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JSTOR (Collection I-VII) Select items at the resource for UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

Contains articles from journals such as College English, College Composition and Communication, and American Literature. Non-UWest users can access certain articles in the Register and Read program.

LACMA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

The largest art museum in the western US. Free admission 2nd Tuesday of each month. Free weekdays after 3pm for LA county residents with ID. Parking $21 as of 2023.

LISTOS

"Listos is a grass-roots disaster preparedness program that can be tailored to meet the individual needs of Spanish-speaking communities. The program is delivered in a format that is both culturally and linguistically appropriate for the target population."

Literature Resource Center For current UWest patrons only.

Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combining Gale Group's core literary databases in a single online service, the Literature Resource Center covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors. Includes access to the Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature and the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.

Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combining Gale Group's core literary databases in a single online service, the Literature Resource Center covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors. Includes access to the Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature and the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.

LitFinder For current UWest patrons only.

Over 140,000 full-text poems, 7,100 full-text short stories and novels, 3,800 full-text essays, 1,700 full-text plays, and 2,400 full-text speeches.

Over 140,000 full-text poems, 7,100 full-text short stories and novels, 3,800 full-text essays, 1,700 full-text plays, and 2,400 full-text speeches.

Litmaps

Litmaps creates citation maps from a 'seed' article or from an author's works.

Los Angeles Arboretum

A 127-acre botanical garden in the city of Arcadia. Free admission every 3rd Tuesday of each month with free ticket reservation starting 1st weekday of the month.

Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

"Our mission is to optimize the hope, wellbeing and life trajectory of Los Angeles County's most vulnerable through access to care and resources that promote not only independence and personal recovery but also connectedness and community reintegration." Find local resources and programs available to individuals of all ages.

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Los Angeles County Emergency Alerts

Los Angeles County’s Emergency Operations Center will use emergency alerts to notify residents and businesses of emergencies or critical situations and provide information regarding necessary actions, such as evacuations. Landlines are already included, sign up at this website to get alerts for mobile.

Los Angeles County Fire Department

Get up-to-date information directly from the county fire department.

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
MedKnow Open Access Journals Mixed abstract and full-text.

Peer-reviewed journals in the medical area.

Mental Health First Aid

"Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis." Find local courses here.

Morningstar Investing Center For current UWest patrons only.

1 Concurrent user. If you are unable to login, wait 10 minutes and try again. On campus direct access.

Stock investment data covering mutual funds, stocks, and funds, including financial data on NYSE, NASDAQ®, and ASE companies. Includes analyst reports, options data, charts, and industry data.

1 Concurrent user. If you are unable to login, wait 10 minutes and try again. On campus direct access.

Stock investment data covering mutual funds, stocks, and funds, including financial data on NYSE, NASDAQ®, and ASE companies. Includes analyst reports, options data, charts, and industry data.

Museum of Latin American Art

"The only Museum in the United States fully dedicated to modern and contemporary Latin American and Latino art." Free admission on Sundays.

National Academy Press Mixed abstract and full-text.Individual registration required.

Publications from the National Academy of Sciences.

National Diet Library Digital Collections Mixed abstract and full-text.

Searches digital images and scans of Japanese books and periodicals.

National Film Board of Canada Mixed abstract and full-text.

Canada’s public film producer and distributor, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) creates social-issue documentaries, auteur animation, and digital content, providing the world with a unique Canadian perspective.

National Library & National Digital Library of China Databases Mixed abstract and full-text.Individual registration required.
Natural History Museum

"We protect and share more than 35 million specimens and artifacts, the largest natural and cultural history collection in the western United States. But we also explore the nature and culture that surrounds us today, both in L.A. and the world." Free to LA county residents M-F 3-5pm, $15 parking (as of 2023)

NDL Integrated Search Mixed abstract and full-text.

Searches not just the National Diet Llibrary, but libraries, archives, museums, and academic institutions in Japan.

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations Mixed abstract and full-text.

Find dissertations and theses from all over the world.

Find dissertations and theses from all over the world.

Norton Simon Museum

European masterworks from the Renaissance to the 20th century; South and Southeast Asian art. Free admission for students with ID. Free admission for all on 1st Friday of the month 4-7pm.

O'Reilly Open Books

Software, computing, and technology books, free to read.

OATD: Open Access Theses and Dissertations

OATD searches across multiple institutions to find open access full-text theses and dissertations.

OATD searches across multiple institutions to find open access full-text theses and dissertations.

OhioLink ETD Electronic Theses and Disserations Mixed abstract and full-text.

Search through theses and dissertations from Ohio.

Search through theses and dissertations from Ohio.

OSF Preprints Mixed abstract and full-text.

A preprint network that contains articles from various subjects that are unpublished but uploaded to preprint servers to make their findings immediately available and receive feedback before submission to journals.

A preprint network that contains articles from various subjects that are unpublished but uploaded to preprint servers to make their findings immediately available and receive feedback before submission to journals.

A preprint network that contains articles from various subjects that are unpublished but uploaded to preprint servers to make their findings immediately available and receive feedback before submission to journals.

Our World in Data

Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems.

Oxford Bibliographies for Buddhism For current UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

Provides concise overviews and annotated bibliographies for Buddhism related topics. Access the bibliographies by browsing through an alphabetical list, using the 'Jump To' shortcut, or searching with keywords.

Provides concise overviews and annotated bibliographies for Buddhism related topics. Access the bibliographies by browsing through an alphabetical list, using the 'Jump To' shortcut, or searching with keywords.

Paperity

"The first multidisciplinary aggregator of Open Access journals and papers. Keep on top of recent discoveries and never hit a paywall."

PhilPapers Mixed abstract and full-text.

"PhilPapers is a comprehensive index and bibliography of philosophy maintained by the community of philosophers."

PhilSci Archive

A preprint server hosting unpublished articles on the philosophy of science. Preprint articles are made available online to receive feedback before submission to journals.

Project Euclid Open Access Journals Mixed abstract and full-text.

Journals in math and statistics. Open access is indicated with a green checkmark.

ProQuest Open Access Dissertations and Theses

Find open access full-text dissertations and theses.

Find open access full-text dissertations and theses.

ProQuest PsycARTICLES For current UWest patrons only.

This database offers full-text articles from over 50 journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association and Hogrefe & Huber. The database includes all material from the print journals.

This database offers full-text articles from over 50 journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association and Hogrefe & Huber. The database includes all material from the print journals.

ProQuest Psychology For current UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

Provides abstracts and indexing for more than 650 journal titles, with over 540 titles available in full text. Dissertation content is available for the years spanning 2000 through 2006. Users get access to charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements essential to psychological research. Additionally, ProQuest Psychology Journals includes 4,000 full text dissertations representing a range of psychology disciplines including behavioral, clinical, cognitive, developmental, experimental, industrial, personality, physiological, psychobiology, psychometrics and social psychology.

Provides abstracts and indexing for more than 650 journal titles, with over 540 titles available in full text. Dissertation content is available for the years spanning 2000 through 2006. Users get access to charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements essential to psychological research. Additionally, ProQuest Psychology Journals includes 4,000 full text dissertations representing a range of psychology disciplines including behavioral, clinical, cognitive, developmental, experimental, industrial, personality, physiological, psychobiology, psychometrics and social psychology.

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