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A-Z List

A list of databases available to Aquinas College students, staff and faculty.

 

A-Z List, Alphabetical by Title

  • ABI/Inform Global (ProQuest)  
      
    Index of early 3000 worldwide business periodicals.
  • ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry  
      
    Search more than 1200 business periodicals with a trade or industry focus.
  • Academic OneFile  
      
    Contains peer-reviewed, full-text articles covering a wide variety of topics from the world's leading journals and reference sources.
  • (ProQuest) Accounting and Tax  
      
    Provides current accounting, taxation, and financial management information.
  • America: History and Life  
      
    Index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
  • American Chemical Society Journals  
      
    Peer-reviewed journals of ACS include full text articles across a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines.
  • American National Biography  
      
    Offers full text portraits of more than 17,400 American men and women.
  • America's News Magazines  
    Full text articles of 29 popular magazines, including Entertainment Weekly, Essence, Fortune, In Style, Newsweek, Real Simple, and Time.
  • Applied Science & Technology (Wilson)  
      
    Provides information on management, careers and employment, and financial trends in the scientific and technological fields. Select "Applied Science and Technology" from the Subject Area pull down menu.
  • Art Full Text (Wilson)  
      
    Provides citations to information from leading publications in the world of the arts, with some full text. Select "Art" from the Subject Area pull down menu.
  • Article First  
      
    Index of articles from the contents pages of journals; covers periodicals in business, science, humanities, social sciences, medicine, technology, and popular culture.
  • ATLA Religion  
      
    Index to articles from religious and theological literature.
  • ArtSTOR  
      

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  • CAMIO  
      
    Catalog of Art Museum Images Online is a growing online collection documenting works of art from around the world.
  • Catholic Periodical & Literature Index  
      
    Covers all aspects of the Catholic faith and lifestyle, and includes over 436,000 index citations of articles and reviews.
  • CINAHL Basic  
      
    Resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers.
  • ClasePeriodica  
      
    Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities.
  • Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)  
      
    A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs.
  • Communication & Mass Media Complete  
      
    Provides access to journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields of study.
  • Computer Database (InfoTrac)  
      
    Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews.
  • CountryWatch  
      
    Provides country-specific intelligence and data.
  • CQ Researcher  
      
    Coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Full text reports.
  • CQ Weekly  
      
    Coverage of the U.S. Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, etc., from 1983 to the present.
  • Credo Reference  
      
    302 full text reference books from 59 different publishers covering a wide variety of topics.
  • Custom Newspapers  
      
    Full text newspapers from around the Country and the World.
  • Criminal Justice Periodicals  
      
    U.S. and international criminal justice journals including information for professionals in law enforcement, corrections administration, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law, and industrial security.

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  • Early English Books Online  
      
    Contains page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere, from 1473-1700.
  • ECO (Electronic Collections Online)  
      
    Index to a collection of scholarly journals covering a variety of subjects.
  • Education Full Text (Wilson)  
      
    Index to leading publications in the field of education. Covers every age and sector of the educational community from preschool through college.
  • Educator's Reference Complete (InfoTrac)  
      
    Selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many reference sources in the field of education.
  • ERIC  
      
    Provides access to all facets of educational-related literature.
  • Expanded Academic ASAP  
      
    Access scholarly journals from arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, many with full text and images.

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  • FirstSearch  
      
    A collection 0f 30 databases, you can search up to three simultaneously.

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  • Gale Virtual Reference Library  
      
    Database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
  • GenderWatch  
      
    Full text database of unique and diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas.
  • General Business File ASAP  
      
    Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics.
  • General OneFile  
      
    News and periodical articles on a wide range of topics; some full text.
  • General Reference Center Gold  
      
    A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications.
  • General Science Full Text  
      
    Covers everything from supernovas to marine pollution; contains information on a variety of scientific topics.
  • Global Issues in Context  
      
    Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events.
  • GPO Monthly Catalog  
      
    Covers all types of U.S. government documents.
  • Grand Rapids Press  
      
    Full text of the GR Press, from 2000 to the present.
  • Graphic Novels Core Collection  
      
    Highlights approximately 2,000 recommended graphic novel titles with descriptive and evaluative annotations.
  • GreenFILE  
      
    Offers information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.
  • GREENR  
      
    Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources focuses on the academic study of sustainability and the environment.
  • Grove Art Online  
      
    Online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present.

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  • Index to Legal Periodicals and Books (Wilson)  
      
    Index to international legal information covering all areas of jurisprudence, with some full text. Select "Legal" from the Subject Area pull down menu.
  • Index Theologicus  
      
  • Informe!  
      
    Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.
  • InfoTrac  
      
    Collection of databases covering a wide variety of topics. Search one or many.

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  • JSTOR  
      
    Complete full text archives of over 850 core scholarly journals in the humanities, sciences and social sciences.
  • Junior Edition  
      
    With over 330 titles, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school.

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  • Kid's Edition- K12  
      
    This periodical database, with almost 125 titles, is designed for elementary school students.
  • Kids InfoBits  
      
    A database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5.

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  • Learning Express Library  
      
    Test preparation materials and interactive practice exams based on official tests,exercises, and skill-building courses.
  • LegalTrac  
      
    LegalTrac provides indexing for more than 1,400 highly regarded legal publications.
  • Lexis/Nexis Academic  
      
    Extensive collection of online newspapers, magazines, legal and other types of resources; full text
  • Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts  
      
    Indexes journals, books, research reports and proceedings in librarianship.
  • Library Literature (Wilson)  
      
    Index to materials on libraries and information science. Select "Library & Information Science" from the Subject Area pull down menu.
  • Literature Resource Center  
      
    Find up-to-date biographical information on authors, overviews of written works, full-text literary criticism and reviews.

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  • Mango Languages  
      
    Online language learning courses. Includes Spanish, French, German, Italian, Greek, Russian, Mandarin Chinese and Japanese.
  • MathSciNet  
      
    Reviews, abstracts and bibliographic information for much of the mathematical sciences literature.
  • MEDLINE  
      
    Index to all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing.
  • MLA  
      
    Modern Languages Association Bibliography; index for books, articles and websites published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics.
  • Michigan Newspapers  
      
    Access to the full text of the Detroit News, (1999 to the present) Grand Rapids Press (2000 to the present), and Lansing State Journal (1999 to the present)
  • Music Index  
      
    Subject-author guide to music periodical literature.

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  • OAIster  
      
    Catalog of digital resources from open archive collections.
  • Omnifile Full Text Mega (Wilson)  
      
    Full text of articles from over 1,750 publications and article abstracts and indexing from over 3,500 publications. Coverage back as early as 1982.
  • Oxford English Dictionary  
      
    Online version of the OED, a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words.
  • Oxford Reference Online  
      
    Offers over 175 fully text, cross-searchable reference works published by Oxford University Press, covering a wide variety of topics.

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  • PapersFirst  
      
    Index of papers presented at conferences worldwide.
  • Physical Education Index  
      
    Features content ranging from physical education curricula, to sports medicine, to dance.
  • PILOTS Database  
      
    Includes citations to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events.
  • ProceedingsFirst  
      
    Index of worldwide conference proceedings.
  • (ProQuest ) Biology Journals  
      
    Provides access to a wide range of biology topics, with some full text.
  • ProQuest Central  
      
    Covers of a broad range of subject areas. Contains some full text.
  • (ProQuest) Religion  
      
    A comprehensive collection of journals covering religious issues and perspectives.
  • PsycArticles  
      
    A database of full-text articles on applied psychology, developmental psychology, and personality. We recommend you search PsycINFO for a comprehensive search on topics in psychology.
  • PsycINFO  
      
    Contains literature from an array of disciplines related to psychology; includes some full text.
  • Project Muse  
      
    Full text of more than 200 interdisciplinary, peer reviewed scholarly journals in the arts & humanities, social sciences and mathematics.
  • (ProQuest) Psychology Journals  
      
    Full-text coverage from top psychology and related publications
  • (ProQuest) Education Journals  
      
    Full-text journals in education and related fields.

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RIA Checkpoint Users: You will need to add an exception to this database; click in the radio button at the bottom of the screen next to "Accept this certificate permanently" and then click on "OK"

  • Readers' Guide Full Text (Wilson)  
      
    Index of articles from popular magazines, with some full text.
  • RIA Checkpoint for accounting students  
      
    Now includes FASB and IASB standards!

    RIA Checkpoint Users: You will need to add an exception to this database; click in the radio button at the bottom of the screen next to "Accept this certificate permanently" and then click on "OK"
  • RIA Checkpoint for everyone else  
      
    Now includes FASB and IASB standards!

    RIA Checkpoint Users: You will need to add an exception to this database; click in the radio button at the bottom of the screen next to "Accept this certificate permanently" and then click on "OK"

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  • Safari Tech Books  
      
    Collection of current books on software, hardware and other computer issues.
  • (ProQuest) Science Journals  
      
    Full text and images for the leading periodicals in science and technology. Subject coverage includes computers, engineering, physics, telecommunications, and transportation.
  • SciFinder Scholar  
      
    Contains literature from many scientific disciplines including biomedical sciences, chemistry, engineering, materials science, agricultural science, and more.
    ***New users must register (for free): see link below
  • SciFinder Scholar - New User registration  
      
    Register as a SciFinder user. Use link above once you are a registered user.
  • SIRS Renaissance  
    Provides dynamic information on the following topics: architecture and design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion, and visual arts.
  • Social Sciences Full Text  
      
    Index of articles on the social sciences, with some full text.
  • (ProQuest) Social Science Journals  
      
    Full-text periodicals covering the social sciences
  • Social Services Abstracts  
      
    Focuses on social work, human services, and related areas.
  • Sociological Abstracts  
      
    Indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
  • SnapShot Series  
      
    The Snapshot International Group Series of 4,600 reports is designed to provide an instant overview of a market, and the data is supplied in both graphical and tabular format for ease of interpretation and analysis.
  • Student Edition  
      
    With over 1100 titles, this periodical database is designed for high-school students and provides access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, etc.
  • SocIndex  
      
    SocINDEX offers comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study.

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  • Teacher Reference Center  
      
    Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.

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  • UniWorld  
      
    Directory of American companies that have a substantial investment in overseas operations. Also a directory of foreign companies that have a substantial investment in American operations.
  • Ulrich's Periodical Directory  
      
    Bibliographic and publisher information on more than 300,000 periodicals of all types — academic and scholarly journals, Open Access publications, peer-reviewed titles, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and more from around the world.

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  • World Almanac  
      
    Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs. Includes biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts, and statistics.
  • World Book Online  
      
    Full text version of the World Book Encyclopedia.
  • WorldCat  
      
    Catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide.
  • Omnifile Full Text Mega (Wilson)  
      
    Full text of articles from over 1,750 publications and article abstracts and indexing from over 3,500 publications. Coverage back as early as 1982.
  • Wilson Select Plus (Wilson)  
      
    Full text articles in science, humanities, education and business
 
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