| 1 | ATHENA: Helvetia Page
Description: Free access to the full text of works by Swiss authors (in French, German, Italian)
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| 2 | ATHENA: Textes Francais
Description: Works by French authors (in French and in English) as well as classic works translated into French. A good list of individual texts at the largest sites and the first place to try for a specific title.
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| 3 | Biblioteca Ayacucho
Description: Collection of e-books focusing on the cultural heritage of Latin America.
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| 4 | Biblioteca Italiana
Description: Digital library of texts representative of Italian literature and cultural tradition from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century. (From the "Inter-University Centre Library Italian telematics" (CiBit) and the University of Rome "La Sapienza")
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| 5 | Books 24x7
Description: An extensive e-book collection in the areas of business, finance, government, and information technology. Available to current students and faculty only.
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| 6 | Books 24x7: BusinessPro
Description: Full text business books by publishers such as: AMACOM, ASTD Press, Berrett-Koehler, Harvard Business School Publishing, John Wiley, MIT Press, Oxford University Press and others.
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| 7 | Books 24x7: ExecSummaries
Description: Provides Soundview executive summaries of leading business books.
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| 8 | Books 24x7: FinancePro
Description: Full text finance books covering: accounting, auditing, certification prep, investing, taxation & valuation, real estate, risk management, and more.
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| 9 | Books 24x7: GovEssentials
Description: Full text government-focused books by publishers such as: Management Concepts, National Academy of Public Administration, John Wiley & Sons, The MIT Press, The Brooking Institution Press, RAND Corporation, and more.
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| 10 | Books 24x7: ITPro
Description: Full text IT handbooks covering programming languages, software, networking, operating systems and more.
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| 11 | Bullfinch's Mythology
Description: The Age of Fable or Stories of Gods and Heroes by Thomas Bulfinch (1855).
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| 12 | Burger's Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Discovery and Development
Description: Burger's provides coverage of medicinal chemistry and drug discovery and also a comprehensive, global perspective on drug design and drug development.
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| 13 | Business Plans Handbook
Description: A collection of actual business plans compiled by entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses throughout North America.
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| 14 | Caribbean Literature
Description: Collection of poetry and fiction produced in the Caribbean during the 19th and 20th centuries. Includes works written in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, and various Creole languages.
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| 15 | Catechism of the Catholic Church
Description: Second edition English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church incorporates all the final modifications made in the official Latin text of the Catechism.
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| 16 | Catholic Encyclopedia
Description: Web version of the Catholic Encyclopedia published by Catholic Answers, includes page scans of the 16 volumes.
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| 17 | Chadwyck-Healey Literature collections
Description: Contains collections of full text works of English poetry and prose that are also cross-searchable via LION - Literature Online.
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| 18 | Contemporary Authors
Description: Indexes biographies and works of current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, film and TV; with full text and bibliographies.
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| 19 | Country Studies
Description: Political, economic, social and cultural information on more than 100 countries, maintained by the Library of Congress. Formerly known as Area Handbooks.
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| 20 | Credo Reference
Description: An online, cross-searchable collection of reference books on a variety of subjects from more than 50 publishers.
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| 21 | Credo Reference: Biographical Sources
Description: An online collection of several standard sources including Marquis Who's Who in America and Notable American Women among others.
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| 22 | Credo Reference: Language
Description: An online, cross-searchable collection containing reference books covering slang, idioms, and more.
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| 23 | Credo Reference: Medicine
Description: An online, cross-searchable collection containing of medical reference books.
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| 24 | Credo Reference: Religion
Description: An online, cross-searchable collection of religion reference books.
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| 25 | Credo Reference: Science
Description: An online, cross-searchable collection of science reference books.
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| 26 | Digital Dante Project
Description: A multimedia Dante-related academic resource, that includes text, images,and critical writing by scholars and students.
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| 27 | Digital Illinois
Description: Digital collections from libraries, historical societies, museums, and other cultural institutions in Illinois
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| 28 | Digital Texts Project
Description: A collection of works by major philosophers and others.
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| 29 | Early American Fiction 1789 -1875
Description: 700+ first editions of American novels and short stories by such authors as Louisa May Alcott, Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Mark Twain, as well as a host of minor writers of the period.
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| 30 | Early English Prose Fiction
Description: 200+ full text works from the period 1500?1700, Includes works by key writers such as John Bunyan, Sir Philip Sidney, Thomas Nashe, and Aphra Behn.
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| 31 | EBSCO eBook Collection
Description: A large collection of e-books, including content previously accessed through Netlibrary. Mac users should use either Safari or Chrome to view this content. NOTE: E-books are limited to one reader at a time, please be sure to click Result List, New Search, Back, or Exit before closing the browser window, or other users will be locked out of the e-book.
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| 32 | Eighteenth-Century Fiction
Description: A collection of 96 complete works of English prose from the period 1700?1780. Key figures covered include Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Eliza Haywood, Samuel Richardson, Tobias Smollett, Laurence Sterne and Jonathan Swift.
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| 33 | Encyclopedia of Bioethics
Description: Covers topics on the ethics of health professions, animal research, population control and the environment.
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| 34 | Encyclopedia of Chicago
Description: Photographs, biographies, essays, art, music, maps and documents on all things Chicago.
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| 35 | Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationships
Description: Contains entries covering both wild and domesticated animals. Includes bibliographies, charts and photos.
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| 36 | Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications
Description: Explores the ways that editorial content--from journalism and scholarship to films and infomercials--is developed, presented, stored, analyzed, and regulated around the world.
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| 37 | Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture - 2nd ed.
Description: Provides a multidisciplinary view of Latin American history and culture from prehistoric times to the present. Covers cultural issues and includes biographical profiles of important figures in politics, letters and the arts.
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| 38 | Encyclopedia of Modern Europe: Europe 1789-1914
Description: Covers European history from the onset of the French Revolution to the outbreak of World War.
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| 39 | Encyclopedia of Race and Racism
Description: Examines theories of race and racism in the modem era. Delves into the historic origins of ideas of race and racism and explores their social and scientific consequences. Includes biographies of significant theorists, political and social leaders, and notorious racists.
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| 40 | Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender
Description: Addresses issues of sex and gender at the personal and the social level; examines issues of identity, status, class, ethnicity, race, and nation; of sexuality and the body; of social institutions and the structures of representation.
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| 41 | Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods
Description: provides an introduction to a vast array of research methods by giving an account of their purposes, principles, developments, and applications. The approximately 1,000 entries, many of which are
extensive treatments of the topics and contain recent
developments, can be of great use to the novice or the experienced researcher alike.
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| 42 | Encyclopedia of Social Work
Description: Covers a wide range of topics in the field of social work. Also contains brief biographies of key figures in the history of social work.
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| 43 | Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods
Description: Provides information about the many methods that survey methodologists and survey statisticians deploy in order to conduct reliable and valid surveys. Topics covered include ethics, measurement, nonresponse, operations, political & election polling, public opinion, and more.
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| 44 | Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
Description: With a focus on Europe and Christendom, this encyclopedia provides 3,000 articles on all aspects of the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century, including art, architecture, religion, law, science, language, philosophy, and theology.
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| 45 | English Server - Philosophy
Description: Writings by modern and classical philosophers, including canonical texts.
Restrictions: None |
| 46 | Gay and Lesbian Issues: A Reference Handbook
Description: A reference guide to Gay and Lesbian issues, containing histories, biographies, laws and cases, organizations and associations and further resources.
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| 47 | Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art & Architecture
Description: Provides historical and cultural information about the visual arts of the Classical period.
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| 48 | Handbook of Science & Technology for Homeland Security
Description: Identifies the critical needs of the homeland security and intelligence communities and the potential contributions of their own disciplines. Emphasizes the role of fundamental science in creating novel technological solutions. Details the international dimensions of homeland security and counterterrorism research. Provides guidance on technology diffusion from the laboratory to the field. Supports cross-disciplinary dialogue in this field between operational, R&D and consumer communities.
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| 49 | HCI Bibliography
Description: Search for journal articles using this extensive index; also includes links to user experience guidelines documents, resources covering accessibility, intercultural issues & more. From ACM SIGCHI.
Restrictions: None |
| 50 | HRAF World Cultures
Description: The Human Relations Area File provides access to articles and ethnographic field notes (some historical) on all aspects of cultural and social life of specific ethnic groups.
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| 51 | Illinois Harvest: Chicago
Description: Extensive collection of full-text books and pamphlets related to 19th and early 20th century Chicago, digitized by the Open Content Alliance.
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| 52 | International Encyclopedia of Linguistics
Description: An interdisciplinary encyclopedia covering historical, comparative, formal, mathematical, functional, philosophical, and sociolinguistics.
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| 53 | International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description: More than 4,000 articles and 90,000 bibliographic references as well as comprehensive name and subject indexes.
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| 54 | International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd ed.
Description: Highlights the expanding influence of economics in social science research and features new articles and biographies on a wide array of global topics in the social sciences.
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| 55 | International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 1st ed.
Description: Includes numerous entries on topics in social science research and practice.
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| 56 | Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
Description: Clearly organized primary source texts about Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, the Hellenistic World, Rome, and late Antiquity. Most texts are public domain translations. Links to visual and aural material and larger online collections are provided.
Restrictions: None |
| 57 | Internet Sacred Text Archive
Description: Nonprofit archive of electronic texts about religion and traditions, mythology, legends, and folklore. Includes a bibliography of all included texts.
Restrictions: None |
| 58 | King James Version of the Bible
Description: Searchable online version of the King James Bible.
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| 59 | Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Description: The LNCS series reports the latest results from all areas of computer science and information technology research. Titles include both conference proceedings and individual books. DePaul also owns many of these titles in print.
Restrictions: DePaul users only |
| 60 | LION: Literature Online
Description: The Literature Online portal gives access to the complete suite of LION tools and resources, including author profiles, full-text literature collections, scholarly criticism, reference tools, audio recordings of Shakespeare's plays, video of poetry readings and allows for users to create personalized accounts to save searches and citations. Limited to 4 simultaneous users. Audio plays are only accessible using Internet Explorer.
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| 61 | LION: Text Collections
Description: LION offers the full text of more than 350,000 works of poetry, drama and prose in English from the eighth century to the present day, drawing together in one fully cross-searchable database the complete contents of fourteen literature collections. Limited to 4 simultaneous users.
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| 62 | Manuzio Project
Description: E-books and electronic texts compiled by Liber Liber, a non-profit cultural association.
Restrictions: None |
| 63 | Merck Manual
Description: Free online editions of the trusted and well-respected Merck Manual for professionals and consumers. Provides diagnosis and therapy information.e
Restrictions: None |
| 64 | Museum of Broadcast Communications
Description: Collects, preserves, and presents historic and contemporary radio and television content; includes archives, public programs, screenings, exhibits, publications and online access to resources like the Encyclopedia of Television.
Restrictions: None |
| 65 | National Academies: Advisors to the Nation on Science, Engineering, and Medicine
Description: Experts from the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council address critical national issues and give advice to the federal government and the public. Site offers access to news, reports, and full-length books from these organizations.
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| 66 | Natural Standard
Description: An international research collaboration that aggregates and synthesizes high quality, evidence-based data on complementary and alternative therapies.
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| 67 | NBER Books
Description: National Bureau of Economic Research offers several hundred older books online.
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| 68 | NBER Working Papers
Description: World economic data and publications from the National Bureau of Economic Research. Includes access to full text of NBER Bulletins and selected books from 1921 to current, and economic data.
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| 69 | NCBI Bookshelf
Description: The National Center for Biotechnology Information offers this collection of searchable biomedical books and government reports.
Restrictions: None |
| 70 | New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
Description: Surveys the history of Western thought and culture. Explores the origin, cultural interpretations, and historical themes of such subjects as beauty, love, feminism, diversity, and social capital.
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| 71 | New Encyclopedia of Africa
Description: Addresses the entire history of African cultures (both northern and Sub-Saharan) from the ancient civilizations through the colonial era to the emergence of 53 independent countries. Articles by Africanist scholars in anthropology, geography, history, and cultural studies.
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| 72 | Nineteenth-Century Fiction
Description: 250 British and Irish novels from 1782-1903. Major novelists such as Austen, Scott, Mary Shelley, Dickens, Eliot, Hardy and the Brontės feature alongside popular romances, sensation fiction, colonial adventure novels and children's literature.
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| 73 | OAIster
Description: Catalog of digital resources from open archive collections. Records contain a digital object link allowing users access to the object in a single click.
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| 74 | Occupational Outlook Handbook
Description: Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; provides in depth profiles on a wide variety of professions. Entries include education requirements, growth trends, salary ranges, cross references to related occupations and links to major trade associations.
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| 75 | Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
Description: Covers ancient Egyptian civilization from the predynastic era to its eclipse in the seventh century CE. Includes art, architecture, religion, language, literature, trade, politics, everyday social life and the culture of the court.
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| 76 | Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
Description: Articles by noted scholars ranging from 500-word entries on inventors, theoreticians, and industry leaders to 8,000-word essays on markets, industries, and labor.
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| 77 | Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States
Description: Scholarly treatment of the diverse historical and contemporary experiences in the United States of Latinos and Latinas, addressing topics such as identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history.
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| 78 | Oxford Scholarship Online
Description: Provides access to the full-text of over 400 Oxford University Press e-books in the Literature, Biology and Social Work areas of this collection.
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| 79 | PDRhealth
Description: Thomson Healthcare, publisher of the Physicians' Desk Reference, provides this free site geared toward consumers. Includes information on drugs, drug interactions, and more.
Restrictions: None |
| 80 | Perseus Classics Collections
Description: Textual and visual materials on the Classical Greek world. Resources include primary and secondary texts, site plans, digital images, and maps. From Tufts University.
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| 81 | Perseus Digital Library
Description: A large digitization project based out of Tufts University, this collection includes documentary papyrii, primary and secondary sources for Greek & Roman classical and Renaissance texts, 19th century American primary source documents, and texts in Old English and Old Norse for the study of the Germanic peoples, among others.
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| 82 | Project Gutenberg
Description: The first large-scale attempt to make full-text books freely available on the Internet. Included are Public Domain editions of everything from Alice in Wonderland to the complete works of Shakespeare
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| 83 | Qur'an
Description: Online version from the University of Michigan Digital Library of the translation by M.H. Shakir published by Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an.
Restrictions: None |
| 84 | Safari Books Online
Description: Access to thousands of books, certification manuals, and articles from top software & technology publishers; also includes a number of business, management, and finance titles. Limited to 7 concurrent users.
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| 85 | Sage Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research
Description: presents current and complete information,
as well as ready-to-use techniques, facts, and examples from the field of qualitative research. The entries cover every major facet of qualitative
methods, including gaining access to research participants, data coding, research ethics, the role of theory in qualitative research, and much more.
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| 86 | Science E-Books from CRC Press
Description: A continually-updated and growing collection of electronic format science books published by CRC Press and accessible through their CRC NetBASE platform. Content includes many highly useful handbooks, guides and data sources, in addition to texts covering specific science topics.
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| 87 | Slavery & Anti-Slavery: a Transnational Archive
Description: Collection of primary source documents focusing on the abolitionist movement and the conflicts within it, the anti- and pro-slavery arguments of the period, and the debates on the subject of colonization. Explores the various components of the debate with a focus on economic, gender, legal, religious, and government issues. Also includes bibliographies, biographies, chronologies and scholarly essays.
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| 88 | South & Southeast Asian Literature
Description: Collection of fiction and poetry written in English by authors from South and Southeast Asia and their Diasporas. Focuses on works composed during the late-colonial and postcolonial eras.
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| 89 | Springer Computer Science E-Book Collection
Description: Collection includes over 3000 titles published from 2007 to 2012: book series, monographs, textbooks, and major reference works. Also consider Springer's Lecture Notes in Computer Science.
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| 90 | Springer Medicine E-Book Collection
Description: Collection includes all English/International Medicine titles published by Springer from 2005 through 2010.
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| 91 | SRDS Media Directories
Description: Allow you to determine the media landscape in any given metro area along with advertising rates and readership/audience profiles for individual business and consumer magazines, newspapers, and radio/TV/cable stations.
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| 92 | Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Description: Authoritative, open access encyclopedia refereed by an editorial board and constantly updated.
Restrictions: None |
| 93 | Synthesis Computer & Information Science Collection
Description: Comprised of over 100 Synthesis lectures from series in Artificial Intelligence, Communication Networks, Architecture, Graphics & Animation, Human-Centered Informatics, Information Security, Mobile Computing, and Quantum Computing.
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| 94 | Thames & Hudson Dictionary of 20th Century Architecture
Description: Brief guide to architects and architectural periods of the 20th century.
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| 95 | Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Graphic Design and Designers
Description: Concise dictionary on the leading figures in graphic design since 1840 and on the artistic movements and technical advances of the period.
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| 96 | World Who's Who
Description: Outlines the lives & achievements of 25,000+ of the most distinguished leaders in world politics, religion, business, finance, technology, film, music, fashion, sports, literature, & the performing arts. Limited to 1 simultaneous user. (Formerly known as International Who's Who.)
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