Biological Abstracts (1999-2013)
Description: Encompasses the entire field of life sciences and provides comprehensive coverage of the world's published biological and biomedical research. This includes traditional areas of biology, such as botany, zoology and microbiology, as well as experimental, clinical and veterinary medicine, biotechnology, environmental studies, and agriculture. Interdisciplinary fields such as biochemistry, biophysics and bioengineering are also included. More than 6,500 serials are monitored for inclusion. The database also includes short communications such as technical notes and letters.
Content: Citations and abstracts.
Publisher: N/A.
Coverage: 1969 - present.
Paid for by Washburn University Libraries.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Ten (10)
Description: Industry financial analysis benchmarks for over 5,000 lines of business, and industry market trends on thousands more. Market analysis reports are available at the national and local levels down to the zip code. Raw data analyzed for BizMiner reports is sourced from an array of the nation's government and private statistical sources. None of these raw data sources creates the final measures reflected in BizMiner industry profiles. In total, BizMiner accesses over a billion sourced data points from eighteen million business operations. Historical data and BizMiner algorithms are used to inform and test projections for non-reporting firms.
Content: Full-text reports.
Publisher: Brandow Company, Inc.
Coverage: Current
Paid for by Washburn University Libraries.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.
Book Collection: Non-Fiction
Book Collection: Non-Fiction for Mobile Devices
Description: A rich research database for school and public libraries. Contains informative abstracts and searchable full-text of over 4,100 popular non-fiction books. Includes full-text entries on core subject areas as well as information on careers, health, sports, adventure, technology, life skills, and more.
Content: Citations, abstracts, full-text. Publisher: EBSCO.
Coverage: See full list of available titles.
Paid for by Washburn University Libraries in cooperation with the State Library of Kansas.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.
Britannica Online Academic Edition
Description: Britannica Online consists of a fully searchable and browsable collection of authoritative references, including Britannica's latest article database, hundreds of articles not found in the print Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (Tenth Edition), the Britannica Book of the Year, and thousands of links to other World Wide Web sites selected by Britannica editors. The online version of Britannica Online is continuously updated and enhanced on a daily basis with new articles, revisions, and related Internet sites. Also known as Encyclopedia Britannica.
Content: Full-text, multimedia. Publisher: Britannica.
Coverage: 1945 - present.
Paid for by Washburn University Libraries in cooperation with the State Library of Kansas.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.
Britannica Spanish Reference Center
Description: This online resource offers two Spanish-language encyclopedias. For high school ages and up, Gran Enciclopedia Planeta is a comprehensive encyclopedia with 145,000 articles, along with timelines, an atlas, and a dictionary. Enciclopedia Juvenil is designed for elementary and junior high ages, and includes learning materials, images, and videos.
Content: Full-text, multimedia. Publisher: Britannica.
Coverage: 1945 - present.
Paid for by Washburn University Libraries in cooperation with the State Library of Kansas.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.
Business Abstracts
Business Abstracts for Mobile Devices
Description: Provides access to about 880 publications including the New York Times Business Section, the Wall Street Journal, magazines, and scholarly journals on all business and industry subjects. Over 600,000 corporate names as well as SIC and NAICS codes for over 190,000 subject terms.
Content: Citations, abstracts, graphics, images, selected full-text. Publisher: EBSCO.
Coverage: 1981 - present.
Paid for by Washburn University Libraries.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.
Description: Fully integrated resource bringing together global company and country overviews, interactive LiveCharts for economic and business indicators, global industry research reports, company histories and market share data, case studies, and full-text articles from a variety of international sources.
Content: Full-text, illustrations.
Publisher: Gale.
Coverage: Varies, 1970's - present.
Paid for by Washburn University Libraries.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.
Business Source Complete
Business Source Complete For Mobile Devices
Description: Coverage in all disciplines of business including marketing, management, accounting, finance, and economics. Non-journal content includes case studies, industry profiles, SWOT analyses, market research reports, product reviews, country reports, books, news articles, and articles from peer-reviewed scholarly business journals, magazines and trade publications.
Content: Citations, abstracts, full-text.
Publisher: EBSCO.
Coverage: Primarily 1990 - present, with full-text of top scholarly journals as far back as 1886.
Paid for by Washburn University Libraries in cooperation with the State Library of Kansas..
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.
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