Owens Library Descriptions of Indexes/Databases

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This page provides an A-Z listing (including dates and content coverage)
of periodical indexes, online databases, and newspaper sources at Owens Library.

The indexes and databases are listed in alphabetical order:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W

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Academic OneFile	1980-present	"Gale Academic OneFile includes more than 4,900 full-text titles; five newspaper indexes-a total of nearly 8,500 titles in all-with more than 20 years of backfile coverage from 1980 to present. Up-to-the-minute information is included in many subject areas, including: agriculture, anthropology, arts, business & industry, communications, economics, engineering, health care, history, law, literature, political science, psychology, religion, sciences, technology, and many others. It includes: Newswires — 89 wire services covering agriculture, general news, broadcast news, government, business press releases, industry topics, sports and current events from all over the world Newspapers — The full indexing of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and Christian Science Monitor Periodicals — General interest magazines; refereed academic journals; business publications; technology periodicals; plus specialty titles in law, health care and computers"
Academic Search Elite via EBSCOhost	1984-present	Provides full-text for over 1,530 journals covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies, education, and much more.
Academic Search Premier	Varies according to source (PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals)	This database, "is the world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for all 8,176 journals in the collection. This scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more".
ACM Publications (Association for Computing Machinery)	Varies according to source Full-text articles from ACM publications - 1950 to present Click here for a list of titles available in full-text	The ACM Publications (Association for Computing Machinery) Portal contains "subscriptions to all ACM journals and magazines, both in print and online, including an archive of from the 1950's forward (where available). " "Today, with the new ACM Portal to Computing Literature, ACM is able to fully integrate the Online Guide to Computing Literature, an enormous bank of over 320,000 bibliographic citations extending far beyond ACM's proprietary literature, covering all types of core works in computing, such as journals, proceedings, books, technical reports and thesis!" Click here for a list of titles available in full-text.
ACS Publications (American Chemical Society) via ACS Publications	The current year and the previous 4 years.	ACS Publications gives full-text access to 30 journals in the area of chemistry including the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Click here for a full list of titles.
Agricola via the National Agricultural Library (NAL)	Varies according to source	AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) is a bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library and its cooperators. Production of these records in electronic form began in 1970, but the database covers materials in all formats, including printed works from the 15th century. The records describe publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences. Although AGRICOLA does not contain the materials, thousands of AGRICOLA records are linked to online full-text documents, with new links being added every day.
America: History and Life via EBSCOhost	1964-present	Published since 1964, the database indexes and abstracts over 2000 journals covering history, social sciences, and political affairs of the United States and Canada. The index includes book review and dissertation citations.
Annual Reviews	1947-present	"Each year, distinguished researchers and editors critically review, synthesize, and filter the vast amount of primary research in specific disciplines to guide you to the principal contributions of the field and to help you keep up to date in your area of research, saving you time and effort. Annual Reviews publications review 32 focused disciplines within the Biomedical, Physical, and Social Sciences."
AP Interactives	Current year	"AP Interactives combine graphics, text, audio, video and photos into unique interactive packages on critical news topics and issues. Presented in an easy-to-use format, the Interactives enable your library users to gain insight on a wide range of topics ranging from historical events and political figures to natural disasters, technology, science and sporting events” (Quoted from Gale's menu page).
Art Index	1947-present	Indexes over 300 art publications, including periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. Offers broad coverage of archaeology, architecture, art history, city planning, crafts, motion pictures, graphic arts, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, photography, and related fields.
ASM Journals (American Society for Microbiology)	Full Text issues start in Jan 1995 and continue to 6 months prior to the current month or 1 year before the currently published year. Abstracts are available from Jan 1992 - Dec 1994.	ASM (American Society for Microbiology) provides free full-text to all 11 ASM online journals. This free service includes access "to the online journal's archive (i.e., issues published more than six months previously for the primary-research journals and one year previously for the review journals)."
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Bibliography and Index of Geology	1972-present	Indexes world earth science literature, including books, periodicals, reports, maps, and North American theses.
Biological Abstracts Ask at the Library Services Desk for online search covering 1995-present.	1963-1994	Indexes and abstracts life sciences monograph, journal, and report literature covering bacteriology, biotechnology, botany, cell biology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, physiology, and zoology.
Biological and Agricultural Index Plus via WilsonWeb	1983-present	Indexes over 300 journals covering agricultural, biological, botanical, environmental, and life sciences topics. Full-text is available for 62 journals. Four simultaneous users.
BioMed Central		"BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research . . . All research articles in BioMed Central’s journals receive rapid and thorough peer review . . . BioMed Central’s portfolio of 158 journals include general titles such as Journal of Biology alongside specialist journals (e.g. BMC Bioinformatics, Malaria Journal) that focus on particular disciplines.”
Bridgeman Art Library		"Bridgeman Education digital image database gives you access to the visual culture of every civilization from Mesopotamia to Mesoamerica and every period from prehistoric times to the present. The content from our museums, galleries, historic houses, private collections, photographers and artists extends far beyond European and Western art to Asia and the Middle east, the African and Australasian continents, the Americas and even the Arctic. With one click, you can search across some 1,600 sources, 8,000 locations and 30,000 artists within media that includes photography, fine art, engravings, sculpture, architecture, archaeology & ethnography, history, science & medicine, decorative arts and artifacts.”
Business & Company Resource Center		"Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodical articles. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information."
Business and Company ASAP	1980 - Aug 2009	Business and Company ASAP provides "researchers with information on companies, markets and industries. From market trends, mergers and acquisitions to current management theory and company overviews. Access business and trade journals, newspapers and company directory profiles with full text and images."
Business Economics and Theory	1980 - Aug 2009	"With a strong emphasis on titles covered in the EconLit database, this collection provides academic journals and magazines focusing on topics in economics. Perfect for business classes, users will find more than 150 full-text journals to support their research."
Business Source Premier via EBSCOhost on	Varies according to source (dating as far back as 1922)	"This database provides full text for nearly 7,800 scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for more than 1,125 peer-reviewed business publications. This database offers information in nearly every area of business including management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more. Business Source Premier contains full text from the world's top management and marketing journals including Harvard Business Review, California Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Review, Industrial & Labor Relations Review, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Marketing Management, Journal of Marketing Research (JMR), etc. The database also includes other sources of full text information such as country economic reports from the EIU, Global Insight, ICON Group and CountryWatch and detailed company profiles for the world's 10,000 largest companies. Business Source Premier provides full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922. Academy of Management Journal is available back to 1958, Accounting Review to 1926, Administrative Science Quarterly to 1956, California Management Review to 1958, Journal of Finance to 1946, Journal of Marketing to 1936, Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) to 1964, etc."
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Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities	Present	Cabell's Publishing, Inc. provides help to professors, graduate students and researchers in order to publish their manuscripts in a wide selection of journals. Cabell's offers access to directories of in the areas of Accounting, Economics & Finance, Management, Marketing, Educational Curriculum & Methods, Educational Psychology, Educational Technology & Library Science, and Administration, and Psychology & Psychiatry. They offer publication guidelines and review information to help with submission of materials.
Cambridge Companions Online	Varies according to source (see Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics for years of publication)	"The Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics collection offers over 1500 comprehensive and accessible essays on major authors, periods and genres, written by experts and designed for student readers. For the author Companions each writer is placed in literary and historical context; their major works are analysed, either in separate chapters or grouped according to theme, and their influence on later writers assessed. The generic and topical Companions cover periods of English literature such as Old English or the Victorian Novel, and literary genres such as Modernism or Greek Tragedy, giving the student vital contextual information about political, social, religious and artistic relationships. The Companions to Classical Civilisation examine key periods and aspects of the civilisations of ancient Greece and Rome."
Catalog of US Gov't. Publications	1994-present	Indexes all government documents catalogued by the Government Printing Office.
Chemical Abstracts Ask at the Library Services Desk for online search covering 1992-present.	1907-1991	Indexes and abstracts chemical sciences journal, report, patent proceedings, and monograph literature.
Classical Music Library	Selections range from the earliest Gregorian chants to works by modern composers - including symphonic music, vocal & instrumental music, choral works, and other forms	"Classical Music Library is an ever-growing, fully searchable classical music resource—a comprehensive database of distinguished classical recordings. It includes tens of thousands of licensed recordings that users can listen to on the Internet. The audio selections are cross-referenced to a database of supplementary reference information. Users browse, search, click, and then listen to the music over the Internet through their headphones." Read more.
CollegeSource (3 simultaneous users)	Current	Access more than 20,000 college catalogs in the original, complete, cover-to-cover format. Two-year, four-year, graduate and professional schools are all included. Users are able to search the complete pdf files of catalogs. Some international catalogs are available in this collection.
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)	1991-present	This is a comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It includes, "working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, e-books, journals and policy briefs. CIAO is also a widely-recognized source for teaching materials including original case studies written by leading international affair experts, course packs of background readings for history and political science classes, and special features like the analysis of a bin Laden recruitment tape with video". The CIAO will post essential country data and statistics on 203 countries collected by the Economist Intelligence Union. In addition to maps and country outlook, CIAO will publish information updated quarterly from the politics and economics section, including background, structure and outlook. The information will also include a 5-year summary from the economics section.
Communication & Mass Media Complete via EBSCOhost	1920-present	This database provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media. It indexes articles, monographs, conference proceedings, and working papers from the records of the former CommSearch (produced by the National Communication Association), Mass Media Article Index (produced by Penn State University), and much more! It contains full text of over 200 titles and contains citation coverage for additional sources. In total, several hundred valuable sources are covered. This database is available for all of 2004.
Computer Database	1980-Current	"Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology."
Computing Reviews	May 1985 to present (equivalent to Volume 26, Issue 5 in the print Computing Reviews counterpart)	"Computing Reviews (CR) aims to provide access to current research, theory and applications in all subdisciplines of computing via the review medium. CR compiles expert, unbiased critical reviews of current publications of note in computing from Reviews.com (a Silicon Valley-based publisher or reviews focusing on academic and professional content) and the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). The goals of CR are to provide an overview of new developments in computing to both specialists and generalists who wish to survey the field as a whole; isolate and illuminate quality materials; and build and enhance communities of computer scientists and others by promoting the exchange of ideas."
CountryWatch.com	Current	Research the political, economic, and environmental trends of countries in the world from AZ This source includes maps and country overviews as well as news reports from over ten international news organizations.
CQ Almanac	1945-present	“Since it was first published in 1946, CQ Almanac has been the definitive annual reference for studying the U.S. Congress. Building on the reporting and analysis done throughout the year by CQ's award-winning news staff, the Almanac offers original narrative accounts of every major piece of legislation that lawmakers considered during a Congressional session. Arranged thematically, CQ Almanac organizes, distills, and cross-indexes for permanent reference the full year in Congress and in national politics….Use Policy Tracker to explore a specific policy topic and see how it has changed over the years.”
CQ Global Researcher	2007-present	This database provides, "definitive, in-depth coverage of global affairs from a number of international viewpoints. Written by seasoned journalists with years of international experience, these reports make use of such popular sections as "current situations", "pro-con", and a new feature called "voices from abroad."
CQ Press	Varies according to source	The " CQ Electronic Library (CQEL) is the definitive reference resource for research in American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs."
CQ Press: Current Events in Context	Varies according to source	"This is a free, nonpartisan Web site for information on pivotal events and issues shaping today's world of government and politics. CQ Press in Context contains a sampling of full-text documents from the subscription-based CQ Electronic Library (CQEL). Sources include encyclopedia articles, expert commentary and analysis by CQ writers, historic documents, and more. These offerings provide critical background information to help unpack and understand an important issue.This site also offers links to other useful and relevant sources in the "For More Research" box. In this section, you'll find links to descriptions of CQ Press electronic and print products and additional free resources available on the Web that are related to the featured topic."
CQ Researcher Plus Archive	1923-present	The CQ Researcher explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. There are 44 reports produced each year including four expanded reports. The CQ Researcher's hallmark is scrupulous objectivity and balance. Every 12,000-word report is written by an experienced journalist and features comments from experts, lawmakers and citizens on all sides of every issue. Each CQ Researcher examines a single topic of public concern, such as parental rights or Middle East peace. It gives the reader a broad overview of the subject, including the historical background and a discussion of the current controversies and initiatives. Numerous charts, graphs and sidebar articles -- plus a pro-con feature, a chronology, lengthy bibliographies and a list of contacts -- round out each report.
CQ Weekly	1983-present	"CQ Weekly reports on the world’s most powerful legislative body completely and accurately every week. The CQ news team—by far the largest on Capitol Hill, with more than 100 reporters, editors, and researchers—covers virtually every act of Congress, delivering nonpartisan news and analysis unavailable anywhere else. Readers get in-depth reports on issues looming on the congressional horizon, plus a complete wrap-up of the previous week’s news, including the status of bills in play, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates, and all roll-call votes."
Credo Reference	1983-present	"Credo Reference enables users to find authoritative answers fast. It features content from hundreds of reference books in a broad range of subjects." View a list of titles available in this database.
Custom Newspapers		"Get the scoop with an innovative Web-based, full-text ASCII-formatted newspaper database that lets you electronically search articles by title, headline, date, author, section or other assigned fields. Choose two or more titles from a growing list of more than 1200 outstanding newspapers from around the world"
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Daily Life through History	Varies according to source	DLtH Premium offers a fantastic array of information on people and places - past and present via: Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life Daily Life through History series Cultures and Customs series Histories of Modern Nations series Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide Articles on teen life in every region around the world Primary documents, vetted weblinks, illustrations and maps Tours through Time features Integration of CIA World Factbook data for a one-stop ready reference.
Digital Dissertations	Varies according to source	"ProQuest UMI Dissertation Publishing has been publishing dissertations and theses since 1938. Select Dissertation Express (as an individual) if you have a specific title in mind. Select Datrix if you'd like ProQuest to search the database for you at no charge through DATRIX Direct Dissertation database searching. DATRIX is an individualized search service for those who lack library access to the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) database. Using the keywords you specify, ProQuest reviews the entire database and retrieves up to 500 titles per search. You'll receive a spreadsheet of the relevant citations, complete with ordering/pricing information."
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)	Varies according to source	"This service covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. We aim to cover all subjects and languages. There are now 1680 journals in the directory. Currently 414 journals are searchable at article level."
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ebrary	2000-present	"ebrary Academic Complete has over 30,000 titles covering business and economics, computers and technology, life and physical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and humanities. There is simultaneous, multi-user access. A majority of the ebook titles have been published since 2000. If you are accessing ebrary for the first time, you must download the ebrary reader software." If you experience technical problems installing ebrary reader, please contact the Help Desk. Call (660) 562-1634 or email helpdesk@nwmissouri.edu
EBSCOhost	See specific database listings for time periods covered	The EBSCOhost link provides access to popular and scholarly literature.
Ed/ITLib	Varies according to source	Ed/ITLIb (formerly the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education Digital Library) "is a valuable online resource of peer-reviewed and published international journal articles and proceeding papers on the latest research, developments, and applications related to all aspects of Educational Technology and E-Learning."
Education Full-Text via WilsonWeb (Limited to 30 simultaneous users. Keep trying!)	1983-present	Indexes and abstracts over 525 international periodicals, monographs, and yearbooks, covering 95 periodicals not indexed in ERIC. Over 240 full-text periodicals titles are included. 30 simultaneous users.
Education Research Complete via EBSCOhost	Varies according to publication	"This massive file offers the world’s largest and most complete collection of full text education journals. It is a bibliographic and full text database covering scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing. Education Research Complete also covers areas of curriculum instruction as well as administration, policy, funding, and related social issues. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,500 journals, as well as full for more than 750 journals. This database also includes full text for more than 80 books and monographs, and full text for numerous education-related conference papers."
Educator's Reference Complete	1980-present	"Educator's Reference Complete is a selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. Majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database. The database is updated daily and provides 24-hour access from school or home."
ERIC via EBSCOhost	1966-present	Indexes and abstracts over 750 journals and thousands of technical documents, reports and proceedings covering education, administration, and related disciplines. EBSCOhost provides an online thesaurus of descriptor terms under Subject Search.
ERIC Documents	Full-Text: 1993-present Abstracts Only: 1966-present	Contains full-text of ERIC Documents in PDF format. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to download and view files.
Expanded Academic via Gale	1980-present	Indexes and abstracts over 1580 periodicals (over 750 titles full-text) covering astronomy, communications, computer science, current events, history, humanities, law, psychology, general sciences, and sociology. Unlimited users.
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FACTS.com	Varies according to source	"FACTS.com brings together complete content from the Facts On File News Digest since 1940 and selected content from six other core reference databases to answer questions about events, issues, statistics and people of the last 60+ years. FACTS.com also delivers in-depth features on "Historic Events" drawn from the 60-year Facts On File archive . . . The six databases from which content has been selected are Issues and Controversies On File, Today's Science On File (National Science Standards), Editorials On File, Reuters On-Line News Service, The World Almanac and Book of Facts, and The World Almanac Encyclopedia." The Issues & Controversies section contains editorial cartoons with accompanying questions and links to related FACTS.com coverage; discussion questions & activities (for 2005-present articles) written to encourage critical thinking and classroom participation; interviews with experts where experts' opposing opinions are linked to each other and to objective Issues & Controversies coverage of their topic; interview topics for students and interviewing guidelines
Fedstats	Varies according to source	"Fedstats, which has been available to the public since 1997, provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government without having to know in advance which Federal agency produces which particular statistic. With convenient searching and linking capablilties to more than 100 agencies that provide data and trend information on such topics as economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, aviation safety, energy use, farm production and more, FedStats is your one location for access to the full breadth of Federal statistical information."
FirstSearch	Varies according to source	The FirstSearch link provides access to GeoBase and WorldCat. See individual descriptions for more information.
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Gale	See specific database listings for time periods covered	The Gale link provides access to popular and scholarly literature through the Expanded Academic.
Gale Virtual Reference Library	Varies according to source	"Gale Virtual Reference Library includes encyclopedias, almanacs, specialized reference sources and more, providing respected authoritative essays on varied topics from numerous subject areas. This database provides 24-hour 'anywhere/anytime' access to great reference titles in eBook format. The entire collection can be searched simultaneously instead of one resource at a time."
General OneFile		"A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics."
General Reference Center Gold		"A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more."
GEOBASE via FirstSearch	1980-present	Indexes and abstracts over 300 journals, and 1700 additional sources including books, proceedings, reports, maps and theses. Coverage includes geology, geography, and earth sciences.
Global Issues in Context via Gale	Varies according to source	"Global Issues in Context offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, highly relevant sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues. Each of these gateway pages includes an overview, unique "perspectives" articles written by local experts, reference, periodical, primary source and statistical information. Rich multimedia - including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs - enhance each portal. Use Browse Issues and Topics, Country Finder, Basic Search or Advanced Search to explore the database" (Quoted from Gale's menu page).
GreenFILE via EBSCOhost	Varies according to source	GreenFILE, a freely accessible research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. Comprised of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports, GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the ecology. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE will serve as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. GreenFILE’s initial release will include A&I for more than 600 titles, including comprehensive coverage – from to volume 1, issue 1 to present – for Bioscience (back to 1964), Conservation Biology (back to 1987), i>Journal of Ecology (back to 1913) and Journal of Environmental Planning & Management (back to 1948). The total number of records is approximately 295,000, and full text is provided for more than 4,600 records from open access titles.
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Health & Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health		"Health & Wellness Resource Center, with its Alternative Health Module, includes references, full-text journals and the new Disease Profiler module. From medical students to the curious, it provides integrated access to medical, statistical, health, and related information."
Health Reference Center Academic		"Health Reference Center -- Academic integrates the full text and images of respected nursing, allied health and medical journals; consumer health magazines; newsletters; pamphlets; newspaper articles; topical overviews; and reference books."
Historical Abstracts via EBSCOhost	1450-present	Indexes and abstracts world periodical literature in history, excluding the US and Canada. (NOTE: Search America: History and Life for US historical literature.) Currently over 2,000 journals published throughout the world are covered in the database.
Humanities Index	1974-Mar. 1991	Indexes and abstracts over 345 periodicals covering architecture, classical studies, folklore, performing arts, history, language and literature, philosophy, theology, and social studies.
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In the First Person: Index to Letters, Diaries, Oral Histories, and Other Personal Narratives	Varies according to source	"In the First Person is a new library index that lets users perform in-depth field and keyword searches across all letters, diaries, oral histories, memoirs, and autobiographies within scholarly materials that are freely available on the Web and Alexander Street databases. With a single search, users can access thousands of personal narratives in English from archives and repositories everywhere. The search returns citation information and links to full text, audio, and video whenever available. It’s the most comprehensive archive of social memory yet created—a one-stop starting point for historians, sociologists, genealogists, linguists, and psychologists who want to find, explore, and analyze human experiences. It is updated quarterly."
Informe (Spanish periodical database)		Informe "provides indexing, images and full text of popular Hispanic magazines -- not just translations. Also included is a thesaurus and interface that are uniquely designed for Spanish-speaking users.
IngentaConnect	Last 5 years	IngentaConnect includes current citations from 25,000+ publications (books, journal articles, reports) in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Institute of Physics Electronic Journals	Varies by title 1997-present where available	"IOPscience is a new online service for journal content published by Institute of Physics (IOP). It contains more than 300,000 articles, from 1874 to the present day. It's been designed to give you easy access to scientific, technical and medical content" Click here for a full list of titles.
International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP) (Limited to 4 simultaneous users. Keep trying!)	1874-present	Indexes 375+ international music periodicals covering all aspects of music. Over 40 are full-text titles. One simultaneous user.
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JSTOR	Varies by title Many issues start in the 1800's and continue to 2-5 years before the currently published year	"The JSTOR database is unique because the complete archives of core scholarly journals have been digitized, starting with the very first issues, many of which date from the 1800s. New titles and fields are being added regularly." Journals within the following disciplines are available in JSTOR: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Asian Studies, Classical Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, History of Science, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology, and Statistics.
Junior Edition		Junior Edition is "designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more."
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Kids InfoBits		Kids InfoBits is designed for "the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate and visual graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine and reference content."
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LexisNexis Academic	Varies according to source	This database provides full-text documents from over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications including: national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources, U.S. Federal and state case law, codes, regulations, legal news, law reviews, and international legal information, Shepard's Citations for all US Supreme Court cases back to 1789, business news journals, company financial information, SEC filings and reports, and industry and market news
LexisNexis Business via LexisNexis	Varies according to source	Academic Universe Business provides a full range of credible sources for business information, including business and financial news, US and international company financial information from government and private sources, market research, industry reports, and actual SEC filings. Sources include Accountancy Age, Ad Age Global, American Economic Review, Standard & Poor's Corporate Descriptions, Hoover's Company Reports, IRRC, Disclosure Reports, etc.
LexisNexis Congressional via LexisNexis	Varies according to source Hearing transcripts and submitted testimony from 1988 forward Committee reports from 1989 forward Bills – all versions of legislation introduced from 1989 forward Bill tracking reports from 1989 forward Committee markups and votes from September 1999 forward Selected committee prints from 1995 forward Congressional documents from 1995 forward Congressional Record from 1985 forward Federal Register from 1980 forward Current Code of Federal Regulations Current U.S. Code Public laws from 1988 forward National Journal and Congress Daily	"Perform in-depth research with access to the full-text of more than 211 years worth of detailed information about Congress, including member biographies, committee assignments, voting records, financial data, and the full-text of key regulatory and statutory resources. Use it to: Pinpoint expert testimony on the leading issues of the day Tap authoritative sources of statistics, projections, and analyses Discover a law’s intent by tracing its legislative history Gauge Congressional attitudes toward current topics Find out how members of Congress voted on legislation Investigate the finances of members of Congress Monitor legislation and public policy on almost any topic Review the federal regulations that implement legislation Learn the makeup and mission of Congressional committees Access “Hot Bills” and topics of Congress "
LexisNexis Legal Research via LexisNexis	Varies according to source	Students can use Legal Research to access primary source material such as case law, statutes and regulations or dive into secondary source materials such as legal news or law reviews for background or analysis of legal topics. Legal research sources include: Shepard's Citations for all US Supreme Court cases back to 1789, law review articles from over 450 publications, US Supreme Court decisions from January 1790 to present, US Circuit Court of Appeals decisions, US District Court decisions from 1789 to present, decisions from bankruptcy courts/US Court of International Trade/tax courts/Courts of Customs and Patent Appeals & Veterans/commerce/military courts, state court decisions at all court levels for all 50 states and territories, all federal laws from 1988 to the present, federal regulations, codes for all 50 states and territories, IRS Bulletin, IRS regulations, patents from 1971, and law school directories.
LexisNexis News via LexisNexis	Varies according to source	This database provides full-text of more than 50 major English-language newspapers from the US and around the world, many same day of publication, plus extensive archives of Financial Times (dating back to 1982), The New York Times (dating back to 1980) and the Washington Post (dating back to 1977) more than 400 magazines, journals, and over 600 newsletters including: American Demographics, American Journalism Review, Business Week, The Economist, Ebony, Industry Standard, Jane's Defense Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Nation's Business, Tokyo Business Today, Variety, etc. broadcast transcripts from the major television and radio networks, including ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX, NBC and NPR, as well as political transcripts from Federal News Service and emediamillworks (formerly Federal Document Clearing House) campus news including the Chronicle of Higher Education and nearly 300 individual college/university papers Non-English language news sources, available in Spanish, French, German, Italian and Dutch, include both newspapers and magazines
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts via EBSCOhost	Varies according to source	Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) is a bibliographic database indexing more than 600 periodicals plus books, research reports, and proceedings on the subject areas of librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, and so on. Its coverage dates back to the mid-1060s.
Literature Resource Center (LRC) via Gale	Varies according to source	Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. The foundation of the Literature Resource Center is built on Thomson Gale's three hallmark author databases: Contemporary Authors Online, offering biographical coverage of more than 124,000 writers; Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, featuring entries on all authors appearing in CLC since vol. 95 of the print series and complete profiles of 266 most studied authors from editions prior to vol. 95; and Dictionary of Literary Biography Online, containing more than 11,700 biocritical essays on authors and their works written by academic scholars. "The Literature Resource Center also includes selected full-text, excerpted, and commissioned critical material from Gale's respected Literature Criticism and For Students Series. The titles in these series include: Children's Literature Review, Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Drama Criticism, Drama for Students, Literature from 1400 to 1800, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Literature of Developing Nations for Students, Literature and Its Times, Novels for Students, Poetry Criticism, Poetry for Students, Shakespearean Criticism, Shakespeare for Students, Short Story Criticism, Short Stories for Students, and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. In addition, users can access current, full-text critical essays on major authors via the Literature Resource Center's link to more than 260 prominent literary journals. Author coverage in the Literature Resource Center is further enhanced by a strategic partnership with Merriam-Webster, Inc. Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature, featuring more than 10,000 descriptive entries on literary figures, works, and terms, is included in the basic subscription to the Literature Resource Center. Other features in the Literature Resource Center include over 5,100 explications and overviews of prominent literary works; links to 4,900 websites focusing on major authors and their works; over 6,700 timeline events to help place literature in its historical and social context, 2,300 author portraits; a guide to writing a Modern Language Association-style research paper; access to the Literary Index, an online database that indexes the content of all of Thomson Gale's literature products; and more."
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Math Reviews Ask at the Library Services Desk for online search.	1940-present	Indexes and abstracts mathematics literature.
Mental Measurements Yearbook	1938-present	"The Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) series, produced since 1938 by the Buros Institute, provides users with critical evaluations for over 2,000 commercial tests within a wide variety of areas that include education, psychology, business, aptitude, achievement, and intelligence. Written by leading experts in the field, this series supports the informed selection and use of commercial testing products." "Typical MMY entries include descriptive information about the test, professional reviews, and reviewer references. To be included in this series, a test must be commercially available, be published in the English language, and be new or substantively revised since it last appeared in the series. Full text of test reviews is included in the database, and up to three independent reviews are included for each test."
Mergent Online	Current	Formerly published in print under Moody’s Manuals, “Mergent Online delivers a comprehensive suite of authoritative financial information with the accuracy, timeliness and transparency required in today’s marketplace.”
Military and Intelligence Database		"Over 500 titles and more than 7 million articles with links to related sources outside of the current article: reference books, magazine and newswire articles."
MLA Directory of Periodicals via EBSCOhost		"The MLA Directory of Periodicals contains all information available on the journals and series on the bibliography's Master List of Periodicals. This information has been gathered by the MLA staff with the cooperation of MLA bibliographers and the editors represented in these listings. Over 7,100 titles are included; of these, over 4,400 are currently indexed. The entries list editorial addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, e-mail addresses, frequency of publication, descriptions of the periodicals' scopes, circulation figures, subscription prices and addresses, advertising information, and submission guidelines. The directory also provides statistics on how many articles and book reviews the periodicals publish each year, as well as how many are submitted."
MLA International Bibliography via EBSCOhost	1963-present	Indexes over 5,400 sources, including journals, dissertations, books and book chapters. Covers linguistics, modern languages, literature theory & criticism, dramatic arts, and folklore.
Music Index	1949-1997	Indexes book reviews, performances, records, discographies and festivals.
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Naxos Music Library (Limited to 5 simultaneous users. Keep trying!) You must log out after using this product.	Varies according to source	"Naxos is the world's leading producer of classical music. Naxos produces more new recordings than any other label or corporate entity. The library offers the complete Naxos, Marco Polo and Da Capo catalogues as well as Jazz and World music, educational products and a growing range of Historical recordings featuring the biggest performers in the history of classical music." Genres of music included are "Classical, Jazz Contemporary, World / Folk, New Age, [and] Chinese." Categories covered include "Ballet, Chamber Music, Choral, Composers, Concertos, Educational, Film Music, Instrumental Musicals, Opera/Operetta, Orchestral, Vocal [and] Collections."
Naxos Music Jazz (Limited to 5 simultaneous users. Keep trying!) You must log out after using this product.	Varies according to source	"Naxos Music Library Jazz is one of the most comprehensive collection of Jazz music available online. It offers close to 20,000 tracks of jazz from over 1,850 albums. Over 500 jazz artists are represented. Naxos Music Library Jazz comprises Naxos Jazz and the 22 labels of Fantasy Jazz. Naxos Jazz, along with Prophone and Proprius, brings you the world of international Jazz, covering Sweden and Scandinavian jazz artist. US-based Fantasy has the world's deepest jazz catalogue and offers the very best in blues and R&B."
NewsBank	Varies according to source	Provides full-text and wire service news articles of local and regional events. Coverage includes business, cultural, educational, political and sports news. Newspapers covered include the Kansas City Star (1991-Present), St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1988-Present), Springfield News-Leader (1999-Present), Chicago Tribune (1985-Present), Christian Science Monitor (1987-Present), Des Moines Register (1999-Present), Lost Angeles Times (1985-Present), Louisville Courier (1999-Present), Tulsa World (1989-Present), Washington Post (1977-Present), and Wichita Eagle (1984-Present).
Newspaper Sources in Owens Library	18th, 19th, 20th Centuries	This link connects the user to a list of newspapers available in Owens Library. The list is sorted by century and provides the dates available for each newspaper and the format in which each is available (i.e., microfilm, microfiche, bound). Titles are arranged alphabetically.
New York Times Index	1851-present	Indexes the New York Times newspaper.
Nineteenth Century Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature	1890-1922	Indexes 19th century periodical literature covering l890-1899, with supplementary indexing from 1900-1922. See also: Poole's Index to Periodical Literature.
Northwest Missourian Index	1914 - 2 years before the currently published year	The Northwest Missourian is the current campus newspaper for Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri. Its predecessor, The Green and White Courier, began publishing November 14, 1914. The Green and White Courier continued until September 27, 1926, when it's name change to our current Northwest Missourian. The newspaper has had a variety of changes over the years in regard to the printed size and how often it was printed. "When money was scarce and printing help hard to get, the Northwest Missourian was printed as part of the Maryville Democrat Forum. During the Second World War it became a 'wartime miniature,' nine inches by twelve." The newspaper at times was printed weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly.
Northwest Missourian Online	2006-present	"The Northwest Missourian is a weekly, full-color newspaper, averaging 16 pages and two sections. It covers the Maryville community and the Northwest campus." The Missourian has an online searchable archive.
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Online Dissertation Services	Visitor can freely access current 2 years of citations and abstracts within ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Visitors can search the entire database of citations within Dissertation express	Use ProQuest Digital Dissertations to locate the citations and abstracts of dissertations or master's theses within a particular subject. If the publication number, author, or title of the dissertation or master's thesis is known, Dissertation express is the fastest search service (Note: after selecting the Dissertation express icon, select the Connect to Dissertation express as an individual icon). The entire dissertation can also be purchased through both search methods.
Online Searchable Newspaper Sites	Current and Archives	This Owens Library Web page provides links to online versions of newspapers.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center	Current and Archives	Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (OVRC) is a dynamic online library of current event topics – the facts, as well as the arguments of each topic’s proponents and detractors. OVRC provides comprehensive information on today’s social issues with content from the Greenhaven Press Opposing Viewpoints print series; Information Plus’ statistics and government documents; and social issue selections from Gale and Macmillan Reference USA reference sources. A variety of reference materials, commentaries and viewpoints, periodical and news articles, primary sources, statistics and multimedia can be found in this database.
Oxford Art Online (Limited to 5 simultaneous users. Keep trying!)	Varies according to source	"Oxford Art Online is an innovative new gateway that offers users the ability to access and search the vast content of Grove Art Online and Oxford art reference in one location. With the 2007 complete redesign of Grove Art Online, as well as the addition of substantial new Oxford reference content, Oxford Art Online offers the most extensive and easily searchable online art resource available today, a virtual art reference library of unparalleled scope and depth."
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online		"Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Launching with French, German, Spanish, and Italian, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online - fully searchable, completely comprehensive bilingual dictionaries, and unique study materials that provide extra help with learning and using an expanding range of languages."
Oxford Music Online	Varies according to source	"Oxford Music Online is a new gateway that offers users the ability, for the first time ever, to access and cross-search the vast resources of Oxford's music reference in one location. The cornerstone of Oxford Music Online, Grove Music Online, has been completely redesigned with a number of functional enhancements and new content."
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Poole's Index to Periodical Literature	1815-99	Indexes 37 periodical titles from the time period. See also: Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature.
Popular Magazines		"Popular Magazines includes 1000 of the most searched magazines across our InfoTrac products. All the titles were selected based on actual publication searches performed by library patrons. This database is 100% full text and includes over 600 titles recommended by Bowker's "Magazines for Libraries". Titles like Consumer Reports, Time, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, US News and World Report, Vogue, Fortune, Business Week, National Review, Cosmopolitan, NPR and even Oprah are included in this database."
Project Gutenberg Online Catalog	Usually pre-1923 materials	"Project Gutenberg is a volunteer effort to digitize, archive, and distribute cultural works. As of August 2006, 19,000 eBooks are available, with an average of 400 more being added each month. They cannot publish any texts still in copyright without permission. This generally means that our texts are taken from books published pre-1923." Read more.
PsycARTICLES	1894-present	PsycARTICLES®, from the American Psychological Association (APA), is a definitive source of full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. The database contains more than 134,000 articles from 66 journals published by the APA, its imprint the Educational Publishing Foundation (EPF), and from allied organizations including the Canadian Psychological Association and the Hogrefe Publishing Group. It includes all journal articles, book reviews, letters to the editor, and errata from each journal.
PsycINFO via EBSCOhost	1887-present	Indexes and abstracts over 1300 psychology and psychology-related journals, including professional and academic literature in psychology, medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, and linguistics.
PubMed	1966-present	The National Library of Medicine provides indexing and abstracting of periodical literature in medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care system, and preclinical sciences. Over 3900 US biomedical journals and 70 journals from foreign countries are indexed in this database.
PubMed Central	Varies according to source (mid- to late-1800s or early 1900s for some journals)	PubMed Central (PMC) is the US National Institute of Health (NIH) free digital archive of full-text biomedical and life science journal literature. PMC contains over half a million articles, most of which have a corresponding entry in PubMed.
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Readers' Guide Retrospective	1890-1982	Indexes 523 of the most popular general-interest magazines published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America. Contains citations to more than 3,000,000 articles within the following subject areas: Aeronautics, African-Americans, Aging, Archeology, Astronomy, Automobiles, Biographies, Business, Children, Education, Environment, Fashion, Film, Fine Arts, Food, Foreign Affairs, Gardening, Health, History, Hobbies, Home, Journalism, Leisure Activities, Literature, Medicine, Music, News, Nutrition, Photography, Politics, Popular Culture, Radio, Religion, Science, Sports, Technology, Television, Travel.
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature	1900-1997	Indexes general interest periodical literature, including popular magazines.
RIA Checkpoint	Varies according to source	"The Checkpoint(TM) research system offers you fast, effective ways to find answers to your tax and financial research questions."
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Safari Business Books	Varies according to source	“In business and management, students can access content from process management and leadership to customer service and employee performance, Safari's electronic reference business library deals with a wide range of critical business skills. The database includes titles from the most well-known publishers in the field.”
Safari Technical Books	Varies according to source	“Safari covers the most essential technologies including technical certification, software engineering, enterprise computing, programming languages including Java, C++ and operating systems from Windows to Linux and Unix, Web design and development, XML, and more. Search books simultaneously online, saving time and quickly finding need-to-know information. ”
Sage Journals Online	Varies according to source	"Sage Journals Online is the delivery platform that provides online access to the full text of individual SAGE journals in Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, Science, Technology, and Medicine" (quoted from SAGE welcoming message).
ScienceDirect eBooks	1995-present	"Offering comprehensive coverage of the full range of scientific disciplines, including those published under the renowned Pergamon and Academic Press imprints, over 30 books are now fully integrated with the existing books and journals on ScienceDirect."
ScienceDirect Health & Life Sciences College Edition	1995-present	ScienceDirect Health & Life Sciences includes over 340,000 full-text articles from 900 journals.
ScienceDirect Physical Sciences College Edition	1995-present	ScienceDirect Physical Sciences includes over 850,000 full-text articles from 610 journals.
ScienceDirect Social & Behavioral Sciences College Edition	1995-present	ScienceDirect Social & Behavioral Sciences includes over 90,000 full-text articles from 350 journals.
Scirus		“Scirus searches over 250 million science-specific Web pages . . . and finds peer-reviewed articles such as PDF and PostScript files, which are often invisible to other search engines.”
Small Business Resource Center		"Small Business Resource Center provides entrepreneurs and small business owners with a one-stop source for all the key information needs, including financing; financial planning; business plan creation; market analysis; sales strategy; tax planning and more." It also provides links to "state-specific, professionally created legal forms in a variety of subject areas."
Social Sciences Index	1975-1991 March	Indexes periodical literature in sociology, anthropology, economics, environmental science, law and political science.
Social Sciences & Humanities Index	1907-1974	Indexes periodical literature in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, area studies, classical studies, economics, geography, history, language and literature, philosophy, political science, religion, and sociology.
SPORTDiscus with Full Text via EBSCOhost	Varies according to source	"SPORTDiscus with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for sports & sports medicine journals, providing full text for more than 415 journals indexed in SPORTDiscus. Of those, nearly 250 have cover-to-cover indexing in SPORTDiscus. With more than 700,000 full-text articles dating back to 1985, SPORTDiscus with Full Text is the definitive research tool for all areas of sports and sports medicine literature."
SRDS (Standard Rating Data Service) (Limited to 1 simultaneous user. Keep trying!) Ask at Library Services Desk for login code and password .		This "leading provider of media rates and data" provides "comprehensive coverage of traditional media - such as magazines, newspapers, television, direct marketing and radio - as well as today's alternative marketing opportunities - such as online and out-of-home." The "database of media rates is the largest and most comprehensive in the world - cataloging more than 100,000 media properties in all. This massive network maintains its currency with verification for each listing up to 20 times a year and more than 21,000 listing updates every month."
STAT-USA/Internet (State of the Nation/GLOBUS & NTDB)	Varies according to source	"STAT-USA/Internet, a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is a single point of access to authoritative business, trade, and economic information from across the Federal Government."
Student Edition	Varies according to source	"With over 1100 titles this multi-source database is designed for high-school students providing them with access to a variety of full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information on topics most important to their curriculum including: current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more."
Student Research Center via EBSCOhost		"The Student Research Center (SRC) is EBSCO's interface designed for students in grades 6 through 12. SRC provides students in secondary schools with the most appropriate research tools to easily obtain the information that they need from their EBSCO databases. Students can easily pre-determine which content sources (e.g., Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video) will be included with their search. They can also search their databases by topic heading, make use of an online dictionary and encyclopedia, explore the top searches of the day, and even limit their search according to appropriate Lexile reading levels."
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Teacher Reference Center	Varies according to source	Provides indexing and abstracts for over 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals to assist professional educators.
Tests in Print (Limited to 4 simultaneous users. Keep trying!)		"Produced by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements at the University of Nebraska, Tests in Print (TIP) serves as a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language. TIP provides vital information to users including test purpose, test publisher, in-print status, price, test acronym, intended test population, administration times, publication date(s), and test author(s). A score index permits users to identify what is being measured by each test. Tests in Print is directly linked to the critical, candid test reviews published in the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) series. Users can research current test information from the TIP series and continue their search to all available test reviews published in the MMY series. Tests in Print is an indispensable reference for professionals in areas such as education, psychology, business, as well as those interested in the critical issues of tests and testing."
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Ulrich's Periodical Directory	Current; Updated monthly	Provides descriptive profiles of over 240,000 periodicals, including subscription prices, circulation rates, and peer review information. Includes over 800 evaluative reviews from "Magazines for Libraries" and "Library Journal." Limited to five simultaneous users.
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Wall Street Journal	1984-present	"Comprehensive coverage back to 1984 is available from the world's leading financial newspaper through ProQuest. Each issue of every newspaper is indexed thoroughly, so researches can easily access not only top news stories by also detailed information on the arts, sports, business, and popular culture. Even such items as editorials, editorial cartoons, and letters to the editor from well-known people are indexed. For each article cited in the database an abstract helps the researcher know if the complete text will meet his or her needs."
Web of Science	1987-present	Provides indexing for the natural sciences in over 6125 journals and 145 book series. Since Web of Science records goes back 20 years, you can do significant “cited reference searching,” finding out who has cited the article(s) displayed in your search. The database also links out to full text articles when available.
WilsonWeb	1983-present	WilsonWeb includes access to periodical literature in agriculture, biology, and education through the Biological and Agricultural Index and the Education Full Text database.
WorldCat		"WorldCat contains the merged catalogs of libraries around the world, making it the world's largest and richest database of bibliographic information." It contains "1.3 billion items in more than 10,000 libraries worldwide." "This Web site lets you find an item of interest and then locate a library near you that owns it."

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