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Number of resources that begin with W: 38
Wall Street Journal  Contains the full-text Wall Street Journal newspaper which has extensive coverage of stock markets, finance, investments and business-oriented news. Database version from Proquest includes business and financial news and analysis, company news, regular columns, special reports, articles on the national and world economy, editorials and opinion, interviews, and Reuters news stories. Excludes charts and free standing tabular data, such as stock tables and other exchange listings. [more information] [  Add To myLibrary!] |
| Washington Information Directory Washington Information Directory (WID)is a key directory of US government and non-governmental organizations, offering capsule information with addresses and contact names. It is searchable by keyword, by public policy topic and by organization type. There are links to the organization directly from the WID records, and a Your Profile function to permanently save favorite records. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Washington Post (access via LexisNexis) Full text coverage from 1977 to the present. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Washington Post (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 coverage 1997 to present. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Washington Post (pre-1997 - 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 coverage from 1987 to 1996. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Water Encyclopedia (5 vols) Vol.1 Domestic, municipal, and industrial water supply and waste disposal--vol 2 Water quality and resource development--Vol. 3 Surface and agricultural water--Vol. 4 Oceanography; meteorology;physics and chemistry; water law; and water history art, and culture--Vol. 5 Ground water. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Water Resources Abstracts  Includes water-related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources. Abstracts are drawn from journals, books, conference proceedings, and technical reports in the physical and life sciences, as well as from engineering, legal and government publications. 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. NOTE: Until 1994, this database was produced by the United States Geological Survey, when it was generally known as Selected Water Resources Abstracts. Since 1994, Water Resources Abstracts has been produced by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, which broadened the scope by including more material published outside the U.S.A. This database, which concentrates on water supply and water treatment, complements the Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts database, ASFA, where there is greater coverage of the marine environment and biological material. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Waterloo Directory of of English Newspapers and Periodicals, Series 2 A subject-inclusive, language-inclusive bibliography of roughly 50,000 publications, 48,000 personal names, 4,500 issuing bodies and 750 subjects. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| WDI Online WDI (World Development Indicators) Online contains statistics for over 550 indicators from 1960 for over 200 countries and 18 country groups. Subjects include: social welfare, economies, natural resources, and the environment. Data may not be available for all years for all countries. A user guide can be found at http://courses.lib.umn.edu/page.phtml?page_id=1802. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Weather Almanac The Weather Almanac presents hundreds of in-depth weather records for 108 major U.S. cities and a climatic overview of the country, including 33 U.S. weather atlas maps. You'll find explanations, safety rules and statistics for hurricanes, tornadoes and more. Includes a glossary, subject index and a guide to additional weather resources. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Web of Science (ISI) Web of Science is the Web interface for the ISI Citation Index products which cover over 11,000 international journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Titles of the print equivalent are: Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index, and Social Sciences Citation Index. Coverage runs from 1975 to the present. Basic truncation symbol is the asterisk: *. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Wetfeet Career resource for industries and companies that describes requirements, career tracks, job outlook, and compensation for various occupations and companies. Industry profiles and guides discuss trends, markets, major players, and jobs in leading industries. Guides to interviewing, job hunting, resumes, cover letters, international careers and consulting. Tutorial on downloading Insider Guides Handout on Wetfeet Guides [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide A working biologists index to world literature on mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and birds; includes studies on all aspects of their life cycles and behaviors, including hunting and management research - Indexes about 1300 journals, plus books, government documents and "grey literature" - Basic truncation symbol is the asterisk: *. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Wiley Database of Polymer Properties Based on the 'Polymer Handbook, an essential reference in polymer science, this database is updated quarterly. Search features include the ability to search for polymers matching specific properties or ranges of properties, and the ability to create custom tables for all the properties of a specific polymer. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Wiley Interscience Full text collection to 1,000 journals, major reference works, online books from John Wiley, a publisher of scientific and social science literature. Remote access available for University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities students, staff, and faculty [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Wilson Access to Art Full Text, Biography Reference Bank, Education Full Text, Humanities and Social Science Retrospective, Library Literature, and Reader's Guide Retrospective. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000 This site is intended to serve as a resource for students and scholars of U.S. history and U.S. women's history. Organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000, the website seeks to advance scholarly debates and understanding at the same time that it makes the insights of women's history accessible to teachers and students at universities, colleges, and high schools. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Women's Studies International International coverage of feminist writings. A compilation of ten databases covering journal articles, books, anthology chapters, and reports. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Working Americans, 1880-1999, Vol. 1 : The Working Class, 2000 This volume focuses on the lifestyles and economic life of working class families. It looks, decade by decade, into the kind of work they did, the homes they lived in, the food and clothes they bought, the entertainment they sought as well as the society and history that shaped the world Americans worked in from 1880 to 1999. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Working Americans, 1880-1999, Vol. 2 : The Middle Class, 2001 This volume captures the struggles of the middle class from the last twelve decades. Covering jobs in several different types of occupational groups, from an architect to a tug boat captain, a newspaper editor to a minister, this volume provides a unique portrait of the lifestyles of middle class families that is not available in any other resource. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Working Americans, 1880-1999, Vol. 3 : The Upper Class, 2001 This volume explores the lives of the very rich, focusing on those in the top 5 percent of America's income level, including what they spent their money on, their ability to influence their communities, build companies through the timely infusion of capital, as well as their desire to party in Palm Beach or associate with the Dukes, Astors and Vanderbilts. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Working Americans, 1880-1999, Vol. 4 : Their Children, 2002 This fourth volume focuses on American children, decade by decade from 1880 to 1999. This interesting and useful volume introduces the reader to three children in each decade, one from each of the working, middle and upper classes. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Working Americans, 1880-2003, Vol. 5 : Americans at War, 2003 This volume, divided into 11 chapters, covers a decade from 1880-2003, It examines the lives of Americans during the time of war, including declared conflicts, one-time military actions, protests, and preparations for war. Each decade includes several personal profiles, whether on the battlefield or on the homefront, that tell the stories of civilians, soldiers, and officers during the decade. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Working Americans, 1880-2005, Vol. 6 : Women at Work, 2005 This volume, divided into 13 chapters, covers a decade from 1880-2005. The life of three to five working women is profiled in each chapter. The reader will learn about their annual income and household budgets, life at home and work, community involvement, prices of the time and cost of living, working conditions, social activities, and much more. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Working Americans, 1880-2006, Vol. 7 : Social Movements, 2006 This volume explores how Americans sought and fought for change from the 1880's to the present time. Issues include topics as diverse as the Anti-smoking movement of 1901 to efforts by Native Americans to reassert their long lost rights. Along the way, the book will profile individuals brave enough to demand suffrage for Kansas women in 1912 or demand an end to lynching during a march on Washington in 1923. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Working Americans, 1880-2007, Vol. 8 : Immigrants, 2008 Examines the lives of first- and second-generation immigrants with a focus on their journey to America, their search for identity and the emotions they experienced in a new land. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| World Almanac/Book of Facts Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs. Offers a fundamental reference source for students, library patrons, library reference staff, and scholars alike. Includes biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts, statistics. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| World Biographical Information System Online (WBIS Online) The Libraries' subscription to World Biographical Information System (WBIS) Online has been cancelled. Other recommended sources for biographical data can be found on our Biographies page: http://www.lib.umn.edu/libdata/page.phtml?page_id=685 [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| World Law Index Part 1: Index to Hispanic Legislation From the Library of Congress, a public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| World News Connection Full-text summaries of foreign newspaper articles, conference proceedings, radio and television broadcasts, periodicals, and non-classified technical reports. Formerly published as FBIS and JPRS Reports. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| World Scientific Publishing 102 journals in full text PDF files. All abstracts are available in HTML format and can be accessed freely. Scope includes materials science, medical science, life sciences, banking and finance, and business management. WSP is exclusive distributor for all the journals published by Imperial College Press. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| World Shakespeare Bibliography Online Cumulating the annual bibliographies in Shakespeare Quarterly, this database lists books, articles, book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, reviews of productions, audiovisual materials, electronic media, and other scholarly and popular materials related to Shakespeare published or produced between 1964 and early 2005. The scope is international, including more than 118 languages from around the world. The 102,200 records also cite several hundred thousand additional reviews of books, productions, films, and audio recordings. Search by author, title, subject, keyword, phrase, date, language, publisher, and/or periodical title. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| World Textiles World Textiles provides coverage of the current textiles literature. It is the only source of British, European, and American patens and international standards information in this field. Coverage includes: synthesis, physics & chemistry of polymers for fibres; science , technology, properties, products and uses of fibres, yarns and fabrics; chemical and mechanical treatment of textiles; technical management; production, consumption and international trade data; test methods and quality control; standards and legislation and environmental safety and health issues. The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 1 user at any one time. If you get a busy signal, please wait a few minutes and try accessing the site again. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| WorldCat 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 Covers all subjects. Provides bibliographic citations of books, serials, manuscripts, maps, music scores, sound recordings, films and machine-readable data files published worldwide. Provides holdings information for nearly 30,000 libraries. Producer/Publisher is OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 65 users at any one time. If you get a busy signal, please wait a few minutes and try accessing the site again. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Worldcat.org - Public Version The world's largest library network containing information about 1.3 billion items in 18,000 libraries worldwide. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Worldmark encyclopedia of cultures and daily life (online) Covers cultural groups in Asia, Europe, the Americas and Africa. Each volume is organized by continent, covering history, politics, customs, religion, education, human rights issues, teen life, and more. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Worldmark encyclopedia of the nations (online) Presents easy-to-understand information on 200 countries and dependencies from around the world. Entries discuss a variety of topics in detail, from banking and securities to climate, from government data to demographic statistics. Also includes biographical essays on national leaders. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Worldwide Political Science Abstracts CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts is building on the merged backfiles of Political Science Abstracts, published by IFI / Plenum, 1975-2000, and ABC POL SCI, published by ABC-CLIO, 1984-2000. The database provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration & public policy. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
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