Databases & Indexes

Browse databases to find articles, business & science data, music resources and trial databases.

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Global Access: This resource is available to anyone in the world.
Rider Access: Available to current students, faculty, and staff of Rider University.
Lawrenceville Access: Available to current students, faculty, and staff of Rider University's Lawrenceville campus.
Westminster Access: Available to current students, faculty, and staff of the Westminster Choir College.
CD-ROM Access: This database is available on a CD-ROM, ask at the circulation desk.
Special Access: Please see this database's info page for information about access.
Trial: Databases and other information services with an evaluation period. Feedback is encouraged.
Audio: This database contains streaming audio.
Video: This database contains streaming video.

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Name Description Access
Cambridge Journals Online

In line with the commitment of Cambridge University Press to advance learning, knowledge and research worldwide, the Press currently publishes over 220 peer-reviewed academic journals for the global market. Containing the latest research from a broad sweep of subject areas, Cambridge journals are accessible worldwide in print and online.

 Rider Access
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications

A finding tool for current and historical federal publications from 1976 forward. Links to online documents are provided for most documents published after 1996.

 Global Access
CCH OmniTax Library

CCH OmniTax Library is designed for those tax professionals and organizations that need the most comprehensive and up-to-date tax information available. It includes all relevant federal, state and local primary source material, as well as CCH’s  explanations, analysis and practice aids.

 Rider Access
Census of Population and Housing

Includes the most recent census to the historical decennial census conducted throughout the decades.

 Global Access
Classical Music in Video

(Expires May 2, 2013) Classical Music in Video will contain 1,000 hours of classical music performances and masterclasses captured on video—approximately 1,500 performances in all. The collection will contain performances of all forms of classical music, including major orchestral performances by leading orchestras, plus chamber music, oratorio, and solo performances, along with masterclasses and interviews with master teachers from around the world.

 Trial Database
Classical Music Library (ASP)

Classical Music Library is the world's largest multi-label database of recordings for listening and learning in libraries. Coverage of repertoire is increasing as new labels are added (currently over 32 labels). Never before have institutions been able to offer library users such ease of access to our recorded heritage.

Moore Library thanks Talbott for sharing this resource with the Lawrenceville Campus.
Rider Access
Audio
Classical Music Reference Library

The Classical Music Reference Library brings together reference materials, spanning the entire history of Western classical music. Included are the reference titles Baker's dictionary of music, Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians, Baker's student encyclopedia of music and Women composers: music through the ages. Provides coverage of all classical genres, from the Medieval period to the 21st century.

 Rider Access
Classical Scores Library

A collection of important classical music scores, manuscripts, and unpublished material. Provides for textual searching by various criteria.

 Rider Access
Classical Scores Library, Volume II

(Expires May 2, 2013) Classical Scores Library contains hundreds of thousands of pages of the most important classical music scores.

 Trial Database
CollegeSource Online

CollegeSource® Online is a database of digital college catalogs, institution profiles, transcript keys, and other critical resources.

 Rider Access
Communication & Mass Media Complete

Communication & Mass Media Complete provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media. This database originated with the acquisition and subsequent merging of two popular databases in the fields of communication and mass media studies -- CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association (NCA)), and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Pennsylvania State University). Communication & Mass Media Complete provides an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and educators interested in any and all aspects of communication and mass media.

 Rider Access
Contemporary World Music (ASP)

Contemporary World Music will contain 50,000 tracks that delivers the sounds of all regions from every continent. The database will contain important genres such as reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz and other genres such as traditional music - Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku and more. This database is a complementary database to Smithsonian global sound for libraries - it includes a blend of contemporary and traditional world music recordings from many labels throughout the world
Rider Access
Audio
CQ Researcher

CQ Researcher offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of today's most important issues. Each report is on a single topic—more than 12,000 words of text and extensive bibliographies. ... Each weekly issue provides up-to-date information on controversial subjects written by CQ's staff of experienced reporters.

 Rider Access
Credo Reference

Credo Reference provides access to 600+ encyclopedias, handbooks, guides and dictionaries.  These reference works cover a wide swath of topics including, science and medicine, history and cultural studies, business, education, and much more.

 Rider Access
Curriculum Resource Center

Provides a library of printable teacher-handout material for middle school, high school, and junior college curriculum.

 Rider Access