Articles & Databases A to Z
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Academic Onefile (Infotrac) - "Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from
the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive
coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social
sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic
OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of
articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions,
researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes
full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily."
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Academic Search Premier - "This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles."
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Agriculture Collection (Infotrac) - "A custom collection of nearly 200
titles focused on agriculture and its related fields: from practical
aspects of farming to cutting edge scientific research in horticulture."
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America History & Life with Full Text - This is "the definitive database of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. With selective selective indexing for 1,700 journals from 1955 to present, this database is without question the most important bibliographic reference tool for students and scholars of U.S. and Canadian history. America: History & Life with Full Text also provides full-text coverage of more than 200 journals and nearly 100 books."
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America's News - The electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers--all in one easy-to-search database.
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Auto Repair Reference Center - This database "covers more than 37,000 vehicles from 1945 to present. Content includes millions of drawings and step-by-step photographs, approximately 110,000 technical service bulletins & recalls issued by the original equipment vehicle manufacturer, over 180,000 enhanced wiring diagrams for easy viewing and printing, specifications & maintenance schedules, Labor Time Guide & Estimator, AutoIQ, Quick Tips (a complete guide to vehicle ownership & maintenance), Diagnostic information and much more. New repair procedures, TSBs and updates are continually added to the product. All of the content in Auto Repair Reference Center has been created by ASE certified technicians."
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Book Index with Reviews - This "is a comprehensive database that provides information on over 5 million book titles, in a wide range of formats. BIR also contains almost 800,000 full-text searchable book reviews from the sources that you trust: Library Journal, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Booklist and others."
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Business and Company ASAP - "Providing researchers with information on
companies, markets and industries. From market trends, mergers and
acquisitions to current management theory and company overviews. Access
business and trade journals, newspapers and company directory profiles
with full text and images."
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Business Economics & Theory (Infotrac) - "This collection of 150
full-text periodicals covers topics such as economic development,
forecasting, and history; fiscal theory; monetary theory and financial
institutions; business finance; public finance; country studies; and
government regulations."
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Business Source Elite - This "database provides full text for over 1,000 business publications. The rich collection of titles in Business Source Elite provides information dating back to 1985. More than 10,100 substantial company profiles from Datamonitor are also included. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost."
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Communication & Mass Media (Infotrac) - "A custom collection of more
than 100 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field:
key subjects covered include advertising and public relations,
linguistics, and literature."
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Computer Database - "Use this database to find computer-related product
introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software,
electronics, engineering, communications and the application of
technology."
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Consumer Health Complete - This "a comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. Consumer Health Complete provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. In addition, Consumer Health Complete includes the Clinical Reference System and the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which provides access to up-to-date, concise and clinically relevant drug monographs. The database is updated on a weekly basis."
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Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, Dictionary
of Literary Biography - "Contemporary Authors provides complete
biographical and bibliographical information on more than 120,000 U.S.
and international authors. Contemporary Literary Criticism--Select
collects more than 11,000 critical essays on contemporary authors, with
biographical, critical, principal works, and further study information.
Dictionary of Literary Biography provides nearly 10,000 biographical and
critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of influential literary
figures from all eras and genres."
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CountryWatch - "An information provider for schools, universities,
libraries and individuals who need up-to-date information and news on
the countries of the world and for the public and private sector
organizations with global operations and interests."
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CQ Researcher - "Reports on current and controversial issues of the day;
summarizes pros and cons; provides annotated bibliographies."
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Criminal Justice (Infotrac) - "Whether studying to become a lawyer or
law enforcement officer, paralegal, or for a career in Homeland
Security, this collection rises to the challenge."
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Diversity Studies (Infotrac) - "A must-have for social science, history
and liberal arts coursework, this collection explores cultural
differences, contributions and influences in our global community."
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eBook Collection (EBSCO) - Thousands of current eBooks (a
commercial database).
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Educators Collection (Infotrac) - "Perfect for educating future teachers
and administrators, this set covers the latest technologies,
developments, instruction and coaching breakthroughs."
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Encyclopedia Britannica - "The online version of this well-known
encyclopedia, as well as the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary and
the Collegiate Thesaurus."
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Environmental Studies & Policy Collection (Infotrac) - "A custom
collection of nearly 200 journals providing robust coverage of
environmental issues and policies, including diverse perspectives from
the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as
corporate interests."
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ERIC - "ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, contains more than 1.3 million records and links to more than 323,000 full-text documents dating back to 1966."
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European Views of the Americas: 1493 - 1750 - "This new bibliographic database is a valuable index for libraries, scholars and individuals interested in European works that relate to the Americas. EBSCO Publishing, in cooperation with the John Carter Brown Library, has created this resource from “European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed In Europe Relating to The Americas, 1493-1750,” the authoritative bibliography that is well-known and respected by scholars worldwide. The database contains more than 32,000 entries and is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750."
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Fine Arts and Music Collection (Infotrac) - "This collection of 200
full-text periodicals covers different types of art and expression. It
provides broad coverage of the arts?from music and music theory to drama
and the performing arts. It also provides content in the visual arts and
art history."
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Gale Virtual Reference Library - Search all of our Gale eReference
books.
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Garden, Landscape & Horticulture (Infotrac) - "A custom collection of
nearly 50 journals focused on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and
other areas of horticulture."
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General Business File ASAP - "Analyze company performance and activity,
industry events and trends as well as the latest in management,
economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research
reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory
listings with full text and images available.
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General Onefile (Infotrac) - "A one-stop source for news and periodical
articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events,
economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies,
humanities, law, literature, art, politics, science, social science,
sports, technology, and general interest topics. Includes millions of
full-text articles, many with images."
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General Science (Infotrac) -
"A custom collection of over 200 journals,
providing researchers with the information needed to stay current on the
latest scientific developments -- including such topics as particle
physics, advanced mathematics, and nanotechnology."
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GLBT Life and Issues (Infotrac) -
"This collection of nearly 40 journals
aims to provide balanced coverage of this significant aspect of our
culture, covering such topics as gender studies, family and marital
issues, health aspects, and many more."
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Health and Wellness Resource Center - "Provides articles on a variety of
health topics, including fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition,
diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and
drug abuse, HMOs, prescription drugs, and more. An Infotrac database."
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Health Reference Center Academic -
"Multi-source database provides access
to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide
variety of personal health information sources in InfoTrac's
award-winning Health Reference Center. All in a single, easy-to-use
database, the material contained in this database is intended for
informational purposes only."
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Health Source - Consumer Edition - "This database is the richest collection of consumer health information available to libraries worldwide, providing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Health Source: Consumer Edition provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines."
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Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition - "This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names."
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Home Improvement Collection (Infotrac) - "A custom collection of nearly
100 home-improvement focused titles, covering such topics as
architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning
requirements, and many more."
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Information Science & Library Issues (Infotrac) - "Comprised of content
from nearly 100 leading industry journals, this collection provides
current and accurate information for the information professional.
Coverage includes such topics as data processing techniques, metadata
architectures, and more."
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Insurance & Liability Collection (Infotrac) - "This collection,
comprised of nearly 40 journals, takes a broad view of the insurance and
liability industry, covering such topics as labor relations, mortgage
banking, legal issues, and more."
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Literature Resource Center - "Provides keyword access to major
biographical and critical resources for more than 100,000 authors and
their works. Includes full-text digital editions of: Contemporary
Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Nineteenth Century Literary
Criticism, and Twentieth Century Literary Criticism. Also includes
numerous full-text articles from approximately seventy literary
journals, as well as authoritative web links to literary subjects. An Infotrac database."
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MAS Ultra - School Edition - "Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for nearly 500 popular, high school magazines. MAS Ultra – School Edition also provides more than 360 full text reference books, 85,670 biographies, over 107,000 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 510,000 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs and expanded full text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines."
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Masterfile Premier - "Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost."
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Medline - This database "provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals.
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Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - An online version of the
well-known dictionary.
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Military & Government Collection - "Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 400 titles."
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Military and Intelligence Database - "Over 500 titles and more than 7
million articles with links to related sources outside of the current
article: reference books, magazine and newswire articles."
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Newspaper Source Plus - This database "includes more than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles. In addition, the database features more than 857,000 television and radio news transcripts."
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Nursing and Allied Health Collection (Infotrac) - "Including nearly 400
titles, this collections current and authoritative content will be of
use to both nursing professionals already working in the field as well
as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum."
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Opposing Viewpoints
in Context - "Draws on the acclaimed social
issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference
content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources to provide a
complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Access
viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistic, primary documents, links
to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. An Infotrac
database."
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Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection (Infotrac) - "A custom
collection including over 100 titles covering the fields of physical
therapy and sports medicine, providing researchers with access to many
topics in the field, including proven treatment techniques, experimental
research theses, and many more."
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Pop Culture Collection (Infotrac) - "This collection provides useful
information for any researcher in a social science, history, art or
liberal arts course. This collection is made up of 100
subject-appropriate full-text periodicals."
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Primary Search "Provides full text for more than 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990." .
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Professional Development Collection - "Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. Professional Development Collection is the most comprehensive collection of full text education journals in the world."
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Proquest Newspapers - Complete full-text online editions of the San
Diego Union Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, the
Christian Science Monitor, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street
Journal.
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Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection - This "is a comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods. This is the world's largest full text psychology database offering full text coverage for nearly 400 journals."
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Psychology Collection (Infotrac) - "This collection gives individuals a
basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human
mind develops over time."
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Regional Business News - "This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Click here for a complete title list. Click here for more info."
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Religion and Philosophy Collection - "Provides extensive coverage of such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. With more more than 300 full text journals, the Religion & Philosophy Collection is an essential tool for researchers and students of theology and philosophical studies."
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Religion & Philosophy (Infotrac) - "Magazines and academic journals
covering religion and the related areas of philosophy, archaeology and
anthropology."
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San Diego Public Library Databases - Includes many excellent
subscription databases, such as ALTA Religion Database, Business Source
Premiere, History Online, New York Times Archive, Newspapers (National
and Regional), and more. Users must have a library card with the San
Diego Public Library to use these resources.
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San Diego Union Tribune - Covers 12/5/1983 to the present.
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Small Business Collection (Infotrac) - "Perfect for business schools and
entrepreneurs, this compilation provides insights, tips, strategies and
success stories."
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Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure (Infotrac) - "This collection of nearly
500 journals provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and
current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field."
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US History (Infotrac) -
"This collection of over 40 journals provides
balanced coverage of both the current thought and events in US History,
as well as scholarly work being established in the field; useful both to
the novice historian and to the advanced academic researcher."
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War & Terrorism (Infotrac) - "A definitive collection for students of
history, social science and current events, providing insight into
conflicts and their multiple causes."
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World History (Infotrac) - "This collection of over 40 journals provides
balanced coverage of both the current thought and events in World
History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field;
useful both to the novice historian and to the advanced academic
researcher."