Database of Award Winning Children’s Literature (DAWCL)
Available from Lisa Bartle through the Internet
An index to more than 7,000 award-winning children’s books representing 78 awards across six English-speaking countries. This database is available for free on the Internet and has been selected by Beth McDonough/Education Liaison as appropriate for  authority and content in the subject area of children's literature.
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Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online 1000 - 1930
Available from National Archives of Canada and National Library of Canada through the Internet
Full-text biographies of individuals who played an important role in the formation of Canada from 1000 to 1930. Users may search by name and limit by gender, geography, identification (e.g., aboriginal people, explorers, inventors, etc.) as well as by  date range of death. This database is available free on the Internet and it has been selected by Hunter Librarians as appropriate for authority and content of information in the subject area of biography.
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Dissertation Abstracts 1860 - present
Available from FirstSearch through Hunter Library
Abstracts of dissertations in all academic subjects from accredited institutions. Indexing only from 1861; abstracts of dissertations from 1980; abstracts of theses from 1988.  
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Documenting the American South
Available from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill through the Internet
Documenting the American South provides access to digitized primary materials that offer Southern perspectives on American history and culture. The collection includes oral history interviews, slave narratives, letters, memoirs, literary works, and  artifacts.
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