 African Writers Series * * *
For over 40 years, Heinemann's African Writers Series has published the key texts of modern African literature. It has a unique importance in the history of postcolonial writing. Release Seven of this online edition includes over 230 volumes of fiction, poetry, drama and non-fictional prose, including works by Chinua Achebe, Ama Ata Aidoo, Steve Biko, Buchi Emecheta, Nadine Gordimer, Bessie Head, Doris Lessing, Nelson Mandela, Dambudzo Marechera, Christopher Okigbo, Okot p'Bitek and Tayeb Salih.
Cambridge Structural Database
Current; the Cambridge Structural Database (WebCSD) consists of the bibliographic, chemical, and crystallographic (single crystal and powder diffraction) records for organic molecules and metal-organic compounds whose 3-D structures have been determined using x-diffraction and/or neutron diffraction. Almost all records have the three-dimensional coordinate data for at least non-hydrogen atoms. The crystal structure data comes from the open literature or direct deposits by researchers. Search by substructure, reduced cell, similarity, or text/numeric. Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) * * *
Based on the English Short Title Catalogue, Eighteenth Century Collections Online includes books, pamphlets, essays, broadsides and more. It contains works published in the UK during the 18th century plus thousands from elsewhere. ECCO is primarily in English, but does include other languages. Gmelin
1779-present; Reaxys (formerly Gmelin) is a web-based discovery tool that searches across the combined content of databases Crossfire Beilstein (organic data), Crossfire Gmelin (inorganic and organometallic data), and Patent Chemistry. Results include structures, reactions (with multi-step synthetic pathways), physical properties, and pharmacological, toxicological, and ecological data. Search by structure and/or fields or use names or phrases to find structures. Replaces Crossfire Beilstein client software. LexisNexis Statistical Publications and DataSets * * *
LexisNexis Statistical DataSets provides fast and easy access to 12 billion data points from licensed and public domain datasets. Scan the contents of over 580 datasets, select subjects and variables of interest, and view data in side-by-side tables and charts. Data includes numerous federal sources such as the Bureau of Labor, the Census, the IRS, and the FBI. International sources include the China Data Center, Shanghai Stock Exchange, Deutsche Boerse Group, Bombay Stock Exchange, and more. Results are customizable and instantaneous, with indicators arranged in folders by topic and source. Access statistics that are much more current than what is published, plus local data, time series typically extending back an average span of 34 years, and necessary bibliographic/citation information. Library PressDisplay * * *
Current; Library PressDisplay is an online newspaper portal which offers over 1000 newspapers from 83 countries in 40 languages. List of Current Titles. Mideastwire.com * * *
Current; Mideastwire.com offers a daily email newsletter of concise, translated briefs covering some of the key political, cultural, economic and opinion pieces appearing via the print, radio and television media of the 22 Arab countries, Iran and the Arab Diaspora. Oxford Islamic Studies Online * * *
Current; Oxford Islamic Studies Online is a comprehensive reference center with a global perspective and is a source of timely, reliable, and accessible information on the history, peoples, beliefs, individuals, and cultures that constitute the world of Islam. The site includes two essential English-language interpretations of the Qur'an, the first electronic version of the standard Concordance used by English-speaking scholars around the world, and primary source documents. Special features and tools include timelines, Qur'an Verse Look-up, a Date Converter for Western and Islamic calendar dates, and more. Reaxys * * *
1779-present; Reaxys is a web-based discovery tool that searches across the combined content of databases Crossfire Beilstein (organic data), Crossfire Gmelin (inorganic and organometallic data), and Patent Chemistry. Results include structures, reactions (with multi-step synthetic pathways), physical properties, and pharmacological, toxicological, and ecological data. Search by structure and/or fields or use names or phrases to find structures. Replaces Crossfire Beilstein client software.
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