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SAE Digital Library ![]() IMPORTANT NOTE: This resource does not work well with the Safari browser on Macs. Firefox works fine on the Macintosh platform. The Standards portion of the SAE Digital Library references thousands of SAE standards. SAE publishes many new, revised, and reaffirmed standards each year in three categories: Ground Vehicle Standards (J-Reports); Aerospace Standards; and Aerospace Material Specifications (AMS). his Technical papers portion of the SAE Digital Library references thousands of SAE Technical Papers covering the latest advances and research in all areas of mobility engineering including ground vehicle, aerospace, off-highway, and manufacturing technology. Sample coverage includes fuels and lubricants, emissions, electronics, brakes, restraint systems, noise, engines, materials, lighting, and more.... [More Information] [ |
Safari Tech Books Online ![]() A collection of IT-related electronic books from several publishers, most notably O'Reilly. The Libraries has licensed 320 titles from among Safari's offering. This content covers Database, Java, Linux/Unix, Networking, Perl, Programming, and Web technologies generally. The titles we have licensed are all listed in MnCat.... [More Information] [ |
Sage Full-Text Collection for Education ![]() Full-text access to a small core collection of education journals. ... [More Information] [ |
Sage Journal Package ![]() Scholarly articles from Sage journals in the social sciences and humanities, the life sciences, biomedical sciences, neuroscience, pharmacology, engineering, and material sciences.... [More Information] [ |
Sage Reference Online ![]() Encyclopedias in the social sciences for African American studies, aging and gerontology, anthropology, business and management, communication and media studies, counseling and psychotherapy, criminology and criminal justice, economics, education, the environment, family studies, gender and sexuality studies, geography, health and social welfare, history, politics and international relations, psychology, public policy and public administration, research methods and evaluation. * Science, Philosophy, & Theology * Social Issues * Social Work & Social Policy * Sociology * Urban Studies & Planning . Includes titles up to 2011.... [More Information] [ |
Sage Research Methods Online ![]() SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO) is a tool designed to help you create research projects and understand the methods behind them. SRMO's new taxonomy of over 1,400 unique methods terms links to authoritative content, including: Over 600 books; Dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks; The entire "Little Green Book" and "Little Blue Book" series; Two major works collating a selection of journal articles; Newly commissioned videos.... [More Information] [ |
Sage Sourcebook of Modern Biomedical Devices: Business Markets in the Global Environment ![]() Presents unique quantitative data and brief comparative analysis of the commercial performance of more than 180 types of biomedical devices. Covers devices from practically all major therapeutic areas of application, such as orthopedic devices, cardiovascular devices, gastrointestinal devices, cancer treatment devices, imaging devices, and spinal implants, as well as emerging markets for cardiac surgery devices. Offers global analysis of markets per device per therapeutic area, including North America, the Pacific Rim, and Europe. ... [More Information] [ |
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps ![]() See Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 : Minnesota... [More Information] [ |
Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans Online ![]() Provides sources of scholarships, fellowships, loans, internships, work study, and other education-related financial aid at all levels of study. Includes a summary of programs sponsored by the federal government. Also includes a state-by-state listing of agencies that users can contact in their home state.... [More Information] [ |
Science ![]() The world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary.... [More Information] [ |
Science Citation Index Expanded (ISI) ![]() Covers the most of the sciences, including veterinary medicine and zoology. Provides bibliographic citations, plus author abstracts "for approximately 70% of the articles in the database." Each citation also includes a list of references cited in the source article. In addition, it is possible to retrieve a list of works that have cited a specific author or a specific earlier work. Indexes articles, reviews, letters, etc. from over "5,300 major journals across 164 scientific disciplines. Impact factors for many journals is also available. Basic truncation symbol is the asterisk: *. ... [More Information] [ |
| Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database Indexes over 60,000 books and articles about science fiction, fantasy, and related fields, from both professional publications and fanzines. ... [More Information] [ |
Science of Synthesis ![]() Science of Synthesis is an electronic version of the reference work by the same name; it also provides access to Houben-Weyl (Methods of Organic Chemistry) which includes references back to 1835; requires Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher, and pop-up blockers should be disabled. Science of Synthesis covers both organic and organometallic synthetic methods. The methods are evaluated and include full experimental details. The content is full-text, structure, and reaction searchable. ... [More Information] [ |
Science Reference Center ![]() Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. ... [More Information] [ |
ScienceDirect (Elsevier) ![]() Search the abstracts or titles of 1800 scientific and social science journals from Elsevier Science. Access to the full text of articles is available for those journals subscribed to by the University of Minnesota. ... [More Information] [ |
SciFinder ![]() SciFinder is the best database for chemistry-related topics. Registration is required, and you must download and log in to VPN for off-campus access. Access is contractually restricted to current U of MN faculty, students and staff (non-affiliate options). SciFinder includes journal and patent references back to 1907,chemical regulatory data, and supplier, reaction, and substance information. SciFinder Mobile is best for quick searches and has limited functionality. It has no seat or IP access restrictions but requires a SciFinder account.... [More Information] [ |
SCIPIO Art and Rare Books Sales Catalogs ![]() The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 5 users at any one time. If you get a busy signal, please wait a few minutes and try accessing the site again. ... [More Information] [ |
SciVal Funding ![]() SciVal Funding is a comprehensive online funding intelligence solution to support researchers and research administrators in the pre-award stage of the funding process. The solution delivers access to current funding opportunities and award information, allowing users to find the right funding opportunities, analyze the funding environment, and maximize award chances.... [More Information] [ |
SciVerse Scopus ![]() An abstract and citation database with a single search platform searching content from ScienceDirect, Scopus, SciTopics, and relevant Web content.... [More Information] [ |
Scripta Sinica 漢籍電子文獻資料庫 (中央研究院 歷史語言研究所) ![]() "Han ji dian zi wen xian zi liao ku" developed and maintained by the Academia Sinica since 2000. This database contains over 441 Chinese classic titles such as 《明史》、《明實錄》、《明經世文編》、《清史稿》、《清朝文獻通考》、《清朝續文獻通考》、《清實錄》等。 ... [More Information] [ |
SDC Platinum ![]() SDC Platinum is a collection of several financial databases. The University of Minnesota Libraries subscribe to: VentureXpert, Securities Trading, Global Public Finance, Global New Issues, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, and Corporate Restructurings. In order to use the SDC Platinum databases from off campus, you must first start a VPN connection to the U of MN network, then install the SDC Platinum software on your desktop. Click the link below for instructions on how to download and install the SDC software. Find the SDC Platinum User Guide... [More Information] [ |
Searchable Proceedings of Animal Conferences ![]() Proceedings from major animal production conferences held in the U.S. and Canada.... [More Information] [ |
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Collection ![]() Digital archive covering British news media from 1757-1817. The archive contains about 700 newspapers, pamphlets, and books gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney. The contents were published mostly in London, and some were published in English provincial, Irish and Scottish papers, and a few examples from the American colonies, Europe and India. ... [More Information] [ |
SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) ![]() Remote access available for University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities students, staff and faculty ... [More Information] [ |
SIAM eBooks ![]() Access to books published by SIAM over the past five decades.... [More Information] [ |
Siku Quanshu 四庫全書 ![]() Please note: This resource requires the download and installation of a proprietary browser, found at the provided URL. Using a different web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox, is not possible since the database contains archaic Chinese characters not included in the current Unicode standard. Once the client program is installed, users can open the program on their pc, select IP Login, and gain access to the database. The Installation Guide contains very important information regarding the technical requirements for user's pc, expecially required language packages. ... [More Information] [ |
Simmons Oneview ![]() Analyze consumer demographics for brands and products using the Simmons National Consumer Survey. Simmons Oneview is an online software program designed to create Crosstab reports on users to find target markets for advertising campaigns. View this Simmons OneView tutorial to learn how create CrossTab reports.... [More Information] [ |
SimplyMap ![]() SimplyMap is a web-based mapping application that lets users quickly create thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data for the United States. Faculty, staff and students are not required to log-in with a user name and password, however, their work will not be saved using this method which is located in the middle of the SimplyMap log-in page - "QUICK LOGIN" (your work will not be saved). Since there is some training required in order to understand a few concepts related to mapping, we highly recommend that you watch our 6 minute training video to get the most out of SimplyMap. The training video can be accessed by clicking on the "Tutorial" link in the top right corner of SimplyMap. For more information, please see SimplyMap Quick Reference: http://map.lib.umn.edu/guides/simplymap_guide.pdf The University of Minnesota has a license for 5 concurrent users for the resource SimplyMap. Please be kind and remember to log off when you have completed a session so other users may access this tool. ...[More Information] [ |
Sixties, The: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives ![]() The Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives 1960–1974 brings the 1960s alive through diaries, letters, autobiographies and other memoirs, written and oral histories, manifestos, government documents, memorabilia, and scholarly commentary. Spanning 1960 to 1974, The Sixties is centered on key themes that provide insight into the issues that shaped America and that still resonate in today’s debates: Arts, Music, and Leisure; Civil Rights; Counter-Culture; Environmental Movement; Gay and Lesbian Rights; Law and Government; Mass Media; New Left and Emerging Neo-Conservative Movement; Science and Technology; Student Activism; Vietnam War; and Women’s Movement. When complete, the collection will contain over 150,000 pages of fully searchable text and associated audio and video material. These materials are frequently rare and hard to find; they include diaries, letters, and oral and written histories from both newsmakers and ordinary citizens caught up in the times; government documents, hearings, and other official papers; and papers and histories from radical and other organizations and groups; plus songs, photographs, ephemera, and more. To supplement the primary material... [More Information] [ |
Slack e-journals ![]() Journal titles: Journal of Nursing Education Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing Journal of Gerontological Nursing Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services... [More Information] [ |
Smithsonian Global Sounds ![]() Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries, produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, is a virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions. The collection provides educators, students, and interested listeners with an unprecedented variety of online resources that support the creation, continuity, and preservation of diverse musical forms.... [More Information] [ |
| Smoking & Health Resource Library The database contains abstracts of articles from medical and professional journals; books and book chapters; dissertations; reports; conference proceedings and conference papers; government documents from federal, state, local, and foreign entities; fact sheets and policy documents from U.S. and international nonprofit organizations; and other documents. New Citations added to the database in the last eight weeks are also available. New Citations include recently published tobacco-related articles from peer-reviewed journals of behavioral, scientific, and medical literature.... [More Information] [ |
| Social Care Online Social Care Online is the UK's most extensive database of social care information. With everything from research briefings, to reports, government documents, journal articles, and websites and you find it all with the click of a button. Updated daily by SCIE's experienced information managers, Social Care Online offers unrivalled free access and ease of use.... [More Information] [ |
Social Explorer ![]() Created by Queens College, City University of New York, and partnering with the University of Minnesota's own National Historical Geographic Information System, this subscription edition of Social Explorer offers the ability to create customized maps and reports of demographic, housing, and employment patterns throughout the United States using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Data are available by decade between 1940 and 2000 for a variety of geographical entities that are as small as the census tract for certain areas. ... [More Information] [ |
Social science electronic data library : SSEDL ![]() More than 500 health and social science datasets from more than 250 studies, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). SSEDL data archives have been used by thousands of students and professionals at universities and research institutions throughout the United States for more than 20 years. ... [More Information] [ |
Social Science Encyclopedia ![]() General encyclopedia of the social sciences. ... [More Information] [ |
Social Science Research Network ![]() Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences. The SSRN eLibrary consists of two parts: an Abstract Database containing abstracts on over 197,700 scholarly working papers and forthcoming papers and an Electronic Paper Collection currently containing over 159,700 downloadable full text documents in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. ... [More Information] [ |
Social Sciences Citation Index (included in Web of Science) ![]() Covers the social sciences, including anthropology, history, industrial relations, information science and library science, law, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, psychiatry, political science, public health, social issues, social work, sociology, substance abuse, urban studies, and women's studies. Provides bibliographic citations, plus author abstracts "for approximately 60% of the articles in the database." Each citation also includes a list of references cited in the source article. In addition, it is possible to retrieve a list of works that have cited a specific author or a specific earlier work. Indexes articles, reviews, letters, etc. from over "1,950 journals across 50 social sciences disciplines. It also indexes individually selected, relevant items from over 3,300 of the world's leading scientific and technical journals."... [More Information] [ |
| Social Sciences in Forestry Covers journal articles, books, conference proceedings, and government documents. Database produced by the U of Minn Forestry Library.... [More Information] [ |
Social Services Abstracts ![]() CSA Social Services Abstracts provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. The database abstracts and indexes over 1,600 serials publications and includes abstracts of journal articles and dissertations, and citations to book reviews. ... [More Information] [ |
Social Work Abstracts ![]() Abstracts of articles from social work and related journals. Includes register of clinical social workers. The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 8 users at any one time. If you get a busy signal, please wait a few minutes and try accessing the site again.... [More Information] [ |
| Social Work Indexes Collection of indexes with strong coverage of literature concerning Social Work.... [More Information] [ |
Society of American Foresters ![]() Remote access available for University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities students, staff and faculty ... [More Information] [ |
Sociological Abstracts ![]() This core database for the field of sociology contains information on sociology and social policy worldwide. Sociological Abstracts includes citations from the 1952-present. ... [More Information] [ |
South and Southeast Asian Literature In English ![]() This is a machine-readable full-text database with SGML coding which contains approximately 100,000 pages of the writings from 1825 to the present, written by authors from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Fiji, including fiction, short fiction, poems, interviews, and manuscript materials. ... [More Information] [ |
South Asian Newspapers -- From World Newspaper Archive ![]() South Asian Newspapers includes searchable 19th and 20th century newspapers from South Asia. Featuring titles from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Part of the World News Archive collection. ... [More Information] [ |
SPIE Digital Library ![]() The SPIE Digital Library is the most extensive resource available on optics and photonics, providing unprecedented access to more than 275,000 technical papers from SPIE Journals and Conference Proceedings from 1990 to the present. More than 17,000 new research papers are added annually.... [More Information] [ |
SPIN - Sponsored Programs Information Network ![]() Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN) is a computer database with detailed information about thousands of federal, nonfederal, and international funding opportunities. There is no charge to University of Minnesota faculty and staff for using the system. SPIN requires users to have a University of Minnesota IP address.... [More Information] [ |
SPORT Discus ![]() The world's most comprehensive bibliographic resources for all aspects of sport and fitness. Includes Internet sites, conference papers, journal articles, unpublished papers and theses. Includes Full-text access to over 350 journals.... [More Information] [ |
Sports Business Research Network ![]() Contains research data on the entire sports market including, consumer expenditures, brand share, participation, attendance and statistics about sport facilities, TV viewership, directories and full text articles from specialized sports industry magazines. ... [More Information] [ |
Springer E-Books ![]() Over 25,000 electronic books covering a wide range of disciplines. Some of the publishers include the following: Apress, Birkhauser, Copernicus Books, Humana, Physica-Verlag, Plenum US, Praxis, Springer, Springer-Verlag, Steinkopff, and TELOS.... [More Information] [ |
| Springer Images SpringerImages is a growing collection of scientific images that spans the scientific, technical and medical fields, including high-quality clinical images from images.MD. Over 50,000 of these images are provided for free to the public from their site.... [More Information] [ |
Springer Protocols ![]() Electronic database of reproducible laboratory protocols in the Life and Biomedical Sciences.... [More Information] [ |
SpringerLink ![]() Online journals, e-books, conference proceedings, and reference titles from Springer Publishing. Covers many disciplines with separate collections for architecture and design, behavioral Science, biomedical and life sciences, business and economics, chemistry and materials sciences, computer science and information technology, environmental sciences, engineering, humanities, social sciences. law, mathematics and statistics, medicine, operational research, physics and astronomy. ... [More Information] [ |
SpringerMaterials The Landolt-Bornstein Database ![]() SpringerMaterials is based on the Landolt-Börnstein New Series, the unique, fully evaluated data collection in all areas of physical sciences and engineering.... [More Information] [ |
SRDS Media Solutions ![]() Use this resource to find target market media. SRDS directories include consumer and business magazines, websites, newspapers, television stations, broadcasting networks, cable networks, and direct mail. Look for media outlets by product or industry. Entries include information about reach, advertising rates, contacts, circulation, and web traffic statistics that include demographic profiles of consumers. ... [More Information] [ |
St. Paul Pioneer Press (access via Newsbank) ![]() Full text coverage from 1988 to the present of the daily newspaper for the City of St Paul and western Wisconsin. Lacks free lance articles, photograph and advertising.... [More Information] [ |
St. Paul Pioneer Press: Proquest Digital Microfilm ![]() A digital reproduction of each issue is available from 2009. May lack some photographs.... [More Information] [ |
St.Paul Pioneer Press (archives via ProQuest Newsstand) ![]() Full text coverage: Apr 22, 2010 - current ... [More Information] [ |
| Staff College Automated Military Periodicals Index (SCAMPI) This database serves as a current guide to articles on military and naval art and science, operational warfare, joint planning, national and international politics, and other areas researched by Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC) faculty, staff, and students. Library staff members regularly scan the weekly news magazines, monthly and bimonthly journals such as Military Review, Armed Forces Journal, and quarterly publications, including NATO's Nations and Partners for Peace, RUSI Journal, and the Naval War College Review. Miscellaneous reports from RAND and the General Accounting Office are also indexed for SCAMPI. The index is updated quarterly and more records, current and past are being added. The journals included in the database can be found at http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/scampi/list.html.... [More Information] [ |
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage ![]() Overviews, rankings and comparative statistics for major industries that provides detailed information on public companies such as stock reports, bonds, stock valuation annual reports, and other detailed fianancial statistics. NetAdvantage also includes investment services such as the advisory newsletter Outlook and screening directories for stocks, bonds and mutual funds. There are also directories for private companies and the Register of Corporations, Directors, and Executives Finding Comparative Statistics For Industries in NetAdvantage Finding Company Information in NetAdvantage... [More Information] [ |
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ![]() A "dynamic" reference work, with each entry maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field. Includes articles on individual philosophers, schools, and concepts. The SEP is an open-access resource supported by the University of Minnesota Libraries and Department of Philosophy.... [More Information] [ |
Star Tribune (access via LexisNexis) ![]() Full text 1991-Date Access to certain freelance articles and other features such as photographs and classified ads are not be available.... [More Information] [ |
Star Tribune (access via ProQuest Digital Microfilm) ![]() The Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) is available, beginning with 2008, as full text images through ProQuest Digital Microfilm. The most current issues are not available because of the publishing schedule. ... [More Information] [ |
Star Tribune (access via ProQuest Newsstand) ![]() This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education. Full text available from 1986 - Current. Access to freelance articles and other features within this publication such as photographs or classifieds may not be available.... [More Information] [ |
STAT!Ref ![]() Provides keyword searchable access to the full text of more than thirty medical and drug textbooks. The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 5 users at any one time. If you get a busy signal, please wait a few minutes and try accessing the site again. ...[More Information] [ |
State Papers Online ![]() State Papers Online, 1509-1714 is a collection of English government documents originating from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries--when the King or Queen acted as Prime Minister as well as Monarch. The papers feature the office archives and correspondence of the secretaries of state serving the Monarch as facsimile manuscript documents accessed directly or via the fully searchable Calendar entries (abstracts or transcriptions). This collection contains information on every facet of English government, including social and economic affairs, law and order, religious policy, crown possessions and intelligence gathering as well as Britain's international relations and foreign policy.... [More Information] [ |
Stead's Index to Periodicals (via 19th Century Masterfile) ![]() An index to British periodicals originally published in thirteen volumes. Stead's Index contains more than 265,000 citations. More than 200 of the periodical titles indexed by Stead are not indexed by Poole. Stead's Index is a subject index, like Poole's, but it contains author entries, subject headings and index to portraits as well. ... [More Information] [ |
Story Finder ![]() LitFINDER: Stories provides the full texts of nearly 5000 stories, from all periods and all nationalities, in English translation. For some additional stories, it provides the citation to a book or periodical in which you can read the story. You can search by author, by title of story, by nationality, by period, or by subject.... [More Information] [ |
Student Resource Center Gold ![]() Offers easy access to award-winning content based on national curriculum standards. Covering all core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more, SRC - Gold provides a premium selection of reference material, more than 1,100 full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips and podcasts. Premier reference content includes the American Journey Series, American Decades, Career Information Center and the SRC Health Module. New to the database are Lexile reading levels for periodicals, an integrated national and state curriculum standards search with content correlated to the standards, and popular topic picklists. ... [More Information] [ |
Sustainability Science Abstracts ![]() This database explores human population and demography topics, as well as societal issues involving natural resource management. Includes relevant papers, reports, books and reviews from standard peer-reviewed scientific journals, material from conference proceedings, and hard-to-find gray literature. This database is one component of the "Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management (ESPM) database. To identify a additional results with a broader scope, consider conducting your search in ESPM. ... [More Information] [ |
Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science ![]() More information about the Synthesis Library can be found here: About the Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science... [More Information] [ |
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