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The UO Library has trial access to the databases listed below. As part of the evaluation process, we would like to receive comments from library patrons about the usefulness of these databases. Comments can be submitted in the box at the bottom of the page. When you select the link for the database, the database will open in a new window, allowing you to easily return to this window to submit comments.
Access to the electronic indexes listed on this page from off-campus is limited to current University of Oregon faculty, students and staff who connect to the Internet through the UO Computing Center.
African American Experience NOTE: A password
is required for access.
- The African American Experience is the definitive electronic research tool for African American history and culture from Greenwood Press. The two primary goals: to provide rock-solid information from authorities in the field, and to allow African Americans to speak for themselves through a wealth of primary sources. Drawing on over 400 volumes, and designed under the guidance of leading librarians, this database gives voice to the black experience from its African origins to the present day.
Trial expires on November 3, 2008.
- This unique historical reference compendium allows instant access to the renowned texts of the Cambridge Histories series. With access to the most up to date and authoritative scholarly content, Cambridge Histories Online is an invaluable resource, for undergraduates, graduates, lecturers and researchers alike. All the available volumes are grouped into topics, making it quick and easy to search and browse through an array of historical subject areas. The extensive bibliographic referencing and other leading functionality, enhances usability and makes this resource ideal for any type of historical research.
Trial expires on October 17, 2008.
Daily Life Online NOTE: A password
is required for access.
- Combining three rich databases to provide a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary resource that supports history, social studies, English, and language students, Daily Life Online moves seamlessly from past to present, providing context for contemporary life and culture.
Trial expires on November 3, 2008.
- eenews.net, a product of E&E Publishing, provides daily news in the fields of energy, environmental policy, climate, and natural resources. Includes Environment & Energy Daily, Greenwire, E&E News PM, ClimateWire, and Land Letter.
Trial expires on July 31, 2008.
Journal Citation Reports (ISI Web of Knowledge)
- Journal Citation Reports® is a comprehensive and unique resource that allows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from over 7,500 scholarly and technical journals from more than 3,300 publishers in over 60 countries. It is the only source of citation data on journals, and includes virtually all areas of science, technology, and social sciences.
Trial expires on August 31, 2008.
Latino American Experience NOTE: A password
is required for access.
- The Latino American Experience (LAE) is the first-ever full-text database focusing on the history and culture of Latinos living in the United States. LAE's content spans from the pre-Columbian Indigenous civilizations of the Americas, through the Spanish and Mexican settlement of much of what is now the United States, to the triumphs and challenges facing present-day U.S. Latinos.
Trial expires on November 3, 2008.
Popular Culture Universe NOTE: A password
is required for access.
- Pop Culture Universe is an authoritative, yet irresistible, digital library of information on American and world popular culture, past and present. Built on hundreds of award-winning titles for all levels of researchers, PCU provides a safe haven for investigating topics that appeal to students-without the bias, advertising, suggestive content, or questionable authorship of commercial or fan sites.
Trial expires on November 3, 2008.
World Folklore and Folklife NOTE: A password
is required for access.
- What's the story behind your name? What games did you play as a child? What's your grandmother's secret recipe, the neighborhood's ghost story, or the joke that gets told at every family gathering? Folklore permeates the everyday lives of people around the world. World Folklore and Folklife provides an exciting and accessible way to explore this vast and growing treasury of knowledge.
Trial expires on November 3, 2008.
Last Modified: 08/18/2008