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There are 48 "S" indexes and databases.

 
SAE International
Use this site to search for SAE technical papers, standards, conferences, and more.

The Science & Engineering Library has the SAE technical papers available in print from 1948-2001 on level S, under call number TL1 .S552.
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Safari Tech Books Online Authentication Required 
A collection of IT-related electronic books from several publishers, most notably O'Reilly.
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Sage eReference Authentication Required 
Encyclopedias covering a wide range of subjects in the social sciences.
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Sage Full-Text Collection for Education Authentication Required  This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service. 
Full-text access to a small core collection of education journals.
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Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Authentication Required 
See Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 : Minnesota
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SciELO
The Scientific Electronic Library Online is an electronic library covering a selected collection of Brazilian scientific journals.
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Science Authentication Required 
The world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary.
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Science Citation Index Expanded (ISI) Authentication Required  This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service. 
Coverage: 1975 - present, updated weekly.
Covers the most of the sciences, including veterinary medicine and zoology.
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database
Coverage: 1878 - present
Indexes over 60,000 books and articles about science fiction, fantasy, and related fields, from both professional publications and fanzines.
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Science of Synthesis Authentication Required 
Science of Synthesis is an electronic version of the reference work by the same name; it also provides access to Houben-Weyl (Methods of Organic Chemistry) which includes references back to 1835.
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ScienceCareers.org
Produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, ScienceCareers.org (formerly NextWave) is a career guide for scientists.
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ScienceDirect (Elsevier) Authentication Required  This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service. 
Search the abstracts or titles of 1800 scientific and social science journals from Elsevier Science.
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Scientific American Archive Authentication Required 
Access to the entire editorial content of Scientific American, Scientific American Mind, and all special issues from January 1993 to the present.
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SciFinder Scholar Authentication Required  This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service. 
Coverage: 1907-present
SciFinder Scholar is the best database for chemistry-related topics - you need to download special software to use it from your home or office computer (PC 2000/XP/Vista or Mac OS 10.3/10.4) or you can access it from a public computer in the Walter, BioMedical, or Magrath libraries by clicking on the SciFinder icon on the desktop (note: access is contractually restricted to current U of MN faculty, students and staff).
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SCIPIO Art and Rare Books Sales Catalogs Authentication Required  This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.  RefWorks enabled 
Coverage: 1599 - present, updated daily.
The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 5 users at any one time.
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SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) Authentication Required 
Remote access available for University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities students, staff and faculty
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Siku Quanshu 四庫全書 Authentication Required  This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service. 
Coverage: The Siku Quanshu was compiled between 1773 and 1782 under the edict of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, China. Containing more than 3,460 works with a total of more than 36,000 volumes, it is the most comprehensive collection of Chinese scholarship u
Please note: Requires Internet Explorer (IE) 5.0 or above.
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Simmons Choices 3
CD-ROM.
Location: Wilson Library, Business Reference CD-ROM workstations (not available online).
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Smithsonian Global Sounds Authentication Required 
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries, produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, is a virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions.
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Social Explorer Authentication Required 
Created by Queens College, City University of New York, and partnering with the University of Minnesota's own National Historical Geographic Information System, this subscription edition of Social Explorer offers the ability to create customized maps and reports of demographic, housing, and employment patterns throughout the United States using data from the U.S.
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Social Science Encyclopedia Authentication Required 
General encyclopedia of the social sciences.
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Social Sciences Citation Index (included in Web of Science) Authentication Required  This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service. 
Coverage: 1975 - present, updated weekly.
Covers the social sciences, including anthropology, history, industrial relations, information science and library science, law, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, psychiatry, political science, public health, social issues, social work, sociology, substance abuse, urban studies, and women's studies.
Provides bibliographic citations, plus author abstracts "for approximately 60% of the articles in the database." Each citation also includes a list of references cited in the source article.
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Social Sciences in Forestry
Coverage: 1985 - present, updated weekly.
Covers journal articles, books, conference proceedings, and government documents.
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Social Services Abstracts Authentication Required  This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.  RefWorks enabled 
Coverage: 1980 - present
CSA Social Services Abstracts provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
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Social Work Abstracts Authentication Required  This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.  RefWorks enabled 
Coverage: 1977 - date, updated semiannually.
Abstracts of articles from social work and related journals.
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Society of American Foresters Authentication Required 
Remote access available for University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities students, staff and faculty
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Sociological Abstracts Authentication Required  This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service. 
Coverage: 1963 - present, updated monthly
Updated bimonthly, this core database for the field of sociology contins information on sociology and social policy worldwide.
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SourceOECD Authentication Required 
SourceOECD is the online publications portal of the 30-country Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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South African Studies Authentication Required  This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.  RefWorks enabled 
Coverage: 1987 - present, updated quarterly.
A compilation of databases covering South African studies including the Index to South African Periodicals and South African National Bibliograpy.
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South and Southeast Asian Literature In English Authentication Required 
This is a machine-readable full-text database with SGML coding which contains approximately 100,000 pages of the writings from 1825 to the present, written by authors from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Fiji, including fiction, short fiction, poems, interviews, and manuscript materials.
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SpecialIssues.com Authentication Required 
SpecialIssues.com indexes industrial and trade magazine special issues.
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SPIN - Sponsored Programs Information Network Authentication Required 
Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN) is a computer database with detailed information about thousands of federal, nonfederal, and international funding opportunities.
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SPORT Discus Authentication Required  This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service. 
Coverage: 1800 - present, updated monthly.
The world's most comprehensive bibliographic resources for all aspects of sport and fitness.
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Sports Business Research Network Authentication Required 
Contains sports market research, news and archives,and sports business marketplace information.
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Springer Authentication Required 
Remote access available for University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities students, staff and faculty
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St. Paul Pioneer Press Authentication Required 
Coverage: 1988-current
Full text coverage from 1988 to the present of the daily newspaper for the City of St Paul.
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Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage Authentication Required 
This Standard and Poors database includes overviews from the Industry Surveys tracking trends and leading companies in 52 industries.
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Standard & Poor's Research Insight Authentication Required 
Please log in for more information about accessing Research Insight on the Web.
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Authentication Required 
A "dynamic" reference work, with each entry maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field.
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Star Tribune (access via LexisNexis) Authentication Required 
Coverage: 1991 - Current.
Full text of the Star Tribune 1991 - Current.
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Star Tribune (archives via ProQuest Newsstand) Authentication Required 
Coverage: 1986 - Current.
This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
Full text available from 1986 - Current.
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Star Tribune (archives via publisher website)
Coverage: 1986-
Access to the archives of articles published in this daily Minneapolis newspaper serving the Twin Cities.
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STAT!Ref Authentication Required 
Provides keyword searchable access to the full text of more than thirty medical and drug textbooks.

The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 5 users at any one time.
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Stat-USA Internet Authentication Required 
STAT-USA/Internet, a service of the US Department of Commerce, is a single point of access to authoritative business, trade, and economic information from across the Federal Government.
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Stead's Index to Periodicals (via 19th Century Masterfile) Authentication Required 
Coverage: 1890 - 1906
An index to British periodicals originally published in thirteen volumes.
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Story Finder Authentication Required 
LitFINDER: Stories provides the full texts of nearly 5000 stories, from all periods and all nationalities, in English translation.
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Sustainability Abstracts Authentication Required  This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.  RefWorks enabled 
Explores the management of human use and conservation of the natural resource base, ensuring the attainment and continued satisfaction of human needs in the present as well as maintaining the potential to meet the needs and aspirations of future generations.
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Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science Authentication Required 
More information about the Synthesis Library can be found here: About the Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science
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