UMass Amherst Libraries Research Databases

Databases in Public Access

American Factfinder
Data from the 2000 US Decennial Census of Population and Housing, and more recent Annual Economic Surveys and Community Surveys.
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American Memory
Large collection of reproductions of primary source material from U.S. Library of Congress: pictures, pamphlets and recordings. Earliest dates from 1400s.
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BioMed Central
Free (open source) access to federally funded peer-reviewed biomedical research in over 100 recent journals.
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Center for Research Libraries

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Catalog of over four million newspapers, journals, dissertations, archives, and government publications, with an emphasis on non-U.S. materials. Use interlibrary loan to request items.
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Commonwealth Communities
Data on public schools, municipal finance, state legislators, employment, and state aid for 351 Massachusetts communities. Current
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DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals
Thousands of open access scholarly journals, most published by academic departments of universities worldwide. Coverage varies; mostly recent.
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DOE Information Bridge
Open access reports and documents from US Dept. of Energy research and development in science, energy and technology, 1995-present.
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Energy Files
Indexes over 500 databases and websites containing science and technology information of interest to the US Dept. of Energy. Dates of coverage vary.
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Federal R&D Project Summaries
Awards, descriptions and summaries of US federally funded research, current.
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Film Literature Index
Citations to articles appearing in popular and scholarly film periodicals journals from 130 countries, 1976- 2001. Public access version.
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Five Colleges Archives and Manuscript Collections
Finding aids for archives and manuscripts at Amherst, Hampshire, Smith, and Mt. Holyoke Colleges, and University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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GPO Access

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Access to Congressional bills and reports; public laws and regulations; executive and federal agency documents; a catalog of government publications, and links to government websites.
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Google Scholar Beta
A search engine for locating scholarly material on the internet. Use within UMass’ IP range to access UMass online journal subscriptions.
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GovEngine
A private meta-site that organizes access to federal, state, and local government information online. Current
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Handbook of Latin American Studies
Citations to works published internationally on Latin America, produced by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, 1936-present. Public access version.
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NACA Technical Report Server
Archival NACA (predecessor of NASA) reports.
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NASA Technical Reports Server
References to Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports (STAR), journal articles, conference reports, 1958 -present.
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NLM Gateway
Combined search of the National Library of Medicine databases, 1950’s-present.
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PrimateLit
Citations to journal articles and other scholarly materials on nonhuman primates, 1940-present. Click here for public access version.
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PubMed Central
National Library of Medicine's archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. Coverage varies; earliest journal is 1937-present; most are 2001-present.
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Quarterly Index of African Periodical Literature
Indexes over 300 mostly scholarly periodicals from 29 African countries, 1991-present.
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Science.gov
A site that organizes access to agriculture, computer, health, energy and other scientific information from U.S. government agencies. Current.
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Statistical Abstract of the United States
Authoritative statistics from several U.S. agencies on society, trade, the government, and much more. Current.
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THOMAS
Federal legislation: bills and amendments, legislative histories, hearings, roll call votes, 1973-present.
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USDA/FS Research Publications
Over 6,000 research publications and technical reports by the U.S. Forest Service and their regional research stations, 1960-present.
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Virtual Technical Reports Center
Selected technical reports, preprints, reprints, and research reports listed by issuing institution. Sponsored by University of Maryland Libraries.
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Zasshi Kiji Sakuin
Requires a PC with fonts for Japanese characters. The database is usually down 2-5 pm ET for maintenance.
An index to Japanese periodicals, 1948-present.
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