Databases by Subject

• Gale Virtual Reference Library  
  The Gale Virtual Reference Library is a comprehensive collection of reference materials in electronic format, across a wide range of subject and curriculum areas including Arts and Humanities, Child Care studies, History, Business and Finance, Education and much more.
  
  
• Academic Search Complete        
  Academic Search Complete is a large, easy-to-use, multi-subject collection with many full-text articles dating back as early as 1865. Your search can be limited to full-text and peer-reviewed (scholarly) articles. The “search tips” provide help for more efficient searching. This collection also includes an image file.
  
  
• Web of Science (Web of Knowledge) (citation indexes)  
  Web of Science provides seamless access to three citation indexes, the Science Citation Index, the Social Sciences Citation Index, and the Arts and Humanities Citation Index. These can be searched together or separately. Approximately 8,500 of the most prestigious research journals are indexed with abstracts within the Web of Science. Complete bibliographies are included for each citation allowing for cited reference searching. Coverage begins in 1975.
  
  
• Periodicals Archive Online (PAO)
  PIO indexes hundreds of humanities, science, and social science journals from different countries in several languages. Many full-text articles are included. Coverage for some journals begins in the 17th century. Especially useful for scholarly book reviews.
  
  
• Periodicals Index Onine (PIO)      
  PIO indexes hundreds of humanities, science, and social science journals from different countries in several languages. Many full-text articles are included. Coverage for some journals begins in the 18^th century. Especially useful for scholarly book reviews.
  
  
• Essay & General Literature Index   
• Fuente Academica
• Stratfor
• FRANCIS
  

• Biography & Genealogy Master Index     

BOOKS

• WorldCat           Hide description of database
  
  Contains the catalog records of thousands of libraries worldwide and provides information on millions of books, newspapers, maps, periodicals, government documents, etc. One of the most important resources for determining which library owns a particular work.
• Books in Print (Bowker)   
• Book Review Digest     
  An index to book reviews of fiction and non-fiction published since 1983. This is the first stop for book review searching. For additional reviews in databases and print sources, ask for the Book Reviews guide at the McDermott Library Reference Desk.
  
• Book Review Index Online, 1965-     

• Oxford English Dictionary Online     
  The OED is "the ultimate authority on the English language as well as a history of English speech and thought from its infancy to the present day." It is a unique source of scholarly information on the meaning, history and pronunciation of 500,000 words, tracing their historical appearances through 2.5 million quotations. For an introduction and guide to the OED.
  
  
• Encyclopedia Britannica Online   
  The online version of the well respected paper encyclopedia. In addition to the regular encyclopedia, the online version includes the Britannica Elementary and Student encyclopedias, an online atlas, timelines, video and media clips, year in review events and calendar, internet sites, and a limited selection of full-text journal articles.
  
  
• Funk and Wagnall's New Encyclopedia
• Oxford Reference Online     
  The award-winning Oxford Reference Online (ORO) database contains the full text of over 200 reference books and dozens of English and bilingual dictionaries, plus 50,000 in-depth articles, hundreds of links to valuable web resources, and thousands of maps and illustrations, all produced by the authoritative Oxford University Press. ORO provides efficient one-stop-shopping for facts, definitions, biographies, and dates in one scholarly, full-text database.
  
  

• PapersFirst      
• ProceedingsFirst      
  Indexes citations of every congress, conference, exposition, workshop, symposium, and meeting received at The British Library. Covers 1993 to the present.
  
  

DISSERTATIONS

• Dissertations and Theses Full-Text  

STATISTICS

• LexisNexis Statistical     
  Statistical Universe is a full-text database containing thousands of statistical charts and tables derived from federal and state government agencies, international bodies, and private organizations. Statistical Universe’s content is quite broad and includes demographic data as well as data about crime, economics, health, education, labor, and the environment. Statistical data may be found using keyword searches. Older paper copies of these indexes (American Statistical Index, Index to International Statistics, and Statistical Reference Index) are available for 1974-2000 on Aisle 1a-1b in the Microform Index Area.
  
  

• National Geologic Map Database   
  
  o A catalog of paper and digital maps for geology, hazards, earth resources, geophysics, geochemistry, geochronology, paleontology, and marine geology. Offers a variety of simple and complex searching options. The database also provides information on how to locate the maps, although many are available through the McDermott Library Catalog. Managed by the United States Geological Survey.
  
  

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