DATABASES: ALPHABETICAL LIST

Off campus access to subscription databases is validated through a campus server. Use the small box after each database entry for login. Use the same name (everything before the @) and password you do for "mystate" and "campus email" as your login. On campus access is STILL through the large red title for each database.

Academic One File

(Gale) Multidisciplinary database containing full-text articles and citations to academic journals and popular publications. Includes New York Times from 1985. (powered by InfoTrac ®)

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Academic Search Complete

(Ebsco) Academic Search Complete is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text databasewith more than 8,500 full-text peridicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references atr provided for more than 1,400 journals. (replacing Academic Search Premier)

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Accessible Archives

American (U.S.) history database includes: archival historical information, eyewitness accounts of historial events, periodical editorials, commerce through advertisement, some African American Newspapers, a Civil War Collection, Women's Suffrage Collection, newspaper collections from Pennsylvania, Virginia, South Carolina.

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AHRS Consumer Medication Information

(Ebsco) AHFS Consumer Medication Information is a trusted source and recognized standard for patient drug information. Published by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, AHFS includes more than a thousand drug information monographs written in lay language for consumers and has been a Top Ten Award Winner in the Department of Health and Human Services National Consumer Education Materials Contest. This content is undated monthly.

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Agricola

Contains the Catalog and index to the collections at the National Agricultural Library and primary public source agricultural information. Encompasses materials as far back as the 15th century.

free public database

Alt Health Watch

(Ebsco) Full-text articles with focus on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Indexing and abstracts as far back as 1984, full-text back to 1990.

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America's News (also called NewsBank)

"Search current and archived coverage of issues, events, people, government, sports and more with the largest collection of full-text U.S. newspapers. Includes staff-written articles, obituaries, editorials, announcements, real estate and other sections." Includes Charleston Daily Mail and Charleston Gazette from 1990's to current, as well as a number of other West Virginia Newspapers.

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American Chemical Society

Full-text articles from American Chemical Society journals, many from the start of publication to current. ACS is searchable from off-campus, but access to the full text of the article is only available from on-campus.

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American Museum of Natural History Scientific Publications

The AMNH DSpace Digital Repository is a digital archive maintained by the Research Library for AMNH Scientific Publications and materials digitized by the Library. Open access.

free public database

Art Inventories Catalog | Smithsonian American Art Museum

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture Reference with over 400,000 works in public and private collections nationwide, and includes records from Save Outdoor Sculpture. Open access.

free public database

BMC - BioMed Central

Open access research journals published by BioMed Central. Some are not available full text.

free public database

Business Source Complete

(Ebsco) Business Source Complete is the world's definitive sholarly business database, jproviding th leading collection of bibliographic and full text content. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886 are included. In additions, searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,300 journals.

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Cambridge Core

Selected materials.

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Cancer.gov

Site by the National Cancer Institute, proving information on numerous types of cancer. Open access.

free public database

CINAHL

(Ebsco) Authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers. This database provides indexing for more than 3,000 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health.

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Communication & Mass Media Complete

(Ebsco) This database combines CommSearch and Mass Media Articles Index with other journals to index and abstract over 570 journals to selective coverage of almost 200 more, and full-text for over 450 journals in the communication and mass media field.

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Communication Source

(Ebsco) Communication Source is the most comprehensive resource on the market for communication research. It was developed from a merger of high-quality EBSCO databases, Communication and Mass Media Complete and Communication Abstracts (formerly by Sage), and includes many unique sources not previously available in other databases. Communication Source offers abstracts and indexing as well as full-text content from publications worldwide pertaining to Communication, Linguistics, Rhetoric and Discourse, Speech-Language Pathology, Media Studies and other fields relevant to the discipline.

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Consumer Health Complete

(Ebsco) Resource for consumer-oriented health content, it is designed to support the needs of patients, and to provide an overall understanding of health-related topics.

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Credo InFoLit-Core

(Infobase) An instructional resource and platform that will assist all WVSU students with building a set of essential information literacy and critical-thinking skills that will help them thrive in both their academic careers and life beyond. (Slower to load)

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Credo InFoLit-Health Science

(Infobase) An instructional resource and platform that will assist WVSU Nursing and other students in healthcare-related fields acquire the foundational skills that are necessary for their academic and career success. (slower to load)

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Credo Reference

(Infobase) A research starting point for WVSU students looking for background information related to their topic. With millions of articles pulled from hundreds of books, this resource is a general knowledge database providing articles, images, charts, maps and other materials on thousands of topics.

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Criminal Justice Periodicals

(ProQuest) Database which includes over 50 full text sources, and indexes and abstracts over 200 titles.

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Datapages

The Datapages database provides (archives and catalogs) full-text access to geological publications.

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DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals

Multidisciplinary collection of open access academic journals. Can search for journal titles or keyword search for articles.

free public access

Education Source

(Ebsco) Education Source is designed to meet the needs of education students, professionals and policy makers. The collection provides indexing and abstracts for more than 2,850 academic periodicals and includes full text for more than 1,800 journals, 550 books and monographs, education-related conference papers, citations for over 4 million articles including book reivew and over 100,000 controlled and cross-referenced names of educational tests. Coverage in Education Source spans all levels of education from early childhood to higher education and also includes educational specialities such as multilingual education, health eduction and testing.

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Entrez, the Life Sciences Search Engine

National Library of Medicine (NIH)/ National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) primary text search, which includes 40 literature and molecular databases. Open access.

free public access

EPA Assessing and Managing Chemicals under TSCA

- formerly Chemicals in the Environment. EPA has developed information summaries on selected chemicals to describe how you might be exposed to these chemicals, how exposure to them might affect you and the environment, what happens to them in the environment, who regulates them, and whom to contact for additional information. Open access.

free public database

ERIC

(Ebsco) Education Resource Information Center, contains over 1.3 million records and links to over 323,000 full-text documents dating back to 1966. Also available at http:/www.eric.ed.gov

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EUR-Lex-Access to European Union Law

Free access to European Union law and other public documents. Collections include: Treaties, International Agreements, Legislation in Force, Preparatory Acts, Case-Law, Parliamentary Questions.

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European Views of the Americas 1493 to 1750

(Ebsco) Database contains over 32,000 entries and an index to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750.

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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

(Ebsco) Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries.

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GreenFILE

(Ebsco) Collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Provides indexing and abstracts for over 384,000 records, as well as open access full text for more than 4,700 records.

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Health Source - Consumer Edition

(Ebsco) Provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines.

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Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition

(Ebsco) Full-text and abstracts for journals focusing on a variety of medical disciplines. Also includes Clinical Pharmacology, which provides access to clinically relevant drug monographs for US prescription drugs and supplements.

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Historic Newspapers (Library of Congress)

"Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1836 - 1922 or use the U.S. newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690 - present."

free public access

Homeland Security Digital Library

(FDLP) "..documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational material from a wide variety of sources including federal, state and local governments; international governments and institutions; nonprofit organizations and private entities."

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Job & Career Accelerator

(WVLC - WVInfoDepot.org) Now eLibrary, check under databases for "Job & Career Accelerator". This database aids in job searching. You will need to create a free username and password (same username and password used for Learning Express Library or other Library Commission access); database provided by the West Virginia Library Commission.

through WVLC

JoVE

"JoVE is the world-leading producer and provider of science videos with the mission toimprove scientific research and education. Millions of scientists, educators and students at thousands of universities, colleges, hospitals and biopharmaceutical companies worldwide use JoVE for their research, teaching and learning." (from JoVE webpage). To use JoVE you must create an accoun with your campus email and a "jove" password, Jove will email you to confirm the wvsu email is valid, you confirm -- and it works.

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JSTOR - Early Journal Content

Articles covering various subject areas, full-text available prior to 1923 for US publications, and prior to 1879 worldwide. To ensure a full-text only result keep "Include only content I can access" selected. Only access to free data, not a subscription.

free public access to early journal content

Learning Express Library

(WVLC - WVInfoDepot.org) Now eLibrary, check under databases for "LearningExpress Library". Practice tests for standardized tests, for occupations, college entrance, and lessons for basic computer skills. Will need to create a free username and password (use same one as for Job & Career Accelerator). Access provided by the West Virginia Library Commission.

through WVLC

Learning Express PrepSTEP for Colleges and Universities

(Ebsco) Practice tests for Math, Science, Core English Skills, occupations (military, nursing, real estate, etc), college entrance, Grad School Admissions Prep. Lessons for basic computer skills, etc.. Will need to create a free username and password.

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LearnTechLib The Learning and Technology Library

Formerly EdITLib-Education & Information Digital Library. Open access peer-reviewed and published international journal articles and conference papers on the latest research developments and applications related to all aspects of educational technology and e-learning.

free public access

Library, Information Science & Tech Abstracts (LISTA)

(Ebsco) Abstracts for journals, books, research reports and proceedings for subjects including librarianship, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.

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Master FILE Premier

(Ebsco) Multidisciplinary database including full-text periodicals covering general interest subject areas. Contains an image collection with photos, maps and flags.

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MEDLINE

(Ebsco) Provides citations to current biomedical journals in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and others.

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MLA Directory of Periodicals

(Ebsco) Detailed information on journals including editorial content, frequency, circulation, subscription prices and submission guidelines.

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MLA International Bibliography

(Ebsco) Detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Subjects include literature, language, linguistics, folklore, literary theory and criticism.
Copy citation information (journal title, volume, issue, date) before linking to Journal Finder. Some of the connecting databases do not connect straight to the article, but require the user to select the vol/year, then the issue/date from that result and finally select the article from that issue's content list.

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National Center for Biotechnology Information

"As a national resource for molecular biology information, NCBI's mission is to develop new information technologies to aid in the understanding of fundamental molecular and genetic processes that control health and disease. More specifically, ... with creating automated systems for storing and analyzing knowledge about molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics; facilitating the use of such databases and software by the research and medical community..." (from site's Mission page)

free public database

NIH - National Library of Medicine

Resources for: researchers, educators, healthcare professionals, the public and others. Under "Resources for You" - "For the Public" are links to :Find Relable Health Information"; this is a U.S. Department of Health & Human Services website.

free public access

Newspaper Source Plus

(Ebsco) Newspaper Source Plus includes more than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles. In addition, the database features more than 857,000 television and radio news transcripts.

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Newswires

(Ebsco) EBSCO's Newswires provides near real-time access to top world-wide news from Associatied Press, United Press International, CNN Wire, and Business Wire on a continuous basis. This content is monitored by EBSCO and relevant results are provided when users enter searches in EBSCOhost. This collection includes AP Financial New, AP Top New, AP WorlldStream, AP U.s> Politics & Government, AP 50 State Reports, ... and more. End users can immediately access the full text of the web content, by following the link in the record. The index to the full text content in EBSCO Newswires is held for a roling 30-day archive by EBSCO.

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OpenDissertations

(Ebsco) OpenDissertations is an open-access database built to assist researchers in locating both historic and contemporary dissertations and theses. Created with the generous support of the H.W. Wilson Foundation and the Congregational Library & Archives in Boston, it incorporates EBSCO's previously released American Doctoral Dissertations, and features additional dissertation metadata contributed by select colleges and universities from around the world. Providing researchers with citations to graduate research across a span of time, from the early 20th century to the present, this database will continue to grow through regular updates and new partnerships with graduate degree-granting institutions.

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Photographic Archives Catalog

(Smithsonian American Art Museum) Contains over half a million photographs, negative and slides documenting American art from colonial to contemporary times (about 20% of collection is digitized). Notable collections: Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, Walter Rosenblum Collection, American Sculpture Photograph Study Collection, Library of Congress Copyright Deposit Collection. Open access.

free public database

Points of View Reference Center

(Ebsco) Once onsite click "Points of View" icon to search. Designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects.

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PTSDpubs (Formerly Pilots - Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress)

(ProQuest) "The PILOTS bibliographic database, covering the Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress, is produced at the headquarters of the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in White River Junction, Vermont. The PILOTS database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Its goal is to include citations to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events, without disciplinary, linguistic, or geographical limitations, and to offer both current and retrospective coverage."

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Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index

(Smithsonian American Art Museum) Contains 136,494 records describing fine art works exhibited in the United States and Canada up through 1876, includes artists of all nationalities who exhibited works from 1773 to 1877 including Old Masters. Open access.

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Primary Search

(Ebsco) Full-text for over 70 popular magazines for elementary school research.

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PROLA - Physical Review Online Archive

American Physical Society's online archives for Physical Review Letters, Reviews of Modern Physics, and Physical Review A-E. Dates range from 1893-2007. Reviews of Modern Physics is a current subscription. Can search citations anywhere, full text available on campus only.

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PsycArticles

(ProQuest) From the American Psychological Association, a source of full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology.

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PubMed

Citations for biomedical literature MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. May include links to full-text from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. Open access.

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PubMed Central

Full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the US National Institute of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM). Open access.

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Regional Business News

(Ebsco) More than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

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Sci Finder

On Campus only; RESTRICTED to chemistry majors and faculty. Searches patents and Chemical literature. Contact Academic Program Associate, College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics for access.

Science Direct

Full-text of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology journals. Change "source" to "subscribed journals" to search full-text only. Citations can be searched off-campus, full-text available on campus only.

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Serials Directory, The

(Ebsco) Bibliographic information and current pricing structure for popular serials worldwide.

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SpringerOpen (formerly Chemistry Central)

Online open access to science, technology, medicine, humanities and social science journals and books.

free public database

SPORTDiscus with Full Text

(Ebsco) SPORTDiscus with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for sports & sports medicine journals, providing full text for 550 journals indnexed in SPORTDiscus. This authoritative file contains full text for many of the most used journals in the SPORTDiscus index - with no embargo. With full-text coverage dating back to 1930, SPORTDiscus with Full Text is the definitive research tool for all areas of sports & sports medicine literature.

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Statistical Abstract of the U.S. Online

(Proquest) The link is on the left under Search Types. "The ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States." Includes some data back to 1790's. Online version of the print Statistical Abstracts. Print annuals of earlier years were published by the federal government are located in Reference and on the First Tier (HA202 .A36). A link for "Statistical Insight" is at the bottom of the "Statistical Abstract of the U.S." page of the off campus link connection. Both ProQuest statistical tools crosslink.

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TOPIC Search

(Ebsco) Current events database, contains articles and citations on social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics.

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Ulrich's

Periodicals' directory, provides bibliographic and publisher information on over 300,000 periodicals.

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Web News

(Ebsco) EBSCO's Web News provides near real-time access to thousands of top news feeds from around the globe. This collection includes over 14,000 feeds covering a range of business and general news topics. End users can immediately access the full text of the web content, by following the link in the record.

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World Politics Review

(Ebsco) World Politics Review is a daily, online publication and resource for foreign policy professionals and readers with a serious interest in international politics and foreign affairs. Its original articles are written by a network of more than 400 contributors from around the world, including subject-matter experts fromo journalism, research organizations, academia, government, and elsewhere. This database currently has thousandd of articles in its archives.

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