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Now Available! -- Remote Online Access to Two Full-Text Article Databases for Alumni Association Members

The University of Minnesota Alumni Association (UMAA) and University Libraries have partnered to provide UMAA members access to thousands of online publications through two University Libraries databases. Academic Search Alumni Edition and Business Source Alumni Edition provide a powerful online reference system accessible via the Internet. They contain full-text magazines, business and academic journals, and trade publications. Access to Libraries Publications Online is a benefit of UMAA membership -- join today at www.alumni.umn.edu. Members may use this resource free of charge. Registration with a valid UMAA membership number is required to use this benefit.

• Academic Search Alumni Edition (full-text)
  This resource is licensed by the University of Minnesota Libraries - Twin Cities, with support from the University of Minnesota Alumni Association.
  Academic Search Alumni Edition is designed for the research needs of the post-college professional. The database provides full text for nearly 2,000 publications as well as indexing and abstracting for over 8,000 publications. The database offers information in nearly every area of academic study including biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology, and more. Academic Search Alumni Edition also includes valuable peer-reviewed full text journals, offering critical information from many sources.

• Business Source Alumni Edition (full-text)
  This resource is licensed by the University of Minnesota Libraries - Twin Cities, with support from the University of Minnesota Alumni Association.
  Business Source Alumni Edition is designed for the research needs of the post-college professional. The database provides nearly 800 full text business magazines and journals, of which nearly 300 are peer-reviewed. This database includes publications in nearly every area of business including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance, econometrics, economics and more. Business Source Alumni Edition includes full text sources ranging from general periodicals to trade publications and top management journals. Additional full text sources include country economic reports, industry reports, market research reports, company profiles and more.

***Please Note : Alumni Association members may make use of these licensed resources solely for their own personal research and educational use. Such access should not act as a substitute for a user's business or employer obtaining access to the licensed resources. Misuse of the materials violates University policy. Furthermore, systematic downloading of large numbers of articles or other misuse of these materials violates the terms of the University Libraries' license agreement, and could result in termination of the license and loss of the use of this material by the entire University of Minnesota community, in addition to any penalties imposed by the licensor. We appreciate your sensitivity and adherence to these terms.

***If you have questions about the databases listed above, or experience problems with online access, please contact us at: http://infopoint.lib.umn.edu/

If you would like to access the above databases, but are not currently a member, please click on the button to the right for information on joining the University of Minnesota Alumni Association.

We realize that many of our alumni would like to continue remote access to all of the Libraries' online databases and e-journals after graduation. Unfortunately, current vendor licensing restrictions for most of these resources force us to restrict access from outside a University library (e.g., from home or workplace) to current students (in credit-earning courses), staff, and faculty at the University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities.

However, alumni do have some other online databases available remotely. Here are some options that you may find useful :

There are a number of databases available at no charge over the Internet that can assist you in locating journal articles by a particular author or on a particular topic. These are some databases our librarians recommend, based on their quality and reliability :

For medical and health topics
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For additional databases that are freely available over the Internet, please see the Libraries' Free Indexes page.

2) Google Scholar
Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.

3) Electronic Library for Minnesota

Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM) is a Web-based virtual library containing online magazines, newspapers, journal articles, and information from encyclopedias, almanacs, directories, and other resources. ELM is a compilation of thorough and accurate information that is easily accessible. These resources are licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.

ELM resources are available through all Minnesota public libraries. If you have a library card you have access to these resources from any remote location. For more information, please see the ELM website or the website of your local Minnesota public library.

If you are one of our alumni residing in a state other than Minnesota, it is very likely that your state has a similar program. Check with your local public library for more information.

4) Onsite Access in the University Libraries

Alumni and members of the public are also invited to use both print and online University Libraries' resources on-site from workstations within the Libraries. We have structured our licensing agreements with most database providers to make this possible. One does not need a card or pass to enter and use our libraries. You are also invited to read materials in the Libraries or make photocopies of needed pages.