A-Z Library Databases (Arranged Alphabetically)
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Click on a letter above to jump to the databases in that section.
A
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Full-textarticles from more than 4,600 journals,with 3,900 peer-reviewed.
African-American History Online (Facts On File)
Extensive hyperlinked entries, including photographs, maps, and over 70 videos, Spans
more than 500 years of African-American history, and covers topics such as affirmative
action, Africa, black nationalism, civil rights, emancipation, the Harlem Renaissance,
leaders, religion, slave living conditions and liberation strategies, sports, visual
arts, and more.
America, History and Life (EBSCO)
Covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to
the present. Contains full-text articles.
American History Online (Facts On File)
A comprehensive and authoritative reference to the most important individuals, events,
and topics in United States history. This invaluable reference source is organized
by content type, topic, era, and activity as well as by the National Standards for
U.S. History. Thousands of fully hyperlinked entries allow users to follow a topic
to related biographies, primary source documents, images, and more than 500 historical
videos. Web links direct users to a number of relevant educational sites.
B
Business Source Elite (EBSCO)
Full-text for over 1,000 business publications, plus more than 10,000 company profiles
from Datamonitor.
C
Countrywatch
Provides background information about individual countries and political and economic
news from around the world.
Note: on-campus use only
CQ Researcher
Examines a controversial issue every week, offering background information, pro and
con arguments, and references for further study.
E
ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center (EBSCO)
Provides access to education journals and other resources. It links to more than 300,000
full-text documents dating back to 1966.
Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest)
Full-text newspaper and magazine articles from ethnic, minority, and native publications.
European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750 (EBSCO)
EBSCO Publishing, in cooperation with the John Carter Brown Library, has created this
comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before
1750.
F
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO)
Offers over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. Updated
annually.
G
GreenFILE (EBSCO)
Scholarly and general interest articles plus government reports about the environment.
H
Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO)
Information on many health topics, including the medical sciences, food sciences and
nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO)
Contains full-text articles from health and medical journals and magazines.
J
Journals@OVID (OVID)
Full-text of selected nursing and allied health journals.
L
Learning Express (Free to all users)
Provides practice exams for basic skills, TOEFL, civil service, U.S. citizenship,
nursing (including NCLEX), and other academic and career oriented preparations. You
must register and create your own ID and password.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCO)
Indexes periodicals, books, and research reports on librarianship, cataloging, online
information retrieval, and information management.
M
MAS Ultra School Edition (EBSCO)
Contains full-text from magazines, reference books, biographies, primary source documents,
and an image collection of over 510,000 photos, maps and flags.
MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO)
Thousands of general magazine articles, many in full-text.
MEDLINE (EBSCO)
Index and citations for journal articles and other resources related to medicine,
nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and the health care system.
MEDLINE (PubMed - US National Institute of Health)
Index and citations for journal articles and other resources related to medicine,
nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and the health care system. Full-text of
selected articles available
Military & Government Collection (EBSCO)
Collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other current news pertaining to
all branches of the military and government.
N
National Newspapers Core (ProQuest)
Full-text articles and abstracts from the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post.
Newspaper Source Plus (EBSCO)
Full-text access to more than 700 national and international newspapers, including
the Orange County Register, San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, and The Times (London). Also includes television and radio transcripts from CBS News, CNN, National Public
Radio, et al.
O
Occupational Outlook Handbook (Free to all users)
The Bureau of Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor provides this nationally
recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to
individuals making decisions about their future work lives.
P
Primary Search (EBSCO)
A full-text collection of more than 70 popular magazines.
Project Gutenberg (Free to all users)
The first and largest single collection of free electronic books, or eBooks. There
are over 25,000 free books in the Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog.
ProCon.org (Free to all users)
Provides pro and con sides to controversial topics.
ProQuest Research Library (ProQuest)
Provides one-stop access to more than 4,000 scholarly journals, trade publications
and magazines covering over 150 academic disciplines.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO)
Articles on psychology, psychiatry, and anthropology from over 500 full-text journals.
R
Regional Business News (EBSCO)
Over 70 business journals, newspapers and news wires from various metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. including Orange County Business Journal. Updated daily.
S
Science.gov (Free to all users)
Searches over 36 databases and 1,850 selected websites, offering 200 million pages
of authoritative U.S. government science information, including research and development
results. This is a government-sponsored site offering huge databases on topics like
Math, Agriculture, Physics and a host of other areas
Science Online (Facts On File)
Conveys the visual nature of science in a clear and easy-to-comprehend manner. All
content in this comprehensive database is divided into sections based on the science
curriculum established by the National Science Education Standards, enabling students
and researchers to access printable experiments, diagrams, definitions, biographies,
more than 350 videos, and essays on a specific subject area or discipline.
SIRS KnowledgeBase Portal (SIRS)
Provides relevant, credible information on social issues, science, history, government,
the arts and humanities. Articles on controversial issues are offered featuring their
pros and cons. Full-text articles and Internet resources are carefully selected from
thousands of domestic and international publications and respected organizations.
Databases about countries of the world and political conditions and their maps are
also offered.
T
Today's Science
Contains more than 6,000 science news articles.