Databases: A - E
Database Description pages: A B C D E ; F - L ; M - R ; S - Z
| Database | Description | |
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| ABI/INFORM
Global |
Description
: Indexes and abstracts over 1300 scholarly and trade business
journals. Popular magazines such as Fortune, Forbes and Time are included.
Full-text articles for over 600 journal titles are available online. |
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| Academic Search Premier from EbscoHost | Academic Search™ Premier contains indexing and abstracts for more than 8,200 journals, with full text for more than 4,500 of those titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for nearly 1,000 titles. Academic Search Premier from EbscoHostcontains unmatched full text coverage in biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology, etc. present Vendor: EBSCOhost |
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| AGRICOLA | Description : Compiled
by the National Agricultural Library of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
this database indexes materials relating to all aspects of agriculture. Coverage: 1970 - present Vendor: National Agriculture Library |
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| America:
History & Life |
Description :
America: History and Life is a complete bibliographic reference to the
history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Published since 1964, the database comprises almost 400,000 bibliographic
entries, providing an incomparable research tool for students and researchers
of US and Canadian history. Coverage: 1964 - present Vendor: ABC-CLIO |
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| American Chemical Society Journals | Description:
Search over 30 chemistry journals from the American Chemical Society Coverage: 1996 - present Vendor: American Chemical Society |
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| Ancestry Library | Description: Ancestry
Library is a geneological database that includes Cenus, Birth, Death and
Marriage records, Military records and much more. Vendor: ProQuest Coverage: Varies depending on type of search. |
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| Annual Reviews | Description :
Annual Reviews is a comprehensive collection of critical reviews written
by scientists. Annual Reviews volumes are published each year for
29 focused disciplines within Biological & Medical, Physical, and
Social Sciences. Coverage: 1984 - present Vendor: Annual Reviews |
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| Applied
Science & Technology Full Text |
Description :
Provides indexing and abstracting for 411 core English language scientific
and technical publications. Topics include engineering, acoustics, chemistry,
computers, metallurgy, physics, plastics, telecommunications, transportation,
and waste management. Coverage: 1983 - present Vendor: WilsonWeb |
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| ARTFL |
Description
: The ARTFL Project originally provided subscribing universities with
access only to the Main
ARTFL Database comprising 1,880 French texts from the 12th to the
20th centuries. In the last few years ARTFL has expanded into a wide variety
of other research areas. Other research areas include: French Women
Writers, Provencal Poetry, Opera, and dictionaries and encyclopedias. Coverage: various Vendor: The University of Chicago |
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| Art Full Text | Description
: Provides comprehensive indexing and abstracting for over 300 leading
international art publications, including periodicals, yearbooks, and
museum bulletins. Broad coverage of art topics, including advertising,
archaeology, crafts, folk art, graphic arts, interior design, video, film,
architecture, and art history. Coverage: 1984 - present Vendor: WilsonWeb |
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| Art
& Humanities Citation Index |
Description
: Search for references and cited references in Arts & Humanities
Citations Index. Coverage: 1987 - present Vendor: Institute for Scientific Information Guide: Citation Searching with Web of Science Online Tutorial |
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| ARTstor | Description: A digital library of images designed to enhance teaching, learning, and scholarship. ARTstor currently
contains approximately 400,000 images from a wide range of cultures and time
periods. Images can be viewed in detail through features such as zooming and panning, saving groups of images online for personal
or shared uses, and creating and delivering presentations both online and offline.
Coverage: various Vendor: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation |
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| Associations
Unlimited |
Description :
Contains information for approximately 144,000 international and
US national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations
in all fields. Features full contact information, SIC codes, meetings
and publications information. Coverage: Current Vendor: GaleNet |
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| Description
: Contains full text of the biographies from more than 100 print volumes
of biographical reference books by H.W. Wilson. The biographies are searchable
by name, profession, title, place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, date
of birth, and keyword. Coverage: 1998 Vendor: WilsonWeb |
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| Biography
and Genealogy Master Index |
Description :
Biography and Genealogy Master Index is a comprehensive index to nearly
12 million biographical sketches in more than 2700 volumes and editions
of current and retrospective reference books, covering both contemporary
and historical figures throughout the world. Coverage: 1946 - present Vendor: GaleNet |
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| Biological
Abstracts (BIOSIS) |
Description :
Provides indexing for over 5 million records in life sciences journals.
BIOSIS monitors around 6,000 international journals to ensure that virtually
every life science topic
is covered, including agriculture, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany,
ecology, the environment, microbiology, neurology, pharmacology, public
health and toxicology. Coverage: 1990 - present Vendor: SilverPlatter |
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| Biological
& Agricultural Index Plus |
Description
: Provides indexing to over 250 journals in the core literature of biology
and agriculture. Subject matter includes agricultural, animal sciences,
biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, botany, ecology, environmental science,
fishery sciences, forestry, genetics, horticulture, marine biology, microbiology,
nutrition, paleontology, physiology, plant pathology, veterinary medicine,
wildlife management, and zoology. Coverage: 1983 - present Vendor: WilsonWeb |
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| Biomedical Reference Collection | Description : Designed for doctors, research scientist, students and clinical specialists, this database provides full text for over 100 journals in a variety of areas pertaining to medical study. All titles included in the Biomedical Reference Collection: Basic Edition are indexed in MEDLINE Coverage: varies Vendor: EBSCOhost |
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| BioOne | Description: BioOne is a unique aggregation of the full-texts of high-impact bioscience research journals. Most of these titles are published by small societies and non-commercial publishers, and, until now, have been available only in printed form. Coverage: 2000 - present Vendor: BioOne |
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| Birds of North America |
Description: The Birds of North America (BNA) is a comprehensive reference
covering the life histories of North American birds. In additon to frequent contributions to the web site, BNA Online contains image and video galleries showing behaviors, habitat,
nests, eggs and nestlings, and recordings of bird's songs and calls. |
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| Black Drama |
Description:
Black Drama includes almost 1,200 rare plays written from the 1850's to
the present. North America, English-speaking Africa, the Carribbean, and
other African Diaspora countries are represented. Includes many previously
unpublished plays. Coverage: 1850's to present Vendor: Alexander Street Press |
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| Book Review Digest | Description: Book
Review Digest Plus is a bibliographic database that cites and provides
excerpts of reviews of current English-language fiction and nonfiction
books for children and adults. An abstract of each book is also provided.
Periodical coverage includes leading magazines from the United States,
Canada and Great Britain. Coverage: 1983-present Vendor: WilsonWeb |
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| British
and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries |
Description :
The initial database contains writings of 91 women from Great Britain
and Northern Ireland from diverse backgrounds, and is expected to grow
to over 1,000 authors. Coverage: 1500-1900 Vendor: Alexander Street Press |
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| Business
Full Text |
Description
: Indexes and abstracts 400 English language general business periodicals
and trade journals, plus the Wall Street Journal and the business section
of the New York Times. Topics include management, accounting, advertising
and marketing, construction, entertainment and media, information technology,
mergers and acquisitions, occupational health and safety, public relations,
small business, and a great deal of corporate information. Coverage: 1982 - present Vendor: WilsonWeb |
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| Business
Source Elite |
Description
: Provides comprehensive access to abstracts and indexing for over 1,400
titles, including The Wall Street Journal. Coverage: 1984 - present Vendor: EBSCOhost |
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| Catalog of US Government Publications | Description :
This online catalog consists of bibliographic records published in the
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (MOCAT) since
January 1994. These records describe Government information products available
through the Federal Depository Library Program. Coverage: 1994 - present Vendor: Government Printing Office |
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| CCH
Tax Research Network |
Description :
Includes a comprehensive federal tax library as well as numerous state
publications. Coverage: 1913-present for Standard Federal Income Tax Reporter; 1954-present for letter and revenue rulings Vendor: CCH |
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| CenStats | Description :
CenStats® is a convenient, easy, point-and-click access to several popular
Census Bureau databases. CenStats' basic functionality is "search
and display." That is, the viewer specifies geographic areas, data
sets, commodities, etc. and CenStats finds and displays the specified
data. Coverage: Current Vendor: Census Bureau |
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| CINAHL PLUS WITH FULL TEXT |
Description
: Provides complete coverage of the professional literature in nursing,
14 allied health disciplines and health sciences librarianship. CINAHL
incorporates over 500 journals. Coverage: 1937 - present Vendor: EBSCOhost |
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| Clinical Reference Systems | Description: Clinical Reference Systems offers thousands of essays covering adult health, behavioral health, cardiology, eye drug and medication information, pediatric health, senior health, women's health and sports medicine. Clinical Reference Systems provides records in both English and Spanish. Coverage: Current Vendor: EBSCOhost |
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| Communication and Mass Media Complete (CMMC) | Description : CMMC incorporates CommSearch (formerly
produced by the National Communication Association) and Mass Media Articles
Index (formerly produced by Penn State) along with numerous other journals
to create a research and reference resource of unprecedented scope and
depth in the communication and mass media fields. | |
| Conference
Papers Index |
Description :
Conference Papers provides citations to papers and poster sessions presented
at major scientific meetings around the world. Subject emphasis since
1995 has been in the life sciences, environmental sciences and the aquatic
sciences, while older material also covers physics, engineering and materials
science. Information is derived from final programs, abstracts booklets
and published proceedings, as well as from questionnaire responses. Coverage: 1982 - present Vendor: CSA |
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| Congressional
Universe |
See LexisNexis Congressional | |
| Contemporary
Authors |
Description :
A bio-biographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction,
poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television, and other fields.
Provides complete biographical and bibliographical references for more
than 90,000 authors in the US and around the world. Coverage: Current Vendor: GaleNet |
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| Corporate
ResourceNet |
Description : Provides over
4,000 searchable sources covering a broad spectrum of U.S. and international
business topics and industries; scientific and medical information; regulation
and policy information; and company and product information. Coverage: 1984 - present Vendor: EBSCOhost |
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| CQ Researcher | Description :
The CQ Researcher explores a single "hot" issue in
the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues
to environment, health, education and science and technology. There are
44 reports produced each year including four expanded reports. Coverage: 1991-present Vendor: Congressional Quarterly |
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| CQ Weekly | Description : CQ Weekly is a weekly source of information on government, politics and public policy. CQ Weekly contains an unbiased and comprehensive roundup of all-important Capitol Hill activity from the previous week.
CQ Weekly takes each legislative issue being debated and provides a clear explanation of its historical significance, how it’s evolving and what to look for in the future.
Status of legislation, agendas of individual members and the appropriations process are all covered thoroughly and impartially. | |
| Criminal
Justice Periodical Index |
Description :
Provides indexing and abstracts for nearly 200 US and international journals
covering a broad range of criminal justice issues, including cover-to-cover
full text of 45 high-demand publications. Coverage: 1981 - present Vendor: ProQuest Direct |
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| CWI
(Contemporary Women's Issues) (opens up intermediary guide) |
Description
: Indexes a variety of sources covering topics related to women including
journals, newsletters, research reports, government and international
agencies. Information on women in over 150 countries is compiled in a
single collection bringing together such disciplines as sociology, psychology,
health, education and human rights. LexisNexis provides access to part
of the database but in Full-Text; FirstSearch provides access to all of
the database, but in abstract format. Coverage: 1992 - present Vendors: FirstSearch & LexisNexis |
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| Dissertation
Abstracts |
Description
: The complete range of academic subjects appearing in dissertations accepted
at accredited institutions. Coverage: 1861 - present Vendor: FirstSearch |
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| Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures,
and the Environment |
Description :
Documents the relationships among peoples and the environment in North
America from 1534 to 1850. It focuses on personal accounts and provides
wide range of perspectives. Includes both published and unpublished acounts,
including narratives, diaries, journals, and letters. Coverage: 1534-1850 Vendor: Alexander Street Press |
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| Early
English Books Online |
Description :
From the first book published in English through the age of Spenser and
Shakespeare, this incomparable collection contains over 96,000 titles
listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475 - 1640)
and Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700) and their revised edition.
Libraries possessing this collection find they are able to fulfill the
most exhaustive research requirements of graduate scholars in the areas
of English literature, history, philosophy, linguistics, and the fine
arts. Coverage: 1475-1700 Vendor: ProQuest Direct |
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| EconLit |
Description
: Subject indexing and abstracting to materials on economics from journals,
books, dissertations, and working papers. Coverage: 1969 - present Vendor: FirstSearch |
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| Education
Full
Text |
Description
: Provides indexing and abstracting of 400 international periodicals,
monographs, and yearbooks. Topics include a wide range of contemporary
education issues, including government funding, instructional media, multicultural
education, religious education, student counseling, competency-based,
and information technology. Coverage: 1983 - present Vendor: WilsonWeb |
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| Eighteenth
Century Collection Online |
Description
: Contains 33 million text searchable pages based on the English Short
Title Catalogue, a machine readable union list of holdings of the British
Library, as well as holding from more than 1,500 university, private and
public libraries worldwide. The collection has nearly 150,000 English-language
titles and editions published between 1701-1800. Coverage: 1701-1800 Vendor: Galenet |
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| Emerald
Fulltext |
Description :
Contains 35,000 articles from over 100 management journals, complete with
full text archives back to 1994. Covers the major management disciplines
including strategy, leadership, information management, marketing and
human resource management. Coverage: 1994 - present (varies by title) Vendor: Emerald Library |
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| Environmental Issues &
Policy Index |
Description :
Environmental Policy Index provides researchers with abstract/index information
to over 1000 titles covering Environmental policy and studies. There is
ongoing coverage for over 500 of those titles. An Environment Thesaurus
is available to assist with advanced searching. Coverage: 1950-to date Vendor: EBSCOhost |
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| Environmental
Sciences and Pollution Management |
Description :
This multidisciplinary database, provides comprehensive coverage of the
environmental sciences. Abstracts and citations are drawn from over 4000
scientific journals and thousands of other sources including conference
proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications Coverage: 1981 - present Vendor: CSA |
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| ERIC
via EBSCOhost |
Description
: Contains citation and abstract information from over 750 educational
journals and related documents from the Educational Resource Information
Center. Coverage: 1967 - present Vendor: CSA & EBSCOhost |
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| Ethnic
NewsWatch |
Description
: Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text collection of the newspapers,
magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. A rich
collection of articles, editorials, columns, reviews, etc. provide a
broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints -- the other sides of
the stories. The database is searchable in both English and Spanish,
with publications in each language and more than 125,000 articles in
Spanish. |
Revised 22 Aug 2006
Database description pages: A B C D E ; F - L ; M - R ; S - Z