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Bibliography of the History of Art

Bibliography of the History of Art / RÈpertoire de la litterature de l'art

A-Z of Careers & Jobs

Looks at numerous career opportunities, and describes the skills employers are looking for and the type of qualifications and training needed in order to succeed in a chosen career path

A-Z of All Journals

Browse for journal or newspaper titles available from Omaha Public Library

Academic Search Premier

Full text for more than 4,600 journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles.

BIR Entertainment

Information on about 450,000 music titles and 200,000 DVD/video titles, with more being added regularly. Provides searching by artist, performer, or specific genre.

America's Top-Rated Cities 2012: A Statistical Handbook

Provides current, comprehensive statistical information on the top 100 cities for business and living in the United States

Article First

Indexes scholarly and popular articles from over 16,000 sources

Business Plans Handbook

Presents sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail and service industries

Business Source Premier

The industry's most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles

Electronic Collections Online (ECO)

Collection of scholarly journals, including all of the original content and images of articles

GreenFILE

Collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more

History Reference Center

Full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 77,000 biographies of historical figures, over 113,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts

Coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Database coverage extends back as far as the mid-1960s

MainFile

Full text and indexing & abstracting for more than 12,000 total publications. Coverage encompasses all aspects of academic study and general interest subject areas. In addition, the database also offers over 440,000 photos, maps & flags and more than 17,500 company profiles

MAS-High School Magazines

For high school libraries, contains full text for popular, high school magazines. It also provides full text reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 453,000 photos, maps & flags.

MasterFILE Main Edition

Contains full text for more than 1,350 general reference publications and full text for nearly 300 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 460,000 photos, maps & flags

Middle Search Main Edition-Middle School Magazines

Full text for popular, middle school appropriate magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays and an Image Collection of over 453,000 photos, maps and flags.

Primary Search Main Edition-Elementary School Magazines

Full text for popular magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990.

Professional Development Collection Main Edition

Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of high quality education journals, including more than 300 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports.

Teacher Reference Center

Provides indexing and abstracts for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators

Consumer Health Main Edition

Covers such health topics as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, men & women's health, etc

Student Research Center

Topics include arts & media, english & language arts, business, careers, current issues, health, history, math, science, social studies, sports, and technology

Legal Information Reference Center

Contains more than 310 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms

Omaha World Herald

From the Newsbank Database

ClasePeriodica

Publicaciones de Latino América sobre las ciencias y las humanidades

Auto Repair Reference Center

Contains complete automotive repair information

Books in Print

Browse or search for information on books. Access provided by the Nebraska Library Commission

Fiction Connection

Discover titles similar to books you already enjoy. Access provided by the Nebraska Library Commission

Omaha Library Catalog

Search Omaha Public Library's catalog to find books, DVDs, eBooks and more

Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law

This encyclopedia fills a much-needed gap between legal texts focusing on the theory and history behind the law and more practical guides dealing with the law and its everyday effect upon citizens.

Learning Express

Offers online practice exams various academic/professional tests including SAT, ACT, GED, GRE, GMAT, ASVAB, Civil Service, and more. Each user needs to set up an account to access their personal scores

ConsumerReports.org

Most trusted resources for information and advice on consumer products

Immigrant Resources

Books, DVDs and web links to local community agencies that will assist people starting anew in America

Improve Your Computer Skills

Taking a computer class? Want to brush up on your computer skills? Learn at your own pace by visiting our computer skills page

Cooking

Cooking, grilling, preparing - all things food!

Book Clubs

Find information about the book clubs hosted by the library, as well as all of the info you need to start and host your own!

Literacy

Impact a child's lifetime of adventures and experiences in a positive, meaningful way with suggestions from Omaha Public Library.

Special Programs

Your guide to the special programs that are going on at OPL!

For Kids

This contains all of our guides that are for kids including youth book lists.

Omaha History

Resources for Omaha History

Gardening

Your guide to gardening locally in Omaha.

Genealogy Guides

A guide to genealogy resources at Omaha Public Library and links to genealogy elsewhere.

Children's Services and Resources

Impact a child's lifetime of adventures and experiences in a positive, meaningful way with suggestions from Omaha Public Library.

Music

Discover your library's music-related collections, and keep up with Omaha happenings.

GPO Monthly Catalog

Covers U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.)

PapersFirst

Index of papers presented at conferences worldwide

Proceedings First

Index of worldwide conference proceedings

ERIC Education Resources Information Center

A guide to published and unpublished sources on education. ERIC includes some full-text documents at no charge

World Book Online

The World Book Web is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos

Ofrece artículos fácil de leer y multimedia interesante, juegos, proyecto de ciencia, herramientas interactivas y actividades.

¡Mango!

El método único de enseñanza de Mango rápidamente lo capta en conversaciones reales entre dos hablantes nativos.

World Book Online For Kids

Offers easy-to-read articles and engaging multimedia, games, science projects, interactive tools, and activities.

Mango Languages

Mango's unique teaching method quickly engages you in real conversations between two native speakers

Foundation Directory Online

An online database that provides detailed information about more than 95,000 U.S. foundations and corporate donors and 1.7 million grants. (LAO) Available only at W. Dale Clark library location

Foundation Grants to Individuals Online

An online database of foundation and public charity programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers.(LAO)

Ancestry Library Edition

A collection of family history how-to guides and genealogy learning materials. (LAO)

HeritageQuest Online

Research materials for tracing family history and American culture, including census data, family records, and local histories. Access provided by the Nebraska Library Commission

Wilson Biographies

Provides comprehensive coverage of people in the news and history-makers, along with images. Access provided by the Nebraska Library Commission

Medline

An index to the print versions of Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and the International Nursing Index

TumbleBook Library

eBooks for kids: story books, new books, puzzles, games, language learning, and audio books

Salem Health: Cancer

A reference source that bridges the gap between medical encyclopedias for professionals and popular self-help guides

NoveList Plus

Do you need help finding that perfect book? Perhaps you're looking for a book in a specific genre, or maybe you just need to know the next book in your favorite mystery series

NoveList Plus K-8

An online database with fiction and nonfiction titles chosen specifically to support the school curriculum as well as the pleasure reading needs of students

Gale Virtual Reference Library Home

Database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research

American Decades: Primary Sources

20th century primary sources representing the seminal issues, themes, movements and events including oral histories, songs, speeches, advertisements, TV, play and movie scripts, letters, laws, legal decisions, newspaper articles, cartoons, recipes, and more

Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton

In-depth, current and accurate information on 112 known chemical elements. For younger and middle school students, and high school students

Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained

Topics relating to magic, witchcraft, the supernatural and other mysterious phenomena

Notable Sports Figures

Features biographies on more than 600 people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times

Something About the Author v.148-182

Provides illustrated biographical articles on approximately 70 children's authors and artists

U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library

Chronicles and interpretations of the phenomenal waves of immigration to the United States from the earliest times through the period from 1820 to 1930

Witchcraft in America

Fascinating and informative source covers the history of witchcraft in the United States from the hysteria that facilitated the witch hunts during the colonial period to modern day followers of Wicca

World of Forensic Science

Comprehensive guide to the scientific processes and the legal, social and ethical issues involved in the forensic sciences

eLibrary

Covers a wide range of subjects including business, education, general interest, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences, and many other curriculum-specific subject areas. Access provided by the Nebraska Library Commission

WorldCat

OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. Access provided by the Nebraska Library Commission

Big Art Mob

Big Art Mob maps the world's public art. Public art, street art, sculpture, murals, performance art, graffiti, installations and all forms of art in public space.

Wilson OmniFile Full Text Select

Omnifile provides full-text articles from over 2400 magazines and journals.

Disney Online eBooks

Enjoy unlimited access to new and classic Disney books!

Biblioteca TumbleBooks

Libros electrónicos para niños: libros de cuentos, libros nuevos, rompecabezas, juegos, aprendizaje de idiomas y libros de audio

Tutor.com

Getting help with your homework has never been easier with access to thousands of tutorials, study guides, and more!

Tutor.com Adult Education and Career Center

Free career help and resume writing! Connect to a resume expert online.

CIA World Factbook

Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

World Almanac

Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs

NewsBank

America's Newspapers

Book Index with Reviews

Perfect for developing booklists and subject guides

Grantseeking

Find out what materials and services we offer to nonprofit organizations and individuals who are seeking grant assistance from foundations.

Salem History

Literacy

Impact a child's lifetime of adventures and experiences in a positive, meaningful way with suggestions from Omaha Public Library.

Database of Art Objects at the Jeu de Paume

Database of art and cultural property seized in World War II in Nazi-occupied countries

Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Events

A complete list of articles in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Events from 1848-2006

Job Searching

Guide to help with finding a job, whether you are looking for your first job, a new job to replace your current one or a new job after being laid off.

Milestone Documents in American History

Exploring the primary sources that shaped America

How to Do Things

Website database showing how to do different hobbies and crafts

American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory

Comprehensive guide offering industry details, including full contact information, SIC code, principal product lines, total number of employees, estimated annual sales volume and principal officers, on wholesalers and distributors in the United States and Puerto Rico.

Brands and Their Companies

Lists manufacturers and distributors from small businesses to large corporations, from both the public and private sectors. Provides complete coverage of U.S. consumer brands; manufacturers, importers and distributors; and companies that are out of business, as well as brands that are no longer in production or are now considered generic.

National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations

A comprehensive guide to the growing nonprofit world designed for marketers, sales staff, and nonprofit professionals. Provides contact and basic factual information on the largest nonprofit organizations in the United States.

Help for the Homeless

A guide to resources and help for the homeless

Family Search

Free online database to discover your family history

How to use the new American FactFinder

A tutorial on how to use the new American FactFinder launching January 2011

Nebraska Job Search

The Nebraska Department of Labor website of jobs

Philanthropy In/Sight

This Foundation Center database can be used to map grantmaking foundations and the grants that they have made. Users can also overlay grant data with their choice of over 150 demographic, socio-economic, and other data sets. (LAO)

Teen Jobs

Present your most-employable self to those holding the pay checks

eReaders

Guide to help with eReaders, downloading eBooks and much more!

Glass Door

A comprehensive career resource giving you an inside look at company salary details, reviews, and interview questions for thousands of companies.

Omaha City Ordinances

Municipal Code for the City of Omaha.

Adopted 2013 Budget

The 2013 Budget Adopted by the City of Omaha.

Engage Omaha

EngageOmaha.com is an online conversation sponsored by The City of Omaha that's looking for practical and creative ideas.

U.S. Small Business Administration

Information for small business owners and entrepreneurs

Business Decision

Search here for consumer market data! For information on how to get started, click here.

Seniors

A resource guide about the services and programs the Omaha Public Library offers for seniors.

American FactFinder

Your source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Mexican States

Presents profiles of the 31 states and the Distrito Federal (federal district) of Mexico.

Omaha Area Obits

An index to obituaries and death notices in Omaha papers. Included are people whose item indicates that they may have lived within an hour to an hour and a half away from Omaha, but appeared in the Omaha newspapers.

Regional Business News

Coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Newspaper Source

Cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 (U.S.) & international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for 389 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full text television & radio news transcripts are also provided.

Small Business Reference Center

Provides the most up-to-date information on topics related to starting a company, operations management, sales, and growing or rescuing a business.

AIDS Sourcebook

Consumer information about the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), including information about the stages and types of the disease and about how it is transmitted.

Allergies Sourcebook

Information about the causes, triggers, treatments, and prevalence of common allergic disorders.

Alzheimer Disease Sourcebook

Information about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer disease and other dementias. Includes tips for coping with memory loss and related complications and advice for caregivers.

American Decades: 2000-2009

Covers everything from monumental events and groundbreaking individuals to the fascinating details of Americans' daily lives.

America's Top-Rated Small Towns & Cities 2010

Provides detailed profiles and comparative statistics of small towns and cities across the country with populations from 3,000 to 25,000.

Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders Sourcebook

Provides updated information about the specific types of autism spectrum disorders. It explains symptoms, assessment, and diagnosis of ASD and describes the importance of early interventions.

Cancer Sourcebook

Updated information about common types of cancer affecting the central nervous system, endocrine system, lungs, digestive and urinary tracts, blood cells, immune system, skin, bones, and other body systems.

Diabetes Sourcebook

Information about the different types of diabetes and how they are diagnosed. It discusses strategies for controlling diabetes and managing daily life challenges.

Medical Tests Sourcebook

Information about laboratory, imaging, and other types of medical testing for disease screening, diagnosis, and monitoring, along with information and guidelines for preventive care testing in children and adults.

Stress-Related Disorders

Information about the origins and types of stress and describes physical and mental health disorders that may develop during and after stressful situations.

Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever 2011

Reviews movies that are available on DVD or tape.

Who's Who Among African Americans, 26th ed.

Provides biographical and career details on notable African American individuals, including leaders from sports, the arts, business, religion and other fields.

Literary Reference Center Plus

Offers cross-searchable access to the full text of thousands of texts, short stories and poems, author biographies and interviews, literary criticism, book reviews and literary journals.

SAGE Reference Online

Full-text encyclopedias and handbooks for a variety of subjects within the social sciences.

Green Business: An A-to-Z Guide

An eBook about the complex relationship between businesses and the environment.

Green Business: An A-to-Z Guide

An eBook that examines the sustainability dimensions of the urban environment.

Green Consumerism: An A-to-Z Guide

An eBook that offers a wide-ranging examination of the diversity of views and debates surrounding the concept.

Green Culture: An A-to-Z Guide

An eBook that explores the on-going paradigm shift in culture and lifestyles toward promoting a sustainable environment.

Green Education: An A-to-Z Guide

An eBook that explores the environmental movement’s rise in the field of education, from elementary school classroom efforts to the university curriculum to building sustainable campuses.

Green Energy: An A-to-Z Guide

An eBook that covers every dimension of our energy system and the world's energy future.

Green Ethics and Philosophy: An A-to-Z Guide

An eBook that covers the moral relationship between humans and their natural environment, specifically targeting the contemporary green movement.

Green Food: An A-to-Z Guide

An eBook that lays out the details of the past, present, and future of agriculture and food.

Green Health: An A-to-Z Guide

An eBook that examines the green movement within personal health and the healthcare industry, focusing on consumer lifestyles and how they affect resource conservation, pollution prevention, and environmental management.

Green Issues and Debates: An A-to-Z Guide

An eBook that explores the many threats to sustainable life on earth and the controversies surrounding potential solutions.

Green Politics: An A-to-Z Guide

An eBook that carefully considers the greening of political thought and practice.

Green Technology: An A-to-Z Guide

An eBook that explores the essential role of technology and its most recent developments toward a sustainable environment.

AtoZdatabases

Includes 30 million business profiles & 220 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and much more!

Digital Sanborn Maps

Delivers detailed property and land-use records that depict the grid of everyday life in Nebraska towns and cities across a century of change.

Gale Directory Library

An online collection of premier directories

Encyclopedia of Associations

Includes nonprofit voluntary membership organizations, such as professional societies, trade associations, labor unions, cultural and religious organizations.

Government Documents

This guide provides an overview of the federal government documents available through the library.

For Kids-Internet Public Library

Resources from Internet Public Library cover space, animals, earth science, history, math, physics, plants, and technology.

For Teens-Internet Public Library

A fun and educational collection of websites just for teens, focusing on the issues that matter most to them!

Libraries

A guide to special libraries and unique collections around Nebraska.

Teens and Tweens

Books, movies, manga, anime, music and graphic novels of interest to teens and tweens

Non-Fiction Connection

Use this readers' advisory tool to discover narrative nonfiction titles similar to books you already enjoy. Access provided by the Nebraska Library Commission.

Complete Connection

Use this readers' advisory tool to discover both fiction and nonfiction titles similar to books you already enjoy. Access provided by the Nebraska Library Commission.

Muzzy Online

The world's #1 language course for children.

Parenting

Omaha Public Library can connect you to the answers and information you seek on the world's toughest job!

Art Cyclopedia

The fine art search engine.

NGA Images

NGA Images is a repository of digital images of the collections of the National Gallery of Art.

ReferenceUSA

The premier source of business and residential information for reference and research.

MedlinePlus

Trusted Health Information for You: A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, NIH National Institutes of Health.

MedlinePlus en Español

Informacion de salud para usted.

Value Line

Provides online access to Value Line's leading publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities as well as special situation stocks.

Art.sy

Explore the Art Genome. Discover the world's greatest art.

Wiktionary

A multilingual dictionary. Search to find the etymology, pronunciation, and definition of words.

Career Transitions

Unemployed? Underemployed? Looking for a career change? Check out Career Transitions online from Gale.

National Electrical Code

The most current and comphrehensive source of electrical information. Use username: nfpa@omahalibrary.org and password: codes.

Science Reference Center Main Edition

Contains the full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books and periodicals.

Country Profiles

An instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.

World Rankings and Records

Search world rankings, records, top 10 lists, and more.

Oxford Islamic Studies Online

Unrivaled online access to the history and culture of Islam. To access at home, use username omaha and password omaha.

Little Pim Language Learning

Online language learning for children.

Hobbies and Crafts Website

Learn about hobbies, crafts, and games.

Nebraska Family Helpline

The Nebraska Family Helpline is a FREE service offering 24/7 support to families dealing with a youth’s mental/behavioral health issue. Trained crisis counselors assess the family's immediate safety needs, help callers connect to emergency resources and offer other referrals in callers’ communities.

Zinio Digital Magazines

Read your favorite magazines from your computer, tablet, or mobile device!

Tutor

El obtener ayuda con su tarea nunca ha sido mas fácil con el acceso a miles de tutorías, guías de estudio, y mucho mas.

Little Pim Languages

Lengua de aprendizaje en línea para los niños.