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require authentication using a special password. Please see the access
page for details or consult a librarian for assistance.
| General Databases |
| Academic
Search Complete |
Offers a wide variety of academic subjects with lots of full-text. (FT) |
| Annual
Reviews |
Full text in selected science and social science topics.
(FT) |
| ArticleFirst |
Index to articles from nearly 12,500 journals. |
| Books in Print |
List of books currently available in bookstores. Special
password required. |
| BioOne |
Biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. (FT) |
| Contemporary
Literary Criticism Select |
Critical essays on contemporary authors. (FT) |
| CQ
Researcher |
Comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news.
(FT) |
| Digital Dissertations |
Includes download of full-text documents. |
| ECO |
Electronic Collections Online. 1300+ scholarly journals.
(FT) |
| Electronic Journals at AU |
Lists by title of full-text electronic journals provided
by AU (FT) |
| FindArticles |
Full text from a wide variety of periodicals (FT) |
| Funk & Wagnalls
New World Encyclopedia |
General coverage encyclopedia. (FT) |
| HarpWeek |
The 19th century periodical Harper's Weekly, with
coverage from 1857-1889. (FT) |
| JSTOR |
Archival backfile to numerous journals. |
| MagPortal |
Indexes over 150 online journals. |
| Military
Library Fulltext |
Indexes over 150 online journals. (FT) |
| NetLibrary |
Approximately 1,500 recent titles. (FT) |
| PapersFirst |
Index to papers presented at conferences. |
| Periodicals
Abstracts |
Index to 2000+ general and academic journals. (FT) |
| ProceedingsFirst |
Index to conference publications. |
| ProQuest Dissertations & Theses |
Includes download of full-text documents. PLEASE DO NOT PRINT entire dissertations. |
| WilsonSelect |
Index to 800+ general and academic journals. (FT) |
| WorldAlmanac |
Index and text of this general compilation of information.
(FT) |
| WorldCat |
Catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. |
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| Arts and Humanities |
| Academic Search Complete |
Offers a wide variety of academic subjects, including over 100 art journals with lots of full-text. (FT) |
| Art (WilsonWeb) |
International selection of art journals. (FT) |
| CARLI Digital Collections |
A repository of 20 visual image collections containing digital material either licensed or created by the member libraries of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI). |
| Humanties
International Index |
Bibliographic references to humanities
journals. (FT) |
| Illinois Periodicals
Online |
Full text access to selected Illinois journals. (FT) |
| JSTOR |
Archival backfile to numerous journals. |
| Oxford
English Dictionary |
A historical dictionary of the English language. (FT) |
| WilsonSelect |
Index to 800+ general and academic journals. (FT) |
| See also the list of general databases. |
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| Business |
| Business
Source Complete |
A large database of scholarly journals and other business information. (FT) |
| Conference
Board Research Online |
Research reports from The Conference Board. (FT) |
| Hoover's
Online |
Information on public and private companies. |
| JSTOR |
Archival backfile to numerous journals. |
| Lexis-Nexis
Academic |
News and legal information (FT) |
| ReferenceUSA |
Information on U.S. residents and businesses. |
| Regional
Business News |
Articles from U.S. business journals, newspapers, and newswires.
(FT) |
| ValueLine |
Stock forecasts, ratings and reports. |
| Wall
Street Journal |
The financial newspaper of record. (FT) |
| See also the list of general databases. |
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| Criminal Justice |
| Criminal
Justice Periodicals |
Criminal justice journals. (FT) |
| JSTOR |
Archival backfile to numerous journals. |
| See also the list of general databases. |
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| Education |
| Academic Search Complete |
Offers a wide variety of academic subjects, including over 1100 education journals with lots of full-text. (FT) |
| Chronicle of Higher
Education |
Online access to the current and back issues of the Chronicle. |
| ERIC
(EBSCO) |
Journal articles and reports in education. |
| ERIC
(SILC) |
Journal articles and reports in education. |
| JSTOR |
Archival backfile to numerous journals. |
| Kraus
Curriculum Development Library Online |
Database of curricula, frameworks, and standards. |
| ProQuest Dissertations & Theses |
Includes download of full-text documents. PLEASE DO NOT PRINT entire dissertations. |
| ProQuest
Education Journals |
Leading education journals. (FT) |
| PsycINFO |
Index to 1300+ journals and books in all areas of psychology. |
| Professional
Development Collection |
Information for professional educators. (FT) |
| Social Sciences Full-Text |
Indexes journals in the social sciences back to 1983, including peer-reviewed, and online full-text of some journals back to 1995. Subjects include the latest concepts, trends, opinions, theories, and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences |
See also:
General Databases
Research in Education: A Guide to the Process |
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| Government |
| GPO |
U.S. Government publications. |
| JSTOR |
Archival backfile to numerous journals. |
| Lexis-Nexis
Academic |
News and legal information (FT) |
| Military
and Government Collection (Fulltext) |
Articles from military and government publications. (FT) |
| See also the list of general databases |
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| Health and Nursing |
| American
Psychiatric Publishing |
Articles from leading psychiatric journals. (FT) |
| Bioline International |
Journals articles on health issues from developing countries.
(FT) |
| CINAHL Plus with Full Text |
Index to articles on Nursing. (FT) |
| HealthSource
-- Consumer Edition |
Full text text for more than 620 journals in CINAHL. (FT) |
| Health
Source -- Nursing/Academic Edition |
Full text titles, pamphlets, and clinical reports. (FT) |
| Medline |
Abstracted articles from medical journals. (FT) |
| JSTOR |
Archival backfile to numerous journals. |
| Pre-CINAHL |
Current awareness companion to CINAHL. |
| ProQuest
Nursing Journals |
Nursing and allied health journals. (FT) |
| PubMed Central |
Research journals in the life sciences. (FT) |
|
See also the list of general databases
Library User Orientation for Nursing Students (updated
January 24, 2006):
Finding Books at AU (PowerPoint)
Finding Books Worldwide (PowerPoint)
Finding Journal
Articles Using CINAHL (PowerPoint)
Finding
Journals Aricles using Proquest Nursing Journals (PowerPoint)
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| News & Current
Events |
| Chicago
Tribune |
Full text from 1985 to the present. (FT) |
| Communication & Mass
Media Complete |
Covers fields of communication and mass media studies. |
| JSTOR |
Archival backfile to numerous journals. |
| Lexis-Nexis
Academic |
News and legal information (FT) |
| Newspaper
Source |
Indexes over 143 major newspapers. (FT) |
| ProQuest
Ethnic Newswatch |
Articles from ethnic, minority, and native presses. (FT) |
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| P.E.
& Athletic Training |
| JSTOR |
Archival backfile to numerous journals. |
| SPORTDiscus |
Bibiographic database of sport, fitness
and related fields. |
| See also the list of general
databases. |
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| Political Science |
| JSTOR |
Archival backfile to numerous journals. |
| Lexis-Nexis
Academic |
News and legal information (FT) |
| Political
Science |
A Sage full-text collection (FT) |
| See also the list of general databases. |
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| Psychology |
| ERIC
(EBSCO) |
Journal articles and reports in education. |
| ERIC
(FirstSearch) |
Journal articles and reports in education. |
| JSTOR |
Archival backfile to numerous journals. |
| ProQuest
GenderWatch |
Articles on gender roles and the women's movement. (FT) |
| PsycARTICLES |
Full text articles on current issues in psychology. (FT) |
| PsycINFO |
Index to 1300+ journals and books in all areas of psychology. |
| See also the list of general databases. |
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| Public
Affairs & Law |
| Criminal
Justice Periodicals |
Criminal justice journals. (FT) |
| JSTOR |
Archival backfile to numerous journals. |
| Lexis-Nexis
Academic |
News and legal information (FT) |
| See also the list of general databases. |
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| Recreation Administration |
| Academic
Search Complete |
General coverage of a variety of academic
subjects. (FT) |
| ERIC
(EBSCO) |
Journal articles and reports in education. |
| ERIC
(FirstSearch) |
Journal articles and reports in education. |
| Illinois Periodicals
Online |
Full text of selected Illinois journals. |
| JSTOR |
Archival backfile to numerous journals. |
| MAS
Ultra - School Edition |
Articles from sports and recreation journals. (FT) |
| SPORTDiscus |
Bibiographic database of sport, fitness and related fields. |
See also the list of general databases.
Online Resources
in Recreation Administration (PDF) |
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| Sciences |
| Academic
Search Complete |
Offers a wide variety of academic subjects including the natural and life sciences . (FT) |
| ArticleFirst |
Index to articles from nearly 12,500 journals. |
| Biological & Agricultural
Index |
Articles from 1983 to the present. |
| BioOne |
A collection of full-text articles from research journals
in the
biological, ecological, and environmental sciences |
| Columbia
Earthscape |
Abstracts, articles, and images in earth and enviornmental
sciences. |
| EBSCOAnimals |
Indexing, abstracts, full text, and images on animals.
(FT) |
| General
Science Abstracts |
Covers 111 periodicals from 1983 to the present. (FT) |
| JSTOR |
Archival backfile to numerous journals. |
| PubMed Central |
Research journals in the life sciences. (FT) |
| See also the list of general databases. |
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| Social Work |
| American
Psychiatric Publishing |
Articles from leading psychiatric journals. (FT) |
| CINAHL |
Index to articles on Nursing. (FT) |
| ERIC
(EBSCO) |
Journal articles and reports in education. |
| ERIC
(FirstSearch) |
Journal articles and reports in education. |
| JSTOR |
Archival backfile to numerous journals. |
| ProQuest Dissertations & Theses |
Includes download of full-text documents. PLEASE DO NOT PRINT entire dissertations. |
| PsycINFO |
Index to 1300+ journals and books in all areas of psychology. |
| Social Sciences Full-Text |
Indexes journals in the social sciences back to 1983, including peer-reviewed, and online full-text of some journals back to 1995. Subjects include the latest concepts, trends, opinions, theories, and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences |
| Social
Work Abstracts |
Indexes more than 450 journals. |
| See also the list of general databases. |
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| Sociology / Social Sciences |
| Academic Search Complete |
Offers a wide variety of academic subjects including over 1,000 sociology/social science journals. (FT) |
| JSTOR |
Archival backfile to numerous journals. |
| ProQuest
GenderWatch |
Articles on gender roles and the women's movement. (FT) |
| Social Sciences Full-Text |
Indexes journals in the social sciences back to 1983, including peer-reviewed, and online full-text of some journals back to 1995. Subjects include the latest concepts, trends, opinions, theories, and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences |
| SocINDEX with Full Text |
Offers full-text of over 500 journals in sociology and the social sciences. (FT) |
| Sociological
Collection |
Full text journals in all areas of sociology. (FT) |
| See also the list of general databases. |
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| Sports Medicine |
| Academic
Search Complete |
Includes full text of Sports Medicine, The American Medical Athletic Association Journal and International SportMed Journal. |
| JSTOR |
Archival backfile to numerous journals. |
| ProQuest
Nursing Journal |
Offers the journals British Journal of Sports Medicine, Journal of Athletic Training and Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness full-text online. |
| WilsonSelect |
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise full text online. |
| See also the list of general databases. |
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