Databases by Subject

Writing and Research

Other citation tools
Citation Machine
Knight Cite
SourceAid Citation Builder
Zotero: The Next Generation Research Tool

Writing
Blue Book of Grammar
Dartmouth Writing Program
Diana Hacker's Research Guide
Online Writing Lab at Purdue
Writing Center - University of Wisconsin

Off Campus Access Instructions
Tutorials

 

 

General --These general databases contain a wide subject range and are worth checking.

Academic Search Premier
Expanded Academic ASAP
InfoTrac
Jstor
Points of View
WorldCat -- OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide

Art

Artstor-- Outstanding image database

Business

Business and Company ASAP -- Providing researchers with information on companies, markets and industries
Business and Company Resource Center -- Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information
General Business File -- Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics
Small Business Collection (InfoTrac) -- Full text journals

Computer Science

Computer Database -- Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews
Computers and Applied Sciences Complete

Education

CINAHL -- Comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, including counseling
Education Professional Collection (from Infotrac) -- Full Text Magazines for education professionals
Education Research Complete -- Full text
Educators (InfoTrac) -- Full text journals
ERIC (U.S. government site)
Jstor - A general database that includes historic research on education topics
Junior Edition -- This periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school
KidInfoBits (InfoTrac) -- developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5
Nursing & Allied Health (InfoTrac) -- Comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, including counseling
Student Edition (InfoTrac) -- This periodical database is designed for high-school students

 

History

History Reference Center -- Full text
U.S. History (InfoTrac) -- Full text journals
World History (InfoTrac) -- Full text journals

 

Moving Image Arts

Film and Television Literature Index

 

Social Sciences, including Politics

Communication and Mass Media (InfoTrac) -- Full text journals
Criminal Justice (InfoTrac) -- Full text journals
Diversity Studies (InfoTrac) -- Full text journals
Environmental Issues and Policies (InfoTrac) -- Full text journals
GLBT Life and Issues (InfoTrac) -- Full text journals
Military and Intelligence Database (InfoTrac) -- Full text journals
Points of View -- essays presenting multiple sides of a current issue
Pop Culture Collection (InfoTrac) -- Full text journals
War and Terrorism (InfoTrac) -- Full text journals

Psychology

CINAHL -- Comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, including counseling
Nursing & Allied Health (InfoTrac) -- Comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, including counseling
Psychology Collection (InfoTrac) -- Full text journals

Literature

Jstor
Literary Reference Center

Theater

Artstor-- Outstanding image database
Film and Television Literature Index
Literary Reference Center

 

Science

Agriculture Collection (InfoTrac) -- Agriculture, horticulture, farming
BioDigest -- Life-science information written in a non-technical style
BioOne -- Full text scholarly journals in the biological sciences
Environment Complete
Environmental Issues and Policies (InfoTrac) -- Full text journals
General Science (InfoTrac) -- Full text journals

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