Databases A-Z
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| ABI/INFORM Business Databases | Business (accounting, finance, management, marketing) articles from peer reviewed journals & news/industry sources, and company informaton. more information |
| Academic Search Elite | Search for journal articles in all subjects (from selected peer-reviewed journals and key popular/news magazines). Mobile interface | help & more information |
| ACLS History/Humanities E-Books | Full-text of over 1000 books in history and related humanities |
| ACM Digital Library | Full-text of articles from 40 computer science journals and proceedings from 80 conferences; also includes citations to 1 million computer science publications. |
| AGRICOLA | Citations to selected research and publications on agriculture, forestry, and animal science. |
| America: History and Life | Citations to scholarly journal articles and selected research on U.S. and Canadian history. |
| American Chemical Society Publications | Full-text of over 500,000 articles from in 45 ACS chemistry journals. |
| American Institute of Physics | Full-text of 40+ physics journals from the AIP and its member societies. more information |
| American Physical Society | Full-text of 7 Physical Review titles. |
| Annual Reviews | Review articles of key developments in selected fields. |
| Anthropology Plus | Citations to articles published in anthropology journals and series. more information |
| AnthroSource | Full-text of articles from 30 journals published by the American Anthropological Society. |
| Art & Architecture Complete | Citations and selected full-text of articles published ine key art journals (1970's - present). |
| ARTSEARCH | Directory of employment opportunities in theatre and related performing arts. more |
| BHA (Bibliography of the History of Art) | Citations to journal articles as well as selected books, conferences, dissertations, and catalogs related to art and art history. |
| Biological Abstracts | Citations to articles published in over 4,000 life science and biomedical journals. |
| Book Review Digest Retrospective | Citations to 1.5 million reviews of over 300,000 books published from 1905-1982, including a summary of at least one review for each book. |
| Britannica Online | Free versions provides preview of encyclopedia articles covering 75,000 different topics. more information |
| Business Full Text | Citations and selected full-text of articles in published in 800 business journals. |
| Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunties | Publishing policies and opportunities from academic journals in psychology & education |
| Calisphere | Includes primary source materials (photographs, newspapers, diaries, etc.) from the University of California and other organizations. |
| Checkpoint - Core Tax Library | Full-text of federal tax laws and research tools, the U.S. Tax Reporter, a complete case law library, and tax materials for all U.S. states. |
| Chemical & Engineering News | News from the American Chemical Society. |
| Chemical Abstracts | Citations to articles from chemistry journals via SciFinder Scholar. (First time users must register an account before signing in). more information |
| Chicano Database | Citations to books and articles on Mexican-American and Latino topics. |
| Chicago Manual of Style | Full-text of the manual used by many humanities departments for formatting citations, notes, bibliographies, papers, and more. |
| CINAHL Plus with Full-Text | Citations to articles from over 3,000 nursing journals and related materials. |
| Classical Music Library | Streaming audio of over 20,000 classical music recordings. |
| Combined Search | Search for books (library catalog) and articles (ProQuest Summon index) at the same time. |
| Communication and Mass Media Complete | Full-text of articles from over 200 communications and media journals, and citations to articles in 300 additional publications. |
| CountryWatch.com | Political, economic, corporate and environmental news and trends of countries. |
| CQ Electronic Library | Full-text of the CQ Researcher (1991 - present) & the CQ Weekly Report (1983 - present). |
| CQ Researcher | Excellent "pro/con" analysis of over 500 key social, economic, and policy issues. Weekly issues cover a new topic in a 20-30 page report, including a history of the issue, the current debate with likely outcomes, and a bibliography of key sources. |
| Criminal Justice Abstracts | Citations to 80,000 journal articles, books and reports in criminology search tips & guide |
| Current Biography | Brief biographies and obituaries of selected individuals (1940 - present). |
| Datastream | Analyze company financial information (available only at the Datastream workstation). |
| Directory of Open Access Journals | Full-text of articles from over 6000 scientific and scholarly journals |
| Dissertations Full-Text (ProQuest) | Abstracts of 1 million+ dissertations and theses written for humanities and social sciences degrees (full-text of most from 1997 - present). Does not include dissertations in science. |
| Early English Books Online | Full-text of over 100,000 books published from the 15th - 17th centuries |
| EBSCO eBooks (Net Library) | Electronic books in the fields of business and economics, computer science, education, psychology, science, social science and general reference. |
| EBSCOhost | Research databases from the library's EBSCOHost service, indexing journal articles and other research publications in all fields (biology, education, nursing, psychology & more). |
| EconLIT |
Citations to journal articles and other research in economics (1968 - present).
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| Education Full Text | Citations to articles from 700+ education journals (full-text articles from 300+ journals) published from 1984 - present. |
| Elsevier ScienceDirect | See ScienceDirect. |
| Emerald |
Full-text access to over 130 journals covering management, human resources, information management, library services, marketing, operations, and quality control. |
| Encyclopedia of Political Science |
Scholarly encyclopedia providing overviews of central ideas in political science (prepared by the American Political Science Association).
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ERIC (EBSCO)
(Education Resources Information Center)
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Citations to research in education, including journal articles and ERIC documents (selected books, dissertations, reports, conferences, etc.). more information |
| Ethnic NewsWatch | Full-text of 1.4 million articles published in more than 200 newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic and minority press (mostly 1990 - present, 20% in Spanish). |
| Factiva | Full-text of 8,000 business sources, including newspapers, magazines, and news wires, as well as stock prices, market and investment reports. |
| FDsys | Full-text of selected US government publications. |
| Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia | Basic encyclopedia compiling over 25,000 entries on general topics. |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | Scholarly encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference works in the arts, biography, business, education, history, law, literature, medicine, religion, science and social science. |
| Gender Watch | Full-text of 100,000+ articles focusing on gender-related issues (including women's & men's issues and sexuality) from academic and popular publications. |
| General Reference Center Gold | Citations to articles from over 4,000 magazines, professional and trade journals, academic journals, and selected newspapers. Includes full-text of roughly half of the articles listed. |
| General Science Full Text | Citations to 1 million articles published in 300+ academic science journals (1984 - present). Biology & health sciences, chemistry, mathematics, and physical sciences. |
| Global Road Warrior | Profiles of each country in the world, including cultural practices and business customs more information |
| Google Scholar |
Google's index of scholarly research in selected journal articles and books Tips: how to get the full-text via library subscriptions (not just citations) |
| GPO Metalib | Search 50+ US government databases, including the GPO Catalog and specific research databases, including NTIS (technical reports), EPA (environment), GAO (government), etc. |
| GreenFile | Citations to articles on environmental issues from 600+ periodicals (200+ peer-reviewed). |
| Grove Art Online | Full-text of 45,000 peer-reviewed articles from the foremost scholarly art encyclopedia. Now part of the Oxford Art Online |
| Grove Music Online | Full-text of 50,000 articles on all aspects of music from Grove's leading encyclopedias on music, opera, and jazz. Now part of the Oxford Music Online |
| Highwire Press | Citations to 4 million articles published in 1000 scholarly journals. (Free access to full-text of selected articles.) |
| Historical Abstracts | Citations to journal articles, selected books, chapters, and dissertations on world history from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada). |
| History & Humanities E-Books | See ACLS Humanities E-Book Project. |
| Hoovers Company Reports | Profiles of companies and industries, including key products/industry, competitors, and history. |
| Humanities Full Text | Citations to articles from key academic journals in the humanities (1984 - present), including art, communications, dance, gender studies, history, literature, music, philosophy, & theatre. |
| ICPSR Data Sets | Access to data sets published by the government & other research organizations. (Generally requires statistical software to access). [guide] |
| IEEE Digital Library | Access to computer and engineering journals and conference proceedings. |
| In the First Person | Index to primary source materials (e.g. diaries, letters, oral histories) from 3,000 archives. |
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Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Criticism & Theory |
Overview of important figures, schools, and movements in literary theory and criticism. more information |
| JSTOR | Full-text of articles in selected scholarly journals, mostly from older issues (published more than 5 years ago). more information |
| LexisNexis Academic | Full-text access to newspaper and magazine articles, federal and state legislation and case law, business and medical information, and much more. more information |
| LISTA | Citations to articles in library science journals. |
| Literature Resource Center | Biographies and critiques/interpretations of authors and their writings (from ancient times to the present). more information |
| Making of America | Historical publications (books and articles) published in the 19th and early 20th centuries |
| Market Share Reporter | Brief market share charts for major companies within specific industries (e.g. sales/production percentages of major competitors) more information |
| MAS Ultra - School Edition | Periodical/magazine articles, primary sources, biographies, and images/photographs designed to support high school-level research. |
| MathSciNet | Reviews and bibliographic data from Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications. Coverage is from 1940-present. |
| MEDLINE | Citations to articles in medical journals. (Now available via EBSCO as well as PubMed) |
| Mental Measurements Yearbook + Tests in Print | Reviews of psychological test and assessment instruments (scores, comments, summary, pricing, and publisher information) and current index to "published" tests. more information |
| Mergent Online | Company information (U.S. and international), including SEC filings, annual reports, earnings, debt, and industry reports. more information |
| Merlot | Index of peer-reviewed online learning materials (tutorials, lessons, etc.) for college-level students. |
| Military and Government Collection | Citations to periodical articles on military and related governmental topics |
| MLA Bibliography | Citations to literary criticism and articles on language, linguistics and folklore published in academic journals, monographs, series and conference proceedings ( 1926 - present). |
| Minerva | Searchable catalog of the California State Archives, including descriptions of selected materials held by the archives. |
| MUSE (Project MUSE) | Full-text of over 300 journals published by university/academic presses primarily in the fields of literature, philosophy and history. |
| Music Index | Citations to journal/periodical articles and selected dissertations/conference proceedings on music, musicians, and the music industry. more information |
| NCJRS Abstracts | Citations to research on criminal justice published in selected government & research reports, books and journal articles. more information |
| Net Library (EBSCO ebooks) | Electronic books in the fields of business and economics, computer science, education, psychology, science, social science and general reference. |
| Online Archive of California | Online access to historical primary source materials from various California museums, historical societies, and archives. |
| Ovid Nursing Full-Text | Articles from selected nursing journals |
| Oxford Art Online | Excellent introductions to and overviews of major artists, works, styles and movements through the history of the visual arts. more information |
| Oxford English Dictionary Online | Most authoritative and comprehensive dictionary of the English language. Contains the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. |
| Oxford Journals Online | Full-text of articles from over 170 journals published by Oxford from 1996 to the present. |
| Oxford Music Online | Excellent introductions to and overviews of major musicians, works, styles and movements through the history of the music. more information |
| Oxford Reference Online Premium | Full-text of selected Oxford reference books in fields such as art, biology, history, literature, mathematics, music, philosophy, physical sciences, and theatre. |
| OxResearch | Analysis of world economic and political developments of major significance. |
| Philosopher's Index | Citations to journal articles and selected research publicatinos in philosophy. |
| Physical Education Index | Citations to articles in physical education journals (1970 - present). Search Tips & Guide |
| PILOTS | Citations to research on post-traumatic stress disorders. |
| Project MUSE | Full-text of articles from 300 scholarly journals, primarily in the fields of literature, philosophy and history. |
| ProQuest Direct | Full-text of articles available via the Library's ProQuest subscriptions, including excellent coverage of business and news sources. more information |
| ProQuest Dissertations & Theses | Citations to 1 million dissertations and theses written for humanities and social sciences degrees, including full-text (PDF) of most since 1997. |
| ProQuest Newspapers | Full text of 300+ U.S. and international news sources including major U.S. and international newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, New York Times and the Times of London. |
| PsycARTICLES | Full-text of 26,000+ articles published in American Psychological Association journals. |
| PsycINFO | Citations to 2 million articles published in psychology journals and abstracts of 400,000 dissertations and book chapters. Search tips & guide |
| Public Administration Abstracts | Citations to articles in public administration journals and other publications. |
| PubMed | Citations to articles in medical journals (and other selected biomedical literature). more info | how to access the full-text of articles listed in PubMed |
| RAND California | Statistics on California, bulletins on state and federal policy developments and an online library of research publications focusing on policy issues. |
| Readers' Guide Full Text | Citations to 1 million articles published in popular magazines from 1984 to the present. Includes the full-text of articles from over 250 periodicals. |
| Readers' Guide Retrospective | Citations to 3 million articles published in 375 leading popular magazines (1890 to 1982). |
| RIA Checkpoint | See Checkpoint Core Tax Library |
| Roper Public Opinion Archives | Primary data sets containing public opinion polls and related research more information |
| Safari Tech Books Online | Full-text of 300+ technical computer books published by O'Reilly & Associates. |
| Sage Premier | Full-text of articles published in 440 selected Sage journals from 1999 to the present. |
| ScienceDirect | Full-text of articles published in 900+ selected Elsevier journals (1998 - present). |
| Citations to research published in chemistry journals and chemical reference databases. (First time users must register for a SciFinder account). more information | |
| Scitation and SPIN | Citations to research in physics: SPIN indexes 1.5 million research publications (including selected AIP journals); Scitation indexes over 600,000 articles from 125 physics journals. more information |
| Search the Library: Combined Search | Search for books (library catalog) and articles (ProQuest Summon index) at the same time. |
| Snapshots North America | Overviews and data on specific markets in the U.S. and Canada. |
| Social Science Research Data | Access to advanced research data sets (usually not including summary statistics but individual responses to surveys). |
| Social Sciences Full Text | Citations to 700,000 articles published in 600 key social science journals (1984 - present). |
| Citations to articles in selected social work journals and other research publications. search tips & guide | |
| Sociological Abstracts | Citations to articles in 2,000 sociology journals and other research publications. more information |
| Springer Link | Full-text of articles from over 1,000 journals published by Springer (1997 to the present). |
| Standard & Poor's Net Advantage | Analyses of companies and industries (stocks, competitors, ratings, etc.) more information |
| Stanislaus Region History and Culture Image Collection | Photographs and other images illustrating the history of Turlock, Stanislaus County, and the Central Valley. Accessible via Calisphere and OAC - the Online Archive of California. |
| Tests in Print | See Mental Measurements Yearbook |
| Theatre in Video | Video recordings of plays and documentaries on theatre/drama topics more information |
| Thomson RIA Checkpoint | See Checkpoint Core Tax Library |
| Topographical Maps | Index of USGS 7.5' and 15' maps available in the University Library. |
| UC Press E-Books Collection | Over 700 scholarly works published by the University of California (1982-2004). |
| USA.gov | Search U.S. government websites, including research reports and factsheets published online.. |
| Value Line Investment Survey | Information on approximately 1,700 stocks and more than 90 industries. |
| Wiley Online | Full-text of over 1400 scholarly journals published by Wiley & Blackwell. more information |
| Wilson OmniFile FT Mega | Index to articles published since 1984 in over key 3,500 key publications, including academic journals and popular magazines. Includes the full-text from 1,700+ journals. |
| WorldImages | Contains over 35,000 searchable images of art works from around the world, compiled by the faculty, students and staff of the California State University System. |
| WorldCat |
Searches 40 million books and other titles held by libraries around the nation. Also available via the FirstSearch interface. more information |
