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Academic Search Premier 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. [ more information ] |
Aerospace and High Tech Database Coverage: (1962-Present)- Abstracts Only
Provides bibliographic coverage of basic and applied research in aeronautics, astronautics, and space sciences. [ more information ] |
AGRICOLA Coverage: 1970 - present, updated monthly.
Search here to find citations and abstracts for articles from over 600 periodicals, as well as USDA and state experiment station and extension publications, and selected books on agriculture, animal husbandry, animal and human nutrition, forestry, plant pathology, plant science, human ecology, agricultural economics, rural sociology. [ more information ] |
Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Abstracts Covers agricultural products involving both plants and animals, new applications across the food industry, plant genome studies ,and environmental developments. [ more information ] |
AGRIS Coverage: 1975 - present, updated quarterly.
Strong in agricultural and development economics of developing countries; AGRIS, the International System for the Agricultural
Sciences and Technology, is an international
bibliographic database. [ more information ] |
Alternative Press Index Coverage: 1991 - present, updated quarterly.
Indexes articles, editorials, reviews, interviews, obituaries, speeches, fiction, songs, recipes, regular columns from 250 publications. [ more information ] |
AMED - Allied and Complementary Medicine Coverage: 1985 - present
Subjects covered include acupuncture, terminal care, symptom control, osteopathy, Chinese medicine, homeopathy, rehabilitation, occupational therapy, chiropractic, holistic treatments, and podiatry.
The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 4 users at any one time. [ more information ] |
America: History and Life Coverage: 1964 - present
This index provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. [ more information ] |
AnimalScience.com Coverage: 1973 - present
Covers all aspects of veterinary science, including parasitology and zoonotic disease, as well as animal nutrition, equine science, animal production and animal genetics, and aquaculture and fisheries. [ more information ] |
Anthropology Plus Coverage: Late 19th century - present, updated quarterly.
Anthropology Plus brings together into one resource the highly respected Anthropological Literature from Harvard University and Anthropological Index, Royal Anthropological Institute from the UK. [ more information ] |
Applied Science and Technology Abstracts Coverage: 1983 - present, updated monthly
Indexes over 300 major English-language periodicals in a wide variety of technology subjects ranging from aeronautics, chemistry, and computers to physics, plastics, and transportation. [ more information ] |
Art Full Text Coverage: 1997 - (full text) and 1984 - (abstracts)
Art Full Text, produced by The HW Wilson Company, is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals published throughout the world. [ more information ] |
ArtBibliographies Modern Coverage: 1974 - present
Index and abstracts of articles from periodical articles, books, exhibition catalogs, and index entries for dissertations. [ more information ] |
ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality Coverage is devoted to research and policy on the contamination of oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, and estuaries. [ more information ] |
ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Coverage: 1978-present, updated monthly
Includes comprehensive information on the science and technology of marine, freshwater, and brackishwater organisms and environments. [ more information ] |
ATLA Religion Database Coverage: 1949 - present
A limited number of periodicals are available as full text in this database, some going back as far as 1949. [ more information ] |
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals Coverage: 1930s - present, updated daily
Recognized as one of the world's leading databases of the architectural literature. [ more information ] |
Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B) Topics range from bacterial immunology and vaccinations to diseases of man and animals, including clinical findings as well as all aspects of pure bacteriology, biochemistry, and genetics. [ more information ] |
Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) Coverage: 1973 - date, updated quarterly.
Covers art of Europe and the Americas (4th century to modern), painting, sculpture, drawings, prints, decorative and applied arts, architecture and industrial design, popular and folk art. [ more information ] |
Biological Abstracts Coverage: 1980-2003
Biological Abstracts (part of BIOSIS Previews) is one of the foremost sources of bibliographic references to the life science journal literature. [ more information ] |
BIOSIS Previews Coverage: 1996 - present, updated monthly.
Covers the biological and medical sciences, including biochemistry, biophysics, biotechnology, botany, environment, microbiology, and zoology.
Provides citations and abstracts to articles, conference papers, technical reports and chapters of books from over 5000 publications. [ more information ] |
Black Studies Database: Kaiser Index to Black Resources Coverage: 1948 - 1986
The Kaiser Index to Black Resources is drawn from the handwritten notes of the staff of the Schomburg Center at New York Public Library. [ more information ] |
Business Source Premier Coverage: Varies By Title
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.
Business Source Premier database includes both scholarly journals and periodicals for practitioners. [ more information ] |
CAB Abstracts Plus Full Text Select Coverage: 1910 - present
CAB Abstracts covers agriculture in its broadest sense, including crop production, forestry, environment, animal health and nutrition, veterinary science, agricultural engineering, biotechnology, soil and water, agricultural economics, recreation and tourism, rural sociology, and human nutrition and health. [ more information ] |
Catholic Periodical and Literature Index 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. [ more information ] |
Chicano Database Coverage: 1967 - present
Subjects include Mexican-American and Chicano studies topics. [ more information ] |
Child Abuse, Child Welfare and Adoption Coverage: 1965 - present, updated annually. (formerly Child Abuse and Neglect)
Child Abuse, Child Welfare & Adoption is intended for researchers,
practitioners, policymakers, and administrators working to prevent and
treat child abuse and neglect. [ more information ] |
CINAHL Coverage: 1982 - present, updated monthly.
CINAHL, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health, has a multidisciplinary scope covering nursing, 17 allied health disciplines, biomedicine, consumer health, health sciences librarianship and selected standards of professional practice.
The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 35 users at any one time. [ more information ] |
Communication and Mass Media Complete A comprehensive resource for articles relating to various forms of communication, Communication and Mass Media Complete provides journal articles on topics such as mass media, film, television, marketing, business communication, health communication, and more. [ more information ] |
Compendex®/Engineering Index Coverage: 1884 - present, updated monthly
Provides extensive indexing of scholarly and technical periodicals, conference proceedings, and
report literature in all engineering disciplines including applied physics, electronics, materials science, and related fields in science and management. [ more information ] |
Contemporary Women's Issues Coverage: 1992 - present, updated weekly
Covers subjects such as as sociology, psychology, health, lesbian concerns, education, political science, reproductive and human rights. [ more information ] |
Criminal Justice Abstracts Coverage: 1968 - present, updated quarterly
Covers crime trends, crime prevention and deterrence, drugs, government, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, law, police, political science, public administration, courts, punishment and sentencing. [ more information ] |
Current Contents Coverage: 1994 - present, updated weekly
FYI: Current Contents Database to be Replaced on January 1, 2006!
[ more information ] |
Current Issues: Reference Shelf Plus A carefully-selected database of full-text articles from key publications covering a variety of current social, scientific, health, political, and global issues (~ 20-30 articles per topic). [ more information ] |
Design and Applied Arts Index Coverage: 1973 - present
DAAI is an international index to design and craft journals. [ more information ] |
Ecology Abstracts Focuses on how microbes, plants, and animals interact with their environments and with other organisms. [ more information ] |
EconLit Coverage: January 1969 - present, updated quarterly.
Contains bibliographic citations and selected abstracts to the professional and scholarly literature in the field of economics and allied disciplines, including journals, books, chapters in books, conference proceedings and dissertations. [ more information ] |
Education Full Text Coverage: 1983-present
United States: Education Full Text offers full-text access to about half of the 500+ education journals indexed in it. [ more information ] |
Eighteenth Century Collections Online Coverage: 1701-1800
Eighteenth Century Collections Online captures the essence of the Enlightenment in Great Britain between 1701 and 1800. [ more information ] |
EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements Includes abstracts of the hundreds of environmental impact statements issued by the federal government each year, indexed for easy reference. [ more information ] |
Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry Covers all areas of biochemistry including aspects related to molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, and biophysics. [ more information ] |
Encyclopedia of birds This work covers the world of birds in two parts starting with the 1st part listing the commonalities of all birds, then goes on to explain the method of classification, chronology and development, habitats and adaptation, behavior, and endangered species. Location: EFW Library Reference Folio QL672.2.E53 1998 [ more information ] |
Encyclopedia of European Social History |
Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics The Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics covers the interaction between physics and mathematics with over 400 authoritative articles on subjects ranging from classical mechanics to dynamical systems, quantum field theory, and differential geometry. [ more information ] |
English Short Title Catalogue Coverage: 1473 - 1800, updated daily
Lists over 450,000 items, mainly in Britain and North America, from the collections of the British Library and over 2,000 other libraries. [ more information ] |
Environmental Engineering Abstracts Covers the world literature pertaining to technological and engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety, and energy production. [ more information ] |
Environmental Impact Statements: Full-text and Digests Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) are documents that help the government and the general public understand the effects of developments on the environment and to decide whether developments should go ahead.Full text statements are available from 2003-present and digests (summaries) are available from 1985-present. [ more information ] |
Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Database Coverage: 1967 - present
This database provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary coverage of the environmental sciences. [ more information ] |
ERIC (Access via CSA) Coverage: 1966 - present
United States and Other Countries: For Education Topics use ERIC CSA for Find It access to U of MN e-journals; ERIC is the Education Resources Information Center. [ more information ] |
Essay and General Literature Index Coverage: 1985 to present
Find contents in collected works focusing on humanities and social sciences.
The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 4 users at any one time. [ more information ] |
Europe - 1450 to 1789: An Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World |
Europe - 1789 to 1914: An Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire |
Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction |
Evidence Based Medicine Reviews Evidence base medicine reviews provides content from two databases: Cochrane database of systematic reviews, published by Update Software for the Cochrane Collaboration, and Best evidence, a database containing all the articles from ACP journal club (a publication of the American College of Physicians--American Society of Internal Medicine) and the articles from Evidence-based medicine (a joint publication of the ACP and British Medical Journal Group). [ more information ] |
Family & Society Studies Worldwide Coverage: 1970 - present, updated monthly.
Search here to find citations and abstracts to articles and book chapters on family dynamics, marriage and family therapy, the family in society, and child development. [ more information ] |
Fish & Fisheries Worldwide Coverage: 1971 - present, updated quarterly.
A working biologist's index to all aspects of ichthyology, fisheries and aquaculture, including fish management, natural history, and fish health, plus environmental, habitat, and commercial information. [ more information ] |
Forestry Abstracts Coverage: 1939 - present (Access 1973 - present via CAB Abstracts : Access 1939 - 1972 via CAB Archive)
Covers all aspects of forest management, tree biology and forest ecology, including silviculture, provenance studies, inventories, economics, agroforestry, husbandry of non-wood forest products, tree anatomy and physiology, climate, soils, forest ecology, tree breeding, fire, forest pests and protection, forest conservation and arboriculture. [ more information ] |
FRANCIS Coverage: 1984 - present, updated monthly.
Emphasis on French research covering a wide range of multilingual, multidisciplinary articles, books, etc. [ more information ] |
Geobase Coverage: 1980 - present, updated monthly.
Index to worldwide literature on geology, geography, and
ecology. [ more information ] |
GeoRef Coverage: 1785 - present
Index to the worldwide literature of geology, geophysics, geochemistry, paleontology, hydrogeology , hydrology, and mineralogy. [ more information ] |
Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI) Coverage: 1983 - present, updated quarterly.
Describes instruments used to assess health and behavior of infants, children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. [ more information ] |
Health and Safety Science Abstracts Published in association with the University of Southern California's Institute of Safety and Systems Management, this database provides a comprehensive, timely survey of recent work relating to public health, safety, and industrial hygiene. [ more information ] |
Historical Abstracts Coverage: 1954 - present.
Covers the world's scholarship in history from 1450 to the present. [ more information ] |
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine Coverage: Science, 1976 - present; Technology, 1987 - present; updated annually.
Indexes articles, books, proceedings, reviews, and dissertations on the history of science and technology. [ more information ] |
Human Population and Natural Resource Management This database explores human population and demography topics, as well as societal issues involving natural resource management. [ more information ] |
Index to Jewish Periodicals Coverage: 1988-Present
Selective Full-Text
An index on Jewish history, activity and thought. [ more information ] |
Index to Nineteenth-Century American Art Periodicals Coverage: Varies by title
The Index to Nineteenth-Century American Art Periodicals (AAI) is the only online
index to art periodicals that were published in the United States during the 19th
century. [ more information ] |
Industrial and Applied Microbiology Abstracts (Microbiology A) Includes significant findings and practical applications in agricultural, food and beverage, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. [ more information ] |
Inside Information Plus Coverage: 1996 - present, updated weekly.
Inside Information Plus will not be available after June 30, 2007. [ more information ] |
INSPEC ® Coverage: 1896 - present, updated monthly
Provides comprehensive coverage of scholarly literature in the fields of physics and astrophysics, electrical engineering, electronics, computing and control, and information technology. [ more information ] |
International Pharmaceutical Abstracts Coverage: 1970 - present, updated monthly.
Provides information on all phases of the development and use of drugs and on professional pharmaceutical practice.
The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 3 users at any one time. [ more information ] |
JSTOR Index to JSTOR, full text academic journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. [ more information ] |
Left Index Coverage: 1990-present
Provides access to the diversity of literature on the left, with a primary emphasis on politically and culturally engaged scholarship inside and outside the academy and a secondary emphasis on significant but little known sources of news and ideas. [ more information ] |
LGBT Life Full-Text 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. [ more information ] |
Library Literature and Information Science Full Text Coverage: December 1984 - present, updated monthly.
Effective July 1, 2004, this database is now available via the HW Wilson Company interface Covers library and information science, including automation, censorship, public relations, government funding, preservation, cataloging, classification, copyright legislation, personnel management, information brokers, online searching, publishing, education for librarianship, and rare books. [ more information ] |
Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) Coverage: 1973-present
Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) assists both generalists and specialists in keeping abreast of cutting-edge developments in disciplines
concerned with the nature and use of language. [ more information ] |
MasterFile Premier 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. [ more information ] |
Materials Research Database with Metadex Coverage: (1966-Current)
An excellent source for information on materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, and composites used in engineering application. [ more information ] |
MEDLINE (OVID) Coverage: 1966 - present, updated weekly.
MEDLINE covers the fields of medicine, public health, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and the basic biomedical sciences.
The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 40 users at any one time. [ more information ] |
New Testament Abstracts Coverage: 1985-Present
Selective Full-Text
The product of a partnership between ATLA and the Weston Jesuit School of Theology, this database is a research and bibliographic aid for scholars, librarians, clergy and students of the New Testament and its historical milieu. [ more information ] |
NTIS National Technical Information Service Coverage: 1964 - present
NTIS indexes government-sponsored U.S. [ more information ] |
Oceanic Abstracts Coverage: 1981 - current
Abstracts of technical literature pertaining to the marine and brackish-water environment. [ more information ] |
Old Testament Abstracts 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. [ more information ] |
OxResearch Created by Oxford Analytica, OxResearch provides help to research and analyze the impact of world and regional economic and political developments of major significance. [ more information ] |
PAIS International Coverage: Coverage dates 1972 - present (abstracts from 1985 - present)
Use this index for broad coverage of social science issues worldwide. [ more information ] |
Physical Education Index Coverage: 1970-present
Search PEI for a wide range of Physical Education & Kinesiology topics including physical education curricula, sports medicine, dance, sport law, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sports psychology & sociology. [ more information ] |
Pollution Abstracts Coverage: May 1981- present
Combines information on scientific research and government policies in a single resource. [ more information ] |
ProQuest Newsstand 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. [ more information ] |
PsycINFO Coverage: 1872 - present, updated monthly
Covers all areas of psychology. [ more information ] |
Regional Business News 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 for regional business publications; Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. [ more information ] |
Repertoire International De La Presse Musicale (RIPM) Coverage: 1805-1917
International Index to Nineteenth-Century Music Periodicals [ more information ] |
Risk Abstracts Experts define risk as a combination of the magnitude and probability of adverse effects. [ more information ] |
RLIN Bibliographic Files Coverage: 1700s - present, with an emphasis on 20th Century materials. Library of Congress record updated weekly, other record updated continuously.
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Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Bibliography Coverage: 1986 - present
The on-line successor to the INION printed bibliographies, the RAS Bibliography provides broad coverage of the social sciences and humanities resources published not only in Russia, but throughout Europe and North America. [ more information ] |
SCIPIO Art and Rare Books Sales Catalogs Coverage: 1599 - present, updated daily.
The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 5 users at any one time. [ more information ] |
Social Services Abstracts Coverage: 1980 - present
CSA Social Services Abstracts provides bibliographic coverage of current
research focused on social work, human services, and related areas,
including social welfare, social policy, and community development. [ more information ] |
Social Work Abstracts Coverage: 1977 - date, updated semiannually.
Abstracts of articles from social work and related journals. [ more information ] |
South African Studies Coverage: 1987 - present, updated quarterly.
A compilation of databases covering South African studies including the Index to South African Periodicals and South African National Bibliograpy. [ more information ] |
Sustainability Abstracts Explores the management of human use and conservation of the natural resource base, ensuring the attainment and continued satisfaction of human needs in the present as well as maintaining the potential to meet the needs and aspirations of future generations. [ more information ] |
Textile Technology Index Coverage: 1978 - present
The Textile Technology Digest (TTD) database contains bibliographic citations, with abstracts, and provides international coverage of the literature of textiles and related subjects. [ more information ] |
Treatise on Geochemistry |
Water Resources Abstracts Coverage: 1967-present
Includes water-related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources. [ more information ] |
Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide Coverage: 1935 - present, updated quarterly.
A working biologists index to world literature on mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and birds; includes studies on all aspects of their life cycles and behaviors, including hunting and management research. [ more information ] |
Wiley Backfile New Directions for Evaluation |
Wiley Education Backfile Collection |
Wiley Physics and Astronomy Backfile |
Wiley Psychology Backfile Collection |
Women's Studies International Coverage: 1972 - present, updated semi-annually.
International coverage of feminist writings. [ more information ] |
WorldCat Coverage: 2150 BC - present (most records from 1968 - present), updated daily.
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 all subjects.
Provides bibliographic citations of books, serials, manuscripts, maps, music scores, sound recordings, films and machine-readable data files published worldwide.
Provides holdings information for nearly 30,000 libraries.
Producer/Publisher is OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 65 users at any one time. [ more information ] |
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts Coverage: 1975 - present
CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts is building on the merged backfiles of Political Science Abstracts, published by IFI / Plenum, 1975-2000, and ABC POL SCI, published by ABC-CLIO, 1984-2000. [ more information ] |
Zoological Record Coverage: online 1978 - present, updated monthly. Printed version 1864-present, published annually.
The premiere index for the zoological sciences, this is a comprehensive index to the world's zoological literature from approximately 6000
journals. [ more information ] |