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Public Databases via Milne! Feed your urge to learn!
CIA World Factbook, PubMed, New York Public Library, WorldCat, ERIC — these are just a few of many databases freely available to the community. Use them for your research needs, or feed your desire to learn! Visit our Alumni and Community Services page for more. As always, check out our complete A-Z Databases List at https://libguides.geneseo.edu/az.php
Databases freely available:
- Agricola – Citations to the agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library and its cooperators.
- ArXiv – Open access to e-prints in Physics, Math, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology, Quantitative Finance and Statistics.
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Biodiversity Heritage Library – A consortium of natural history and botanical libraries, collaboratively making biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community.
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BioMedCentral Open Access – A publisher of open access journals in the sciences and medicine.
- CIA World Factbook – Information on the history, people, government, economy, etc… for world entities.
- CiteSeerX – Public search engine and digital library for scientific and academic papers, primarily in the fields of computer and information science.
- ERIC – ERIC The world’s largest digital library of education literature.
- GPO Access – Official, full-text information from the three branches of the Federal Government.
- Google Scholar – Search engine for scholarly information from institutional repositories, publisher websites, etc…
- Library of Congress Virtual Reference Shelf – Online reference materials in all subjects.
- New York Public Library – Some New York Public Library databases can be remotely accessed. Check the website for latest access information.
- NOVELny – New York Online Virtual Electronic Library – provides free access for NY residents to databases such as Business & Company Resource Center, ProQuest Platinum, Grolier Online, and Health & Wellness Resource Center. Check the website for latest access information.
- PubMed – Provides access to the 9 million citations in MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE and other related databases.
- SciElo – Scientific Electronic Library Online Agricultural Sciences, Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Applied Social Sciences, Engineering, Earth Sciences, Health Sciences, Human Sciences, Odontology, Psychiatry, Psychology, Public Health
- Wellcome Library Major resource for medical history, contemporary medicine and biomedical science in society
- Worldcat.org – Connects you to the collections and services of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.
Need research help this summer? Chat with a Librarian or Submit a Question!
Are you taking an online class this summer and need help locating articles or formatting citations? Milne Librarians are here to help! During May through August, you may Chat with Us online by clicking on the blue icon on the library homepage. If we are offline, this button will say “Submit a Question,” and a librarian will respond to your inquiry.
If you are on campus, visit Milne 105 for in-person research help!
A librarian will be available to assist you Monday–Thursday between 10am and 4pm.
US and Local History Resources via Milne!
Have a safe Fourth of July weekend! Historical map lovers, check out the U.S. Historical Maps Archive http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/us_states/states.html
govinfo.gov provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.
New York State Historical Documents Inventory was created to make it easier for researchers to locate the primary source materials needed for the study of New York State’s history. http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/hdi.htm
US Newsstream enables users to search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format. Requires Geneseo account sign-in.
https://libguides.geneseo.edu/americanstudies Milne Library’s American Studies LibGuide
https://libguides.geneseo.edu/localhistory Milne Library’s Local History LibGuide
https://libguides.geneseo.edu/history Milne Library’s History LibGuide
New Resource at Milne! Political Extremism and Radicalism in the Twentieth Century
https://libguides.geneseo.edu/plex
This archive is one of the first digital archives covering a broad assortment of both far-right and left political groups. It offers a diverse
mixture of materials, including periodicals, campaign propaganda, government records, oral histories, and various ephemera.
Using Geneseo account access, you can view search results graphically to see changes and comparisons in time, and save and download documents.
You can also find this database on the Milne Library A-Z Databases page, https://libguides.geneseo.edu/az.php
Search EVERYTHING with GLOCAT!
Milne’s new GLOCAT catalog search is live! https://www.geneseo.edu/library
For additional information and updates, please go to https://go.geneseo.edu/
Please note that access to GLOCAT Classic and IDS Search is no longer available.
If you need any assistance with GLOCAT, please email a library staff member at [email protected]
ALUKA Resource at Milne! Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa
ALUKA.org
Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa
Repository: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies, Northwestern University
Collection: Southern Africa Magazine
https://libguides.geneseo.edu/
Aluka Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa brings together materials from various archives and libraries throughout the world documenting colonial rule, dispersion of exiles, international intervention, and the worldwide networks that supported successive generations of resistance within the region. The resource consists of of more than 20,000 objects and 190,000 pages of documents and images, including periodicals, nationalist publications, records of colonial government commissions, local newspaper reports, personal papers, correspondence, UN documents, out-of-print and other particularly relevant books, pamphlets, speeches, and interviews with those who participated in the struggles.
You can also find this resource on the Milne Library A-Z Databases page, https://libguides.geneseo.edu/az.php
Enjoy Science in the Summer with Milne Library!
Looking for a fun way to do science in summer? How about “The great Iced-Tea Debate” to keep nurturing the researcher in you and celebrate #nationalicedteaday (June 10)! Use our Quicksearch or browse our A to Z Database List from the comfort of your home, and search for #icedtea or any subject you like. #milnelibrary #sunygeneseo #librariansrock #loveyourlibrary #geneseo #summerposts
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Journal of Biological Chemistry: Now available via Milne!
Journal of Biological Chemistry
March 10, 2017
http://www.jbc.org/content/292/10.cover-expansion
“Papers published in JBC can therefore fall under the umbrellas of not only biological chemistry, chemical biology, or biochemistry, but also allied disciplines such as biophysics, systems biology, RNA biology, immunology, microbiology, neurobiology, epigenetics, computational biology, ’omics, and many more.
ALUKA Resources at Milne! World Heritage Sites: Africa
https://libguides.geneseo.edu/
Aluka World Heritage Sites: Africa is made up of more than 86,000 objects in 30 sub-collections. The resource links visual, contextual, and spatial documentation of African heritage sites. The materials in World Heritage Sites: Africa serve researchers in African studies, anthropology, archaeology, architecture, art history, Diaspora studies, folklore and literature, geography, and history, as well as those focused on geomatics, advanced visual and spatial technologies, historic preservation, and urban planning. The collection is also a tool for museums, libraries, NGOs, and government organizations that manage or oversee cultural heritage sites, as well as for experts and professionals engaged in the conservation and management of such sites.
You can also find these databases on the Milne Library A-Z Databases page, https://libguides.geneseo.edu/az.php
