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In order to locate the online databases described below:
Go to library web page, http://www.cuw.edu/Tools/library.html
Click on Online Databases
Click on name of database.
Off-campus users will be prompted for name and 14-digit barcode number from the back of their Falcon1 card.
1. Subject-Specific Databases:
American Humanities Index [EBSCO] Contains citation information from over 1,000 literary, scholarly, and creative journals published in the US and Canada. (1975 to date)
Gale’s Literary Index Provides the master index of citations to over 100 literary works published by The Gale Group covering author biographies and critical essays on their works. Over 138,000 author names, including pseudonyms and variant names, and 176,000 titles are represented.
MagillOnLiterature [EBSCO] Contains literary reference books covering world literature including critical analysis, book reviews, author information, and plot summaries.
MLA International Bibliography Provides information on literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore from nearly 4,000 journals and periodicals published worldwide. (1963 to date)
OCLC FirstSearch Includes the following databases with citations/abstracts:
RILM_MusicAbstracts RILM abstracts of music literature from over 500 journals.
2. Other Databases which may provide additional resources: (EBSCOhost identifies periodical titles held within the SWITCH consortium.)
Academic Search Premier [EBSCO] Covers education, computer sciences, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, and other fields. Offers full text for nearly 3,500 scholarly publications, almost 2,600 of which are peer-reviewed. (1975 to date)
Books in Print Includes records of book and video titles, publishers, and distributors plus full text of book reviews.
EBSCO Animals [EBSCO] This database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.
ERIC [EBSCO] Provides citation and abstracts from ERIC documents (links are provided to EDRS – see below) and over 1000 journals, and the full text of ERIC digests, from the Educational Resource Information Center and educational symposium report literature. (<1965 to date)
Expanded Academic ASAP [InfoTrac] Provides citations, abstracts, or full text articles from scholarly and general-interest publications. Use this database to find information on the arts and humanities, current events, social sciences, and science and technology. (1980 to date)
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia [EBSCO] Allows searching of over 25,000 full text records of this encyclopedia.
InfoTrac OneFile [InfoTrac] Articles from periodicals, newspapers, and newswires on the arts and humanities, education, business, science, current events, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology, environmental issues, and hobbies and general interest topics. (1980 to date)
JSTOR Provides access to the full text of articles in more than 300 journals from their first issue to within the last 3 to 5 years. Over 25 subject areas include African American studies, Asian studies, business, ecology, education, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, political science, population studies, sociology, and statistics.
MasterFILE Premier [EBSCO] Provides abstracts and indexing for over 2,500 periodicals, full text for over 1,900 periodicals, and Magill Book Reviews and reference sources. Covers general reference, business, general science, multi-cultural, and other subjects. (<1984 to date)
Middle Search Plus [EBSCO] Provides abstracts and indexing for over 200 magazines of interest to middle school students, full text for over 100 magazines, and reference sources. (1984 to date)
Newspaper Source [EBSCO] Provides full text for 23 national and international newspapers, more than 200 regional US newspapers, and television and radio news transcripts.
OCLC FirstSearch Includes the following databases with citations/abstracts:
ArticleFirst Index of articles from nearly 12,500 journals.
ECO Electronic Collections Online. Index of over 3000 academic journals.
UnionLists OCLC Union Lists of Periodicals.
WorldCat Books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
AltPressIndex Indexes journals covering cultural, economic, political, and social change.
ClasePeriodica Indexes Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities.
CWI Contemporary Women's Issues on health and human rights.
Dissertations Dissertations accepted at accredited US institutions.
ERIC Journal articles and reports in education.
GPO US government publications.
MediaRevDigest Reviews of educational and entertainment media.
NewsAbs Significant items in over 50 national and regional newspapers.
PAIS Materials on public affairs.
PapersFirst An index of papers presented at conferences.
PerAbs Periodical Abstracts. General topics and radio/TV transcripts.
Proceedings An index of worldwide conference proceedings.
SIRSResearcher Social, scientific, economic, and political issues worldwide.
WilsonSelectPlus HW Wilson articles in science, humanities, and business.
WorldAlmanac The World Almanacs.
Primary Search [EBSCO] Provides full text of over 50 magazines for young readers, abstracts and indexing for over 80 magazines, and a children’s dictionary. (1984 to date)
Professional Development Collection [EBSCO] Contains over 550 full text education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles, and indexing and abstracts for more than 800 journals. (1965 to date)
Project Muse Provides access to the full text of almost 200 journals covering the past 3 years for most titles in the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others.
ProQuest Education Journals Contains over 550 titles with nearly 300 in full text. (<1970 to date)
ProQuest Newspapers [ProQuest] Provides access to local, regional, and national newspapers with abstracts, citations, and full text. Covers business (including the Wall Street Journal), arts and humanities, science and technology, general reference, and health care. (<1970 to date)
ProQuest Wilson Education Abstracts Provides abstracts and full text articles from over 400 education journals. (1994 to date)
PsycINFO [EBSCO] Contains citations and some full text. Indexes journal articles from over 1,700 periodicals, book chapters, books, dissertations, technical reports, and information about the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, sociology, education, business, and law. (1887 to date)
More Resources:
TOPCAT This is the electronic index of the holdings of eight libraries making up the SWITCH consortium. Request library materials, including copies of journal articles, from member libraries for M-F delivery to the CUW circulation desk -- books and audiovisuals are no charge, articles are 15 cents per copied page. To connect to CUW full-text electronic journal holdings, on-campus users only can visit ELECTRONIC JOURNAL LISTING. Visit http://caspian.switchinc.org/~tutorials/ for a tutorial on using TOPCAT.
Other Libraries If you need library materials the SWITCH consortium does not have, you can search area libraries' electronic catalogs for them, visit the area library, and check out up to 3 items at a time with an InfoPass; please ask a CUW librarian to issue you this. If area libraries do not have the materials, you can submit an Interlibrary Loan Request (book requests are $5.00 apiece and articles are 15 cents per copied page; allow two weeks for delivery).
Guides to Library Resources Of special interest: Tips on locating periodical articles.
Please consult a librarian with questions on any of the above or for further suggestions.
