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Links to trusted repositories that have rescued U.S. government data, compiled by American University Library.
A coordinated effort among a group of data organizations whose goal is to serve as a clearinghouse for data rescue-related efforts and data access points for public US governmental data that are currently at risk. Efforts include: data gathering, data curation and cleaning, data cataloging, and providing sustained access and distribution of data assets.
This database is on-campus access only. IMSLP, also known as the International Music Score Library Project or Petrucci Music Library, was started in 2006. IMSLP has over 102,959 works, 342,314 scores, 38,827 recordings, 13,705 composers, and 353 performers. Coverage: varies; full text access on campus only, limited access off campus.
Contains thousands of e-books, chapters, tables and graphs, working papers, articles, summaries, indicators, databases, statistics, and Podcasts - discoverable by theme, country or content type. Every year around 500 new titles are added. Themes include Agriculture and Food, Development, Economics, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Finance and Investment, Governance, Industry and Services, Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology, Social Issues/Migration/Health, Taxation, Trade, Transport, and Urban, Rural and Regional Development. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization of 38 member countries founded in 1961, whose goal is to shape policies that foster prosperity, equality, opportunity and well-being for all. Coverage: 1961 - present. Full Text.
Digital version of Oxford Classical Dictionary Fourth Edition that provides original entries, along with revisions to original entries and addition of new entries monthly. Topics include all aspects of the classical world. Coverage: 8th century BCE to 5th Century CE. Full Text. This purchase was funded in part by the Mary Moser Memorial Library Fund.
Beta version of a digital portal of bibliographic collections covering astronomy (including astrophysics, heliophysics, and planetary science), physics, earth science, and general science. Contains over 20 million records covering refereed publications plus all arXiv, ESS Open Archive, and EarthArXiv preprints. From the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in cooperation with NASA. Includes pre-prints. Some full-text.
