LibGuides: English Composition: Library Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals
This database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. Coverage Dates: 1984 –
Humanities Abstracts This link opens in a new window
This database provides abstracts and detailed bibliographic indexing of the most noted scholarly sources in the humanities, as well as specialized magazines.
It compasses all fields of the humanities, including art, classical studies, dance, film, journalism, philosophy, religion, and more. EBSCO has the premier and most highly regarded scholarly vocabularies curated by subject matter experts.
MasterFILE Premier This link opens in a new window
Designed for public libraries, MasterFILE Premier contains full text for general reference magazines and publications covering a wide range of subject areas including business, health, education, general science, and multicultural issues
It also includes an extensive image collection of more than 2 million photos, maps, and flags. Content includes 1,579 full-text magazines and journals, and 55,000 full-text primary source documents.
TOPICSearch This link opens in a new window
Current events database allowing researchers to explore social, political, and economic issues, scientific discoveries, and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms.
Includes controversial opinions and viewpoints. Contains full text for over 60,000 articles from 399 diverse sources. Included in OneSearch
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
A component of the Web of Knowledge database platform. Includes the following suite of databases for coverage across the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities:
Science Citation Index Expanded (1965-present); Social Sciences Citation Index (1965-present); Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present); Conference Proceedings Citation Index: Science (1990-present); and Conference Proceedings Citation Index: Social Science & Humanities (1990- present). Dates covered: 1965-present. This database is not included in OneSearch

Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Provides contextual information and opinion on hundreds of current social issues
Drawing on the Greenhaven Press series and frequently updated, it provides viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text articles (from magazines, academic journals, and newspapers), primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites. (Gale)
Public Affairs Index This link opens in a new window
Covers all aspects of national and global contemporary public policy issues ranging from public health, the environment, housing, human and civil rights, to international commerce and conflict
Included in OneSearch
TOPICSearch This link opens in a new window
Current events database allowing researchers to explore social, political, and economic issues, scientific discoveries, and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms.
Includes controversial opinions and viewpoints. Contains full text for over 60,000 articles from 399 diverse sources. Included in OneSearch

Newspaper Navigator This link opens in a new window
Database consists of extracted visual content for 16,358,041 historic newspaper pages in Chronicling America; search and explore historic newspaper photographs.
Contains 1.56 million photos from the Newspaper Navigator dataset, consisting of all extracted photos in the dataset published between 1900 and 1963 (Library of Congress).
Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers. In addition, it offers television and radio news transcripts from major networks.
Provides complete television and radio news transcripts from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, and more.
Newswires This link opens in a new window
Provides near real-time access to top world-wide news from Associated Press, United Press International, CNN Wire and Business Wire on a continuous basis.
Access the full text of the web content, by following the link in the record. The index to the full text content in EBSCO Newswires is held for a rolling 30-day archive by EBSCO, so users can enjoy the previous 30 days of news relating to their search interests.
Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Provides contextual information and opinion on hundreds of current social issues
Drawing on the Greenhaven Press series and frequently updated, it provides viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text articles (from magazines, academic journals, and newspapers), primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites. (Gale)
Regional Business News This link opens in a new window
Provides full text for more than 80 regional U.S. and Canadian business publications.
Covers all metropolitan and rural areas within the U.S. Includes content predominantly from newspapers, newswires, trade publications, and magazines. Dates covered: 1990s-current (plus some older coverage) Included in OneSearch
Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
Offers in-depth coverage of national and international business and finance as well as first-rate coverage of hard news--all from America's premier financial newspaper.
Includes content from both print and online editions of the newspaper. Dates covered: 1984-present. This database is not included in OneSearch

Business Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
This database indexes nearly 900 business magazines and journals, full text available in over half of the resources. Coverage includes product evaluations, interviews, biographical sketches, corporate profiles, and statistical rankings.
Also included are obituaries, surveys, book reviews and reports from associations, societies, trade shows, and conferences. Dates covered: 1982-present.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Contains references to more than 1,300 journals plus indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886. Subject areas include marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance, and economics.
Additional full-text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses, faculty seminars (videos), and more. Dates covered: 1960s-present.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
IBISWorld offers expert market reports, trends, projections, statistics, and analysis for hundreds of areas; covers a wide variety of American industries
Updated semi-regularly through the year with current information, reports include information on market size, business competitors, and risk assessment.
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Mergent Online offers a wealth of textual detail on company financials, descriptions, history, property, subsidiaries, officers, and directors.
It includes financial details of over 25,000 active and inactive U.S. companies and over 300,000 annual reports from globally listed companies. Archived reports for over 10 years are available. Daily updates on confirmed executives from all U.S. traded companies featuring over 150,000 profiles on current and former executives including executive biographies and compensation information are provided.
Regional Business News This link opens in a new window
Provides full text for more than 80 regional U.S. and Canadian business publications.
Covers all metropolitan and rural areas within the U.S. Includes content predominantly from newspapers, newswires, trade publications, and magazines. Dates covered: 1990s-current (plus some older coverage) Included in OneSearch
Small Business Reference Source This link opens in a new window
Small Business Reference Source offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to address many small business topics.
It includes business videos, a help and advice section and details on how to create business plans. Also included are state-specific resources, start-up business plans, and industry information.
Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
Offers in-depth coverage of national and international business and finance as well as first-rate coverage of hard news--all from America's premier financial newspaper.
Includes content from both print and online editions of the newspaper. Dates covered: 1984-present. This database is not included in OneSearch
Sage Data, Powered by Data Planet This link opens in a new window
Data Planet simplifies data analysis by providing an all-in-one resource for social science researchers and students to access statistics relevant to their areas of study.
DataPlanet Provides access to more than 13.5 billion US and international datasets from over 90 sources; Supports statistical literacy with detailed source descriptions and a library of reference material addressing the basics of all things data
Human Resources Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic database covering all areas related to human resources, including human resource management, employee assistance and organizational behavior. It contains hundreds of thousands of records from industry-leading journals and magazines.
Subjects include personnel management, human capital, industrial relations, employee motivation, corporate culture, recruitment, affirmative action programs, discrimination, and diversity.

Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Contains full text for over 450 journals in communication, mass media, and other related fields.Provides indexing and abstracts for an additional 770 journals
Some cited references date as far back as 1915. Database also features over 5,400 author profiles for the most prolific, most cited, and most frequently searched for authors in the database. Dates covered: 1980s-present.
Applied Science & Technology Full Text This link opens in a new window
Created by the H.W. Wilson company, this database covers all applied science specialties. Topics include acoustics, aeronautics, neural networks, nuclear engineering, physics, and space science.
Full text for more than 200 of the 800 journals is indexed. Dates covered: 1983-present (full text 1992-present).
Humanities Abstracts This link opens in a new window
This database provides abstracts and detailed bibliographic indexing of the most noted scholarly sources in the humanities, as well as specialized magazines.
It compasses all fields of the humanities, including art, classical studies, dance, film, journalism, philosophy, religion, and more. EBSCO has the premier and most highly regarded scholarly vocabularies curated by subject matter experts.
Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
Includes citations and abstracts for articles, essays, and reviews, as well as original creative works including poems, fiction, photographs, paintings, and illustrations
Humanities International Complete includes 745 journals with searchable cited references, and 1,650 active indexed and abstracted journals of which 1,393 are peer-reviewed.

Education Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides coverage for a wide range of topics, including adult education, continuing education, literacy standards, multicultural education, secondary education, higher education, and distance education.
Also included are topics of religious education, instructional media, teaching methods, and school administration. Indexes over 770 periodicals dating back to 1983 and includes full text content from over 350 journals as far back as 1996. Dates covered: 1983-present.
Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window
Covers scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education, including educational specialties, testing, curriculum instruction, administration, policy, funding, and related issues
Provides full text for over 1,400 journals plus indexing and abstracts for 2,300+ other journals. Includes full text for over 550 books, monographs, and numerous education-related conference papers. Dates covered: 1960s-present.
ERIC: EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC), the world's largest source of education information, contains abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice.
Includes descriptions and evaluations of programs, research reports and surveys, curriculum and teaching guides, instructional materials, position papers, and resource materials. ERIC currently boasts more than 1.3 million bibliographic records plus links to more than 323,000 full-text documents. Dates covered: 1966-present.
Professional Development Collection This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive collection of full-text education journals.
Includes over 700 abstracted/indexed journals (500+ of which are peer reviewed) and over 500 full-text journals (350+ of which are peer reviewed). Also contains over 200 educational reports. This database is a subset of Education Research Complete. Dates covered: 1963-present (plus some older content). This database is not included in OneSearch

Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
Contains full text for 920+ journals and 190+ monographs and features more than 2.4 million records from more than 2,200 domestic and international titles, some going back as far as 1888.
Offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine and freshwater science, geography, pollution and waste management, legal matters, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. Dates covered: 1970s-present (plus some older content) Included in OneSearch
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
Collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles include content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations, and local/national governments.
Index, abstracts, and full text of articles covering all aspects of human impact on the environment. Topics covered include global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. GreenFILE is multidisciplinary by nature and draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health, and technology.
Public Affairs Index This link opens in a new window
Covers all aspects of national and global contemporary public policy issues ranging from public health, the environment, housing, human and civil rights, to international commerce and conflict
Included in OneSearch
Agricola This link opens in a new window
Contains bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Library. Includes more than 4.8 million citations: journal articles, book chapters, monographs, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials, and technical reports related to agriculture
Database encompasses all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, food and human nutrition, agricultural engineering and technology, and earth and environmental sciences. (EBSCOhost).
Energy & Power Source This link opens in a new window
Cover-to-cover indexing of over 4,800 publications, including journals, monographs, magazines, and trade publications, dealing with energy industry-related issues.
Science Reference Source This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full-text science-oriented content.
Science Reference Source contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. Topics covered include biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. Science Reference Center also satisfies the demand for standards-based content by providing teachers and librarians with articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards. Included in OneSearch
Science Gov This link opens in a new window
Gateway to authentic gov't. science information and research results
Provides a search of over 45 scientific databases and 200 million pages of science information. Includes access to over 2,100 scientific websites. An inter-agency initiative of 18 U.S. gov't. science organizations within 14 federal agencies. This resource is not included in OneSearch

Gender Studies Database This link opens in a new window
Covers the full spectrum of gender-engaged scholarship inside and outside academia. Includes professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, reports, theses and dissertations, and more.
Access to more than 921,000 records, thousands of links to freely available and indexed full-text articles and documents on the Web, and hundreds of links to carefully selected and important websites. Dates covered: 1930s-present (plus some older content).
LGBTQ+ Source This link opens in a new window
LGBTQ+ Source includes the full text of more than 140 current or historically significant LGBTQ+ journals, magazines, and regional newspapers, as well as more than 150 full-text monographs/books.
Includes indexing of additional books and periodicals. Topics covered include LGBT Studies, issues affecting the lives of LGBTQ people. Disciplines covered by LGBT Life include civil liberties, culture, employment, family, history, psychology, religion, sociology and more.
SocIndex with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive and high quality sociology research database.
Includes over 2.1 million records, providing full text for 860+ journals (dating back to 1908), 830+ books/monographs, and 16,800+ conference papers. Abstracts more than 1,300 core journals as well as 3,350+ additional journals. Encompasses all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of sociology, including: abortion, criminology and criminal justice violence; demography; ethnic and racial studies; gender studies; marriage and family; substance abuse and other addictions; rural and urban sociology; social development social structure; social work; sociological research and theory; and many others. Also features over 25,000 author profiles per the most prolific, most cited, and most frequently searched-for authors in the database. Dates covered: 1903-present. Included in OneSearch
Women's Studies International This link opens in a new window
Covers the core disciplines in women’s studies, including the latest scholarship in feminist research.
Contains 871,000+ records based upon content from over 2,000 different periodicals. Sources include journals, newspapers, newsletters, bulletins, books, book chapters, proceedings, reports, theses, dissertations, NGO studies, websites, web documents, and more. Dates covered: 1960s-present (plus some older content). Included in OneSearch

Political Science Complete This link opens in a new window
This database provides extensive coverage on global political topics.
Contains full text for more than 550 journals, along with indexing and abstracting for over 2,900. PSC also provides over 340 full-text reference books and monographs, and over 38,000 full-text conference papers, including those of the International Political Science Association. Included in OneSearch
Public Affairs Index This link opens in a new window
Covers all aspects of national and global contemporary public policy issues ranging from public health, the environment, housing, human and civil rights, to international commerce and conflict
Included in OneSearch
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Includes bibliographic records and full text covering areas related to criminal justice and criminology.
International Security & Counter-Terrorism Reference Center This link opens in a new window
International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center is the definitive intelligence database for security and threat analysis.
Essential for security analysts and researchers, it provides full-text articles, news feeds, reports, books, and summaries covering regional conflict, terrorism, domestic security, and risk management options.
Risk Management Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Offers information on virtually every dimension of risk management, covering both scholarly writings and expert commentary from a variety of organizations, agencies and publishers, along with timely reviews of recent developments across the international political, economic, social and technical spectrum.
Included in OneSearch
Science Gov This link opens in a new window
Gateway to authentic gov't. science information and research results
Provides a search of over 45 scientific databases and 200 million pages of science information. Includes access to over 2,100 scientific websites. An inter-agency initiative of 18 U.S. gov't. science organizations within 14 federal agencies. This resource is not included in OneSearch
Sage Data, Powered by Data Planet This link opens in a new window
Data Planet simplifies data analysis by providing an all-in-one resource for social science researchers and students to access statistics relevant to their areas of study.
DataPlanet Provides access to more than 13.5 billion US and international datasets from over 90 sources; Supports statistical literacy with detailed source descriptions and a library of reference material addressing the basics of all things data
GovInfo: U.S. Government Publishing Office This link opens in a new window
GovInfo is a service of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO), It provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government
Formerly FDSYS Federal Digital System. Not included in OneSearch
GPO Monthly Catalog This link opens in a new window
GPO Monthly Catalog consists of records published by the GPO since July 1976.
Includes references for documents to congressional committee reports and hearings, debates, documents from executive departments, and more.
International Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Produced by the International Political Science Association, IPSA provides non-evaluative abstracts of articles in the field of political science published in journals and yearbooks around the world.
Provides indexing and abstracts of the world's leading journals in political science. Contains over 282,000 records from over 1,000 journals.
Official Document System of the United Nations This link opens in a new window
ODS is an online database of UN documents; contains full-text, born-digital UN documents published from 1993 onward.
Includes scanned documents published between 1946 and 1993, including all resolutions of the principal organs, all documents of the Security Council and the General Assembly Official Records. Documents are available in the official languages of the UN; some documents are also available in German. Not included in OneSearch.

America History & Life This link opens in a new window
Self-described as the definitive index of publications covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Indexes 1,700 journals, some from as far back as 1910.
Also includes citations for and links to book reviews. Strong English-language journal coverage is balanced by an international perspective on topics and occurrences. Dates covered: 1950s-present.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Collections in JSTOR include peer-reviewed scholarly journals, respected literary journals, book chapters, research reports, and primary sources from libraries’ special collections and archives.
Explore millions of high-quality primary sources and images from around the world, including artworks, maps, photographs, and more. All journals include the full archival run up to the moving wall established for each journal; most recent issues are not included.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Chronicling America is a website providing access to information about historic newspapers and select digitized newspaper pages. Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963 or .
use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Produced by NDNP, a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Library of Congress (LC).
Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Covers the history of the world (excluding the U.S. and Canada), focusing on the fifteenth century forward. Indexes more than 2,300 academic historical journals in over 40 languages back to 1955.
Includes world history, military history, women's history, and more. Dates covered: 1950s-present.
Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
Source for quantitative facts of American history; contains statistics from over 1000 sources, with 37,339 separate data series spanning the social, behavioral, humanistic, and natural sciences.
Subject areas include history, governance, sociology, demography, natural resources, climate, international migration, and trade. Permits users to graph individual tables and create customized tables/spreadsheets. Dates covered: 1600s-2000s. Not included in OneSearch.

Consumer Health Complete This link opens in a new window
CHC is designed to help users gain an overall understanding of key topics across the health and wellness spectrum — from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated medicine. Includes full text for 250 health reference books and encyclopedias.
Health Source Nursing/ Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
Health Source Nursing/Academic Edition is a trusted full-text database covering nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more.
It provides researchers, allied health professionals, nurses, and medical educators with access to full-text scholarly journals focusing on many medical disciplines. It provides indexing, abstracts, and full-text for hundreds of nursing and allied health journals, many of which are peer-reviewed.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive nursing and allied health research database, providing full text for more than 770 journals and indexing for more than 4,600 journals.
Some full-text coverage dates back to 1937. Total number of records is approximately three million. Also provides offers access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals, and book chapters. Dates covered: 1960s-present (plus some older content).
MEDLINE with Full Text This link opens in a new window
MEDLINE with Full Text provides full text for top biomedical and health journals. These journals contain information needed by doctors, nurses, health professionals and researchers
Subject Headings help users effectively search and retrieve information and follow the structure of the Medical Subject headings (MeSH) used by the National Library of Medicine.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Contains more than 20 million citations for biomedical publications in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, and preclinical sciences.
Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. Dates covered: 1800s-present. This public resource is not included in OneSearch
ALT Healthwatch This link opens in a new window
Focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Offers full-text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed, journals and reports.
Also contains hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research, and book excerpts. Subject areas include acupuncture, aromatherapy, body work, childbirth, chiropractic, creative therapies, cross-cultural therapies, energy medicine, herbalism, homeopathy, mind-body medicine, naturopathy, nutrition, and osteopathy. Dates covered: 1984-present.
Food Science Source This link opens in a new window
Covers twenty-nine key food industry and market reports, as well as tens of thousands of additional articles, benchmarks and best practices in food science and nutrition, selected from trade and industry publications.
Included in OneSearch
Science Reference Source This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full-text science-oriented content.
Science Reference Source contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. Topics covered include biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. Science Reference Center also satisfies the demand for standards-based content by providing teachers and librarians with articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards. Included in OneSearch
SPORTDiscuss with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive source of full text for sports and sports health journals.
Provides full text for 550 journals. Content coverage includes journals, magazines, books, book chapters, conference proceedings, dissertations, and videos. Dates covered: 1980s-present (plus some older content). Included in OneSearch

Humanities Abstracts This link opens in a new window
This database provides abstracts and detailed bibliographic indexing of the most noted scholarly sources in the humanities, as well as specialized magazines.
It compasses all fields of the humanities, including art, classical studies, dance, film, journalism, philosophy, religion, and more. EBSCO has the premier and most highly regarded scholarly vocabularies curated by subject matter experts.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Collections in JSTOR include peer-reviewed scholarly journals, respected literary journals, book chapters, research reports, and primary sources from libraries’ special collections and archives.
Explore millions of high-quality primary sources and images from around the world, including artworks, maps, photographs, and more. All journals include the full archival run up to the moving wall established for each journal; most recent issues are not included.
Race Relations Abstracts This link opens in a new window
A database of bibliographic records for materials related to race relations, including ethnic studies, discrimination, immigration studies, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.
Included in OneSearch
Religion & Philosophy Collection This link opens in a new window
Contains more than 300 full-text journals and magazines. Subject areas include world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, and epistemology plus a full range of philosophical studies.
Dates covered: 1970s-present (plus some older content) Included in OneSearch

APA Psycinfo This link opens in a new window
Contains over 3 million records devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral sciences and mental health. Includes abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations.
Journal coverage includes international material selected from over 2,500 periodicals in dozens of languages. Dates covered: 1920s-present (plus some older content).
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
Psychology database containing full text from 400 journals, with total journal/magazine coverage exceeding 560.
Provides information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry, psychology, mental processes, and observational and experimental methods. Dates covered: 1970s-present (plus some older content). Included in OneSearch
Peace Research Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Covers areas related to peace research, including conflict resolution, international affairs, peace psychology, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.
Dates covered: 1964-presentIncluded in OneSearch

Race Relations Abstracts This link opens in a new window
A database of bibliographic records for materials related to race relations, including ethnic studies, discrimination, immigration studies, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.
Included in OneSearch
SocIndex with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive and high quality sociology research database.
Includes over 2.1 million records, providing full text for 860+ journals (dating back to 1908), 830+ books/monographs, and 16,800+ conference papers. Abstracts more than 1,300 core journals as well as 3,350+ additional journals. Encompasses all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of sociology, including: abortion, criminology and criminal justice violence; demography; ethnic and racial studies; gender studies; marriage and family; substance abuse and other addictions; rural and urban sociology; social development social structure; social work; sociological research and theory; and many others. Also features over 25,000 author profiles per the most prolific, most cited, and most frequently searched-for authors in the database. Dates covered: 1903-present. Included in OneSearch
America History & Life This link opens in a new window
Self-described as the definitive index of publications covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Indexes 1,700 journals, some from as far back as 1910.
Also includes citations for and links to book reviews. Strong English-language journal coverage is balanced by an international perspective on topics and occurrences. Dates covered: 1950s-present.

Science Reference Source This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full-text science-oriented content.
Science Reference Source contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. Topics covered include biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. Science Reference Center also satisfies the demand for standards-based content by providing teachers and librarians with articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards. Included in OneSearch
Agricola This link opens in a new window
Contains bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Library. Includes more than 4.8 million citations: journal articles, book chapters, monographs, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials, and technical reports related to agriculture
Database encompasses all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, food and human nutrition, agricultural engineering and technology, and earth and environmental sciences. (EBSCOhost).
Energy & Power Source This link opens in a new window
Cover-to-cover indexing of over 4,800 publications, including journals, monographs, magazines, and trade publications, dealing with energy industry-related issues.
Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
Contains full text for 920+ journals and 190+ monographs and features more than 2.4 million records from more than 2,200 domestic and international titles, some going back as far as 1888.
Offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine and freshwater science, geography, pollution and waste management, legal matters, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. Dates covered: 1970s-present (plus some older content) Included in OneSearch
Science Gov This link opens in a new window
Gateway to authentic gov't. science information and research results
Provides a search of over 45 scientific databases and 200 million pages of science information. Includes access to over 2,100 scientific websites. An inter-agency initiative of 18 U.S. gov't. science organizations within 14 federal agencies. This resource is not included in OneSearch
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
A component of the Web of Knowledge database platform. Includes the following suite of databases for coverage across the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities:
Science Citation Index Expanded (1965-present); Social Sciences Citation Index (1965-present); Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present); Conference Proceedings Citation Index: Science (1990-present); and Conference Proceedings Citation Index: Social Science & Humanities (1990- present). Dates covered: 1965-present. This database is not included in OneSearch
MathSciNet This link opens in a new window
MathSciNet, an online publication of the American Mathematical Society, combines powerful search functionality with the authority of a team of trained mathematicians, editors and over 19,000 active reviewers.
It contains information on over 4 million articles and books, with direct links to over 2.7 million articles in over 1,800 journals. It includes expert reviews, disambiguated author profiles, and citation information on articles, books, journals, and authors. MathSciNet's resources are essential for anyone doing research in mathematics or allied fields, from the undergraduate to the seasoned researcher.
Applied Science & Technology Full Text This link opens in a new window
Created by the H.W. Wilson company, this database covers all applied science specialties. Topics include acoustics, aeronautics, neural networks, nuclear engineering, physics, and space science.
Full text for more than 200 of the 800 journals is indexed. Dates covered: 1983-present (full text 1992-present).
Garden, Landscape, & Horticulture Index This link opens in a new window
Indexes and abstracts more than 500 publications of national, international, and regional interest, including titles devoted to specialty gardens and plant groups
Topics include horticulture, botany, garden and landscape design, ecology, plant and garden conservation, and horticultural therapy. Focus on environmentally sustainable horticultural and design practices. Dates covered: 1964-present.
Biological & Agricultural Index Plus This link opens in a new window
Covers agricultural research, biology, environmental science, genetics, horticulture, physiology, veterinary medicine, and wildlife management.Dates covered: 1983-present.

SocIndex with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive and high quality sociology research database.
Includes over 2.1 million records, providing full text for 860+ journals (dating back to 1908), 830+ books/monographs, and 16,800+ conference papers. Abstracts more than 1,300 core journals as well as 3,350+ additional journals. Encompasses all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of sociology, including: abortion, criminology and criminal justice violence; demography; ethnic and racial studies; gender studies; marriage and family; substance abuse and other addictions; rural and urban sociology; social development social structure; social work; sociological research and theory; and many others. Also features over 25,000 author profiles per the most prolific, most cited, and most frequently searched-for authors in the database. Dates covered: 1903-present. Included in OneSearch
Sociological Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides coverage of more than 500 full-text journals, including nearly 500 peer-reviewed titles.
Covers all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture, and social structure. Dates covered: 1930-present. Included in OneSearch
Social Work Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Covers more than 900 social work and human services journals dating back to 1965.
Also provides indexing and abstracts dealing with all aspects of the social work field, including theory and practice, areas of service, and social issues and problems. Subject areas include therapy, human services, addictions, child and family welfare, mental health, civil rights, and more. Produced by the National Association of Social Workers. Dates covered: 1960-present. Included in OneSearch
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Collections in JSTOR include peer-reviewed scholarly journals, respected literary journals, book chapters, research reports, and primary sources from libraries’ special collections and archives.
Explore millions of high-quality primary sources and images from around the world, including artworks, maps, photographs, and more. All journals include the full archival run up to the moving wall established for each journal; most recent issues are not included.

Sage Data, Powered by Data Planet This link opens in a new window
Data Planet simplifies data analysis by providing an all-in-one resource for social science researchers and students to access statistics relevant to their areas of study.
DataPlanet Provides access to more than 13.5 billion US and international datasets from over 90 sources; Supports statistical literacy with detailed source descriptions and a library of reference material addressing the basics of all things data
Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
Source for quantitative facts of American history; contains statistics from over 1000 sources, with 37,339 separate data series spanning the social, behavioral, humanistic, and natural sciences.
Subject areas include history, governance, sociology, demography, natural resources, climate, international migration, and trade. Permits users to graph individual tables and create customized tables/spreadsheets. Dates covered: 1600s-2000s. Not included in OneSearch.

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