databases

This is a list of our most popular databases. Most of these databases include full-text articles. A full-text article is one that can be viewed right on the computer screen. In addition to full-text, you will also see abstracts and citations, which are not full-text. If you want one of these articles you will have to look for it somewhere else. It may be possible to find it in another database, or in Brown Library in hard-copy, or you may order it through interlibrary loan. Visit the periodicals page for more information.

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Databases

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EBSCO - This is the place to start for general research. This group of databases includes: Academic Search Complete, Business Source Complete, Computers & Applied Sciences Complete, CINAHL, PsycARTCLES, ERIC, and more. Articles may be full-text, abstracts, or citations. Search Guide (pdf), Online Tutorial. Here is the audio presentation I created for English 112.

More Databases

• BioOne - Covers 155 journals in the biological sciences. 97 of these journals are full-text. The rest are abstract only. Search Tips (pdf).
• CINAHL - This index database covers journals articles back to 1982 from the fields of nursing and allied health. CINAHL itself does not include many full-text articles, but you can click on the Lincit icon to see if articles are available in full-text from other databases such as Cambridge, OVID and Wiley Interscience.
• CQ Researcher Online - CQ Researcher is often the first source that librarians recommend when researchers are seeking original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news. Founded in 1923 as Editorial Research Reports, CQ Researcher is noted for its in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Reports are published weekly in print and online 44 times a year by CQ Press, a division of Congressional Quarterly Inc. Tutorial (pdf).
• Factiva - Focus on business and news. Includes newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, Richmond Times-Dispatch and The Roanoke Times. Other sources include newswires, magazines, trade journals, web sites, company reports, and media transcripts. Tutorial (pdf). Online Tutorial.
• Issues & Controversies - This full-text database, published by Facts on File, concentrates on controversial issues. Other Facts on File databases include: World News Digest (1940- ), Reuters News, and Today's Science. Search Tips (pdf).
• JSTOR - Full-text academic journals covering the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Online Tutorial. Here is the audio presentation created for English 112.
• Literature Resource Center - Focus on literary biography and criticism. Includes comprehensive information from the well known print sources; Contemporary Authors and Dictionary of Literary Biography. Also includes selected text from other Gale publications, such as Contemporary Literary Criticism, Nineteenth Literature Criticism, Short Story Criticism and much more. Added features include an encyclopedia of literature, a literary timeline, and a research guide. Online Tutorial. Audio presentation created for English 112.
• MLA International Bibliography - Covers citations to journal articles, books, and dissertations from 1963 to the present in fields such as language, literature, folklore, linguistics, and the dramatic arts. These articles are not full-text, but you can check our periodicals holdings to see if we have them in hard copy. If we do not own the item you need we may be able to order it for you through interlibrary loan. Audio presentation created for English 112.
• Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - Focus on social issues. Includes full-text articles from magazines, reference books, and newspapers. Also includes chapters from the Opposing Viewpoints series of books, with pro/con articles perfect for writing the argumentative style paper. Search Tips (pdf), Online Tutorial.
• Project Muse - Current full-text journal articles in a wide variety of academic subjects. Search Tips (pdf). Audio presentation created for English 112.
• PsycARTICLES - Includes full-text for 63 psychology journals published by the American Psychological Association and other organizations. Coverage is for complete runs of journals going back to the earliest publication date. The earliest journal included goes back to 1894. Online Tutorial.
• PsycINFO- An abstract database of psychological literature from the 1800s to the present. Contains citations, abstracts, and cited references. Not full-text.
• VIVA Databases - There are over 200 databases provided by the Virtual Library of Virginia. Some of those databases are listed on this page. For a complete list of databases click here.
• Wiley InterScience - Full-text journal articles in a wide variety of academic subjects. This database is particularly strong in the sciences and in health science.
• World News Digest - This full-text database, published by Facts on File, concentrates on events in the news back to 1940. Other Facts on File databases include: Issues & Controversies, Reuters News, and Today's Science