SELECTIVE INDEX: ABI/Inform | Academic Search Premier | Agricola | Alternative Press Index | ArticleFirst | Arts and Humanities Citation Index | Basic BIOSIS | BioDigest | Books in Print | Business Source Premier | CINAHL (with Headings) | ClasePeriodica | Clinical Pharmacology | Dissertation Abstracts (2 versions) | EBSCO Animals | ECO | EconLit | Encyclopedia Americana | Encyclopedia Britannica (campus only) | ERIC (3 versions) | Funk/Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia | General Science Index | GPO | Health Source: Consumer Edition | Health Source: Nursing/Academic | Issues and Controversies on File | LexisNexis Academic | Literary Reference Center | MAS Ultra, School Edition | MasterFILE Premier | MEDLINE (2 versions) | Middle Search Plus | MLA Bibliography | Newspaper Source | NoveList | OT Search | PAIS | PapersFirst | Pre-Cihahl | Primary Search | ProceedingsFirst | Professional Development Collection | ProQuest Research Core | PsycARTICLES | Psychology and Behavioral Science Collection | PsycINFO | Regional Business News | Religion and Philosophy Collection | Religion--ProQuest | Serials Solutions - Full Text Journals | Social Science Abstracts | Social Work Abstracts | Sociological Collection | Test Reviews Online | Topic Search | UnionList | World Almanac | World Cat
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NOTE: Most of these databases are accessible from home via User/Password logon. Stop by the Circulation Desk for a handout listing this information per database (you must show a current Spalding ID to obtain a copy). |
| ABI/Inform | Description:
Contains over 1000 premier worldwide business periodicals for
information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources,
finance, taxation, computers, and more. Also, information on 60,000+
companies. Full Text: Yes Years Covered: 1996-present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: ProQuest Direct |
| Academic Search Premier | Description:
Covers a wide range of
academic subjects. Features full text for selected journals, abstracts
and indexing for over 3,600 scholarly journals, and coverage of The Wall
Street Journal, The New York Times and The Christian Science Monitor. Full Text: Yes, for selected journals Years Covered: 1975-present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOHost |
| Agricola | Description:
Compiled by the U.S. National Agricultural
Library (NAL), this database encompasses all aspects of agriculture and
allied disciplines. AGRICOLA consists of over 3,300,000 citations to
journal articles, monographs, theses, patents, software, audiovisual
materials and technical reports. Full Text: No Years Covered: 1970-present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOhost |
| Alternative Press Index | Description:
Indexes nearly 300 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and
magazines. Coverage is international and interdisciplinary. Full Text: No Years Covered: 1991 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, consortia account |
Arts and Humanities Citation Index | Description:
Provides access to over 1000 arts and humanities titles as well as related social science and science titles Full Text: No Years Covered: 1980 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, consortia account |
| ArticleFirst | Description:
Provides Table of Contents access to more than 12,000
journals in business, humanities, medicine, science, social science,
technology & popular culture Full Text: No Years Covered: 1990 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, consortia account |
| Basic BIOSIS | Description:
Covers the basic core of life science journals found in
college and university libraries and written for undergraduate
non-biology majors. Includes both popular & scholarly
journals. Full Text: No Years Covered: Current year & most recent four update years Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, library account |
| BioAgIndex | Description:
Leading publications in agriculture, biology, forestry, and
ecology. Full Text: No Years Covered: 1983 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, library account |
| BioDigest |
Description:
Life-science information written in a non-technical style Full Text: No Years Covered: 1989 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, library account |
| Biography Index | Description:
Indexes articles, books, and autobiographies for biographical
subjects from antiquity to the present. Includes individual and
collective biographies from all fields and nationalities Full Text: No Years Covered: 1984 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, library account |
| Books in Print | Description:
Describes in-print books from North American publishers and
U.S. distributors and wholesalers. Contains full-text book reviews
from selected journals. Years Covered: Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, library account |
| Business Source Premier | Description:
Provides full text for over 2,580 scholarly business journals
covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international
business and much more. Full Text: Yes Years Covered: 1990 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOhost |
| CINAHL (with Headings) | Description:
Complete coverage of English-language and non-English
language nursing journals and publications in nursing, biomedicine,
health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine,
consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines, and contains: indexing
for over 1,600 current nursing and allied health journals and
publications dating back to 1982 with over 700,000 records and abstracts
for over 1,400 journals, including over 450 author-supplied abstracts
indexing for journals, books and book chapters, dissertations, selected
conference proceedings, standards of practice, pamphlets, educational
software packages and audiovisual material. Internal subject thesaurus
includes over 11,000 terms 4,500 unique to CINAHL. Full text material
includes 56 journals plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical
paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trials. Full Text: Some articles Years Covered: 1982 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOhost |
| ClasePeriodica | Description:
Index of Latin American
journals in the sciences and humanities. Offers access to more than 400,000 bibliographic citations from documents
published in 2,600 scholarly journals published in the Spanish, Portuguese,
French and English languages. Contains information from articles, essays, book reviews, monographs, conference
proceedings, technical reports, interviews and brief notes published in journals
edited in 24 different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as
from publications that focus on Pan-American issues. Full Text: No Years Covered: 1975-present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch Consortia |
| Clinical Pharmacology | Description:
Clinical Pharmacology contains current, concise and clinically-relevant drug
monographs for all U.S. prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional
supplements, over-the-counter products and new and investigational drugs. Drugs
may be searched by their generic or brand names. Clinical Pharmacology is made
up of Drug Monograph and Patient Education Records. Drug Monographs include
description, mechanism of action, and pharmacokinetics. Patient Education
Records contain such information as what the medication is used for, what their
health care professional should know before taking the medication, how the
medication should be taken, what they should do if a dose is missed, what other
medications can interact, what side effects may be noticed, what to watch for,
and where to keep the medication. Full Text: yes Years Covered: Unknown Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOhost |
| Dissertation Abstracts - Digital Dissertations (UMI version) | Description: Full Text: Free 21 page preview in PDF format, 1997 to present. Full text available for a fee - available via the web site with a credit card More Information: http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/about_pqdd Years Covered: Location: Library web page Access Points: On campus only Vendor: ProQuest |
| Dissertation Abstracts (OCLC version) | Description:
Selectively covers masters theses and dissertations including
dissertations from Canada, Great Britain, and Europe. This version
provides only the abstracts. Full Text: No Years Covered: 1861 to present Abstracts since 1980 Thesis abstracts since 1988 Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, library account |
| EBSCO Animals | Description:
EBSCO's Encyclopedia of Animals offers in-depth information
on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of
indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and
habitat of familiar animals. Within some of the full text, image links
are available for the Windows client. Images are accessed by
double-clicking any image graphic. Full Text: Yes Years Covered: Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOHost |
| ECO | Description: Years Covered: Location: Access Points: |
| EconLit | Description:
Provides access to over 620 sources in the field of
economics. Full Text: No Years Covered: 1969 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, library account |
| Encyclopedia Americana | Description:
Now available only through the
Kentucky Virtual Library. Link to left will take you to the general
KYVL site, where you can access Encyclopedia Americana from the
Reference group. An online version of the traditional print Encyclopedia
covering general topics. This
is version 2.5 of Encyclopedia Americana Online, released August
2000. Version 2.5 supports Netscape Navigator 2.0 or later and Microsoft
Internet Explorer 3.0 or later. Full Text: Yes Years Covered: Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: KYVL - Grolier |
| Encyclopedia Britannica | Description:
An online version of the newest print edition, covering general
and specific topics, but multimedia in format and integrated with the
Internet; also features one-click definitions/synonyms from Meriam-Webster.
Users can locate information quickly by using Boolean operators. Full Text: Yes Years Covered: Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus only, Library Vendor: Encyclopedia Britannica |
| ERIC (KYVL version) | Description:
Contains annotated references to educational materials issued
in the monthly Resources in Education (RIE) and to journal articles
issued in the monthly Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) Full Text: RIE documents only Years Covered: 1966 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: KYVL |
| ERIC
(EBSCOHost
version)
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Description:
Contains annotated references to educational materials issued
in the monthly Resources in Education (RIE) and to journal articles
issued in the monthly Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) Full Text: No Years Covered: 1966 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOHost, library account |
| ERIC (ERIC version) | Description:
Contains annotated references to educational materials issued
in the monthly Resources in Education (RIE) and to journal articles
issued in the monthly Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) Full Text: No Years Covered: 1966 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser Vendor: ERIC |
| ERIC (OCLC version) | Description:
Contains annotated references to educational materials issued
in the monthly Resources in Education (RIE) and to journal articles
issued in the monthly Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) Full Text: ERIC Digests (2,046 from 1981-1999) only; RIE/CIJE abstracts Years Covered: 1966 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser Vendor: ERIC |
| Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia | Description:
Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating
to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text
records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals. Full Text: Yes Years Covered: Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOhost |
| General Science Index | Description:
Covers everything from supernovas to marine pollution and is the
ideal source for researchers seeking information on a variety of
scientific topics. Indexes leading journals and magazines from the
United States and Great Britain. Full Text: No Years Covered: 1984 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, library account |
| GPO | Description:
Records produced by federal agencies and published by the Government
Printing Office. Includes references fro documents to congressional
committee reports and hearings, debates, documents from executives
departments, and more. Full Text: No Years Covered: 1975 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, library account |
| Health Source: Consumer Edition | Description:
With Health Source - Consumer Edition you can search for information on
many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and
nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Health Source
-Consumer Edition features searchable full text for over 190 journals
including Consumer Reports on Health and Men’s Health, as well as
abstracts and indexing for over 205 general health, nutrition and
professional health care publications. Full Text: Yes Years Covered: Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOhost |
| Health Source: Nursing/Academic | Description:
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
provides nearly 540 scholarly full text journals focusing on many
medical disciplines. Also featured are abstracts and indexing for over
575 journals. This database is updated on a daily basis. Full Text: Yes Years Covered: Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOhost |
| Issues
and Controversies on File |
Description:
Provides objective analysis, clear explanation of opposing points of
view and numerous special features (e.g., chronologies, illustrations,
maps, etc.) for quickly grasping the essentials of even the most complex
topics. More than 250 controversial topics are covered and all are
full-text searchable. Full Text: Yes Years Covered: 1995 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: Facts-on-File, library account |
| LexisNexis Academic | Description:
Includes records for selected library journals, books (more than 600 a
year), conference proceedings, library school theses, pamphlets, and
book reviews. Full Text: No Years Covered: 1980 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, library account |
| Literary Reference Center | Description:
A broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works
across literary disciplines and timeframes. Over 75,000 articles of
literary criticism, 130,000 author bios, full text from over 300
literary journals, over 500,000 book reviews, 75,000 articles of
literary criticism, over 25,000 classic and contemporary poems, 11,000
short stories, 3,000+ author interviews, plus many important and highly
regarded literature reference books and series. Full Text: Yes Years Covered: 1980 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOHost |
| MAS Ultra, School Edition | Description:
MAS Ultra - School Edition provides full text from over 490
periodicals covering general reference, health, science, and other
areas. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and
abstracts for 545 magazines. This database also includes over 3,000
charts, tables and graphs converted to ASCII text; 5,000 full text
Magill Book Reviews; full text of 140 Macmillan books; over 540 health
and science-related pamphlets in full text; coverage of the CIA World
Factbook; and Essential Documents in American History. F Full Text: Yes Years Covered: 1984 (full text 1990) Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOhost |
| MasterFILE Premier | Description:
MasterFILE Premier provides full text for more than 1,900 general
reference, business, consumer health, general science, and
multi-cultural periodicals. In addition to the full text, this database
offers indexing and abstracts for over 2,510 periodicals. The
database also contains full text for nearly 200 reference and travel
books; 88,000 biographies; 60,000 primary source documents; and 91,000
photos, maps, and flags. This database is updated daily. Full Text: Yes Years Covered: varies, some full text from 1975 Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOhost |
| MEDLINE | Description:
MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on
medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care
system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National
Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses (MeSH) indexing with tree numbers,
tree hierarchy and explosion capabilities to search abstracts from over
4,000 current biomedical journals. Included are citations from Index
Medicus, the International Nursing Index, Index to Dental Literature,
PREMEDLINE, AIDSLINE, BIOETHICSLINE and HealthSTAR. Full Text: Some Years Covered: 1965 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOhost |
| Medline | MEDLINE provides authoritative
medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary
medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.
Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses (MeSH)
indexing with tree numbers, tree hierarchy and explosion capabilities to
search abstracts from over 4,000 current biomedical journals. Included
are citations from Index Medicus, the International Nursing Index, Index
to Dental Literature, PREMEDLINE, AIDSLINE, BIOETHICSLINE and HealthSTAR. Full Text: Some Years Covered: 1965 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, consortia account |
| Middle Search Plus | Description:
Middle Search Plus provides full text from over 140 general
reference, health and science magazines. In addition to the full text,
this database offers indexing and abstracts for over 170 magazines. This
database includes 2,000 charts, tables and graphs converted to ASCII
text; full text of 52 reference books; full text of hundreds of
pamphlets; over 5,000 full text Magill Book Reviews; Funk &
Wagnall’s New Encyclopedia; coverage of the CIA World Factbook;
Essential Documents in American History and The Encyclopedia of Animals. Full Text: Yes Years Covered: 1984 (full text, 1990) - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOhost |
| MLA Bibliography | Description:
Covers Literature, language, linguistics, folklore.
Indexes books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings,
dissertations, and bibliographies. Full Text: No Years Covered: 1963 to present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, library account |
| Newspaper Source | Description:
Newspaper Source contains full text for 224 regional U.S.
newspapers, eighteen international newspapers, six newswires, nine
newspaper columns, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Los Angeles
Times (for a total of 224 full text newspapers and other sources). This
database also contains indexing and abstracts for four national
newspapers. Full Text: Yes Years Covered: Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOhost |
| NoveList | Description:
NoveList contains materials for all ages including picture books,
children's "chapter" books, young adult titles and books for
adult readers. Updated monthly, the NoveList database integrates
information from a variety of sources. Full Text: No Years Covered: Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOhost |
| OT Search | Description:
Provides access to the literature of Occupational Therapy. Full Text: No Years Covered: Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: AOTA |
| PAIS | Description:
Database chronicling global public policy and social issues.
Provides selective subjects and bibliographic access to periodicals,
books, hearings, reports, gray literature, government publications,
Internet resources, and other publications from 120 countries. Full Text: No Years Covered: 1972 to present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, library account |
| PapersFirst | Description:
Index of papers presented at
conferences worldwide. Covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre. Full Text: No Years Covered: 1993 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, consortia account |
| Pre-Cinahl | Description:
A companion database to CINAHL, Pre-CINAHL is intended to provide
current awareness of new journal articles, and includes a rotating file of
limited bibliographic information (no subject searching), which are available to
researchers only for the time when these articles are being assigned additional
indexing. This enables users to gain access to article citations that otherwise
would not be available. Once the bibliographic records are complete, they are
added to the CINAHL database and removed from Pre-CINAHL. Full Text: Yes Years Covered: Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOhost |
| Primary Search | Description:
Primary Search provides full text from 50 children’s
magazines appropriate for elementary schools and children’s reading
rooms. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and
abstracts for nearly 80 magazines. Other full text sources include: The
World Almanac of the U.S.A. and The World Almanac for Kids; The
Encyclopedia of Animals; Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia; and full
text for over 100 pamphlets. Full Text: Yes Years Covered: Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOhost |
| ProceedingsFirst | Description:
Index of worldwide conference proceedings. Covers every
published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and
meeting received by The
British Library Document Supply Centre. Contains in each
record a list of the papers presented at each conference. Full Text: No Years Covered: 1993 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, consortia account |
| Professional Development Collection | Description:
A highly specialized collection of over 450 full text
journals, designed for professional educators. Full Text: Yes Years Covered: Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, consortia account |
| ProQuest Research Core | Description:
Provides basic coverage of all subject areas
including: arts, business, children, education, general interest,
health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural,
psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests. Years Covered: mid 1980's - present Full Text: Yes Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: ProQuest Direct |
| PsycARTICLES | Description:
This database provides full text articles on current issues
in psychology from respected sources, spanning from 1988 to the present.
PsycARTICLES includes more than 25,000 full-text articles from 42
journals published by American Psychological Association and allied
organizations. All journals included in this database are indexed in
PsycINFO. Full Text: Yes Years Covered: 1988 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOHost |
| Psychology and Behavioral Science Collection | Description:
The Psychology & Behavioral Sciences
Collection is a comprehensive database with nearly 480 full text titles
covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics,
psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and
observational and experimental methods. Full Text: Yes Years Covered: Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, consortia account |
| PsycINFO | Description:
Provides indexing and abstracts for over one
million articles in 1,700 journals from over 50 countries. This
database, provided by the American Psychological Association, also
includes abstracts for dissertations, books and book chapters ranging in
date from 1887 to the present. Full Text: No Years Covered: 1887 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, consortia account |
| Regional Business News | Description:
This database provides comprehensive full
text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business
News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and
newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United
States. This database is updated on a daily basis. Full Text: Nearly 60 journals included are full text. Years Covered: Mid 90s - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOHost |
| Religion and Philosophy Collection | Description:
The Religion & Philosophy Collection is a
comprehensive database covering such topics as world religions, major
denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology,
political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the
history of philosophy. With over 240 full text journals and unparalleled
coverage of the subject areas, the Religion & Philosophy Collection
is an essential tool for researchers and students of theology and
philosophical studies. Full Text: Some Years Covered: Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, consortia account |
| Religion ProQuest | Description:
Coverage of religious (all major religions represented)
affairs and thinking from the top periodicals. Full Text: Yes, nearly all titles included in this database Years Covered: Varies, from later 90s through present Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: ProQuest |
| Serial Solutions - Full-Text Articles | Description: Full Text: nearly all titles included in this database Years Covered: Varies, from later 90s through present Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: ProQuest |
| Social Work Abstracts | Description:
The Social Work Abstracts database, produced by the National
Association of Social Workers, Inc., contains more than 35,000 records
from social work and other related journals on topics such as
homelessness, AIDS, child and family welfare, aging, substance abuse,
legislation, community organization, and more. Full Text: No Years Covered: 1977 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: SilverPlatter |
| Sociological Collection | Description:
The Sociological Collection is a comprehensive database with
nearly 580 full text titles. This database provides information on all
areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies,
interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social
structure. Sociological Collection can be searched independently, but
also allows users to conveniently link to full text from citations
within the Sociological Abstracts database. These citations, when viewed
via EBSCOhost, have the ability to link to full text for articles
contained within Sociological Collection. This database also features
more than 500 peer-reviewed journals and PDF images. Full Text: Some Years Covered: Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOhost |
| Test Reviews Online | Description:
Test information as it appears in the Mental Measurements
Yearbook series, covering tests in education, psychology,
business/vocational and other fields. Includes about 4,000
commercially available tests, over 2,000 of which have been critically
reviewed by the Buros Institute and available to the searcher for
$15/review. Publisher contact information is provided for
purchasing test copies. Full Text: No Years Covered: Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser--open searching, but reviews of tests cost $15 each. Vendor: Buros Institute |
| Topic Search | Description:
This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political and
economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in
today's classrooms. Students can use either the dropdown menus for Current
Events or Topics to easily locate relevant articles. TOPICsearch
contains full text for over 78,000 articles from 3,000 diverse sources including
international and regional newspapers, EBSCO's unparalleled periodicals
collection, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets,
government information and EBSCO's Current Issues database. This
database provides full text for more than 1,550 publications. In addition to the
full text, indexing and abstracts are provided for more than 1,650 journals.
Topics covered include: Aging, AIDS, Alcohol, Computers, Crime, Drugs,
Education, Energy, Ethics, Family, Health, Human Rights, Multiculturalism,
National Debate, People, Religion, Sports, Women, Work, World Affairs, etc. Full Text: Yes Years Covered: Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: EBSCOhost |
| UnionLists | Description:
List of periodicals held by OCLC member libraries Full Text: No Years Covered: Current Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, consortia account |
| World Almanac | Description:
Includes biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts, statistics Full Text: Yes Years Covered: 1998 - present Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, consortia account |
| World Cat | Description:
Includes citations to millions of books held in libraries
worldwide. Full Text: No Years Covered: Location: Library web page Access Points: Campus, Library, Off-campus via browser and user ID/password Vendor: FirstSearch, consortia account |