Reference System
The Reference Repository System will be designed to connect researchers, scholars, students, and professionals with a wide array of publicly available and institutional knowledge databases.
1. Public Library Research Archives
- Library of Congress Digital Collections – A vast archive of historical newspapers, maps, photographs, and manuscripts.
- WorldCat – A global catalog that aggregates materials from libraries worldwide, allowing users to locate physical and digital assets.
- Internet Archive – A massive digital repository containing books, audio recordings, and research materials available for free.
- HathiTrust Digital Library – A collaborative repository of digitized works from academic and public libraries, offering millions of full-text research materials.
2. Government Information Databases
- PubMed (NIH) – A premier biomedical research database hosting millions of scholarly articles, particularly in medicine and healthcare.
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) – Provides official U.S. government historical records, declassified documents, and policy papers.
- Census Bureau Data – Demographic, economic, and statistical datasets crucial for policy and sociological research.
- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) – A repository of aerospace research, engineering studies, and scientific discoveries.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Database – A hub for environmental, geospatial, and geological research.
3. University Research Databases
- Google Scholar – An extensive index of scholarly articles, conference papers, and academic research across disciplines.
- arXiv (Cornell University) – A preprint server hosting physics, mathematics, and computer science research papers.
- JSTOR – A digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources from leading universities.
- MIT OpenCourseWare – Free access to university-level course materials across various scientific and humanities disciplines.
- Europeana – A gateway to cultural and scientific resources from European universities and research institutions.
4. Corporate Research and Industry Databases
- IEEE Xplore – A leading source of engineering, computer science, and technological research papers.
- ScienceDirect (Elsevier) – A repository of peer-reviewed journal articles across science, medicine, and technology.
- SSRN (Social Science Research Network) – A hub for working papers and early-stage research in economics, law, and business.
- Patents Database (USPTO, EPO, WIPO) – A collection of intellectual property records that facilitate research on technological advancements and innovations.
- Bloomberg Terminal & Market Research – Industry-specific data, financial reports, and economic analyses from corporate research centers.
5. Specialized Research-Oriented Databases
- Project MUSE – A digital humanities and social sciences database.
- PsycINFO (APA) – A comprehensive database for psychology and behavioral sciences.
- DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) – A curated list of freely accessible, peer-reviewed journals across disciplines.
- RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) – A comprehensive economics database for working papers and journal articles.
- Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) – A repository of biological, botanical, and ecological research materials.