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Books
WebVoyage: The DeVry University-Kansas City Library Catalog
 


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Provides subject, title, author, and keyword access to our books, videos and software. Use the Builder Search screen for the most efficient searching.

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Safari Technical Books Online
 

Safari Technical Books Online
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The library's Safari collection includes hundreds of technical e-books available in full text covering programming, networking, business, artificial intelligence, graphics, software engineering, and more.  This amazing product supports searching for full text or code fragments. 

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netLibrary
 


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This is DeVry's online library of 9,500 e-books on topics from technical to the social sciences and humanities.  You can search the full text of a book by keyword to go straight to the pages pertaining to your topic. 

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Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary Unabridged
 


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With more than 470,000 entries, this is one of the most comprehensive American dictionaries.         

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Encyclopedia Britannica

 


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One of the most authoritative sources in the world with more than 73,000 articles.        

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Periodical Articles
ProQuest's ABI/INFORM Archive Complete
 


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Search historically respected business journals (to 1986) for information on marketing, accounting, management, and advertising, ethics and strategies, and much more.

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ProQuest's ABI/INFORM Complete
 


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A complete database comprised of ABI/INFORM Global, Dateline and Trade & Industry.
 

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ProQuest's ABI/INFORM Global
 


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Search 1000 premier worldwide business periodicals for information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Also, information on 60,000+ companies.

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ProQuest's ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry
 


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Search more than 700 publications for trade and industry information. This database contains publications on every major industry, including finance, insurance, transportation, construction, and many more.

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ProQuest's Accounting & Tax
 


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Comprehensive coverage of accounting and tax topics appearing in key industry publications and newspapers. The quintessential accountant's database.

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ProQuest's Applied Science & Tech Plus
 


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Wilson's Applied Science & Technology index plus full-text and images for the leading periodicals in science and technology. Subject coverage includes computers, engineering, physics, telecommunications and transportation.
 

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ProQuest's Banking Information Source
 


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Coverage of essential banking industry publications providing information about the financial services industry, banking and industry trends.

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ProQuest's Business Dateline
 


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Comprehensive local and regional business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news. Provides information not typically found in the national press sources.

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ProQuest's Career and Technical Education
 


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Vocational and technical periodicals covering all aspects of the Vo/Tech curriculum.

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ProQuest's Hoovers Company Information
 


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Select this option to search both Hoovers Company Capsules and Company Profiles.

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ProQuest's Pharmaceutical News Index
 


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Coverage of specialized publications in the pharmaceutical, health care, biotechnology and medical device industries.

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ProQuest's Asian Business
 


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Finds the latest Asian business and financial information from key international publications including Far Eastern Economic Review, Asiaweek, plus many more.

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ProQuest's Computing
 


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Top computing journals in full-text for research on subjects such as database design, software development, web commerce, LANs, WANs, Intranets, the Internet.

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ProQuest's Education Complete
 


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Contains more than 550 titles on education--including primary, secondary, and university-level topics--with nearly 300 in full text. Includes the indexing and abstracts from H.W. Wilson's highly regarded Education Abstracts, plus many additional titles.

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ProQuest's Newspapers
 


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Full text of 300+ U.S. and international news sources. Includes coverage of 150+ major U.S. and international newspapers such as The New York Times and the Times of London, plus hundreds of other news sources and news wires.

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ProQuest's European Business
 


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Search for the latest European business and financial information including The Economist, Fortune, European Business Journal, plus many more.

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ProQuest's Psychology Journals
 


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Nearly 400 academic journals in psychology and related fields, all in full text.

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ProQuest's ProQuest Telecommunications
 


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Full-text for top telecommunications industry publications. Includes magazines, journals and newsletters for the latest in this fast changing industry.

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ProQuest's Reference
 


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A full-text collection of Reference Books including The Ethnic Cultures of America, Occupational Outlook Handbook, and the World Factbook.

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ProQuest's Religious Periodicals
 


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Coverage of religious affairs and religious thinking from the top periodicals.

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ProQuest's Research Library Complete
 


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Search the full collection of journals, magazines and newspapers for information on a broad range of general reference subjects including arts, business, humanities, social sciences, and the sciences.

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ProQuest's ERIC
 


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The world's largest source of education information. The database contains more than one million abstracts of education-related documents and journal articles, compiled by the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC).

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FACCTS (Faulkner's Advisory Service on Computers and Communications)
 


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Contains more than a dozen report types and original publications.  All reports and publications are organized, prepared, and written by IT and communications professionals.  The data is most commonly used for tracking technology advancements, strategic planning, competitive analysis, market awareness, product implementation support, and product and vendor evaluation and training.

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ProQuest's Computing Index
 


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Covers the top computing journals. Search for articles by keyword, subject, title, etc.  Many (but not all) provide the full text of the article online, and you may print these. 

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ProQuest's Telecommunications Index
 


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Covers telecommunications journals and trade publications.  Search for articles by keyword, subject, title, etc.  Many (but not all) provide the full text of the article online, and you may print these. 

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Company/Industry/Financial Data
Hoover's Online
 


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Provides detailed financial, industrial, historical and other information on private and public companies. 

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CorpTech
 


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CorpTech This database contains detailed profiles on America's 50,000+ public and private manufacturers and developers of technology products including smaller, privately held companies. Seventeen high-tech industries are covered from telecommunications to factory automation, computer hardware to computer software, and defense to biotech.

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Reference USA
 


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ReferenceUSA provides detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses of all sizes.  This database is great for searching for employment and sales opportunities across the nation concerning cities and companies of all sizes. 

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ProQuest's Business Dateline
 


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Comprehensive local and regional business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news. Provides information not typically found in the national press sources.

Multimedia Tutorials

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ProQuest's European Business
 


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Search for the latest European business and financial information including The Economist, Fortune, European Business Journal, plus many more.

Multimedia Tutorials

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ProQuest's Asian Business
 


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Finds the latest Asian business and financial information from key international publications including Far Eastern Economic Review, Asiaweek, plus many more.

Multimedia Tutorials

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ProQuest's ABI/INFORM Archive Complete
 


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Search historically respected business journals (to 1986) for information on marketing, accounting, management, and advertising, ethics and strategies, and much more.

Multimedia Tutorials

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ProQuest's ABI/INFORM Complete
 


ACCESSING PROQUEST DATABASES

A complete database comprised of ABI/INFORM Global, Dateline and Trade & Industry.

Multimedia Tutorials


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ProQuest's ABI/INFORM Global
 


ACCESSING PROQUEST DATABASES

Search 1000 premier worldwide business periodicals for information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Also, information on 60,000+ companies.

Multimedia Tutorials     RETURN TO THE TOP OF THE PAGE
 

ProQuest's ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry
 


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Search more than 700 publications for trade and industry information. This database contains publications on every major industry, including finance, insurance, transportation, construction, and many more.

Multimedia Tutorials     RETURN TO THE TOP OF THE PAGE
 

ProQuest's Accounting & Tax
 


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Comprehensive coverage of accounting and tax topics appearing in key industry publications and newspapers. The quintessential accountant's database.

Multimedia Tutorials     RETURN TO THE TOP OF THE PAGE

 

ProQuest's Applied Science & Tech Plus
 


ACCESSING PROQUEST DATABASES

Wilson's Applied Science & Technology index plus full-text and images for the leading periodicals in science and technology. Subject coverage includes computers, engineering, physics, telecommunications and transportation.

Multimedia Tutorials     RETURN TO THE TOP OF THE PAGE
 

ProQuest's Banking Information Source
 


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Coverage of essential banking industry publications providing information about the financial services industry, banking and industry trends.

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ProQuest's Business Dateline
 


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Comprehensive local and regional business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news. Provides information not typically found in the national press sources.

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Some Useful Free Databases Available from Any Computer
These databases are available from any computer with access to the world wide web.  They require no subscription.
Access America for Students
Student Gateway to the United States Government
This is a government web site that is designed for college students to find any kind of federal service or information they need.  This includes financial aid, career development, educational planning, consumer protection and a variety of other topics.

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IC Master

Follow instructions to register yourself

Also available in print in the Library's reference section: Ref TK 7874.I32

Contains current IC product information. Includes complete device data, with manufacturer information and pinout and package data."

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Free Trade Zone (published by PartMiner, Inc.)

Follow instructions to set up your own account.  Use DeVry Kansas City as your company name.

This extensive database of electronic components and data sheets lists more than 12,000,000 parts from more than 1,800 manufactures. The site also provides information on locating and purchasing electronic components. Only selected components of this database are free.

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