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Databases with an asterisk (* ) are accessed through EBSCOhost


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Databases by Subject



Animals

*Animals
Short articles on animals of the world.  Includes the kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species of each animal.

Business

*Business Source Premier
Specialized business database composed of over 7,400 scholarly business journals

*Regional Business News
Database of 75 full text regional business news publications.

Encyclopedias

*Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Online encyclopedia featuring more than 25,000 articles.

Encyclopedia Britannica
The well-known encyclopedia in an online, searchable format.

Encyclopedia Britannica Help Sheet--tips for getting started using the database.

World Book Online
The World Book Encyclopedia in an online, searchable format.

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
Spanish Language Encyclopedia

Education

*ERIC
Major database of article citations, abstracts and digests concerned with education topics.

*Professional Development Collection
Database of 750 full text journals for professional educators.

General Magazine & Journal Databases

*MasterFILE Premier 
General purpose database covering a wide selection of topics.  Indexes over 2,500 magazines and journals, over 1,900 of which are full text.  

*Academic Search Premier
General purpose academic index of scholarly journals from many different fields.  Full text is available for almost 4,600 journals.

*MAS Ultra - School Edition
Over 450 magazines suitable for high school or GED students.

*Primary Search
Full text articles from 50 magazines and 100 pamphlets suitable for elementary school students.

Literature

Literary Reference Center
Literature database from EBSCO Publishing, powered by EBSCOhost.  Excellent source for literary criticism and biographical information on literatry figures.

Gale Literary Index
Master index to literary criticism and biographies published by Gale Research.  

See also MasterFILE Premier and *Academic Search Premier for articles on contemporary works of literature.

Library Union Catalogs & Publication Databases

Books In Print
Database of books published or exclusively distributed in the United States.  Entries include, among other things, author, title, publisher, date, price, and ISBN. 

Books In Print--Quick Start Guide (PDF format)--tips for getting started using the database.

Library of Congress

COPAC
Union catalog for research libraries in the UK and Ireland

Melvyl
Union catalog for the University of California libraries and several other major academic special collections in the State of California.

Hollis Catalog
Catalog of the Harvard University libraries.

Military

*Military Library FullTEXT
Almost 350 full text magazines relating to military topics.

Newspapers

*Newspaper Source
Selected full text articles from 25 national and international newspapers.

NewsBank InfoWeb
NewsBank's America's Newspapers collection offers full text articles from more than 600 U.S. newspapers.

NewsBank InfoWeb--Quick Start Guide (PDF format)--tips for getting started using the database.


Nursing/Health

*Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Indexes more than 600 scholarly nursing journals, most of which are full text.

*Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Indexes more than 600 scholarly nursing journals, most of which are full text.

*Clinical Pharmacology
Database includes publications on U.S. prescription and non-prescription drug, herbal supplements, and experimental drugs.

*Health Source - Consumer Edition
Nearly 200 full text health oriented journals for the general reader.

*CINAHL
Index to to over 1,700 nursing and allied health publications.

*Pre-CINAHL
Database of new journal articles designed to provide current awareness.

*Medline
Abstracts of authoritative articles dealing with most medical fields. 

   

Psychology

*Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Database of articles from 500 full text psychology and behavioral science journals.

Religion & Philosophy

*Religion and Philosophy Collection
Database of 300 full text journals in religion and philosophy.

Science

Science Direct
Scientific journals and books online from Elsevier Publishing.


Statistical Databases


CountryWatch
CountryWatch provides information for all 191 countries of the world.  Includes comprehensive, up-to-date political, economic, cultural, business and environmental information, plus current, country-specific news.

Country Watch--Quick Start Guide (PDF format)--tips for getting started using the database.

Search Country Watch from home.


Vocational/Careers

*Vocational and Career Collection
Over 400 periodicals focusing on industry, trade and vocational topics.

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