Databases by Subject

Revised July 10, 2008

Research by Subject: Use these subject guides to quickly access information on your subject. Find pertinent online resources, databases, reference works, and information on associations.

 

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General & Multidisciplinary

 

Database Coverage Provider Access About Help
Academic OneFile Some full text available Most coverage 1980-present Gale my union access only “Information”  
Academic Search Premier Some full-text available Most coverage 1975-present EBSCO my union access only Information User Guide
ACLS Humanities E-Books coverage varies American Council of Learned Societies my union access only Information User Guide
ArticleFirst Some full-text available 1990-present FirstSearch my union access only Information User Guide
Books In Print Some full text available Coverage varies FirstSearch my union access only “Information” User Guide
ClasePeriodica 1975-present FirstSearch my union access only Information User Guide
ebrary Some full text available 1868-present ebrary my union access only Information User Guide
Expanded Academic ASAP Some full text available 1980-present Gale my union access only “Information”  
JSTOR (Collections I-IV) Some full text available Coverage varies JSTOR my union access only Information User Guide
LexisNexis Academic Some full text available Coverage varies LexisNexis my union access only Information User Guide
PapersFirst 1993-present FirstSearch my union access only Information User Guide
ProceedingsFirst 1993-present FirstSearch my union access only Information User Guide
Project Muse Some full text available Coverage varies Johns Hopkins University Press my union access only Information  
ProQuest Central Some full text available 1905-present ProQuest my union access only   User Guide
Ulrich's Periodical Directory 19th century - present Ulrichsweb my union access only Information User Guide
WorldCat Approx. 11th century-present FirstSearch my union access only Information User Guide

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Agriculture & Life Sciences

Database Coverage Provider Access About Help
AGRICOLA Some full-text available 1970-present FirstSearch my union access only Information User Guide
InfoTrac Agriculture Collection Some full text available 1990-present Gale my union access only   User Guide
InfoTrac Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Collection Some full text available 1980-present Gale my union access only   User Guide
ScienceDirect College Edition  Some full-text available 2002-present ScienceDirect my union access only Information User Guide

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Alternative Medicine

Database Coverage Provider Access About Help
CAM on PubMed 1967-present National Library of Medicine open sites Information User Guide
Online Archive of American Folk Medicine Coverage varies UCLA open sites Information User Guide
ScienceDirect College Edition   Some full-text available 2002-present ScienceDirect my union access only Information User Guide

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Anthropology

Database Coverage Provider Access About Help
Academic OneFile Some full text available Most coverage 1980-present Gale my union access only “Information”  
Academic Search Premier Some full-text available Most coverage 1975-present EBSCO my union access only Information User Guide
Anthropological Index of the Royal Anthropological Institute 1950-present The Royal Anthropological Institute open sites Information User Guide
Anthropology Journal Archive Project Most coverage 1975-present Public Anthropology open sites Information User Guide
AnthroSource Some full text available Coverage varies AnthroSource my union access only Information User Guide
ARD: the Anthropology Review Database Some full-text available 1964-present Anthropology Review Database open sites Information User Guide
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences Some full text available Coverage varies ScienceDirect my union access only “Information” User Guide
JSTOR (Collections I-IV) Some full text available Coverage varies JSTOR my union access only Information User Guide
Sociological Abstracts 1963-present CSA my union access only Information User Guide

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Arts

Database Coverage Provider Access About Help
Academic OneFile Some full text available Most coverage 1980-present Gale my union access only “Information”  
Academic Search Premier Some full-text available Most coverage 1975-present EBSCO my union access only Information User Guide
Art Abstracts Some full-text available 1984-present EBSCO my union access only Information User Guide
Arts & Humanities Search (AHSearch) Some full-text available 1980-present FirstSearch my union access only Information User Guide
CAIRSS for Music 1980-present Institute of Music Research open sites Information User Guide
InfoTrac Fine Arts & Music Collection Some full text available 1980-present Gale my union access only   User Guide

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Biographies

Database Coverage Provider Access About Help
Biography.com Some full text available Coverage varies Biography on A & E open sites Information User Guide
Biography (InfoPlease) Some full text available Coverage varies InfoPlease open sites

LitFinder Some full text available Coverage varies Gale my union access only    
Literature Resource Center  Some full text available Coverage varies Gale my union access only “Information” User Guide
Wilson Biography Databases Some full text available Coverage varies H.W. Wilson my union access only “Information” User Guide

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Biology

Database Coverage Provider Access About Help
Biology Digest (BioDigest) 1989-present FirstSearch my union access only Information User Guide
ProQuest Biology Journals Some full text available 1992-present ProQuest my union access only Information User Guide
ScienceDirect  Some full-text available 2002-present ScienceDirect my union access only Information User Guide

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Book Reviews

Database Coverage Provider Access About Help
Academic OneFile Some full text available Most coverage 1980-present Gale my union access only “Information”  
Academic Search Premier Some full-text available Most coverage 1975-present EBSCO my union access only Information User Guide
Books In Print Some full text available Coverage varies FirstSearch my union access only “Information” User Guide
Children's Catalog Coverage varies H.W. Wilson my union access only Information User Guide
ChoiceReviews.online Some full-text available Coverage varies ChoiceReviews.online my union access only Information User Guide
Education Review: a journal of book reviews Some full-text available Coverage varies Education Review open sites Information
Fiction Catalog Coverage varies H.W. Wilson my union access only Information User Guide
Literature Resource Center  Some full text available Coverage varies Gale my union access only “Information” User Guide

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Business

Database Coverage Provider Access About Help
Academic OneFile Some full text available Most coverage 1980-present Gale my union access only “Information”  
Academic Search Premier Some full-text available Most coverage 1975-present EBSCO my union access only Information User Guide
Business and Company Resource Center Some full text available 1980-present Gale my union access only “Information” User Guide
Business Dateline Some full text available 1985-present FirstSearch my union access only Information User Guide
Business & Industry Some full text available 1994-present FirstSearch my union access only Information User Guide
Business & Management Practices Some full text available 1995-present FirstSearch my union access only Information User Guide
Business Organizations, Agencies & Publications Directory Current file FirstSearch my union access only Information User Guide
Business Source Premier Some full text available 1965-present EBSCO my union access only Information User Guide
Disclosure Corporate Snapshots Some full text available Current file FirstSearch my union access only Information User Guide
InfoTrac Business Economics & Theory Collection Some full text available 1980-present Gale my union access only   User Guide
InfoTrac Small Business Collection Some full text available 1980-present Gale my union access only   User Guide
LexisNexis Academic Some full text available Coverage varies LexisNexis my union access only Information User Guide
Regional Business News Some full text available Coverage varies EBSCO my union access only Information User Guide
Worldscope Global Current info. FirstSearch my union access only Information User Guide

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Communication Studies

Database Coverage Provider Access About Help
Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications Some full text available Coverage varies ScienceDirect my union access only “Information” User Guide
InfoTrac Communication & Mass Media Collection Some full text available 1980-present Gale my union access only   User Guide

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Computer Science

Database Coverage Provider Access About Help
Computer Database Some full text available 1980-present Gale my union access only “Information”  
FAITS - Faulkner Advisory for IT Studies Coverage varies Faulkner Info Services my union access only    
ProQuest Computing Journals Some full text available 1990-present ProQuest my union access only Information User Guide

Criminal Justice

Database Coverage Provider Access About Help
Academic OneFile Some full text available Most coverage 1980-present Gale my union access only “Information”  
Academic Search Premier Some full-text available Most coverage 1975-present EBSCO my union access only Information User Guide
Criminology: SAGE Full Text Collection Some full-text available 1982-present CSA my union access only Information User Guide
InfoTrac Criminal Justice Collection Some full text available 1980-present Gale my union access only   User Guide
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences Some full text available Coverage varies ScienceDirect my union access only “Information” User Guide
NCJRS Abstracts Database 1901-present National Criminal Justice Reference Service open sites Information User Guide
NCJRS Virtual Library Full Text PublicationsSome full text available Coverage varies National Criminal Justice Reference Service open sites Information User Guide
Sourcebook of Criminal JusticeSome full text available Coverage varies Utilization of Criminal Justice Statistics open sites Information User Guide

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Cultural Studies

Database Coverage Provider Access About Help
Academic OneFile  Some full text available Most coverage 1980-present Gale my union access only “Information”  
Academic Search Premier Some full-text available Most coverage 1975-present EBSCO my union access only Information User Guide
ACLS Humanities E-Books coverage varies American Council of Learned Societies my union access only Information User Guide
Africabib: Bibliography of Africana Periodical Literature Database 1878-present Africabib.org open sites Information
Handbook of Latin American Studies 1936-present Hispanic Division, Library of Congress open sites Information User Guide
InfoTrac Diversity Studies Collection Some full text available 1990-present Gale my union access only   User Guide
JSTOR (Collections I-IV) Some full text available Coverage varies JSTOR my union access only Information User Guide
RAMBI: Index to Articles on Jewish Studies Coverage varies RAMBI open sites Information User Guide

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Dissertations/Theses

Database Coverage Provider Access About Help
Dissertations and Theses Some full-text available 1861-present ProQuest my union access only Information User Guide
Dissertations and Theses UI&U Some full text available 1971-present ProQuest my union access only Information User Guide

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Earth Sciences

Database Coverage Provider Access About Help
Academic OneFile Some full text available Most coverage 1980-present Gale my union access only “Information”  
Academic Search Premier Some full-text available Most coverage 1975-present EBSCO my union access only Information User Guide
Digital Library for Earth System Education Some full text available Coverage varies DLESE open sites Information User Guide
GEOBASE Some full text available 1980-present FirstSearch my union access only Information User Guide
InfoTrac Environmental Issues & Policy Collection Some full text available 1980-present Gale my union access only   User Guide

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Economics

Database Coverage Provider Access About Help
Academic Search Premier Some full-text available Most coverage 1975-present EBSCO my union access only Information User Guide
EconLit Some full text available 1969-present FirstSearch my union access only Information User Guide
JSTOR (Collections I-IV) Some full text available Coverage varies JSTOR my union access only Information User Guide

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Education

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Database Coverage Provider Access About Help
Academic OneFile Some full text available Most coverage 1980-present Gale my union access only “Information”  
Academic Search Premier Some full-text available Most coverage 1975-present EBSCO my union access only Information User Guide
Child Care & Early Education Research Connections Some full text available Coverage varies NCCP open sites Information User Guide
Digital Library for Earth System Education Some full text available Coverage varies DLESE open sites Information User Guide
Education: SAGE Full Text Collection Some full-text available 1970-present CSA my union access only Information User Guide
Education Research Complete Some full-text available Most coverage 1980-present EBSCO my union access only Information User Guide
Education Review: a journal of book reviews Some full-text available Coverage varies Education Review open sites Information
ERIC Some full text available 1966-present FirstSearch