The Ames Library

Guide to Databases & Indexes 

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ABI Inform 1980 to present. Business & Management.
Abstracts of English Studies 1958 to 1991. PE25.A16
Abstracts of Folklore Studies 1966 to 1975. GR1.A52
ACM Portal Full text collection on computing and technology.
Academic Search Premier Provides full text for over 4,600 journals.
Accounting & Tax Index 1992 to present. HF5635 .A224
Access Science Online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.
ACS Journals 1996 to present.
AGRICOLA  1970 to present. Agriculture.
Alternative Press Index 1991 to present. Covers humanities and social sciences in alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines.
Alternative Press Index Archive 1969 - 1990.
America: History and Life Research about U.S. and Canada. Dates vary.
America: History and Life. 1964 to 1997. Z1236.A48
American National Biography Biographies of more than 17,400 men and women.
American Statistics Index and Abstracts 1977 to 1983. Z7554.U5 A46
Anthropology Plus Late 1800's to present. Index of bibliographic materials in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology; ethnology, archaeology, folklore, and material culture.
The Argus Digital Collection  1894 to present.
Article1st  1984 to present. General.
Art Abstracts 1983 to present.
Art Index 1950-1994 N1.A1 A78
Arts & Humanities Citation Search 1975 to present. Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
ARTstor A repository of hundreds of thousands of digital images from universities and museums around the world.
ATLA Religion Database 1949 to present.

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BIOSIS Previews  1998 to present.
Bibliographie de la Philosophie 1955 to 1972. Z7127.B5
Biology Digest 1989 to present. Life Sciences.
Biography Index 1946 to 1993. Z5301.B5
Biological Abstracts 1927 to 1999. QH301.B37
Black Thought and Culture Approximately 100,000 pages of monographs, essays, articles, speeches, and interviews written by leaders within the black community from the earliest times to the present.
Book Review Digest 1990 to present.
Book Review Digest 1906 to 1993. Z1279.C95
Book Review Index 1987 to present. Z1035.A1 B6
Bowkers Books In Print 1995 to present.
Business Dateline  1985 to present. Business.
Business & Industry 1994 to present.
Business Organizations Current year. International Business.
Business & Management Practices 1995 to present.
Business Source Elite 1984 to present. Provides full text for over 960 journals.
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Chemical Abstracts 1907 to present. SciFinder Scholar. Available in the library only on the 4th Floor East Side & Instruction Lab.
Chemical Abstratcts 1934 to 1979.
Chicago Tribune - Current 1985 to present
Chicago Tribune - Historical 1890 - 1986
Chicago Tribune Index 1975 to present. AI 21.C45 C47
Choice Reviews Online Reviews of academic books, media, and Internet resources.
CINAHL 1956 to 1994. RT.41.C79
CINAHL Plus with full text 1937 to present. Nursing.
CIS Index 1970 to present. DOC.KF49.C62
Contemporary Women's Issues 1992 to present.
Crime & Delinquency Literature 1974 to 1976. HV6001.C67
Criminal Justice Abstracts 1977 to present. HV6001.C67

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Dissertation Abstracts 1861 to present.
Dramatic Index 1939 to 1949. AI3.M26
Early English Books Online 1473 to 1700.
EconLit 1969 to present. Index of Economic Literature.
Education Abstracts 1983 to present. Leading publications in the field of education.
Education Index 1929 to present. Z5813.E23
E.R.I.C. - Educational Resources 1966 to present. Access full-text.
Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management 1981 to present.
Essay and General Literature 1985 to present.
Essay and General Literature Index 1900 to 1992. AI3.E752

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Fed in Print - Business & Banking 1988 to 1995. Z7164.F5F4
General Science Index 1978 to 1993. Q181.A153
GEOBASE 1980 to present. Geology, Geography, and Ecology.
GPO Monthly Catalog 1976 to present. All subjects of interest to the U.S. Government.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition 1984 to present. Provides full text for nearly 270 health periodicals.
Historical Abstracts Worldwide research except U.S. and Canada, 1972 to present.
Historical Abstracts 1955 to 1980. D299.H5
Historial Statistics of The United States Source for the quantitative facts of American history.
Hoover's Online In-depth information on companies in the U.S. and worldwide
Hospital Literature, Cumulative Index of 1970 to 1977. RA960.A425
Hospital Literature Index 1978 to 1993. RA960.A26
Humanities Abstracts 1984 to present.
Humanities Index 1974 to 1993. AI3.H85

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ICPSR Inter-university consortium for political and social research - access to data sets.
In the First Person Indexes more than 2,500 collections of oral history from around the world, including letters, diaries, oral histories, memoirs, and autobiographies.
NOTE: A small percentage of materials in this database require subscriptions and may not be available.
Index Medicus 1970 to 1990. Z6660.I42
Index of Economic Articles 1966 to 1989. HB1.I286
Index of Economic Journals 1886 to 1965. HB1.I285
Index to Religious Periodical Literature 1963 to 1976. Z7753.A5
Ingenta Coverage varies. Search over 17,000 journals in all subjects.
Insurance Periodicals Index 1970 to present. HG8011.I545
International Financial Statistics Detailed tabulations of international and domestic finance data from 1945.
International Index 1920 to 1965. AI3.R49
International Nursing Index 1966 to 2000. RT41.I55
International Political Science Abstracts 1958 to 1994. JA36.I5
Journal of Economic Abstracts 1963 to 1968. HB1.J6
Journal of Economic Literature 1969 to present. HB1.J6
JSTOR Access to the archives of over 150 scholarly journals.
Keesing's World News Archive 1931 to present

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LexisNexis Coverage varies. News and current affairs.
LexisNexis Congressional 1970 to present. Congressional history including voting records, transcripts, and committee reports.
Library Literature 1984 to present.
LION (Literature Online)  Coverage varies. Poetry, literature, drama.
Literature Resource Center Information that includes criticism, biographies, bibliographies, work overviews and explications, Web sites, periodical articles, compare and contrast pages, full-text author's works, and reading lists
MathSciNet 1940 to present. Mathematical Literature.
MEDLINE 1966 to present. Journals of medicine published internationally.
MLA International Bibliography 1926 to present. Literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore.
MLA Directory of Periodicals Directory for journals and series indexed in MLA Bibliography
MLA International Bibliography 1968 to 1991. Z7006.M64
Music Index 1949 to 2003. ML118.M84
Music Index 1976 to present
Nation Archive  1865 to present
New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians Current. 2nd Edition.
Newspaper Source Current. Provides selected full text articles from 143 U.S. and international newspapers.
New York Times - Historical  1851 to 2002. (1980-present in Lexis/Nexis above)
New York Times Index 1927 to present. AI21.N45

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PAIS International 1972 to present. Public affairs.
PAIS (Public Affairs Info. Service Bulletin) 1941 to 1967. Z7163.P9
PAIS (Public Affairs Info. Service Bulletin) 1968 to 1985. Z7163.P901
PAIS (Public Affairs Info. Service Bulletin) 1986 to 1990. Z7163.P902
PapersFirst 1993 to present. Index of papers presented at conferences.
Petit Robert French Dictionary
Philosopher's Index 1940 to present.
Philosopher's Index 1967 to present. Z7127.P47
Physics Abstracts - Section A 1921 to 1930. QC1.P46
Physics Abstracts - Section A 1941 to 1948. QC1.P46
Physics Abstracts - Section A 1961 to 1978. QC1.P46
Political Science & Government Abstracts 1975 to present.
Poole's Index to Periodical Literature 1802 to 1906. AI3.P7
Proceedings First 1993 to present. Index of conference publications.
Professional Development 1965 to present. Index to library science & education journals covering pedagogy to practice.
Project Muse 1993 to present. Access to more than 100 journals.
PsycArticles Full Text access to over 28,000 articles from 49 peer reviewed journals. Use the PsycInfo database for more complete coverage in the field of Psychology.  
PsycINFO 1806 to present.
PubMed Citations and abstracts, 1950 to present.

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Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature 1900 to 1993. AI3.R48
Religion Index One 1963 to 1995. Z7753.A501
Religious and Theological Abstracts 1964 to 1993. BR1.R286
Resources for College Libraries A core title list for academic libraries.
RILM Music Abstracts 1969 to present. Abstracts of Music Literature.
Roper Center Public Opinion Archive 1935-present. iPOLL database consists of 500,000 questions and answers asked in the US. RoperExpress makes datasets available for analysis.
Saskia Digital Art Images 30,000 digital images of paintings, sculpture and architecture from around the globe.
Science Citation Index 1975 to present.
SIAM Epubs full text of SIAM journals from 1997 to present
SIAM Locus full text archive of SIAM journals from journals' inception to 1996
SIRS Researcher Abstracts 1969 to present. Social Science.
Social Sciences and Humanities Index 1965 to 1974. AI3.R4901
Social Sciences Citation Index 1975 to present.
Social Sciences Index 1974 to 1993. AI3.S62
Sociological Abstracts 1963 to present.
Sociological Abstracts 1953 to 1995. HM1.S67
Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage Provider of independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research, data and valuations.
Statistical Universe 1963 to present. Electronic version of American Statistical Index.

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Ulrich's Periodical Directory A bibliographic database providing detailed, comprehensive, and authoritative information on serials published throughout the world
USA Trade Online Provides current and cumulative U.S. export and import data on more than 18,000 export commodities and 24,000 import commodities worldwide.
Value Line Investment Survey A comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy. Published weekly.
Value Line Company, Ticker, Industry Info Lookup Search for data and analysis by company name, ticker symbol or industry.
Wall Street Journal The financial newspaper of record offering in-depth coverage of national and international finance as well as first rate coverage of hard news. 1984-current.
Wall Street Journal Index 1967 to present. HG1.W258
Wilson Select Plus Full text articles in science, humanities, education and business.  1994 to present.
Women and Social Movements in the United States: 1600-2000 Links about key issues in women's social history.
WorldCat World's most comprehensive bibliography.
World Development Indicators Statistical data for over 550 development indicators and time series data from 1960-2002 for over 200 countries and 18 country groups.  
Zoological Record The world’s leading taxonomic reference; the unofficial registry of animal names.

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