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Frequently Used Databases - Various Disciplines

Below is a list of some of the most frequently used databases covering a variety of academic disciplines. For a complete A-Z list of databases, and databases grouped by academic discipline, go to our Databases Home.

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Google search for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports on all topic areas. Use to find articles from academic publishers, professional societies, prepublication repositories and universities.

Coverage: Varies
Full Text: Yes
Academic OneFile (Gale Academic OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Search full-text articles on physical science, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and more.

Coverage: 1980-
Some Full Text: Yes
Business Premium Collection This link opens in a new window
The most comprehensive business offering, comprising all content from: ABI/INFORM Collection; Accounting, Tax & Banking Collection; Asian & European Business Collection; Business Market Research Collection; Business Video Database; Entrepreneurship Database; and J.P. Morgan Research.

Full Text: Yes
Engineering Village This link opens in a new window
Abstracts from the Compendex database, and also includes the electronic version of Engineering Index, with links to full text articles, patents, standards and handbooks in scientific, applied science, technical and engineering disciplines.

Coverage: 1884-
ERIC This link opens in a new window
Abstracts on educational topics. Maintained by the Education Resources Information Center of the U.S. Department of Education. Full text non-journal documents issued 1993+ are available free.

Coverage: 1966-
Full Text: Yes
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
Information on all aspects of human impact to the environment. Includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.

Coverage: Varies
Full Text: Some
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Online archive of eBooks and complete backruns of scholarly journals in a variety of academic fields.

Coverage: 1800s-
Full Text: Yes
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MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Indexes books, essay collections and bibliographies on literature, languages, linguistics and folklore.

Coverage: 1926-
Full Text: No
Titles Included
PsycINFO on PsycNET This link opens in a new window
Indexes the literature of psychology provided by American Psychological Association (APA) PyscNET.

Coverage: 1887-
Full Text: No
Titles Included
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Full text access to more than 2000 Elsevier science, social science, engineering and management scholarly journals.

Coverage: Varies
Full Text: Yes
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Scopus delivers the most comprehensive overview of the world’s research output in the fields of Science, Technology, Medicine, Social Sciences, and Arts & Humanities. As research becomes increasingly global, interdisciplinary and collaborative, Scopus helps ensure that crucial research from around the world is not missed.

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