Uspto.gov

Serves as the home page of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s main web site and provides a searchable database for patents and trademarks, as well as information and FAQs on patents and trademarks.

World Biographical Information System

The Baylor Libraries have added the following collections to this resource:

• African Biographical Archive Online
• Arab-Islamic Biographical Archive
• Australasia Biographical Archive
• Biographical Archive of the Middle Ages
• Canadian Biographical Archive
• French Biographical Archive
• Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Biographical Archive Online

Access Science

This resource has been discontinued.

Oxford Reference

Provides access to all of the Oxford dictionaries, encyclopedias, and reference materials to which Baylor Libraries subscribe. Browse by subject (art, film studies, literature, etc.) or by reference type (timeline and quotation seem most helpful), or search for specific keyword(s) to locate entries across subjects. Browse feature limits results to those items owned by Baylor; keyword search returns results from all Oxford resources and you will want to use the limits to “free” and “unlocked” resources to access what Baylor owns. Overview pages provide a definition and summation of the topic searched with links to specific resources. Search results may be limited by specific subject, by content (quick reference or reference sources), and by sources with visual images.

The Official Museum Directory

Provided by the National Register Publishing in partnership with the American Alliance of Museums, this database provides search functionality for more than 14,600 museum listings based on a variety of criteria including institution name, location, category, personnel names, attendance, and keyword.

ProQuest International Datasets

Provides aggregated global macro-economic and demographic datasets from national governments, international organizations, and research firms on a national or sub-national (city, state, or province) level. Users can compare data from multiple sources and share their findings. ProQuest.

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Trial expires: Saturday, April 12, 2014

Statistical Abstracts of the World

Provides statistical data or citations to data from approximately 40 national governments’ statistical abstracts as well as compendia issued by international organizations and research firms. This resource works similarly to ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. and includes data that is not easily found elsewhere. Full text options for accessible data include PDF files, GIF formatted tables, and Excel spreadsheets. ProQuest.

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Trial expires: Saturday, April 12, 2014

Standards and Engineering Digital Library

Contains industry-leading standards and technical engineering information. Covers a broad range of engineering disciplines, including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, environmental, geological, health and safety, industrial, materials science, mechanical, nuclear, petroleum, soil science, and solar engineering. Includes a terminology dictionary. Use simple search or search by keyword, author/editor, ISBN, or DOI. Browse by topic, sub-topic, standards, committee, past symposia, videos, withdrawn standards, or work items.

This resource is no longer available from FirstSearch, effective July 1, 2013.

International Historical Statistics

A unique collection of statistics covering a wide range of socio-economic topics using collections of data sets taken from hundreds of disparate primary sources, including both official national and international abstracts – back to 1750 and up to 2010.

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Trial expires: Thursday, May 16, 2013