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A free resource providing access to biomedical & life sciences literature. Contains millions of citations & abstracts, but does not include full-text articles. However, links to the full-text are often present from other sources, such UD subscribed titles, publisher websites, or PubMed Central.
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A multidisciplinary database that includes a comprehensive range of content for the region, both for current issues & events in Latin America & the Caribbean, as well as for historical perspective back to the colonial period. (Coverage: 15th -20th c.)
Explore the history of native peoples from the 16th to the 20th centuries. Covers American Indian tribes & supporting organizations. (Coverage: 1500-present) Additional information available. This collection can also be searched on Gale Primary Sources, an integrated platform that combines Gales digital archives into a single cross-searchable interface.
Five major letter collections exist from 15th c. England & they are all available in this resource: (Paston, Cely, Plumpton, Stoner, & Amburgh). Contains full color images of the original medieval manuscripts that comprise these collections, along with full-text searchable transcripts from the printed editions. (Coverage: 1400-1490)
The Paston letters: Largest & best known collection of the 5 families. Their letters document the life of a gentry family during the War of the Roses.
The Cely Papers: A merchant family & crucial players in the wool trade between England & the Channel ports. This collection covers every aspect of their commercial dealings.
The Stoner Papers: A well-established gentry family in Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire. These documents cover the longest time period of any of the collections & throw light on both business & domestic issues.
The Plumpton Papers: A dominant northern family. Their documents, which continue right through to the early 16th century, reveal a family entangled in the social & economic affairs of the region.
The Armburgh Papers: Primarily concerned with a dispute over a family inheritance.