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Alphabetical Listing - Databases and Indexes

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ABI/INFORM Global, 1971 - present (full text 1985 - present)
Search over 2,000 premier worldwide business periodicals for information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Also includes information on 60,000+ companies and the full text of approximately 25,000 dissertations
 
ABI/INFORM Dateline
Local and regional business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news. Provides information not typically found in the national press sources.
 
ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry
Search more than 700 publications for trade and industry information. This database contains publications on every major industry, including finance, insurance, transportation, construction, and many more.
 
Academic Search Complete, Indexing and full-text, dates of coverage vary by title (many 1975-present). SUNY Connect logo
This interdisciplinary scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study, including: sciences, social sciences, arts & literature, ethnic studies, and many more. Full-text for over 6,100 titles (5,100 peer-reviewed); indexing and abstracting for 10,600 titles; complete historical coverage and citation searching for select titles.
 
ACM Digital Library, 1948 - present
Full-text coverage of ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) periodicals and transactions. A few conference proceedings are also available in full-text. Includes citations to related articles in computing and information technology. Browse or search the contents of ACM publications. Enter your search in the search box near the top of the screen or click 'Advance Search' .
 
ACS (American Chemical Society) Journal Search
ACS (American Chemical Society) Publications: Index to American Chemical Society journals as far back as 1879. Includes materials science. The full-text of select titles is available.
 
AgeLine
Provides abstracts and indexing to articles on aging-related topics in psychology, sociology, social work, nursing, economics, and health sciences. Indexes 600 journal titles, as well as books and book chapters, research reports, and more.
 
Agricola (via USDA), 1970 - present
Covers major agricultural subjects including botany, conservation, energy, food & nutrition, pollution, and zoology.
 
Alt HealthWatch, 1984 - present SUNY Connect logo
Varied book and article resources on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
 
Alternative Press Index
International coverage in nearly 300 alternative, radical and left sources in the humanities and social sciences.
 
America: History and Life, 1964 - present
Citations to journal articles and reviews of books on the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Indexes over 2,000 scholarly historical journals.
 
Anthropological Index Online, 1970 - present
Indexes 750 journals covering all areas of anthropology and archaeology.
 
Art Abstracts, Abstracts/Indexes, 1984 - present
Indexes over 200 art periodicals and museum sources, from architecture and design to video.
 
Arts & Humanities Search, 1980 - present
Also called AH Search, or Arts and Humanities Citation Index. A multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It indexes 1,144 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals.
 
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Beilstein, Please contact the science librarian, 1771 - present
A thorough compilation of facts and data about organic compounds. Includes physical properties, preparations, and critically reviewed citations to the literature. .
 
Biography Reference Bank
Information on half a million people, from antiquity to the present. Includes full-text of 100+ volumes of biographical reference books, images, and citations to additional articles and book reviews.
 
Biological Abstracts, 1995- present
Comprehensive index to Biology journal articles. Monitors over 4,000 journals from 100 countries. A limit of two people can access the database at one time.
 
BioMed Central
Some full text available. Covers over 100 online medical and biology journals. "Open access" articles should be readily available. If marked subscription", locate the journal by using Determine if a Journal Title is Available from the library homepage.
 
Black Newspapers
A collection of significant Black newspapers from the United States.
 
Book Review Index, Abstracts/Indexes, 1965 - present
Provides citations to book reviews published in more than 600 periodicals.
 
Business & Company Resource Center, Company and industry intelligence on thousands of global companies. SUNY Connect logo NOVEL logo
Periodical articles, news articles, and press releases. Detailed information for domestic and international companies and associations, including information on corporate hierarchical structures, investment reports, corporate chronologies and company histories. Also includes brands and product information, industry and company rankings, and financial overviews.
 
Business & Industry, mid 1994 - present
A multi-industry, international database that provides access to company, industry, market and product information.
 
Business Source Complete, Full text. 1965 - present, varies by title. SUNY Connect logo
Full text in all disciplines of business, including journals (many peer reviewed), market research reports, industry reports, country reports, SWOT analyses, and much more.
 
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Canadian Reference Centre SUNY Connect logo
A substantial full text collection of leading Canadian and international (U.S. and U.K) periodicals, reference books and biographies. Also includes an image collection of photos, maps, and flags.
 
CCH Tax Research NetWork
 
Chemical Abstracts (see SciFinder Scholar)
 
Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography, Abstracts/Indexes, 1928 - 1998
Provides citations and summaries for articles relating to child development published in more than 200 journals in such disciplines as psychology, education, biology, and medicine.
 
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
An index of children's literature, ranging from the earliest baby board books to novels and nonfiction for young adults. Includes detailed descriptions and reviews.
 
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Searchable database that allows you to view select historic newspaper pages from 1880-1910 and find information about newspapers from 1690 to the present.
 
CINAHL Plus with Full Text, 1937 - present SUNY Connect logo
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Provides indexing for 3,024 journals in nursing, biomedicine, alternative medicine, consumer health. Has full text articles for 560 journals.
 
ComAbstracts, dates vary by journal title
Abstracts of articles published in the primary professional literature in communication(s) field. From Communication Institute for Online Scholarship (CIOS)
 
Communication and Mass Media Complete, Dates vary by title.
Provides indexing and abstracting coverage of the major journals in communication, mass media and other related fields. Almost half of the journals are available in full text.
 
COMPUSTAT (Standard & Poor's Research Insight), available in all CTS labs and Penfield lobby computers
Financial data on public companies. Subscribed to by the School of Business.
 
Computer Source SUNY Connect logo
 
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete SUNY Connect logo
 
Contemporary Authors
Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors. (Ref PN 451 .C762 and online as part of Gale's LRC)
 
CQ Global Researcher, 2007 - present
In-depth reports of global affairs from a number of international viewpoints.
 
CQ Researcher, 1991 - present.
Excellent background and analysis of recent national and international issues in the news. Includes CQ Global Researcher
 
Custom Newspapers SUNY Connect logo NOVEL logo
100+ full text newspapers, including those from major U.S. and U.K. cities -- 10 from New York state. Use the "browse" button to select up to 10 specific titles for your search.
 
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Discovery Education Streaming
Extensive video library on a wide range of topics. K-12 target audience, but many videos are appropriate for lower level undergraduates and professional development. Includes helpful teacher tools.
 
Dissertation Abstracts, 1861 - present. Abstracts since 1980.
Summaries of Doctoral Dissertations. Can be appropriate for long papers at the upper division and graduate level. For assistance, Ask A Librarian. Full text of 25,000+ dissertations available in ABI/Inform Global
 
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Ebsco
Brand name for a group of databases. See the complete list and search one or more simultaneously using this link.
 
Ebsco Animals
This searchable "Encyclopedia of Animals" offers in-depth information describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals, and color photographs of many.
 
EconLit, 1969 - present
Subject indexing and abstracts of over 400 journals, over 500 collective volumes per year, plus books, dissertations, and working papers.
 
Education Combo
Searches three core education databases with a single search. Database specific limits are available.
 
Education Research Complete, Full text, dates of coverage vary by title. SUNY Connect logo
Extensive collection of full text education journals, including the areas of curriculum instruction, administration, policy, funding, and related social issues.
 
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
 
Encyclopedia Americana SUNY Connect logo NOVEL logo
 
Environment Complete, indexing from 1940-present; full text from 1975-present. SUNY Connect logo
Deep coverage of sustainability issues, with indexing beginning in the 1940s. Also full text of current core journals and books.
 
ERIC, Abstracts/Indexes, 1966 - present SUNY Connect logo
Premier index of Education resources, including abstracts of articles from over 1000 journals and of documents such as teaching guides, research reports, lesson plans, and test and evaluation instruments. For searching help see the ERIC Tutorial or Quick Guide to ERIC.
 
ERIC Documents/Index, Index 1966 - present. Documents 1993-present.
Free access to ERIC index of journal and non-journal education literature. Full-text available for most non-journal documents 1993-current .
 
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Fed in Print, Dates vary.
Keyword searchable index of Federal Reserve economic research. Includes abstracts and/or full text articles from working papers and Federal Reserve Bank periodicals.
 
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Gale Group
Brand name for a group of databases. See the complete list and search one or more simultaneously using this link.
 
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
A collection of 100+ reference titles available in full-text electronically. Search the entire collection, or search selected titles using "advanced search."
 
GEOBASE, 1980 - present
More than 800,000 records covering the worldwide literature on geology, geography, and ecology.
 
GeoRef, 1785 - present
Over 2 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses.
 
Glossary of Geology
 
GPO Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, July, 1976- present
An index to all types of U.S. government documents, including Congressional hearings and agency publications. Penfield is a Selective Federal Depository.
 
GreenFILE
An interdisciplinary database covering topics related to environmental concerns and sustainability. Includes indexing and abstracts for articles and books.
 
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Handbook of Latin American Studies, 1935 - present
a selective annotated bibliography of scholarly works on Latin America
 
HarpWeek, 1857-1865 SUNY Connect logo
Full text and page images of the popular Harper's Weekly from the Civil War Era (1857-1865).
 
Health & Wellness Resource Center, 1980-present (varies by title) SUNY Connect logo NOVEL logo
Full-text coverage of over 600 journals and newspapers, and indexing for 200+ more. Also includes text of reference books and pamphlets on many health specialties, including alternative treatments. Access medical videos through the "Multimedia Library" link.
 
Health Source: Consumer Edition SUNY Connect logo
 
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition SUNY Connect logo
 
Historical Abstracts, 1954 - present
Annotated references to journal articles on the history of areas outside of the United States and Canada. Subject coverage extends from the year 1450 to the present. Indexes over 2,000 scholarly historical journals.
 
Humanities International Complete SUNY Connect logo
Comprehensive indexing of periodicals, books and other humanities resources, plus full text of nearly 900 journals.
 
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IEEE Computer Society Digital Library
Provides full-text access to more than 240,000 IEEE Computer Society periodical articles and conference proceedings. Includes access to over 25 IEEE Computer Society peer reviewed periodicals (backfile to 1988) and more than 170 current year IEEE Computer Society conference proceedings (backfile to 1995). You can browse publications by title or subject from the Computer Society Digital Library home page.
 
Index to Journals in Communication Studies Through 1995, Ref PN4071 .M3 1997, 1915 - 1995
Provides table of contents and keyword and author index to articles from 24 journals in communication studies from their first year of publication through 1995.
 
Informe!
Includes articles from 50 Spanish-language and bilingual periodicals. 1997- present.
 
Ingenta Search Alerts
Formerly provided by CARL Uncover, now merged with Ingenta, provide personalized (registration required) up-to-date information on articles when they become available online.
 
INSPEC
The bibliographic database for technical literature in physics, engineering, etc.. Please contact the subject Librarian.
 
International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP), 1996 - present
Indexes and abstracts covering national and international sources.
 
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JSTOR
Arts & Sciences I, Arts & Sciences II, Language & Literature, and Ecology Collections. An archive of important scholarly journal literature. In most cases, full text of the journal is available from the first issue through issues from a few years ago.
 
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LEXISNEXIS Academic
Lexis Nexis is no longer available. For legal resources try Westlaw Campus; for news try one of our other News Resources.
 
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text, 1966-present SUNY Connect logo
An index of journal articles from more than 600 publications plus books, research reports, and conference proceedings.
 
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA), 1973 - present
Covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Monitors over 1,200 journals. Also available in paper copy 1967 - 2002 in Penfield.
 
Literature Resource Center SUNY Connect logo
Biographical and selected critical coverage of the most studied authors & works.
 
LitFinder SUNY Connect logo
Full-text of thousands of poems, essays, stories, and speeches. Also includes citations for poems, biographies, glossaries, illustrations, and work explanations.
 
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MasterFILE Premier, Full text. 1975-present, varies by title. SUNY Connect logo
Full text for nearly 1,950 general periodicals covering a broad range of disciplines. Also includes book reviews, images, primary source docs, and much more. More general/popular in nature than Academic Search Premier.
 
Mathematical Reviews (MathSciNet), 1940 - present
The American Mathematical Society's Mathematical Reviews on the Net, an index to mathematical journals and books.
 
MEDLINE with Full Text (via EBSCO), 1965 - present SUNY Connect logo
More than 3,900 journals published internationally, covering all areas of medicine.
 
Mental Measurements Yearbook
A comprehensive guide to over 2,000 testing instruments. Entries contain descriptive information and edited review(s) written by leading content experts. Paper copies of editions 1-16: Ref BF 431 .B96
 
Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts, Abstracts/Indexes, 1964 - present
Meteorological, hydrologic, and physical oceanographic abstracts from foreign and domestic literature.
 
Military & Government Collection, Full-text, most since 1995. SUNY Connect logo
Current news about all branches of the military and government, including full-text of 300 journals and magazines and 250 pamphlets.
 
MLA Bibliography, 1926 - present
Literary criticism, languages, linguistics, film, and folklore from over 4,000 journals, books and dissertations published worldwide.
 
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netLibrary SUNY Connect logo
An ebook collection. May be read online or downloaded.
 
New York Times Article Archive, 1851- present
Online index, with much full-text (pay-per-view only for 1923-1986). For library provided full-text, check the link Determine if a Journal Title is Available. SUNY Oswego students, faculty, and staff may request free copy service for those articles available only in microfilm.
 
New York Times Index, Reference Room, 1st Floor, 1851- present
Subject index to articles in the newspaper of record. (Online index and text from 1980-present; microfilm available from 1857 - present.)
 
Newspaper Source Plus SUNY Connect logo
Full text coverage for major national and international newspapers, plus television and radio news transcripts, videos & podcasts.
 
Nineteenth Century Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, Ref Abstracts and Indexes, 1st Floor, 1890-1900
Extends the indexing coverage of Readers' Guide back into the Nineteenth Century.
 
Northern New York Historical Newspapers, dates vary by title
Retrospective indexes for 30 northern New York papers, incuding the Oswegonian and the Fulton Patriot. A project of the Northern New York Library Network.
 
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center SUNY Connect logo
Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Great for current issues research.
 
Oswegonian, 1935-May,2002. Later issues available in paper copy in the library.
SUNY Oswego's Student Newspaper.
 
Oxford African American Studies Center
Over 7500 articles from core African American reference sources; also including primary source documents, images, maps, timelines, and biographies. Limited to five users -- please remember to log off.
 
Oxford Art Online
Provides access to The Dictionary of Art (paper copy REF N31 .D5 1996 v.1-34), original essays by scholars in the field, image links for drawings, paintings, maps etc. Multi-cultural and multi-national material is included. New material is added on a regular basis. "Limited to five users -- please remember to log off."
 
Oxford Music Online
Provides access to The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Grove Music Online and The Oxford Companion to Music. Audio examples require free download of Scorch software. Limited to three users -- please remember to log off.
 
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Philosopher's Index, Abstracts/Indexes, 1940 - present
Indexing and abstracts from books and over 300 journals of philosophy and related interdisciplinary fields.
 
Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA), 1893 to 4 years ago
An archive of journal literature from the American Physical Society
 
Points of View Reference Center SUNY Connect logo
Essays and supporting resources that present multiple sides of current issue topics. Full text available.
 
Poole's Index to Periodical Literature, Ref Abstracts and Indexes, 1st Floor, 1802 - 1907
Subject index to popular and general interest magazines published in the Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries.
 
Population Index, 1986 - present
Covers all fields of interest to demographers, including fertility, mortality, population size and growth, migration, nuptiality and the family, and research methodology.
 
Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 1986-present
Complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community.
 
Primary Search, 1984-present (full-text from 1989-present) SUNY Connect logo NOVEL logo
Designed for elementary school students. Provides indexing for 100 and full text of over 60 children's magazines, a children's dictionary, and an extensive image collection. For photos, maps, and flags, click on "images" and do your search.
 
Professional Development Collection, Full-text, dates vary by title. SUNY Connect logo
Highly specialized collection of nearly 550 quality journals (350+ peer-reviewed) on topics relevant to all levels of education, including higher education. Indexing and abstracting for 700 more.
 
Project Muse Basic College Collection, 1995 - present. Starting date may vary by title
Current full-text coverage of 100+ scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines, including literature, history, the arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others.
 
ProQuest
Brand name for a group of databases.
 
Proquest Education Journals, 1991 - present
Over 600 full-text titles covering a wide range of education topics.
 
ProQuest Health Management
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 National Newspapers Premier
Coverage of 27 major newspapers, most in full-text. Sources include multiple year coverage of The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian (UK), and other important U.S. papers.
 
Proquest Platinum Periodicals, 1981 - present NOVEL logo
A comprehensive publication collection of over 2,200 titles that meets a wide range of research demands. Intended for a K -12 audience.
 
Proquest Psychology Journals
 
Proquest Social Science Journals, 1994 - present
Over 300 full-text titles on a range of social science topics.
 
PsycARTICLES, 1894 - present
Full-text for 59 core scholarly and scientific journals. Covers topics of general psychology and specialized, applied, clinical and theoretical research.
 
PsycINFO, 1887 - present
Journal articles (covers more than 1,700 periodicals), chapters, books, dissertations and reports on psychology and related fields.
 
PubMed, 1966 - present
"U.S. National Library of Medicine search service to access 19 million citations from MEDLINE for biomedical articles back to 1948 and other related databases."
 
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Readers' Guide Retrospective, index, 1890-1982
Historic coverage of popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States, with extensive indexing of 375 titles and links to search for full-text.
 
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, Lobby Area, 1st Floor - Ref Abstracts/Indexes, 1900 - present
Index to over 300 popular and general interest magazines.
 
Regional Business News, Full-text, most since 1995. SUNY Connect logo
75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from across the United States. Updated daily.
 
Religion and Philosophy Collection, 1975 - present SUNY Connect logo
Full text journals for theology and philosophical studies.
 
Research Insight, Standard & Poor's (COMPUSTAT)
See: Standard & Poor's Research Insight (COMPUSTAT)
 
Research Library Periodicals
Search over 2,700 periodicals for information on a broad range of general reference subjects including arts, business, humanities, social sciences, and the sciences.
 
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(Syracuse) Post-Standard, 1986-present
Complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community.
 
Salem Press History
American History reference series organized by the decades. Includes decades from the 1950s through the 1990s.
 
Science Citation Index, 1974 - present
An international, multidisciplinary index to approximately 4,500 major scientific and technical journals. Offers citation indexing, which permits searching by cited references. Please contact the science Librarian.
 
Science Direct SUNY Connect logo
Full-text coverage of almost 900 journals. Focus is on scientific, technical and medical fields, with significant coverage of social sciences as well. (use buttons at top of page to go to journals or do a search)
 
SciFinder Scholar, 1900 - present
The most current and comprehensive indexing/abstracting source for the chemical literature. Follow this link for more information about how to access SciFinder Scholar.
 
Scribner Writers Series
Online as part of the Literature Resource Center (LRC). Some material is only available in the print versions in the Reference Room. Search the library catalog for titles in this series or use the Scribner Writers Series Master Index. (Ref PN452 .S35 1998 ) Located at the Information Desk.
 
Social Science Citation Index, 1972 - present
An international, multidisciplinary index to the literature of the social, behavioral and related sciences. Offers citation indexing, which permits searching by cited references. Please contact the subject Librarian.
 
SocINDEX with Full Text, 1908-present (varies by title; some indexing from 1895)
Full text for over 500 journals in sociology and related disciplines, and indexing for over 3000 others. Also includes relevant books and conference papers, many of them full-text, and allows searching of cited references.
 
Sponsored Program Information Network (SPIN)
Database of national and international government and private funding sources. Provided by SUNY Oswego's Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.
 
Standard & Poor's Research Insight (COMPUSTAT), available in all CTS labs and Penfield lobby computers
Financial data on public companies. Subscribed to by the School of Business.
 
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Teacher Journals (Proquest)
 
The (London) Times Index (title varies), Reference, 1st Floor, 1790 - 1998
Index to the respected Times of London, England. (Online index and text from 1985-present; microfilm available from 1785 - 1999.)
 
Title Source III, current bibliographic acquisitions information
Identifies over 2.4 million book, audio and video titles. Includes many full-text reviews from recent years for sources including Library Journal, CHOICE, and Publishers Weekly.
 
TopicSearch, Over 40,000 full text documents most relevant for student discussion SUNY Connect logo
Designed for grades K-12 this product covers topics which may also be of interest to lower division undergraduates.
 
Twayne's Author Series SUNY Connect logo NOVEL logo
These books provide biographical, historical, critical contexts for many writers. Use online as part of the LRC and/or search Penfield's catalog for your author and Twayne.
 
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Vocational and Career Collection SUNY Connect logo
Full text coverage of trade and industry related periodicals for vocational and technical studies.
 
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Wall Street Journal Index
Online index and text from 1984-present; print index from 1968-1993 in Reference Room, 1st Floor; microfilm of text available from 1968 - 2003.
 
WestLaw Campus Research
Full-text of state and federal court decisions, state and federal statutes, law reviews, and law encyclopedias.
 
Wilson OmniFile Full-Text: Select, 1994 - present
A full-text database of almost 2000 periodical publications, including coverage of the sciences, humanities, education & other social sciences, business and information science.
 
Women and Social Movements
Digital library of primary source documents relevant to United States history of women and social movements. Includes dozens of document collections with tens of thousands of document pages. Images, transcriptions, and supporting information are available for each document.
 
Women Studies Abstracts, Abstracts/Indexes, 1972 - 2001
Provides citations and summaries for articles relating to women's studies from more than 100 journals in various disciplines
 
WorldCat, covers time period from the oldest to the most recent library holdings SUNY Connect logo
Database created from the online catalogs of books, media and other materials located in many libraries worldwide. (This is NOT AN INDEX FOR ARTICLES). Use to identify titles that you may be able to borrow through Interlibrary Loan (ILLIAD).
 
Wright American Fiction
An online collection of over 1,700 novels and other works of fiction published between 1851-1875. Available at: (http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/web/w/wright2/)
 
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Zoological Record, 1978 - present
Citations from approximately 6,000 journals. Please make an appointment with the Biology Librarian