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Backup Website

This is our back-up page, to provide access to resources at times when our main website is down.

UK Libraries Backup Website

Depending on the nature of the problem, some of the links below may be unavailable.

Main Reference Desk phone: 859-218-2048. Dean's office: 859-218-1939. Our full website is: http://libraries.uky.edu.

High-use Databases

These are selected high-use resources. See the Full Database list for links to all UK licensed resources.

Academic Search Complete
Access World News (NewsBank)
ARTstor [Image collection]
Business Source Complete
Courier-Journal
Dissertations and Theses Global (ProQuest)
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) (EBSCOhost)
EBSCOhost Databases
GovInfo
JSTOR
Kentucky Digital Library
Kentucky Virtual Library (KyVL)
Lexington Herald-Leader
MedLine (EBSCOhost)
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
MLA International Bibliography
Nexis Uni
NTIS Database
New York Times
(Full-text: 1980 - present;
Abstracts: January 1, 1969 - May 31, 1980)
NY Times Historical (1851-2015)
Notable Kentucky African Americans Database
Opposing Viewpoints
OvidSP
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
PsycINFO
PubMed (UK)
Reference Universe
SPOKEdb: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History Collection Catalog
Statistical Insight
Wall Street Journal
Web of Science Core Collection
WorldCat (FirstSearch)

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