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- Academic Search Premier
This multi-disciplinary database offers full text for nearly 2,000 scholarly journals, including more than 1,500 peer-reviewed titles. Covering virtually every area of academic study, Academic Search Premier offers full text information dating as far back as 1985. This database is updated on a daily basis.
- ERIC (EBSCO interface)
The Educational Resources Information Center is an index that contains education-related literature and research.
- Family Studies AbstractsAn index that contains over 45,000 bibliographic records exploring family studies from 1930 to today.
- JSTORFull-text access for over 17 million journal articles, books, documents, and research reports in a variety of disciplines.
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- PsycINFOThis database is published by the American Psychological Association and provides comprehensive indexing and abstracts of the international psychological literature from the 1800s to the present. Documents indexed include journals, articles, books, dissertations, and more. 90% of the 3,000+ titles indexed in APA PsycINFO are peer-reviewed.
- Sociological AbstractsSociological Abstracts, and its companion file Social Services Abstracts, covers the international literature on sociology, social work, and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. It provides abstracting and indexing of articles and book reviews drawn from thousands of serials publications, plus books, book chapters, dissertations, conference papers, and working papers.
Education Databases
- Book Collection Nonfiction: Elementary School EditionA database that contains both abstracts and full-text for over 1,000 popular non-fiction books on a variety of topics.
- Book Collection Nonfiction: High School EditionA database that contains abstracts and full-text resources for over 2,400 popular non-fiction eBooks for students in grades 9-12.
- Book Collection Nonfiction: Middle School EditionDesigned for middle school students, it contains informative abstracts and searchable full text for thousands of popular nonfiction books. The database includes titles on careers, health, technology, science, history, civics and more.
- Children's Literature Comprehensive DatabaseThe Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD) is an academic research and teaching tool for courses needing quality information for locating books and media for children and young adults. CLCD’s unique search allows users to search for content by using parameters like expected reader’s age, genre, grade level, author and publisher, Lexile measurement, and Accelerated Reader points.
- MAS CompleteDesigned for high school libraries, MAS Complete is a research database that contains full text for hundreds of popular magazines and e-books covering news, politics, science, sports, culture and more. It also includes thousands of full-text primary source documents and videos from the Associated Press.
- Middle Search PlusA full-text database of more than 140 popular middle school magazines, with over 80,000 biographies and 100,000 primary source documents.
- Primary SearchA database of over 70 magazines and 200,000 articles for elementary school research since 1990, with full text available on further request.
- Professional Development CollectionA collection of nearly 520 high-quality education journals, including more than 350 peer reviewed and 440 full-text titles.
- Teacher Reference CenterTeacher Reference Center provides indexing and abstracts for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.
Health Databases
- CINAHL with Full TextA comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 610 journals indexed in CINAHL. This authoritative file contains full text for many of the most used journals in the CINAHL index with no embargo. Full-text coverage dates back to 1981.
- Consumer Health CompleteConsumer Health Complete (CHC) is a comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content, designed to support patients information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. By using the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, CHC provides content covering mainstream, complementary, holistic, and integrated medicine.
- Health Source: Consumer EditionA database on consumer health information with 80 full text health magazines.
- PubMedMore than 34 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and eBooks, with some full-text linked.
Psychology Databases
- Psychology and Behavioral Science CollectionPsychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection 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.
- Psychotherapy.netPsychotherapy.net is a collection of streaming videos demonstrating techniques and approaches in counseling and psychotherapy. They are designed as educational resources for students as well as continuing education for mental health practitioners.
- PTSDPubsThis database, formerly called PILOTS, is produced by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD. The database provides citations and abstracts to the worldwide literature on PTSD and other psychological effects of trauma.
Other Databases for Articles
- Business Source EliteBusiness Source Elite provides full text coverage for more than 1,100 scholarly business, management, and economics journals, including nearly 500 peer-reviewed publications. This database includes full-text coverage dating back as far as 1985, and detailed company profiles for the world's 10,000 largest companies. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost.
- CQ ResearcherCQ Researcher provides original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news.
- ScopusScopus is a large abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.
- Social Services AbstractsThis database provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. The database abstracts and indexes thousands of serials publications and includes abstracts of journal articles and dissertations, and citations to book reviews.
