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NOVEL Databases from Gale
Group and EBSCO
This is a listing of the library's subscription databases by subject/specialty.
Start your search using
these recommendations but do not limit your
search to these databases only.
General Information
General
Reference Center Gold
(Infotrac) Includes a wide variety of subjects found in periodicals, newspapers,
encyclopedias, and other reference material. Coverage begins in 1980.
Student
Resource Center Gold An integrated database containing thousands
of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays,
background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of 800 magazines,
over 10,000 photographs and illustrations, and audio/video clips.
SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series)
Thousands of full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, and U.S. government
documents. Databases include SIRS Researcher (general reference, social
issues, health, science, and business), SIRS Government Researcher (historic
government documents, directories, and almanacs), and SIRS Renaissance
(current perspectives on the Arts & Humanities).
EBSCOhost For best results
check MAS Ultra – School Edition and
MasterFILE Select. MAS Ultra –
School Edition provides full text for more than 550 popular
general interest and current events publications (with information dating
as far back as 1975 for key magazines), more than 500 full text pamphlets,
339 full text reference books, 84,074 biographies, 86,135 primary source
documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags.
MasterFILE Select is a multidisciplinary database
that provides full text for nearly 800 general reference publications
with coverage dating as far back as 1984. It also includes 20 full text
reference books and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags.
World Book Encyclopedia
Online Access to over 31,000 encyclopedia articles, 6,000 Web
links, 25,000 periodical articles, 800 videos, animations, and sounds,
400 interactive maps, 100 3-D bubble views, and much more.
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"Hot" (Controversial) Topics
Opposing
Viewpoints Resource Center A complete one-stop source for information
on social issues. Includes viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics,
primary documents, links to Web sites, and full-text magazine and newspaper
articles.
EBSCOhost Check TOPICsearch.
TOPICsearch is a current events database allows researchers to
explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries
and other popular topics. It contains full text for over 78,000 articles
from more than 3,000 diverse sources, including more than 1,550 full text
periodicals.
SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series)
Thousands of full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, and U.S. government
documents. Databases include SIRS Researcher (general reference, social
issues, health, science, and business), SIRS Government Researcher (historic
government documents, directories, and almanacs), and SIRS Renaissance
(current perspectives on the Arts & Humanities).
General
Reference Center Gold
(Infotrac) Includes a wide variety of subjects found in periodicals, newspapers,
encyclopedias, and other reference material. Coverage begins in 1980.
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Literary Research
Literature
Resource Center Provides access to biographies, bibliographies,
and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline.
EBSCOhost Check MagillOnLiterature
for editorially reviewed critical analyses. This database also includes
brief plot summaries of the most studied works in the history of literature.
It contains all of Masterplots and Masterplots II, Cyclopedia
of World Authors, Cyclopedia of Literary Characters, Magill's
Literary Annual, Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy
as well as World Philosophers and Their Works.
Student
Resource Center Gold An integrated database containing thousands
of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays,
background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of
800 magazines, over 10,000 photographs and illustrations, and audio/video
clips.
SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series)
Use SIRS Renaissance (current perspectives on
the Arts & Humanities).
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Health Research
EBSCOhost
- access access point for Health Source (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).
General
Reference Center Gold
(Infotrac) Includes a wide variety of subjects found in periodicals, newspapers,
encyclopedias, and other reference material. Coverage begins in 1980.
Updated weekly.
Health
and Wellness Resource Center - provides instant access
to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes
nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700
health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc., and articles
from 2,200 general interest publications
Health
Reference 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
SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series) thousands
of full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, and U.S. government
documents. Use SIRS Government Researcher (historic
government documents, directories, and almanacs).
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Government Information
SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series)
Thousands of full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, and U.S. government
documents. Use SIRS Government Researcher (historic
government documents, directories, and almanacs).
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Biographical Information
Biography
Resource Center A comprehensive database of biographical information
on more than 185,000 people from throughout history, around the world,
and across all disciplines and subject areas.
Student
Resource Center Gold An integrated database containing thousands
of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays,
background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of
800 magazines, over 10,000 photographs and illustrations, and audio/video
clips.
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Science
Expanded
Academic ASAP From arts and the humanities to social
sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across
all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and
newspapers - many with full text and images.
Scientific
American Every page of every issue from 1993 to the present.
EBSCOhost Check General
Science Collection. This database offers full text coverage
for more than 60 of the most popular science publications. Providing information
on all aspects of the scientific world, the General Science Collection
offers full text information dating back as far as 1992.
SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series)
Thousands of full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, and U.S. government
documents. Use SIRS Researcher (general reference, social issues, health,
science, and business) Ask for a username and password for home use. SIRS
title lists.
Student
Resource Center Gold An integrated database containing thousands
of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays,
background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of
800 magazines, over 10,000 photographs and illustrations, and audio/video
clips.
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History
History
Resource Center An integrated collection of primary documents,
secondary reference sources, and journal articles covering all areas of
U.S. history from pre-colonial times to the present day.
Student
Resource Center Gold An integrated database containing thousands
of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays,
background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of 800 magazines,
over 10,000 photographs and illustrations, and audio/video clips.
Education
EBSCOhost For most comprehensive
results check Professional Development Collection
and ERIC. The Professional Development Collection
provides a highly specialized collection of more than 550 high quality
education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This
database also contains more than 200 educational reports. ERIC,
the Educational Resource Information Center contains more than 2,200 digests
along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts
from over 980 educational and education-related journals.
Expanded
Academic ASAP From arts and the humanities to social
sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across
all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and
newspapers - many with full text and images.
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Local News
Proquest Online information
service that provides access to The New York Times
and Newsday.
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Newspapers
NewsBank InfoWeb NewsBank's
NewsFile Collection supplies the full text of over 70,000 articles
annually for more than 500 newspapers and other news sources around the
world. Ask for a username and password for home use. Newsbank title
list.
Proquest Online information
service that provides access to The New York Times
and Newsday.
EBSCOhost Check
Newspaper Source. Newspaper Source provides selected
full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database
also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected
full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers.
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Scholarly Journals (specifically)
Expanded
Academic ASAP From arts and the humanities to social
sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across
all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and
newspapers - many with full text and images.
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Last updated
11-Apr-2008
by D.Ryder