Subject List
All Electronic & Print Databases & Indexes
General & Reference
Arts & Humanities
(includes American Culture, Art, Classics, Dance, English, German Studies, History, Languages, Literature,
Museum Studies, Music, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Romance Languages and Literatures, Russian Studies, Theatre)
Social Sciences
(includes American Culture, Anthropolocy, Business, Communication Studies, Curricular Studies, Economics, Education,
Environmental Studies, German Studies, Global Studies, History, Political Science, Psychology, Russian Studies,
Sociology)
Science
(includes Biology, Chemistry, Engineering Physics, Environmental Studies, Health Sciences, Mathematics,
Physics and Astronomy)
Guides & Directories to the Internet
General & Reference:
World Wide Web
Academic OneFile.
¤ source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from journals and reference sources
¤ covers the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology,
literature and other subjects
World Wide Web and Reference Room
Alternative Press Index and Archives. 1969-present.
¤ Archives, 1969-1990, online via FirstSearch
¤ Index, 1991-present, online via FirstSearch
¤ 1989-2003 in paper copy
World Wide Web
ARTstor.
¤ digital images from world art, architecture, and visual culture
¤ register for an account on-campus to use ARTstor off-campus
Reference Room
Biography Index. 1946-present.
World Wide Web
Blackwell Synergy.
¤ full-text articles from over 850 journals covering medicine, science, social science and the humanities
Reference Room
Book Review Digest. 1905-present.
Reference Room
Book Review Index. 1965-present.
World Wide Web
Britannica Online.
¤ encyclopaedia articles plus an annotated guide to the Internet
World Wide Web
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.
¤ early phase of a project sponsored by the Library of Congress
World Wide Web and R 928 C76
Contemporary Authors.
¤ volumes 1-196 in paper copy
¤ the electronic version is available via the
Literature Resource Center
World Wide Web
CQ Weekly and Bill Text.
¤
Current Issue
¤
Search
World Wide Web
CSA Illumina Databases (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts).
¤ search multiple CSA databases simultaneously
¤ includes EconLit, PAIS Archive, PAIS International
World Wide Web
EBSCO Host Research Databases.
¤ search multiple EBSCO databases simultaneously
¤ includes Communication & Mass Media Index, MEDLINE, ERIC, PsycARTICLES,
PsycINFO, SocINDEX
World Wide Web
Electronic Collections Online (ECO). 1995-present.
¤ online via FirstSearch
World Wide Web
Electronic Reference Shelf.
¤ compiled by Virginia Commmonwealth University
Reference Room
Essay and General Literature Index. 1900-present.
World Wide Web
Expanded Academic ASAP. 1980-present.
World Wide Web
Factiva.
¤ not compatible with Netscape
¤ available only from computers connected to the campus Internet
World Wide Web
Factbites.
¤ a search engine crossed with an encyclopedia
World Wide Web
Facts on File. 1940-present.
¤ a news summary or digest (not articles from newspapers)
World Wide Web
FirstGov.
¤ index to all United States Government web sites
World Wide Web
FirstSearch.
¤
Group 1 (AHSearch, AltPressInd & Archives, CWI, WorldCat)
¤
Group 2 (BioDigest, ECO)
World Wide Web
Gale Virtual Reference Library.
¤ includes fifteen encyclopedias in the areas of the arts, business, environment, history,
literature, medicine, multicultural studies, and social science
World Wide Web
General OneFile.
¤ magazines, journals, and newspapers
World Wide Web
Google Scholar.
¤ search engine for scholarly literature
World Wide Web
informaworld
¤ free searching and browsing of the electronic resouces of Taylor & Francis, Routledge, Psychology Press and
Informa Healthcare
World Wide Web
IngentaConnect.
¤ free searching and browsing of more than 29,000 publications
World Wide Web
JSTOR.
¤ full-text journal articles from the first publication of the journal until approximately four years ago
World Wide Web
LexisNexis Academic.
¤ newspapers and magazines, almost all full-text
World Wide Web
NetLibrary.
¤ create an account, then search for books
World Wide Web
New York Public Library Digital Gallery.
¤ access to over 520,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities
World Wide Web and Reference Room
New York Times Index. 1851-present.
¤ Index, 1851-1993, in paper copy
¤ Index, 1969-present, on
Lexis-Nexis Academic
¤ Index, 1996-present, on
Factiva (opens in a new browser window)
¤ Newspaper, 1851-1995, on microfilm
¤ Newspaper, 1996-present, on microfiche
Reference Room
Nineteenth Century Reader's Guide. 1890-1899.
World Wide Web and R 423 O98w
The Oxford English Dictionary. 1989.
¤ 2nd edition, 20 volumes
Reference Room
Poole's Index to Periodical Literature. 1802-1906.
World Wide Web
Project Muse.
¤ full text articles from over 300 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities,
social sciences, and mathematics
Reference Room
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature. 1900-1994.
World Wide Web
RefWorks.
¤ online personal database and bibliography creator
¤ hints for exporting/importing records
World Wide Web
SCOLA.
¤ the international television channel which is available in Lipscomb Library and in dorm rooms
World Wide Web
Smithsonian Photography Initiative.
¤ selected images from the Smithsonian collections
World Wide Web
Surface Matters.
¤ a guide to writing prepared by the
Writing Lab, Randolph College
World Wide Web
THOMAS.
¤ United States legislative information from the Library of Congress
World Wide Web
Thompson Gale.
¤ search multiple Thompson Gale databases simultaneously
¤ includes Academic OneFile, Expanded Academic ASAP, Gale Virtual Reference Library, General OneFile,
Literature Resource Center, MLA International Bibliography
World Wide Web
UMI Dissertation Services.
¤ searching and ordering capabilities
World Wide Web
United States Code.
¤ a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent
laws of the United States
World Wide Web
Windows Live Academic Search.
¤ search engine for academic journals and content
World Wide Web
WorldCat. Before 1000 B.C.-present; the OCLC Online Union Catalog
¤
onine via FirstSearch
¤
public site
Arts & Humanities:
Reference Room and Microfilm
Abstracts of English Studies. 1958-1991.
¤ 1958-1975 in paper copy
¤ 1974-1991 on microfilm
World Wide Web
ACLS Humanities E-Book.
¤ sponsored by the American Council of Learned Societies
DIALOG
America: History and Life. 1964-present.
¤ online via DIALOG; please ask a Reference Librarian for assistance
R 016.87 A61
L'Annee Philologique: Bibliographie Critique et Analytique de L'Antiquite Greco-Latine.
1924-present.
Reference Room
Art Index. 1929-present.
World Wide Web
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHSearch). 1980-present.
¤ online via FirstSearch
World Wide Web
ARTstor.
¤ digital images from world art, architecture, and visual culture
¤ register for an account on-campus to use ARTstor off-campus
Reference Room
Bibliographie d'Histoire de l'Art. 1976-1999.
¤ formerly called Repertoire International de la Litterature de l'Art
World Wide Web
Blackwell Synergy.
¤ full-text articles from over 850 journals covering medicine, science, social science and the humanities
World Wide Web
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.
¤ early phase of a project sponsored by the Library of Congress
World Wide Web and R 928 C76
Contemporary Authors.
¤ volumes 1-196 in paper copy
¤ the electronic version is available via the
Literature Resource Center
World Wide Web
Doomsday Book Online, National Archives, United Kingdom
¤ a survey of England as it existed in 1086, which included a small part of what is now Wales,
some of Cumbria, but excluded the present day Northumbria
World Wide Web
Harper's Weekly.
¤ full text from the Civil War Era and Reconstruction, 1857-1871
DIALOG and R 909.8 H67
Historical Abstracts. 1955-1964 and 1973-present.
¤ 1955-1964 in paper copy
¤ 1973-present online via DIALOG; please ask a Reference Librarian for assistance
Reference Room
Humanities Index. 1907-1989.
¤ formerly called the International Index to Periodicals
World Wide Web
JSTOR.
¤ full-text journal articles from the first publication of the journal until approximately
four years ago
World Wide Web
Literature Resource Center.
¤ includes criticism, biographies, bibliographies, Web sites, periodical articles & more
World Wide Web
Maier Museum of Art Online Collection Catalog.
World Wide Web
Making of America.
¤ digital library of primary sources, including books and journals, in American
social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction
World Wide Web and R 016.8 M68m
Modern Language Association International Bibliography (MLA). 1921-present.
¤ 1921-1996 in paper copy
¤ 1926-present on
Galenet
Reference Room
Philosopher's Index. 1967-present.
World Wide Web
Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London, 1674-1834
¤ a fully searchable online edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people
ever published, containing accounts of over 100,000 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court
World Wide Web
Project Muse.
¤ full text articles from over 300 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities,
social sciences, and mathematics
Reference Room
Religion Index One: Periodicals. 1967-present.
World Wide Web
Smithsonian Photography Initiative.
¤ selected images from the Smithsonian collections
Social Sciences:
Reference Room
Abstracts in Anthropology. 1989-present.
World Wide Web
Annual Reviews:
Social Sciences Online
World Wide Web
AnthroSource.
¤ developed by the American Anthropological Association
World Wide Web
ARTstor.
¤ digital images from world art, architecture, and visual culture
¤ register for an account on-campus to use ARTstor off-campus
World Wide Web
Blackwell Synergy.
¤ full-text articles from over 850 journals covering medicine, science, social science and the humanities
Reference Room
Business Periodicals Index. 1968-1994.
World Wide Web
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.
¤ early phase of a project sponsored by the Library of Congress
World Wide Web
Columbia Earthscape.
¤ resources on the global environment, much of it full-text
Reference Room
Communication Abstracts. 1987-present.
World Wide Web
Contemporary Women's Issues (CWI). 1992-present.
¤ online via FirstSearch
World Wide Web
CQ Weekly and Bill Text.
¤
Current Issue
¤
Search
World Wide Web
Doomsday Book Online, National Archives, United Kingdom
¤ a survey of England as it existed in 1086, which included a small part of what is now Wales,
some of Cumbria, but excluded the present day Northumbria
World Wide Web and Reference Room
Economic Literature. 1886-present.
¤ American Economic Association
¤ 1886-1980 in paper copy
¤ 1969-present on
EconLit
Reference Room
Education Index. 1929-1994.
World Wide Web
The Educator's Reference Desk.
¤ resources and services for the education community
World Wide Web
ERIC, Educational Resources Information Center.
¤ education literature and resources
World Wide Web
Factiva.
¤ not compatible with Netscape
¤ available only from computers connected to the campus Internet
Feminist Collections. 1985-present.
Reference Room
Feminist Periodicals. 1985-present.
World Wide Web
FirstGov.
¤ index to all United States Government web sites
World Wide Web
Harper's Weekly.
¤ full text from the Civil War Era and Reconstruction, 1857-1871
DIALOG and R 909.8 H67
Historical Abstracts. 1955-1964 and 1973-present.
¤ 1955-1964 in paper copy
¤ 1973-present online via DIALOG; please ask a Reference Librarian for assistance
World Wide Web
History E-Book Project.
¤ sponsored by the American Council of Learned Societies
World Wide Web
informaworld
¤ free searching and browsing of the electronic resouces of Taylor & Francis, Routledge, Psychology Press and
Informa Healthcare
Periodical Room and Microfiche
Journal of Economic Literature. 1963-present.
¤ formerly called the Journal of Economic Abstracts.
¤ 1963-1986 in paper copy
¤ 1987-present on microfiche
World Wide Web
JSTOR.
¤ full-text journal articles from the first publication of the journal until approximately
four years ago
World Wide Web
Making of America.
¤ digital library of primary sources, including books and journals, in American
social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction
Reference Room
New Books on Women and Feminism. 1986-present.
World Wide Web and Reference Room
PAIS, Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin. 1937-present.
¤ 1937-1976 on
PAIS Archive
¤ 1972-present on
PAIS International
¤ 1968-1994 in paper copy
World Wide Web
Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London, 1674-1834
¤ a fully searchable online edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people
ever published, containing accounts of over 100,000 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court
World Wide Web
Project Muse.
¤ full text articles from over 300 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities,
social sciences, and mathematics
World Wide Web
PsycARTICLES. 1985-present.
¤ searchable full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology
World Wide Web and Reference Room
Psychological Abstracts. 1887-present.
¤ 1887-present on
PsycINFO
¤ 1927-1995 in paper copy
Reference Room
Social Sciences Index. 1907-1989.
World Wide Web
SocINDEX. 1895-present.
¤ comprehensive sociology research database and thesaurus
World Wide Web
THOMAS.
¤ United States legislative information from the Library of Congress
World Wide Web
United States Code.
¤ a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent
laws of the United States
World Wide Web
United States Reports.
¤ Supreme Court opinions
World Wide Web
United States Online Internet Directory.
¤ directory of information about U.S. states, cities, and towns
World Wide Web and Reference Room
Wall Street Journal Index. 1963-1993.
¤ Index, 1963-1993, in paper copy
¤ Index, 1973-present, on
Lexis-Nexis Academic
¤ Index, 1979-present, on
Factiva (opens in a new browser window)
¤ Newspaper, 1963-1995, on microfilm
¤ Newspaper, 1996-present, on microfiche
Reference Room and Microfiche
Women Studies Abstracts. 1975-present.
¤ 1975-1992 on microfiche
¤ 1989-present in paper copy
R 016.3053 W871
Women's Studies Index. 1989-present.
Science:
Reference Room
Abstracts of Papers Presented to the American Mathematical Society. 1980-present.
World Wide Web
American Chemical Society Web Subscriber Search.
¤ full-text articles published in American Chemical Society journals
World Wide Web
Annual Reviews:
Biomedical Sciences Online
Physical Sciences Online
World Wide Web, DIALOG, and Reference Room
Biological Abstracts 1926-1966.
¤ 1926-1966 in paper copy
¤ 1926-present online via DIALOG; please ask a Reference Librarian for assistance
World Wide Web
Biology Digest (BioDigest). 1989-present.
¤ online via FirstSearch
World Wide Web
Blackwell Synergy.
¤ full-text articles from over 850 journals covering medicine, science, social science and the humanities
Online and Reference Room
Chemical Abstracts. 1907-present.
¤ 1907-1966 in paper copy
¤ 1967-present online; please ask a Reference Librarian for assistance
World Wide Web
Columbia Earthscape.
¤ resources on the global environment, much of it full-text
World Wide Web
FirstGov.
¤ index to all United States Government web sites
Reference Room
General Science Index. 1978-1990.
World Wide Web
HighWire Press.
¤ science journals with selected free full-text articles
World Wide Web
informaworld
¤ free searching and browsing of the electronic resouces of Taylor & Francis, Routledge, Psychology Press and
Informa Healthcare
World Wide Web
JSTOR.
¤ full-text journal articles from the first publication of the journal until approximately
four years ago
MathSciNet.
¤ mathematical reviews from the American Mathematical Society
World Wide Web
Medline, National Library of Medicine.
¤ search abstracts from over 4,800 current biomedical journals
World Wide Web
National Library of Medicine.
¤ includes several useful databases
World Wide Web
Project Muse.
¤ full text articles from over 300 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities,
social sciences, and mathematics
World Wide Web
PubMed.
¤ over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for
biomedical articles back to the 1950s
World Wide Web
ScienceDirect.
¤ scientific, medical and technical information
Guides & Directories to the Internet
Britannica Online.
¤ also features an annotated guide to the Internet
FirstGov.
¤ U.S. government web sites
The Internet Scout Project.
¤ ways to search and access the Internet
Librarians' Internet Index.
¤ Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians
Michigan Electronic Library's Best of the Internet.
¤ evaluates and organizes Internet resources
Search Engine Colossus.
¤ international directory of search engines
Yahoo's Search Engine Comparisons and Reviews.
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