Library Databases
What are library databases?
Library databases are online repositories of magazine, newspaper, scholarly journal, and encyclopedia articles. They may also contain sound and video clips and primary documents.
Library databases are credible resources for research and should be distinguished from articles retrieved from websites found on the "free web". Articles are written by scholars and journalists and are made available through reputable publishers.
- Best for Current News Articles
- Best for Background Information
- Best for Controversial Topics
- Best for Scholarly Journal Articles
- Best for Historical News Articles
- Best for Primary Documents
- Best for Laws and Legislation
Databases by Subject
- General and Interdisciplinary
- Art and Music
- History and Social Sciences
- Literature
- Science and Math
- World Languages
Databases A - Z
Best for Current News Articles
InfoTrac OneFile (Gale) Articles from general magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals. Also includes transcripts and sound files of radio broadcasts. 1980 to present.
ProQuest Includes thousands of newspapers and magazines, many updated daily. 1986 to present. Hint: Begin with an Advanced Search and select one database to search. Platinum Periodicals is a good choice. Hint: Check off 'Full Text Articles Only." Includes the New York Times, from 1980 through current.
Student Research Center (EbscoHost) Contains full text for more than 500 magazines, 360 full text reference books, 85,670 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 341,655 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs and expanded full text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines.
Best for Background Information
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online The complete encyclopedia, as well film clips. primary document images, and links to recommended websites.
Biography Resource Center Biographies of people from all over the world and throughout history.
CQ Researcher Great for researching issues in the news. Entries include an historical description, a timeline of related events and a pro/con presentation of each issue.
Gale Virtual Reference Library A collection of key reference books on a variety of topics (biography, history, literature) for student and general research.
Global Issues in Context (Gale) Uses a wealth of resources to explain the historical and contemporary conditions necessary to understand global issues, conflicts and events.
World Data Analyst Online Up-to-date, detailed statistics on countries. Create charts comparing countries or changes over time.
Best for Controversial Topics
CQ Researcher Great for researching issues in the news. Entries include an historical description, a timeline of related events and a pro/con presentation of each issue.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale) Essays, statistics, articles, and primary documents supporting opposing sides of topics. Great resource for debate research.
Best for Scholarly Journal Articles
JStor Scholarly journal storage. Peer-reviewed articles that were published from 1 to 5 years ago.
InfoTrac OneFile (Gale) Enter search terms and then click on the Academic Journals tab at the top of your search results.
ProQuest Enter search terms and limit your results to Scholarly Journals, including Peer-Reviewed.
Best for Historical News Articles
American Periodicals Series Online1740-1900 (ProQuest) Over 1,100 periodicals that first began publishing between 1740 and 1900.
Historical Newspapers (ProQuest) Includes the New York Times, 1851-2004, the Atlanta Constitution, 1868-1939, The Chicago Defender, 1905-1975, and the Hartford Courant, 1851-2004. Hint: Select a date or range of dates for the most relevant results.
Best for Primary Documents
American Periodicals Series Online 1740-1900 (ProQuest) Over 1,100 periodicals that first began publishing between 1740 and 1900.
Historical Newspaper (ProQuest) Includes the New York Times, 1851-2004, the Atlanta Constitution, 1868-1939, The Chicago Defender, 1905-1975, and the Hartford Courant, 1851-2004. Hint: Select a date or range of dates for the most relevant results.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale) Enter search terms and click on the primary documents tab at the top of your search results list.
Student Research Center (EbscoHost) Enter search terms and limit your results to Primary Source Documents.
Best for Laws and Legislation
LexisNexis Scholastic 1985 to present.
Databases by Subject
General and Interdisciplinary
American Periodicals 1740-1900 (ProQuest)
Biography Resource Center Biographies of people from all over the world and throughout history.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online The complete encyclopedia, as well film clips, primary document images, and links to recommended websites.
Gale Virtual Reference Library A collection of key reference books on a variety of topics (biography, history, literature) for student and general research.
InfoTrac General OneFile (Gale) Articles from general magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals. Also includes transcripts and sound files of radio broadcasts. 1980 to present.
JStor Scholarly journal storage. Good for researching peer-reviewed articles that were published from 1 to 5 years ago.
New York Times, 1995 – Current date (Gale)
New York Times, 1980 - Current date (ProQuest)
Oxford English Dictionary Online The world's most authoritative English dictionary, the OED is the place to go for word origins and history. Each entry contains pronunciation and a quotation documenting its first use.
ProQuest Includes thousands of newspapers and magazines, many updated daily. 1986 to present. Hint: Begin with an Advanced Search and select one database to search. Platinum Periodicals is a good choice. Hint: Check off 'Full Text Articles Only." Includes the New York Times, from 1980 through current.
Historical Newspapers (ProQuest) Includes the New York Times, 1851-2004, the Atlanta Constitution, 1868-1939, The Chicago Defender, 1905-1975, and the Hartford Courant, 1851-2004. Hint: Select a date or range of dates for the most relevant results.
Reader's Guide Retro (WilsonWeb) Online version of the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. 1890-1982.
Student Research Center (EbscoHost) Contains full text for more than 500 magazines, 360 full text reference books, 85,670 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 341,655 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs and expanded full text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines.
Art and Music
African American Song Documents the history of African American music in an online music listening service.
ArtStor Images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images for research and teaching. Turn off your browser's pop-up blocker for this site.
Classical Music Library Classical music recordings for listening and learning.
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries Encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions. Includes sound recordings, liner notes and images.
History and Social Sciences
American Periodicals 1740-1900 (ProQuest)
Annals of American History Online Primary documents from U.S. history: Speeches, memoirs, poems, historical accounts, and multimedia.
CQ Encyclopedia of American Government Concise, up-to-date explanations of the who, how, and why of American democracy.
CQ Researcher Great for researching issues in the news. Entries include an historical description, a timeline of related events and a pro/con presentation of each issue.
Educator's Reference Complete (Gale)
Global Issues in Context (Gale) Uses a wealth of resources to explain the historical and contemporary conditions necessary to understand global issues, conflicts and events.
Historical Newspapers (ProQuest) Includes the New York Times, 1851-2004, the Atlanta Constitution, 1868-1939, The Chicago Defender, 1905-1975, and the Hartford Courant, 1851-2004. Hint: Select a date or range of dates for the most relevant results.
LexisNexis Best for researching laws and legislation. 1985 to present.
Massachusetts History Online (Gale)
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale) Essays, statistics, articles, and primary documents supporting opposing sides of topics. Great resource for debate research.
Reader's Guide Retro (WilsonWeb) Online version of the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. 1890-1982.
World Data Analyst Online Up-to-date, detailed statistics on countries. Create charts comparing countries or changes over time.
Literature
Contemporary Literary Criticism (Gale)
Literary Reference Center (EbscoHost)
Science and Math
Access Science Articles from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology 10th edition and Research Updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks of Science & Technology, biographies from the Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography, and the latest news in science and technology from Science News and ScienCentral videos.
Health Reference Center Academic (Gale)
Science Reference Center (EbscoHost)
Scientific American Archive Online The archive currently contains the entire editorial contents of Scientific American Magazine, from January 1993 through to the present.
Teen Health & Wellness Topics include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more.
World Languages
Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol Spanish language edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
LexisNexis Articles Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch and Portuguese publicaitons.
Databases A - Z
A - B - C - D
American Periodicals Series Online 1740-1900 (ProQuest)
Annals of American History Online
Contemporary Literary Criticism (Gale)
CQ Encyclopedia of American Government
E - F - G
Educator's Reference Complete (Gale)
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol
Global Issues in Context (Gale)
H - I - J - K
Health Reference Center Academic (Gale)
InfoTrac General OneFile (Gale)
L - M - N
Literary Reference Center (EbscoHost)
Massachusetts History Online (Gale)
O - P - Q
Oxford English Dictionary Online
New York Times, 1995 – Current date (Gale)
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
R - S - T - U - V
Reader's Guide Retro (WilsonWeb)
Science Reference Center (EbscoHost)
Scientific American Online Archive
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries
Student Research Center (EbscoHost)
W - X - Y - Z
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