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Columbia Granger's World of Poetry - Online http://www.columbiagrangers.org

For over 100 years, Granger's® name has been synonymous with the definitive resource for locating a poem in English. Trusted as no other, Granger's is powered by a flexible and highly functional search engine, with easy-to-read and easy-to-understand search options. Searching the database to find everything from an author, subject, or title to complete poems, excerpts, or commentary is fast and highly efficient. A unique reference and research tool - Granger's Online provides: over 300,000 poem citations; over 30,000 poems in full text (with 15,000 added yearly); over 7,500 excerpts; biographies of the world's best-loved poets; over a thousand commentaries on significant poems; an extensive glossary of terms and definitions; as well as ratings and descriptions of the key print anthologies and collected and selected works of poetry. Updated regularly, Granger's is the perfect tool to look up a poet's biography; make poetry more accessible by viewing commentary on poems; answer questions about terms in poetry; find poems that fit any occasion or holiday for speeches, reports, cards, and letters; and refresh the memory on well-loved poetry. "Essential for any public, academic, or special library." - Library Journal

The Columbia Gazetteer of the World - Online http://www.columbiagazetteer.org

As the world becomes smaller there is a need to know more, and The Gazetteer answers that need by providing the complete geographic properties of over 165,000 places worldwide. Each citation includes: all physical aspects of a place; its political properties (how people organize themselves); infrastructure and natural and agricultural resources; name pronunciations; longitude and latitude coordinates; demographics; history; and a host of other technical and detailed information. The Gazetteer is extremely useful for reports and research; reference and scholarly papers; student assignments; general geographic knowledge; specific geographic knowledge; travel information; and historical research and reference. Updated Regularly. "Recommended for...libraries seeking comprehensive and reliable online geographic information of an international scope." - Library Journal

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) http://www.ciaonet.org

Access the most innovative research from the world's leading international relations centers as it unfolds - all in one location: ciao! The database includes: working papers, conference proceedings, policy briefs, and books from over 150 institutions - over 170,000 pages of content with over 3,000 additional pages each month. The site also includes case studies; a monthly topic of current interest, links & resources, a schedule of events, a research directory, economic indicators, journal abstracts, maps, as well as a special section devoted to the terrorist attack in September and its aftermath. A necessary purchase for libraries with patrons interested in international relations, security studies, foreign policy, political science, and international studies. Updated Daily. "Highly recommended" - LPSS News of the Law and Political Science

Columbia Earthscape http://www.earthscape.org

Earthscape is transforming how instructors, students, researchers, and decision makers get critical information in the Earth sciences, geography, and environmental policy. Developed in collaboration with distinguished scholars, research institutions, and publishers, this fast-growing service creates, selects, links, and archives the widest range of Earth-systems resources available online. All together, Columbia Earthscape has hundreds of curriculum-related materials, conference proceedings, video clips, and links and resources, plus journals and books from over 300 sources, including text, still images, and video, most of which are not available anywhere else. Daily updating insures the most current information and material. "An excellent value...Recommended" - Choice