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National Accounts Statistics (free online)
Description: The United Nations' NAS database provides the "most recent" and "available data on national accounts" of many of the world's countries and regions.
National Center for Education Statistics (free online)
Description: "The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations."
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (free online)
Description: "A federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide." Includes, the NCJRS Abstracts Database that indexes more than 180,000 criminal justice publications.
National Science Foundation (free online)
Description: An independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…" Provides "20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities."
National Toxicology Program (free online)
Description: An interagency government program "whose mission is to evaluate agents of public health concern by developing and applying the tools of modern toxicology and molecular biology." Provides full-text access to NTP studies online.
NetLibrary: E-books
Description: Holy Cross has access to over 3500 electronic books that were originally purchased from NetLibrary. Books may be checked out from any computer for 4 hours after an account has been established at a library computer terminal.
New Catholic Encyclopedia (Full Text: second edition)
Description: Created under the guidance of Catholic University of America’s Reverend Berard Marthaler, O.F.M.Conv., and Thomson Gale, the electronic edition of this 15-volume set provides full-text access to signed “articles on theology, philosophy, history, literary figures, saints, musicians and much more.”
New York Times Historical (Full Text: 1851--1999)
Description: The New York Times (1851 - 1999) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. For current editions of the New York Times use Lexis-Nexis.
Newspaper Source (Boston Public Library)
Description: Search full text articles from national and international newspapers.
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users must register for a free BPL eCard. |
NIST Chemistry WebBook (free online)
Description: "This site provides thermochemical, thermophysical, and ion energetics data compiled by NIST under the Standard Reference Data Program."
North American Industry Classification (free online)
Description: “ Provides data on the total number of establishments, mid-March employment, first quarter and annual payroll, and number of establishments by nine employment-size classes by detailed industry for all counties in the United States and the District of Columbia .” Data may be tabulated by county, zip code, Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), or New England County Metropolitan Areas (NECMAs).
NoveList (Boston Public Library)
Description: Look for books to read by entering descriptive terms that appear in subject headings, reviews, and other fields in the title records. Updated monthly.
To access Boston Public Library resources,
users must register for a free BPL eCard. |
Nuremberg Trials Project (free online)
Description: Currently provides "6755 digital photographs of pages of Case 1 trial documents and related evidence file documents (including all of the prosecution trial documents in the collection, two-thirds of the defendants' trial documents, and some of the NO evidence file documents)." Produced by the Harvard Law School Library.
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Occupational Outlook Handbook (free online)
Description: A "source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations." Produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and US Department of Labor.
Ocean Portal (free online)
Description: A
"directory of Ocean Data and Information related web sites" produced by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
OED - Oxford English Dictionary (current edition)
Description: The Web version of the 20-volume Second Edition. The OED serves as the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources and covers words from across the English-speaking world, from North America to South Africa, from Australia and New Zealand to the Caribbean.
OneLook Dictionary Search (free online)
Description: More than 5 million words in more than 900 online dictionaries are indexed by the OneLooksearch engine.
Online News Source (current editions)
Description: A listing of online newspapers compiled by the Holy Cross library staff.
Opposing Viewpoints (Boston Public Library)
Description: "A one-stop source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles."
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users must register for a free BPL eCard. |
Organization of American States (free online)
Description:The OAS is the “region’s principal multilateral forum for strengthening democracy, promoting human rights, and confronting shared problems such as poverty, terrorism, illegal drugs and corruption.”
OverDrive eBooks, Audio Books, Music, & Video (Boston Public Library)
Description: "Choose from hundreds of digital titles available in OverDrive eBook, Audio Book, OverDrive Music, and OverDrive Video formats, and download these titles directly to your PC."
To access Boston Public Library resources,
users must register for a free BPL eCard. |
Oxford Reference Books: Premium Collection
Description: An online collection of reference books provided by Oxford University Press. "The premium collection enhances the 100+ books in the Core Collection with an expanding range of key titles in the acclaimed Oxford Companions series plus the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations."
Oxford Text Archive (free online)
Description: An electronic text archive of literature in the arts and humanities.
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PAIS International (Boston Public Library)
Description: Indexes publications from over 120 countries throughout the world and provides "references to more than 553,300 journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more."
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users must register for a free BPL eCard. |
PapersFirst (1993-present)
Description: Papers First indexes "every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre." Over 4.9 million records held in a variety of subject fields.
Patent Database (free online)
Description: The database consists includes information about all US patents (including utility, design, reissue, plant patents and SIR documents) from the first patent issued in 1790 to the most recent issue week. Produced by the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Penn World Table (free online)
Description: “The Penn World Table provides purchasing power parity and national income accounts converted to international prices for 188 countries for some or all of the years 1950-2004. The European Union or the OECD provide more detailed purchasing power and real product estimates for their countries and the World Bank makes current price estimates for most PWT countries at the GDP level.”
People with a History (free online)
Description: "Presents the history of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people [=LGBT]. It includes hundreds of original texts, discussions, and [soon] images, and addresses LGBT history in all periods, and in all regions of the world." Edited by Paul Halsall and provided by Fordham University.
Periodical Abstracts (1987-present)
Description: Indexes over 2,000 sources from general and academic journals. "Contains records for transcripts of significant segments of more than 80 news- and lifestyle-oriented television and radio programs."
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
(free online)
Description: The University of Texas Libraries provides online online access to more than 5,000 map images from its Perry-Castañeda Collection of 250,000 maps.
Pew Hispanic Center (free online)
Description: The Pew Hispanic Center is a nonpartisan research organization supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts that “conducts public opinion surveys” of the U.S. Hispanic population. The Center focuses on eight key subject areas: Demography, Economics, Education, Identity, Immigration, Labor, Politics, and Remittances (dollars sent home).
Pew Research Center (free online)
Description: Established by Pew Charitable Trusts in 2004, the PRC analyzes and provides free full-text reports from seven separate Pew research centers: People & the Press, a public opinion survey research project; Stateline.org, tracks and analyzes policy trends in the 50 states; the Pew Internet & American Life Project, explores the impact of the Internet upon the lives of Americans; the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, researches the “issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs . . . through polls and reports;” the Pew Global Attitudes Project, a series of worldwide public opinion surveys; the Pew Hispanic Center, public opinion surveys of the U.S.’s Hispanic population; and finally, the Project for Excellence in Journalism.
Philosopher's Index (1940-present)
Description: Covers the areas of ethics, aesthetics, social philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, and metaphysic logic as well as material on the philosophy of law, religion, science, history, education, and language.
Physical Constants: NIST (free online)
Description: The numerical values, formulas and background information of measurements on mass, speed, electrical conductivity, and a host of other laboratory criteria and standards.
Pioneering the Upper Midwest, 1820-1910 (free online)
Description: Pioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, 1820-1910 is a production of the Library of Congress.
Pittsburgh Jewish Newspapers, 1895-1962 (free online)
Description: Provides full-text access to The Jewish Criterion (1895-1962), The American Jewish Outlook (1934-1962), and The Jewish Chronicle (1962-Present).
Plants Database (free online)
Description: Provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the US and its territories. It includes names, plant symbols, checklists, distributional data, species abstracts, characteristics, images, plant links, references, crop information, and automated tools.
Play Finder (Boston Public Library)
Description: Over 1,000 complete plays from many nationalities (all in English or English translations) covering the range of dramatic expression. Plays are searchable by subject or characters."
To access Boston Public Library resources,
users must register for a free BPL eCard. |
Pocket Style Manual (free online)
Description: The Research and Documentation Online section of the Pocket Style Manual provides examples for "documenting sources in MLA, APA, Chicago, and CBE styles. Produced by Diana Hacker and Bedford/St. Martin's Press.
Poem Finder (Boston Public Library)
Description: Provides full-text access to more than 125,000 full-text poems and more than 850,000 poem citations and excerpts indexed from anthologies."
To access Boston Public Library resources,
users must register for a free BPL eCard. |
Poetry Criticism
Description: The electronic edition of this standard print tool provides substantial critical essays and biographical information on the major poets from all eras. It is international in scope and provides users with a historical survey of the critical response to that author’s work over the years. Includes a primary bibliography and sources for additional reading.
Population Information Network (free online)
Description: Population Information Network (POPIN) strives to make international, regional and national population information, particularly information available from United Nations sources, easily available to the international community."
Population Trends along the Coastal United States: 1980-2008 (free online)
Description: A full-text, online “report that presents an overview of coastal population trends from 1980 to 2003 and projected change in coastal population by 2008.” Presented by the Special Projects Office of NOAA’s National Ocean Service.
Proceedings (1993-present)
Description: Proceedings First indexes "every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre." Over 149,000 records held in a variety of subject fields.
Professional Development Collection (Boston Public Library)
Description: "This collection consists of more than 40,000 items covering professional topics relating to management, educational administration, curriculum development, syllabuses, education history and professional development."
To access Boston Public Library resources,
users must register for a free BPL eCard. |
Project Gutenberg (free online)
Description: The oldest producer of free electronic books (eBooks or etexts) on the Internet.
Project Muse (coverage varies)
Description: The "Basic College Collection" subscription for Project Muse includes 125 full-text journals and covers the arts and humanities, social sciences and the sciences.
ProQuest Journals (Full Text: coverage varies)
Description: Provides full-text access to over 3,000 online journals in such diverse fields as computing, the life sciences, education, health administration, nursing and allied health, psychology, science and technology, and the social sciences.
ProQuest Newspapers (Full Text: coverage varies)
Description: Provides full-text access to the Boston Globe (1980-present), the Boston Herald (1991-present), the Worcester Telegram & Gazette (1995 –present), the Washington Post (1987-present) and many more local and national newspapers.
PsycARTICLES (Full Text: 1985-present)
Description: Provides full-text access to “peer reviewed scholarly” articles published in 56 journals (45 titles by the American Psychological Association (APA) and 11 from allied organizations). Subject coverage includes general psychology and specialized, basic, applied, clinical and theoretical research.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (Boston Public Library)
Description: "This database provides coverage of nearly 500 full text journals, including more than 450 peer-reviewed titles. Nearly every full text title included in this database is indexed in PsycINFO."
To access Boston Public Library resources,
users must register for a free BPL eCard. |
PsycINFO (1872-present)
Description: Index to scholarly psychology literature produced in journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations. Covers the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law..
PubChem (free online)
Description: "Provides information on the biological activities of small molecules" and includes substance information, compound structures, and bioactivity data.
Publist - International Directory of Publications
Description: An Internet-based reference for over 150,000 domestic and international print and electronic publications including magazines, journals, e-journals, newsletters, and monographs. Provides publication information including, titles, formats, publisher addresses, editor contacts, circulation data, and ISSN numbers.
PubMed (1966-present)
Description: A service of the National Library of Medicine, indexes over 11 million citations from more than 4,600 biomedical journals in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences back to the mid-1960's. Coverage is worldwide, but most records are from English-language sources or have English abstracts.
PubMed Central (free online)
Description: "The US National Library of Medicine's digital archive of life sciences journal literature. Access to the full text of articles in PMC is free, except where a journal requires a subscription for access to recent articles."
Puerto Rico Community Survey (free online)
Description: An annual island-wide survey that collects information on issues “such as age, race, income, commute time to work, home value, veteran status, and other important data from Puerto Rico households. . . . The PRCS began in 2005 and will expand each subsequent year.”
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Qikan Library, Chinese (Boston Public Library)
Description: Provides access to over 100 full-text popular magazine publications from mainland China. Coverage: 2005-present.
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users must register for a free BPL eCard. |
RAMBI: Index of Articles on Jewish Studies
(free online)
Description: Created in 1966, RAMBI is a "selective bibliography" of "important articles" in the field of Judaica and is published from the holdings of the Jewish National University Library.
Rand Corporation (free online)
Description: A "nonprofit research organization" that provides "objective analysis" of foreign policy and world affairs.
RareBooks.Info (Boston Public Library)
Description: "A bibliography of books on rare books that comprises over 600,000 pages of key out-of-print bibliographies that can be browsed and searched transversally online."
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users must register for a free BPL eCard. |
Readers' Guide Retrospective (Boston Public Library)
Description: Indexes most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States between the years 1890 and 1982.
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users must register for a free BPL eCard. |
ReferenceUSA (Boston Public Library)
Description: "Directory of more than 14 million US companies compiled from the classified pages of telephone books. Information includes company name, divisions and subsidiaries, address, line of business, number of employees, annual sales and credit rating. Searchable by company name or industry, searches can be narrowed geographically, by number of employees or by sales."
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users must register for a free BPL eCard. |
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