Research Databases by Subject
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General
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Scholarly, multidisciplinary subject coverage; over 6,300 publications, including over 5,700 full text periodicals
Academic Video Online
A comprehensive, multidisciplinary video collection that includes a variety of material with curricular relevance: documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, news programs and newsreels, and demonstrations. Includes thousands of award-winning films, including Academy®, Emmy®, and Peabody® winners. Academic institutions will find frequently used films for classroom instruction, plus newly released films and archival material.
Britannica Online
Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus.
Credo Reference
Credo is an easy-to-use tool for starting research. Gather background information on your topic from hundreds of full-text encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, and subject-specific titles, as well as 500,000+ images and audio files and over 1,000 videos.
Cumberland and United States Newspapers
Provides access to current and historical newspapers from across the United States. Search articles by newspaper title, location, or subject. Includes several papers printed in Cumberland and Allegany County.
Encyclopedia of American Law (Gale)
Covers notable cases, major statutes, legal concepts, documents, and important persons in the field of law.
Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention (Gale)
Presents information about the risks of being victimized by criminals, techniques used to prevent criminal acts,
and ways to meet the needs of people who have been victimized.
Gale eBooks
A collection of online books for multidisciplinary research. Social issues and health topics are featured.
NewspaperArchive
Provides access to current and historical newspapers from across the United States. Search articles by newspaper title, location, or subject. Includes several papers printed in Cumberland and Allegany County.
Oxford English Dictionary
Considered to be the most authoritative and comprehensive record of the English language in the world, tracing the evolution and use of words throughout history.
The Sun (Baltimore, MD)
Full text coverage: September 16, 1990 - current
Testing & Education Reference Center (Gale)
Online practice tests for college entrance, certification and licensing exams; information on colleges, graduate
schools, and scholarships
Business
Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
Full text of nearly 8,350 scholarly business journals and other sources. PDF files of more than 350 of the top
scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922
Education
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Scholarly, multidisciplinary subject coverage; over 6,300 publications, including over 5,700 full text periodicals
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The leading source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators.
For wireless or off-campus access for ACM employees, create an account using your campus email address.
ERIC (EBSCO)
Contains more than 2,200 digests along with references from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals
Proquest Education Journals (ProQuest)
Offering information on hundreds of education topics, this database covers almost 400 leading journals
Teacher Reference Center (EBSCO)
Provides indexing and abstracts for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines
to assist professional educators.
Testing & Education Reference Center (Gale)
Online practice tests for college entrance, certification and licensing exams; information on colleges, graduate
schools, and scholarships
Very Short Introductions ebook series
In no more than 250 pages, these books combine facts, analysis, new insights, and enthusiasm to make complex subjects highly readable. Covers a wide variety of subjects, including science, law, theater, mythology, music, and more.
Health
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Scholarly, multidisciplinary subject coverage; over 6,300 publications, including over 5,700 full text periodicals
CDC Wonder
Wide variety of topics and numeric public health data
CINAHL Plus with Full Text (EBSCO)
Indexing for over 1,900 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health, back to 1937
The Drug Information Portal
Information about prescription and non-prescription drugs, dietary supplements, and investigational drugs presented
by the National Library of Medicine.
Health Source:Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO)
Provides more than 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines
Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO)
Information on the medical sciences, food sciences, and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health
Health.Gov
A portal to the web sites of a number of multi-agency health initiatives and activities of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other Federal departments and agencies
HealthFinder
A free portal to reliable health information, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The site provides an easy-to-use, searchable index of carefully reviewed health information from over 1,500
government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and universities
MedlinePlus (NLM/NIH)
Authoritative and up to date information on over 700 diseases and conditions. Also contains information on drugs,
an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials and the latest health news
NCBI Bookshelf
Biomedical books adapted for Web access by the National Center for Biotechnology Information
Nursing Journals (Ovid)
Full-text articles from the American Journal of Nursing, Home Healthcare Now, Home Healthcare Nurse, Nursing,
Nursing Critical Care, and Nursing Made Incredibly Easy
Nursing Reference Center Plus (EBSCO)
A collection of evidence-based content covering diseases and conditions, procedures, medications, nursing skills and competencies, and patient education handouts as well as leadership and management topics
OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man)
Database cataloging human genes and genetic disorders. Contains textual information and references
PharmWeb
Invaluable directory of information, including a library of archives from over 100 moderated discussion forums
Popline
Abstracts of the international literature on reproductive health, including population, family planning, and
related health issues
PubMed (NLM/NIH)
A service of the National Library of Medicine, including over 15 million citations from MEDLINE and additional life
science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. PubMed includes links to full text articles and
other related resources
Humanities
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Scholarly, multidisciplinary subject coverage; over 6,300 publications, including over 5,700 full text periodicals
CQ Researcher (Congressional Quarterly)
Comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news. In-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social
issues
Literature Online (ProQuest)
Texts of over 350,000 works of literature, critical and reference resources (including 241 full text journals
and key academic textbooks), poetry video clips, student guides, and links to selected Web sites
Literature Criticism Online
Short Story Criticism available here. Click on "See What is Inside" to access Short Story Criticism. Presents
criticism of the world's greatest short-story writers and provides supplementary materials to guide the interested
reader to a greater understanding of the authors of short fiction. The online subscription begins with SSC
vol. 124 (July 2009-). Earlier volumes are available in print.
Masterplots (Salem)
More than 12,000 reference articles focusing on plot summaries, critical commentary, character profiles, literary
settings and biographical profiles of world famous novels, plays, poems and works of nonfiction.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale)
Covers social issues. Brings together viewpoint articles, contextual topic overviews, statistics, biographies,
articles and links to more than 1,000 reviewed web sites
Short Story Criticism
See Literature Criticism Online.
Science and Technology
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Scholarly, multidisciplinary subject coverage; over 6,300 publications, including over 5,700 full text periodicals
AccessScience
A STEM reference source with contributions from Nobel laureates and other award-winning scientists and engineers. New information is added regularly, and existing content is continually reviewed and updated. Digital content include articles, biographies, videos, definitions, images, and animations
AGRICOLA
A bibliographic database of citations to agricultural literature
Entrez
Searches major databases, including PubMed, Nucleotide and Protein Sequences, Protein structures, Genome, Taxonomy,
BLAST, OMIN, PopSet, and others
Forensic Science (Salem)
A reference source of over 400 articles on the theory, techniques, and applications of the various forensic sciences
GENE
Unified query environment for genes defined by sequence and/or in NCBI's Map Viewer. Integrates gene-specific
information independent of the species of origin
Genetics Home Reference
National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes responsible
for those conditions
GreenFILE (EBSCO)
Offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of
scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution,
sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
Household Products Database
Links over 6,000 consumer brands to health effects from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provided by the manufacturers
and allows scientists and consumers to research products based on chemical ingredients
PubMed (NLM/NIH)
A service of the National Library of Medicine, including over 15 million citations from MEDLINE and additional
life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. PubMed includes links to full text articles
and other related resources
MedlinePlus
Authoritative and up to date information on over 700 diseases and conditions. Also contains information on drugs,
an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials and the latest health news
National Agricultural Library Digital Repository
Colection of digitized publications in the field of agriculture. Mainly items published by the USD.
OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man)
Database cataloging human genes and genetic disorders. Contains textual information and references
Science.gov
Provides wide public access and a unified search to the government's vast stores of scientific and technical
information
ToxNet
Integrated system of free web toxicology and environmental health databases. Includes HSDB, TOXLINE, ChemIDpls,
IRIS, TRI, CCRIS, GENE-TOX, and DART/ETIC
Social Sciences
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Scholarly, multidisciplinary subject coverage; over 6,300 publications, including over 5,700 full text periodicals
CIA World Factbook
Provides national-level information on countries, territories, and dependencies including maps, flags and symbols,
and historical and population information
Criminal Justice Periodicals (ProQuest)
Database of 250 U.S. and international criminal justice periodicals, with over 100 titles available in full text.
CQ Researcher (Congressional Quarterly)
Comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news. In-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social
issues
Encyclopedia of American Law (Gale)
Covers notable cases, major statutes, legal concepts, documents, and important persons in the field of law.
Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention (Gale)
Presents information about the risks of being victimized by criminals, techniques used to prevent criminal acts,
and ways to meet the needs of people who have been victimized.
Forensic Science (Salem)
A reference source of over 400 articles on the theory, techniques, and applications of the various forensic sciences
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Gale)
Covers social issues. Brings together viewpoint articles, contextual topic overviews, statistics, biographies,
articles and links to more than 1,000 reviewed web sites
Psychology Journals (ProQuest)
Citations, abstracts, and full text articles from over 650 journals, plus full text of 4,000 dissertations, covering
a wide range of topics in psychology
Country Studies
Presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national
security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world
