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Databases by Subject: General

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General Reference Databases

1. Academic Search Complete
A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text per... more info
Off-campus requires GALILEO password
2. Biography Reference Bank
Biography Reference Bank contains biographical information on approximately half a million people, f... more info
Off-campus requires GALILEO password
3. Book Collection: Nonfiction
Contains abstracts and searchable full text for more than 3,800 popular nonfiction books for youth o... more info
Off-campus requires GALILEO password
4. Book Index with Reviews
Information on over 3.8 million book titles in a wide range of formats, including large print and bo... more info
Off-campus requires GALILEO password
5. Consumer Health Complete
Consumer-oriented health content, including full text from many health reference books and encyclope... more info
Off-campus requires GALILEO password
6. Contemporary Women's Issues
A multidisciplinary journal dedicated to issues facing contemporary women in culture and society.... more info
Off-campus requires GALILEO password
7. CQ Researcher
Coverage of political and social issues, with reports on topics in health, international affairs, ed... more info
MUID required
8. Ebrary
Electronic library featuring research materials sorted by subject matter. Features complete texts o... more info
MUID required
9. Fuente Academica
Provides PDF full text for more than 330 scholarly publications covering many areas of academic stud... more info
Off-campus requires GALILEO password
10. Hein Online
An image-based collectin of legal periodicals, including the Law Journal Library, the Federal Regist... more info
MUID required
11. History Reference Center
Features full text for more than 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, as well... more info
Off-campus requires GALILEO password
12. International Index to Music Periodicals
IIMP Full Text enables you to search and browse hundreds of music journals covering a broad scope of... more info
MUID required
13. JSTOR
An online archive containing back issues of scholarly journals in many disciplines.... more info
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14. Legal Collection
Information on current issues, studies, thoughts, and trends of the legal world. Legal Collection of... more info
Off-campus requires GALILEO password
15. LexisNexis Academic Universe
Contains approximately 5,000 publications, virtually all include full text. Many types of publicatio... more info
Off-campus requires GALILEO password
16. netLibrary (full-text electronic books)
Provides access to over 15,000 electronic books (eBooks), both copyright-free and copyright-protecte... more info
Off-campus requires GALILEO password
17. RefWorks
RefWorks is designed to help users manage all the references they use in their research. You can imp... more info
Off-campus requires RefWorks group code
18. Research Library (at ProQuest)
Provides abstracts and indexing for over 2,600, as well as full text for over 1,700 scholarly journa... more info
Off-campus requires GALILEO password
19. Science & Technology Collection
Topics include aeronautics, astrophysics, biology, chemistry, computer technology, geology, aviation... more info
Off-campus requires GALILEO password
20. UlrichsWeb
Information about almost every serial publication including whether it is academic/scholarly, trad... more info
MUID required
21. Web of Science/ISI Web of Knowledge
Provides information in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities found in internationa... more info
MUID required
22. Wilson Omnifile Full Text Mega Edition
A multi-disciplinary database providing indexing, abstracts, and full text - from six of Wilson's da... more info
Off-campus requires GALILEO password
23. World History Collection
Contains cover-to-cover full text for more than 130 titles, including many peer-reviewed journals. ... more info
Off-campus requires GALILEO password
24. WorldCat (books and publications owned by libraries worldwide)
The world's most comprehensive bibliography with bibliographic records representing information span... more info
Off-campus requires GALILEO password