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Library Databases
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ABI/Inform CompleteProQuest
ABI/Inform Complete allows search and retrieval access to one of the world's largest collections of information. Includes summaries of articles from over 5,000 publications, with many in full text. This database also has access to Hoover's Company Information.
Academic Search CompleteEBSCOHost
A large multi-disciplinary academic database that contains over 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals.
[This is an upgrade from Academic Search Premier.]
ACM Digital LibraryACM
ACM Digital Library provides access to the Association for Computing Machinery's online titles. Now available off-campus!
Agricola EBSCOHost
AGRICOLA offers over 2.5 million citations concerning agriculture and related topics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Library.
Alt HealthWatchEBSCOHost
Alt HealthWatch is an alternative health database that provides full text for 180 publications, including peer-reviewed journals. This database provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complimentary and alternative medicines.
AP Photo ArchiveAccunet
An electronic library containing the AP's current photos and archive of 700,000 photos. Click on User's Guide for help or go directly to the Archive.
ARTstor ArchiveARTstor
ARTstor is a digital library of nearly 750,000 images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to manage images for research and pedagogical purposes.
ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts CSA
Overwhelmingly cited by a majority of aquatic science librarians as their primary database, the ASFA series is the premier reference in the field of aquatic resources. Input to ASFA is provided by a growing international network of information centers monitoring over 5,000 serial publications, books, reports, conference proceedings, translations and limited distribution literature. ASFA is a component of the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS), formed by four United Nations agency sponsors of ASFA and two international partners.
Art Abstracts EBSCOHost
Art Abstracts provides comprehensive indexing and abstracts for 378 leading international publications pertaining to a variety of art types.
Arts and Sciences Collections JSTOR
JSTOR's Arts and Sciences Collections offer full-text access to hundred of titles in many disciplines of the arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, business and education. JSTOR is an archive and most of its journals have a 3-5 year moving wall.
Biography Resource Center GaleNet
Biography Resource Center provides access to award-winning GaleGroup reference sources and includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender.
Biological Abstracts   EBSCOHost
Biological Abstracts is a complete collection of bibliographic references to life science journal literature published internationally from 1969 to the present.
EBSCOHost Book Collection: NonfictionEBSCOHost
Book Collection: Nonfiction is a rich research database that informative abstracts and full text for more than 3,100 popular books.
Business Source Complete EBSCOHost
Business Source Complete provides full text for nearly 3,300 scholarly business journals, including full text for more than 1,200 peer-reviewed business publications. Indexing and abstracting for the most important business journals date back to 1886. [This is an upgrade from Business Source Premier.]
CINAHL Plus with Full-TextEBSCOHost
CINAHL, the Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature, is the authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers. CINAHL Plus with Full-Text provides indexing and abstracting for over 3,000 nursing and allied health journals and publications dating back to 1937, totaling over 1,000,000 records. Full text is available for 329 journals and for legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records research instruments and clinical trials. [This is an upgrade from CINAHL.]
Cochrane Library Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library includes full-text access to health care information in such areas as controlled trials, systematic reviews, methodology, health technology assessment and evaluation.
Commerce Clearing House Internet Tax Research NetworkCCH
CCH's Internet Tax Research Network provides access to financial and estate information, including tax laws, regulations and cases at the federal and state levels.  Only available on campus at this time.
Computer Science Index EBSCOHost
Computer Science Index offers abstracting and indexing of academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources at the highest scholarly and technical levels of computer science. The collection covers more than 6,500 periodicals and books, with coverage going back to the mid 1960's.
Computer SourceEBSCOHost
Computer Source provides researchers with the latest information and current trends in high technology. This database offers full text for nearly 300 publications and indexing and abstracts for nearly 450 publications.
CQ Researcher Plus ArchiveCQ Researcher
CQ Researcher Plus Archive offers researchers access to an expanded database of reports extending as far back as 1923. It provides users with original, comprehensive reporting on issues in a balanced, unbiased manner, along with tools to study how these topics have changed over time.
Digital DissertationsProQuest Dissertations
Digital Dissertations provides abstracts to dissertations from over 1,000 institutions.
EBSCO Animals EBSCOHost
EBSCO Animals provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals.
EBSCOhost ECONOMIA Y NEGOCIOS EBSCOHost
EBSCOhost ECONOMIA Y NEGOCIOS is produced in Peru by ESAN (Escuela de Administración de Negocios para Graduados), the oldest graduate school of business in the Spanish-speaking world. This Spanish language database, which focuses on business and economics, consists of more than 60,000 bibliographic records. Coverage dates back to the early 1980's and includes over 200 periodicals published in Latin America and Spain.
Electronic Journal ServiceEBSCOHost
Electronic Journal Service allows full text access to many journals that are available in print in the library.
Environment Index EBSCOHost
Environment Index offers cover-to-cover indexing and detailed abstracts for well over 1,000 international journals, with ongoing coverage for over 500 titles, providing a global perspective on important issues. The database features an in-depth thesaurus, and extensive subject area coverage ranging as far back as 1950.
ERIC EBSCOHost
ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, contains more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information from over 980 educational and education-related journals. From 1993 to present, ERIC Level 1 documents (those cleared by the contributor for distribution in all media), and Level 2A (documents restricted to dissemination on microfiche and in electronic form only)-about 95% of the collection. These were once only available online through EDRS. Additionally, this version of ERIC allow linking to the full-text inside other EBSCOHost databases for ERIC Journals.
Fuente AcademicaEBSCOHost
Fuente Academica is a unique collection of scholarly academic journals from renowned Latin American and Spanish publishers. This database provides full text coverage (including PDF) for nearly 200 scholarly Spanish language journals. Content is provided in Spanish from respected publishers worldwide.
Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia EBSCOHost
This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
GeoRef EBSCOHost
GeoRef provides coverage in many areas of geoscience such as mineralogy and crystallography, general mineralogy, mineralogy of silicates, and mineralogy of non-silicates.
GreenFILE EBSCOHost
GreenFILE indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well.
Grove Art Online Grove Art Online
Grove Art Online comprises the full text of The Dictionary of Art, edited by Jane Turner (1996, 34 vols) and The Oxford Companion to Western Art, edited by Hugh Brigstocke (2001). Articles that have been added or updated since their appearance in print are date-stamped in the upper right corner of the screen.
Grove Music Online Grove Music Online
Grove Music Online comprises the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London, 2001), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, edited by Stanley Sadie (London, 1992), and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, second edition, edited by Barry Kernfeld (London, 2002). Articles that have been updated since their appearance in print are date-stamped in the upper right corner of the screen.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition EBSCOHost
Health Source provides nearly 600 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
History Reference Center EBSCOHost
History Reference Center offers full text from more than 1,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for 60 history magazines, 58,000 historical documents, 43,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 12,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.
Hospitality & Tourism Index EBSCOHost
Hospitality & Tourism Index is a bibliographic database covering scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. This comprehensive database contains more than 500,000 records from more than 500 titles, with coverage dating as far back as 1965.
International Index to Music PeriodicalsProQuest (Chadwyck)
Covers nearly all aspects of the world of music by indexing more than 370 international music periodicals from over 20 countries with over full-text access to 60 of these titles. This database is limited to one simultaneous user and is only available on campus at this time.
IEEE Computer Society Digital Library IEEE
IEEE Computer Society's Digital Library includes access to 23 society periodicals and over 2,000 conference publications as well.
International Political Science Abstracts EBSCOHost
International Political Science Abstracts (IPSA), produced by the International Political Science Association, includes current indexing and abstracts of the world's leading journals in political science. This database covers nearly 900 journals published from 1989 to the present.
Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts EBSCOHost
Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts provides abstracts and indexing for literature related to personal computing products and developments in business, the Internet, the home, and all other applied areas. Over 400 of the most important trade publications, mainstream computer magazines, and professional journals are covered, including those that focus on specific topics such as Macintosh and Windows platforms, programming, web development and more.
Legal Collection EBSCOHost
This database contains full text for nearly 250 of the world's most respected, scholarly law journals. The Legal Collection is an authoritative source for information on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world.
Lexis Nexis AcademicLexis-Nexis
LEXIS-NEXIS Academic offers timely information on news, business, medical, general reference, and legal research.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text EBSCOHost
Library/Information Sciences & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) with Full Text was formerly Information Science & Technology Abstracts (ISTA). EBSCO Publishing continues ISTA’s renowned coverage of information science and significantly increases the coverage of library science. 149 ISTA titles are upgraded to Core coverage, and 121 new periodicals are included. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, search engines, printed and electronic information sources, the information industry, scholarly communication, and electronic publishing. LISTA indexes journal articles from more than 600 publications plus books, research reports, and conference proceedings. With coverage extending back to 1966, it is the oldest continuously produced database covering the field of information science.
Literary Reference Center EBSCOHost LRC
Literary Reference Center (LRC) is a comprehensive literary reference database that provides a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. LRC is a completely full-text database that combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else. [This database does not use the standard EBSCOHost search interface.]
Literature Resource Center GaleNet
Literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. Scribner Writer's Series includes 15-20 page signed essays on more than 1,600 authors and literary genres drawn from 13 acclaimed Scribner print series. Twayne World, U.S., and English Authors each contains the full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors, for a total of 600 full-text titles.
MAS Ultra - School Edition EBSCOHost
Although designed for use by high school students, MAS Ultra - School Edition also provides nearly 550 full text pamphlets, 253 full text reference books, nearly 100,000 biographies, 76,000 primary source documents, and an image collection of 116,000 photos, maps and flags.
MathSciNetAMS
MathSciNet provides access to over 59 years of Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications (from 1940 to the present).
MedicLatinaEBSCOHost
MedicLatina is a Spanish language collection of medical research and investigative journals published by renowned Latin American medical publishers. This unique database provides access to full text for nearly 100 peer-reviewed medical journals.
MEDLINE EBSCOHost
MEDLINE is produced by the National Library of Medicine and contains over 4 million abstracts and citations.
Mental Measurements Yearbook EBSCOHost
Mental Measurements Yearbook, produced by the Buros Institute at the University of Nebraska, provides users with a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments. Designed for an audience ranging from novice test consumers to experienced professionals, the MMY series contains information essential for a complete evaluation of test products within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership. First published by Oscar K. Buros, the MMY series allows users to make knowledgeable judgments and informed selection decisions about the increasingly complex world of testing. MMY provides coverage from Volume 9 to the present.
Mergent OnlineMergent
Mergent Online delivers a comprehensive suite of authoritative financial information with the accuracy, timeliness and transparency required in today’s marketplace.
Military & Government Collection EBSCOHost
Military & Government Collection offers current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government by indexing and abstracting over 400 periodical titles, 300 of which are available full-text.
MLA International Bibliography EBSCOHost
Modern Language Association, the electronic version of the Bibliography dates back to 1963 and contains over 1.7 million citations from more than 4,400 journals and series and 1,000 book publishers.
The MLA Directory of Periodicals cited in the bibliography gives detailed information about the journals cited.
NetAdvantage Standard and Poor's
Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage
Newspaper Source EBSCOHost
Newspaper Source provides selected full text for nearly 30 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
Nursing and Allied Health Source (ProQuest) ProQuest
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source provides users with reliable healthcare information covering nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine, and much more.
Oceanic Abstracts CSA
Starting its 32nd year, Oceanic Abstracts is focused exclusively on worldwide technical literature pertaining to the marine and brackish-water environment. The journal has long been recognized as a leading source of information on topics relating to oceans. The journal focuses on marine biology and physical oceanography, fisheries, aquaculture, non-living resources, meteorology and geology, plus environmental, technological, and legislative topics. This journal is totally comprehensive in its coverage of living and non-living resources, meteorology and geology, plus environmental, technological, and legislative topics.
Oxford Art Online Oxford Art Online
Oxford Art Online (formerly known as Grove Art Online) comprises the full text of The Dictionary of Art, edited by Jane Turner (1996, 34 vols) and The Oxford Companion to Western Art, edited by Hugh Brigstocke (2001). Articles that have been added or updated since their appearance in print are date-stamped in the upper right corner of the screen.
Oxford English Dictionary OED
Oxford English Dictionary is the authoritative dictionary on the English language.
Oxford Music Online Oxford Music Online
Oxford Music Online (formerly known as Grove Art Online) comprises the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London, 2001), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, edited by Stanley Sadie (London, 1992), and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, second edition, edited by Barry Kernfeld (London, 2002). Articles that have been updated since their appearance in print are date-stamped in the upper right corner of the screen.
Primary Search EBSCOHost
Primary Search provides full text for more than 60 popular, magazines for elementary school research.
Professional Development Collection EBSCOHost
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 550 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports.Professional Development Collection is the most comprehensive collection of full text education journals in the world.
Project Muse Project Muse
Project MUSE is a unique collaboration between libraries and publishers providing 100% full-text, affordable and user-friendly online access to over 300 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from scholarly publishers.
PsycInfo EBSCOHost
PsycINFO contains more than 1.8 million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection EBSCOHost
This database provides nearly 575 full text publications, including nearly 550 peer-reviewed titles. Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Nearly every full text title included in this database is indexed in PsycINFO. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
Regional Business News EBSCOHost
Regional Business News incorporates full-text coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and news wires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Religion and Philosophy Collection EBSCOHost
This database provides extensive coverage of such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. Religion & Philosophy Collection offers more than 300 full text journals, including more than 250 peer-reviewed titles, making it an essential tool for researchers and students of theology and philosophical studies. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
Sanborn MapsProQuest (Sanborn)
View, download, and print the digital image of every Sanborn map of most Louisiana towns and cities from 1867 to 1970.
Science & Technology Collection EBSCOHost
The Science & Technology Collection contains over 800 leading full text journals covering relevant aspects of the scientific and technical community. Topics include aeronautics, astrophysics, chemistry, computer technology, geology, aviation, physics, archaeology, and materials science. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 1,700 publications.
Serials Directory EBSCOHost
The Serials Directory provides access to the most up-to-date and accurate bibliographic information as well as current pricing structures for popular serials. This database contains over 182,000 U.S. and international titles, including newspapers.
SocINDEX with Full Text EBSCOHost
SocINDEX with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database. The database features more than 1,600,000 records with subject headings from a 15,600 term sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts and expert lexicographers. SocINDEX with Full Text contains full text for 253 "core" coverage journals dating back to 1895, and 72 "priority" coverage journals. This database also includes full text for 547 books and monographs, and full text for 6,711 conference papers.
SPORTDiscus EBSCOHost
Provided by the Sport Information Resource Centre, SPORTDiscus offers comprehensive, bibliographic coverage of sport, fitness and related disciplines. This database contains over 650,000 records with journal and monograph coverage going back to 1800; over 20,000 dissertations and theses and reference to articles in 60 different languages.
Vente et Gestion (French Business Source) EBSCOHost
Vente et Gestion (French Business Source) provides full text coverage for French language business journals serving both the academic and the professional researcher. This collection also includes publications covering topics such as accounting & tax, administration, industry & manufacturing, marketing, logistics, technology and others.
World BookWorld Book Online
Access the resources of World Book from on its many portals.
World Book Advanced World Book Kids World Book Online Reference Center
World Book Spanish Student Discovery Encyclopedia L'Encyclopédie Découverte World Book Discover Coming Soon!
World History Collection EBSCOHost
World History Collection offers a global look at history with content from Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe and the Middle East. World History Collection contains cover-to-cover full text for nearly 150 titles, including many peer-reviewed journals. Full text dates as far back as 1964.
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