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National Digital Library of China 中国国家数字图书馆 Mixed abstract and full-text.

Digital books available to read online from the National Digital Library of China. 

可在线阅读的书籍,包括古典文本. 

National Digital Local Chronicles Museum 国家数字方志馆

Online full text of local chronicles in China. 

中国地方志的在线全文.

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.

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).

Reserve free tickets with LA County library card.

NCL Taiwan Periodical Literature 國家圖書館期刊文獻資訊網 Mixed abstract and full-text.

A database which indexes journal articles published in Taiwan.

台湾出版的期刊论文索引数据库.

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.

Office Of Shanghai Chronicles 上海地方志办公室 Mixed abstract and full-text.
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.

OpenDissertations Select items at the resource for UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

This research database indexes thousands of theses and dissertations accepted by American universities from 1902 to the present.

Users not affiliated with UWest may use this link instead.

This research database indexes thousands of theses and dissertations accepted by American universities from 1902 to the present.

Users not affiliated with UWest may use this link instead.

This research database indexes thousands of theses and dissertations accepted by American universities from 1902 to the present.

Users not affiliated with UWest may use this link instead.

OpenSign公益性学术资源服务平台 Mixed abstract and full-text.

A scholarly database for journal articles. ⚠️ Full text of Chinese articles only available in China. For any item not available in full text, make a request.

期刊论文的学术数据库。⚠️ 中国境内才能访问中文文章的全文。对于无法获取全文的条目,请提交申请

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 APA 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 Open Access Dissertations and Theses

Find open access full-text dissertations and theses.

Find open access full-text dissertations and theses.

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.

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

This database provides a wide range of primarily full-text, international periodicals for diverse religious and spiritual studies, covering formal theological studies of major religions, as well as the most recent trends and scholarly thought. Included are titles from religious publishing bodies and nondenominational organizations. The resource reflects a wide spectrum of religious belief systems and supports the global study of religion.

This database provides a wide range of primarily full-text, international periodicals for diverse religious and spiritual studies, covering formal theological studies of major religions, as well as the most recent trends and scholarly thought. Included are titles from religious publishing bodies and nondenominational organizations. The resource reflects a wide spectrum of religious belief systems and supports the global study of religion.

ProQuest Research Library (All ProQuest) For current UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

Indexes more than 2,500 magazine and journals on art, business, humanities, health, social sciences, and sciences. Interfaces available for many languages. Includes all ProQuest databases: ABI/Inform Collection, ProQuest Research Library, ProQuest Religion, ProQuest Psychology Journals, ProQuest PsycTests, PsycARTICLES, and Dissertation/Thesis Abstracts.

Indexes more than 2,500 magazine and journals on art, business, humanities, health, social sciences, and sciences. Interfaces available for many languages. Includes all ProQuest databases: ABI/Inform Collection, ProQuest Research Library, ProQuest Religion, ProQuest Psychology Journals, ProQuest PsycTests, PsycARTICLES, and Dissertation/Thesis Abstracts.

Find dissertations and theses published via ProQuest UMI. Use the filters to limit your search results to dissertations.

Find dissertations and theses published via ProQuest UMI. Use the filters to limit your search results to dissertations.

Indexes more than 2,500 magazine and journals on art, business, humanities, health, social sciences, and sciences. Interfaces available for many languages. Includes all ProQuest databases: ABI/Inform Collection, ProQuest Research Library, ProQuest Religion, ProQuest Psychology Journals, ProQuest PsycTests, PsycARTICLES, and Dissertation/Thesis Abstracts.

PsyArXiv

PsyArXiv allows scholars to post documents such as working papers, unpublished work, and articles under review (preprints), making them accessible to other researchers and to the public at no cost.

PubMed Books

Search books from the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

PubMed Central Select items at the resource for UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

PMC is a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM). Access via UWest to link to UWest full-text databases.

PubScholar公益学术平台 Mixed abstract and full-text.

PubScholar is a scholarly database created by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Use the 'Free Access' on the upper right corner to filter results with free full text. For items without full text, send a request to the library.

PubScholar公益学术平台是中国科学院创建学术数据搜索引擎. 可以使用左上角标注为“可获取全文”的选项来查找可获取全文的条目;对于没有全文的条目,可以向图书馆提交获取请求.

Ready.gov

"Ready is a national public service campaign designed to educate and empower the American people to prepare for, respond to and mitigate emergencies, including natural and man-made disasters."

Religion & Public Life from Pew Research Center

Pew Research Center provides survey datasets and articles on the topic of religion and public life all around the world.

RISS International Mixed abstract and full-text.

Korean scholarly search engine, includes Korean dissertations.

Not all items with 'Full-text' has free open access full-text. If you are unable to download the PDF, please use the citation information to request it from us.

Korean scholarly search engine, includes Korean dissertations.

Not all items with 'Full-text' has free open access full-text. If you are unable to download the PDF, please use the citation information to request it from us.

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