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"Top" General Databases
(All Topics)
- Academic Search Complete
- Access World News (formerly America's Newspapers)
- JSTOR
Alphabetical Listing -- All Library Databases
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| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABI/INFORM (Business) | 1971- | indexes 3,700+ periodicals (2,650+ full-text) | selected | |
| Academic Search Complete (Multi-Disciplinary) | dates vary | indexes 5,800+ full-text journals (5,350+ peer-reviewed) | selected | |
| Access World News (formerly America's Newspapers) | dates vary | indexes 6,000+ (4,000 U.S.) newspapers (selected full-text) | Yes | |
| ACM Digital Library (Computing) | dates vary | indexes ACM journals (full-text), newsletters & proceedings | Yes | |
| ACS (Chemistry) | 1996- | indexes select American Chemical Society full-text journals | Yes | |
| African American Historical Serials Collection | 1816-1922 | indexes 170+ full-text periodicals & reports | Yes | |
| AGRICOLA (Agriculture) | 1970- | indexes articles, books, videos, tech. reports, software, etc. | selected | |
| AIP (Physics) | dates vary | indexes selected American Institute of Physics full-text journals | selected | |
| Alexander Street Press Videos | View Video Collections | |||
| Alt HealthWatch (Alternative Medicine) |
dates vary | indexes 50+ active, full-text periodicals | Yes | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| America: History & Life (North America) | 1964- | indexes/abstracts 1,600+ journals (1,400+ peer-reviewed) | selected | |
| American State Papers, 1789-1838 | 1789-1838 | indexes legislative and executive documents | Yes | |
| Anthropological Literature | 19th century - | indexes journals, reports, commentaries & other sources | No | |
| APS (Physics) | dates vary | indexes select American Physical Society full-text journals | selected | |
| ArchiveGrid | dates vary | indexes/describes worldwide library and museum archival collections | Yes | |
| Art Abstracts | 1984- | indexes/abstracts 350+ active journals (250+ peer-reviewed) | selected | |
| Arte Público Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 1 | Colonial Period to 1960 | indexes full-text series of U.S. Hispanic history, literature & culture | No | |
| ArticleFirst (Multi-Disciplinary) | 1990- | indexes 16,000+ periodicals | selected | |
| ASABE Technical Library (Agriculture & Bio-Engineering) | 1998- | indexes ASABE technical reports, proceedings, books, journals (selected full-text) | selected | |
| ATLA Religion Database | 1949- | indexes 2,500 journals (1,200 active); 3.4M citations | selected | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| Bibliography of the History of Art | 1975-2007 | indexes 1,200+ periodicals; includes RILA citations | N/A | |
| Biography & Genealogy Master Index | Antiquity to Present | indexes biographies covering individuals of all times and in all fields | No | |
| Biography Reference Source |
dates vary | indexes full-text biographies (390,000+ bios from major reference sources: Biography, Biography Today, Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, et al) | Yes | |
| Biological Abstracts | 1996- | indexes 4,000+ journals | No | |
| Black Thought and Culture | dates vary | indexes primary source documents, articles, letters, speeches, & interviews | Yes | |
| Business Source Premier |
dates vary | indexes 1,000+ full-text periodicals (650+ peer-reviewed) | selected | |
| Catalog of U.S. Gov. Publications (via GPO) | 1976- | indexes 500,000+ government publications in all formats | selected | |
| Catalog of U.S. Gov. Publications (via FirstSearch) | 1976- | indexes 500,000+ government publications in all formats | selected | |
| CCH Accounting Research Manager | current | indexes accounting statements, standards, interpretation & analysis | Yes | |
| CCH Tax (AnswerConnect) | 1913- | provides federal and state tax codes, cases, citations, analyses, interpretation and rulings | Yes | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| Chicago Tribune (Historical) (via ProQuest Historical Newspapers) | 1849-1999 | indexes full page images back to the 1st issue | Yes | |
| Chicago Tribune (Recent) (via ProQuest Digitized Newspapers) | 2008-Recent (3-mo. embargo) | indexes full page images | Yes | |
| Child Development & Adolescent Studies |
dates vary | indexes/abstracts 230 journals (220+ peer-reviewed) | No | |
| CINAHL w/ Full Text (Nursing, Allied Health) | 1983- | indexes 330+ full-text periodicals (260+ peer-reviewed) | Yes | |
| Civil Rights & Social Justice (via HeinOnline) | dates vary | indexes primary sources & other publications from the Commission on Civil Rights, legislative histories on landmark legislation, selected briefs from U.S. Supreme Court cases, & more | Yes | |
| ClasePeriodica | Clase: 1975- ; Periodica: 1978- | indexes Latin American journals in the humanities & social sciences | selected | |
| Communication & Mass Media Complete | dates vary | indexes 275 full-text periodicals (260+ peer-reviewed) | selected | |
| Congressional Research Service Reports (via Univ. N. Texas) | dates vary | indexes a publicly-released collection of CRS reports | Yes | |
| Consumer Health Complete |
current | indexes 480+ full-text consumer-oriented periodicals; 470+ e-reference books; videos | selected | |
| CQ Electronic Library | dates vary | indexes full-text articles and Congressional info from CQ Press | Yes | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| CQ Researcher | 1923- | indexes single-themed, 12,000-word reports (background, stats, assessment, biblio.) | Yes | |
| Criminal Justice (via ProQuest) | 1981- | indexes 100+ full-text periodicals; abstracts 250+ other periodicals | Yes | |
| Criminal Justice Abstracts (via EBSCO) | 1968- | indexes/abstracts 475+ journals (425+ peer-reviewed) | No | |
| data.census.gov (formerly American FactFinder) | 1790- | indexes demographic, economic and social data about the U.S., Puerto Rico & territories | Yes | |
| Dictionary of Literary Biography (via Gale) | Antiquity to Present | indexes scholarly, full-text articles on authors & their works | Yes | |
| Digital Sanborn Maps | 1867-1970 | indexes/displays maps of Illinois towns & cities | Yes | |
| Dissertations & Theses @ WIU (via ProQuest) | 2008- [plus select titles 1975-2002] | indexes/abstracts full-text theses & dissertations produced at WIU | Yes | |
| Dissertations & Theses Global (via ProQuest) | 1861- (indexes); 1980- (abstracts); 1988- (theses abstracts) | indexes 2.0+ million dissertations & theses of accredited institutions; 600,000+ in full-text | selected | |
| E-Book Collections | View e-Book Collections (by vendor) | |||
| E-Journal Collections | View e-Journal Collections (by vendor) | |||
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| EBSCO (Multi-Disciplinary) | dates vary | lists & enables cross-searching of vendor's bibliographic databases | selected | |
| ECO (Multi-Disciplinary) | 1995- (varies by journal) | indexes 900+ periodicals | selected | |
| EconLit (Economics) | 1886- | indexes U.S/Intl. economic periodicals, books & other sources | selected | |
| EndNote (citation manager) | n/a | bibliographic management tool | No | |
| ERIC (Education) | 1966- | indexes 1.3+ million articles, documents & reports | selected | |
| Ethnic Diversity Source |
dates vary | indexes 435+ active, full-text periodicals (350 peer-reviewed); e-books, primary sources, biographies | Yes | |
| Family & Society Studies Worldwide |
dates vary | indexes/abstracts 439 journals (430+ peer-reviewed) | No | |
| Family Studies Abstracts |
dates vary | indexes/abstracts 175+ peer-reviewed journals | No | |
| FirstSearch (Multi-Disciplinary) | varies by database | lists & enables cross-searching of vendor's bibliographic databases | selected | |
| Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia | updated annually | indexes 25,000+ full-text entries (w/ images) | Yes | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| Gale Literature Criticism | c.1950- | indexes literary biographies, scholarly commentary, criticism, & analysis (Contemporary Literary Criticism, v1:1973-) | Yes | |
| GeoRef (Geology) | 1669- (N. America); 1933- (International) | indexes 2.0+ million articles, books, maps, reports, & theses | selected | |
| GeoScienceWorld | varies (full-text generally 2000 to present) | indexes 50+ peer-reviewed, full-text journals; 2,300+ ebooks | Yes | |
| Gerritsen Collection (Women's History) | 1543-1945 | indexes 4,700 books, pamphlets and periodicals about women (full-text: digitized images) | Yes | |
| GovInfo (formerly FDSys/GPO Access) | dates vary (primarily 1995-) | indexes official federal government information from legislative, executive & judicial branches | selected | |
| GreenFILE (Environmental Research) | dates vary | indexes 15,000+ open access, full-text records; 1.3M records | selected | |
| Gun Regulation & Legislation in America | dates vary | indexes scholarly periodicals, legislative histories, Supreme Court rulings, CRS reports (full-text) | Yes | |
| Handbook of Latin American Studies | 1936- | indexes/abstracts books, articles, chapters & papers | No | |
| HarpWeek | 1857-1912 | indexes 19th & early 20th century American primary resources (original page images) | Yes | |
| Health Source: Consumer Edition | 1985- | indexes 70 full-text consumer health magazines | Yes | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| Health Source: Nursing/Academic | 1975- | indexes/abstracts 930+ periodicals; 170+ active/full-text (135+ peer-reviewed) | Yes | |
| Historical Abstracts (World History) | 1954- | indexes/abstracts 2,200+ active journals (2,000+ peer-reviewed) | selected | |
| Historical Statistics of the United States | pre-Colonial Period - Present | indexes statistical tables; more than 37,000 data series | Yes | |
| History Reference Source (undergraduate; e-books) |
dates vary | indexes 2,000 reference e-books, 140+ full-text periodicals; 56,000 full-text primary sources, 42,000 full-text biographies | Yes | |
| Homeland Security Digital Library | dates vary | indexes 59,000 U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, & national strategy documents | selected | |
| Hospitality & Tourism Index | 1960- | indexes/abstracts 250+ active journals (150+ peer-reviewed) | selected | |
| Humanities Source Ultimate |
dates vary | indexes/abstracts 2,600+ periodicals (2,270+ peer-reviewed; 1,780+ full-text) | selected | |
| IBISWorld (Industry/Company Data) | current | indexes regularly updated U.S. industry reports & company benchmarking | Yes | |
| Illinois State Library DB Collection (specialized EBSCO databases grant) |
dates vary | indexes bibliographic databases granted to Illinois libraries by ISL | selected | |
| Ingenta (Multi-Disciplinary) | 1990- | indexes/abstracts 10,000+ academic/professional publications | No | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| Interactive Media Bias Chart (via Ad Fontes Media) | current | indexes web, podcast & TV sources rated for bias/reliability | Yes | |
| Intl. Bibliography of Theatre & Dance | 1958- | indexes 115+ active, full-text periodicals | Yes | |
| Intl. Financial Statistics (IMF) | 1945- (latest available) | indexes IMF data for 200+ countries | Yes | |
| Intl. Political Science Abstracts | 1951- | indexes/abstracts 900 journals; book reviews & edited works | selected | |
| IOP (Physics) | varies by title | indexes 70+ select Institute of Physics full-text journals | selected | |
| IPA Source (Music) | dates vary | indexes transcriptions & literal translations of opera arias and art song texts (11,000+ titles) | Yes | |
| JAMA (Health/Medicine) | dates vary | indexes Journal of the American Medical Association (full-text) | Yes | |
| Journal Titles (WIU's print/full-text titles) | varies by title | indexes all periodical titles (e-full-text/print/microform) available online or on the shelves of WIU Libraries | selected | |
| JSTOR (Multi-Disciplinary Journal Archive) | varies by title | indexes a backfile of major academic journals (selected full-text) | Yes | |
| Learning Express: Education, Job & Career Accelerator |
current | indexes educational, job preparation and career development materials; GED/ACT/GRE/LSAT/TOEFL/etc. test preparation; skill development. [Note: Users must create/register a free account] | Yes | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| Legal Source |
dates vary | indexes 950+ active, full-text periodicals (850+ peer-reviewed; 370+ law reviews) | Yes | |
| LGBTQ+ Source |
dates vary | indexes 120+ active, full-text periodicals; books, videos, primary sources | Yes | |
| Library & Information Science Source | indexes 320+ active, full-text periodicals (255+ peer-reviewed) | Yes | ||
| Library Literature & Information Science Full Text | dates vary | indexes 90+ active, full-text periodicals (60 peer-reviewed) | Yes | |
| Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts | 1966- | indexes/abstracts 520+ journals (420+ peer reviewed); books & research reports | No | |
| Literary Reference Source |
indexes synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals, biographies; includes full-text classic novels, short stories & poems | Yes | ||
| MAS Complete (secondary level) |
dates vary | indexes 540+ full-text, high-school-level magazines; 590+ reference ebooks; 75,000+ Assoc. Press videos | Yes | |
| MasterFILE Complete (multi-disciplinary, general sources) |
dates vary | indexes 2,300+ full-text magazines; 1,000+ reference e-books & general sources | Yes | |
| MathSciNet | 1940- | indexes mathematical publications (formerly Mathematical Reviews) | No | |
| MEDLINE (Health/Medicine -- via Web of Science) | 1950- | [strength: indexing] 3,500 periodicals | selected | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| MEDLINE Ultimate (Health/Medicine --via EBSCO) |
1966- | [strength: full-text availability] 2,440+ active full-text journals (2,420+ peer-reviewed) | Yes | |
| Mergent Archives | 1909- | indexes full-text company histories, business descriptions, financial statements | Yes | |
| Military & Government Collection | dates vary | indexes/abstracts 480+ periodicals (280+ full-text) | selected | |
| MLA (Language/Literature) | 1926- | indexes 25,000+ journals, book series, & proceedings | selected | |
| MLA Directory of Periodicals (via pub. info only) | current | provides information about MLA-indexed periodicals | Yes | |
| Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online | current | indexes monthly tables; quarterly/annual tables illustrating trends | Yes | |
| Music Periodicals Database (formerly IIMP) | 1874- | indexes/abstracts 430+ international periodicals (110 full-text) | selected | |
| National Historical Geographic Information System | 1790- | indexes population, housing, agricultural, & economic data; GIS-compatible boundary files for US units | Yes | |
| Naxos Music Library | dates vary | indexes streaming music (190,000+ CDs) | No | |
| NCJRS (Criminal Justice) | 1970- | indexes/abstracts U.S./Intl. criminal justice journals & other materials | No | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| New York Times (Recent) (via ProQuest Digitized Newspapers) | 2008-Recent (30-day embargo) | indexes full page images from The New York Times | Yes | |
| Newspaper Source Plus |
current, dates vary | indexes 1,100+ full-text newspapers (500 U.S./600+ Intl.); 1.6M TV/radio news transcripts | Yes | |
| Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) | dates vary | indexes major U.S./Intl. newspapers (selected full-text), legal periodicals, & business sources | Yes | |
| NoveList Plus (readers' advisory) |
current | indexes reviews & recommendations of popular fiction/non-fiction books | Yes | |
| O*NET (Occupations) | current | indexes/describes 1,100+ occupations | Yes | |
| OAIster (union catalog of digital resources) | dates vary | indexes 19+ million digital objects from 1,000+ organizations | selected | |
| Open Access Content (via FirstSearch) | dates vary | indexes Open Access books, journals, articles, reports from 1,000+ publishers | Yes | |
| OregonPDF in Health & Performance | 1950- | indexes/abstracts theses & dissertations; selected full-text on local microfiche | selected | |
| Oxford English Dictionary | 1150- | indexes the complete 20+ volume (2nd. ed.) historical dictionary of English (full-text) | Yes | |
| Oxford Music Online | dates vary | indexes multiple reference sources w/ articles, images & audio (includes Grove Music Online, Oxford Companion to Music & Oxford Dictionary of Music | selected | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| PapersFirst (Conferences; The British Library) | 1993- | indexes conference papers delivered worldwide | No | |
| Philosopher's Index | 1940- | indexes 1,850 journals & 13,000+ dissertations | selected | |
| Primary Search (Children's Magazines) | dates vary | indexes 100+ full-text children's magazines & elementary reference ebooks | Yes | |
| ProceedingsFirst (Citations; The British Library) | 1993- | indexes worldwide conference proceedings | No | |
| Professional Development Collection (Education) | dates vary | indexes/abstracts 750+ journals; 450+ full-text journals (280+ peer-reviewed) | selected | |
| Project Muse | primarily 1995- | indexes 175+ multi-disciplinary full-text journals | Yes | |
| ProQuest (multiple dbs) | dates vary | lists & enables cross-searching of vendor's bibliographic databases | selected | |
| ProQuest Digitized Newspapers (Chicago Tribune, NY Times) | 2008-Recent (3-mo. embargo) | indexes full page images from Chicago Tribune and New York Times | Yes | |
| PsycARTICLES | dates vary | indexes 115+ full-text, peer-reviewed journals | Yes | |
| Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection |
dates vary | indexes 325+ active, full-text periodicals (320 peer-reviewed) | Yes | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| PsycINFO (Psychology) | 17th Century- | indexes/abstracts 2,400+ peer-reviewed journals; books, chapters, & dissertations | selected | |
| PTSDpubs (Health/Medicine; via ProQuest) |
1871- | indexes/abstracts intl. journals, books, reports, newsletters, & dissertations related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | selected | |
| PubMed (Health/Medicine; includes MEDLINE) | 1949- | [strength: indexing] citations/abstracts; selected full-text via PubMed Central & other sources | selected | |
| Readers' Guide Abstracts | 1890- (includes R.G. Retrospective 1890-1982) | indexes 550+ leading magazine periodicals | No | |
| Regional Business News | dates vary | indexes 315+ full-text newspapers and newswires (U.S./Canada: metro/rural); includes 775,000+ TV/radio news transcripts | Yes | |
| Religion & Philosophy Collection |
dates vary | indexes 130+ active, full-text periodicals (100+ peer-reviewed) | Yes | |
| RIA Checkpoint (Tax Law) | current | indexes tax guides, handbooks, alerts, codes, cases, legislation | Yes | |
| Saskia Digital Archive (Art History) | Antiquity - Present | indexes 30,000+ digital images of paintings, sculpture, architecture | selected | |
| Science Citation Index Expanded (via Web of Science) | 2002- | indexes 6,650+ journals across 150 scientific disciplines | selected | |
| SciFinder: Chemical Abstracts | 1907- (citations) | indexes full-text articles, patents, & more from Chemical Abstracts | selected | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| SIAM (Mathematics) | dates vary | indexes/abstracts SIAM journals, books & proceedings | selected | |
| Slavery in America and the World (History, Culture & Law) | 1450- | indexes the full text of articles, pamphlets, law reviews, histories, state & federal statutes, Congressional debates | Yes | |
| Social Services Abstracts | 1980- | indexes/abstracts 1,400+ periodicals; also dissertations & book reviews | No | |
| Sociological Abstracts | 1952- | indexes/abstracts 1,800+ periodicals; also books, chapters, dissertations, papers, book reviews | No | |
| SPORTDiscus | 1949- | indexes/abstracts 620+ active journals (500+ peer-reviewed) | selected | |
| Teacher Reference Center |
dates vary | indexes/abstracts 230+ peer-reviewed journals for teachers | No | |
| The Left Index |
dates vary | indexes/abstracts 290+ journals (240+ peer-reviewed) | No | |
| Time Magazine Archive |
1923-2000 | indexes the full-text of 4,000 Time magazine issues | Yes | |
| U.S. Congressional Serial Set (1817-1980) | 1817-1980 | indexes reports, documents and journals of the U.S. House & Senate | Yes | |
| U.S. Congressional Serial Set Maps | 1817-1980 | indexes city, county, state, national maps (U.S.) | Yes | |
| Title | Dates | Coverage | Full-Text | |
| Ulrich's International Periodicals (Publication Info) | current | indexes serials worldwide; circulation data, publisher contact info | Yes | |
| Urban Studies Abstracts (Urban Affairs/Community Development) |
dates vary | indexes/abstracts 150+ journals (149 peer-reviewed) | No | |
| Value Line Investment Survey | recent issues | indexes weekly equity reports/ratings | Yes | |
| Violence & Abuse Abstracts |
dates vary | indexes/abstracts 150+ active journals (150+ peer-reviewed) | No | |
| WIU Authors Database | 2004- | indexes books, chapters, articles, and more by WIU authors | No | |
| Women and Social Movements | 1600-2000 | indexes primary source documents; articles | Yes | |
| Women's Studies International |
dates vary | indexes/abstracts 790+ journals, books, chapters, theses & others | No | |
| World Bank: Data Catalog | current | indexes briefs, forecasts, statistics | Yes | |
| World Bank: World Development Indicators | dates vary | indexes 800 indicators in 90+ tables | Yes | |
| WorldCat | Before 1000 BCE to present | indexes millions of bibliographic records from libraries worldwide | No | |
| WorldCat Dissertations & Theses | dates vary | indexes 8.0+ million dissertations & theses in libraries worldwide | selected | |
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