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Wall Street Journal digital microfilm

Full-text

Coverage: 2008-three months ago

Full image contents of The Wall Street Journal. Note that this version of the text is not searchable; you must already know the date of the issue you wish to see.

Wall Street Journal via ProQuest

Full-text

Coverage: 1984-present

Full text of the Wall Street Journal. Includes limited images, charts and tables.

Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies

Full-text

Directory and profiles of 100,000 U.S. companies. Can be searched by total sales, location, NAICS code, and more.

Washington Post historical backfile

Full-text

Coverage: 1877-1995

Cover-to-cover, full image backfile of the Washington Post from the first issue through 1995. (For an electronic version of articles from 1996 forward, use LexisNexis Academic.)

Web of Science

Index

Index covering the journal literature of science, technology, and the social sciences. Allows you to search for a topic, an author, or for articles that cite a known author or work. (Help using Web of Science for cited reference searching)

Wiley Encyclopedia of Biomedical Engineering

Full-text

Authoritative encyclopedia covering biomedical engineering, biomechanics, and biomaterials.

Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Full-text

Reference work with detailed articles on electrical and electronics engineering.

Wiley Online Library

Full-text

Collection of journals and books from Wiley-Blackwell publishers covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities.

Women Writers Online

Full-text

Full-text editions of texts by English and American women published between 1400 and 1850.

World Almanac

Full-text

The World Almanac and Book of Facts, plus three specialized almanacs and an encyclopedia.

World Databank

Data

Coverage: 1960-present

Country-level, time series data from the World Bank. Topics covered include demographics, the economy, the environment, health, and education. Data may be saved as Excel or ASCII files.

World News Connection

Full-text

Coverage: 1996-present.

Full-text translations of news items from foreign media.

World Shakespeare Bibliography

Index

Coverage: 1972-present.

Searchable bibliography with annotated entries for books, articles, reviews, and other materials related to Shakespeare.

WorldCat

Index

Catalog of books, videos, manuscripts, and other materials held by libraries across the country. Includes millions of records, so searches for narrow topics work best.

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

Index

Coverage: 1975-present.

Index of articles in political science and other fields, including international relations, law, and public administration and policy.