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Database Descriptions
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ABI/INFORM Dateline - Business articles from local, state, and regional sources.
ABI/INFORM Global - Worldwide business periodicals and information on 60,000+ companies. Primarily
full text.
ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry - Articles about marketing tendencies, products, construction, finance,
transportation, insurance, etc.
NEW! Academic Search Complete (upgrade from Academic Search Premier) - "Covering most areas of
academic study, this scholarly, multi-disciplinary database contains more than 6,100 full-text
periodicals – as well as indexing and abstracts for more than 10,100 journals – and offers access to
monographs, reports, conference proceedings and much more." – EBSCO Publishing
Academic Search Premier - Over 4,500 full text titles. "Coverage in biology, chemistry, engineering, physics,
psychology, religion & theology, etc." – EBSCO Publishing more info
NEW! Alt HealthWatch - "This database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and
integrated approaches to health care and wellness." – EBSCO Publishing
American Medical Association - Index to medical periodicals. Not full text.
ARTstor - Nearly 300,000 art, archeology and architecture pictures and descriptions.
NEW! Associates Programs Source - "Containing nearly 1,000 full-text journals as well as 11 full-text books,
this resource provides comprehensive coverage of the most-relevant associate program level content." –
EBSCO Publishing
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Books 24x7 - Reference books, research reports, documentation and articles on business topics, computers,
and other technical subjects.
Britannica Online - Features "over 75,000 articles from the Encyclopædia Britannica, including 23,000
biographies; 166,000 Web sites selected by Britannica editors for additional quality information; over
27,000 images and maps, plus 3,300 animations, videos, and audio files; and an extensive world atlas."
– Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Business and Company ASAP - “Providing researchers with information on companies, markets and
industries. From market trends, mergers and acquisitions to current management theory and company
overviews. Access business and trade journals, newspapers and company directory profiles with full
text and images.” – Gale
Business & Company Resource Center - "Brings together a wide variety of global business information,
enabling users to efficiently research business case studies, competitive intelligence, and career and
investment opportunities." – Gale
NEW! Business Source Complete (upgrade from Business Source Premier) - "This database provides
the leading collection of bibliographic and full-text content covering all disciplines of business, including
marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics." – EBSCO Publishing
Business Source Premier - "Full text for more than 8,800 serials.... All disciplines of business, including
marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics.... Market research reports,
industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses." – EBSCO Publishing more info
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NEW! Canadian Reference Centre - "This database combines Canadian magazines, newspapers,
newswires and reference books to create the largest collection of regional full-text content available
to Canadian libraries." – EBSCO Publishing
CINAHL Plus with Full Text - "Full text for more than 560 journals indexed in CINAHL.... All areas
of nursing and allied health literature." – EBSCO Publishing more info
NEW! Computer Source - Featuring nearly 300 full-text journals and magazines covering topics such as
computer science, programming, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, information systems, robotics and
software, Computer Source provides a balance of full-text technical journals and full-text consumer
computer titles." – EBSCO Publishing
NEW! Computers & Applied Sciences Complete - "Covering the research and development spectrum of the
computing and applied sciences disciplines, this database contains collected knowledge on traditional
engineering challenges & research, and is a resource for research concerning the business and social
implications of new technology." – EBSCO Publishing
Contemporary Authors - "Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references
on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors." – Gale
CQ Researcher - Detailed, impartial articles about public policy topics, including technology, medicine,
education, international matters, the environment and the United States economy.
Custom Newspapers - 150 newspapers, both national & international.
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Digital Repository, SUNY - "Contains (or will likely contain) article pre-prints, article post-prints, other
working papers, electronic journals, visual resources, theses, dissertations, resources in other data
formats, etc." – SUNYConnect more info
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Education Research Complete - Covers "all levels of education from early childhood to higher education,
and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing.... Also covers
areas of curriculum instruction as well as administration, policy, funding, and related social issues....
Full [text] for more than 750 journals." – EBSCO Publishing
NEW! Environment Complete - "Containing more than 1,957,000 records, as well as full text for more than 680
journals, this resource offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy,
renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution &
waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban
planning and more." – EBSCO Publishing
ERIC - Index to journal articles and documents on education research and practice. ERIC Digests are
available in full text. Retrieves full text articles from other EBSCO databases. more info
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Gale Virtual Reference Library - Features over fifty encyclopedias, covering business, education, humanities,
nursing and health, sciences, and social sciences.
GreenFILE - "Offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment….
Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable
energy, recycling, and more." more info
Grolier Encyclopedia Americana - "In-depth information for older students and adults." – Grolier
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia - "Quick reference with rich media for middle school and higher." – Grolier
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HarpWeek - The periodical, Harper's Weekly, from the Civil War era (1857-1865).
Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module - Articles concerning alcoholism,
complementary treatments, diseases, drug abuse, fitness, herbal remedies, medicine, nutrition,
occupational health and safety, pregnancy, prescription drugs, public health, and more.
NEW! Health Source: Consumer Edition - "This comprehensive database is a rich collection of consumer
health information, providing access to nearly 80 full-text consumer health magazines and many other
related resources. Topics covered include cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, aging, fitness, nutrition
& dietetics, children’s health and more." – EBSCO Publishing
NEW! Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition - "This resource provides nearly 550 scholarly full-text
journals focusing on many medical disciplines, and offers access to 822 abstracted and indexed journals.
Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong." – EBSCO Publishing
NEW! Humanities International Complete - "Providing full text for more than 890 journals, this database
provides comprehensive coverage of the humanities, with worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly
and creative thought." – EBSCO Publishing
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Internet Public Library Newspaper Page - “Online newspapers from around the world.”
Investext Plus - "Investext Plus is the premier financial research database available today. With a rich
backfile to 1982, search this database to find investment, company and industry reports from over
500 brokers in North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. All
company and industry reports are provided in full page PDF image." – Gale
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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts - "Indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books,
research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging,
bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more." – EBSCO Publishing
more info
NEW! Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text (upgrade from the LISTA index) -
"This database contains full text for more than 240 journals and a dozen full-text monographs. Subject
coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval,
information management and more." – EBSCO Publishing
Literature Resource Center - Full text biographical & critical analysis of authors from books & periodicals.
Includes the following databases: Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism - Select,
Dictionary of Literary Biography, Full-Text Journals, Literature Resource Center, Scribner Writers
Series, Twayne's English Authors, Twayne's US Authors, Twayne's World Authors. more info (pdf)
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MasterFILE Premier - "Full text for nearly 1,950 general reference publications.... Covering virtually every
subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text reference books,
84,011 biographies, 83,472 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 192,999 photos,
maps and flags." – EBSCO Publishing
MEDLINE - Indexes "information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care
system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.... Citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals."
Retrieves full text articles from other EBSCO databases. – EBSCO Publishing more info
NEW! MEDLINE with Full Text (upgrade from the MEDLINE index) - "This is the world’s most comprehensive
source of full text for medical journals, providing full text for more than 1,470 journals indexed in MEDLINE."
– EBSCO Publishing
Military & Government Collection - "Current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government....
Full text for nearly 400 publications." – EBSCO Publishing
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National Newspaper Index - Index to America's top five newspapers: The New York Times, the Wall
Street Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, the Los Angeles Times, and the Washington Post. 1977-
present. Index only - no full text.
Naxos Music Library - Includes more than 297,000 recordings in the following genres: Classical Music,
Contemporary Jazz, Jazz / Folk / Blues Legends, Nostalgia, World / Folk, Contemporary Instrumental,
Chinese Music, Pop and Rock.
Naxos Music Library, Jazz - This database includes recordings from more than 500 artists. Genres include
blues, swing, bebop and much more.
NetLibrary - Includes over 4,000 eBooks on a wide variety of subjects.
New Book of Knowledge (Grolier) - "Reference and current events for elementary school and higher."
– Grolier
New York State Newspapers - Full text articles from ten major newspapers published in the state of
New York, including The New York Times and the New York Post.
NEW! Newspaper Source Plus - "This resource includes 1,570 full-text newspapers, providing more than 27
million full-text articles. Newspaper Source Plus contains comprehensive full text for major national
(U.S.) and international newspapers, and features more than 583,100 television and radio news transcripts,
videos and podcasts." – EBSCO Publishing
Northern New York Historical Newspapers - Selected historical newspapers from Clinton, Essex, Franklin,
Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego and St. Lawrence counties.
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - Information on social issues from a variety of sources including
periodicals and primary documents.
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Platinum Periodicals (ProQuest) - "Search the premier collection of periodicals covering all aspects of
general reference including arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences, sciences, and current
affairs." – ProQuest more info
NEW! Points of View Reference Center - "This full-text database is designed to provide students with a series
of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database contains 255 topics, each with
an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument)
and Critical Thinking Guide." – EBSCO Publishing
Primary Search - Elementary school magazines, primarily full text.
Professional Development Collection - "Information especially for professional educators, professional
librarians and education researchers.... Includes full text for ... nearly 550 high quality education journals."
– EBSCO Publishing more info
ProQuest Education Journals - "Search the leading full-text journals in education and related fields."
– ProQuest more info
ProQuest Health Management - "Complete, full-text information from leading publications covering all
aspects of health administration, including public health and safety, hospitals, finance, personnel
management, insurance, population studies, labor relations and law." – ProQuest
ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2005) - "Covers The New York Times
from its first issue in 1851 through 2005." – ProQuest
ProQuest Newspapers - All of the Proquest newspaper databases. "Local, regional, and national perspectives
on today’s top issues. – ProQuest
ProQuest Psychology Journals - "With complete full-text coverage from top psychology and related
publications, this database meets the needs of both students and mental-health professionals." – ProQuest
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ProQuest Social Science Journals - "Search full-text periodicals covering the social sciences." – ProQuest
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PsycARTICLES - Full text, peer-reviewed psychology journals.
PsycINFO - References to psychology resources going back to 1872, most with summaries. Not full
text.
NEW! Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection - "This valuable resource contains 570 full-text journals
and 48 books & monographs, offering users access to many of the most prominent and well-respected
journals in the field." – EBSCO Publishing
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Regional Business News - "Regional business publications.... full text for more than 50 sources." – EBSCO
Publishing more info
NEW! Religion & Philosophy Collection - "Containing nearly 300 full-text journals, this database covers topics
such as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political
philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy." – EBSCO Publishing
Research Library - "Search for coverage of a broad range of subjects including arts, business, children,
education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology,
sciences, social sciences, and women's interests." – ProQuest more info
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ScienceDirect - Scholarly scientific journals. Primarily full text.
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Teacher Reference Center-
Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.
Twayne's Author Series - “Twayne's Authors Series of literary criticism offers in-depth introductions to the lives and works of writers, the history and influence of literary movements and to the development of literary genres." – Gale more info (pdf)
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NEW! Vocational & Career Collection - "This comprehensive resource provides full-text coverage for nearly
350 trade and industry-related periodicals, covering topics such as computer & data processing, electrical
technology, nursing, interior design, law enforcement & criminal justice, marketing & advertising, hospitality
& tourism, construction and more." – EBSCO Publishing
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Wilson Omnifile: Full Text Select - A multidisciplinary, 100% full text database providing articles with
their accompanying indexing and abstracts. Coverage begins in 1994.
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