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RAA: Repertoire d’art et archaeologie (Bibliography of the History of Art) Repertoire d’Art et d’Archeologie is a part of the Bibliography of the History of Art. SCOPE: A bilingual (English and French) database covering art and archaeology from 200 A.D. to the present. This database is commonly known as RAA. RAA omits Asian and primitive art, post-1940 works of art, and artists born after 1920. RAA includes bibliographic citations and abstracts of periodical articles, books, exhibition catalogs, Festschriften, and reports of Congresses. For materials published after 2007, see the International Bibliography of Art (IBA). [Info]

RAMBI: Index of Articles on Jewish Studies From the Jewish National and University Library, RAMBI allows users to search for scholarly articles in the field of Jewish studies by author, title, or subject. [Info] (Free database--open to all users)

RAND document series: Browse by Series RAND publishes a variety of documents to communicate and disseminate the results of its research. Since RAND's first report was published in 1946, the range of documents has varied, from books and monographs to briefings and reports. The RAND document series was revised in 2003 in order to better meet the needs of our clients, policymakers and decisionmakers, researchers, and the general public. For information about each series see RAND Documents Series. [Info] (Free database--open to all users)

RAND monographs RAND Monographs present major research findings and objective analysis that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors around the world. They strive to be comprehensive or analyze a problem from a variety of perspectives. All RAND monographs undergo rigorous peer review to ensure high standards for research quality and objectivity. [Info] (Free database--open to all users)

RAND research brief Briefs cover a range of topics such as education, health care, drug policy, population, and terrorism, but have a single numbering scheme. Some authored in association with other agencies or Rand institutes.RAND research briefs summarize research that has been more fully documented elsewhere. Full-text available for free since 1988. [Info] (Free database--open to all users)

Random House Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary [Info] (Free database--open to all users) Available in Central Library only

Readers' Guide Retrospective, 1890-1982 (Readers Guide) The primary index to articles in general periodicals, 1890-1982. Indexes popular magazines such as Atlantic Monthly, Century Magazine, Christian Century, Commonweal, Foreign Affairs, Fortnightly Review (London), Good Housekeeping, Harper’s, Ladies Home Journal, Literary Digest, The Nation, New Republic, Reader’s Digest, Saturday Evening Post, Saturday Review, Scribner’s, and Women’s Home Companion. Also indexes basic social sciences scholarly journals. The database includes bibliographic citations, but no abstracts. [Info]

Reaxys - CrossFire Beilstein, Gmelin and Patent Chemistry Database Reaxys is a database combining the content of three major chemistry databases, Beilstein, Gmelin and Patent Chemistry Database. It includes chemical reactions, chemical substances and measured substance property data from selected core chemistry journals from 1771 forward and from selected organic chemistry patent publications. A web database, this information can be searched from any computer by Vanderbilt students, faculty, and staff. Features include a synthesis planner and the ability to generate a structure query from a name. Reaxys Xcelerate Direct enables fast insights into the data as well as instantaneous synthesis planning. [Info]

Redistricting Data (P.L.94-171) Summary File Disc 1: Northeast & South - Census 2000 The Census 2000 Redistricting (Public Law 94-171) Summary File provides redistricting data needed by the 50 states for redrawing districts of the United States Congress and state legislatures. Provides population counts for all persons and all person 18 years and over. It also has counts of Hispanic/Latino persons by race (63 categories) and not Hispanic/Latino persons by race (63 categories) for both the total population and the population 18 years and over. Data are presented for the 50 states and the District of Columbia in a hierarchical sequence down to the block level. Data also are provided for voting districts (e.g., election precincts) and state legislative districts where states have identified them for the Census Bureau. Data are also provided for Puerto Rico. [Info] (Free database--open to all users) Available on Central Library Government Information workstations

Redistricting Data (P.L.94-171) Summary File Disc 2: Midwest & West - Census 2000 The Census 2000 Redistricting (Public Law 94-171) Summary File provides redistricting data needed by the 50 states for redrawing districts of the United States Congress and state legislatures. Provides population counts for all persons and all person 18 years and over. It also has counts of Hispanic/Latino persons by race (63 categories) and not Hispanic/Latino persons by race (63 categories) for both the total population and the population 18 years and over. Data are presented for the 50 states and the District of Columbia in a hierarchical sequence down to the block level. Data also are provided for voting districts (e.g., election precincts) and state legislative districts where states have identified them for the Census Bureau. Data are also provided for Puerto Rico. [Info] (Free database--open to all users) Available on Central Library Government Information workstations

Reference Universe This database allows users to search for information on a wide range of topics contained in articles and/or back-of-the-book indexes for over 2,300 subject encyclopedias and other reference publications. The database scans the indexes of selected reference books owned by the Heard Library divisions and also provides links to online resources when available. [Info]

Regional Economic Information System (REIS) -- See Local Area Personal Income

Regions Statistical Yearbook 2002 Statistical Office of the European Communities [Info] (Free database--open to all users) Available on Central Library Reference and Government Information Workstations Only

Relatos de Viajeros [Info] (Free database--open to all users) Available in Central Library only

Religion and Philosophy Collection This database provides extensive coverage of such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. Religion & Philosophy Collection offers more than 300 full text journals, including more than 250 peer-reviewed titles, making it an essential tool for researchers and students of theology and philosophical studies. [Info] Full Text Resource!

Religion Database (aka A.T.L.A. Religion Database) The American Theological Library Association’s ATLA Religion Database contains over one million bibliographic records covering the research literature of religion in 26 languages. It includes article citations from 650 journals, essay citations from 14,000 multi-author works, and book review citations. Coverage is from 1949 to the present. Included within the database is the ATLAS Full-Text Plus database which provides online full-text versions of a core collection of more than fifty significant scholarly periodicals in the field of religion. Citations for which a full-text article is available will include a URL linking the citation to the article. INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE [Info] Full Text Resource!

Repertorium der lateinischen Sermones des Mittelalters fur die Zeit von 1350 bis 1500 The INVENTORY OF LATIN SERMONS OF THE MIDDLE AGES 1150 To 1350, edited by Professor J.B. Scheyer, was published in nine volumes (plus two volumes of indexes) between 1969 and 1990 in Beitrige zur Geschichte der Philosophie und Theologie des Mittelalters, vols 43.1-11 and has eversince become an indispensable reference work for the description of and the research into medieval Latin sermons. This CD-ROM extends the scope of the print product, relying on Professor Scheyer’s papers and archives, compiled for this product after his death. [Info] (Free database--open to all users) Available only on workstations in the Divinity Library

Research in Ministry (RIM) Online "RIM Online is a freely available database that indexes DMin and DMiss projects from reporting schools of theology accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada. Indexing began in 1981. Author, title, project advisor, institution, and subject access are provided. In addition, an abstract for each project is included when one has been provided by the author" (from Login page). Updated four times a year (on February 15, May 15, August 15, November 15).Select the "Enter RIM" button to begin using the database. [Info] (Free database--open to all users)

Research Professional (formerly ResearchResearch) Provides news and funding information for research in many academic disciplines. There are four main databases: News, Sponsors, Funding Opportunities, and Jobs. News aggregates all editions of Research Day and Research, though regional editions can be searched separately. Funding Opportunities and Sponsors provide full information about grants worldwide and may be searched by sponsor’s name, discipline, country and keyword. Funding Opportunities is updated daily; Sponsors is updated annually or as new information becomes available. The Funding Guidance section provides assistance for all stages of the grant process. Individuals can set up accounts to receive email News Alerts and Funding Alerts, customized by discipline code and self-selected keywords. [Info] Full Text Resource!

Research Topics - Facts On File® World News Digest Links to selected articles covering major developments for about twenty current topics. Also listed under each topic are links to additional special features, such as primary documents, biographies, overview articles, timelines and newspaper editorials. [Info] Full Text Resource!

Restoration Serials Index Index of magazines, journals, and lectureships associated with the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement. [Info] (Free database--open to all users)

Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals (RIPM) via Ebscohost Provides access to music-related periodical literature from the years 1800-1950. Many of the periodicals are in German or French. [Info]

Review of Biblical Literature (RBL) Searchable database of book reviews in biblical studies and related fields. [Info] (Free database--open to all users)

Revised Common Lectionary The RCL is an ecumenical lectionary system developed by the North American Consultation on Common Texts (CCT) and the International English Language Liturgical Consultation (ELLC). It is based on the Roman Lectionary, Ordo Lectionum Missae. The CCT created a provisional lectionary in 1983, which many churches adopted on a trial basis. After receiving suggestions from those churches, the CCT published the Revised Common Lectionary for widespread use in 1992. [Info] (Free database--open to all users)

Revistas en Espanol -- See Informe

Revue d'histoire ecclésiastique. Bibliographie Covers articles, books, and reviews that deal with different aspects of the Church’s history (institutions, orders, congregations, people, hagiography, etc.). Not limited to church history; also takes into account political history, social and economic history, archaeology, history of art, music, architecture, relations with Islam and Judaism, etc. [Info] Full Text Resource!

RILA: International Repertory of the Literature of Art (Bibliography of the History of Art) A bibliographic database covering art related topics from late antiquity of the fourth century to the present. This database is commonly known as RILA. RILA omits Asian and primitive art. RILA includes abstracts and cumulative indexes. It is part of the Bibliography of the History of Art. For materials published after 2007, see the International Bibliography of Art (IBA). [Info]

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature RILM indexes journal articles, books, conference proceedings, and reviews, primarily in the areas of musicology, ethnomusicology, music theory, and analysis. Its coverage is international in scope, and it includes citations for many foreign language materials. RILM's coverage extends from 1966 through the present. [Info]

RIM (Research in Ministry) Online "RIM Online is a freely available database that indexes DMin and DMiss projects from reporting schools of theology accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada. Indexing began in 1981. Author, title, project advisor, institution, and subject access are provided. In addition, an abstract for each project is included when one has been provided by the author" (from Login page). Updated four times a year (on February 15, May 15, August 15, November 15).Select the "Enter RIM" button to begin using the database. [Info] (Free database--open to all users)

Romanticism: The CD-ROM An electronic edition of Romanticism: An Anthology, a collection of English Romantic texts, edited by Duncan Wu and published by Blackwell in 1994. Also includes additional texts from the period with guides, maps, chronologies, and over 1200 full-screen graphics. Allows such interactive features as personal bookmarks and annotations by the user. [Info] (Free database--open to all users) Available in Central Library only

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Provides scholarly articles on individual philosophers and concepts, and survey articles on major philosophical themes. Includes good coverage of non-Western traditions. [Info]

Russian and Slavic Languages and Literature sites recommended by Vanderbilt librarians [Info] (Free database--open to all users)

Russian National Bibliography [Info] (Free database--open to all users) Available in Central Library Only