Library: Services- Periodical, Statistical and Other Online Databases
View a list of print format periodicals housed in the library.
- General Magazine & Journal Databases
- Library Union Catalogs & Publication Databases
- Statistical Databases
- Newspapers
- Encyclopedias
- Databases By Subject
Databases with an * are accessed through EBSCOhost
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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.
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--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.
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--tips for getting started using the database.
Search Country Watch from home.
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.
Search NewsBank from home.
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
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.
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.
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.
Military
- Military Library FullTEXT*
Almost 350 full text magazines relating to military topics.
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.
Vocational/Careers
- Vocational and Career Collection*
Over 400 periodicals focusing on industry, trade and vocational topics.