Research Databases in Alphabetical Order

These are the major databases that offer access to thousands of professional research journals. You can search for articles in journals or newspapers in two ways---either by accessing the databases themselves or searching by subject.

This multi-disciplinary full text database offers information in virtually every area of academic study including the social sciences, education, business, medicine, engineering, physics, chemistry, language, arts, and literature.

This database is a comprehensive full-text database designed specifically to support research in two-year colleges. It covers alcohol & drug abuse counseling; audiology; biotechnology; computer & data processing; CAD; cosmetology; electrical technology; fashion design; forensics; graphic arts; health information technology; interior design; law enforcement & criminal justice; paralegal studies; robotics; travel & tourism; veterinary assisting and dozens more equally varied areas of study.

Contains more than 100,000 biographies of notable people from history, literature, science, the arts, politics, business, sports, and other areas. Also provides links to full text articles, abstracts, and book review excerpts from the Wilson OmniFile database.

Provides full text coverage of scholarly business journals, covering topics such as accounting, management, economics, banking, finance, international business, and marketing.

Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on modern writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama.

Offers comprehensive up-to-date reporting and balanced coverage of current affairs and controversial topics.

Contains high-quality information from 100 top reference sources in subjects ranging from general reference to nursing to history and so forth, with definitions, articles, color diagrams, sound animation, and much more. For a complete list of titles, visit the Find a Book Web page.

EBSCOHost is our biggest database, offering the following sub-databases. The link to the left takes you to EBSCO's main page where you can choose any and all sub-databases to search articles. Search multiple EBSCO databases at once including Animals, Book Collection - Nonfiction, Funk and Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts, MasterFILE Premier, MAS Ultra - School Edition, Middle Search Plus, Military and Government Collection, Primary Search, and Regional Business News.

EBSCOhost Electronic Journals Service (EJS) is your gateway to thousands of e-journals containing millions of articles from hundreds of different publishers, all at one web site. NOTE: On campus only. Please ask for assistance.

Provides vocational education material with full text access to more than 30 Emerald journals and abstract-only access to 300 top management journals. NOTE: On Campus Use only.

This online encyclopedic reference source includes articles, timelines, quotations, maps, and links to relevant periodical and website information.

ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources, and now contains links to more than 100,000 full text documents.

Ethnic NewsWatch features periodicals from the ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to often overlooked perspectives. It contains 1.6 million full-text articles from more than 280 publications dating back to 1990. Nearly a quarter of the articles are presented in Spanish.

GenderWatch provides historical and current perspectives on the evolution of gender roles. With archival material dating back to 1970, the 200+ periodical titles provide over 125,000 full-text articles on gender studies, family studies, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender studies. Topics include sexuality, religion, feminism, eating disorders, masculinity, workplace issues, and much more.

A user-friendly, medical diagnostic tool, GIDEON is useful for infectious diseases and microbiology. Access to timely, relevant, and accurate information is emphasized.

GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.

A comprehensive resource that provides integrated access to medical, statistical, health, and wellness information. Including the Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, this database delivers up-to-date reference material as well as full-text magazines, journals, and pamphlets from a wide variety of authoritative medical sources.

This full text database provides current, reliable health information from journals, magazines, pamphlets, topical overviews, and reference books.

Provides over 500 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.

The most comprehensive full text history database for college research.

This scholarly database covers many disciplines and provides access to journals as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated.

Lexi-Comp Online for Dentistry is a complete resource for dental professionals.

The Lexi-PALS Drug Guide is a database of Patient Advisory Leaflets from Lexi-Comp that provides vital education on medications for patients. The approach for each pamphlet is to present each medication in an easy to follow and understand question-and-answer format. The database consists of over 1,450 medication and natural product leaflets, with an additional 600 Spanish language leaflets representing the most subscribed and commonly used medications. The database is offered on the EBSCOhost platform and is updated monthly.

A service for researching news, business, and legal topics, accessing over 6000 sources. Includes federal and state law, company financial information, and an archive of the New York Times.

Literature Online is a virtual library containing over 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama, and prose together with over 200 full-text journals, author biographies and other critical and reference resources.

This multidisciplinary, 100% full-text database provides articles with their accompanying indexing and abstracts in subject areas that include art, science, technology, education, business, the humanities, and the social sciences.

This full text resource provides the information needed to fully understand a controversial issue: pro and con viewpoint articles, reference articles that provide context, periodical articles, primary source documents, government and organizational statistics, multimedia, and links to select web sites.

A unique dictionary of scholarly information on the meaning, history and pronunciation of English language words.

Provides full text articles from a highly specialized collection of education journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles.

This primarily full text database provides users with reliable healthcare information covering nursing, allied health, alternative and complimentary medicine, and more.

ScienceDirect offers more than a quarter of the world's scientific, medical and technical information online.

Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.

Thomson Gale's main page provides access to many databases. The user may select which databases to visit.

Provides detailed and comprehensive information on vocations including career profiles, company research, and industry overviews.

Offers links to both Biographies Plus and OmniFile