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- Water Resources Abstracts
VCU
- Coverage: (1967 - present)
- Abstracts of the international literature on water-related topics.
- Web of Science
VCU
- Coverage: (1965 - present)
- Citation databases including Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index, and Social Sciences Citation Index for searches by cited reference, topic, and author.
- WELDASEARCH
VCU
- Coverage: (1967 - present)
- Abstracts of the literature covering all aspects of welding and allied processes including design, metallurgy, equipment, commercial applications, market statistics, and industry news.
- Wilson Web Databases
VCU
- Abstract databases covering arts, humanities, social sciences, and science topics.
- WISQARS
- Interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related data from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC.
- Women Writers Online
VCU
- Searchable textbase of approximately 200 works published between 1525-1830. A work in progress; coverage will extend from 1400-1850. Includes Renaissance Women Online, a subset of approximately 100 works.
- Women's Studies International
VCU
- Coverage: (1972-present)
- Women's Studies and feminist research supporting curriculum development in sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education.
- World Almanac and Book of Facts
VCU
- Basic reference source of quick facts and figures.
- World Development Indicators Online
VCU
- Coverage: 1960 - present
- The World Bank's annual compilation of data about development. The data cover more than 600 indicators, 208 economies, and 18 regional and income groups.
- WorldCat (via FirstSearch)
VCU
- Consolidated catalog of items held by libraries worldwide.
- WorldCat.org
- Over 1 billion items (books, music, video, and articles) in more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.
- Worldscope
VCU
- Financial reports on companies worldwide.
- WRDS (Wharton Research Data Services)
Libraries
- WRDS is a data management service which enables users to access databases to which VCU subscribes (Compustat). Access limited within the libraries to VCU students, faculty, and staff.
- www.health.gov
- Portal to the websites of a number of multi-agency health initiatives and activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other federal departments and agencies.