General Databases

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ArticleFirst 1990- indexes 16,000+ periodicals
Biography & Genealogy Master Index Antiquity to Present indexes biographies covering individuals of all times and in all fields
Biography Reference Source dates vary indexes full-text biographies (390,000+ bios from major reference sources: Biography, Biography Today, Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, et al)
Congressional Research Service Reports dates vary indexes a publicly-released collection of CRS reports
Dissertations & Theses Global 1861- (indexes); 1980- (abstracts); 1988- (theses abstracts) indexes 2.0+ million dissertations & theses of accredited institutions; 600,000+ in full-text
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia updated annually indexes 25,000+ full-text entries (w/ images)
History Reference Source dates vary indexes 2,000 reference e-books, 140+ full-text periodicals; 56,000 full-text primary sources, 42,000 full-text biographies
Journal Titles varies by title indexes all periodical titles (e-full-text/print/microform) available online or on the shelves of WIU Libraries
Newspaper Source Plus current, dates vary indexes 1,100+ full-text newspapers (500 U.S./600+ Intl.); 1.6M TV/radio news transcripts
NoveList Plus current indexes reviews & recommendations of popular fiction/non-fiction books
Oxford English Dictionary 1150- indexes the complete 20+ volume (2nd. ed.) historical dictionary of English (full-text)
PapersFirst 1993- indexes conference papers delivered worldwide
ProceedingsFirst 1993- indexes worldwide conference proceedings
Readers' Guide Abstracts 1890- (includes R.G. Retrospective 1890-1982) indexes 550+ leading magazine periodicals
WorldCat Before 1000 BCE to present indexes millions of bibliographic records from libraries worldwide
WorldCat Dissertations & Theses dates vary indexes 8.0+ million dissertations & theses in libraries worldwide