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General || Business || Christian Studies || Education || Exercise Science || Fine Arts || Literature, Language, and Communication || Sciences || Social Sciences

Alphabetical List of Library Databases Databases highlighted in green are freely available on the web and are not subscription databases.

General
Academic OneFile*	A database with more than 9,000 titles in all academic subjects, of which nearly 7,000 are peer-reviewed, also includes the full-text of the NY Times from 1995, the full-text of the Financial Times, and Times of London from 1985.
Article First*	via FirstSearch, index to articles from 12,500 journals; 1990 to present.
ARTstor	digital library of over 300,000 art images and associated information. Prehistoric to contemporary, international in scope, includes architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts and design. To use, enable cookies, Java scripts, disable pop-up blockers. Technical help.
Associations Unlimited*	online version of the Encyclopedia of Associations.
Biography Resource Center	full-text biographical information on more than one million people in all disciplines.
Britannica Online*	searchable online version of the classic encyclopedia.
ConsumerIndex	via FirstSearch, index of articles providing consumer information.
Directory of Open Access Journals	covers free access, full-text, quality-controlled scientific and scholarly journals. Multidisciplinary.
Expanded Academic Index ASAP*	interdisciplinary index of over 2000 journals, with half full-text, excellent for ALL academic subjects.
Fact on File*	brings together core reference databases for information about events, issues, statistics--all full text. Note: failure to access database may occur when campus network system is heavily used.
Google Scholar	searches scholarly literature, to include peer-reviewed papers, dissertations, book citations, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from a variety of content providers. Some content is available in full text. (About)
Ingenta	internet-based index to over 33,000 academic and professional publications, by subject area.
JAKE	a free resource that identifies databases worldwide that index a journal. Just type in the title of your journal. (not always up to date)
JSTOR*	a full-text scholarly journal collection consisting of back issues of journals in many different subject areas; some of the journals go back to the 1800's.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe*	full-text news dating back 20 years, business, legal, and medical materials-great for newspaper articles.
NetLibrary *	full-text electronic books, approximately 38,000 titles, covering all academic subject areas.
OAIster	internet-based collection of freely available, academically-oriented digital resources that are easily searchable.
Online Reference Books*	over ten full-text encyclopedias covering subjects education, history, science, religion, and social science.
PapersFirst*	via Firstsearch, index of papers presented at conferences worldwide.
Polling the Nations*	full-text from 14,000 surveys by 700 polling organizations in U.S. and 80 countries.
Proceedings	via FirstSearch, index of worldwide conference proceedings.
World Almanac *	via FirstSearch, the famous almanac full text, online.
World Catalog*	via FirstSerach, includes millions of book citations from libraries worldwide.

Business
Academic OneFile*	A database with more than 9,000 titles in all academic subjects, of which nearly 7,000 are peer-reviewed, also includes the full-text of the NY Times from 1995, the full-text of the Financial Times, and Times of London from 1985.
Business & Company Resource Center*	includes full-text articles, company profiles, financial reports.
Expanded Academic Index ASAP	full-text articles and abstracts in all academic subject areas.
Consumer Index (FirstSearch)	via FirstSearch, index of articles providing consumer information on all topics.
Factiva	a web-based information service that provides powerful tools for searching and monitoring global news and business.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe*	full-text news dating back 20 years,-business, legal, and medical materials, includes full-text newspapers.

Christian Studies
Academic OneFile*	A database with more than 9,000 titles in all academic subjects, of which nearly 7,000 are peer-reviewed, also includes the full-text of the NY Times from 1995, the full-text of the Financial Times, and Times of London from 1985.
ARTstor	digital library of over 300,000 art images and associated information. Prehistoric to contemporary, international in scope, includes architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts and design. To use, enable cookies, Java scripts, disable pop-up blockers. Technical help.
ATLAS Religion Database*	covers Religion Index One:Periodicals, Religion Index Two: Multi-Author Works, Index to Book Reviews in Religion, Research in Ministry and Methodist Reviews Index. Coverage includes journal articles, books, essays, dissertations, proceedings and book reviews. Full Text for over 75 journals (1949-present)
JSTOR*	a full-text scholarly journal collection consisting of back issues of journals in many different subject areas; some of the journals go back to the 1800's.
Online Reference Books*	over ten full-text encyclopedias covering subjects education, history, science, religion, and social science.

Education
Academic OneFile*	A database with more than 9,000 titles in all academic subjects, of which nearly 7,000 are peer-reviewed, also includes the full-text of the NY Times from 1995, the full-text of the Financial Times, and Times of London from 1985.
AERA Contemporary Women's Issues	American Education Research Association - Open Access Journals in the field of Education. Scholarly, peer-reviewed, full-text journals. via FirstSearch, covers health and human rights issues.
Digital Library of Appalachia*	seeks to provide online access to archival and historical images and materials related to the culture of the southern and central Appalachian region. The over 1000 items in the database include reproductions of photographs, reformatted typed pages, published books, unpublished manuscripts, personal diaries and correspondence, journal and newspaper articles, musical recordings, oral history recordings and transcripts, and other related reproductions.
ERIC *	ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center), the world's largest source of education information, contains more than 950,000 abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice.
JSTOR*	a full-text scholarly journal collection consisting of back issues of journals in many different subject areas; some of the journals go back to the 1800's.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe*	full-text news dating back 20 years, business, legal, and medical materials-great for newspaper articles and legal info.
Online Reference Books*	over ten full-text encyclopedias covering subjects education, history, science, religion, and social science.

Exercise and Sport Science
Academic OneFile*	A database with more than 9,000 titles in all academic subjects, of which nearly 7,000 are peer-reviewed, also includes the full-text of the NY Times from 1995, the full-text of the Financial Times, and Times of London from 1985.
Business & Company Resource Center*	indexes over 1,000 journals, with more than half full-text.
Contemporary Women's Issues	via Firstsearch, covers health and human rights issues.
ERIC*	via FirstSearch, ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center), the world's largest source of education information, contains more than 950,000 abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. It also contains the complete text of ERIC Digests.
Medline*	a comprehensive database of biomedical literature produced by the National Library of Medicine, coverage 1966-present.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection*	provides coverage of more than 550 full-text journals, including nearly 500 peer-reviewed titles. The database covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Nearly every full-text title included in this database is indexed in PsycINFO, a database of the American Psychological Association
PsycInfo*	indexing and abstracting service of the American Psychological Association from 1887-now.

Fine Arts
Academic OneFile*	A database with more than 9,000 titles in all academic subjects, of which nearly 7,000 are peer-reviewed, also includes the full-text of the NY Times from 1995, the full-text of the Financial Times, and Times of London from 1985.
Arts & Humanities Search	via FirstSearch, citations referencing more than 1,300 of leading journals in the field.
ARTstor	digital library of over 300,000 art images and associated information. Prehistoric to contemporary, international in scope, includes architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts and design. To use, enable cookies, Java scripts, disable pop-up blockers. Technical help.
Digital Library of Appalachia*	seeks to provide online access to archival and historical images and materials related to the culture of the southern and central Appalachian region. The over 1000 items in the database include reproductions of photographs, reformatted typed pages, published books, unpublished manuscripts, personal diaries and correspondence, journal and newspaper articles, musical recordings, oral history recordings and transcripts, and other related reproductions.
Grove Art Online*	provides web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art (1996, 34 vols.) with annual additions of new material and updates to the text.
Grove Music Online*	full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.

Literature, Language, & Communication
Academic OneFile*	A database with more than 9,000 titles in all academic subjects, of which nearly 7,000 are peer-reviewed, also includes the full-text of the NY Times from 1995, the full-text of the Financial Times, and Times of London from 1985.
JSTOR*	a full-text scholarly journal collection consisting of back issues of journals in many different subject areas; some of the journals go back to the 1800's.
Literature Resource Center*	full-text literature resources for all research in literature.
MLA Bibliography*	index to information on languages, grammar and literature.
Oxford English Dictionary*	online version of the classic work on the meaning of words.

Sciences
Academic OneFile*	A database with more than 9,000 titles in all academic subjects, of which nearly 7,000 are peer-reviewed, also includes the full-text of the NY Times from 1995, the full-text of the Financial Times, and Times of London from 1985.
American Chemical Society	web editions of approximately 33 journals
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences	web-based, full-text version of a twenty-volume print encyclopedia.
GeoBase	via FirstSearch, worldwide literature on geography, geology, and ecology.
JSTOR*	a full-text scholarly journal collection consisting of back issues of journals in many different subject areas; some of the journals go back to the 1800's.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe*	full-text news dating back 20 years, business, legal, and medical materials.
Medline	a comprehensive database of biomedical literature produced by the National Library of Medicine, coverage 1966-present.
Medline Plus	prescription and over-the-counter drug information, a service of the National Library of Medicine.
Online Reference Books*	over ten full-text encyclopedias covering subjects education, history, science, religion, and social science.
PubMed	a free ervice of the NLM, provides access to over 12 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's. Includes links to many sites providing full-text articles and other resources.
Wiley InterScience	full-text books and reference books, covering every field of science.

Social Sciences
Academic OneFile*	A database with more than 9,000 titles in all academic subjects, of which nearly 7,000 are peer-reviewed, also includes the full-text of the NY Times from 1995, the full-text of the Financial Times, and Times of London from 1985.
ARTstor	digital library of over 300,000 art images and associated information. Prehistoric to contemporary, international in scope, includes architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts and design. To use, enable cookies, Java scripts, disable pop-up blockers. Technical help.
ATLAS Religion Database*	a religion database that includes religious perspectives on social issues.
Alternative Press Index	via FirstSearch, indexes journals covering cultural, economic, political & social change.
American Civil War: Letters and Diaries	more than 1,000 sources of diaries, letters, and memoirs to provide access to thousands of views on almost every aspect of the war, including what was happening at home.
Contemporary Women's Issues	via FirstSearch, covers health and human rights issues.
Criminal Justice Periodicals Index*	includes full-text of 50 journals and indexes and abstracts over 190 US and international journals, from 1981 forward.
Digital Library of Appalachia*	seeks to provide online access to archival and historical images and materials related to the culture of the southern and central Appalachian region. The over 1000 items in the database include reproductions of photographs, reformatted typed pages, published books, unpublished manuscripts, personal diaries and correspondence, journal and newspaper articles, musical recordings, oral history recordings and transcripts, and other related reproductions.
Early American Imprints	full-text digitization of the microform set Early American Imprints, Series I (1639-1800), which was itself based on the American Bibliography of Charles Evans (14 vols., 1903-34, 1955-59).
Early Encounters in North America	sources from diaries, letters, and memoirs about the people, cultures, and environment
HarpWeek	enables you to directly experience the full-text richness and historical significance of Harper’s Weekly, America's leading 19th century illustrated newspaper.
History Resource Center	access to more than 5,000 original documents, over 100 journals and other periodicals with full-text access to articles, references resources including the 9-11 Commission Report; search by person, subject or time period use a chronological timeline; use the Student Research Guide for help writing history papers. Also includes resources for faculty.
JSTOR*	a full-text scholarly journal collection consisting of back issues of journals in many different subject areas; some of the journals go back to the 1800's.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe*	full-text news dating back 20 years, business, legal, and medical materials.
LISTA	contains extensive abstracting and indexing content from over 600 of the library science industry's most well-known journals and periodicals.
Medline*	a comprehensive database of biomedical literature produced by the National Library of Medicine, coverage 1966-present.
North American Women's Letters and Diaries	sources from diaries, letters, and memories from Colonial to 1950
Online Reference Books*	over ten full-text encyclopedias covering subjects education, history, science, religion, and social science.
Polling the Nations*	full-text from 14,000 surveys by 700 polling organizations in U.S. and 80 countries.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection*	provides coverage of more than 550 full-text journals, including nearly 500 peer-reviewed titles. The database covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Nearly every full-text title included in this database is indexed in PsycINFO, a database of the American Psychological Association
PsycInfo*	from the American Psychological Association, contains over two million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines, dating as far back as 1840.
Statesmans' Yearbook Online	provides accurate information on the current political, economic, and social status of every country.
Wiley InterScience	full-text science books, includes psychology, statistics
Working Women, 1870-1930	full-text books and pamphlets, explores women's roles in the US economy between the Civil War and the Great Depression.

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