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There are 83 General Indexes.

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Academic Search Premier Authentication Required
Coverage: Coverage varies, some starting with 1975 - present, updated continuously.
This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals.
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Book Review Index Online Plus Authentication Required
Coverage: 1965 - present
Includes more than five million review citations from over 5,800 books and periodicals, with linking to more than 630,000 full-text reviews; Please note: Our BRI license allows for five (5) U of MN - TC users at a time -- if you are denied access, please wait a few minutes and try again.
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Canadian Research Index Authentication Required
Coverage: 1982-present
The closest Canadian equivalent to the "Monthly Catalog Of United States Government Publications," subject coverage is comprehensive, corresponding to the political and administrative interests of all levels of the Canadian government.
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Catholic Periodical and Literature Index Authentication Required
Coverage: 1981-Present Selective Full-Text
Covers all aspects of the Catholic faith and lifestyle, and includes over 380,000 index citations of articles and reviews published in Roman Catholic periodicals, Papal documents, church promulgations, and books about the Catholic faith that are authored by Catholics and/or produced by Catholic publishers.
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EBSCO Databases Authentication Required
Remote access available for University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities students, staff and faculty.
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EBSCO MegaFILE Authentication Required
Coverage: Coverage varies, some starting with 1975 - present, updated continuously
This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education
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Education Full Text Authentication Required
Coverage: 1983-present
United States: Education Full Text offers full-text access to about half of the 500+ education journals indexed in it.
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ERIC (Access via U.S. Dept. of Ed.)
Coverage: 1966 - present
This version of the ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) database is freely available on the web and provides access to education-related journal and non-journal literature.
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Gale Databases (Thomson Gale Infotrac) Authentication Required
Remote access available for University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities students, staff and faculty.
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Gallup Brain Authentication Required
The Gallup Brain is a searchable database providing a record of more than 70 years of public opinion information.
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Google Scholar Authentication Required
Use Google Scholar through the Libraries' web site, or by setting your Scholar Preferences to the "University of Minnesota (FindIt@U of M Twin Cities) to gain off-campus access to all the articles and journal subscriptions the library has already acquired for you.
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IBZ: International Bibliography of Periodical Literature Authentication Required
Coverage: 1983 - present, updated monthly.
An international, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and up-to-date online periodical database.
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Informe Authentication Required
Coverage: 1994 - present
A collection of hispanic magazines with full text; This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
Covers business, health, technology, culture, current topics and other subjects.
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InfoTrac Junior Edition Authentication Required
Coverage: 1997 - date
Database for junior high and middle school students; This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
In addition to material from periodicals, the database also includes newspaper articles, an encyclopedia, and a variety of other reference material.
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InfoTrac Kid's Edition (Super Tom) Authentication Required
Coverage: 1997 - date
Database for primary school students; This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
In addition to material from periodicals, the database also includes newspaper articles, reference material and maps. Fact sheet at http://www.galegroup.com/pdf/facts/itkid.pdf Coverage: Current year to date + the previous three years Updated: Daily
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InfoTrac Student Edition Authentication Required
Coverage: 1985 - date
Database for secondary school students; This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
In addition to material from periodicals, the database also includes newspaper articles, two encyclopedias, and a variety of reference material.
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IngentaConnect Authentication Required
Coverage: October 1988 - present, updated daily
This index provides bibliographic citations for academic and professional research articles online - some 20 million articles from 30,000 publications.
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ISI Web of Knowledge Authentication Required
The ISI Web of Knowledge provides the Web of Science interface for institutional sitewide access to the ISI Citation products which cover over 8,000 international journals in the sciences, social sciences, and the arts and humanities.
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JSTOR Authentication Required
Index to JSTOR, full text academic journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
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LexisNexis Academic Authentication Required
Coverage: Varies by title.
LexisNexis Academic is a collection of online databases: News, Business (plus corporate news and corporate financials), Legal, Medical, and Reference.
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LexisNexis Government Periodicals Authentication Required
Coverage: 1988-present
Provides bibliographical information about articles in US government periodicals in all fields, and provides links to the web sites for most of the titles.
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LGBT Life Full-Text Authentication Required
Coverage: 1970-Present
LGBT Life Full-text contains indexing and abstracts for more than 80 GLBT-specific core periodicals; additionally, books as well as newsletters, case studies, dissertations, etc.
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Los Angeles Times (access via LexisNexis) Authentication Required
Coverage: Most recent 6 months.
Full text available for the previous six months to the present.
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Los Angeles Times (access via Proquest Newsstand) Authentication Required
Coverage: 1985-current.
This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
Full text from 1988 to the present.
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MasterFile Premier Authentication Required
This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
MasterFILE Premier, designed specifically for public libraries, provides full text for more than 2,000 general periodicals covering a broad range of disciplines including general reference, business, education, health, general science, multi-cultural issues and much more.
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MNMag: Minnesota Magazine Index
Coverage: 1991-2005
MNMag is an index of articles on local and statewide politics, news, current events, history and the arts that appear in nine Minnesota magazines: City Pages, Hennepin History, Minneapolis And St.
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New York Daily Tribune (via 19th Century Masterfile) Authentication Required
Coverage: 1875 - 1906

New York Times (1980 - present, via Proquest) Authentication Required
Full text of the New York Times, 1980 - present.
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Nineteenth Century Masterfile Authentication Required
Coverage: Varies, primarily 19th century
Current Contents of 19th Century Masterfile:

Series I: Multi-Title Periodical Indexes
Poole's Index to Periodical Literature, Index to Legal Periodical Literature (Jones and Chipman), Catalogue of Scientific Papers, the Religion Index and more.
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Old Testament Abstracts Authentication Required
Coverage: 1978-Present Selective Full-Text

The product of a partnership between ATLA and the Catholic Biblical Association, this database features indexing and abstracts for journal articles, monographs, multi-author works, and software related to Old Testament studies.
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OxResearch Authentication Required
Created by Oxford Analytica, OxResearch provides help to research and analyze the impact of world and regional economic and political developments of major significance.
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Palmer's Index to the Times (via 19th Century Masterfile) Authentication Required
Coverage: 1880 - 1890

Patents (United States)
Coverage: 1790 - present, updated weekly
The USPTO Web Patent Database offers the full text of all US patents issued since January 1, 1976 and full-page images of each page of every US patent issued since 1790 through the most recent weekly issue date. Publisher/Producer is the U.S.
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PolicyFile Authentication Required
Coverage: 1990 - present
PolicyFile draws its content from public policy think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers.
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Poole's Index to Periodical Literature (via 19th Century Masterfile) Authentication Required
Coverage: 1802 - 1906
A significant resource compiled by William Frederick Poole.
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ProQuest Databases Authentication Required
Remote access available for University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities students, staff and faculty.
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ProQuest Newsstand Authentication Required
Coverage: Varies by newspaper
This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
ProQuest Newsstand provides indexing and abstracting for 150 full-text titles, plus another 200 regional news sources.
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Public Documents Masterfile Authentication Required
Coverage: 1789 - date
Finding tool for public documents, combining bibliographic and index information from a variety of historic and current tools.
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RAMBI [electronic resource]
"RAMBI - The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies - is a selective bibliography of articles in the various fields of Jewish studies and in the study of Eretz Israel.
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Readers' Guide Retrospective Authentication Required
Coverage: 1890-1982
Provides comprehensive, historic indexing of the most popular general-interest magazines and journals published in the United States during the 20th century in 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.
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Reference Universe Authentication Required
Coverage: Table of Contents Only
Reference Universe is a master index to the tables of content and indexes of over 10,000 reference books--both print and electronic.
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RLIN Bibliographic Files Authentication Required
Coverage: 1700s - present, with an emphasis on 20th Century materials. Library of Congress record updated weekly, other record updated continuously.

St. Paul Pioneer Press Authentication Required
Coverage: 1988-current
Full text coverage from 1988 to the present of the daily newspaper for the City of St Paul.
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Star Tribune (access via LexisNexis) Authentication Required
Coverage: 1991 - Current.
Full text of the Star Tribune 1991 - Current.
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Star Tribune (archives via ProQuest Newsstand) Authentication Required
Coverage: 1986 - Current.
This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
Full text available from 1986 - Current.
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Star Tribune (archives via publisher website)
Coverage: 1986-
Access to the archives of articles published in this daily Minneapolis newspaper serving the Twin Cities.
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Stead's Index to Periodicals (via 19th Century Masterfile) Authentication Required
Coverage: 1890 - 1906
An index to British periodicals originally published in thirteen volumes.
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Television News Archive Authentication Required
Coverage: 1968 -
The Television News Archive available from Vanderbilt University, is an index to more than 30,000 individual network evening news broadcasts from ABC, CBS, and NBC (August 1968 - present), and CNN daily news (1995 - present).
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Theses Canada
Coverage: 1965 - present
Search AMICUS, Canada's national online catalogue, for bibliographic records of all theses in the National Library of Canada theses collection, which was established in 1965.
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Times Literary Supplement Centenary Archive Authentication Required
Coverage: 1902-1990
The Times Literary Supplement Centenary Archive presents one of the world's premier contemporary literary reviews in fully searchable image format.
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U.S. Congressional Serial Set - Digital Edition Authentication Required
Coverage: Vol. 1, 15th Cong. (1817) - Vol. 8854, 70th Cong. 1st. Sess. (1928)
A rich source of primary source material on all aspects of American history, from the bound, sequentially numbered volumes of all the reports, documents, and journals of the US Senate and House of Representatives.
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Wall Street Journal Authentication Required
Coverage: Citation: Jan 5, 1982 - current Abstract: Jan 5, 1982 - current Full Text: Jan 2, 1984 - current
Contains the full-text Wall Street Journal newspaper which has extensive coverage of stock markets, finance, investments and business-oriented news.
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Washington Post (access via LexisNexis) Authentication Required
Coverage: 1977 - present
Full text coverage from 1977 to the present.
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Washington Post (access via Proquest Newsstand) Authentication Required
Coverage: 1997 - present
This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
Full text coverage 1997 to present.
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Washington Post (pre-1997 - access via Proquest Newsstand) Authentication Required
Coverage: 1987 - 1996
This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
Full text coverage from 1987 to 1996.
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