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Provides citations, abstracts and some full text articles to aeronautics, astronautics, computer & information technology, meteorology, communications and space sciences journal articles, conference proceedings, NASA documents, and technical reports.
Vendor: ProQuest Coverage: 1962 - present Full Text: Partial
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Accounts of the Wright brothers' flights, treatises on aerial warfare, business aspects of aviation, accident investigations, the commercialization of space, and more explored through government documents and legislation.
Vendor: HeinOnline Coverage: Varies Full Text: Complete (some current year embargos)
Use an asterisk (*) at the end of a word root to find all variants: law* will find law, laws, lawyer, etc.
Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "hot air balloon."
Use connectors AND, OR, NOT to separate terms and phrases: “outer space" AND law.
Click on the title or the PDF icon on the right to access the full text.
Browsing is also available by clicking on a category along the top, i.e. Outer Space Legislative Histories.
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Law review journals and related legal documents, including the Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Presidential Library, U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Supreme Court Library, International Treaties and Agreements, and more. Also included are special collections such as Civil Rights and Social Justice, and Women and the Law, among others.
Vendor: HeinOnline Coverage: Varies Full Text: Complete
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Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: “air and space law”
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Provides citations, abstracts, and some full-text items covering all subject areas including business and economic journals, magazines, trade, and journals in psychology and computing.
Vendor: ProQuest Coverage: 1905 - present Full Text: Partial
Dissertations and masters' theses from most North American graduate schools as well as some European universities. Many are available in full PDF format.
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Previously called LexisNexis Academic.
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Use connectors AND, OR, NOT to separate terms and phrases: "municipal code" AND violation*
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Provides access to citation/abstract details for hundreds of thousands of worldwide publications such as journals (including open access journals), conference papers, books, and book chapters. Includes journal impact factors in the Journal Citation Reports tab.
Vendor: Clarivate Analytics Coverage: 1980 - present Full Text: None
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Searches declassified Department of Defense and government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related documents from the Defense Technical Information Center.
Vendor: Defense Technical Information Center Coverage: Varies Full Text: Partial
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DTIC does not support wildcard (truncation) searching.
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Bookshelves are based on your ERNIE login. (Older versions of bookshelves were overridden.)
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Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "crew resource management."
Use connectors AND, OR, NOT to separate terms and phrases: "flight crew" AND fatigue. Connectors must be capitalized.
Use an asterisk (*) at the end of a word root to find all variants: automat* will find automate, automated, automatic, and automation.
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Click on the Request button or request this book link to fill out the form to request the library purchase it if you cannot locate it in our catalog.
Reports of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Vendor: National Academy of Sciences Coverage: Varies Full Text: Partial
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Select PBS episodes from series such as Masterpiece, FRONTLINE, American Experience, Secrets of the Dead, Austin City Limits, Need To Know, NOVA, NATURE, and Independent Lens.
