http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/tags/H/encyclopedias-dictionaries-almanacs.html en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:41:36 -0400 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/H/historical-abstracts-from-ebscohost.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/E/S_ebsco.jpg" alt="EBSCOhost interface" height="123px" 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" /> <img alt="This resource provides a mobile interface; see description for link" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_mobile.gif" title="This resource provides a mobile interface; see description for link" width="10" /> <a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/screencasts/ebsco/index.html"><img alt="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_screencast.gif" title="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" width="20" /></a> <img alt="database provides Get VText links" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_getvtext-20.gif" title="database provides Get VText links" width="80" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=hia" title="Historical Abstracts from EBSCOhost" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=hia')" shape="rect">Historical Abstracts from EBSCOhost</a> </span></h2><p><em>Historical Abstracts</em> indexes citations, abstracts, and full text from journals, books, and dissertations that cover the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more. 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Full text is available in PDF. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. 1984-present. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000641"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/H/health-source-consumer-edition-from-ebscohost.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/H/health-source-consumer-edition-from-ebscohost.html Article searching Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Handbooks and manuals Newspapers and magazines Professional and trade literature Reports, standards, and financials Restricted to Virginia Tech users VIVA Mobile interface Screencast tutorials available Get VText http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/H/history-encylopedias-from-oxford-reference-online.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/O/S_oxford-ref.jpg" alt="Oxford Reference" height="142px" 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" /> <img alt="Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_viva.gif" title="Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia" width="36" /> <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" /> <img alt="database provides Get VText links" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_getvtext-20.gif" title="database provides Get VText links" width="80" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.oxfordreference.com/browse?avail_0=lib&amp;btog=book&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sort=title&amp;t1=ORO%3AAHU00830&amp;type_0=subjectreference" title="History Encyclopedias from Oxford Reference Online" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.oxfordreference.com/browse?avail_0=lib&amp;btog=book&amp;pageSize=10&amp;sort=title&amp;t1=ORO%3AAHU00830&amp;type_0=subjectreference')" shape="rect">History Encyclopedias from Oxford Reference Online</a> </span></h2><p>Search or browse across 32 subject encyclopedias and dictionaries with over 100,000 entries. 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