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Select a database most appropriate for your topic. "Article databases" index or abstract articles in journals, magazines, newspapers and other sources. Search the Periodicals Holdings List to locate a specific journal title.
Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABI/INFORM (Business) | 1971- | indexes 3,700+ periodicals (2,650+ with full-text) | selected | |
| Academic Search Premier (Multi-Disciplinary) | dates vary | 4,700 full-text journals; 8,200 scholarly journals (index/abstracts) | selected | |
| ACM Digital Library (Computing) | dates vary | citations and full text from ACM journals, newsletters & proceedings | Yes | |
| ACS (Chemistry) | 1996- | indexing and full-text access to over 25 American Chemical Society journals | Yes | |
| AGRICOLA (Agriculture) | 1970- | 3,328,000 articles, manuscripts, reports, etc. | selected | |
| AIP (Physics) | dates vary | selected American Institute of Physics titles (PDF) | selected | |
| America: History & Life (North America) | 1964- | over 2,000 journals | selected | |
| Anthropological Literature | 19th century - | indexes articles and essays | No | |
| Applied Science and Technology Abstracts | 1983- | 390 periodicals | selected | |
| APS (Physics) | dates vary | selected American Physical Society titles (PDF) | selected | |
Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| Art Abstracts | 1984- | 475 periodicals | selected | |
| ArticleFirst (Multi-Disciplinary) | 1990- | 12,500 periodicals | selected | |
| ASABE Technical Library (Agriculture & Bio-Engineering) | 1998- | journal citiations and technical reports | selected | |
| ATLA Religion Database | 1949- | over one million citations; 1,523 journal titles indexed | selected | |
| Bibliography of the History of Art | 1989- | over 3,000 periodicals | N/A | |
| Biological Abstracts | 1996- | indexes over 4,000 journals | No | |
| Biological and Agricultural Index | 1983- | 225 periodicals | selected | |
| Black Thought and Culture | dates vary | primary source documents, articles, letters, speeches, and interviews | Yes | |
| Business Source Elite | dates vary | full text from over 900 journals; indexing and abstracts for over 1,500 journals | selected | |
| CINAHL (Nursing, Allied Health) | 1983- | full-text of 750 periodicals | Yes | |
Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| ClasePeriodica | Clase: 1975- ; Periodica: 1978- | indexes Latin American journals | selected | |
| Communication & Mass Media Complete | dates vary | indexes over 300 communication and mass media journals; full text for over 200 titles | selected | |
| Communication Abstracts | 1977- | international journals, books, and other sources | No | |
| Consumer Health Complete | current | consumer-oriented, full-text articles, books, videos | selected | |
| CQ Researcher Online | 1923- | single-themed, 12,000-word reports (background, stats, assessment, biblio.) | Yes | |
| Criminal Justice (ProQuest) | 1981- | full-text of 100+ periodicals; abstracts for 250+ other periodicals | Yes | |
| Criminal Justice Abstracts (EBSCO) | 1968- | 270 periodicals | No | |
| Duke Univ Press (E-Journal Collection) | varies | varies | selected | |
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| ECO (Multi-Disciplinary) | 1995- (varies by journal) | 900+ periodicals | selected | |
Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| EconLit (Economics) | 1886- | indexes intl. economic periodicals, books and other sources | selected | |
| Education Abstracts | 1983- | indexes (1983-)/abstracts (1994-) over 680 periodicals and yearbooks. | selected | |
| Emerald | varies | selected titles | selected | |
| ERIC (Education --via EBSCO) | 1966- | over one million citations to articles, documents, and reports | selected | |
| ERIC (Education -- via ed.gov) | 1966- (ERIC Docs, full-text 1993-) | over one million citations to articles, documents, and reports. Includes ERIC Documents. | selected | |
| ERIC (Education --via FirstSearch) | 1966- | over one million citations to articles, documents, and reports | selected | |
| Essay & General Literature Index | 1985- | indexes 300+ volumes, serials, and annuals | selected | |
| General Science Abstracts | 1984- | 265+ periodicals | selected | |
| GeoRef (Geology) | 1669- (N. America); 1933- (International) | 2.0+ million references to articles, books, maps, reports, & theses | selected | |
| GeoScienceWorld | varies (full-text generally 2000 to present) | indexing, selected full-text and linked references to 30+ geoscience journals | Yes | |
Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| GreenFILE (Environmental Research) | dates vary | indexes 384,000 records; selected full-text articles | selected | |
| Health Source: Consumer Edition | 1985- | provides full-text access to 280 health periodicals, nearly 1,200 health pamphlets, and 20 health reference books | Yes | |
| Health Source: Nursing/Academic | 1975- | full text of nearly 480 scholarly health periodicals. Indexing and abstracts to over 510 journals. | Yes | |
| Highwire Press | varies | varies | selected | |
| Historical Abstracts (World History) | 1954- | 2,300+ journals | selected | |
| Historical Chicago Tribune | 1849-1987 | full page and article images back to the 1st issue | Yes | |
| Homeland Security Digital Library | dates vary | 59,000 U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents | selected | |
| Hospitality & Tourism Index | 1960- | 500 periodicals | selected | |
| Humanities International Index | 1926- | 2,300+ journals | selected | |
| InfoTrac (Expanded Academic Index) (Multi-Disciplinary) | 1980- | indexes over 2,000 periodicals | selected | |
Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| Ingenta (Multi-Disciplinary) | 1990- | indexes and abstracts over 20,000 periodicals | No | |
| Intl. Bibliography of Theatre & Dance | 1958- | general indexing; full text: 100 periodicals & 50 books | selected | |
| Intl. Index to Music Periodicals | 1874- | indexes/abstracts 430+ international music periodicals; full text for 110 journals | selected | |
| Intl. Political Science Abstracts | 1951- | over 260,000 records | selected | |
| IOP (Physics) | varies by title | selected Institute of Physics titles (PDF) | selected | |
| JSTOR (Multi-Disciplinary Journal Archive) | varies by title | full-text access to backfile issues of numerous | Yes | |
| Leisure Tourism Database | 1973- | over 400 periodicals | No | |
| LexisNexis Academic (Multi-Disciplinary) | dates vary | full-text access to major domestic and foreign newpapers, transcripts, legal periodicals, and other sources | Yes | |
| Library Literature | 1985- | 250 periodicals | selected | |
| Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts | 1966- | indexes over 600 periodicals plus books, reports and proceedings | selected | |
Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| Liebert Health Science (e-journals) | varies by title | 53 full-text periodicals (e.g., Human Gene Therapy, DNA and Cell Biology, Cloning and Stem Cells) | Yes | |
| Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts | 1973- | over 2,600 periodicals | No | |
| MAS Ultra - School Edition | 1984- (index/abstracts); 1990- (full text) | full text to 460+ periodicals; indexes/abstracts 520+ magazines; full text of 5,000 Magill Book Reviews and 140 Macmillan books; more | selected | |
| MasterFILE Premier (multi-disciplinary sources) | 1975- | indexes 1,750+ general sources | selected | |
| MathSciNet | 1940- | Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications | No | |
| MEDLINE (Health/Medicine --via FirstSearch) | 1950- | 3,500 periodicals | selected | |
| MetaPress | varies | varies | selected | |
| Military & Government Collection | dates vary | abstracting/indexing for nearly 400 titles; full text from over 300 journals and periodicals. | selected | |
| MLA (Language/Literature) | 1926- | over 3,700 periodicals; monographs and proceedings | selected | |
| NCJRS (Criminal Justice) | 1970- | 140,000 publications. | No | |
Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| Newspaper Source (Natl./Intl.) | dates vary | selected full text for 143 U.S. and international newspapers | Yes | |
| Opposing Viewpoints | dates vary | 6,600+ viewpoint articles; statistics; biographies; court cases; primary docs | Yes | |
| Philosopher's Index | 1940- | indexes over 560 journals | selected | |
| Physical Education Index | 1970- | indexes scholarly journals, magazines, proceedings, etc. | No | |
| Primary Search (Children's Magazines) | dates vary | full text from over 50 children's magazines and over 100 children's pamphlets | Yes | |
| Professional Development Collection (Education) | dates vary | full text for 515+ journals (nearly 350 peer-reviewed); full text of 165+ education pamphlets | selected | |
| Project Muse | primarily 1995- | over 175 multi-disciplinary journals (full-text) | Yes | |
| Proquest Digital Microfilm (Chicago Tribune, NY Times) | 2008- | full page images from Chicago Tribune and NY Times | Yes | |
| PsycARTICLES | varies | full-text articles | Yes | |
| PsycINFO (Psychology) | 1800s- | indexes 2,500 periodicals, books, book chapters, and dissertations | selected | |
Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| PubMed Central | varies | varies | selected | |
| Readers' Guide Abstracts (via EBSCO) | 1983- | 300 periodicals | No | |
| Regional Business News | dates vary | incorporates 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all U.S. metro and rural areas | Yes | |
| Rock's Backpages (Music) | late 1950s- | 12,000 articles, interviews and reviews | Yes | |
| Sage Journals | varies | varies | selected | |
| Science Citation Index Expanded (via Web of Science) | 2004- | indexes 6,650+ journals across 150 scientific disciplines | selected | |
| Science Direct/Elsevier | varies | varies | selected | |
| SciFinder: Chemical Abstracts | 1907- (citations) | citations, full-text articles, patents, and more... | selected | |
| SIAM (Mathematics) | dates vary | online access to selected SIAM titles | selected (PDF) | |
| Social Services Abstracts | 1980- | indexes/abstracts 1,400+ periodicals; also dissertation and book review citations | No | |
Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| Sociological Abstracts | 1952- | indexes/abstracts 1,800+ periodicals; also books, chapters, dissertations, papers; indexes book reviews | No | |
| SPORTDiscus | 1949- | international serial and monographic literature | selected | |
| SpringerLink (E-Journal Collection) | varies | varies | selected | |
| Taylor & Francis | varies | varies | selected | |
| Teacher Reference Center | dates vary | indexing and abstracts for 270+ periodicals for teachers & administrators | selected | |
| Textile Technology Index | 1890s- | indexes/abstracts 400+ periodical titles (also books, conferences, theses, technical reports and trade literature) | selected | |
| Wiley InterScience | varies | varies | selected | |
| Women and Social Movements | 1600-2000 | primary source documents; articles | Yes | |
| Women's Studies International | primarily 1972- | 586,600+ records with 2,000+ periodicals represented | selected | |
