Databases A to Z

A

• Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
  Mostly full-text. All subject areas.
• ACLS Humanities E-book
  Full-text. Online collection of over 3,700 books in the humanities.
• African American Music Reference
  Full-text. Comprehensive coverage of African American musical expression.
• AGRICOLA
  Citations only. Agriculture and more.
• AIDS & Cancer Research Abstracts (ProQuest)
  Citations & abstracts.
• America: History & Life (EBSCO)
  Citations & abstracts. Limited full-text.
• American Chemical Society Journals (ACS Journals)
  Some full-text. The 40 journals published by ACS provide a comprehensive collection of the most-cited, peer-reviewed journals in the chemical and related sciences.
• Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ProQuest)
  Citations & abstracts. Limited full-text.
• Art Abstracts (EBSCO)
  Citations & Abstracts. Limited full-text.
• ARTFL - FRANTEXT
  Mostly full-text.  French literature. 
• ATLA Religion Database (EBSCO)
  Some full-text.

B

• Biblical Archaeology Society Online Archive
  Full-text.
• Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)
  Citations & abstracts. Covers materials published between 1975 and 2007.
• Biological Sciences (ProQuest)
  Citations & abstracts.
• Biology Journals (ProQuest)
  Full-text.
• BioMed Central
  Full-text. Free but requires individual registration.
• BioOne
  Mostly full-text.
• Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
  Mostly full-text.

C

• Chem Abstracts via STN.
  Citations & abstracts. Only available Monday - Thursday: 5 p.m.-5 a.m.; Friday 5 p.m. to Saturday 10 p.m.; Sunday 1 a.m. to Monday 5 a.m.
• Chemistry Central
  Full-text. Open access Chemistry Journals.
• Choice Reviews Online
  Full-text. Provides reviews of scholarly books and resources in all subject areas. Available in Library only.
• CIAO
  Full-text. Comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs.
• CINAHL (EBSCO)
  Some full-text. Medical and health sciences.
• Clase Periodica (FirstSearch)
  Index of Latin American journals. Available in Library only. Some full-text.
• Classical Music Reference Library
  Full-text. Comprehensive coverage of all western classical music genres.
• Classical Scores Library
  Full-text. Includes audio tracks and full scores.
• Communication & Mass Media (EBSCO)
  Mostly full-text.
• Computer and Information Systems Abstracts (ProQuest)
  Citations & abstracts.
• Conference Board
  Full-text. Research reports on latest issues in management and U.S. and global economics.
• Congressional Research Reports (Open CRS)
  Full-text. Reports from the Congressional Research Service on a wide variety of topics.
• Core Reference Company & Industry Information
  Data & reports.
• CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
  Full text.

D

• D&B Key Business Ratios Online
  Online access to key business ratios for public and private companies.

E

• eBook Collection (EBSCO)
  Full-text. Search and read e-books in all subject areas.
• Ebrary
  Full-text. Search, browse, and read e-books in all subject areas.
• Ecological Society of America
  Full-text.
• Education Journals (ProQuest)
  Mostly Full-text.
• Electronics & Communications Abstracts (ProQuest)
  Abstracts from periodicals, conference proceedings, trade journals, and more. Approximately 1981-present.
• Encyclopedia Britannica
  Full-text. Authoritative encyclopedia on a variety of subjects.
• Environment Complete (EBSCO)
  Mostly full-text. Journals, articles and e-books for Environmental Sciences.
• Environmental Impact Statements (ProQuest) 
  Some full-text. Reports from U.S. federal agencies.
• Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (ProQuest)
  Citations and abstracts.
• ERIC (EBSCO)
  Some full-text. Education reports and articles.
• ERIC Website
  Some full-text. Education reports and articles.

F

• FRANTEXT - ARTFL
  Mostly full-text. French literature.
• First Research
  Full-text. Online library of industry profiles, financial data, and industry-specific news.

G

• Gale Virtual Reference Library
  Full-text. Drama, novels, poetry and short stories most frequently studied in literature classes.
• Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
  Full-text.
• GreenFILE (EBSCO)
  Full-text. Articles and reports related to the human impact on the environment.

H

• Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO)
  Mostly Full-text. Consumer health related information and magazines.
• Health Source: Nursing & Academic Edition (EBSCO)
  Mostly Full-text. Scholarly journals focused on medical disciplines.
• Historical Abstracts (EBSCO)
  Citations & abstracts. Limited full-text.

I

• International Index to Music Periodicals
  Indexing and abstracts from a range of music journals from 1874-present. Includes scholarly and popular titles.
• Issues and Controversies
  Full-text. A good place to beginning researching a current social issue.

J

• JSTOR
  Mostly full-text. Journals in the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Biological Sciences, and Ecology.

L

• Lexis-Nexis Academic
  Full-text. Includes news, legal, and business information.
• Library, Information Science, & Technology Abstracts (EBSCO)
  Citations & abstracts.
• Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (ProQuest)
  Citations & abstracts. Includes articles on special education.
• Literary Reference Center (EBSCO)
  Full-text. Information on literary authors and their works.

M

• MarketResearch.com
  Data & reports. Company and industry information.
• Master's Theses at Hood College (ProQuest)
  Full-text.
• Materials Research Database (ProQuest)
  Citations & abstracts. Includes coverage of materials science, materials engineering, metallurgy, polymers, ceramics, and composite material.
• MathSciNet
  Some full-text.
• MEDLINE (Entrez PubMed)
  Some full-text. Biomedical journal articles, books and databases.
• MEDLINE Plus
  Some full-text. Answers to health related questions.
• Mergent Archives
  Full-text. Searchable collection of historical corporate annual reports.
• Mergent Online
  Access detailed information about companies in the U.S. and around the world.
• MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO)
  Some full-text. Literary criticism.

N

• The Nation Digital Archive
  Electronic version of The Nation's backfile, from its inception in 1865 to the present.
• Naxos Music Library
  Stream music in variety of genres, including Classical, Jazz, and World music. Limited to 10 users at one time. You MUST click the red LOG OUT button at the top of the page when finished.
• Newsbank
  Full-text. News articles and analysis from around the world.
• NewspaperARCHIVE (ON-campus access only)
  Includes articles from local newspapers, as well as newspapers from across the United States and around the world (1607-present).
• Newspapers-Current (ProQuest)
  Full-text. Articles from the Baltimore Sun (1990-present), New York Times (1995-present), Wall Street Journal (1982-present), Washington Post (1987-present), and others.
• Newspapers Historical (ProQuest)
  Full-text. Archives for the New York Times (1851-2002), Wall Street Journal (1889-1988), Washington Post (1877-1989), and Chicago Defender (1910-1975).
• Nursing Resource Center (Gale)
  Limited full-text.

O

• OED-Oxford English Dictionary
  Full-text. Find the meanings, pronunciations and history of over half a million words in the English Language.

P

• Philosopher's Index (EBSCO)
  Some full-text.
• PILOTS: Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress (ProQuest)
  Citations & abstracts. 1871-current.
• ProQuest Databases (All)
  Search all ProQuest databases at once, or choose specific subject areas.
• PsycArticles (EBSCO)
  Full-text. Psychology, education, and more.
• PsycINFO (EBSCO)
  Some full-text.
• PubMed Central
  Full-text. Medical and health sciences.

R

• Regional Business News (EBSCO)
  Full-text. US regional business publications.

S

• ScienceDirect
  Some full-text.
• Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
  Full-text. Over 100,000 scholarly papers on topics in economics, management, marketing, and the social and environmental impacts of business.
• Social Services Abstracts (ProQuest)
  Citations & abstracts.
• Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest)
  Citations & abstracts.
• Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts
  Citations & abstracts. Global coverage on all aspects of theory, production, and application of solid state materials and devices.
• Standard & Poors: NetAdvantage
  Data & reports. Company profiles, industry surveys, stock and bond reports.
• Statistics of the United States (1790-2000)
  Data & reports.

T

• Teacher Reference Center  (EBSCO)
  Citation & abstracts. Popular teacher and educator trade journals.
• Theatre in Video
  Streaming video performances of 250 of the world's most important plays.
• THOMAS: U.S. Legislative Information
  Full-text.

W

• Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000
  Full-text.
• WorldCat
  Citations only. Search the holdings of libraries around the world, all in one place.
• World Development Indicators (Data Query)
  Data & reports from the World Bank.
• World Shakespeare Bibliography Online, 1971-2002
  Citations only. Comprehensive collection of Shakespeare-related scholarship.