Databases of Interest Available through The University of Alabama Library

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1 Databases of Interest Available through The University of Alabama Library ABI/INFORM Complete Coverage: 1971-current Description: Abstracts and articles from over 1200 journals and magazines in all business fields. Can be searched by word, topic, author, etc. Search by publication to retrieve all the articles from a particular issue., Business, Clothing, Textiles, & Interior Design, Communications, Human Environmental Studies, Social Work Material Type: Book Reviews, Full Text, Newspapers, Scholarly Journals Academic Coverage: Description: Academic provides access to full text resources on topics including current and general news; business and financial information; newspapers; company directories; government and politics; medical and health topics; accounting, auditing, and tax; federal and state laws; legal cases; and regulations. Resources include TV and radio news transcripts. Communications, Law, Social Work Material Type: Directories, Full Text, Government Information, Newspapers, Reference Sources and Tools, Statistics Academic OneFile (AVL) Coverage: 1980-current (varies) Description: Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly., Anthropology, Area Studies, Art (History and Studio), Clothing, Textiles, & Interior Design, Communications, Communicative Disorders, Criminal Justice, Geography, German Language & Literature, History, Human Environmental Studies, International Studies, Library Science, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, Women's Studies Material Type: Scholarly Journals

2 Academic Search Premier (AVL) Coverage: Indexing/Abstracts Beginning dates vary considerably from 1865 to 2000; Full text--dates vary, many titles as early as Description: Academic Search Premier contains the full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. It also contains indexing and abstracts for over 8,000 magazines, news sources and refereed journals in nearly every area of academic study including: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies and more., Anthropology, Area Studies, Art (History and Studio), Clothing, Textiles, & Interior Design, Communications, Communicative Disorders, Criminal Justice, Geography, German Language & Literature, History, Human Environmental Studies, International Studies, Library Science, Political Science, Psychology, Russian Language & Literature, Social Work, Sociology, Theatre & Dance, Women's Studies Material Type: Book Reviews, Digital Images, Full Text, Maps, Newspapers, Scholarly Journals Alabama Virtual Library (AVL) Coverage: Description: The Alabama Virtual Library, primarily a group of online databases that have magazine, journal and newspaper articles for research, provides all students, teachers, and citizens of the State of Alabama with online access to essential library and information resources. Material Type: Biographies, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, Government Information, Historical/Primary Resources, Reference Sources and Tools, Scholarly Journals Business Source Premier (AVL) Coverage: Varies. Indexing and abstracting are provided back to Description: Full text of about 3,000 journals in all aspects of business, plus indexing and abstracts for an additional 3,800 journals. Depth of full-text coverage varies, extending back to 1965 in some cases and further for selected scholarly titles; indexing and abstracts are provided back to Business, Communications Material Type: Book Reviews, Full Text, Scholarly Journals

3 Catalog of U.S. Government Publications Coverage: July 1976-present Description: An index of materials produced by the federal government from 1976 to the present. Access: Material Type: Government Information, Historical/Primary Resources CenStats Coverage: Current Description: Collection of statistical resources from the Census Bureau databases. Databases include: census tract street locator, international trade data, building permits, zip code business patterns, financial data for state and local schools and governments, USA counties, occupation data by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, annual survey of manufactures, etc. Access: WWW Social Work Material Type: Government Information, Reference Sources and Tools, Statistics Chronicle of Higher Education, The Coverage: 1989-present Description: Online, The Chronicle is published every weekday and is the top destination for news, advice, and jobs for people in academe. The Chronicle's Web site features the complete contents of the latest issue; daily news and advice columns; thousands of current job listings; articles published since September 1989; vibrant discussion forums; and career-building tools such as online CV management, salary databases, and more. The Web site is updated throughout the day with the latest news in academe (NO EMBARGO of content). Also included are the text from the current print edition, posted every Monday morning; a searchable archive of back issues; all the commentary and essays from the weekly magazine, The Chronicle Review; all the data from the annual Almanac and other special, single-topic reports in easy-to-search databases; online "extras" such as slide shows, podcasts, and video. Education Material Type: Full Text

4 Dissertations & Theses Coverage: 1861-current: 1995-present full text Description: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (Formerly Digital Dissertations) includes citations, some abstracts, and many full texts for dissertations and theses ranging from the first U.S. dissertation, accepted in 1861, to those accepted as recently as last semester. The full text of most U. S. dissertations and master s thesis from 1995 forward is provided including those written at The University of Alabama. Anthropology, Art (History and Studio), Biology & Agriculture, Chemistry, Clothing, Textiles, & Interior Design, Communications, Communicative Disorders, Education, Engineering, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Theatre & Dance Material Type: Dissertations and Theses Dissertations & Theses at University of Alabama Coverage: Varies, 1920s-current Description: Current the University of Alabama, a companion database to ProQuest Digital Dissertations, includes citations (and many abstracts) for dissertations and theses from the University of Alabama. For the majority of titles published after 1996 (and in some cases prior to 1996), a preview of the first 24 pages is provided as well as the full text, which can be downloaded for free by authorized University of Alabama users. Chemistry, Education, Mathematics Material Type: Dissertations and Theses, Indexes and Abstracts ebrary: Academic Complete Coverage: Varies Description: ebrary: Academic Complete is a large and growing interdisciplinary e- book collection that includes 16 key subject areas. The collection also includes a growing selection of maps, journals and reports, Material Type: E-Books EBSCOhost (AVL) Coverage: Varies by database Description: EBSCOhost is a collection of databases covering various subject areas and directed at various age groups. EBSCOhosts provides full-text coverage of more than 2,500 journals, and abstracting and indexing of many more. Also included are full text of newspapers and encyclopedias, and various images, pamphlets, and brochures.

5 Education Full Text Coverage: Abstracts, 1994-current;Full-text, 1996-current Description: Education Full Text is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles of at least one column in length from English-language periodicals and yearbooks published in the United States and elsewhere. Limited to 5-8 simultaneous users. Use is restricted to students, faculty, and staff of the University of Alabama. Communicative Disorders, Education Material Type: Book Reviews, Full Text, Scholarly Journals Electronic Collections Online (FirstSearch) Coverage: 1995-current Description: A searchable database of a growing collection of journals in a variety of subject areas. Searching across multiple journals and browsing within journals is possible. Bibliographic information is available for all journal issues. Full-text articles, including original text and image content, are available for issues included in the institution subscription. Material Type: Indexes and Abstracts, Scholarly Journals Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences Coverage: 2nd edition, Description: Online encyclopedia of statistical methodologies and applications covers statistics, probability theory, biostatistics, quality control, and economics with emphasis in applications of statistical methods in many disciplines. Material Type: Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, Full Text ERIC (EBSCO : Online) (AVL) Coverage: 1966-current Description: Uses the EBSCO search screen interface. ERIC is the world's largest source of information on education and provides indexing and abstracting for over 950,000 articles and documents from 1966 onward. Communicative Disorders, Education, Human Environmental Studies, Social Work Material Type: Book Reviews, Dissertations and Theses, Full Text

6 Factiva.com Coverage: Updated continuously; depth varies by source. Description: Extensive resource for business information. Full text of 6,000 business and news publications; in-depth company profiles. Material Type: Full Text, Statistics General OneFile (AVL) Coverage: 1980-present Description: A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental I ssues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Includes millions of full-text articles many with images. Updated daily., German Language & Literature, Russian Language & Literature Material Type: Full Text, Scholarly Journals Google Scholar Coverage: Description: Google Scholar is a freely available scholarly search engine that allows you to search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Material Type: Indexes and Abstracts HeinOnline Coverage: Varies depending on the material. Some materials date from the 1700s to the present. Description: Hein Online provides access to the full-text of legal periodical articles, Supreme Court opinions, U.S. Attorney General opinions, treaties and international agreements, and the Federal Register. Documents are available as photocopyequivalent PDF files. Law Material Type: Full Text, Government Information, Historical/Primary Resources, Scholarly Journals

7 Historical Statistics of the United States Coverage: Description: This reference work includes data on topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America. Fully searchable, this resource permits users to graph individual tables and create customized tables and spreadsheets reflecting their own particular areas of interest. Criminal Justice, Education, History, International Studies, Law, Political Science, Social Work, Sociology Material Type: Reference Sources and Tools, Statistics Intute: Social Sciences Coverage: Description: A freely available Internet service which aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high quality Internet information for students, academics, researchers and practitioners in the social sciences, business and law. It is part of the UK Resource Discovery Network. Access: WWW Anthropology, Education, Geography, Social Work, Sociology, Women's Studies Material Type: Catalogs, Reference Sources and Tools JSTOR Search Tips Coverage: Varies by journal title. Description: Images of the full text of many scholarly titles in a range of subject areas, including literature, biological sciences, economics, finance, and statistics. Search the archive or pull up a specific article., African-American Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Art (History and Studio), Biology & Agriculture, Classics, Clothing, Textiles, & Interior Design, Computer Science, English, French Language & Literature, German Language & Literature, History, International Studies, Italian Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy & Religious Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Russian Language & Literature, Science, Sociology, Spanish/Portuguese Language & Literature, Women's Studies Material Type: Book Reviews, Full Text, Scholarly Journals

8 MasterFILE Premier (AVL) Search Tips Coverage: Abstracting 1984-present, full-text 1990-present Description: Provides full text from over 1,810 general reference, business, consumer health, general science, and multi-cultural periodicals. In addition to the full text, offers indexing and abstracts for over 2,780 periodicals. Full text backfiles go as far back as January of 1990, while indexing and abstract backfiles go as far back as January of Material Type: Book Reviews, Digital Images, Full Text, Maps, Scholarly Journals Mental Measurements Yearbook Coverage: 10th edition (1989)-present Description: Descriptions and reviews of tests and assessments in 18 major categories, mostly related to education and psychology. Education, Psychology, Social Work Material Type: Reference Sources and Tools Professional Collection (AVL) Coverage: Indexing/Abstracts Varies, many begin in 1986-current; Full text-- Dates vary, many titles go back to 1992 Description: The Professional collection contains index/abstracting/full-text of education journals Education Material Type: Book Reviews, Full Text, Historical/Primary Resources, Scholarly Journals Professional Development Collection (AVL) Coverage: 1984-current Description: Specialized collection of citations, abstracts, and full-text articles and images for education professionals. Covers topics from Children's health and development to pedagogical theory and practice from 500+ professional development titles. Education Material Type: Book Reviews, Full Text, Scholarly Journals

9 Statistical Coverage: 1973-present Description: Statistics produced by federal agencies, states, and intergovernmental organizations with advanced PowerTables which allow direct searching for a table based on subject terms, coverage date, and other criteria. Also includes updated links to the fulltext of many statistical reports on government websites. Additional Research Tables module adds more PowerTables with special focus on business-related statistics. Include the PDF full text of ASI: American Statistics Index, and the indexes for IIS: Index to International Statistics and SRI: Statistical Reference Index. Material Type: Government Information, Indexes and Abstracts, Statistics Vocational and Career Collection (AVL) Coverage: c current Description: Vocational & Career Collection is designed for vocational and technical libraries servicing high schools, community colleges, trade institutions and the general public. This collection provides full text coverage for nearly 400 trade and industry-related periodicals. Material Type: Digital Images, Full Text, Maps, Newspapers, Scholarly Journals Wiley Online Library Coverage: 1995-current Description: For the sciences, business, and education. Includes journals and books in the areas of business, chemistry, computer science, earth science, education, engineering, law, life and medical sciences, mathematics and statistics, physics, and psychology. Biology & Agriculture, Chemistry, Communicative Disorders, Computer Science, Engineering, Nursing & Medicine, Nutrition & Health, Psychology, Science, Sociology Material Type: Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, E-Books, Full Text, Reference Sources and Tools, Scholarly Journals