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A-Z list of databases

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A , B , C , D , E , F , G , H , I , J , K , L, M , N , O , P , R , S , T , U , W

 

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  • ABI/INFORM Complete (ProQuest)
    The most comprehensive ABI/INFORM database, comprised of ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, ABI/INFORM Dateline and ABI/INFORM Archive, featuring over 3,000 full-text journals, 25,000 Dissertations, 14,000 SSRN working papers, key newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times, as well as country-and industry-focused reports and data.
  • ABI/Inform Global (ProQuest)  
      
    Index of early 3000 worldwide business periodicals.
  • ABI/Inform Trade & Industry (ProQuest)  
      
    Search more than 1200 business periodicals with a trade or industry focus.
  • Academic Complete
    Access to over 72,000 electronic books in a variety of subject areas.
  • Academic OneFile (MeL)  
      
    Contains peer-reviewed, full-text articles covering a wide variety of topics from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Provided by the Michigan Electronic Library.
  • Accounting and Tax (ProQuest)  
      
    Provides current accounting, taxation, and financial management information.
  • Alt-PressWatch (ProQuest)
    Alternative and independent press - magazines, journals and newspapers articles. This database provides full-text articles for over 210 publications of the alternative and independent presses, from 1970 to current.
  • America: History and Life (Ebsco)  
      
    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.
  • Applied Science Abstracts (Ebsco)  
      
    Provides information on management, careers and employment, and financial trends in the scientific and technological fields.
  • Art Abstracts (Ebsco)  
      
    Provides citations to information from leading publications in the world of the arts, with some full text.
  • Art and Architecture Complete (Ebsco)  
      
    Art & Architecture Complete is a comprehensive database that provides cover-to-cover indexing for more than 730 publications. Subjects covered include art, antiques, archaeology, architecture and architectural history, art history, decorative arts, painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, costume design, sculpture, graphic arts, and much more.
  • ArtSTOR
    A repository of hundreds of thousands of digital images and related data; AQ users must register a free account on campus before using. Enter the digital library to register.
  • ATLA Religion (Ebsco)  
      
    Index to articles from religious and theological literature.
 

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  • CINAHL Basic (MeL)  
      
    Resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers. Provided by the Michigan Electronic Library.
  • Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)  
      
    A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs.
  • Communication & Mass Media Complete (Ebsco)  
      
    Provides access to journals in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields of study.
  • CountryWatch  
      
    Provides country-specific intelligence and data.
  • CQ Global Researcher
    CQ Global Researcher provides students with in-depth coverage of global affairs from a number of international viewpoints. CQ Global Researcher offers focused, readable, single-topic reports on vital world issues. Written by seasoned journalists with years of international experience, these reports make use of such sections as "current situation," "pro-con," and a new feature called "voices from abroad."
  • 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
    530 full-text reference books from 59 different publishers covering a wide variety of topics.
  • Criminal Justice Periodicals (ProQuest)
    U.S. and international criminal justice journals including information for professionals in law enforcement, corrections administration, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law, and industrial security.
  • Curriculum Crafter
    Unique, full featured design tool that helps you customize your curriculum--and meet state education standards. For use by Aquinas College faculty and students.

    Students: Use your first name, space, last name as your user name; your AQ ID# as your password. Hint: if your AQ ID # starts with a zero, omit it
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  • DOAJ -- Directory of Open Access Journals
    The aim of the Directory of Open Access Journals is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting their increased usage and impact. The Directory aims to be comprehensive and cover all open access scientific and scholarly journals that use a quality control system to guarantee the content. In short a one stop shop for users to Open Access Journals.
 

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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.
  • Ebrary electronic books
    More than 52,000 e-books in all academic subject areas
  • Education Abstracts (Ebsco)
    Index to leading publications in the field of education. Covers every age and sector of the educational community from preschool through college.
  • Education Journals (ProQuest)
    Full-text journals in education and related fields.
  • ERIC (Proquest)  
      
    Provides access to all facets of educational-related literature.
  • Essay and General Literature Index (Ebsco)  
      
    Find contents in collected works focusing on humanities and social sciences.
  • Expanded Academic ASAP
    From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!
 

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  • Films on Demand
    Streaming videos of films in the humanities and social sciences. Best viewed in Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.
  • FirstSearch
    Access to the WorldCat database, a collection of library catalogs from around the world.
  • Focus2
    FOCUS is a self-paced, online career and education planning tool. It will enable you to self-assess your career-relevant personal qualities and explore career fields and major areas of study that are most compatible with your assessment results. The AQ Access code is Saints.
 

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  • Gale Virtual Reference Library
    Database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
  • GenderWatch (ProQuest)  
      
    Full text database of unique and diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas.
  • General OneFile (MeL)  
      
    News and periodical articles on a wide range of topics; some full text. Provided by the Michigan Electronic Library.
  • General Science Abstracts (Ebsco)  
      
    Covers everything from supernovas to marine pollution; contains information on a variety of scientific topics.
  • Global Issues in Context (Gale)  
      
    Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events.
  • Google Scholar
    Search the scholarly side of Google for journal articles and e-books.
  • Grand Rapids Press
    An index to the GR Press available in ProQuest from 1990 - 2008. For full text issues of the paper, go to http://www.mlive.com/grpress/
  • Graphic Novels Core Collection (Ebsco)  
      
    Highlights approximately 2,000 recommended graphic novel titles with descriptive and evaluative annotations.
  • GreenFILE (Ebsco)  
      
    Offers information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.
  • GREENR (Gale)  
      
    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.
  • Grzimeks Animals Online
    Information on more than 4,000 species categorized by Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds, Fish, Insects, Mammals and Simple Aquatic Life, including information on evolution, habitat, behavior, range and more.
 

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  • Informe! (MeL)
    Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. Provided by the Michigan Electronic Library.
  • InfoTrac (MeL)
    Collection of databases covering a wide variety of topics. Search one or many. Provided by the Michigan Electronic Library.
 

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

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  • Kids InfoBits (MeL)  
      
    A database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Provided by the Michigan Electronic Library.
 

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  • MathSciNet  
      
    Reviews, abstracts and bibliographic information for much of the mathematical sciences literature.
  • MeLCat (MeL)
    Search library catalogs throughout the state of Michigan.
  • Michigana (Sabin Collection) (MeL)
    This digital archive documents state history. Drawn from the Sabin collection and other Gale sources, the archive provides access to a wide variety of documents: personal narratives and memoirs, pamphlets and political speeches, sermons and songs, legal treatises and children's books.
  • Michigana (MeL)
    Explore Michigan's heritage through photographs, diaries, oral histories, local records and historical data
  • MLA (ProQuest)  
      
    Modern Languages Association Bibliography; index for books, articles and websites published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics.
 

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  • Historical New York Times (ProQuest)  
      
    Offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue of the NYT.
  • NetLibrary
    Over 14,000 full text online books covering a wide variety of topics. Links to NetLibrary titles can also be found in TomCat, our online catalog.
  • Newstand (InfoTrac)
    InfoTrac Newsstand provides access to more than 1,000 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world.
  • Nursing & Allied Health (ProQuest)
    Search for articles or use the "Browse" Tab for video training programs Cultural Competency Briefs.
  • Nursing Resource Center (MeL)
    Nursing students and other healthcare professionals. Mostly Full-text. Brings together disease and drug overviews, care plans, relevant journal results and animated anatomy and physiology diagrams to complement the core encyclopedia texts. The information is written in accessible language for students completing class assignments and preparing for clinicals.
 

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  • OmniFile Full Text Select (Ebsco)
    Full text articles in science, humanities, education and business.
  • Opposing Viewpoints in Context (MeL)
    Features contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues.Features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
  • 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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  • Physical Education Index (ProQuest)  
      
    Features content ranging from physical education curricula, to sports medicine, to dance.
  • PILOTS Database (ProQuest)  
      
    Includes citations to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events.
  • Project Muse
    Full text of more than 200 interdisciplinary, peer reviewed scholarly journals in the arts & humanities, social sciences and mathematics.
  • ProQuest Central  
      
    Covers of a broad range of subject areas. Contains some full text.
  • ProQuest Databases
    Search ALL ProQuest databases at once.
  • PsycArticles (Proquest)
    Also accessible via PsycINFO. Offers access to the full text of nearly 80 landmark journals in behavioral science and related fields ranging from education, to nursing, to business, to neuroscience.
  • Psychology Journals (ProQuest)
    Full-text coverage from top psychology and related publications
  • PsycINFO (ProQuest)  
      
    Contains literature from an array of disciplines related to psychology; includes some full text.
 

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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 Abstracts (Ebsco)  
      
    Index of articles from popular magazines.
  • Religion (ProQuest)
    Contains more than 150 journals, with most of them available with full-text. Covers formal theological studies and commentary on topics of general interest from the perspectives of many, worldwide religions. In addition, there are many titles from religious publishing bodies and nondenominational organizations.
  • RIA Checkpoint
    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.
  • Science Journals (ProQuest)
    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.
  • Small Business Resource Center
    Recommended for Small business owners/entrepreneurs and general users. Full-text. Learn how to start, finance or manage your small business. Resources include sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites.
  • SnapShot Series (ProQuest)  
      
    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.
  • Social Science Journals (ProQuest)
    Includes over 535 titles, with more than 310 available in full text. Disciplines represented range from anthropology, sociology, political science to communication, education, criminology, demography, economics and more.
  • Social Sciences Abstracts (Ebsco)  
      
    Index of articles on the social sciences, with some full text.
  • Social Services Abstracts (ProQuest)  
      
    Focuses on social work, human services, and related areas.
  • SocIndex (Ebsco)  
      
    SocINDEX offers comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study.
  • Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest)  
      
    Indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
  • Sociology Journals (ProQuest)
    Covers the international literature of sociology and social work, including culture and social structure, history and theory of sociology, social psychology, substance abuse and addiction and more.
  • Student Edition (MeL)  
      
    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. Provided by the Michigan Electronic Library.
 

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  • Teacher Reference Center (Ebsco)
    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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