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Water Resources Abstracts  VCU Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia (www.vivalib.org)
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 Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia (www.vivalib.org)
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 Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia (www.vivalib.org)
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 Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia (www.vivalib.org)
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 Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia (www.vivalib.org)
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 Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia (www.vivalib.org)
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.

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