http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/index.html en Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:56:18 -0400 webmaster@lib.vt.edu webmaster@lib.vt.edu http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/naics-north-american-industry-classification-system-lookup.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/N/S_naics.jpg" alt="NAICS" height="133px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics07/" title="NAICS North American Industry Classification System Lookup" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics07/')" shape="rect">NAICS North American Industry Classification System Lookup</a> </span></h2><p>NAICS is the standard used by federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy. Enter a keyword that describes your kind of business. A list of primary business activities containing that keyword and the corresponding NAICS codes will appear. Choose the one that most closely corresponds to your primary business activity, or refine your search to obtain other choices.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/naics-north-american-industry-classification-system-lookup.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/naics-north-american-industry-classification-system-lookup.html Governance Reviews and critiques Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/nasa-technical-report-server-ntrs.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/N/S_ntrs.jpg" alt="NASA Technical Reports Server" height="173px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://ntrs.nasa.gov" title="NASA Technical Report Server (NTRS)" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://ntrs.nasa.gov')" shape="rect">NASA Technical Report Server (NTRS)</a> </span></h2><p>NTRS indexes citations, full-text documents, and multimedia content from NACA and NASA publications and research reports. Content includes conference papers, journal articles, meeting papers, patents, research reports, theses and dissertations, images, movies, and technical videos. Full text available as PDFs. 1903-present. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000155"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/nasa-technical-report-server-ntrs.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/nasa-technical-report-server-ntrs.html Article searching Conference papers, preprints, and working papers Multimedia Patents and trademarks Reports, standards, and financials Statistics and data sets Theses and dissertations Freely accessible databases Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/ebooks/national-academies-press.html <div style=" float: left; width: 200px;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/N/S_nap.jpg" alt="National Academies Press" height="137px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.nap.edu/" title="National Academies Press" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.nap.edu/')" shape="rect">National Academies Press</a> </span></h2><p>The <i>National Academies Press</i> provides over 4000 free PDF ebooks (most of their published titles). Free registration is required before you can download the PDFs. You can download a single PDF for the entire book, or one for each chapter. We link from the Addison screen for our print copies to the online version on the NAP site. You can browse subject categories or search across the collection.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/ebooks/national-academies-press.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:42:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/ebooks/national-academies-press.html Ebook packages Freely accessible databases Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-agriculture-statistics-service-nass-from-usda.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/U/S_usda-nass.jpg" alt="USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service" height="158px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.nass.usda.gov/Search/Advanced_Search/index.asp" title="National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) from USDA" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.nass.usda.gov/Search/Advanced_Search/index.asp')" shape="rect">National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) from USDA</a> </span></h2><p><i>NASS</i> allows searching and browsing of reports and data sets compiled by the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Reports cover virtually every facet of U.S. agriculture—production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, and other aspects of the farm industry. Data sets are commodity specific and contains many category breakdowns including U.S., state, and county crop and livestock data. Full-text reports available in PDF and text. Reports 1900s-present; data sets 1866-present.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-agriculture-statistics-service-nass-from-usda.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-agriculture-statistics-service-nass-from-usda.html Reports, standards, and financials Statistics and data sets Freely accessible databases Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-archive-of-computerized-data-on-aging-nacda-from-icpsr.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/I/S_icpsr.jpg" alt="ICPSR - InterUniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research" height="154px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACDA/index.html" title="National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA) from ICPSR" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACDA/index.html')" shape="rect">National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA) from ICPSR</a> </span></h2><p><i>NACDA</i> provides both data sets relevant to gerontological research and an index of citations for journal articles, books, book chapters, government and agency reports, working papers, dissertations, conference papers, meeting presentations, unpublished manuscripts, magazine and newspaper articles, and audiovisual materials that reference data held in the <i>NACDA</i> and <i>ISCPR</i> archives. 1862-present. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000238"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-archive-of-computerized-data-on-aging-nacda-from-icpsr.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-archive-of-computerized-data-on-aging-nacda-from-icpsr.html Article searching Conference papers, preprints, and working papers Multimedia Narratives, diaries, and letters Newspapers and magazines Reports, standards, and financials Statistics and data sets Theses and dissertations Restricted to Virginia Tech users http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-archive-of-criminal-justice-data-nacjd-from-icpsr.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/I/S_icpsr.jpg" alt="ICPSR - InterUniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research" height="154px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/index.html" title="National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) from ICPSR" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/index.html')" shape="rect">National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) from ICPSR</a> </span></h2><p><i>NACJD</i> provides both data sets related to criminal justice and criminology and an index of citations to journal articles, books, book chapters, government and agency reports, working papers, dissertations, conference papers, meeting presentations, and unpublished manuscripts based on this data. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000238"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-archive-of-criminal-justice-data-nacjd-from-icpsr.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-archive-of-criminal-justice-data-nacjd-from-icpsr.html Article searching Conference papers, preprints, and working papers Reports, standards, and financials Statistics and data sets Restricted to Virginia Tech users http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-atlas-of-the-united-states.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/N/S_national-altas.jpg" alt="National Atlas" height="204px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://nationalatlas.gov/index.html" title="National Atlas of the United States" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://nationalatlas.gov/index.html')" shape="rect">National Atlas of the United States</a> </span></h2><p>The National Atlas of the United States is an interactive, online version of the <a href="http://addison.vt.edu/record=b1216013~S1">print atlas</a>. Maps available as GIF and PDF. Vector files are available in Shapefile and SDTS-TVP formats. Geostatistical data are in DBF format. Images are GeoTIFF files.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-atlas-of-the-united-states.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-atlas-of-the-united-states.html Multimedia Statistics and data sets Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-center-for-education-statistics-from-the-us-department-of-education.html <div style=" float: left; width: 200px;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/U/S_usde-nces.jpg" alt="US Dept of Education National Center for Education Statistics" height="119px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://nces.ed.gov/" title="National Center for Education Statistics from the US Department of Education" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://nces.ed.gov/')" shape="rect">National Center for Education Statistics from the US Department of Education</a> </span></h2><p><i>NCES</i> issues numerous publications and datasets each year. These include: early releases, issue briefs, statistical reports, directories, and handbooks of standard terminology, plus library statistics. Reports presented as PDFs; data sets can be customized as HTML tables or downloaded in a variety of formats.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-center-for-education-statistics-from-the-us-department-of-education.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-center-for-education-statistics-from-the-us-department-of-education.html Handbooks and manuals Reports, standards, and financials Statistics and data sets Freely accessible databases Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-climatic-data-center.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/N/S_ncdc.jpg" alt="National Climatic Data Center" height="140px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/mpp/freedata.html" title="National Climatic Data Center" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/mpp/freedata.html')" shape="rect">National Climatic Data Center</a> </span></h2><p>The <i>National Climatic Data Center</i> provides data sets on climate and weather, plus full-text publications in PDF that summarize this data. Free access to some data sets requires connecting from a campus computer or through Off Campus Sign In.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-climatic-data-center.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-climatic-data-center.html Statistics and data sets Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-defense-university-digital-collections.html <div style=" float: left; width: 200px;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/N/S_ndu.jpg" alt="National Defense Library" height="132px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="https://digitalndulibrary.ndu.edu/cdm4/search.php" title="National Defense University Digital Collections" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('https://digitalndulibrary.ndu.edu/cdm4/search.php')" shape="rect">National Defense University Digital Collections</a> </span></h2><p>Keyword-searchable and browseable archive of the free online books, journals, working papers, and policy briefs published by the US <i>National Defense University</i>. Also includes links to official US national strategy documents and other documents dealing with military policy. Some linked materials are not accessible to non-NDU users. 1984-present.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-defense-university-digital-collections.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-defense-university-digital-collections.html Article searching Catalogs (about publications) Governance Multimedia Reports, standards, and financials Freely accessible databases Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-geographic-society-publications-index.html <div style=" float: left; width: 200px;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/N/S_nat-geo.jpg" alt="National Geographic" height="86px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngs/publications/explore.html" title="National Geographic Society Publications Index" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngs/publications/explore.html')" shape="rect">National Geographic Society Publications Index</a> </span></h2><p>The <i>NGS Publications Index</i> contains over 30,000 citations, each describing a magazine article, book, map, or other Society product,. Use <span> <a href="http://addison.vt.edu/" title="Addison, the library catalog" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://addison.vt.edu/')" shape="rect">Addison, the library catalog</a> </span> to locate specific issues. 1888-present.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-geographic-society-publications-index.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-geographic-society-publications-index.html Article searching Freely accessible databases Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-jukebox-from-loc.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/L/S_loc-national-jukebox.jpg" alt="National Jukebox from the Library of Congress" height="159px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/" title="National Jukebox from the Library of Congress" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/')" shape="rect">National Jukebox from the Library of Congress</a> </span></h2><p>The <i>National Jukebox</i> provides streaming music (via an embedded Adobe Flash player) from their collection of music and spoken word recordings and from other participating libraries. You can browse or search for recordings or playlists. 1910-1929.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-jukebox-from-loc.html">Full record</a></p> Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-jukebox-from-loc.html Music recordings and scores Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-library-of-medicine-catalog.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/N/S_nla.jpg" alt="National Library of Medicine" height="77px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=nlmcatalog" title="National Library of Medicine Catalog" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=nlmcatalog')" shape="rect">National Library of Medicine Catalog</a> </span></h2><p>The <i>NLM Catalog</i> provides access to NLM bibliographic data for journals, books, audiovisuals, computer software, electronic resources and other materials. It contains detailed MEDLINE indexing information about the journals in PubMed and other NCBI databases. Links to the library's holdings in LocatorPlus, NLM's online public access catalog, are also provided. Use <a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/ill/index.html">Interlibrary Loan</a> to request titles found in this catalog that are not owned locally.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-library-of-medicine-catalog.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-library-of-medicine-catalog.html Catalogs (about publications) Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-map-from-the-usgs.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/N/S_nat-map.jpg" alt="National Map" height="126px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://nationalmap.gov/" title="National Map from the USGS" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://nationalmap.gov/')" shape="rect">National Map from the USGS</a> </span></h2><p><i>The National Map</i> includes orthoimagery (aerial photographs), elevation, geographic names, hydrography, boundaries, transportation, structures, and land cover. Other types of geographic information can be added within the viewer or brought in with <i>The National Map</i> data into a Geographic Information System to create specific types of maps or map views. The US Topo Maps module provides electronic access to topological maps previously received in print.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-map-from-the-usgs.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-map-from-the-usgs.html Multimedia Statistics and data sets Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-statistics-united-kingdom.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/U/S_uk-nat-stats.jpg" alt="UK National Statistics" height="114px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.statistics.gov.uk/" title="National Statistics (United Kingdom)" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.statistics.gov.uk/')" shape="rect">National Statistics (United Kingdom)</a> </span></h2><p>Summaries and detailed data releases on Britain's economy, population and society at national and local level, from the British Office of National Statistics. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000191"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-statistics-united-kingdom.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-statistics-united-kingdom.html Countries and cultures Statistics and data sets Restricted to Virginia Tech users