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Water Resources Abstracts
Technical and scientific literature on water-related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources. 1967-current.
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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. Free access to Water Resources Netsites, linking to research and development programs, data sets, lists of experts and researchers, conference and meetings information, and other resources on the Internet. Subjects include:
- Groundwater
- Lakes
- Estuaries
- Erosion and sedimentation
- Water supply and conservation
- Desalination
- Water yield improvement
- Water quantity management and control
- Watershed protection
- Water quality management
- Water resources planning
- Water law
- Engineering works and hydraulics
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Web of Knowledge
Consists of: Science Citation Index; Social Sciences Citation Index; Arts and Humanities Citation Index; ISI Highly Cited and Journal Citation Reports. 1994-present.
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Science Citation Index

Subjects include:
- Agriculture
- Astronomy
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Materials Science
- Mathematics
- Medicine
- Neuroscience
- Oncology
- Pediatrics
- Pharmacology
- Physics
- Plant Sciences
- Psychiatry
- Veterinary Science & Zoology
Social Sciences Citation Index
Subjects include:
- Anthropology
- History
- Information Science & Library Science
- Law
- Linguistics
- Philosophy
- Political Science & Industrial Relations
- Psychiatry & Psychology
- Public Health
- Social Work & Sociology
- Substance Abuse
- Urban Studies
- Women's Studies
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Subjects include:
- Art & Architecture
- Archaeology
- Asian Studies
- Classics
- Dance
- Folklore
- History
- Language & Linguistics
- Literature & Literary Reviews
- Music
- Philosophy
- Poetry
- Radio, Television, & Film
- Religion
- Theater
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Web of Science
Scholarly journal articles in the sciences, social sciences, arts & humanities. A great database for high quality scholarly articles on any topic. Excellent for citation searching. 1994- present.
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Science Citation Index

Subjects include:
- Agriculture
- Astronomy
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Materials Science
- Mathematics
- Medicine
- Neuroscience
- Oncology
- Patents, when a patent is part of the record
- Pediatrics
- Pharmacology
- Physics
- Plant Sciences
- Psychiatry
- Veterinary Science & Zoology
Social Sciences Citation Index
Subjects include:
- Anthropology
- History
- Information Science & Library Science
- Law
- Linguistics
- Philosophy
- Political Science & Industrial Relations
- Psychiatry & Psychology
- Public Health
- Social Work & Sociology
- Substance Abuse
- Urban Studies
- Women's Studies
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Subjects include:
- Art & Architecture
- Archaeology
- Asian Studies
- Classics
- Dance
- Folklore
- History
- Language & Linguistics
- Literature & Literary Reviews
- Music
- Philosophy
- Poetry
- Radio, Television, & Film
- Religion
- Theater
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Westlaw Campus Research

Due to budget cuts to state-funded library resources, access to Westlaw is no longer available to the University of Connecticut libraries. LexisNexis provides comparable news and legal content.
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Due to budget cuts to state-funded library resources, access to Westlaw is no longer available to the University of Connecticut libraries. LexisNexis provides comparable news and legal content.
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Westlaw Campus Research - News

Hundreds of newspapers, magazines, journals, newsletters, government press releases, and transcripts of television and radio shows and congressional testimony. Graphic material (ads, photographs, etc.) is not available. Coverage varies by publication.

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Who's Who
Over 1.3 million biographies taken from several Marquis Who's Who print titles. 1607-current.
Also Known As
- Marquis Who's Who on the Web
- Whos Who
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Print titles include:
- Who's Who in America
- Who's Who in American Education
- Who's Who in American Law
- Who's Who in American Nursing
- Who's Who of American Women
- Who's Who in Asia
- Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America
- Who's Who in Entertainment
- Who's Who in Finance and Business
- Who's Who Among Human Services Professionals
- Who's Who in Media and Communications
- Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare
- Who's Who in Religion
- Who's Who in Science and Engineering
- Who's Who in the East
- Who's Who in the Midwest
- Who's Who in the South and Southwest
- Who's Who in the West
- Who's Who in the World
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Whos Who
Over 1.3 million biographies taken from several Marquis Who's Who print titles. 1607-current.
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- Marquis Who's Who on the Web
- Who's Who
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Print titles include:
- Who's Who in America
- Who's Who in American Education
- Who's Who in American Law
- Who's Who in American Nursing
- Who's Who of American Women
- Who's Who in Asia
- Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America
- Who's Who in Entertainment
- Who's Who in Finance and Business
- Who's Who Among Human Services Professionals
- Who's Who in Media and Communications
- Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare
- Who's Who in Religion
- Who's Who in Science and Engineering
- Who's Who in the East
- Who's Who in the Midwest
- Who's Who in the South and Southwest
- Who's Who in the West
- Who's Who in the World
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WHOSIS (WHO statistical information system)
Guide to health and health-related epidemiological and statistical information available from the World Health Organization.
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The WHO Statistical Information System is a guide to health and health-related epidemiological and statistical information available from the World Health Organization, and elsewhere. The WHO Statistical Information System provides:
- Medical Statistics
- Vital Statistics
- Medical Personnel Statistics
- Hospital Statistics
- Epidemiology Information on Communicable Diseases
Wiley Practitioner's Guide to GAAS 2002

Clear summaries of the the Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs), Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAEs), and Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services. 2002.
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WilsonWeb

Readers' Guide Retrospective. Varies by database.
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WOMDAS
Provides comparable statistics for 205 countries on economic indicators, health, foreign trade, environment, lifestyle, industrial and agriculture output, communications and more. Also includes market size data for over 300 consumer products and services. Varies.
Also Known As
- World Marketing Data and Statistics
- Euromonitor
- Global Market Information Database (GMID)
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It covers demographic trends, economic indicators, finance, foreign trade, health, labor force, industrial and agricultural production, environmental data, consumer expenditure patterns, retail sales, advertising and media patterns, consumer prices, household patterns, literacy rates, telecommunications, automotive and transport figures, travel and tourism, income and earnings potential. It also includes market size data for over 300 consumer products and services.
Please note that our subscription only covers statistics not the qualitative analysis.
Formerly known as: WOMDAS (World Marketing Data and Statistics)
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Women and Social Movements in the United States

Collections of primary materials. Includes a Dictionary of Social Movements. Documents cover movements such as the Women's Suffrage Movement and the Guerrilla Girls. 1600-2000.
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Over 1,000 documents and 400 images.
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Women Writers Project

Texts by pre-Victorian women writers. 1400-1850.
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The Brown University Women Writers Project is a long-term research project devoted to early modern women's writing and electronic text encoding. The goal is to bring texts by pre-Victorian women writers out of the archive and make them accessible to a wide audience of teachers, students, scholars, and the general reader.
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Women's Studies International (EBSCO)

Core topics in women's studies as well as current topics in feminist research. Includes sociology, history, political science, public policy, business, and education. Indexes journals, newspapers, newsletters, books, proceedings, and dissertations. 1972-current.
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Sources include: journals, newspapers, newsletters, bulletins, books, book chapters, proceedings, reports, theses, dissertations, NGO studies, important websites & web documents, and grey literature.
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World Bank Africa Database
Contains over 1,200 indicators of macro-economic and social data for 53 African countries and 20 country groups, and year-by-year time series. 1970-2005.
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This database on Africa contains over 1,200 indicators of macro-economic and social data for 53 African countries and 20 country groups, and year-by-year time series back to 1970. These series provide analysts data needed to help place the most recent years in a historical context. The CD-ROM is designed to provide all those interested in Africa with a focused and convenient set of data to monitor development programs and aid flows in the region. Subjects include:
- HIV/AIDS
- communications
- transportation
- prices and exchange rates
- money and banking
- government finance
- agriculture
- power
- public enterprises
- labor force and employment
- social & environmental indicators
- HIPC debt initiative
World Development Indicators (WDI)

Provides statistics on the economies of over 200 developing countries, including time series data on agriculture, manufacturing, health indicators, education, natural resources, and foreign investment. From the World Bank World Development Indicators. 1960s-current.
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World Marketing Data and Statistics
Provides comparable statistics for 205 countries on economic indicators, health, foreign trade, environment, lifestyle, industrial and agriculture output, communications and more. Also includes market size data for over 300 consumer products and services. Varies.
Also Known As
- WOMDAS
- Euromonitor
- Global Market Information Database (GMID)
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It covers demographic trends, economic indicators, finance, foreign trade, health, labor force, industrial and agricultural production, environmental data, consumer expenditure patterns, retail sales, advertising and media patterns, consumer prices, household patterns, literacy rates, telecommunications, automotive and transport figures, travel and tourism, income and earnings potential. It also includes market size data for over 300 consumer products and services.
Please note that our subscription only covers statistics not the qualitative analysis.
Formerly known as: WOMDAS (World Marketing Data and Statistics)
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World of Learning
Directory and reference information about college and research institutions. International scope. current.
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- Europa World of Learning
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World Shakespeare Bibliography Online
Summarizes books, articles, book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, audiovisual materials, electronic media related to Shakespeare. 1962 to present.
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Covers over eighty languages and represents every country in North America, South America, and Europe, and nearly every country in Asia, Africa, and Australasia. Indexes several hundred thousand additional reviews of books, productions, films, and audio recordings. What the Bibliography includes:
- Books, articles, and dissertations entirely about Shakespeare;
- Books, articles, and dissertations that include a substantial discussion of Shakespeare (e.g., books and dissertations that devote a chapter--or its equivalent--to Shakespeare);
- Stage productions of Shakespeare's works by a professional or semiprofessional theatrical group (in listing personnel, only the following are recorded: those with speaking roles, translator, dramaturg, director, assistant director, and individuals responsible for sets, costumes, lighting, and music);
- Reviews of books entirely or substantially about Shakespeare;
- Reviews of professional or semiprofessional stage productions of Shakespeare's works;
- Films of Shakespeare productions (in listing personnel, only the following are recorded: those with speaking roles, director, assistant director, and individuals responsible for sets, costumes, lighting, cinematography, and music);
- New stage, musical, dance, and video adaptations of Shakespeare's works (in listing personnel, only the following are recorded: those with speaking roles, the author and/or translator of the adaptation, choreographer, composer, dramaturg, director, assistant director, and individuals responsible for sets, costumes, lighting, and music).
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World Who's Who
Biographies of international heads of state, politicians, religious leaders and ambassadors, to those in business, finance, technology, film, music, fashion, sport, literature and the performing arts. current.
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- International Who's Who Online
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Outlines the lives and achievements of nearly 22,300 of the most distinguished men and women from almost every country in the world.
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WorldCat

Catalog of books, journals, DVDs, CDs, scores, and sound recordings from over 9,000 libraries. 40 million records representing 400 languages. Covers information back to the 11th Century. Includes items at the University of Connecticut Libraries. Request items not at UConn via Interlibrary Loan..
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WorldCat indicates if UConn owns the item, but it does not have UConn’s specific call numbers for books, music, and scripts, and it does not have any AV call numbers.
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WorldCat.org

Catalog of books, journals, DVDs, CDs, scores, and sound recordings from over 9,000 libraries. 40 million records representing 400 languages. Covers information back to the 11th Century, and includes items at the University of Connecticut Libraries.
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Enter the Storrs or local zip code to see if the item is available at the University of Connecticut Libraries. WorldCat indicates if UConn owns the item, but it does not have UConn’s specific call numbers for books, music, and scripts, and it does not have any AV call numbers. Note that Interlibrary Loan is not available in WorldCat.org.
WRDS
Data management service. From the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Also Known As
- Audit Analytics (via WRDS)
- COMPUSTAT
- CRSP
- Global Insight (via WRDS)
- First Call
- I/B/E/S
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WRDS Includes:
- Audit Analytics
- COMPUSTAT
  300 annual and 100 quarterly Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows, and supplemental data items on more than 24,000 publicly held companies. include Industrial, Full Coverage, Research; Prices, Dividends & Earnings; Segments; Bank; Canadian; Global Vantage. Bank Annual and Bank Quarterly Files plus Back Data Segments.
- CRSP
  The most comprehensive collection of security price, return, and volume data for the NYSE, AMEX, and Nasdaq stock markets.
- Global Insight
  Provides comprehensive economic coverage of countries, regions and industries. Their collection of U.S. and international financial, economic and industry data covers over 120 industries and 200 countries. Basic Economics, IMF, and International data are available in annual, monthly and quarterly time series. Market indices are available in a daily time series.
- I/B/E/S
  The Institutional Brokers Estimates System (IBES) provides consensus and detail forecasts from security analysts, including earnings per share, revenue, cash flow, long-term growth projections and stock recommendations.
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Wright American Fiction

Full-text of works by Louisa May Alcott, Mark Twain, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, and Harriet Beecher Stowe along with forgotten authors. 1851-1875.
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Note: The University of Connecticut Libraries purchases access to Licensed Electronic Resources on behalf of the University of Connecticut community. License agreements usually stipulate the following rights and restrictions:

Permitted Uses: Authorized Users may typically display, download, print, and copy a reasonable portion (generally one or two articles or one book chapter) of the Licensed Electronic Resource.

Restrictions: Systematic downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information or using software such as scripts, agents, or robots, to retrieve information is generally prohibited.