westport, CN: Greenwood Press, 1984.
Ref PR830.F3 R4 1984
Includes plot, character, and author summaries for thirty-six North American and British authors of fantasy for children.
Links to children's literaature websites.
A project of Harvard University to create an archive of freely available data on the recent Earthquake in China (May 2008), and to facilitate both data-sharing and research projects.
Full-text online access to 257 Chinese-language Arts and Humanities Journals from Wanfang data.
Provides links to all Access Services departments, including Circulation, Copyright Clearance, Distance/Distributed Learning, Interlibrary Loan, InfoExpress, Reserves Services, and Stacks Maintenance
Kent State University Cameras and Camcorders.
Kent State University Classroom Equipment Requests
Kent State University Audio Visual and Classroom Services.
Describes conditions which will cause patron library records to be blocked; describes billing rates and schedules for various item types.
This document describes who, in addition to faculty, students, and staff, may obtain borrowing privileges, and how to obtain borrowing privileges.
Brief description of positions available at the Circulation area of Libraries and Media Services.
Circulation Department homepage
Description of duties and responsibilities for students working at the circulation desk.
What you need to borrow books and other materials from the library.
Detailed Building Guide of the Circulation Desk
Information about library notices, and email notification sign-up for non- 'kent.edu' email accounts.
Table of loan periods, renewals, and fines for various item types and patron categories.
Information that is useful when you need to check out periodicals, art books, magazines, and journals.
Proxy borrowing information, by which library patrons may designate other individuals to request, pick up, and borrow material in the patron's name.
This machine is available for public use
Describes replacement costs and policies for lost items and items damaged due to neglect.
Information about your library PIN (personal identification number): As of January 9, 2008, PINs are no longer used to access library resources.
This pdf file gives a brief overview of basic APA citation style.
Provides links to all Access Services departments, including Circulation, Copyright Clearance, Distance/Distributed Learning, Interlibrary Loan, InfoExpress, Reserves Services, and Stacks Maintenance
A list of good web sites that describe how to cite a map, an atlas, or cartographic material from print, online, dynamic or static.
Frequently asked questions about interlibrary loan.
Covers the international literature concerning building construction, construction engineering, architecture, and city planning. Includes journals, books, conference contributions, reports, descriptions of research projects, and other non-conventional literature.
Urban Studies Abstracts is an interdisciplinary database covering urban affairs, urban studies, urban history and community development.
Contains guidelines for job seekers, instructions for using job hotlines, and directions for using other employment information services.
Systematic, extensive guide to Humanities web resources for academia. Hosted by the University of Oxford.
The Perseus Classics collection is an integrated collection of materials, textual and visual, primary and secondary, on the study of ancient Greece and Rome.
VoS provides a detiled listing of interent resources in the Humanities. Maintained by faculty at the Univ. of California-Santa Barbara.
Developed by the American Institute of Physics, PACS have been used in Physical Review since 1975 to identify fields and sub-fields of physics.
Created by the American Mathematical Society, the MSC is used to categorize items covered by the two reviewing databases, Mathematical Reviews (MR) and Zentralblatt MATH (Zbl). The MSC is broken down into over 5,000 two-, three-, and five-digit classfications, each corresponding to a discipline of mathematics.
Developed by the American Institute of Physics, PACS have been used in Physical Review since 1975 to identify fields and sub-fields of physics.
Kent State University Cameras and Camcorders.
Kent State University Classroom Equipment Requests
Kent State University Audio Visual and Classroom Services.
LMS classroom policies, scheduling and use guidelines and descriptions of library rooms for instruction and meetings.
Web page for reserving instructional classrooms
Detailed Building Guide of Library Classrooms
The Libraries have created collaborative learning spaces on the 6th floor of the Main Library. These can be reserved by faculty for up to two meetings of their class. The spaces provide the opportunity for students to work together under the guidance of their instructor and in proximity to the Libraries' print collections.
Kent State University Media Services Home Page
Policies relating to the use of LMS classrooms.
Policies relating to users who want to schedule and use library classrooms.
Kent State University Media Services Home Page
This is a page that details the audio exchange program
This is a page that will give details about the various equipment provided by Classroom Services
Copier repair
Use this form to request audiovisual equipment for classroom use. Restricted to faculty orders only...
This page is to give the faculty members a kind thank you for using our services to book equipment for their class use
Thank you for your equipment request from Classroom Services
This is the first page that a patron will visit while they are visiting the Classroom services page
Hours for Classroom Services
DVD info
This is where an instructor can find out how to place a video on reserve
A fun page about the shop
Contact staff
Let's people know where to go to get their equipment repaired.
Kent State University Classroom Equipment Requests
Brief description of UG student jobs in Classroom Services.
Description of duties and responsibilities for Classroom Services Delivery Technician.
Kent State University Media Services Home Page
This is a page that addresses the renting of public address systems
Very brief description of individual unit functions.
The Libraries have created collaborative learning spaces on the 6th floor of the Main Library. These can be reserved by faculty for up to two meetings of their class. The spaces provide the opportunity for students to work together under the guidance of their instructor and in proximity to the Libraries' print collections.
Database provides patient advisory leaflets for over 1,450 medications and natural products, plus 600 Spanish language leaflets representing the most subscribed and commonly used medications.
Provides a listing of more than 41,000 industry- and government-sponsored clinical trials as well as new drug therapies recently approved by the FDA. The site is designed to be a resource both for patients interested in participating in clinical trials and for research professionals.
"ClinicalTrials.gov provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers. ClinicalTrials.gov gives you information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations, and phone numbers for more details."
CSA Physical Education Index allows all researchers and professionals in the field to acquire accurate and scholarly information in this comprehensive database. These abstracts feature a wide variety of content, ranging from physical education curricula, to sports medicine, to dance. Other coverage includes sport law, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sport sociology/psychology. Health education and physical therapy are also covered as they continue to become more prevalent in our society.
Provides international coverage of sports and fitness literature, including physical fitness, physical education, sports medicine, exercise psychology, biomechanics, psychology, training, coaching, fitness, social and psychological aspects of sport and leisure, play, games, dance, and more. Full text is available for many of the articles covered.
ACHVE Collection Development Guidelines
Guidelines for collection development in Accounting
Cooperative Library Project for Nursing
An 8-Campus Prototype in Cooperative Collection Development
For the first time, libraries on all 8 campuses are working on cooperative collection development in a single subject area. We picked nursing because it has a strong presence on so many campuses and it has been identified as a strategically important program for the university
ACHVE (Adult, Counseling, Health and Vocational Education), EFSS (Education Foundations and Special Services) and TLCS (Teaching, Leadership and Curriculum Studies) faculty library representatives.
Collection development guidelines for the Geography Department.
Collection development guidelines for the School of Library and Information Science
Main Reference Collection Development Guidelines
Collection Development Guidlines for the Map Library
This form allows library users to submit questions, comments, or suggestions to Kent State University Libraries & Media Services.
Collection development guidelines for the School of Theatre and Dance
Guidelines for collection development in Accounting
This page provides information regarding the ordering of library material for Kent State University.
Architecture and Environmental Design Collection Development Guidelines
Web page for the Database Maintenance Librarian
Bindery Departments Home Page
Biological Sciences Collection Development Guidelines
Biomedical Sciences Collection Development Guidelines
Collection Managment's Books and Materials budget page.
Collection development guidelines for the College of Business Administration
The Cataloging Department creates and maintains bibliographic records providing access to Library material for faculty, staff, and patrons.
Collection development guideline for the Chemistry department.
Circulation Department homepage
Collection Development Home Page
Academic Department/Programs/Schools Collection Development Guidelines
Collection Management Home Page
Collection Management Information and Reports
Computer Science Collection Development Guidelines
Consortia Memberships
Cooperative Library Project for Nursing
An 8-Campus Prototype in Cooperative Collection Development
For the first time, libraries on all 8 campuses are working on cooperative collection development in a single subject area. We picked nursing because it has a strong presence on so many campuses and it has been identified as a strategically important program for the university
Economics Collection Development Guidelines
Educational Foundations and Special Services Collection Development Guidelines
Collection development guideline for the English Department.
Collection development guidelines for the Ethnic Heritage Department.
Collection development guidelines for the School of Exercise, Leisure and Sport
Family and Consumer Studies Collection Development Guidelines
Collection development guidelines for the Rodgers/Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising.
Finance Collection Development Guidelines
Collection development guidelines for the Geography Department.
Collection development guidelines for the Geology Department
Gift Unit's Home Page
Collection development guidelines for the History Department
IAKM Collection Development Guidelines
Collection development guidelines for the Institute of Applied Linguistics
Justice Studies Collection Development Guidelines
Collection Development's Library Representatives page.
Collection development guidelines for the School of Library and Information Science
Liquid Crystal Institute Collection Development Guidelines
Management & Information Systems Collection Development Guidelines
Marketing Collection Development Guidelines
Mathematical Sciences Collection Development Guidelines
Modern and Classical Language Studies Collection Development Guidelines
Collection development guidelines for the Music Department
Nursing Collection Development Guidelines
This form allows library users to submit questions, comments, or suggestions to Kent State University Libraries & Media Services.
Pan-African Studies Collection Development Guidelines
Collection development guidelines for the Department of Philosophy
Collection development guidelines for the Physics Department
Political Science Collection Development Guidelines
List of practicum opportunities currently available in Technical Services.
Collection development guidelines for the Department of Psychology.
School of Art Collection Development Guidelines
School of Visual Communication Design Collection Development Guidelines
Serials Department Home Page
Sociology Collection Development Guidelines
Collection development guidelines for the School of Speech Pathology and Audiology
Collection Development's Subject Librarians page.
Teaching Leadership and Curriculum Studies Collection Development Guidelines
Collection development guidelines for the School of Technology
Collection development guidelines for the School of Theatre and Dance
Collection development guidelines for the Department of Women's Studies
Description of the collection in the Map Library.
Information on how to access Music Library collections during the Roe Green construction and renovation project.
Information on how to access Music Library collections during the Roe Green construction and renovation project.
Information on how to access Music Library collections during the Roe Green construction and renovation project.
Guidelines for collection development in Accounting
Architecture and Environmental Design Collection Development Guidelines
Biological Sciences Collection Development Guidelines
Biomedical Sciences Collection Development Guidelines
This page describes the book holdings in the Borowitz Collection and includes links to selected sub-collections by genre and subject.
Biographical note about Albert Borowitz and Helen Osterman Borowitz, donors of the Borowitz Collection at the Kent State University Libraries, Department of Special Collections and Archives.
List of selected periodial and anthology articles and essays by Albert I. Borowitz.
The gateway page to the Borowitz Collection in the Kent State University Libraries, Department of Special Collections and Archives. The Borowitz Collection contains books, archives, ephemera, and artifacts primarily related to true crime.
This page describes the manuscripts, archives, ephemera, and artifacts holdings in the Borowitz Collection and includes links to selected sub-collections.
Collection Development Home Page
Academic Department/Programs/Schools Collection Development Guidelines
Computer Science Collection Development Guidelines
Cooperative Library Project for Nursing
An 8-Campus Prototype in Cooperative Collection Development
For the first time, libraries on all 8 campuses are working on cooperative collection development in a single subject area. We picked nursing because it has a strong presence on so many campuses and it has been identified as a strategically important program for the university
Economics Collection Development Guidelines
Educational Foundations and Special Services Collection Development Guidelines
Collection development guidelines for the Ethnic Heritage Department.
Collection development guidelines for the School of Exercise, Leisure and Sport
Family and Consumer Studies Collection Development Guidelines
Collection development guidelines for the Rodgers/Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising.
Finance Collection Development Guidelines
Collection development guidelines for the Geography Department.
Collection development guidelines for the Geology Department
Collection development guidelines for the History Department
IAKM Collection Development Guidelines
Collection development guidelines for the Institute of Applied Linguistics
Describes the holdings of the June F. Mohler Fashion Library
Justice Studies Collection Development Guidelines
Detailed Building Guide of Special Collections and Archives
Brief description and overview of all branch libraries, reference collection, gov docs, and spec coll.
Brief description of LMS with organizational charts, mission statements, memberships, technology department, regional campus libraries, collection definition.
Collection development guidelines for the School of Library and Information Science
Liquid Crystal Institute Collection Development Guidelines
Management & Information Systems Collection Development Guidelines
Resources related to map libraries, collection and compilations chosen by Kent State librarians.
Marketing Collection Development Guidelines
Mathematical Sciences Collection Development Guidelines
Very brief summary of AV/TV collections
Modern and Classical Language Studies Collection Development Guidelines
Collection development guidelines for the Music Department
Nursing Collection Development Guidelines
This form allows library users to submit questions, comments, or suggestions to Kent State University Libraries & Media Services.
Pan-African Studies Collection Development Guidelines
Collection development guidelines for the Department of Philosophy
Collection development guidelines for the Physics Department
Political Science Collection Development Guidelines
Collection development guidelines for the Department of Psychology.
School of Art Collection Development Guidelines
School of Visual Communication Design Collection Development Guidelines
Sociology Collection Development Guidelines
Collection development guidelines for the School of Speech Pathology and Audiology
Teaching Leadership and Curriculum Studies Collection Development Guidelines
Collection development guidelines for the School of Technology
Collection development guidelines for the School of Theatre and Dance
Collection development guidelines for the Department of Women's Studies
This book is based on a U.S. Census Bureau study of 150,000 college graduates and presents the actual jobs and earnings of college graduates in 60 majors.
This title links more than 60 majors to over 350 careers, and each major also includes related skills, leisure time activities, personal values, and professional organizations.
This site is broken down into subject guides, daily information, puzzles & quizzes, featured sites, guidance, colleges, reference sites, reference tools, directories, health, and the online academic hub fabout teen related information about academics.
Also available electronically, link through KentLINK.
Electronic resource, link through KentLINK. This book focuses on the essentials related to professional development and success in the 21st century, with an emphasis on the key areas of attitude, appearance, communication skills, the job search, and work habits.
Lists job announcements from the Chronicle of Higher Education. Updated weekly.
Research in the areas of liquid crystals, colloids, self-assembly, macromolecular crowding, protein crystallization, microfluidics, granular rods, electrorheological fluids, virus suspensions, biopolymers, macromolecular suspensions, instabilities in liquid crystals, electro-optics of liquid crystals and more.
CD-ROM version of the printed handbook.
Art electronic journals used in several art fields including: art education; art history; graphic design/visual communication design; and art studio.
Ref Index Table HF5410 .M35
Ref Index Table HF5410 .W67 1999/2001
Approximately 1,670 entries in World Market Share Reporter cover 360 geographic locations. The entries provide world market share data and rankings of companies, products and services. It also offers numerous graphics, a table of topics, an annotated source listing and five indexes.
MAIN Z7164 .T87 F85 1979-1992
MAIN Z7164 .T87 F85 1993-2003
MAIN Z7164 .T87 F85 1964-1978
MAIN Z7164 .T87 F85 1963
Contains bibliographic information for articles in 60 core journals in the disciplines of communication studies and journalism. This database is the smaller version of ComIndex, a resource available only in the Reference Center of the Main Library and in selected computer labs at the University.
An industry-supported educational forum aimed at exposing undergraduates to professional media issues and career possibilities.
The ComAbstracts database provides comprehensive coverage and access to the primary professional literature of the field of communication studies.
Published by Sage, Communication Abstracts provides thorough coverage of the literature of communication studies, including interpersonal, mass, organizational, and small group communication; journalism; and public relations. Indexes more than 100 journals, including core communication studies titles. Updated bimonthly.
This is a print index covering journal articles and selected books. Each year has six issues bound together in two volumes. Use the "Cumulative Subject Index" in issue No. 6 of each year.
Kent State subscribes to the online version of this resource.
Use these databases to find journal articles and other material on communication topics.
Find information relating to communication careers, professional resources, information resources, searching skills, and communication skills.
Contains quality research articles in the areas related to communication studies and mass media. Provides access to bibliographic references, reviews, recent encyclopedias and handbooks and full-text of journal articles. Depending on the journal, coverage may extend back to the first issue of a title.
This print index covers core communication journals from their first volumes though 1995. It presents tables of contents for the journals and a keyword index. No abstracts.
A comprehensive reference source written by established experts and researchers. Covers broad subject areas of media (media economy; media effects, media law and policy, media production, media systems); communication (educational, intercultural, international, interpersonal, organizational, political, visual); theory and philosophy; feminist and gender studies; research methods; rhetorical studies; public relations and advertising; journalism; and others.
This is a free, online course provided for health professionals from the National Library of Medicine and other agencies. It consists of 5 modules and takes approximately 5 hours to complete. It is designed to improve patient communication; increase awareness of health literacy, cultural competency, and low English proficiency; and to implement patient-centered communication practices to address those areas.
Ed. by Rebecca B. Rubin, Philip Palmgreen, Howard E. Sypher. New York: Guilford Press, 1994.
Reserve P 91.3.C62 1994 and P 91.3.C62 1994 c.2
Describes instruments used in communication research. Presents comments on validity and reliability, and indicates what studies have used a particular instrument. Also includes the instruments themselves.
A comprehensive reference source written by established experts and researchers. Covers broad subject areas of media (media economy; media effects, media law and policy, media production, media systems); communication (educational, intercultural, international, interpersonal, organizational, political, visual); theory and philosophy; feminist and gender studies; research methods; rhetorical studies; public relations and advertising; journalism; and others.
Ref Desk Coll fG1201 .Q4 R24
A 2-volume set that provides large state maps which clearly indicate towns, cities, counties, metro areas, rivers, lakes, and railroads. In addition to large maps of each state, this atlas includes marketing data consisting of population, income, manufacturing and sales data for counties, basic trading areas, and MSAs. Other useful data, such as elevation, airlines, zip codes, highway distances, colleges and universities, and ranked lists of large companies are also provided.
Searches for books, journals, dissertations, scholars, institutions, and web resources in the area of communication disorders. Also includes information about professional societies and conferences.
company see Corporations
Describes the national laws, decrees, decree-laws, and regulations of the Spanish-speaking nations of Latin America plus Haiti, Brazil, the Philippines, Portugal, Spain and Portuguese-African nations. No further updates.
This resource provides company profiles of major corporate employers, including information such as benefit plans, stock plans, salaries, hiring and recruitment plans, training and corporate culture, growth, new facilities, research and development, fax numbers, toll-free numbers and Internet addresses, as well as a job market trends analysis and keys for research for job openings.
Research in the areas of liquid crystals, colloids, self-assembly, macromolecular crowding, protein crystallization, microfluidics, granular rods, electrorheological fluids, virus suspensions, biopolymers, macromolecular suspensions, instabilities in liquid crystals, electro-optics of liquid crystals and more.
Resources available for study and research in computer science.
Computer science databases.
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete covers the spectrum of the applied sciences, representing knowledge on traditional engineering challenges and providing material for research concerning the business and social implications of new technology. This resource incorporates Computer Science Index, Computer Source, Information Science & Technology Abstracts, Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts, and provides indexing and abstracting for academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources. Full Text is available for more than 500 periodicals. Subject areas include the many engineering disciplines, computer theory, and new technologies.
Resources available for study and research in computer science.
Computer science databases.
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete covers the spectrum of the applied sciences, representing knowledge on traditional engineering challenges and providing material for research concerning the business and social implications of new technology. This resource incorporates Computer Science Index, Computer Source, Information Science & Technology Abstracts, Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts, and provides indexing and abstracting for academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources. Full Text is available for more than 500 periodicals. Subject areas include the many engineering disciplines, computer theory, and new technologies.
Provides access to the Gartner Group Research Reports, covering information technology (IT) and product evaluations.
Comprehensive interdisciplinary engineering database, with abstracts from over 5,000 international journals, conference papers and proceedings, and technical reports. Includes links to full-text. Updated weekly.
Resources available for study and research in computer science.
Computer science databases.
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete covers the spectrum of the applied sciences, representing knowledge on traditional engineering challenges and providing material for research concerning the business and social implications of new technology. This resource incorporates Computer Science Index, Computer Source, Information Science & Technology Abstracts, Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts, and provides indexing and abstracting for academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources. Full Text is available for more than 500 periodicals. Subject areas include the many engineering disciplines, computer theory, and new technologies.
Resources supporting study and research in mathematics and computer science at Kent State University.
Contains electronic programming and information technology reference books.
General information on statistical software and research support including consulting, programming and seminars. Site-licensed statistical software availability and access.
Computer science databases.
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete covers the spectrum of the applied sciences, representing knowledge on traditional engineering challenges and providing material for research concerning the business and social implications of new technology. This resource incorporates Computer Science Index, Computer Source, Information Science & Technology Abstracts, Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts, and provides indexing and abstracting for academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources. Full Text is available for more than 500 periodicals. Subject areas include the many engineering disciplines, computer theory, and new technologies.
Resources for locating theses and dissertations in the areas of chemistry, physics, liquid crystals, computer science and mathematics.
This site lists free online computer science, engineering and programming books, text books and lecture notes, all of which are legally and freely available over the internet.
Provides the open source to full-text and bibliographic records of Department of Energy (DOE) research and development reports in physics, chemistry, materials, biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering, computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics. Contains access to full-text documents produced and made available by the Department of Energy National Laboratories and grantees from 1995 forward. Older documents may also be made available.
All aspects of physics (originally published as Physics Abstracts), Electrical and electronic engineering (introduced as a separate journal in 1903, and originally published as Electrical and Electronic Abstracts), Computing and control engineering (introduced as a separate journal in 1966, and published initially as Control Abstracts, later renamed to Computer and Control Abstracts). Also known as "Electronic Access to Science Abstracts Journals 1898-1968".
List of databases of interest chemistry, physics and liquid crystal researchers. Some are restricted in use to Kent State University faculty, staff and students.
A listing of dissertations and theses from KentLINK written by students from the Department of Computer Science.
Resources supporting study and research in mathematics and computer science at Kent State University.
This site allows for keyword and advanced searching within international resources for geology, engineering, math, and computing. Users can access a variety of materials including articles, websites, and ejournals, as well as industry news and job announcements
Subscriber access to journals across many subject areas, published by Wiley. Many may also be available in OhioLINK's Electronic Journal Center.
Resources available for study and research in computer science.
Computer science databases.
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete covers the spectrum of the applied sciences, representing knowledge on traditional engineering challenges and providing material for research concerning the business and social implications of new technology. This resource incorporates Computer Science Index, Computer Source, Information Science & Technology Abstracts, Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts, and provides indexing and abstracting for academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources. Full Text is available for more than 500 periodicals. Subject areas include the many engineering disciplines, computer theory, and new technologies.
This seminar presents a review of security issues for your home PC, your home network, and your internet experience. This seminar covers topics from browsers to routers, from spam to port scanning, and from worms to phishing. The intended audience is anyone who uses a home PC to connect to the internet.
All aspects of physics (originally published as Physics Abstracts), Electrical and electronic engineering (introduced as a separate journal in 1903, and originally published as Electrical and Electronic Abstracts), Computing and control engineering (introduced as a separate journal in 1966, and published initially as Control Abstracts, later renamed to Computer and Control Abstracts). Also known as "Electronic Access to Science Abstracts Journals 1898-1968".
Contains electronic programming and information technology reference books.
General information on statistical software and research support including consulting, programming and seminars. Site-licensed statistical software availability and access.
Help guides for specific chemistry, physics, and liquid crystal related resources.
These tutorials provide instruction on a variety of computer applications, including Microsoft Office (97, 2000, XP, 2003) and others. Access is limited to 7 workstations in the Group Instruction Lab, Main Library. There is no Web access available.
This tutorial gives background on the nursing literature and searching for journal articles. Additionally, it provides step-by-step directions for searching CINAHL, as well as a live, online-guided CINAHL session. Available to nursing students through their WebCT login.
Introduction to types of Web search engines and tips for searching for and evaluating Web resources. Created by Erica Lilly.
Provides bibliographic information, abstracts, index terms, reviews,and the full-text for ACM conference proceedings. ACM journals, magazines, and newsletters are also available at this site, as well as through the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center. Note: Not available off-campus.
Description of applications and hardware available at the Information Commons ADA accessible workstations.
This is a page that will give details about the various equipment provided by Classroom Services
Guidelines for appropriate use of library facilities and workstations.
Kent State University Classroom Equipment Requests
Applications only available on the CD-ROM Workstations in the Information Commons beside the consulting cubicle.
Calendar pages that show when the workstations in the Chemistry/Physics Library have been reserved for use by Chemistry lab classes.
Applications and hardware available at the Express Multimedia Workstations.
Description of functions, applications, and equipment available at the GIS workstation in the Information Commons.
This seminar presents a review of security issues for your home PC, your home network, and your internet experience. This seminar covers topics from browsers to routers, from spam to port scanning, and from worms to phishing. The intended audience is anyone who uses a home PC to connect to the internet.
Detailed Building Guide of the Helpdesk
Detailed Building Guide of the ACT Computer Lab
Detailed Building Guide of the ACT Computer Lab
Brief description of LMS with organizational charts, mission statements, memberships, technology department, regional campus libraries, collection definition.
Printing options and procedures for the Information Commons.
Student Multimedia Studio Home Page
Student Multimedia Studio Hours and Contact Information
Student Multimedia Studio Student Support
Brief description of graduate student position in computer support area of library.
description of duties and responsibilities for students working in our LMS Systems group.
General overview of technology used within LMS.
Publisher web site with selective access to full-text of numerous journals, magazines, transactions and proceedings in computer science and related areas. Additional full-text access may also be available through the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center.
Publisher web site with selective access to full-text of numerous journals, magazines, transactions and proceedings in computer science and related areas. Additional full-text access may also be available through the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center.
Directory of research groups and other resources in the areas of condensed matter and solid state physics.
Studies condensed matter physics to seek an understanding of the macroscopic behavior of condensed matter from their microscopic interactions and symmetries through experiments. Links to other research groups and more.
Full-text of the report of the Board on Physics and Astronomy. Describes progress in the fields of condensed matter and materials physics.
Research in the area of physics of soft condensed matter/complex fluids, and liquid crystals.
Selected resources in the areas of physics and liquid crystals.
Produced by the American Institute of Physics, search for conference proceedings and papers in the major areas of physics and astronomy.
Search for conference literature sponsored or produced by the IEEE Computer Society. Some full-text available.
Provides access to individual papers presented at conferences worldwide, covering every congress, symposium, exposition, workshop and meeting added to the The British Library Document Supply Centre's collection. Updated monthly.
Provides tables of contents of papers presented at conferences worldwide. Each record contains a list of the papers presented at one conference. ProceedingsFirst provides access to the British Library Document Supply Centre's collection of conference proceedings. Updated monthly.
Web-accessible archive for the proceedings of scientific conferences in High-Energy Physics and related fields.
conferences see Meetings
Initially created by a team of more than 200 distinguished scholars and practitioners from around the world, the Beyond Intractability Knowledge Base is built around an online "encyclopedia" with easy-to-understand essays on almost 400 topics. These essays explain the many dynamics which determine the course of conflict along with available options for promoting more constructive approaches.
CRinfo is a free service, funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. A "linking" site whose staff of editors maintains a keyword-coded catalog of over 20,000 Web, print, and organizational resources, as well as event listings and other conflict resolution-related resources.
The primary objective of the Campus Conflict Resolution Resources project is to significantly increase administrator, faculty, staff and student awareness of, access to, and use of conflict resolution information specifically tailored to the higher education context.
Offers information on mediation in numerous practice areas as well as tools to help locate a mediator. Selected articles are available in full-text, but you must fill a brief demographic survey to gain access.
Peace Research Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to peace research, including conflict resolution, international affairs, peace psychology, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains 115,000 records, which are carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline.
Provides access to individual papers presented at conferences worldwide, covering every congress, symposium, exposition, workshop and meeting added to the The British Library Document Supply Centre's collection. Updated monthly.
Provides tables of contents of papers presented at conferences worldwide. Each record contains a list of the papers presented at one conference. ProceedingsFirst provides access to the British Library Document Supply Centre's collection of conference proceedings. Updated monthly.
The Supreme Court Yearbook provides valuable in-depth coverage and analysis of every decision from the nation's highest court, including case summaries of every opinion written during each Supreme Court term, essays on the most significant cases from each year and the trends in each term, as well as useful tables and figures on voting patterns and trends in constitutional law.
2nd ed. William O. Bearden, Richard G. Netemeyer, Mary F. Mobley. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1999.
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A summary compilation of multi-item, self-report measures used in consumer behavior and marketing research. Each entry includes the scale, information about its construct, development, samples, validity, scores, source of the scale, and further references.
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Details spending patterns for things such as alcohol, apparel, computers, education, entertainment, financial services, food, gifts, healthcare, shelter, utilities, transport, travel, household furnishings, housekeeping supplies, personal care, reading material. Data is collected from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Expenditure Survey of 1997. Does not include data on government, business or institutional spending.
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Compiled mainly from census data and returned consumer information questionnaires that had been inserted into the packaging of a variety of consumer goods, this popular marketing tool contains three profile sections: 1) Market Profiles, that provide an overview of the demographics and lifestyle interests of the adult population/households in the 210 U.S. DMA (Designated Market Areas) markets; 2) Lifestyle Profiles, that provide demographic and related lifestyle interest information for over 70 lifestyle interests; and 3) Consumer Segment Profiles, that analyze the characteristics of households that fit certain demographic and economic criteria. A fourth section lists consumer magazines and direct marketing lists targeted to each lifestyle interest.
Consumer Action, a nonprofit education and advocacy organization founded in 1971, has created this site to bring together material on a variety of consumer issues. The site features many topics, including financial education and voter registration, and provides content in a several languages including Armenian, Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish.
Reference esources available for product and service research for consumers. Includes government, non profit, and private sources. Selected by KSU librarians.
Though most of this site is restricted to subscribers only, there is still valuable information here. There is a listing for current recalls and a method for locating manufacturers. Information on the current issue of Consumer Reports and sample articles are available.
Contains links to consumer information on a wide variety of topics including airline tickets, banking, taxes, mail-order catalogs, and the latest scams.
Find consumer information on new car, van and pickup prices and reviews, used car and truck prices and reviews, road test reports, and other related automobile information
One of the nationwide consumer reporting companies that offers consumers the ability to request a free credit report or report fraud.
Emily Post gives thousands of tips on correspondence, wedding planning, party giving and conduct in every public or private setting.
One of the three nationwide consumer reporting agencies that you can order a free credit report from.
This site features information and resources of use if you are looking to buy a home or relocate to another area. Resources include a Salary Calculator, the Insurance Professor, a Mortgage Qualification Calculator, and information on deciding where to live and on buying your first home. If you are comparing job offers in different states, this would be a good place to do some comparisons.
This site includes apartment listings for all 50 states, and some international locations. Select by state or country, city, number of bedrooms and price range. The site offers links to relocation services.
This site provides information on both new and used cars. There is a Retail and Trade-in Blue Book Value calculator for used cars. Pricing information for new cars is provided. Includes a listing of new car dealers and a list of car dealers with their own web sites.
The Consumer Protection Section of the Ohio Attorney General's office enforces numerous Ohio laws that protect consumers and businesses. You can file a consumer complaint online. The site includes several online publications and links to other sources of consumer information.
This organization represents residential utility customers in proceedings before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and in court. This state agency was created to deal with matters involving gas, electric, telephone and water utilities. One of the purposes of the OCC is to provide consumers with the most current and accurate information regarding utilities available.
Provides research reports covering European, UK-specific, and US consumer markets. The reports analyze market drivers, sizes and trends, market segmentation, along with consumer attitudes and purchasing habits. The reports are supplemented by brief digests of relevant recent events, UK and US demographic and economic statistics and useful lists.
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Provides national data on education, health, income, labor force, living arrangements, population, spending and wealth. Summaries and statistics. The raw data is collected from U.S. Bureau of Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center for Educational Statistics and National Center for Health Statistics and analyzed by New Strategist analysts.
Ref Index Table HF5415.33 .U6 R877 2004
Ref Index Table HC79 .C6 .R87 1999
Details spending patterns for things such as alcohol, apparel, computers, education, entertainment, financial services, food, gifts, healthcare, shelter, utilities, transport, travel, household furnishings, housekeeping supplies, personal care, reading material. Data is collected from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Expenditure Survey of 1997. Does not include data on government, business or institutional spending.
Survey analysis and planning software that includes data from recent Simmons National Consumer Studies (NCS)
Presents data on the product/service-buying and media-using characteristics of a carefully selected, representative sample of 15,000+ U.S. adults, 18 years of age and over. Sample is projected onto the total U.S. adult population. Offers the capability to crosstab demographic characteristics with types or brands of products.
Provides information on the buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (families and single consumers) characteristics
Ref Index Table HC110 .C6 .O34 2003
The National Opinion Research Center Library (NORC) provides online access to some NORC survey data in .pdf format. The NORC conducts research in the public interest for government agencies, educational institutions, private foundations, non-profit organizations, and private corporations. (Try either the web catalog or digital library.)
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"Approximately 600 of the most popular brands in America" are highlighted in this three-volume set. Vol. I covers Consumable Products, Vol. II covers Personal Products, and Vol. III covers Durable Goods. Some entries are for individual products, such as Twinkies or Scotch Tape, while others are for brand names such as Pillsbury or Sony. Entries include brand history, current status, current brand logos or photos, and sources for additional information.
Provides research reports covering European, UK-specific, and US consumer markets. The reports analyze market drivers, sizes and trends, market segmentation, along with consumer attitudes and purchasing habits. The reports are supplemented by brief digests of relevant recent events, UK and US demographic and economic statistics and useful lists.
Provides research reports covering European, UK-specific, and US consumer markets. The reports analyze market drivers, sizes and trends, market segmentation, along with consumer attitudes and purchasing habits. The reports are supplemented by brief digests of relevant recent events, UK and US demographic and economic statistics and useful lists.
Ref Index Table HA214 .A6 2003
Provides national data on education, health, income, labor force, living arrangements, population, spending and wealth. Summaries and statistics. The raw data is collected from U.S. Bureau of Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center for Educational Statistics and National Center for Health Statistics and analyzed by New Strategist analysts.
Provides research reports covering European, UK-specific, and US consumer markets. The reports analyze market drivers, sizes and trends, market segmentation, along with consumer attitudes and purchasing habits. The reports are supplemented by brief digests of relevant recent events, UK and US demographic and economic statistics and useful lists.
Provides information on the buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (families and single consumers) characteristics
Ref Index Table HC110 .C6 .O34 2003
Contact staff
Staff, hours, location, and services of Design Solutions in Media Services at Kent State University.
Collection Management Staff Directory
List of links to LMS Administration.
List of Assistance Information and Important Links.
Kathryn I. Matthew and Joy L. Lowe. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2002.
Guide to recommended children's books and media for use with every elementary subject. Includes teachers resources.
Contains information about current research, including continuum mechanics and liquid crystals.
Provides access to the world's scientific and technical literature in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers and computing, and information technology; also has significant coverage in areas such as materials science, aeronautics, oceanography, nuclear engineering, geophysics, biomedical engineering and biophysics. Searches Physics Abstracts and more.
All aspects of physics (originally published as Physics Abstracts), Electrical and electronic engineering (introduced as a separate journal in 1903, and originally published as Electrical and Electronic Abstracts), Computing and control engineering (introduced as a separate journal in 1966, and published initially as Control Abstracts, later renamed to Computer and Control Abstracts). Also known as "Electronic Access to Science Abstracts Journals 1898-1968".
Lists thousands of French language recipes.
Description of skills and duties needed for copier repair service.
description of duties and responsibilities needed by student to work in the copy center area of Copy and Design Services.
Locations of self service copiers on campus supplied by Copy Center.
Stapling, binding, folding, collating all finishing in Copy Center Services.
KSU Library Tour of Design Solutions
Detailed Building Guide of the Copiers
Kent State University Media Services Home Page
Services and departments involving multimedia creation, editing and publishing, computers and digital equipment loans, photocopying and publishing, etc...
Information about what the Periodical Information Desk can do to help disabled students.
Costs of public Photocopying
Staff, hours, location, and services of Design Solutions in Media Services at Kent State University.
Creating and printing vinyl banners and signs at Design Solutions, Kent State University.
Bindery and additional services defined
The Campus Copy Connection is a print solutions provider within the Kent State University community. Our webpage outlines the services we provide as well as directions for customers to reach their objective.
Contact Information
Copy and Printing Definitions
description of duties and responsibilities needed by student to work in the copy center area of Copy and Design Services.
Locations of self service copiers on campus supplied by Copy Center.
Course Packet information and procedures
Home page for Design Solutions, a division of Media Services at Kent State University.
Order form for Engraving Services in Media Services at Kent State University.
Plastic engraving services offered to the university community in Design Solutions at Kent State University.
Engraving Services home page in Design Solutions at Kent State University.
Answers to frequently asked questions about Design Services in Design Solutions at Kent State University.
Stapling, binding, folding, collating all finishing in Copy Center Services.
Flyer and brochure layouts created in Design Solutions at Kent State University.
FAQ
General Information about the Campus Copy Connection
Description of duties and responsibilities needed to work in the graphics area of Copy and Design Center
Scanning and slide imaging services offered at Design Solutions at Kent State University.
KSU Library Tour of Design Solutions
Kent State University Media Services Home Page
Services and departments involving multimedia creation, editing and publishing, computers and digital equipment loans, photocopying and publishing, etc...
Multimedia presentations created in Design Solutions at Kent State University.
Research and promotional posters and displays created in Design Solutions at Kent State University.
Digital files printed on bond, glossy, vinyl, linen, and other media types in Design Soluions at Kent State University.
Very brief description of individual unit functions.
A listing of services offered to the university community by Design Solutions of Media Services at Kent State University.
Slide production in Design Solutions at Kent State University..
Description of special events functions done by various areas of Media Services.
Studio photography services offered in Design Solutions at Kent State University.
Thank you page that appears once you submit a Design Services survey
The address for on line paper ordering.
This colorful, entertaining tutorial, prepared by librarians at University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL, outlines the basics of copyright as well as new legislation, such as the TEACH Act.
Copyright information from the American Library Association. This web page highlights copyright and intellectual property issues important to librarians and information professionals.
Policy for multimedia copyright materials
Provides links to all Access Services departments, including Circulation, Copyright Clearance, Distance/Distributed Learning, Interlibrary Loan, InfoExpress, Reserves Services, and Stacks Maintenance
Copyright and intellectual property information from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Includes news, information on recent statues, copyright and IP legislation, CONFU, court cases, legal decisions, and international copyright information. Contains a federal relations e-newsletter.
The Chilling Effects Clearinghouse is a collaboration among law school clinics and the Electronic Frontier Foundation which aims to support lawful online activity against unwarranted legal threats.
This resource presents a code for fair use to guide educators using media literacy concepts and techniques.
Created by Kenneth Crews, founding director of the Copyright Advisory Office at Columbia University, this site contains information on identification of copyright holders, copyright scenarios, court case summaries, and more.
Provides an overview of copyright as pertains to public performances, including both theatre and dance, and provides guidelines for obtaining permissions for legal use of copyrighted works.
Sponsored by the American Library Association Office for Information Technology policy, this site serves as a resource for librarians who have copyright questions.
Description of duties and responsibilities for copyright clearance student workers.
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) serves as an intermediary between copyright holders and content users, facilitating the exchange of reuse rights and royalties through its licensing services. CCC manages the rights to over 1.75 million works and represents more than 9,600 publishers and hundreds of thousands of authors and other creators.
Guide to the Copyright Law for materials placed on reserve.
Links to Cornell University's copyright policies, guidelines, services, and resources.
Provides access to web sites and tutorials for learning about copyright.
Provides access to web sites and tutorials for learning about copyright.
Provides links to information on public domain, fair use, locating rightsholders, and seeking copyright permissions for faculty, students, and staff who wish to use copyrighted works in papers and projects.
Provides links to information on public domain, fair use, locating rightsholders, and seeking copyright permissions for faculty, students, and staff who wish to use copyrighted works in papers and projects.
Provides access to a variety of resources for copyright information, including Kent State University policy, the Libraries' copyright clearances services, United States Law, and tutorials for learning more about copyright.
Provides access to a variety of resources for copyright information, including Kent State University policy, the Libraries' copyright clearances services, United States Law, and tutorials for learning more about copyright.
Chart maintained at Cornell University, listing copyright terms of various types of published and unpublished works, with dates those works fall into the public domain.
Tools for assessing whether a use of a copyrighted work might be considered a fair use.
Tools for assessing whether a use of a copyrighted work might be considered a fair use.
Located below are web sites that include tools and techniques for identifying and contacting the copyright owner of a work in order to seek permission to use it.
This toolkit was not prepared by an attorney and is not intended to substitute for legal advice.
Located below are web sites that include tools and techniques for identifying and contacting the copyright owner of a work in order to seek permission to use it.
This toolkit was not prepared by an attorney and is not intended to substitute for legal advice.
Tools for assessing whether a work may be in the public domain.
Tools for assessing whether a work may be in the public domain.
These web sites include sample copyright permission letters that can be adapted to your particular situation and needs.
This toolkit was not prepared by an attorney and is not intended to substitute for legal advice.
These web sites include sample copyright permission letters that can be adapted to your particular situation and needs.
This toolkit was not prepared by an attorney and is not intended to substitute for legal advice.
This page provides information for faculty authors to insure they maximize their rights under copyright law.
This page provides information for faculty authors to insure they maximize their rights under copyright law.
Copyright guidelines, provisions, and resources, from the Music Library Association.
Copyright applies to student authors as well.
Copyright applies to student authors as well.
Course Packet information and procedures
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization dedicated to flexible copyright licenses for creative works.
A bibliography of current copyright news.
The Association of Research Libraries' (ARL) White Paper on Educational Fair Use, authored by Jonathan Band, a lawyer in private practice, adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, and noted intellectual property and Internet expert.
This tool can help educators assess whether they may, under U.S. Copyright Law, use copyrighted works in their teaching without first seeking permission of the copyright owner.
Maintained by the Copyright Advisory Office at Columbia University, this checklist can assist in evaluating whether or not a use of a copyrighted work might be considered a fair use.
This tool, developed by Michael Brewer in cooperation with the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy, can help assist in evaluating whether or not use of a copyrighted work could be considered a "fair use" under the United States Copyright Law.
From the University of Texas System, this is a detailed guide to searching for copyright owners and asking permission to use copyrighted works. This site includes information on textual works, as well as art, music, plays, movies, and foreign works. Also discusses unidentifiable or unresponsive owners.
Circular 22 from the United States Copyright Office on how to investigate the copyright status of a work.
From the Columbia University Libraries Copyright Advisory Office, this guide provides the basics on locating and contacting authors, publishers, and other copyright owners.
Frequently asked questions about interlibrary loan.
From the Columbia Law School, this site seeks to teach creators about the set of rights included within copyright and inform them about options to maintain some or all of those rights.
Provides access to Kent State University copyright and intellectual property policies.
Provides access to Kent State University copyright and intellectual property policies.
From the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin, this step-by-step guide outlines the process of identifying and locating copyright owners for researchers.
Kent State University Media Services Home Page
From the Columbia University Libraries Copyright Advisory Office, this site offers advice as well as a model letter for seeking formal copyright permission.
The University of California System provides an excellent overview of the permissions process, along with a sample letter.
Full-text and other resources for locating patents and copyright information.
Information about what the Periodical Information Desk can do to help disabled students.
From the North Carolina State University Office of the Provost, this guide to seeking copyright permissions is in a question-and-answer format and provides sample letters for a variety of scenarios, including classroom use.
From the Citizen Media Law Project hosted by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School, this blog entry explains the four factors of Fair Use.
This sliding copyright tool, developed by Michael Brewer in cooperation with the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy, helps determine if a work first published in the United States has fallen into the public domain.
From the University of Texas System Crash Course in Copyright, a straightforward sample copyright permissions letter is provided, adaptable to a variety of material types.
This tool, developed by Michael Brewer in cooperation with the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy, can help librarians and archivists determine if reproducing all or part of a work is allowed under Section 108 of the United States Copyright Law.
Maintained by Stanford University, this site provides links to copyright information, plus commentary and analysis by legal and library professionals.
From the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), this curriculum is written for K-12 teachers to present basics on copyright to students, including copyright history, the concept of fair use, peer-to-peer file sharing, and more.
Links to key publications, including informational circulars; application forms for copyright registration; links to the copyright law and to the homepages of other copyright-related organizations, and more.
Search records of registered books, music, art, periodicals, and other works, and documents recorded by the U.S. Copyright Office since January 1, 1978. Includes copyright ownership documents.
Created by attorney Georgia Harper, this is a step-by-step tutorial designed for the academic community and contains information on the basics of fair use, how to determine who owns copyright on a work, and how to obtain rights to use copyrighted works. The Ask A Lawyer service is limited to the UT System community.
From the Copyright Committee of the American Association of Law Libraries, this page offers an excellent overview of copyright law, "hot topics," current issues, and resources.
Provides links to all Access Services departments, including Circulation, Copyright Clearance, Distance/Distributed Learning, Interlibrary Loan, InfoExpress, Reserves Services, and Stacks Maintenance
This is a place where you can get defintions relating to copyrighted materials.
Describes Campus Copy Connection's course packet requesting process
Description of duties and responsibilities for copyright clearance student workers.
Provides access to web sites and tutorials for learning about copyright.
Provides access to a variety of resources for copyright information, including Kent State University policy, the Libraries' copyright clearances services, United States Law, and tutorials for learning more about copyright.
Provides access to Kent State University copyright and intellectual property policies.
Kent State University Media Services Home Page
Very brief description of individual unit functions.
Description of special events functions done by various areas of Media Services.
3rd. ed. Ed. Henrietta M. Smith. Chicago: American Library Association, 2004.
Z1037.A2 C67 2004
Includes bibliographies of the Coretta Scott King Author, Ilustrator and New Talent Awards from 1970 to 2004 and selective award winner biographies.
The Institutional Brokers Estimates System database includes historical earnings estimates for 35,000 companies around the globe. Forecast items include earnings, sales, revenue, dividends, net income, EBITDA, and more, with US coverage back to 1976 and International coverage back to 1987. The link above will take you to a directory listing of four (4) I/B/E/S zip files: 1. Detail History US edition (dhepsus.zip), 2. Detail History International edition (dhepsint.zip), 3. Summary History US edition (hsepsus.zip) and 4. Summary History International edition (hsepsint.zip). Available guides include Detail History US edition, Detail History International edition and Summary History.
This resource provides company profiles of major corporate employers, including information such as benefit plans, stock plans, salaries, hiring and recruitment plans, training and corporate culture, growth, new facilities, research and development, fax numbers, toll-free numbers and Internet addresses, as well as a job market trends analysis and keys for research for job openings.
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Indicates educational specialties recruited by the companies listed.
Resources to conduct company research
An online source of comprehensive business and investment information for librarians, universities and other institutional professionals.
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Approximately 1,670 entries in World Market Share Reporter cover 360 geographic locations. The entries provide world market share data and rankings of companies, products and services. It also offers numerous graphics, a table of topics, an annotated source listing and five indexes.
MAIN Z7164 .T87 F85 1979-1992
MAIN Z7164 .T87 F85 1993-2003
MAIN Z7164 .T87 F85 1964-1978
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Reported price and cost data for hundreds of goods and services in 445 U.S. cities and metropolitan statistical areas are found in this source. It is arranged alphabetically by city or MSA (at least one in each state) and prices are categorized under headings such as "Alcoholic Beverages," "Clothing," "Health Care," "Taxes," and "Utilities." Prices of many specific brand name products are included.
Provides information on the buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (families and single consumers) characteristics
Homepage of the June F. Mohler Fashion Library
EMBA - 67010 Effective Communication - Jack Richiutto
The Campus Copy Connection is a print solutions provider within the Kent State University community. Our webpage outlines the services we provide as well as directions for customers to reach their objective.
Resources for students enrolled in PAS 24407
Course Packet information and procedures
Material supporting HED64010/74010
Resources for students enrolled in a United States focused Historian's Craft class.
Resources for students enrolled in JUS 18000
Resources for students enrolled in JUS 36703
Resources for students enrolled in POL 30003
Resources for students enrolled in POL 30001.
Resources for students enrolled in POL 6/70701.
Resources for students enrolled in JUS 32400.
Resources for students enrolled in JUS 66768.
Resources for students enrolled in JUS 66775.
Resources for students enrolled in PAS 37010.
Resources for students enrolled in History 32050.
Resources for students enrolled in Dr. Fletcher's section of History 32050.
Resources for students enrolled in History 32050 (Ohio history focus).
Resources for students in JUS 27311.
This book includes over 150 cover letters for every professional and situation, and also includes tips on resumes, e-mail and scannable cover letters, thank-you letters, and dozens of sample opening paragraphs.
Great cover letters for everybody from student to executive.
This book contains resumes for a wide range of professionals, from entry-level personnel to senior staff members in the fields of Accounting, Tax, Finance, and Law, plus other related fields including Information Systems/Information Technology.
This how-to manual takes students step-by-step through the process of crafting a professional resume using today's business technologies including Internet and Email.
This page describes the book holdings in the Borowitz Collection and includes links to selected sub-collections by genre and subject.
Biographical note about Albert Borowitz and Helen Osterman Borowitz, donors of the Borowitz Collection at the Kent State University Libraries, Department of Special Collections and Archives.
List of selected periodial and anthology articles and essays by Albert I. Borowitz.
The gateway page to the Borowitz Collection in the Kent State University Libraries, Department of Special Collections and Archives. The Borowitz Collection contains books, archives, ephemera, and artifacts primarily related to true crime.
This page describes the manuscripts, archives, ephemera, and artifacts holdings in the Borowitz Collection and includes links to selected sub-collections.
Call #: Z 5703 .G7 p35 1993 (Main Library, 4th floor). Of the periodicals indexed in this work, we own 13 titles. Check KentLINK to verify if we have the specific title and date wanted and to determine where it is located as there are four possible locations.
Contains comprehensive coverage of international journals, books, reports, dissertations, and unpublished papers on criminology and related disciplines. Contains indexes of print journals from 1968, as well as thousands of archival records not available in any other format. Updated quarterly.
Indexes 175 publications in the field of criminal justice. Emphasis is on practical rather than theoretical material. Includes abstracts for all entries and full text for 45 titles. Updated weekly.
Current subscription, issued quarterly. Shelved on the 2nd floor, Main Library by its title. Current issues are in the Periodicals Reading room.
The National Center for Victims of Crime is the nation's leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims. Included on their website are "resource centers" for Stalking, Teen Victims, Dating Violence and Violence Against Women.
Contains summaries of more than 180,000 criminal justice publications. Most documents published by NCJRS sponsoring agencies since 1995 are available in full-text online.
Part of the Department of Justice. Research and statistics about victims of crime are provided by several of the other agencies within the Office of Justice Programs, including the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP); as well as from other federal sources and related sites. Listed below are links to relevant sections of their Web sites.
Resources for students in JUS 27311.
Part of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS), this section of the site focuses specifically on Victims of Crime. Includes a more specific listing in the left column, sample subtopics: elderly victims, juvenile victims and victim compensation.
Current subscription, issued bimonthly. Shelved on the 2nd floor, Main Library by its title. Current issues are in the Periodicals Reading room.
Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) serves as a premier national resource on delinquency prevention and juvenile justice issues. CJJ is based in Washington, DC, yet reaches every U.S. state and territory. Available on this site are informative reports and statements on urgent topics. Recent topics have included: mental health, conditions of confinement, racial inequality, and disturbing trends and best practices in juvenile justice.
Contains comprehensive coverage of international journals, books, reports, dissertations, and unpublished papers on criminology and related disciplines. Contains indexes of print journals from 1968, as well as thousands of archival records not available in any other format. Updated quarterly.
Indexes 175 publications in the field of criminal justice. Emphasis is on practical rather than theoretical material. Includes abstracts for all entries and full text for 45 titles. Updated weekly.
Shelved in the Main Reference Collection, 1st floor. Call # HV 9104 .E58 2003
If you need ideas for a topic, start here. Each article includes a small bibliography of other resources on the topic.
Current subscription, issued quarterly. Shelved on the 2nd floor, Main Library by its title. Current issues are in the Periodicals Reading room.
Use these databases to find journal articles in justice studies.
Resources for students enrolled in JUS 36703
Part of Cornell University's Legal Information Institute, this site offers an overview of legal issues in juvenile justice and links to related federal and state law on the topic.
The National Center for Juvenile Justice is a resource for independent and original research on topics related directly and indirectly to the field of juvenile justice. The Center is the research division of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
The National Center for Victims of Crime is the nation's leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims. Included on their website are "resource centers" for Stalking, Teen Victims, Dating Violence and Violence Against Women.
Contains summaries of more than 180,000 criminal justice publications. Most documents published by NCJRS sponsoring agencies since 1995 are available in full-text online.
Administered by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Provides an access point to publications of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and other federal government publications dealing with Juvenile Justice.
Part of the Department of Justice. Research and statistics about victims of crime are provided by several of the other agencies within the Office of Justice Programs, including the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP); as well as from other federal sources and related sites. Listed below are links to relevant sections of their Web sites.
Resources for students enrolled in POL 6/70701.
Resources for students enrolled in JUS 32400.
Resources for students enrolled in JUS 66768.
Resources for students enrolled in JUS 66775.
The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics brings together data about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States presented in over 600 tables from more than 100 sources.
The Statistical Briefing Book (SBB) offers basic statistical information on juvenile offending, victimization of juveniles, and involvement of youth in the juvenile justice system. The site's topical areas link to the major sections of OJJDP's flagship statistical publication, Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report.
Web site of the Supreme Court of Ohio. Includes summaries of recent opinions, streaming video of oral arguments, information about the Ohio Justices, and links to the lower courts in the state.
Resources for students in JUS 27311.
Part of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS), this section of the site focuses specifically on Victims of Crime. Includes a more specific listing in the left column, sample subtopics: elderly victims, juvenile victims and victim compensation.
Current subscription, issued bimonthly. Shelved on the 2nd floor, Main Library by its title. Current issues are in the Periodicals Reading room.
The Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) contains data on all vehicle crashes in the United States that occur on a public roadway and involve a fatality. This FARS Query System provides interactive public access to fatality data through this web interface.
The National Center for Victims of Crime is the nation's leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims. Included on their website are "resource centers" for Stalking, Teen Victims, Dating Violence and Violence Against Women.
Part of the Department of Justice. Research and statistics about victims of crime are provided by several of the other agencies within the Office of Justice Programs, including the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP); as well as from other federal sources and related sites. Listed below are links to relevant sections of their Web sites.
This site provides crime-by-county statistics for Ohio.
The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics brings together data about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States presented in over 600 tables from more than 100 sources.
This standard data set from the Federal Bureau of Investigation provides annual data on the volume and rate of crime offenses nationally and by state, as well as various special reports.
Part of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS), this section of the site focuses specifically on Victims of Crime. Includes a more specific listing in the left column, sample subtopics: elderly victims, juvenile victims and victim compensation.
Contains comprehensive coverage of international journals, books, reports, dissertations, and unpublished papers on criminology and related disciplines. Contains indexes of print journals from 1968, as well as thousands of archival records not available in any other format. Updated quarterly.
Indexes 175 publications in the field of criminal justice. Emphasis is on practical rather than theoretical material. Includes abstracts for all entries and full text for 45 titles. Updated weekly.
Contains summaries of more than 180,000 criminal justice publications. Most documents published by NCJRS sponsoring agencies since 1995 are available in full-text online.
Resources for students enrolled in POL 6/70701.
Resources for students enrolled in JUS 66768.
Resources for students enrolled in JUS 66775.
Provides information on the Union, its Commissions and Regional Associates, and its journals and other publications.
A place for researchers to share pre-publication research, unpublished manuscripts, presentations, posters, white papers, technical papers, supplementary findings, and other scientific documents. Submissions are screened by a professional curation team for relevance and quality, but are not subjected to peer review. Biology, chemistry, medicine (except clinical trials), and earth science are covered. RSS feeds and e-mail notices of new submissions available.
Identifies all types of material on Mexican-American topics and about Chicanos; it also includes the broader Latino experience, including Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, Central American immigrants. Among the included subjects are education, humanities, psychology, and sociology. Updated quarterly.
Not just for those considering study abroad, a guide to understanding new cultures.
American Periodicals Series Online contains page images of more than 1,100 historic American magazines, journals, and newspapers. These resources illuminate the development of American culture, politics, and society across some 150 years. Articles can be searched by author, source, and words in the complete text. Updated quarterly.
ML102.P66 C66 2003 (Music Library Reference)
A seven volume guide to world music industries organized by continent.
Shelved in the Reference Collection, 1st Floor, Main Library. Call # F 1406 .E515 2000 (3 volumes).
Shelved in the Reference Collection, 1st Floor, Main Library. Call # F 1406 .E53 1996 (5 volumes).
The REALIA Project, which stands for Rich Electronic Archive for Language Instruction Anywhere, publishes faculty-reviewed media for the teaching and study of modern languages and cultures. Includes cultures associated with the following languages: French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Russian
A systematically organized collection of thousands of full-text books and articles on cultures from all regions of the world; provides information on particular cultures, ethnic groups, or immigrant groups, their beliefs and superstitions, or subjects such as political structure, architecture, kinship units, or settlement patterns. The information is organized by cultures and ethnic groups.
currency see Money
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MAIN Reference Collection and in Circulating Collection.
World News Digest brings together and enhances nearly seven decades of news from the renowned Facts On File World News Digest in print. This archival record of domestic and international news is updated weekly and contains more than 1 million internal hyperlinks and convenient new features such as tabbed search results. It covers all major political, social, and economic events since November 1940. This publication of record is unrivaled for its depth, breadth, and accuracy.
Provides full text for 460 general interest and current events magazines for high school students in grades 9-12.
Provides full text for over 1,900 periodicals, mainly popular magazine titles, covering nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health, and much more.
Full text covering social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms. Includes or has links to full text.
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