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Scholarly, multi-discipline database providing many full text articles for nearly all academic areas of study, including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, etc.

Dissertations & Theses @ Johnson & Wales University
on campus | off campus

Most dissertations published since 1999 by Johnson & Wales University graduates of the doctoral Ed. D. program in Educational Leadership, are available online to authorized JWU users. Browse “By Subject” or “By Location” (United States -- Rhode Island), to link only to JWU’s dissertations. You can view an abstract, preview the first 24 pages, or download the complete dissertation in PDF format. Within the Abstract or Preview modes, clicking on “Cite this” will give you specific citation information for each JWU dissertation according to APA style. To view PDF documents, you will need Adobe Reader installed on your computer which you can download for FREE. You may also enter your own search terms by selecting either the Basic or Advanced tabs.
NOTE: If you are prompted to “Order a copy” because a JWU dissertation is unavailable electronically, please complete and submit the Inter-Library Loan Dissertation Request form online.

Education Full Text
on campus | off campus

Full-text articles published from January 1996 to the current year, plus indexing from 1983 and abstracts from 1994 in international, English-language journals and publications including the popular Chronicle of Higher Education. Wide-ranging coverage of subjects includes Adult Education, Competency-based Education, Computers in Education, Continuing Education, Distance Learning, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Media, International Education, Language Arts, Library Science, Literacy Standards, Multicultural/Ethnic Education, Parent-Teacher Relations, Preschool Education, School Administration, Science & Mathematics, Secondary Education, Special Education, Student Counseling, Teacher Education & Evaluation, Teaching Methods, and Vocational Education.

Emerald Management Extra 110 (Charlotte and Providence Campuses)
on campus | off campus

Selective, full-text management-related articles in various fields including Accounting, Education, Healthcare, Hospitality, Human Resources and Professional Development, Library Services and Information Management, Marketing, Nutrition and Food Science. NOTE: To limit your results to full-text articles only, link to either "Quick Search" or "Advanced Search" and check off "My subscribed content."

ERIC Education
on campus | off campus

A national information system designed to provide ready access to an extensive body of education-related literature.

FirstSearch (Dissertation Abstracts, ERIC, MEDLINE, and more)
(Providence Campus) on campus only

Primarily for graduate degree programs, it offers abstracts of journal articles which may be obtained through the University Library's Interlibrary Loan Services. Use the tab "List All Databases" to access a subscribed database from the list. Restricted to the Johnson & Wales University community, Providence. See a Reference Librarian for an authorization number and password to log onto FirstSearch.

JSTOR’s Arts & Sciences IV Collection (Providence Campus)
on campus | off campus

JSTOR is an acronym for “Journal Storage.” This retrospective collection makes full-text articles available online from back issues of scholary journals primarily in the fields of BUSINESS, EDUCATION, and LAW, including several titles in Administration, Psychology, and Public Policy. Journals cover such diverse areas as accounting, child development, consumer psychology, criminal & police science, curricula, economics, educational measurement & statistics, higher education, human resources, industrial and labor relations, international business, legal studies, learning disabilities, marketing, organizational behavior, strategic management, and the Supreme Court.

MAS Ultra - School Edition
on campus | off campus

Biographies, book reviews, articles from popular general interest magazines, and the full text of reference books (including Columbia Encyclopedia, CIA World Fact Book, World Almanac & Book of Facts), primary source documents, health and science-related pamphlets, and an image collection of photos, maps and flags.

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