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19th Century Masterfile Locates 19th century articles from selected American and British magazines. Inlcudes Poole's index. (1802 - 1925)
Academic Search Premier Indexes and abstracts almost 7,900 journals; more than 4,400 of these titles are in full-text. (1965 - present)
AccessScience Online edition of the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.
Access UN The premier index to United Nations documents.
ACM: Association for Computing Machinery The full text of every article published by ACM!
Africabib Two bibliographic databases covering Africa- one general and one concerning women.
Agricola Describes materials in the National Agriculture Library . (1970 - present)
Alternative Press Index Citations from alternative, radical and left publications. (1991 - present)
Alternative Press Index Archive An archive of citations from alternative, radical and left publications. (1969 - 1990)
America: History and Life Indexes the scholarly literature on the history of the U.S. and Canada. Includes links to full text of the articles also included in JSTOR. (1964 - present)
American Chemical Society Publications Provides articles published by the American Chemical Society. Years of journals available vary by the title. (1996 to present)
American Humanities Index A collection of bibliographic references to literary, scholarly and creative journals published in the United States and Canada. (1975 - present)
American National Biography Biographical portraits of prominent, dead American men and women. Includes bibliographies.
American State Papers Reports of the U.S. Congress between 1789 and 1838
Annual Reviews Identifies and synthesizes primary research literature in 33 scholarly fields.
Anthropological Index Indexes of periodicals currently received at the British Museum Anthropology Library. Covers major journals for cultural anthropology and archaeology. Also includes many titles not indexed elsewhere, including small journals from developing nations and eastern Europe. (1957-present)
Anthropological Literature Indexes articles two or more pages long on anthropology and archaeology in periodicals received at the Tozzer Library, Harvard University. Particularly helpful for finding older materials on North American, Middle American, and South American archaeology and ethnology. (Late 19th Century - present)
AnthroSource A complete electronic archive of all American Anthropological Assn. journals. (1880-present)
AP Multimedia Archive Offers images of significant events, historical figures, political leaders and sports greats of the nineteenth and twentieth century. (1844 - present)
Archival Research Catalog ARC is the online catalog of NARA's nationwide holdings in the Washington, DC area, Regional Archives and Presidential Libraries.
ARTFL Project for American & French Research on the Treasury of the French Language. Coverage includes classic works of literature & non-fiction prose & technical writing, novels, verse, theater, journalism, essays, correspondence, & treatises.
Art Full Text This database offers full text plus abstracts and indexing of an international array of publications. See also: Art Index Retrospective. (Full text from 1997; abstracts: 1994 - present; indexing from 1984.)
Article First Indexes journal articles in sciences and the humanities. (1990 - present)
Art Index Retrospective Cites articles and reproductions of works of art from periodicals. (1929-1984)
Art Museum Image Gallery The Art Museum Image Gallery is a rich digital resource of art images and related multimedia gathered from the collections of distinguished museums around the world.
Arts & Humanities Citation Search Contains records referencing arts and humanities subjects. (Tip: in an Author search, use the last name and first initial). (1980 - present)
ARTstor The ARTstor Library includes approximately 500,000 images covering art, architecture, archeology, and culture. Tutorial/Help
Associations Unlimited
(Public Library Database)
Directory of thousands of U.S. national associations, international. regional, state, and local associations.
ATLA Religion Index Contains indexes and full text relating to the study of all religious subjects. Click the info button for printing instructions. (1949 - present; use Internet Explorer for easiest full-text printing in this database)
Bibliography of Asian Studies Indexes western-language materials on all areas of Asia . (1971 - present)
Bibliography of the History of Art Contains indexes and abstracts on European and American art from late antiquity forward. (1973 - present).
Biographies Plus Illustrated Contains more than 111,000 biographies and obituaries and more than 32,000 photographs of the subjects.
Biography & Genealogy Master Index Index to biographies of persons from ancient times to the present.
Biography Resource Center
Public Library Database
Biographical sources plus full-text periodical articles.
BIOSIS Previews on Ovid A comprehensive index to life sciences and biomedical research worldwide, including journals, meetings, patents, and books. (1990 - present)
BIOSIS Previews on Web of Science A comprehensive index to life sciences and biomedical research worldwide, including journals, meetings, patents, and books. (1990 to present)
Book Review Digest Plus Over a million book reviews, dating back to 1983, taken from more than 8,000 periodicals. (1983 - present)
Books In Print Information about books that are in print, out-of-print, and forthcoming.
Britannica Online Online edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Includes a dictionary and thesaurus.
Business & Company Resource Center
(Public Library Database)
In depth coverage of businesses, including company profiles, financial reports, brand information, company rankings, histories and full text periodical articles.
Business Dateline Complete text of articles from more than 500 U.S. and Canadian local and regional business publications. (1985 - present)
Business Source Premier Over 2,300 full-text scholarly business journals plus other sources.
Campaign 2008 News on LexisNexis Academic Campaign 2008 News contains 2008 election stories from all the English language full-text news sources in the combined source: News, Most Recent 2 years.
Career and job opportunities
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database Reviews of children's books
Choice Reviews Online An important source for reviews of academic books, electronic media, and Internet resources of interest to those in higher education.
Chronicle of Higher Education Online edition of the Chronicle.
CiNii (Scholarly and Academic Information Navigator) CiNii (pronounced "sigh-knee") searches academic papers and articles published in Japan.
ClasePeriodica Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities. (1975 to present)
Columbia Granger's World of Poetry Locate a poem in an anthology published after 1981; search by title, first or last line, author or subject. (1981 - present)
Columbia International Affairs Online International affairs resource; includes journals, books, policy briefs and working papers. (1991 - present)
ComAbstracts Abstracts of journal articles and book chapters in the communications field.
Communication Abstracts Provides short summaries of journal articles, books and book chapters in the field of communications. (1998 - 2003)
Communication Abstracts Provides short summaries of journal articles, books and book chapters in the field of communications.
Communication and Mass Media Complete Offers full text for almost 300 titles and contains citation coverage for 300 additional sources.
Computer Source Full text for more than 300 publications covering topics such as computer science, programming, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, information systems, robotics, and software.
Computing Reviews Reviews of current research, theory and applications in all subdisciplines of computing
Congressional Observer Publications Accurate, timely and non-partisan coverage of every vote in the US House and Senate. (1994 - present)
Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports, Major Studies and Issue Briefs Boley Law Library's guide to to CRS studies and reports.
Consumers Index Evaluations, tests, warnings and recalls of specific consumer products; articles on consumerism and consumer protection. (1986-present)
Contemporary Women's Issues Full-text of articles, books, newsletters, and more on women's issues in over 150 countries. (1992 - present)
CQ Researcher Full text of CQ Researcher reports on major U.S. social, economic and political issues. (1991 - present)
Disclosure Corporate Snapshots Directory information on companies publicly traded on U.S. stock exchanges
Dissertation Abstracts An index to doctoral dissertations and master's theses from North American and selected European institutions. (1861 - present)
Early English Books Online (EEBO) EEBO contains digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700
EBSCOHost Connects to a selection of databases, including Academic Search Premier and ERIC.
ECO Electronic Collections Online from FirstSearch includes the full-text of scholarly journals. (Varies by Title)
EconLit with Full Text Contains all of the indexing available in EconLit, plus full text for more than 400 journals; indexing and full text for articles in all fields of economics.
Educational Administration Abstracts Provides access to literature related to educational leadership.
Education Full Text Full text coverage for Education FT begins with January 1996.
Education Research Complete Full text and indexing for journals, books and conference papers in education.
Encyclopaedia Judaica more than 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion, written by Israeli, American and European subject specialists.
Encyclopaedia of Islam Reference source on the Islamic world, the religion, the believers and the countries in which they live.
Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métier Published under the direction of Diderot, with 17 volumes of text and 11 volumes of plates between 1751 and 1772.
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences Full text encyclopedia which contains peer-reviewed articles.
ERIC Provides access to education journals and related documents from the U.S. Department of Education. (1966 - present)
Essay and General Literature Index Indexes essays in books and anthologies. (1985-present)
Faculty of 1000-Biology Highlights and reviews the most interesting papers published in the biological sciences, based on the recommendations of a faculty of well over 2300 leading researchers.
Film Literature Index FLI annually indexes 150 film and television periodicals from 1976 to 2001 for articles on film and television. The periodicals range from the scholarly and critical to the popular.
FMG on Demand Streaming video of a collection of films from the Films Media Group.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports Created by the U.S. intelligence community to benefit policy makers and analysts, FBIS Daily Reports offer foreign views and perspectives on historical events from thousands of monitored broadcasts and publications.
Gale's Literary Index An index to biographical information on authors and critical essays of their writings.
Gallup Brain 70 years of public opinion polls from The Gallup Poll.
Gender Studies Database Combines NISC's Women's Studies International and Men's Studies databases with the coverage of sexual diversity issues.
GEOBASE An index to worldwide literature on geology, geography, and ecology. (1980 - present)
GeoRef The most comprehensive database of bibliographic information in the geosciences. (1785 - present)
Google Book Search Google Book Search searches the full text of books that Google scanned and stored in its digital database.
Google News Archive Search Searches back issues of selected newspapers and magazines
Google Scholar Google's academic search engine now has links to the full-text that Watzek Library provides.
GPO Access A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office, this site provides free electronic access to over 1,000 databases of official Federal information.
GPO Monthly Catalog A guide to publications from the Government Printing Office since July 1976. (1976 - present)
GreenFILE Indexes scholarly and general interest titles, government documents and reports. Focuses on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment.
Grove Dictionary of Art Online is now Oxford Art Online An authoritative online version of the famous
Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture Encompassing over four thousand years of artistry and innovation, this resource spans every art form, medium and civilization from Cycladic, Minoan, Helladic, and Etruscan art to the fall of the Roman Empire.
Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts Over 3,000 entries covering thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western cultures.
Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) The Handbook is a bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars.
HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Index Contains bibliographic citations to articles, book reviews, documents, and original literary works in social science and humanities journals. (1970 - present)
Health Source: Consumer Edition Full text of hundreds of health periodicals, pamphlets, and selected health reference books. (1984 - present)
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition Full text of scholarly journals focusing on many medical disciplines. (1975 - present)
HeinOnline Exact page images of law journals, U.S. Reports, Federal Register, and treaty & international agreements etc.
HeritageQuest Online
(Public Library Database)
Research materials for tracing family history and American culture. Includes Census images for 1790-1930.
Heritage Trail Press A collection of resources for historical research in the Pacific Northwest.
Historical Abstracts Indexes the scholarly literature on the history of the world, excluding the U.S. and Canada. (1954 - present)
Historical New York Times see New York Times-Historical
Historical Statistics of the United States The standard source for the quantitative facts of American history.
History Cooperative A research database for history sponsored by the American Historical Association that searches core journals in history.
Homeland Security Digital Library The HSDL collection includes homeland security strategy, policy and research documents.
ICPSR: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research The largest archive of computer-readable social science data in the world. Holdings of over 5,300 titles and over 100,000 unique files. You must create an individual account to download the files. (1963-present)
Index Islamicus Classified bibliography of publications in European languages on all aspects of Islam and the Muslim world.
Index of Christian Art Works of art from early apostolic times up to A.D. 1400, and for some works, as late as the end of the sixteenth century.
Index to Military Periodicals Indexes significant articles, news items, book reviews and editorials from English language military and aeronautical periodicals.
Ingenta (formerly UnCover) Citations to over 27,000 journals in all subject areas, searchable by keywords in article titles. (1988 - present)
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
International Medieval Bibliography An interdisciplinary bibliography of the European Middle Ages, covering Europe, the Middle East and North Africa in the period 300-1500 A.D.
Internships Series Online Internship information on the web. L&C community only.
INTER-PLAY Gives locations of printed plays in collections, anthologies and periodicals at Portland State University.
IRIS: Database of Funding Opportunities IRIS includes over 8.600 federal and private funding opportunities in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. The database is searchable and can be set up for automatic alerts when given specific criteria.
ITER: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance Citations to articles and books on the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
JSTOR Full text of scholarly journals, from their earliest issues up to 3-5 years ago.
LC Library Catalog The L&C catalog is the database that shows books, recordings, videos, musical scores, and journal titles available in the Watzek Library and Boley Law Library
Left Index Leads to articles in left-leaning periodicals about politics, economics, and society.
LexisNexis Academic Full text of national , regional and international newspapers, business and legal sources and more.
LexisNexis Congressional Comprehensive access to U.S. legislative publications and more. (1989 - present)
LexisNexis Environmental Access to a variety of resources on the environment.
LexisNexis Statistical Universe An index of statistics published by the U.S government and some by state government , international and private sources.
LGBT Life with Full Text LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) journals, magazines, regional newspapers and full text monographs.
Library Literature & Information Science Indexes library and information science literature. (1984 - present)
LISTA: Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts Indexing for more than 600 periodicals and other materials in librarianship, information management and more.
Literature Resource Center Critical analyses, biographies and bibliographies of literary authors.
Lit Finder LitFinder includes full text poems, stories, plays, essays, and speeches.
Live Search Books Searches the full text of books scanned by Microsoft in collaboration with members of the publishing industry (including Yale University Press and others)
MasterFILE Premier Full text of general interest periodicals and other materials. (1975 - present)
MAS Ultra - School Edition Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database provides full text for more than 700 popular general interest and current events publications.
MathSciNet Comprehensive database covering the world's mathematical literature since 1940 (1940-present)
MDID@LC The Library's digital image collection contains a growing number of high-resolution digital images that can be accessed through MDID (Madison Digital Image Database) for classroom presentation and student study reviews.
MEDLINE on FirstSearch Covers all areas of medicine including dentistry and nursing (1965 - present)
MEDLINE on Web of Science Covers all areas of medicine including dentistry and nursing (1965-present).
MEDLINE via Ebsco Covers all areas of medicine including dentistry and nursing (1965-present).
Mental Measurements Yearbook Fulltext information about and reviews of English-language standardized tests. (1989 - present)
Merck Index on CD-ROM An encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals.
Middle Search Plus Provides full text for 140 popular magazines for middle and jr. high school research.
MLA Bibliography Literature, language, linguistics, folklore. (1926 - present)
Music Index Online
(Public Library Database)
Indexes articles from more than 670 international music periodicals. (1979-present)
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections NUCMC is a catalog of historical manuscript collections in the United States.
Naxos Music Library Naxos Music Library is a collection of classical music available online. It includes the complete Naxos, Marco Polo and Dacapo catalogues of over 85,000 tracks, including Classical music, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music.
Naxos Music Library: Jazz Offers close to 22,600 tracks of jazz from over 2,300 albums from Naxos Jazz and the 22 labels of Fantasy Jazz.
Naxos Music Library: Sheet Music Contains thousands of original scores from the world�s leading music publishers
Naxos Spoken Word Library Audio files of literature and poetry ranging from medieval times to the twentieth century, and an expanding range of non-fiction.
NBER Working Papers Working papers of the National Bureau of Economic Research, a nonprofit economic research organization.
New Dictionary of Eponyms Eponym:one for whom or which something is named or supposedly named
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians The comprehensive music encyclopedia. Helps locate scores in large sets.
Newspaper Abstracts Indexes articles from major US newspapers.
NewspaperDirect PressDisplay "Your favorite newspaper anywhere in the world on the date of publication." Trial expires 6/15/08.
Newspaper Source Selected full text for 200 U.S. and international newspapers.
New Testament Abstracts Indexing and abstracts for articles, reviews, books and software in the area of New Testament studies. (1985-present)
New York Times - Historical Provides full-text and full-image articles for the New York Times from 1851 through 2003. (1851 - 2004)
Northwest Digital Archives (NWDA) Provides enhanced access to more than 2,400 archival and manuscript collections in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington
Old Testament Abstracts Indexing and abstracts for journal articles, monographs, and multi-author works related to Old Testament studies. (1978-present)
OneSearch OneSearch searches multiple research databases from one simple interface. You can choose which subjects or databases you want it to search
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Trial valid through 4/16/08. Great for researching controversial issues. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center brings together information to help students fully understand an issue
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
(Public Library Database)
Provides a one-stop source for information and opposing viewpoints on current social issues
Oregonian Full text of The Oregonian newspaper. (1988 - present)
Oregon Index Indexes several Oregon newspapers. (1985 - present)
Oregon Labor Market Information System Find comprehensive information on over 700 occupations, including occupational descriptions, licensing information, wages, occupational projections, educational requirements, schools offering training, and more.
ORULS Periodicals and newspapers available in Oregon libraries.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Expanded second edition of the Dictionary of National biography Tutorial/Help
Oxford English Dictionary Provides authoritative definitions and traces the usage of words from their first recorded occurrence to the modern period.
Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English This comprehensive reference includes detailed information on the spelling, history, and usage of thousands of foreign words and phrases used by English speakers.
Oxford Reference Online Electronic version of Oxford reference books across a broad range of subjects.
Oxford Scholarship Online: Philosophy Full text of Philosophy books published by Oxford University Press.
PAIS International and PAIS Archive Indexes articles on a wide range of public policy topics, national and international. (1915-1976 [PAIS Archive]; 1972 - present [PAIS International])
Papers First Index of papers presented at conferences worldwide. (1983 - present)
Philosopher's Index Indexing and abstracts of philosophy articles, books, and book chapters. (1940 - present)
Points of View Reference Center essays, news, journals, images, and other resources for understanding the complexities of controversial issues. Trial database through May
Polling the Nations A compilation of more than 14,000 surveys conducted by over 1000 polling organizations in the U. S. and 100 other countries from 1986 to the present time.
Praeger Security International Contains the complete text of 500+ titles on terrorism and security issues.
Primary Search Provides full text for more than 60 popular magazines for elementary school research.
Proceedings First An OCLC index of worldwide conference proceedings. (1993 - present)
Pro & Con Online A database of issues covered by Congressional Digest, Supreme Court Debates and International Debates since 1998. (1998-present)
Professional Development Collection Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of over 500 full text journals.
Project Muse Full-text articles from scholarly journals in arts & humanities, social sciences and mathematics.
PsycArticles Full text of APA journal articles. (1985-)
PsycCritiques Book reviews of scholarly and professional books in psychology (1956- present)
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection All full text publications included in this database are indexed in PsycINFO.
PsycINFO The major index for psychology and an important secondary index for education. (1887 - present) Tutorial/Help
PubMed This public (and free) version of MEDLINE indexes medical and biomedical journals. (1966 - present)
Reader's Guide Retrospective Index of more than 3 million articles from 375 popular and general-interest periodicals published in the U.S. and Canada. (1890-1982)
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature Index of articles in 350 popular, general-interest magazines published in the U.S. and Canada. (1983-present)
RefWorks Web-based bibliographic management software. (GROUP CODE) Tutorial/Help
Regional Business News Comprehensive full-text coverage for regional business publications.
Religious & Theological Abstracts Provides objective summaries of articles appearing in scholarly journals in the fields of Religion and Theology. (1958-present)
Research Papers in Economics RePEc is a free (unlike EconLit) effort to enhance the dissemination of research in economics. Some RePEc material is freely available.
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature Provides abstracts of articles from over 5000 journals, books, reviews, dissertations, etc., in the field of music. (1969-present)
RLG Union Catalog (RLIN) Provides bibliographic descriptions of items held in comprehensive research libraries and special libraries.
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy The definitive and most thorough work in the field of philosophy.
Royal Society of Chemistry journals Search all RSC journals back to 1841 and up to the present.
Sanborn Maps
-(Public Library Database)
Historical street and lot maps of Oregon and Washington (1867-1970)
SCAMPI Indexes articles on military and naval art and science, operational warfare, joint planning, national and international politics, and other areas.
Science Citation Index on Web of Science A part of the Web of Science, the SCI searches the references (citations) found in journal articles in the sciences. (1980 - present)
Scopus 14,000 peer-reviewed titles in scientific, medical, technical and social science literature, from more than 4,000 international publishers.
Search Inside the Book Like Google's Book Search, SITB searched the full-text of selected books.
Short Story Index