Academic
Search Complete (1985-present; updated daily; more full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) is a multidisciplinary database that covers nearly all academic areas of study, including social sciences, humanities,
education, computer sciences, engineering, language, linguistics, the arts, literature, medical sciences and ethnic studies. It indexes and abstracts over 9,300 journals, many of them peer-reviewed (4,400), and provides full-text for over 5,300 journals. It also includes indexing and abstracts for books, reports, conference proceedings, etc. Searchable cited references are provided for 1,000 journals. It is produced by and the user
interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.
Academic OneFile (updated daily; much full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks; title list) indexes and abstracts more than 10,000 journals in which there is considerably more peer reviewed content (8,000 titles) than in InfoTrac OneFile (3,000 titles). It covers a wide range
of academic disciplines: physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. It also contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN and the CBC as well as the full-text of the New York Times back to 1995. It is produced by Thomson-Gale and the user interface is provided by InfoTrac.
Science
Citation Index (SCI) (1980-present; updated weekly; some full-text; RefWorks
Help; tutorial; citation alerts; saving searches & creating alerts; journal titles) provides bibliographic information and cited references for over 5,700
scientific research journals. It covers agriculture, astronomy, biology, chemistry,
computer science, dentistry, ecology, engineering, environmental sciences, geography,
mathematics, medicine, physics, plant sciences, psychiatry, veterinary sciences,
and zoology. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the Institute
for Scientific Information (ISI). Click Change Limits and Settings to search only this database. Click Register or Sign In to save searches and receive search history and citation alerts. Evidence-Based Practice Tip: To limit search results to articles with some level of evidence: Type your topic in the textboxes provided. Type your academic disicipline (e.g., occupational therapy, social work, nursing) in the next available textbox. Type research in the next available textbox. Click the down arrow adjacent to the last two textboxes and select Topic.Having problems? Try accessing this database directly through OhioLINK.
Annual
Reviews (some 1932-present; all full-text; XLinks) offers a comprehensive
collection of critical reviews written by leading scientists in 30 disciplines
within the biomedical, physical, and social sciences. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Annual Reviews.
Electronic
Journal Center (about 1995-present; updates dependent upon publisher;
all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks; saving searches) is a multidisciplinary
collection of about 5,000 journals published by Academic Press, American Chemical
Society, American Institute of Physics, American Physical Society, American Psychological
Association (PsycARTICLES), Association of Computing Machinery, Berkeley Electronic
Press, BioOne, Blackwell, Cambridge University Press, Elsevier, Emerald (MCB University
Press), Ingenta, Institute of Physics, Kluwer, Lawrence Erlbaum, Optical Society
of America, Oxford University Press, Project MUSE, Royal Society of Chemistry,
Springer-Verlag, Thieme and Wiley. Scholars can be notified
by email about new relevant articles according to subject, author or journal
title. It is compiled by and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.
INSPEC
(1969-present; updated weekly; some full-text; RefWorks help; video tutorial; saving searches) provides
access to the world's scientific and technical literature in physics, electrical
engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers and computing,
and information technology. It is produced by the Institution of Electrical Engineers
and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.
INSPEC
Archive (1898-1968; RefWorks help; video tutorial)
provides access to Science Abstracts journals and covers over 70 years
of international scientific and technical literature in physics and engineering.
It is produced by the Institution of Electrical Engineers and the user interface
is provided by OhioLINK.
General OneFile (1980-present; much full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks), formerly InfoTrac OneFile, indexes and abstracts more than 10,000 titles covering general interest topics, business, law, health care. It includes more than 6,000 full-text titles and 3,000 refereed journals, 5 newspaper indexes and 121 newswire services. It covers topics such as the arts, business and industry, education, general interest, health, law, literature, news and commentary, science, social sciences and technology. It is produced by Thomson-Gale and the user interface is provided by InfoTrac.
GEOBASE (1980-present; updated twice a month; some full-text;
RefWorks help) contains abstracts of journal articles,
books, monographs, conference proceedings, and reports. It covers cartography, climatology,
ecology, energy, environment, geochemistry, geography, geology, geomorphology, geophysics,
hydrology, meteorology, paleontology, petrology, photogrammetry, sedimentology and volcanology.
It is produced by Elsevier Science Publishing and the user interface is provided
by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).
LexisNexis
Statistical Publications & DataSets (exportable data; users guide) includes datasets from many sources, including the US government, international organizations, and the private sector. It covers all subject areas, including banking and finance, criminal justice and law, education, energy resources and demand, food and agriculture, government and politics, health and vital statistics, housing and construction, industry and commerce, international; labor and employment, natural resources and environment, population and income, prices and cost of living, stocks and commodities, and transportation and travel. Users can search datasets by keyword; browse datasets by subject or source; display datasets by trend, map or ranking; and output datasets in print, PDF, delimited, Excel or SAS formats. Datasets can be limited by date and geographic area (country, state, county). Years available varies by dataset; for example, births 1999-present and breast cancer 1973-present. It also features datasets currently in the news, such as crude oil price, 30-year fixed mortgage rate, airline on-time arrival rate, campaign contributions for both Obama and McCain, gasoline prices, the prime rate and the unemployment rate. It is compiled by and the user interface is provided by
LexisNexis. Click Customize Data to access the datasets. Users will need to run the Java installation.
Oxford
Reference Online, Physical Sciences & Mathematics (all full-text; XLinks)
is a cross-searchable database of 7 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference
works covering astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, physics, scientists, statistics, and technology
as well as weights, measures and units. It is published by and the user interface
is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Oxford
Reference Online, Science (all full-text; XLinks) is a cross-searchable database
of 24 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering astronomy, biology,
the body, chemistry, the earth, earth sciences, ecology, history of modern science,
mathematics, medical terms, medicinal drugs, medicine, nursing, physics, plant
sciences, psychology, scientists, space exploration, ports science, statistics, weather and zoology
as well as weights, measures and units. It is published by and the user interface
is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Science
Online (all full-text; XLinks) is an online encyclopedia and NOT the journal, Science. It offers a comprehensive, curriculum-oriented overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines including biology and life sciences, chemistry, computer science, earth science, environmental science, forensic science, mathematics, physics, space and astronomy, and weather and climate. Content is organized by subject area and type of resource, as well as by national and state science education standards. It contains over 6,800 printable diagrams, illustrations and images; hundreds of videos and flash animations; over 1,000 science experiments and activities indexed by grade and time required; thousands of biographies of key scientists; thousands of definitions; a searchable timeline of science history; and national and state science education standards. Special features include Editor's Selection of the Month and Focus On. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Facts on File.