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ABI/INFORM Complete Contains full-text business journals and news sources.
Academic Search Ultimate Academic Search Ultimate offers access to resources cited in key subject indexes. The combination of academic journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books, and videos meets the needs of scholars in virtually every discipline ranging from astronomy, anthropology, biomedicine, engineering, health, law and literacy to mathematics, pharmacology, women’s studies, zoology and more.
Academic Video Online Academic Video Online is the most comprehensive video subscription available to libraries. It delivers more than 64,000 video titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. More than 17,000 titles are exclusive to Alexander Street, all with a predictable annual cost. Curated for the educational experience, the massive depth of content and breadth of content-types (such as documentaries, films, demonstrations, etc) in Academic Video Online makes it a useful resource for all types of patrons, giving libraries a high return on investment.
Access World News

Find global information on topics related to business, communication, education, environmental studies, health, international studies, performing and fine arts, political science, religion, social issues and more from a variety of news media featuring newspapers, videos, images and web-only content including the Orlando Sentinel, Miami Herald, USA Today and international sources.

ACM Digital Library

The ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Digital Library includes access to the full-text of all Association for Computing Machinery journals, transactions, magazines, and proceedings.

Adam Matthew Research Methods Primary Sources

Essays, videos, how-to guides and case studies by subject specialists discussing how to work with primary sources.

Africa Bibliography A guide to works in African studies which includes monographs, chapters in edited volumes, journal articles, and pamphlets.
African American History Database A robust catalog of data provided by Infobase
African American Newspapers Series 1: 1827-1998 This collection includes access to a wealth of U.S. newspapers that chronicle a century and a half of the African American experience.  Includes many rare and historically significant newspapers related to cultural, literary, ethnic, and social history.
African American Newspapers, Series 2, 1835-1956 This collection includes access to a wealth of U.S. newspapers that chronicle a century and a half of the African American experience.  Includes many rare and historically significant newspapers related to cultural, literary, ethnic, and social history.
African American Periodicals, 1825 - 1995 African American Periodicals, 1825-1995, features more than 170 wide-ranging periodicals by and about African Americans.
African Language Materials Archive (ALMA) The African Language Materials Archive, or ALMA, is a multi-partner project focusing on the promotion and documentation of literature and literacy in the languages of Africa.
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Publications AAPT® is a strong professional physics science society dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in physical science education.
American Board Memorial Book and Personnel Card File Documenting the careers and lives of American Board missionaries and other employees in Turkey, the Middle East, and the Balkans for close to 200 years, the memorial book and personnel card file are invaluable historical sources and two of the most frequently consulted reference works in the archives of the American Board in Istanbul.
American Board Pamphlet Collection The American Board pamphlet collection was incorporated into the ARIT Istanbul (ARIT-I) Library in January 2011. It contains roughly 1000 brochures, booklets, leaflets, flyers, and off-prints that date from the mid-1800s to the present, with close to one-third from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
American Board Periodical Collection The American Board periodical collection was incorporated into the ARIT Istanbul (ARIT-I) Library in January 2011, when ARIT received the library of the Western Turkey Mission of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM), one of the chief Protestant missionary agencies in the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
American Chemical Society Web Editions Full-text journal publications of the American Chemical Society.
American Doctoral Dissertations 1933-1955 A free, comprehensive collection of dissertations accepted by American universities from 1933-1955.
American Institute of Indian Studies Photo Archives (AIIS) The AIIS collection from the Center for Art and Archaeology in Gurgaon, Haryana, India, has over 125,000 photographs in the collection. The images fall into the broad categories of architecture, sculpture, terracotta, painting and numismatics.
American Institute of Physics (AIP) Publications The American Institute of Physics is a federation that advances the success of our 10 Member Societies and an institute that operates as a center of excellence supporting the physical sciences enterprise.
American Mathematical Society Publications A professional society since 1888, we advance research and connect the diverse global mathematical community through publications, meetings and conferences, MathSciNet, professional services, advocacy, and awareness programs.
American Overseas Research Centers (AORCs) Area Studies Bibliography Database American Overseas Research Centers (AORCs) offer unique access to local expertise and resources.
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Publications The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) traces its roots to the Limnological Society of America (LSA), which was established in 1936 to further interest and research in limnological science.
American Society for Microbiology Journals published by ASM covering microbiology and biomedical research and technology.
American Song Music Online: American Music is a history database that allows people to hear and feel the music from America's past.
Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry Library Edition provides extensive genealogical data from the United States, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere.
L'Année Philologique An index to books, journal articles and ancient texts in Classical Studies.
This database is limited to 10 simultaneous users.
AnthroSource A comprehensive resource of anthropological research.
ARTstor An image library that provides over 1.8 million digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences.
Arts and Humanities Citation Index Arts & Humanities Citation Index is a database of bibliographic citations for journal articles in the arts & humanities.  Coverage is 2001-Present.
Asia-Studies Full-text Online Asia-Studies Full-Text Online is the premier database for the study of modern Asia Pacific.
Asia Studies Full-Text Humanities
A database of scholarly literature, statistics, and analysis of Asia-Pacific covering Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.

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Biomedical Sciences (SpringerLink) Full text of articles and chapters from peer-reviewed journals and ebooks on the subject of Biomedicine through SpringerLink.
BMI, formerly known as Fitch Solutions Provides users with macroeconomic and financial fundamental data, country risk research and indices, industry research, and more. Clicking on this link will take you to your Okta account, where you can access BMI.
Business and Management (SpringerLink) Full text of articles and chapters from peer-reviewed journals and ebooks on the subject of Business and Management through SpringerLink.
Bridgeman Education Images A visual resource collection offering digital images of artistic, historical, and cultural works from global museums, galleries, private collections, and contemporary artists. Images are copyright cleared for educational use.
Brill Online Books and Journals Over three centuries of scholarly publishing.
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists     At our core, the Bulletin is a media organization, publishing a free-access website and a bimonthly magazine.
Business Insights: Essentials Find information on companies, industries and more in the context of timely news, statistical data, and in-depth reports.
Business Source Complete Provides access to journals and research reports in all disciplines of business.

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Cabell's A compilation of over 4,500 journals (mostly U.S.-based) in the subject areas of accounting, economics and finance, management, and marketing. Cabell's provides acceptance rates and description of the review process used by journals editors.
Cambridge Journals Online Cambridge University Press publishes a wide range of high-quality academic content across Cambridge Core, including leading journals, research monographs, reference works and textbooks.
CAMIO The Catalog of Art Museum Images Online is a growing digital image collection documenting works of art from around the world, representing the collections of prominent museums. CAMIO highlights the creative output of cultures around the world, from prehistoric to contemporary times, and covering the complete range of expressive forms.
CARMA For more information, go to the CARMA home page.
Center for Research Libraries (CRL) Catalog The Center for Research Libraries collects newspapers, journals, documents, archives, etc., from global sources.  This online database includes some full-text documents, and others may be borrowed from their collection via interlibrary loan.
Chemistry (SpringerLink) Full text of articles and chapters from peer-reviewed journals and ebooks on the subject of Chemistry through SpringerLink.
Chicago Manual of Style An online reference manual including the full contents of the current edition of the CMoS citation guide.
China, Trade, Politics, and Culture, 1793-1980 Provides access to English-language primary source materials related to China and the West.
Chronicle of Higher Education  The Chronicle of Higher Education is the No. 1 source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators.
CIS Serials The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is an international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries. Founded in 1949, CRL supports original research and inspired teaching in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences by preserving and making available to scholars a wealth of rare and uncommon primary source materials from all world regions.
Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Papers The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is an international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries. Founded in 1949, CRL supports original research and inspired teaching in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences by preserving and making available to scholars a wealth of rare and uncommon primary source materials from all world regions.
Classical Music Library Provides access to music recordings, both contemporary and classical.  The database is searchable by composer, title, instrument, genre, and time period.
Columbia International Affairs Online   Includes the full text of papers and briefs and some access to journal articles, books, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences.
Communication & Mass Media Complete CMMC provides indexing and full text for articles from CommSearch and the Mass Media Articles Index.
Computer Science (SpringerLink) Full text of articles and chapters from peer-reviewed journals and ebooks on the subject of Computer Science through SpringerLink.
Confidential Print: Latin America, 1833-1969 Provides access to primary documents issued by the Colonial and Foreign Offices of the government of Great Britain such as treaties, dispatches, and investigation results relating to Latin America over 136 years. This collection begins in the aftermath of independence for the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies of Latin America, addressing the politics of state-building and the Latin American nations’ establishment of their place in the fast-expanding global economy.
Latin American Periodicals Tables of Contents (LAPTOC) The Latin American Periodicals Tables of Contents database, or LAPTOC, provides access to the tables of contents of journals published in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Congressional Digest Debates Online An independent, scholarly publication featuring controversies before Congress. Congressional Digest is not an official organ, nor is it controlled by any party, interest, class or sect.
Contemporary World Music Music Online: Contemporary World Music delivers the sounds of all regions from every continent. The database will contain important genres such as reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz, and other genres such as traditional music - Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku, and more.
Coronavirus Research Database ProQuest just announced the launch of a Coronavirus Research Database in response to the rapidly growing need for authoritative content related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The new cross-disciplinary resource enables researchers to search and discover full-text articles, dissertations and other content from key publishers in one place.
CQ Weekly Provides access to information on the U.S. Congress, and full text articles, summaries, commentary, and bibliographies.
Current Science Serials The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is an international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries. Founded in 1949, CRL supports original research and inspired teaching in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences by preserving and making available to scholars a wealth of rare and uncommon primary source materials from all world regions.

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Digital South Asia Library The Digital South Asia Library provides digital materials for reference and research on South Asia to scholars, public officials, business leaders, and other users.
Digitalized Legal Texts of Outer Mongolia and MPR This is a collection of laws and regulations written during the early years of the independent Mongolian state and People’s Republic of Mongolia (PRM) spanning 1917-1940.
Directory of Open Access Journals   DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.
Drama Online Nearly 1,700 plays from Bloomsbury, including Methuen Drama, and Arden Shakespeare, and Faber & Faber, plus production stills from the Victoria and Albert Museum and the American Shakespeare Center.

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Early English Books Online EEBO contains digital reproductions of page images of nearly every book printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and British North America from 1473-1700.
EBSCO eBook Collection EBSCO eBook Collection is a multidisciplinary collection of full-text e-books. The EBSCO eBooks app is available for iOS devices from iTunes, Android devices from Google Play, and Kindle Fire and Nook devices from this FAQ.
Ecological Society of America Publications The Ecological Society of America publishes six journals with its publishing partner, John Wiley & Sons and are among the most widely read and cited journals in the field of ecology.
Economics (SpringerLink) Full text of articles and chapters from peer-reviewed journals and ebooks on the subject of Economics through SpringerLink.
The Economist Historical Archive For over 170 years, the Economist has reported on the world's political, business, scientific, technological, and cultural developments and the connections between them. The Economist Historical Archive offers full-color and full-text coverage of each weekly issue of the magazine from 1843-four years ago, with a new year of content added each year.
Encyclopædia Judaica An extensive reference source documenting Jewish life and knowledge.
Engineering (SpringerLink) Full text of articles and chapters from peer-reviewed journals and ebooks on the subject of Engineering through SpringerLink.
Environmental Sciences (SpringerLink) Full text of articles and chapters from peer-reviewed journals and ebooks on the subject of Environmental Sciences through SpringerLink.
E-Journal Portal (Find an E-Journal) Olin Library's E-Journal Portal empowers you to easily find specific journals, magazines, and newspapers, by title or subject.
ERIC ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) provides access to educational literature and resources. 
Euromonitor Passport Reference Provides international marketing and demographic data on countries and consumers in dozens of nations. Access restricted to students, faculty, and staff of Rollins College.
Everyday Life & Women in America, c. 1800-1920 This collection of the primary source material is comprised of images (alongside transcriptions) of monographs, pamphlets, periodicals, and broadsides all relevant to women's history.

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FactSet

FactSet is a multinational financial data and software company that provides financial information and analytic software for investment professionals. 

Please contact Blake Robinson, Business Librarian, at  barobinson@rollins.edu  or (407) 646-1533, and he will enroll you on your behalf. Please allow up to 24 hours to receive a confirmation e-mail from FactSet.

Federal Surveillance of African Americans, 1920-1984 Throughout the twentieth century Black Americans of all political persuasions were subject to federal scrutiny, harassment, and prosecution. The Federal Bureau of Investigation enlisted black "confidential special informants" to infiltrate a variety of organizations. Hundreds of documents in this collection were originated by such operatives. The reports provide a wealth of detail on "Negro" radicals and their organizations. In addition to infiltration, the FBI contributed to the infringement of First Amendment freedoms by making its agents a constant visible presence at radical rallies and meetings. This archive is based on original microfilm.
Films on Demand Films On Demand is a comprehensive, curriculum-focused video subscription providing unlimited access to thousands of videos. With over 26,000 titles and counting, Films on Demand includes Oscar, Emmy, and Peabody award-winning documentaries and A-list performances spanning the arts.
Films on Demand: Archival Films & Newsreels Video Collection Over 5,000 Archival Films & Newsreels from Films on Demand
Fitch Solutions, now known as BMI Provides users with macroeconomic and financial fundamental data, country risk research and indices, industry research, and more. Clicking on this link will take you to your Okta account, where you can access BMI, formerly known as Fitch Solutions.
Florida Electronic Library (FEL) The Florida Electronic Library (FEL) is a comprehensive database/digital resource that provides access to a wide range of reliable and authoritative scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, e-books, and more. With a user-friendly interface, FEL is a valuable tool for students, researchers, and lifelong learners in Florida.
Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka (FDASL) The Furniture and Decorative Arts of Sri Lanka (FDASL) is a documentary project that produced an inventory of furniture and other decorative arts that were created in Sri Lanka and are currently owned by Sri Lanka's cultural institutions and private collections.

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Gale Business: DemographicsNow Gain consumer and market insight from highly detailed demographic data on millions of U.S. businesses and consumers.
Gale Business: Entrepreneurship Learn how to start, finance, or manage your small business. Includes sample business plans, how to guides, articles, and more.
Gale Database Power Search Search over 50 multidisciplinary collections of popular and scholarly sources from Gale through one search engine.  You can also link directly to individual collections covering topics like business, communication and media studies, literature, and career planning.
Gale Directory Library Gale Directory Library offers an online collection of 23 premier directories providing information on companies, publishers, associations, and more—giving access to sources that are unavailable or difficult to find on the internet. Researchers and marketers alike will have the ability to cross-search content among their library’s collection of directories to analyze, sort, filter, and export data.
Gale Literature: LitFinder Access literary works and authors throughout history, including full-text poems, plays, short stories, speeches, and more.
Gale OneFile: Academic Easily search over 17,000 publications from scholarly journals and other authoritative sources covering biology, chemistry, criminal justice, economics, environmental sciences, history, marketing, political sciences, and psychology. Access articles from Nature, the Economist, the New York Times, and thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning.
Gale OneFile: Business Understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through leading business and trade publications. Updated daily.
Gale OneFile: Economics & Theory Discover content useful for starting a business, marketing a product, developing policy, analyzing trends, and more.
Gale OneFile: Entrepreneurship Analyze business insights, tips, strategies, and success stories. Updated daily. Best for business schools and entrepreneurs.
Gale OneFile: Informe Académico

Informe Académico provides access to more than 9.8 million scientific, academic, and general interest articles, from more than 1,000 publications across 18 different countries. Most of this content has been peer-reviewed and is available in full text, embargo-free, and in Spanish or Portuguese. With its multidisciplinary coverage, Gale OneFile: Informe Académico covers a wide variety of topics such as politics, history, economics, health sciences, philosophy, sciences, technology, and more.

Informe Académico provee acceso a más de 9.8 millones de artículos de carácter científico, académico y de interés general, provenientes de más de 1,000 publicaciones de 18 países. La mayor parte de este contenido ha sido arbitrado por expertos y se encuentra disponible en texto completo, libre de embargo, en español o portugués. Por su cobertura multidisciplinaria, Gale OneFile: Informe Académico abarca una amplia variedad de temas tales como política, historia, economía, ciencias de la salud, filosofía, ciencias exactas, tecnología y más.

Gale OneFile: Insurance & Liability Discover information about physical and intellectual asset protection, from individuals to multinational corporations.
Gale Virtual Reference Library Gale Virtual Reference Library is a collection of full-text reference works, including Drama for Students, Novels for Students, and Short Stories for Students.
Government Publishing Office Indexes many publications from the U.S. Government Publishing Office. 
GreenFile Covers articles examining human impact on the environment. with indexing, abstracts, and some  Open Access full text.

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Health Poll Database Covers eighty years of national public opinion polling from health-related U.S. survey questions. Searchable questions and results, demographic crosstabs, and trends are available on every topic related to health, from social determinants and influences on health to insurance, costs and health-care utilization.
Henry Stewart Talks Online Lectures by leading world experts.
Hindawi Publishing Open Access We believe in openness, in scholarly publishing and research communication.
Historical Newspaper Collections (Proquest) Searches both the Chicago Defender and the Historical New York Times. Other historical newspaper collections from Olin Library include Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers and the Times of London Digital Archive.
Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980 Hispanic views on nearly every major theme in American life. Hundreds of searchable newspapers published in the United States by Hispanics
The History Makers The HistoryMakers is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit research and educational institution committed to preserving and making widely accessible the untold personal stories of both well-known and unsung African Americans. Through the media and a series of user-friendly products, services and events, The HistoryMakers enlightens, entertains and educates the public, helping to refashion a more inclusive record of American history. 

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IBISWorld A collection of industry market research reports and risk ratings.
IDEAS Economic and Finance Research IDEAS is a central index of economics and finance research, including working papers, articles and software code.
Independent Voices Independent Voices is a digital collection of alternative press newspapers, magazines and journals, drawn from the special collections of participating libraries.
IndustriusCFO Industry ratios and averages for North American industries based on public and private company data. This database allows the user to select a NAICS code, limit the companies to a geographic region, and generate data on industry ratios and performance.
Informe Académico (Gale OneFile)

Informe Académico provides access to more than 9.8 million scientific, academic, and general interest articles, from more than 1,000 publications across 18 different countries. Most of this content has been peer-reviewed and is available in full text, embargo-free, and in Spanish or Portuguese. With its multidisciplinary coverage, Gale OneFile: Informe Académico covers a wide variety of topics such as politics, history, economics, health sciences, philosophy, sciences, technology, and more.

Informe Académico provee acceso a más de 9.8 millones de artículos de carácter científico, académico y de interés general, provenientes de más de 1,000 publicaciones de 18 países. La mayor parte de este contenido ha sido arbitrado por expertos y se encuentra disponible en texto completo, libre de embargo, en español o portugués. Por su cobertura multidisciplinaria, Gale OneFile: Informe Académico abarca una amplia variedad de temas tales como política, historia, economía, ciencias de la salud, filosofía, ciencias exactas, tecnología y más.

IngentaConnect Free   Open Access Journals
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) provides access to an extensive collection of downloadable data for the social science research community.
Institute of Physics The online platform for Physics journals from the UK.
Institute of Physics Science (IOPScience) IOP Science provides full-text access to many of the leading scientific journals in all aspects of physics. The Institute of Physics (IOP) is a leading learned society whose goal is to promote the advancement and dissemination of a knowledge of and education in the science of physics, pure and applied, for the benefit of the public and the members of the Institute.
Inter-Research IR is established as a well-respected publisher of scientific journals and books.
International Phonetic Alphabet Source IPA Source is an extensive library of transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts. 

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JAMA & Archives (1998-present) The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) is an American journal on medicine and on the American Medical Association that delivers clinical information and covers the latest developments and research in medicine and health care. Issues from 1998 to present are available in full-text.
Jazz Music Library Music Online: Jazz Music Library is the largest and most comprehensive collection of streaming jazz available online — with thousands of jazz artists, ensembles, albums, and genres.
Journal Citation Reports Provided by Thomson Reuters, JCR facilitates evaluation and comparison of journals using citation data drawn from over 11,000 scholarly and technical journals in Web of Science's index.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (1940–present) is the oldest substance-related journal published in the United States.
JSTOR JSTOR is a multidisciplinary collection of full-text scholarly journals, with coverage up to five years ago (a 5-year "rolling wall").
JSTOR 19th Century British Pamphlets 19th Century British Pamphlets, created by Research Libraries UK (RLUK), contains the most significant British pamphlets from the 19th century held in research libraries in the United Kingdom. The digitization of more than 26,000 pamphlets from collections in seven universities in the UK spanning more than one million pages brings together a corpus of primary sources for the study of sociopolitical and economic factors impacting 19th-century Britain.
JSTOR Free Early Journal Content Open and free content on JSTOR and Artstor, JSTOR Free Early Journal Content contains open access to articles, books, images and media, journals, and research reports.
JSTOR Global Plants The largest of its kind, Global Plants is a community-contributed database where worldwide herbaria can share their plant type specimens, experts can determine and update naming structures, students can discover and learn about plants in context, and a record of plant life can be preserved for future generations.

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Kanopy Streaming Video

Provides access to videos that can be streamed and viewed instantly.  Collections include feature films, educational documentaries, and rare archival footage on a variety of topics.

Videos available in Kanopy that are not part of the library’s collection can be requested, but there are added costs associated for the Library budget for each film. For this reason, requests will be reviewed and some may be denied or delayed.

Khmer Language Books This collection of books in the Khmer language represents a selection of books from the National Library of Cambodia. They were originally published from 1950 to 1973, between the final years of the colonial French Protectorate (1863-1953) and the takeover of the Khmer Rouge (1975-1979).

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Lat-Am Studies Full Text Online
This bilingual database (English language journals will be added during the year), features more than 50 significant Spanish-language journals and contains monthly highlights on notable new research. It provides access to thousands of full-text reports from 46 countries covering South America, Caribbean, Central America and Mexico and includes humanities, social sciences, economics, and literature.
Latin American Newspapers, Series 1
Historical Newspapers from Latin America. Explore Latin American History and Culture during the 19th and 20th Centuries
Latin American Newspapers, Series 2 Historical Newspapers from Latin America. Explore Latin American History and Culture during the 19th and 20th Centuries
Life Magazine Archive Full-color, cover-to-cover coverage of the photojournalism magazine from its first issue in November 1936 through December 2000.
Local Archives and Libraries Directory Welcome to the Local Archives and Libraries Directory, an initiative of the American Institute for Yemeni Studies and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.

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Mapping Mediterranean Lands (MEDMAPS) An inventory of the map holdings of American overseas research centers around the Mediterranean area was conducted during 2004 and 2005 and, as of June 2005, the inventories of the participating centers were complete.
Materials (SpringerLink) Full text of articles and chapters from peer-reviewed journals and ebooks on the subject of Materials through SpringerLink.
Mathematics (SpringerLink) Full text of articles and chapters from peer-reviewed journals and ebooks on the subject of Mathematics through SpringerLink.
Medicine (SpringerLink) Full text of articles and chapters from peer-reviewed journals and ebooks on the subject of Medicine through SpringerLink.
Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests in Print 
Contains full-text articles and reviews of standardized tests.
Mental Measurements is limited to four simultaneous users. 
Metropolitan Opera on Demand Enjoy access to over 575 full-length performances from the Metropolitan Opera through online streaming. 
This resource is limited to 5 concurrent users at a time.
MLA Bibliography The MLA (Modern Language Association) International Bibliography with full text provides access to an index as well as full-text content of books as well as articles published on modern languages, literature, folklore, and linguistics.
Music Online Cross-searches multiple music databases for streaming audio.  Includes American Song, Contemporary World, Smithsonian Global Sound, Jazz Music Library, and Classical Music Library.
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online The Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online presents current economic and social statistics for more than 200 countries and territories of the world.

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National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a private, nonprofit organization of the country’s leading researchers. The NAS recognizes and promotes outstanding science through election to membership; publication in its journal, PNAS; and its awards, programs, and special activities.
National Emergency Library A collection of books that supports emergency remote teaching, research activities, independent scholarship, and intellectual stimulation while universities, schools, training centers, and libraries are closed.
National Geographic Magazine Archive Comprehensive, timely articles and legendary photos documenting life on our planet any beyond. The National Geographic Archive offers full-color and full-text coverage of each issue of the magazine from 1888-current.
Nations of the World This updated 2017 edition of Nations of the World offers political, economic, and business information on over 200 countries.
New England Journal of Medicine The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is the world’s leading medical journal and website. Published continuously for over 200 years, NEJM delivers high-quality, peer-reviewed research and interactive clinical content to physicians, educators, and the global medical community.
New Left Review A 160-page journal published every two months from London, New Left Review analyses world politics, the global economy, state powers and protest movements; contemporary social theory, history and philosophy; cinema, literature, heterodox art and aesthetics.
New York Times Rollins College maintains an online subscription to the New York Times website. Students, faculty, and staff will need to create an account by navigating to accessnyt.com and selecting Rollins College from the Find School search box. Once your account is set up, you can access the full online content from the New York Times website by clicking the link to the left and using your login. Access is unlimited full-text from 1851-1923 and from 1981-present, with limited access from 1923-1980;  the search button is at the upper left of the page . For more information on this process,  please click here.
New York Times (Historical)
New York Times (Historical) covers the full text of the New York Times starting in 1851 and continuing through 4 years prior to today.
Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers Provides full-text access to primary source newspaper content from the 19th century, with an emphasis on such topics as the Civil War, African-American culture and history, and Western migration, among others.

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Orlando Sentinel (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) Full Text of the Orlando Sentinel, including the Daily Sentinel, Morning Sentinel, and Sentinel Star from 1913-present.
Oxford Art Online The access point for Grove Art Online, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Oxford Companion to Western Art.
Oxford English Dictionary Contains definitions and documentation of the evolution of the English language. 
Oxford Music Online Contains biographical information about composers and performers, definitions of musical terms and concepts, and essays on musical styles.  Includes Grove Music, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, and the Oxford Companion to Music.
Oxford Music Online is limited to three simultaneous users.

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The Philosopher's Index The Philosopher’s Index is a bibliography of scholarly journal articles and book citations in philosophy.  Coverage begins in 1940 and includes print and electronic journals, books, anthologies, contributions to anthologies, and book reviews.
Public Library of Science (PLOS) 160,000+ open-access, freely accessible, peer-reviewed articles in science, technology and medicine fields.
ProQuest EBook Central (formerly Ebrary) Ebook Central is a multidisciplinary collection of full-text e-books.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Defender Offers primary source material essential to the study of American history and African-American culture, history, politics, and the arts. The Chicago Defender (1910-1975) was a leading African-American newspaper, with a wide readership outside Chicago.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Orlando Sentinel Full Text of the Orlando Sentinel, including the Daily Sentinel, Morning Sentinel, and Sentinel Star from 1913-present.
ProQuest Research Library ProQuest Research Library is a full-text, multidisciplinary database of journals, magazines, etc.  Coverage is 1971-Present.
PsycARTICLES PsycARTICLES is a database of full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber.
PsycINFO   PsycINFO includes professional journal articles, chapters, books, reports, theses and dissertations, published internationally in psychology and related disciplines. Unrivaled in its depth of psychological coverage, the database includes materials from disciplines related to psychology such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work.
PubMed Contains citations and full-text links to content from PubMed Central and biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.

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Race Relations in America
Based at Fisk University from 1943-1970, the Race Relations Department and its annual Institute were set up by the American Missionary Association to investigate problem areas in race relations and develop methods for educating communities and preventing conflict. Documenting three pivotal decades in the fight for civil rights, this resource showcases the speeches, reports, surveys, and analyses produced by the Departments staff and Institute participants, including Charles S. Johnson, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Thurgood Marshall.
Ralph J. Bunche Oral Histories Collection on the Civil Rights Movement
The Ralph J. Bunche Oral History Collection from the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center is a unique resource for the study of the era of the American civil rights movement. Included here are transcriptions of close to 700 interviews with those who made history in the struggles for voting rights, against discrimination in housing, for the desegregation of the schools, to expose racism in hiring, in defiance of police brutality, and to address poverty in the African American communities.
Research Methods Primary Sources Nearly 200 essays, videos, how to guides, and case studies by subject specialists that explain how to use primary sources.
Rollins Online Archives Rollins Online Archives is a full-image database that documents the history of Rollins College.
Rollins Scholarship Online Rollins Scholarship Online (RSO) collects and organizes the research and scholarly output of Rollins faculty and students, and makes their work accessible, with free & open access to the full text, for scholars and researchers worldwide. RSO also hosts journals, conferences, and other collections.
Roper Center iPOLL Provided by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, Roper iPoll is the largest collection of poll data anywhere—from 1935 to present. Contains data from U.S. and international polling firms with broad topical coverage of opinions and behavior on social issues, politics, pop culture, international affairs, and more. International and U.S. datasets available for immediate download.

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SAGE Research Methods SAGE Research Methods supports research at all levels by providing material to guide users through every step of the research process. Nearly everyone at Rollins is involved in research, from students learning how to conduct research to faculty conducting research for publication to librarians delivering research skills training and doing research on the efficacy of library services. SAGE Research Methods has the answer for each of these user groups, from a quick dictionary definition, a case study example from a researcher in the field, a downloadable teaching dataset, a full-text title from the Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences series, or a video tutorial showing research in action.
Salem Health Contains online access to Salem Health’s award-winning health reference work, Magill’s Medical Guide 7th Edition.
Science Citation Index Science Citation Index is a database of bibliographic citations for journal articles in the sciences, with coverage from 2001 to the present.
ScienceDirect College Edition ScienceDirect is a collection of full-text e-journals published by Elsevier, covering health & life sciences and social & behavioral sciences.
SciFinder Abstracts and full text of chemistry literature. Also allows users to search for information on specific chemical structures and reactions.
Registration and use of SciFinder Scholar through the Rollins College account is restricted to current faculty/staff/students of Rollins.  Register as a new user here.
Smithsonian Magazine Archive The full archive of the Smithsonian Institution’s official journal, including Air & Space.
Social Sciences Citation Index Social Sciences Citation Index is a database of bibliographic citations for journal articles in the social sciences.  Coverage is 2001-Present.
SocINDEX with Full Text This database is the world’s most comprehensive sociology research database, encompassing the broad spectrum of sociological study.
The Southern Negro Youth Congress and the Communist Party: Papers of James and Esther Cooper Jackson James E. and Esther Cooper Jackson are African American communists and civil rights activists, best known for their role in founding and leading the Southern Negro Youth Congress (1937-48). James Jackson was head of the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA) Louisiana state organization in 1946, and was a Party organizer in the automobile industry in Detroit from 1947-50. He then moved to New York, becoming the Southern Director for the Communist Party. He later served as the Communist Party’s Educational Director and as International Affairs Secretary, retiring in 1991. Esther Cooper Jackson served as Executive Secretary of the Southern Negro Congress from 1942-1946. She also co-founded and served as the managing editor from 1961-1986 of Freedomways, an influential African American political and cultural quarterly.
SpringerLink E-Books SpringerLink Ebooks is a collection of full-text e-books in the sciences, technology, and mathematics.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy The SEP organizes scholars from around the world in philosophy and related disciplines to create and maintain an up-to-date, comprehensive reference work.
Statista Statista is a data aggregation platform providing users with an intuitive tool for researching quantitative data, statistics, and related information.
Swank Digital Campus Swank Digital Campus provides the Rollins community with a legal streaming resource on and off campus, for a limited number of films. Public performance rights are not included.

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Teacher Reference Center Teacher Reference Center provides access to popular and scholarly education articles to assist professional educators.
Time Magazine Archive Full-color, cover-to-cover coverage of the magazine from its first issue in March 1923 through December 2000.
Times of London Digital Archive This archive contains the full text of the Times of London from 1785-1985.

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UCF Library Catalog The UCF Library Catalog empowers you to find specific books, videos, and more in UCF's collection.  Anyone with a valid Rollins R-card may use UCF's library resources.

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ValueLine Includes an industry overview and data on future prospects for several hundred large-cap stocks and industries. 
ValueLine is limited to six simultaneous users. Reports are in PDF format and require the Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view.

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Washington Post Unlimited digital access to WashingtonPost.com
Web of Science Web of Science is a research database that allows users to find, analyze, and share information in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
WorldCat Local WorldCat Local allows you to find specific books, etc., in the collections of libraries worldwide.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts Provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of international serials literature in political science and similar fields, including international relations, law, and public policy. WPSA also indexes books, book chapters, reviews, and dissertations.

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zbMATH

zbMATH Open is the world's most comprehensive and longest-running abstracting and reviewing service in pure and applied mathematics. 

 

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