Online Reference Sources
Get basic information about a wide variety of topics in either of the resources below.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
- Gale Directory Library This link opens in a new window
- Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
Very Short Introduction Ebooks from Oxford
- Very Short Introductions This link opens in a new windowBrief ebooks written by experts across the board - on physics, art, communism, beat poetry - almost anything!
Country Information
- CountryWatch This link opens in a new window
- CountryWatch Forecast : Macroeconomic This link opens in a new window
- Europa World Plus This link opens in a new windowEuropa World Plus features economic, political and geographic background information and statistical data on countries and territories of the world. Comparative statistics tables and charts can be generated for online viewing or download.
- UNdata This link opens in a new windowThis database provides statistical time series for countries from around the world covering a wide range of economic and socio-demographic topics. Descriptions of the international sources and definitions used in compiling the data are included.
Medicine
- PubMed This link opens in a new windowDeveloped in conjunction with publishers of biomedical literature as a search tool for accessing literature citations and linking to full-text journals at web sites of participating publishers.
- MedlinePlus This link opens in a new windowMedlinePlus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 650 diseases and conditions.
Business
- Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new windowMergent Intellect offers private and public U.S and international business data, industry news, facts and figures, executive contact information, and industry profiles. This product is an upgrade to Hoover's Academic and includes access to First Research.
First Research users must start at Mergent Intellect and click through to First Research. Enter any email address at the "Access First Research" screen and click submit. - Passport (Euromonitor) This link opens in a new window
Images
- JSTOR Image Library This link opens in a new window
JSTOR Image Library is a cross-disciplinary collection of images supporting education and research. JSTOR Image Library images have been rights-cleared for use in education and research, including classroom instruction and other noncommercial educational and scholarly activities. Community collections include images and primary source materials contributed by Cal Poly and other member organizations; access or rights may be restricted.
- Wikimedia CommonsLicensing information available on all images, many available for free use, re-use.
- WorldImages Kiosk This link opens in a new windowWorldImages Kiosk is a searchable image database created by faculty, staff and students in the CSU system. It contains images from a wide variety of fields, is global in coverage and includes all areas of visual imagery. Images are licensed for non-profit educational use with attribution (CC BY-NC 2.5).
