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Electronic Databases and Indexes

General Many of these databases require a password for off-campus use.
Facts and Statistics
Periodicals and Newspaper Indexes (no full-text)
Periodicals, Newspapers and News Transcripts (some full-text)

 

General

ProQuest

Indexes and/or abstracts periodicals. Provides full-text of many of the articles


Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe

Includes full text of national and regional newspapers. more==>


America's Newspapers

Fully searchable database covering 581 United States newspapers, including the fulltext of both the Philadelphia Inquirer (1981-current) and the Philadelphia Daily News (1978- current)


FirstSearch

A collection of over 50 databases from many different producers. Click on "Select a Database to Search" to see a list of available databases


JSTOR

JSTOR : a collection of fulltext online scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines. more==>


Project Muse

Project MUSE® offers nearly 250 quality journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers. more==>


Opposing Viewpoints

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center draws on the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press...more==>


CQ Researcher

The CQ Researcher explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week. more==>


World Marketing Data and Statistics

World Marketing Data and Statistics allows you to compile demographic, economic and lifestyle profiles for 209 countries...more==>


NetLibrary

Collection of full-text e-books (electronic books)


Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)

Indexes current, readily available reference sources, as well as the most important retrospective works that cover individuals...more==>


Corbis Images for Education


WorldCat

All material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. more==>


Book Index with Reviews (BIR)

A comprehensive database that provides information on over 3.8 million book titles in a wide range of formats, including large print, books on tape, etc. Fiction and non-fiction titles are included in the database, in all genres. more==>


NoveList

This readers' advisory service is a robust database of fiction titles to aid users looking for the right book. more==>

Facts and Statistics

Biographical Information

Biographies of politicians, business executives, etc


Britannica Online

The online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica


FACTS.com

Twenty years worth of full-text news from Facts on File and Reuters. Useful for current events and issues


Oxford English Dictionary


Oxford Reference Online


Polling the Nations

Comprehensive collection of public opinion survey results. Includes full text of questions and responses covering a broad range of issues. more==>


Quotations

Over 10,000 quotes from the famous & not-so-famous


Roper Public Opinion Polls

Survey results from the Roper Public Opinion Center


World Almanac

Data from World Almanac publications

Periodical and Newspaper Indexes

Note: Citations and/or abstracts only-no full-text

Article First

Index of articles from nearly 12,500 journals in various disciplines. 1990-present.


Data Times

Covers approximately 126 newspapers: 92 regional U.S. newspapers; 34 non-U.S. financial and regional newspapers


Newspapers Abstracts

Coverage of national and regional newspapers 1989-present


Uncover/Ingenta

Allows keyword searching of article titles from over 17,000 multidisciplinary journals published since 1988

Periodicals, Newspapers and News Transcripts

Note: Many include full-text

ProQuest

Indexes and/or abstracts periodicals. Provides full-text of many of the articles


Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe

Includes full text of national and regional newspapers. more==>


EBSCOhost Electronic Journals Service

Collection of 352 full-text online journals. The library also has the print version of these titles.


Emerald Library

Collection of 140 full-text online journals published by MCB University Press


Library Catalog

Search for individual periodicals titles in the library catalog to determine if the library has the print version or to find the link for the online version. Sometimes both are available.

Also, you can browse a list of fulltext periodicals on the Internet.


National Newspapers

Comprehensive coverage of major newspapers including The New York Times, Washington Post, Lost Angeles Times and the Christian Science Monitor.


New York Times Historical Newspapers

This database offers full-text and full-image articles for The New York Times dating back to the 1851 and covering up to 1999. more==>


Philadelphia Online

Most recent week's articles from the Philadelphia Inquirer


Research Newspapers

Search The New York Times, USA TODAY and Barron's.


News Transcripts

Transcripts from television news programs and radio broadcasts.


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