http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/tags/N/free.html en Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:17:58 -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/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/databases/N/national-academies-press.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:42:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/national-academies-press.html Ebook packages Freely accessible databases Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/nines.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_nines.jpg" alt="N I N E S: Nineteenth Century Scholarship Online" 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" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.nines.org/" title="N I N E S: Nineteenth Century Scholarship Online" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.nines.org/')" shape="rect">N I N E S: Nineteenth Century Scholarship Online</a> </span></h2><p><i>NINES</i> (Networked Infrastructure for Nineteenth-Century Electronic Scholarship) indexes citations to publications, manuscripts, art, and photos, with links to full text (some in restricted access databases) and acts as a clearinghouse for peer-reviewed digital resources, which can be collected, annotated, and re-used in online "exhibits."</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/nines.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:42:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/nines.html Narratives, diaries, and letters Newspapers and magazines Poetry and short stories Freely accessible databases 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-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/O/omim-online-mendelian-inheritance-in-man-from-nlm.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_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=omim" title="OMIM: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man from NLM" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=omim')" shape="rect">OMIM: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man from NLM</a> </span></h2><p><i>Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man</i> (OMIM) is a compendium of human genes and genetic phenotypes. The full-text, referenced overviews in <i>OMIM</i> contain information on all known mendelian disorders and over 12,000 genes. <i>OMIM</i> focuses on the relationship between phenotype and genotype.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/O/omim-online-mendelian-inheritance-in-man-from-nlm.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/O/omim-online-mendelian-inheritance-in-man-from-nlm.html Article searching Chemical and physical properties Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/O/omia-online-mendelian-inheritance-in-animals-from-nlm.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_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=omia" title="OMIA: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals from NLM" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=omia')" shape="rect">OMIA: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals from NLM</a> </span></h2><p><i>Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals</i> is a database of genes, inherited disorders and traits in animal species (other than human and mouse) with links to relevant records from OMIM, PubMed, Gene, and soon to NCBI's Phenotype database.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/O/omia-online-mendelian-inheritance-in-animals-from-nlm.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/O/omia-online-mendelian-inheritance-in-animals-from-nlm.html Conference papers, preprints, and working papers Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/nucleotide-database-from-nlm.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_entrez.jpg" alt="Entrez databases from NLM" height="146px" 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=nuccore" title="Nucleotide Database from NLM" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=nuccore')" shape="rect">Nucleotide Database from NLM</a> </span></h2><p>The <i>Nucleotide Database</i> is a collection of sequences from several sources, including GenBank, RefSeq, TPA and PDB. Genome, gene and transcript sequence data provide the foundation for biomedical research and discovery.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/nucleotide-database-from-nlm.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/nucleotide-database-from-nlm.html Chemical and physical properties Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/networked-digital-library-of-theses-and-dissertations-ndltd.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_ndltd.jpg" alt="Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations" height="160px" 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" /> <img alt="Gold open access - publishing" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_open-access-gold.gif" title="Gold open access - publishing" width="14" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.ndltd.org/serviceproviders/scirus-etd-search" title="Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.ndltd.org/serviceproviders/scirus-etd-search')" shape="rect">Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations</a> </span></h2><p>The <i>Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations</i> indexes citations, abstracts, and full-text theses and dissertations from around the world. Many are available in full text through this database (otherwise you may be able to request a copy through <a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/ill/materials/dissertationsandtheses.html">interlibrary loan</a>). Early 1900s-present.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/networked-digital-library-of-theses-and-dissertations-ndltd.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/networked-digital-library-of-theses-and-dissertations-ndltd.html Catalogs (about publications) Theses and dissertations Virginia Tech Freely accessible databases Contents of database in Summon Gold open access: publishing 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-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-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-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-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/ncbi-national-center-for-biotechnology-information-bookshelf.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/E/S_entrez.jpg" alt="Entrez databases from NLM" height="146px" 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/entrez/query.fcgi?db=Books" title="National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Bookshelf" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=Books')" shape="rect">National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Bookshelf</a> </span></h2><p>The <i>NCBI Bookshelf</i> hosts full-text books (mostly as PDFs) that can be searched or browsed. Titles are also linked from other NCBI databases such as <a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/P/pubmed-medline-from-nlm.html">PubMed</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/ncbi-national-center-for-biotechnology-information-bookshelf.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/N/ncbi-national-center-for-biotechnology-information-bookshelf.html Ebook packages Freely accessible databases