Subject Resources: General Reference

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Databases
	AccessScience : McGraw-Hill Online Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (Access Science)
	Acronym Finder
	All That JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources Categorized registry of Web resources that list or provide access to the full title of journal abbreviations
	Beilstein Database This database changed its names and interface in (2009). Please use the new database Reaxys This link will remain active only through December 31, 2011 in order for sites to archive their statistics.
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	Biographical Memoirs - National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences
	Biography Resource Center Biographies of more than 700,000 people from all over the world.
	Books in Print In-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books from North American publishers.
		First Search (OCLC)	Varies.
	Britannica Online Online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
	Credo Reference (Xrefer)
	Current Contents Connect Up-to-date coverage of research-level journals in all fields.
			current
	Dissertation Abstracts Covers every doctoral dissertation completed in the U.S. at accredited institutions for the last150 years
		First Search (OCLC) See More Info for access information.	1861- (indexing); 1980- (abstracting dissertations); 1988- (abstracting theses)
	EndNote Web Web-based Research and Writing Tool
	ERsys Detailed information on over 2600 US cities
	Expanded Academic ASAP Articles from more than 1,500 scholarly, trade and general-interest publications, many in full-text.
			1980 -- present
	FindLaw Law, lawyers, and legal resources
	FirstSearch Information in a wide range of subjects in 65 databases.
		First Search (OCLC)
	Google Scholar Search engine for scholarly literature
		See More Info for access information.
	Health Sciences Multi-eBook Search Search the content of Health Sciences eBook collections in a single query
	Infonation Utility to compare national statistics
	ISI Journal Citation Reports
		ISI	1998--
	Journals@Ovid MEDLINE Journals@Ovid Ovid Full Text
		Ovid	varies
	LexisNexis Academic (LEXIS-NEXIS) Full text business, financial, legal, medical, biographical, government and domestic and international newspaper resources.
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	MEDLINE (OvidSP) With USC Links to full-text journals and library catalogs.
		Ovid	1950-present
	Mergent Online
	Nationmaster.com General information on countries.
	NewsBank NewsFile Collection Full-text news resource covering over 500 national and international news sources.
		See More Info for access information.	1991-2009
	OvidSP at USC (Includes MEDLINE and other databases)
	Oxford English Dictionary Online (OED Online) The definitive English language dictionary and record of English language development.
	Oxford Language Dictionaries
		Oxford University Press
	PapersFirst Database Published information received by The British Library Document Supply Center.
		First Search (OCLC)	1993 to the present
	Peterson's Education and Career Center
	Pivot Tool for finding funding opportunities and connecting researchers
	ProceedingsFirst Database Citations of every congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received at The British Library
		First Search (OCLC)	1993 to the present
	ProQuest Access databases of resources for arts, business, humanities, social sciences, science and newspaper resources.
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	PsycINFO Psychology abstracts from 1806-present
		Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA)	1806-present
	PubList.com Requires registration
	PubMed@USC With USC Links to full-text journals and library catalogs.
			1966 to date.
	Reaxys (Web-based Beilstein and Gmelin) This title cannot be accessed from the Norris Medical Library InfoStations. Please see a library staff member for assistance. The title is available at other library computers.
		USCL licensed
	Registry of U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects
	Safari Tech Books Online USC only has access to books published in the most current three years.
		See More Info for access information.
	Science Citation Index Expanded Citation database for the sciences
			1900 to present
	ScienceDirect Access over 1,800 peer reviewed academic journals.
	Scirus (Elsevier) Scirus is Elsevier's science and engineering-focused free web search engine.
	Sociological Abstracts Abstracts from more than 2000 journals in sociology and related disciplines
		Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA)	1952 - current
	Statistical Universe Indexes printed federal, state, international statistical publications, and selected business and professional publications containing statistics.
	Telephone Directories on the Web
	Ulrichsweb (Ulrichs Ulrich's web Legacy Platform) Ulrich's Global Serials Directory
	USC Scholars Portal The USC Scholars Portal enables users to simultaneously cross-search multiple resources
	Web of Knowledge (Web of Science) Web of Science is part of ISI's Web of Knowledge which also includes Arts & Humanties and Social Sciences citation databases.
			1900-present
	Wilson Book Review Digest Plus Book reviews from current English-language periodicals.
		H.W. Wilson	1983 to the present
	Zip Code Lookup
eBooks
	AccessScience : McGraw-Hill Online Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (Access Science)
	AMA Manual of Style : a guide for authors and editors American Medical Association Manual of Style : a guide for authors and editors
	American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language Includes audio pronunciation
	APA Style Guide to Electronic References (2007)
	Biographical Dictionary
	BioTech Life Science Dictionary
	Books in Print In-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books from North American publishers.
		First Search (OCLC)	Varies.
	Britannica Online Online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
	Collins Pocket Spanish Dictionary
	Collins Spanish Dictionary
		Credo Reference
	Columbia Encyclopedia Contains nearly 51,000 entries (marshalling six and one-half million words on a vast range of topics)
	Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary (Spanish-English)
		Oxford University Press
	County and City Data Book
	Credo Reference (Xrefer)
	Dental Terminology
		R2 Library
	Digital Dilemma: Intellectual Property in the Information Age Intellectual property rules and practices in the digital age.
	Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
		Credo Reference
	Ebrary Internet-based library of over 70,000 electronic volumes
	Elements of Style Classic reference book is a must-have for any student and conscientious writer
	Familiar Quotations Familiar quotations: a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature
	Guide to Grammar and Writing
	Health Sciences Multi-eBook Search Search the content of Health Sciences eBook collections in a single query
	Information please (Online) : on-line dictionary, Internet encyclopedia, atlas & almanac reference On-line dictionary, Internet encyclopedia, atlas & almanac reference.
	Internet Acronym Server
	Macmillan Dictionary of Toxicology
		Credo Reference
	Marquis Who's Who in America
		Credo Reference
	MEDLINEplus Medical Dictionary Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary
	MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia
	Merriam Webster Online Dictionary, Thesaurus Includes audio pronunciation
	Mosby's Dental Dictionary
		Credo Reference
	Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, & Health Professionals
		Credo Reference
	Mosby's Emergency Dictionary
		Credo Reference
	Multilingual Glossary of Technical and Popular Medical Terms in Nine European Languages
	National Healthcare Quality Report Trends in quality of health care provided to Americans.
			(2003)-present
	Occupational Outlook Handbook
			Current Year Only
	OneLook Dictionary Search Search over 840 online dictionaries
	Oxford English Dictionary Online (OED Online) The definitive English language dictionary and record of English language development.
	Oxford Language Dictionaries Online - Spanish
		Oxford University Press
	Pharmaceutical Medicine Dictionary
		Credo Reference
	Research Methods Knowledge Base
	Roget's II: The New Thesaurus Containing 35,000 synonyms and over 250,000 cross-references.
	Roget's Thesaurus : ARTFL Project ARTFL Project: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911
	Safari Tech Books Online USC only has access to books published in the most current three years.
		See More Info for access information.
	Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols and Abbreviations
	Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary
		Credo Reference
	Ulrichsweb (Ulrichs Ulrich's web Legacy Platform) Ulrich's Global Serials Directory
	Ultimate Guide to Choosing A Medical Specialty
		R2 Library
		AccessSurgery - McGraw-Hill
	Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals Vancouver Style : Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication
	Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia (VNSE)
		Wiley InterScience Reference Works
	Visual Dictionary Online QA International and Merriam-Webster
	Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged English language dictionary containing 450,000 vocabulary entries.
			1993 edition
	WordReference Translation dictionaries for French, Italian, Spanish, English
	World Almanac Reports the most recent year's general statistics, facts, and significant events
		First Search (OCLC)	current
	World Factbook Annual publication provides general info on every country of the world.
		Directory of Open Access Journals
		uCentral
Web Sites
	APA Formatting and Style Guide Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
	Chemicool Periodic Table of Elements
	ChemSpider Free chemical database providing structures, properties, and standards.
	Citation Machine Formats citations for you
	CyberCemetery Electronic repository of defunct government websites
	EndNote Web Web-based Research and Writing Tool
	EndNote Web and EndNote Subject Guide Librarian-selected resources EndNote Web and EndNote. Reference management software, citation management software, personal bibliographic management software
		Subject Guides
	FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts
	Free Translations Translate text from several European languages into English.
	Google Scholar Search engine for scholarly literature
		See More Info for access information.
	Human Anatomy Online
	Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences
	MegaConverter2
	National Healthcare Quality Report Trends in quality of health care provided to Americans.
			(2003)-present
	Online! Citation Styles How to cite online resources using MLA, APA, Chicago and CBE styles.
	Pivot Tool for finding funding opportunities and connecting researchers
	Profiles in Science National Library of Medicine
	Pubget
		Pubget
	Public Agenda Online Source for public opinion and policy analysis
	Researcher's Portal Subject Guide Librarian-selected resources for Researcher's Portal.
		Subject Guides
	Scirus (Elsevier) Scirus is Elsevier's science and engineering-focused free web search engine.
	USC Scholars Portal The USC Scholars Portal enables users to simultaneously cross-search multiple resources
	VADLO Search engine for the life sciences
	Visual Dictionary Online QA International and Merriam-Webster
	Web of Science Training
	WordReference Translation dictionaries for French, Italian, Spanish, English
	World Factbook Annual publication provides general info on every country of the world.
		Directory of Open Access Journals
		uCentral
eJournals
	Journals@Ovid MEDLINE Journals@Ovid Ovid Full Text
		Ovid	varies
	Library Quarterly
		JSTOR	Vol. 1, no 1. (Jan. 1931)-present
	University of Southern California Electronic Journals This title cannot be accessed from the Norris Medical Library InfoStations. Please see a library staff member for assistance. The title is available at other library computers.
		USCL licensed