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"Top" General Databases
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- Academic Search Complete
- Access World News (formerly America's Newspapers)
- JSTOR
Alphabetical Listing -- All Library Databases
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| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABI/INFORM (Business) | 1971- | indexes 3,700+ periodicals (2,650+ with full-text) | selected | |
| Academic Search Complete (Multi-Disciplinary) | dates vary | 8,500 full-text journals (7,300 peer reviewed/scholarly); 12,500 journals indexed/abstracted | selected | |
| Access World News (formerly America's Newspapers) | dates vary | selected full-text from over 6,000 newspapers (4,000 U.S.) | Yes | |
| 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 | |
| Alexander Street Press Videos | View Video Collections | |||
| America: History & Life (North America) | 1964- | over 2,000 journals | selected | |
| American State Papers, 1789-1838 | 1789-1838 | Legislative and executive documents | Yes | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| Anthropological Literature | 19th century - | indexes articles and essays | No | |
| APS (Physics) | dates vary | selected American Physical Society titles (PDF) | selected | |
| ArchiveGrid | varies | worldwide archive collection descriptions (e.g., libraries, museums) | Yes | |
| 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 | 1975-2007 | over 3,000 periodicals; includes RILA citations | N/A | |
| Biography & Genealogy Master Index | Antiquity to Present | biography index covering individuals of all times and in all fields | No | |
| Biological Abstracts | 1996- | indexes over 4,000 journals | No | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| 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 | |
| Catalog of U.S. Gov. Publications (via GPO) | 1976- | 500,000+ government publications in all formats | selected | |
| Catalog of U.S. Gov. Publications (via FirstSearch) | 1976- | 500,000+ government publications in all formats | selected | |
| CCH Accounting Research Manager | current | accounting statements, standards, interpretation and analysis | Yes | |
| CCH Tax Network | 1913- | federal and state tax codes, cases, citations, analyses, interpretation and rulings | Yes | |
| Chicago Tribune (Historical) (via ProQuest Historical Newspapers) | 1849-1994 | full page images back to the 1st issue | Yes | |
| Chicago Tribune (Recent) (via ProQuest Digitized Newspapers) | 2008-Recent (3-mo. embargo) | full page images | Yes | |
| CINAHL w/ Full Text (Nursing, Allied Health) | 1983- | full-text of 770+ periodicals | Yes | |
| Civil Rights & Social Justice (HeinOnline) | dates vary | primary sources, & other publications from the Commission on Civil Rights, legislative histories on landmark legislation, selected briefs from U.S. Supreme Court cases, and more | 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 | |
| Congressional Research Service Reports (via Univ. N. Texas) | dates vary | a collection of select (released) CRS reports | Yes | |
| Consumer Health Complete | current | consumer-oriented, full-text articles, books, videos | selected | |
| CQ Electronic Library | varies | full text articles | Yes | |
| 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 | |
| data.census.gov (formerly American FactFinder) | 1790- | demographic, economic and social data about the U.S., Puerto Rico and territories | Yes | |
| Dictionary of Literary Biography (Gale) | Antiquity to Present | scholarly, full-text articles on authors and their works | Yes | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| Digital Sanborn Maps | 1867-1970 | Illinois towns and cities | Yes | |
| Dissertations & Theses @ WIU (ProQuest) | 2008- [plus select titles 1975-2002]. Access local copies via WestCat | abstracts and full-text of theses and dissertations produced at Western Illinois University | Yes | |
| Dissertations & Theses Global (ProQuest) | 1861- (indexes); 1980- (abstracts); 1988- (theses abstracts) | indexes 2+ million dissertations & theses of accredited institutions; 600,000+ in full-text | selected | |
| E-Book Collections | View e-Book Collections (by vendor) | |||
| E-Journal Collections | View e-Journal Collections (by vendor) | |||
| EBSCO (Multi-Disciplinary) | dates vary | a collection of major bibliographic databases | selected | |
| ECO (Multi-Disciplinary) | 1995- (varies by journal) | 900+ periodicals | selected | |
| EconLit (Economics) | 1886- | indexes intl. economic periodicals, books and other sources | selected | |
| EndNote (citation manager) | n/a | bibliographic management tool | No | |
| ERIC (Education) | 1966- | 1.3+ million citations to articles, documents, and reports | selected | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| FirstSearch (Multi-Disciplinary) | varies by database | a collection of major bibliographic databases | selected | |
| Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia | updated annually | 25,000+ entries (full-text; images) | Yes | |
| Gale Literature Criticism | c.1950 to Present | indexes literary biographies, scholarly commentary, criticism, & analysis for authors (active c.1950 to Present / Contemporary Literary Criticism series) | Yes | |
| 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 | |
| Gerritsen Collection (Women's History) | 1543-1945 | full text (digitized images) of 4,700 books, pamphlets and periodicals about women | Yes | |
| govinfo (formerly FDSys/GPO Access) | varies, but primarily 1995- | official federal government information from the legislative, executive and judicial branches | selected | |
| GreenFILE (Environmental Research) | dates vary | indexes 384,000 records; selected full-text articles | selected | |
| Gun Regulation & Legislation in America | dates vary | general indexing; full text scholarly periodicals, legislative histories, Supreme Court rulings, CRS reports, etc. | Yes | |
| Handbook of Latin American Studies | 1936- | bibliography of books, articles, chapters and papers | No | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| HarpWeek | 1857-1912 | a primary resource for examining 19th and early 20th century America (searchable; original page images) | Yes | |
| 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 | |
| Historical Abstracts (World History) | 1954- | 2,300+ journals | selected | |
| Historical Statistics of the United States | pre-Colonial Period - Present | statistical tables; more than 37,000 data series | 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 | |
| IBISWorld (Industry/Company Data) | current | regularly updated U.S. industry reports and company benchmarking | Yes | |
| Ingenta (Multi-Disciplinary) | 1990- | indexes and abstracts over 20,000 periodicals | No | |
| Intl. Bibliography of Theatre & Dance | 1958- | general indexing; full text of 100 periodicals & 50 books | selected | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| Intl. Financial Statistics (IMF) | 1945- (latest available) | IMF data for more than 200 countries | Yes | |
| Intl. Political Science Abstracts | 1951- | over 260,000 records | selected | |
| IOP (Physics) | varies by title | 70+ Institute of Physics titles (PDF) | selected | |
| IPA Source (Music) | dates vary | transcriptions & literal translations of opera arias and art song texts (11,000+ titles) | Yes | |
| JAMA (Health/Medicine) | dates vary | full text/indexing of the Journal of the American Medical Association | Yes | |
| JSTOR (Multi-Disciplinary Journal Archive) | varies by title | full-text access to backfile issues of numerous, major academic journals | Yes | |
| Library Literature & Information Science Full Text | 1980- | 400 periodicals indexed & abstracted; full-text of 170 journals | selected | |
| Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts | 1966- | indexes over 600 periodicals plus books, reports and proceedings | selected | |
| 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 | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| MathSciNet | 1940- | Mathematical Reviews and current mathematical publications | No | |
| MEDLINE (Health/Medicine --via Web of Science) | 1950- | 3,500 periodicals | No | |
| Mergent Archives | 1909- | full-text company histories, business descriptions, financial statements | Yes | |
| 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 | |
| MLA Directory of Periodicals (pub. info only) | current | info about MLA-indexed periodicals | Yes | |
| Monthy Bulletin of Statistics Online | current | monthly tables; quarterly/annual tables illustrating trends | Yes | |
| Music Periodicals Database (formerly IIMP) | 1874- | indexes/abstracts 430+ international music periodicals; full text for 110 journals | selected | |
| National Historical Geographic Information System | 1790- | population, housing, agricultural, and economic data; GIS-compatible boundary files for US units | Yes | |
| Naxos Music Library | dates vary | streaming music; 75,000+ CDs | No | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| NCJRS (Criminal Justice) | 1970- | 140,000 publications. | No | |
| New York Times (Recent) (via ProQuest Digitized Newspapers) | 2008-Recent (3-mo. embargo) | full page images from The New York Times | Yes | |
| Newspaper Source (Natl./Intl.) | dates vary | selected full text for 143 U.S. and international newspapers | Yes | |
| Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) | dates vary | full-text access to major domestic and foreign newpapers, transcripts, legal periodicals, and other sources | Yes | |
| O*NET | current | Over 1100 occupations | Yes | |
| OAIster (union catalog of digital resources) | varies | 19+ million digital objects from 1,000+ organizations | selected | |
| Open Access Content (FirstSearch) | dates vary | Digital content (e.g., books, journals, articles, reports) from 1,000+ publishers providing open access resources | Yes | |
| OregonPDF in Health & Performance | 1950- | indexing/abstracting of theses & dissertations; selected full-text on local microfiche | selected | |
| Oxford English Dictionary | 1150- | an historical dictionary of English, covering the language from the earliest times to the present day. | Yes | |
| Oxford Music Online | dates vary | index to articles, images and audio; selected full-text | selected | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| PapersFirst (Conferences; The British Library) | 1993- | 1,900,000 papers | No | |
| Periodicals Holdings List (WIU's print/full-text titles) | varies by title | periodical titles (print/microform formats) available on the shelves of the WIU Libraries, and e-titles available in full-text databases purchased by the WIU Libraries. Approximately 50,000 unique titles | selected | |
| Philosopher's Index | 1940- | indexes over 560 journals | selected | |
| Primary Search (Children's Magazines) | dates vary | full text from over 50 children's magazines and over 100 children's pamphlets | Yes | |
| ProceedingsFirst (Citations; The British Library) | 1993- | 61,000 proceedings | No | |
| 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 (multiple dbs) | varies | major bibliographic databases | selected | |
| ProQuest Digitized Newspapers (Chicago Tribune, NY Times) | 2008-Recent (3-mo. embargo) | full page images from Chicago Tribune and N.Y. Times | Yes | |
| PsycARTICLES | varies | full-text articles | Yes | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| PsycINFO (Psychology) | 1800s- | indexes 2,500 periodicals, books, book chapters, and dissertations | selected | |
| PubMed | 1949- | citations and abstracts; selected full-text via PubMed Central & other sources | selected | |
| Readers' Guide Abstracts | 1890- (includes R.G. Retrospective 1890-1982) | 300 periodicals | No | |
| Regional Business News | dates vary | incorporates 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all U.S. metro and rural areas | Yes | |
| RIA Checkpoint (Tax Law) | current | tax guides, handbooks, alerts, codes, cases, legislation | Yes | |
| Saskia Digital Archive (Art History) | Antiquity - Present | 30,000 digital images of paintings, sculpture, architecture | selected | |
| Science Citation Index Expanded (via Web of Science) | 2002- | indexes 6,650+ journals across 150 scientific disciplines | selected | |
| SciFinder: Chemical Abstracts | 1907- (citations) | citations, full-text articles, patents, and more... | selected | |
| SIAM (Mathematics) | dates vary | indexing and abstracting of SIAM journals, books & proceedings | selected | |
| Slavery in America and the World (History, Culture & Law) | 1450- | full text of articles, pamphlets, law reviews, histories, state and federal statutes, Congressional debates, etc. | Yes | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| Social Services Abstracts | 1980- | indexes/abstracts 1,400+ periodicals; also dissertation and book review citations | No | |
| 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 | |
| Teacher Reference Center | dates vary | indexing and abstracts for 270+ periodicals for teachers & administrators | selected | |
| U.S. Congressional Serial Set (1817-1980) | 1817-1980 | reports, documents and journals of the U.S. House & Senate | Yes | |
| U.S. Congressional Serial Set Maps | 1817-1980 | city, county, state, national maps (U.S.) | Yes | |
| Ulrich's International Periodicals (Publication Info) | current | data on over 210,000 regularly published and irregularly issued serials; publisher contact info | Yes | |
| Value Line Investment Survey | recent issues | weekly equity reports/ratings | Yes | |
| WIU Authors Database | 2004- | citations to books, chapters, articles, and more by WIU authors | No | |
| Women and Social Movements | 1600-2000 | primary source documents; articles | Yes | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| World Bank: Data Catalog | current | briefs, forecasts, statistics | Yes | |
| World Bank: World Development Indicators | varies | 800 indicators in over 90 tables | Yes | |
| WorldCat | Before 1000 BCE to present | more than 1 billion items | No | |
| WorldCat Dissertations & Theses | dates vary | more than 8 million dissertations and theses in libraries worldwide | selected | |
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