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Home < Library Resources

Databases & Indexes: Alphabetical Listing

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• ABI/INFORM COMPLETE (Proquest)   Full text of articles on business, finance, economics, 1971-present.

 
• Academic Search Complete   Most comprehensive multi-disciplinary full text database with thousands periodicals and other publications.

 
• Access America for Students   U.S. government information on higher education, careers, military service, financial aid, travel, taxes, community service, etc.

 
• Acta Sanctorum   Searchable online text of the Acta Sanctorum (Lives of the Saints) published by the Jesuit Bollandist Society from 1643-1940.

 
• ACM Digital Library   Unlimited access to all ACM publications, including the entire archive dating back to 1954, hundreds of proceedings and the ACM Guide to Computing Literature index. 

 
• Advertising Red Books   Profiles of over 15,000 U.S. and international advertising agencies and 21,000 global advertisers. Please logoff when finished, 3 SU limit.

 
• AidData  Comprehensive database on international development finance and foreign aid, accompanied by a variety of innovative software applications to analyze these data.

 
• ALUKA   Thousands of digital items dealing with resources and data relating to Africa, including images, reference works and archival records of historical expeditions.

 
• America: History and Life    Index to history of  U.S. and Canada comprising over 490,000 entries for over 1700 journals since 1964.

 
• America's best graduate schools

 
• American Chemical Society Journals & Archives   Full text of most ACS journals on subscription.
   
• American Heritage Dictionaries   Over 200,000 entries with pronunciation, definitions, and cross references.

 
• American Men and Women of Science   Lives of living American scientists in all fields including medicine.

 
• American National Biography   Lives of nearly 20,000 deceased Americans published by Oxford University Press.
   
• American Periodicals   Full text of over 1,100 journals published from 1740 to 1900.
   
• American Presidency Project
 Thousands of documents, recordings and videos dealing with current and historical information on American presidents from 1789 to present.
 
• American Reference Books Annual  Comprehensive, authoritative database for quality reviews of print and electronic reference works
   
• American Song   Nearly 60,000 recordings of songs from America's past, including African-American songs.
   
• Analecta hymnica medii aevi   Online texts of all of the Latin hymns of the Middle Ages.
   
• L'Annee Philologique
Index of books and articles on ancient Greece and Rome.
 
• Annual Reviews
Full text of annual reviews on subscription, mostly in the sciences.
 
• AnthroSource   Full text of journals in anthropology.

 
• AP Images   Tens of thousands of pictures, updated daily.

 
• Arcade: The New York Art Resources Consortium   The joint catalog for the collections of the Frick Art Reference Library and the libraries of the Museum of Modern Art and the Brooklyn Museum.

 
• Archive of Celtic-Latin Literature   Full text of Latin texts from Medieval Ireland.

 
• Aristoteles Latinus Database   Full text of Aristoteles works.

 
• Art and Architecture Complete   Provides indexing and abstracts to hundreds periodicals, trade publications and books with links to full text when available.

 
• Art Bibliographies Modern   Abstracts of the current literature on modern art, photography, and design.

 
• ARTFL project  Main corpus consists of nearly 3000 texts, ranging from classic works of French literature to various kinds of non-fiction prose from medieval to 20th century.

 
• ARTstor  Hundreds of thousands of online images of paintings, sculptures, architecture and other works of art.

 
• ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials   Worldwide coverage of books, articles, and reviews since 1948 with many links to full text.

 
• Atlas of North American English  Phonetics, Phonology and Sound Change.

 
• AT&T Directories   Telephone numbers, addresses, and email.

 
• Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals   Index to hundreds of American and international journals on architecture with links to some full text.

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• Bartleby.com   Full text of public domain books of fiction, non-fiction, reference, and verse.

 
• BBC Shakespeare Plays Collection  Videos of 37 Shakespeare plays. Search by the name or scroll down and click on the collection title to get to the complete list of video clips.

 
• Biblical Archaeology Society   Full text of the Society's publications including

 
• Bibliography of British and Irish History  A comprehensive guide to books and articles about Britain, Ireland and the British overseas written from the Roman period to the present day.

 
• Bibliography of English women writers 1500-1640  A still-growing list of known and newly recovered writers and texts.

 
• Bibliography of the History of Art  Comprehensive bibliography of scholarly writing about the history of western art from the Getty, covers material published between 1975 and 2007.

 
• Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Servantes   Full texts of Spanish books in the public domain.

 
• Bibliotheca Teubneriana Latina and Thesaurus Lingua Latina   Comprises the data of BTL 4, supplemented by the texts of all Latin editions of the Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana printed by 2008. Content updated annually.
  To use the Thesaurus, install the TLL font on your computer, a link to download the font is provided in the HELP on menu bar.    FOR REMOTE ACCESS MUST USE VPN http://vpn.fordham.edu

 
• Biography Reference Bank  Biographies of over half a million people from antiquity to the present with portraits, and full text of biographical articles from journals and books.

 
• Biography.com   Over 25,000 brief biographies and other features.

 
• Biological Abstracts   Bibliographic references with abstracts, 1969-present.

 
• BiologyBrowser   Index to Web sites selected by BIOSIS.

 
• Birds of North America Online   Detailed scientific information on the hundreds of species of birds nesting in the USA and Canada. Illustrated.

 
• Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology   Over 1,800 entries ranging from brief definitions to long articles.

 
• Book Index with Reviews   Provides information on over 5 million books, 450,000 music titles and 200,000 DVD/videos.
Contains nearly 800,000 full text book reviews.
 
• Book Review Digest Plus
With coverage back to 1983, it indexes reviews of current fiction and non-fiction, provides review excerpts and full text reviews, covering hundreds of thousands books and growing with daily updates.
 
• Book Review Digest Retrospective, 1905-1982

 
• Books24x7.com   Full text of books on technology, business, finance and management.   Please LOGOUT to exit.
   
• Brepols Miscellanea Collection   Full text of hundreds of books in Medieval studies.

 
• British History Online   Digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles.

 
• Bureau of Economic Analysis   The BEA is a division of the Department of Commerce. This Web site provides regional, national, and international statistics on economic activity.

 
• Business and Company Resource Center   Detailed information on foreign and domestic companies drawn from periodical articles, newspapers, press releases, etc.

 
• Business News Americas   Online news and business intelligence service in English and Spanish. Covers 12 business sectors throughout Latin America: Oil & gas, Electric power, Mining, Metals, Infrastructure, Telecom, Technology, Banking, Insurance, Petrochemicals, Water & waste, Privatization.

 
• Business Source Complete (EBSCOhost)   Full text for thousands of journals and other resources. Covers business, economics, management, accounting, etc. 

• Cabell's Directories of publishing opportunities    List of journals and publishers with information on how to submit manuscripts.

 
• Cambridge Companions Online  Hundreds of books covering literature, classics, philosophy, religion, and cultural studies. MUST CLICK ON TABLE of CONTENT TO GET FULL TEXT.

 
• Cambridge Histories Online  Unique historical reference compendium of renowned texts of the Cambridge Histories series.
   
• Canadiana  Full text of Canadian books and documents including Jesuit correspondence. From early canadiana up to the 20th century.

 
• Catholic Periodical and Literature Index  Index to Catholic journals, church documents and books on Catholicism. Coverage starts in 1981.

 
• Censtats Databases  Nine databases based on U.S. Census information.

 
• Center for International Development at Harvard University  Policy papers, working papers and the Journal of Policy Reform.
 

CHECKPOINT - see Taxation Library
 

• Chicago Manual of Style Online  How to edit your manuscript.

 
• Childstats.gov  Statistics and reports on children and families including population, economics, health, behavior, social environment and education.

 
• Choice Cards Online  Book reviews for college libraries going back to 1987. For archives use Advanced Search. Please log out when finished, access is limited to 3 users.
   
• Christian Periodical Index  An index to over 130 Evangelical Christian journals. Some full text is supplied.

 
• Chronicle of Higher Education  Full text of all articles and daily updates. Requires password, see Reference librarian for assistance.

 
• Classical Music Library   Fully searchable classical music resource containing tens of thousands of recordings for free listening plus textual reference material. 
   
• Classical Scores Library   Scores of nearly 25,000 pieces of music many of which are recorded in Classical Music Library so that you may listen to the music while following along with the full score.
   
• Cochrane Library   Collection of databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence for healthcare decision-making.
   
• Collection of computer science bibliographies
   
• College and university rankings
   
• CollegeSource
   
• Columbia Encyclopedia  Contains nearly 51,000 entries with cross references.

 
• Columbia International Affairs Online  Full texts of books, journals, and documents on International Affairs published by Columbia University Press..

 
• ComAbstracts (CIOS)  Abstracts of articles and books from primary professional literature in the communication field.

 
• ComAnalytics (CIOS)
  Provides data about publication performance of individual scholars and of departments of communication for comparative analysis of publication productivity in the communication literature.
 
• ComUpdate (CIOS)
  Use to scan and summarize all newly published articles in your areas of focus. When you see an item of interest in the scan result, click its title to view the full abstract, access full text when available.
 
• Communication Abstracts  Index with abstracts of communication-related articles, reports, papers and books published since 1977.

 
• Communication & Mass Media Complete  Index with full text of several hundred journals and other sources.

 
• Communication Institute for Online Scholarship (CIOS)
Material to support research and education in communication-related disciplines.
 
• Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Lives of famous scientists from all periods and countries.
 
• Computer and Information Systems Abstracts
Monthly updated Index of over 4000 periodicals, conference proceedings, technical reports, patents, books and press releases going back to 1980s.  
 
• Conference Board's Business and Economics Portfolio  Full text of management and economic research reports. Includes historical data of the major Conference Board indicators (download to Excel)

 
• Congressional Universe (Lexis-Nexis)  Comprehensive, full-text information about Congress, legislation, members, etc.

 
• Contemporary Authors & Dictionary of Literary Biography  Biographical and critical information about living and deceased authors from all over the world.

 
• Contemporary Women's Issues  Full text access to publications from over 200 domestic and international organizations.

 
• Contemporary World Music  When completed, it will contain 50,000 tracks that deliver the sounds of all regions from every continent. This release includes almost 16,000 albums equaling near 200,000 tracks.

 
• Corporate Affiliations   Information on nearly 850,000 global public and private company profiles.

 
• Counseling and Therapy in Video  Collection of video for the study of social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatric counseling.

 
• Country Reports (Economist Intelligence Unit)   Economic and political analysis of events, subscription limited to Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya. Two-year political and economic outlook. Text supported by data tables and charts. Sign in using username/password, then click on My Content.
   
• Country Studies  Online versions of books published by Library of Congress for the U.S. Dept of Army between 1988-1998 focusing on 101 lesser known  countries.
   
• Country Watch  Detailed information on each of the recognized countries including maps, names of leaders, etc.

 
• CQ Congress and the Nation  Explanations of the acts of Congress from 1945 to the present.

 
• CQ Congress Collection  Legislation, biographies of members, votes, and documents.

 
• CQ Encyclopedia of American Government  A reference work on Congress, the Presidency, the Supreme Court, and the election process.

 
• CQ Historic Documents  Full text of thousands of U.S. documents since 1972, including presidential speeches, treaties, Supreme Court decisions and various government reports.

 
• CQ Political Handbook of the World  Comprehensive country profiles chronicling national history, government, political parties and other organizations.

 
• CQ Politics in America  Authoritative resource for information on the members of Congress.

 
• CQ Press Congress A to Z   Explore rich analysis of how the legislative process works and learn about landmark legislation.
   
• CQ Press Elections A to Z   Research vital aspects of campaigns and elections and learn more about the development of political parties.
   
• CQ Press Presidency A to Z   Explore the complex operations of the executive branch and learn more about the Presidents and their administrations.
   
• CQ Press Supreme Court A to Z   Explore comprehensive coverage of landmark cases and the justices who decided them.
   
• CQ Press Constitution A to Z   Explore how the U.S. Constitution remains a malleable document and learn about significant legal concepts.
   
• CQ Public Affairs Collection  Statistical and historical analysis, historic documents, primary source materials and directories of organizations. Covers over 20 subject areas including advocacy, education, energy, environment and transportation.

 
• CQ Researcher and CQ Global Researcher   In depth coverage of current issues in government and of global affairs. Common searching platform for both databases, green icon in search results indicates Global Researcher.

 
• CQ Supreme Court Collection  Commentary and analysis on Supreme Court decisions, biographies of justices, and history.

 
• CQ Voting and Elections Collection  Presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial election and campaign information. Political parties and demographics are also covered.

 
• CQ Washington Information Directory  A guide to national organizations and government agencies.

 
• CQ Weekly  Weekly journal of legislative news and analysis.

 
• Credo Reference  Full text of hundreds of reference books from nearly 100 publishers. Covers medicine, art, technology, history and more.

 
• Criminal Justice Abstracts  Abstracts of journal articles, books, reports, dissertations on a wide range of topics in criminal justice since 1968.

 
• Cyber Bullying Information Center   Collection of open access e-books on cyber bullying.

 

• Dance in Video  When complete Dance in Video will contain 500 hours of dance productions and documentaries.

 
• Database of Classical Bibliography  L'Annee philologique online.  Index of books and articles on ancient Greece and Rome.

 
• Dictionary of Irish Biography  Comprehensive dictionary spanning over 9000 lives of Irish men and women who made a significant contribution in Ireland and abroad.

 
• Database of Latin Dictionaries   Classical and Medieval Latin dictionaries.

 
• Dictionary of Literary Biography and Contemporary Authors
Biographical and critical information about living and deceased authors from all over the world.
 
• Dictionary of National Biography Online  Biographies of over 50,000 people who influenced British history and life from the beginnings to the current century..

 
• Dictionary of Old English  A dictionary of English words in use from 600-1150 AD. This dictionary is linked to the Oxford English Dictionary. If you search the OED you also search the DOE simultaneously. So far only A-G is online.

 
• Dictionary of Old English / Old English Corpus  A complete body of surviving Old English texts, there are 3047 texts in the Corpus.
   
• Dictionary of Slang  Definitions plus links to information about the slang of various locations and groups.

 
• Dictionnaire d'histoire et de geographie ecclesiastiques  A source of information about 20 centuries of Church history.
   
• Digital Book Index  Thousands of digital books available from commercial, noncommercial, universities and various private sites. Nearly 150,000 are available at no charge.

 
• Digital Scriptorium  Images of Medieval Manuscripts.

 
• Directory of HISTORY Dissertations in Progress List of history dissertations in progress.

 
• Directory of Open Access Journals  Free full-text access to quality controlled scholarly journals covering all topics in all languages.

 
• Directory of Public and Non-Public Schools & Administratiors for the State of New York  

 
• Dyabola  German Archaeological Institute database of classical archaeology books and articles from 1956 to the present. Check the IP box and click on Start.

 

• Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800  Full texts of all the books published in America from 1639 until 1800.

 
• Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819  Full texts of all the books published in America from 1801 until 1819.

 
• Early American Newspapers: 1690-1922 (Series 1 - 5)  Searchable full text of hundreds of newspapers.

 
• Early English Books Online, 1475-1700 Full texts of books and pamphlets printed in English in the British Isles and other countries. When complete it will contain over 125,000 titles. Presently it contains over 100,000.

 
• Early Republic  Primary material documenting the actions, debates, and thoughts of the First Federal Congress and its members.
  
 
• Ebrary  An entire full-text Academic Collection containing over 70,000 books, reports and maps.  
   
• EBSCOhost  Largest collection of full text and bibliographic databases covering every area of academic study.

 
• EconLit   Index to world-wide economics literature.

 
• Education Research Complete  Largest collection of education journals. Provides indexing & abstracting to over 2,100 journals, and full text to over 1,200. Includes full text of numerous books and conference papers.
   
• Educational Testing Service  Information about tests and text of research done by ETS.

 
• Education Week: archived from 1981 to present
   Go to passwords list for login information
 
• Eighteenth Century Collections Online  Full texts of over 180,000 books published mostly in the UK from 1700 to 1799.

 
• Electronic Library of Mathematics: Mathematics Journals  Full text of numerous online journals in mathematics.

 
• Encyclopaedia Judaica  Over 21,000 articles on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion.
   
• Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an  Comprehensive, multi-volume reference work on the Qurān.
   
• Encyclopedia of Associations (National organizations of the U.S.)
.  Basic information about associations including staff, budget, publications, etc.
 
• Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception  First comprehensive reference work on biblical reception in Judaism, Christianity, Islam and other religions. Will be published between 2010-2018 in 30 vols.
   
• Encyclopedia Britannica Online  Comprehensive research tool includes the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus as well as atlas, world data, the Classics, biographies, news, multimedia, and more.
   
• Encyclopedia of Entomology, 2008  Articles on insects including taxonomy, behavior, ecology, physiology, history, and management. Includes over 1,100 illustrations and biographies of famous entomologists.

 
• Encyclopedia of Islam, 2nd Edition Full text of the 11 volume Encyclopedia covering all aspects of Islam.  Includes vol.12 (Supplement)
   
• Encyclopedia of Islam, Three  The third edition of the Encyclopedia - not yet completed.

 
• Encyclopedia of Life  Descriptions of every species known to science with a list of references to books and articles.

 
• Encyclopedia of Life Sciences  Thousands of articles on biological sciences.

 
• Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics  A comprehensive resource for researcher, teachers, and students with internal cross referencing and links to other publications.

 
• Encyclopedia of Microbiology, 2009
   
• Encyclopedia of Philosophy  10 volume encyclopedia edited by Donald Borchert. Macmillian, 2006.

 
• Encyclopedia of Popular Music  Comprehensive coverage of popular music from 1900 to the present. Includes jazz, country, folk, rap, musicals, world music, etc.

 
• Encyclopedia of Social Work, 20th ed  Contains 400 subject entries and 200 brief biographies of key figures in the history of social work.

 
• English Short Title Catalog A catalog providing extensive descriptions and holdings information for works printed in Great Britain and its dependencies in any language, as well as for works printed in English anywhere in the world. Coverage is from the beginnings of print to 1800.

 
• Entomology Abstracts   Abstracts from thousands of primary journals dealing with the subject of insects.

 
• Environment Complete  Index to environmental literature including full text of nearly 700 journals, numerous monographs and conference papers.

 
• ERIC  Index to both journal literature and unpublished documents since 1966 with links to full text when available.

 
• ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)  Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, provides access to its database of more than 1.3 million citations to journal and non-journal literature since 1966.
   
• Essay and General Literature Index Index to essays and articles in anthologies.

 
• Ethnic News Watch  Full text of minority newspapers and magazines since 1990.

 
• Europa Sacra  Information on Medieval prelates and dioceses.

 
• Europa World Plus  Online version of the Europa World Yearbook and the nine-volume Regional Surveys.  Political and economic information for more than 250 countries. Comparative international statistics can be downloaded.

 
• European views of the Americas  A comprehensive bibliography of printed works about the Americas written in Europe before 1750.