Electronic Journals & Reference Databases

Databases by Subject

Art / Music

Economics / Business

 

Literature

 

Book Reviews

 

Education

Newspapers/ Magazines

 

Communications / Media

 

Ethnic Groups

 

Psychology

 

Careers

 

General Reference

 

Science / Mathematics

Company Information

 

Government Publications

 

Social Sciences

 

Computers / Technology

 

Health / Nursing / Medicine

Statistics / Demographics

Crime / Criminal Justice

History / Political Science

 

Tourism / Hospitality

Current Events

 

Law

 

 

 


 

ART / MUSIC

 

Art Index (Wilson)

Grove Art Online (now Oxford Art)

Grove Music Online (now Oxford Music)

Art Museum Image Gallery (Wilson)

Cinema Image Gallery (Wilson)

 

Other databases that include articles about Art and Music:

 

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) - magazines and scholarly journals

Humanities Full Text (Wilson) - abstracts from 1984+ and full text from 1994+

Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective (Wilson)

JSTOR (scholarly journals)

Project Muse (scholarly journals)

 

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BOOK REVIEWS

 

Book Review Digest Plus - from 1983+ (Wilson)

 

Other databases that include book reviews:

 

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) - magazines and scholarly journals

Ethnic Newswatch (ethnic, minority, and native press)

Historical New York Times - 1851 to 2006 (ProQuest)

JSTOR (scholarly journals)  

LexisNexis (newspapers, magazines, and legal publications)

Project Muse (scholarly journals)

 

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CAREERS

 

Internet periodicals and resources for information about careers:

 

Career Guide to Industries

Career InfoNet

Occupational Outlook Handbook

 

 

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COMMUNICATIONS / MEDIA

 

Communication & Mass Media Complete

 

Other databases that include articles about communication:

 

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) - magazines and scholarly journals

GALE Virtual Reference Library

JSTOR (scholarly journals)

Project Muse

 

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COMPANY INFORMATION

 

Business Source Complete (EBSCO)

Business and Company ASAP (Gale)

Business and Company Resource Center (Gale)

LexisNexis (newspapers, magazines, and legal publications)

Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition 1984-pres. (ProQuest) 

 

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COMPUTERS / TECHNOLOGY

 

ScienceDirect (scholarly journals) 

Business Source Complete (EBSCO)

Applied Science & Tech Index (Wilson)

MathSciNet - Mathematical Reviews

 

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CRIME / CRIMINAL JUSTICE

 

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) - magazines and scholarly journals

Criminal Justice Periodicals (ProQuest)

LexisNexis (newspapers, magazines, and legal publications)

NYPD Crime Statistics

PsycArticles (EBSCO) - Full Text

PsycINFO (EBSCO) - Index

Social Sciences Full Text (Wilson)

U.S. Department of Justice Statistics

 

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CURRENT EVENTS

 

CQ Researcher (topics in the news)

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)

GreenFile (EBSCO) - environmental collection

LexisNexis (newspapers, magazines, and legal publications)

Opposing Viewpoints (reference materials, commentaries, and viewpoints)

Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition 1984-pres. (ProQuest) 

 

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ECONOMICS / BUSINESS

 

Business Source Complete (EBSCO)

Business Source Complete-Enhanced Business Searching Interface (EBSCO)

Business & Company Resource Center (Gale)

Business & Company ASAP (Gale)

Econlit - American Economic Association Index (EBSCO)

Economist, The -- Historical Archive, 1843-2003 (Gale)

GALE Virtual Reference Library

LexisNexis (newspapers, magazines, and legal publications)

Palgrave Dictionary of Economics 

Regional Business News (EBSCO)

Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition 1984-pres. (ProQuest) 

 

 

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EDUCATION

 

Education Full Text (Wilson) - 1983 to present

Education Index Retro/Full Text (Wilson) -1929 to present

Education Index Retrospective: 1929-1983 (Wilson)

ERIC - Education Resources Information Center (EBSCO)

Education Research Complete (EBSCO)

Education: Professional Development Collection (EBSCO)

 

Other databases that include articles about education

 

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) - magazines and scholarly journals

Project Muse (scholarly journals)

GALE Virtual Reference Library

JSTOR (scholarly journals)

 

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ETHNIC GROUPS

 

Ethnic Newswatch (ethnic, minority, and native press)

Black Thought and Culture (African American Studies Collection)

Informe! (popular Hispanic magazines)

 

Other databases that include articles about ethnic groups:

 

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) - magazines and scholarly journals

GALE Virtual Reference Library Premier (EBSCO)

JSTOR (scholarly journals)

Project Muse (scholarly journals)

 

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GENERAL REFERENCE

 

GALE Virtual Reference Library

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO)

Grolier Online - Encyclopedia Americana and the New Book of Knowledge

Oxford English Dictionary - OED Online

Oxford Reference Online

Opposing Viewpoints

 

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GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

 

Firstgov.gov

University of Michigan Documents Center

GPO Access (Government Printing Office)  

FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Infoshare

Medline Consumer Health

OSHA Technical Safety and Health Topics

 

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HEALTH / NURSING / MEDICINE

 

Most important health databases:

 

Health Reference Center Academic (Gale)

Health Source Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO)

CINAHL Plus with Full Text (EBSCO) 

Medline with Full Text (EBSCO)

Nursing Resource Center (Gale)

PubMed

Medline Plus - consumer health

GALE Virtual Reference Library

DOAJ:  Directory of Open Access Journals

 

Individual online journals about health and medicine:

 

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition  

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

New England Journal of Medicine  

Public Library of Science Medicine (open to public)

 

 

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History/Political Science

 

Historical New York Times - 1851 to 2006 (ProQuest)

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)

Eighteenth Century Collections Online (Gale)

In the First Person: Index to Letters, Diaries, Oral Histories, and Other Personal Narratives

Making of the Modern World (Gale) - economic literature

Women and Social Movements in the U.S., 1600 to 2000

 

Other databases that include articles about history:

 

JSTOR (scholarly journals)

Project Muse (scholarly journals)

Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective - 1907 to 1984 (Wilson)

Humanities Full Text (Wilson) - abstracts from 1984+ and full text from 1994+

DOAJ:  Directory of Open Access Journals

 

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LAW

 

LexisNexis (newspapers, magazines, and legal publications)

Business Source Complete (EBSCO)

DOAJ:  Directory of Open Access Journals

JSTOR (scholarly journals)

 

 

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Literature

 

Most important literature databases:

 

Literature Resource Center/MLA (Gale)

Biography - Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online (Gale)

LitFinder (Gale) - poems, stories, essays, plays, speeches

Magill OnLiterature Plus (EBSCO)

Twayne Author's Series (Gale)

 

Other literature databases:

 

Book Review Digest Plus - from 1983+ (Wilson)

Essay and General Literature Index (Wilson)

Humanities Full Text (Wilson) - abstracts from 1984+ and full text from 1994+

Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective - 1907 to 1984 Retrospective (Wilson)

 

Other databases that include articles about literature:

 

Project Muse (scholarly journals)

JSTOR (scholarly journals)

DOAJ:  Directory of Open Access Journals

 

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NEWSPAPERS / MAGAZINES

 

LexisNexis (newspapers, magazines, and legal publications)

Custom Newspapers (Gale)

MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO) - popular periodicals

New York State Newspapers (Gale)

Readers Guide Full Text - Index from 1983 & Full Text from 1994 (Wilson)  

Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition 1984-pres. (ProQuest) 

 

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PSYCHOLOGY

 

PsycARTICLES (EBSCO) - Full Text

PsycINFO (EBSCO) - Index

 

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SCIENCE / MATHEMATICS

 

Most important science databases:

 

ScienceDirect (scholarly journals)

MathSciNet - Mathematical Reviews

American Chemical Society

 

Other science databases

 

Applied Science & Tech Index (Wilson)

GALE Virtual Reference Library

General Science Full Text (Wilson)

Highwire Press (open access science journals)

Public Library of Science Biology (open to public)

 

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

 

SocIndex Full Text (EBSCO)

Social Sciences Full Text (Wilson)

Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective - 1907 to 1984 (Wilson)

 

Other databases that include articles in social sciences:

 

JSTOR (scholarly journals)

Project Muse (scholarly journals)

DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals

 

 

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STATISTICS / DEMOGRAPHICS

Statistical Abstract of the United States

U.S. Census Bureau

NYPD Crime Statistics

U.S. Department of Justice Statistics

Infoshare (statistics for New York City and New York State)

ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research)

Social Explorer (reference tool for census data)

 

 

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TOURISM / HOSPITALITY

 

Hospitality & Tourism Complete (EBSCO)

 

Other databases that may include articles about tourism and hospitality:

 

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) - magazines and scholarly journals

Business Source Complete (EBSCO)

LexisNexis (newspapers, magazines, and legal publications)

MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO)

Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition 1984-pres. (ProQuest) 

 

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