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All Research Databases made available by Polk Library, from A to Z.
Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects
Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE) includes abstracts of published systematic reviews on the effects of health care from around the world, which have been critically analyzed according to a high standard of criteria. This database provides access to quality reviews in subjects for which a Cochrane review may not yet exist.
Yes, some available
Journal, Magazine and Newspaper Resources
Ebsco
Dictionary of Chemistry (Oxford Reference Online)
This dictionary covers all aspects of chemistry, including physical chemistry, biochemistry forensics, metallurgy, materials science, and geology. There are also biographical entries on key figures, highlighted entries on major topics such as polymers and crystal defects, and chronologies charting the main discoveries in atomic theory, biochemistry, explosives, and plastics.
With over 4,700 entries, this is a valuable reference resource for students of chemistry at all levels, either at school or at university, undergraduate lecturers, and students and lecturers in related disciplines such as biology.
Yes, some available
Reference and Background Resources
Current
Oxford University Press
Digital Archives of Literacy Narratives
A publicly available archive of personal literacy narratives in a variety of formats (text, video, audio) that together provide a historical record of the literacy practices and values of contributors, as those practices and values change.
Yes, some available
Primary Source Resources
Digital Collections in Wisconsin & Beyond
Digital Collections are organized sets of scanned research materials including books, photographs and primary source documents. This is a collection of links to a wide variety of digital collections.
Yes, some available
Primary Source Resources
Various
Various
Directory of Open Access Journals
The Directory of Open Access Journals provides free, full-text access to open access scientific and scholarly journals. Open access journals are journals that use a funding model that does not charge readers or their institutions for access. DOAJ aims to be comprehensive and cover all open access scientific and scholarly journals that use an appropriate quality control system, and it is not limited to particular languages or subject areas.
Yes, some available
Reference and Background Resources
DOAJ
Dissertations & Theses Full Text
A highly comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1861 to the present day and offering full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997.
Yes, some available
Reference and Background Resources
1861 - Present
Proquest
