Research and Writing Guides: Databases and Resources for Off-Campus: Databases by Subject

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Type a journal name in the search box below to see if it is in one of the Library's databases.
In the search results list, the databases that contain that journal title will be listed below the journal.
Locate the appropriate database in the Databases A to Z list, and do a keyword search to start your research.

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AGRICULTURE

Agricola This link opens in a new window
More than 4.9 million citations of journal articles, book chapters, monographs, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials, and technical reports related to agriculture. Also included are the allied disciplines of animal & veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture & fisheries, farming & farming systems, agricultural economics, extension & education, food & human nutrition, agricultural engineering & technology, and earth & environmental sciences.

ART

Art Abstracts (H. W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window
Indexing and abstracts for more than 450 international art publications, including periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. Includes advertising, archaeology, crafts, folk art, graphic arts, interior design, video, film, architecture and art history.
Art Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers fine, decorative and commercial art, photography, folk art, film, and architecture, as well as women’s, media or cultural studies; history; anthropology; industrial design; and other related areas of study.
ARTstor This link opens in a new window
The ARTstor Digital Library is a nonprofit resource that provides more than one million digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences. Contributions come from outstanding international museums, photographers, libraries, scholars, photo archives, and artists and artists' estates.
Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
Includes Grove Art Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.

AUTO REPAIR

Auto Repair Center This link opens in a new window
Repair and maintenance information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles.

BUSINESS & COMPUTERS

Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
The industry's most popular business research database, featuring full text for more than 2,100 journals, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full text, non-journal content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses.
Computer Source This link opens in a new window
A balance of full-text technical journals and full-text consumer computer titles, including such topics as computers, telecommunications, electronics and the Internet.
Regional Business News This link opens in a new window
A supplemental database for customers of Business Source Premier, providing daily updates, which includes comprehensive full text for regional U.S. and Canadian business publications.
Small Business Reference Center This link opens in a new window
A wide variety of information on small business and entrepreneurial subject areas, including common business types, help and advice, business plans, interviews, lectures and how-to videos help foster success in all aspects of managing a business. A collection of state-specific resources supports the researcher with demographic data and other local information.

CURRENT & CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES

Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
This database contains excellent information on current topics. After following the Opposing Viewpoints link, click on the "Issues" tab for a list of popular topics, or enter a search term in the search box
Topic Search (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms including controversial opinions and viewpoints. It contains full text for over 140,000 articles from nearly 260 diverse sources including international newspapers, periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.

DICTIONARIES

The New Webster's Dictionary (2013 edition) This link opens in a new window
This is the New Merriam-Webster Unabridged dictionary, the world's largest and most comprehensive American dictionary.
This is the New Merriam-Webster Unabridged dictionary, the world's largest and most comprehensive American dictionary.

EN ESPANOL

Fuente Academica This link opens in a new window
A collection of scholarly journals from Latin America, Portugal and Spain. All major subject areas are covered with particular emphasis on agriculture, biological sciences, economics, history, law, literature, philosophy, psychology, public administration, religion and sociology.
MedicaLatina This link opens in a new window
A unique collection of medical research and investigatory journals from renowned Latin American and Spanish publishers. A wide range of topics are covered including neuroscience, cardiology, nephrology, biomedicine, clinical research, pediatrics, human reproduction, clinical pathology, cancer research, and hematology.

eBOOKS (digitized books on computer)

CREDO Reference This link opens in a new window
A great source to start your research -- with access to the world's best citable information, including over 500 reference ebooks, Topic Pages on many subjects, and seamless connection to information databases and Chapman Library's online catalog.
A great source to start your research -- with access to the world's best citable information, including over 500 reference ebooks, Topic Pages on many subjects, and seamless connection to information databases and Chapman Library's online catalog.
EBSCO eBooks This link opens in a new window
Over 100,000 electronic books in all areas of academic subjects. These books can be viewed on a computer either on campus or off-campus and can be downloaded on to various mobile devices.
Free Books to Read This link opens in a new window
This 6,000 book online library is free for your use. This library uses "Text to Speech" audio technology to allow your computer to read your selections aloud.
The Online Books Page This link opens in a new window
Links to general, foreign and specialty online books.
The Open Library This link opens in a new window
The Open Library website was created by the Internet Archive to demonstrate a way that books can be represented online. The vision is to create free web access to important book collections from around the world.

ECONOMICS

CREDO Reference This link opens in a new window
A great source to start your research -- with access to the world's best citable information, including over 500 reference ebooks, Topic Pages on many subjects, and seamless connection to information databases and Chapman Library's online catalog.
A great source to start your research -- with access to the world's best citable information, including over 500 reference ebooks, Topic Pages on many subjects, and seamless connection to information databases and Chapman Library's online catalog.
EBSCOHost Academic - Journals This link opens in a new window
More than 8,500 journals, with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles in all subject areas.
MasterFILE Premier This link opens in a new window
Full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. This database also contains full text more than 500 reference books, over 107,000 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags.

EDUCATION

Education Abstracts (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window
Providing indexing and abstracts for hundreds of periodicals, books and yearbooks, Education Abstracts covers subjects including adult education, continuing education, literacy standards, multicultural/ethnic education, teaching methods and much more.
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) This link opens in a new window
This collection of educational research documents and journal articles is sponsored by the U. S. Dept. of Education.
Online digital library of education research and information sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education.
LearningExpress Library This link opens in a new window
Learning Express offers practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life. An entire Learning Center is dedicated to helping with skills for landing a job.
Teacher Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing and abstracts for 280 periodicals, including the subjects of Assessment, Best Practices, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, School Administration, Science & Mathematics, and Teacher Education.

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

CREDO Reference This link opens in a new window
A great source to start your research -- with access to the world's best citable information, including over 500 reference ebooks, Topic Pages on many subjects, and seamless connection to information databases and Chapman Library's online catalog.
A great source to start your research -- with access to the world's best citable information, including over 500 reference ebooks, Topic Pages on many subjects, and seamless connection to information databases and Chapman Library's online catalog.
Encyclopedia Britannica Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
This academic, ad-free version of the Encyclopedia Britannica includes encylopedia entries, a dictionary, world atlas, thesaurus, juried web links, text, images, and videos on a wide range of subjects. This is an excellent place to start research.

ENVIRONMENTAL

GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
Covers all aspects of human impact to the environment, including content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.

GENEALOGY

Genealogy Connect This link opens in a new window
This is a collection of nearly 600 genealogy research and reference publications in searchable PDF format.
HeritageQuest This link opens in a new window
Search Census, Books, PERSI, Revolutionary War, Freedman's Bank and U. S. Serial Set.

HEALTH

Alt Healthwatch This link opens in a new window
Focuses on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness, offering full-text articles for more than 180 journals and reports
Focuses on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness, offering full-text articles for more than 180 journals and reports
Consumer Health Complete This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. Content includes all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. It covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, men & women's health
Kansas Health Matters This link opens in a new window
Kansas Health Matters is a one stop source of non-biased data and information about community health in Kansas. It is intended to help hospitals, health departments, policy makers, community planners and members learn about issues, identify improvements and collaborate for positive change.
Kansas Health Matters is a one stop source of non-biased data and information about community health in Kansas. It is intended to help hospitals, health departments, policy makers, community planners and members learn about issues, identify improvements and collaborate for positive change.
Health Source: Consumer Edition This link opens in a new window
A rich collection of consumer health information, covering topics such as AIDS, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, aging, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, women's health.
MEDLINE This link opens in a new window
Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Includes citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals.

HISTORY

Ancient and Medieval History Online (FactsOnFile) This link opens in a new window
Focusing on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia, Ancient and Medieval History Online gives a balanced, global view of the world in ancient and medieval times. Thousands of entries on events, people, and primary source documents are hyperlinked and allow users a comprehensive and comparative view of the pre-modern
American History on Video This link opens in a new window
This collection provides the largest and richest colleciton of video available online for the study of American History, wth 2,000 hours and over 5,000 titles.
American History Online (FactsOnFile) This link opens in a new window
American History Online is a comprehensive and authoritative reference to the most important individuals, events, and topics in U.S. history. The thousands of entries—topical entries, biographies, maps, timeline entries, primary source documents, and images—are hyperlinked and allow users a path to related entries. Extensive overview essays provide detail on each time period.
Annals of History Online This link opens in a new window
Annals of American History includes the full text of primary documents in American history, including historical accounts, speeches, memoirs, poems, editorials, landmark court decisions, and cultural criticism. This resource also has multimedia files, including hundreds of images and video and audio clips of famous speeches.
European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750 (Go to EBSCO Databases - One Search) This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750 from European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed In Europe Relating to the Americas, 1493-1750. Includes the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of native American peoples.
History Multiple Database Search (FactsOnFile) This link opens in a new window
Search one or more time periods with this search containing American History Online, Modern World History Online, and Ancient and Medieval History Online. All databases can be searched at the same time or separately.
History Reference Center This link opens in a new window
A collection of 550 history titles, this full-text online collection features encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, and guides of historical content.
Kansas History, Territorial through Civil War Years, 1854-1865. This link opens in a new window
This expansive and unique collection of historical documents includes personal narratives and memoirs, pamphlets and politicial speeches, sermons and songs, legal treatises and children's books.
Kansas Memory This link opens in a new window
Kansas Memory has been created by the Kansas State Historical Society to share its historical collections via the Internet. The value of the site is in its rich content--letters, diaries, photographs, government records from the State Archives, maps, museum artifacts, and historic structures in Kansas.
Modern World History Online (FactsOnFile) This link opens in a new window
Modern World History Online covers the important people and events of world history from the age of exploration in the mid-15th century through the modern era. Topical entries, biographies, maps, primary source documents, and timeline entries provide a detailed and comparative view of the people, places, and events that have defined world history.

JOURNALS/MAGAZINES (General & Reference)

EBSCOHost Academic - Journals This link opens in a new window
More than 8,500 journals, with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles in all subject areas.
MAS Ultra - School Edition This link opens in a new window
This comprehensive database contains full text for nearly 500 popular magazines. Full text is also available for 85,670 biographies and over 107,000 primary source documents, 360 reference books (including the Columbia Encyclopedia and the CIA World Fact Book); an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs.
MasterFILE Premier This link opens in a new window
Full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. This database also contains full text more than 500 reference books, over 107,000 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags.
Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
This database contains excellent information on current topics. After following the Opposing Viewpoints link, click on the "Issues" tab for a list of popular topics, or enter a search term in the search box

LANGUAGE LEARNING

Forvo This link opens in a new window
Learn how to pronounce all the words in the world. This free resource will help you to to learn about the history and pronunciation of words in every language.
Mango Languages - Language Learning System This link opens in a new window
An online language learning system for over 20 languages. You can take lessons in simple, practical skills for basic conversation in a language, or take an in-depth and comprehensive language and grammar skills course.
Mango Languages online language-learning system combines real life situations and audio from native speakers with simple, clear instructions. Must have audio capability on your computer to uset his database.

LITERATURE

Literary Reference Center This link opens in a new window
A full-text database that combines information from major respected reference books and literary journals. It contains full text for plot summaries; synopses and work overviews; articles/essays of literary criticism; author biographies; literary journals; book reviews; classic and contemporary poems; classic and contemporary short stories; author interviews; and classic texts.

MILITARY & GOVERNMENT

Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new window
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of these sites. Included are full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 400 journals.

MUSIC

Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Grove Music Online and The Oxford Companion to Music

NEWS/NEWSPAPERS/LEGAL

AP NewsMonitor Collection This link opens in a new window
The Associated Press NewsMonitor Collection is a full-text database that contains harvested news from the Associated Press. When a link to a news story is clicked, you are brought to the Detailed Record and HTML Full Text of the story.
Legal Collection This link opens in a new window
Containing full text for more than 300 of the world's most respected, scholarly law journals, this database is an authoritative source for information on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world. Includes content on the discipline of law and legal topics such as criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical, labor & human resource law, ethics, and the environment.
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Newspaper Source Plus includes more than 1,000 full-text newspapers, including comprehensive full text for major newspapers such as the Christian Science Monitor, San Francisco Chronicle, The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), The Times (UK), Toronto Star, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times (DC) and others.
Web News (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Web News provides near real-time access to thousands of top news feeds from around the globe. This collection includes over 5,000 feeds across a range of business and general news topics.

NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH

CINAHL Fulltext -Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature This link opens in a new window
The world's most comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals provides full text for more than 610 journals and indexing for over 3,000 journals, and includes publications from NLN and ANA. Areas covered include nursing, biomedicine, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines; and access to health care books, nursing dissertations, conference proceedings, standards of practice, audiovisuals and book chapters.
Health Source: Nursing/ Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
This resource provides nearly 550 scholarly full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines, with strong coverage in nursing and allied health.
ProQuest This link opens in a new window
This database provides abstracting and indexing for more than 1,050 journal titles, with over 875 titles in full-text, and 12,300 full text dissertations covering nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine.

PSYCHOLOGY

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods.

RELIGION/PHILOSOPHY

Religion and Philosophy Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive database with more than 300 full-text journals covering topics such as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.

TECHNOLOGY

Applied Science & Technology Abstracts (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window
Abstracts for more than 700 core English-language, scientific and technical publications, including engineering, acoustics, chemistry, computers, metallurgy, physics, plastics, telecommunications, transportation, and waste management.

TEST PREPARATION

LearningExpress Library This link opens in a new window
Learning Express offers practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life. An entire Learning Center is dedicated to helping with skills for landing a job.

VIDEOS/MEDIA

American History on Video This link opens in a new window
This collection provides the largest and richest colleciton of video available online for the study of American History, wth 2,000 hours and over 5,000 titles.
Encyclopedia Britannica Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
This academic, ad-free version of the Encyclopedia Britannica includes encylopedia entries, a dictionary, world atlas, thesaurus, juried web links, text, images, and videos on a wide range of subjects. This is an excellent place to start research.
FactsOnFile American History Online This link opens in a new window
American History Online is a comprehensive and authoritative reference to the most important individuals, events, and topics in U.S. history. The thousands of entries—topical entries, biographies, maps, timeline entries, primary source documents, and images—are hyperlinked and allow users a path to related entries. Extensive overview essays provide detail on each time period.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Films On Demand is a web-based digital library of films that allows users to view streaming videos on a wide variety of educational subjects from academic to life-skills content anytime, anywhere, 24/7!
Kansas Memory This link opens in a new window
Kansas Memory has been created by the Kansas State Historical Society to share its historical collections via the Internet. The value of the site is in its rich content--letters, diaries, photographs, government records from the State Archives, maps, museum artifacts, and historic structures in Kansas.
Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
To find videos in this database, arrow down to "Videos" under "More" above the search box in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.
Theater in Video This link opens in a new window
Theatre In Video contains more than 250 definitive performances of the world's leading plays, together with more than 100 film documentaries, online in streaming video - more than 500 hours in all, representing hundreds of leading playwrights, actors and directors.

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Citation Help

Always consult your instructor or class texts for the exact formatting and punctuation guidelines that are required for your class.

What's a Citation? This link opens in a new window
Learn what a citation is and how it is structured.
Citation Guide This link opens in a new window
This color-coded ciation reference makes it easy to get your author, title, and other parts of the citation in the right order. Just choose the citation style -- MLA, APA, or other, and start building your ciatatopm
APA Style Guide This link opens in a new window
This excellent guide from the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University will help you with your questions about this style of citation.
MLA Style Guide This link opens in a new window
This excellent guide from the Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University will help you with your questions about this style of citation.
Citation Machine This link opens in a new window
Use this free citation builder to create citations for your Works Cited. Just remember to carefully look over citation to make sure it follows the rules.

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NCCC databases -- Access these databases off-campus with you InsideNC ID and password.

Kansas State Library databases. Off-campus access to State Library databases may require that you set up an account with the State Library. This link will show you how to do that:

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