Databases for Articles and More at Winona State

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General Databases

Arts and Humanities

Social Sciences

Sciences and Engineering

Academic Search Premier
Business Source Premier
CQ Researcher
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Expanded Academic ASAP
J-Stor
Lexis - Nexis
Lexis - Nexis, new look
MasterFILE Premier
netLibrary
Proquest Newspapers
WorldCat
Art
Communication Studies
English
Foreign Languages
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Music
Philosophy
Theatre & Dance
Women's & Gender Studies
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Economics
Education
Educational Leadership
Global Studies
Marketing
Mass Communication
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Political Science
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Journal, Magazine, Newspaper Databases [A]

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Abstracts in Social Gerontology - EBSCO
Abstracts in Social Gerontology includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to social gerontology, including the psychology of aging, elder abuse, society and the elderly, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.

   

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Academic Search Premier - EBSCO
Contains indexing for nearly 8,050 publications, with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. Academic Search Premier contains full text coverage in biology, chemistry, education, engineering, humanities, physics, psychology, religion and theology, sociology, etc.
Provided by ELM: Electronic Library for Minnesota

   

Accessible Archives
Primary Historical Sources. A full text searchable database of 19th Century sources, including Civil War Newspapers, Godey's Ladys Book, and African-American Newspapers of that era.

 
 

ACM Digital Library
Primarily Computer Science. The results include bibliographic information, abstracts, reviews and full text.

 
 

Agricola
Primarily Agricultural research. Citations only. A database provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

 
 

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Alt Health Watch - EBSCO
This database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers libraries full text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts. Alt HealthWatch provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine. This database features indexing and abstracts going back as far as 1984, and full text going back as far as 1990.
Provided by ELM: Electronic Library for Minnesota

   

America: History and Life
Historical coverage of the U.S. from prehistory to the present.

 
 

American Chemical Society journals
Thirty-four full-text journals from the American Chemical Society.

 
 

Annual Reviews
Primarily Biology and Chemistry. Full text articles from the Annual Reviews in Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Structures, Cell & Developmental Biology, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Energy & the Environment, Etomology, Ecology & Systematics, Genetics, Genomics & Human Genetics, Immunology, Microbiology, Materials Research, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Physical Chemistry, Physiology, and Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology.

 
 

AP Photo Archive
A full image database of Associated Press Photos, accessible by keyword and subject.

   

APS Online
Primary Historical Sources. American Periodicals Series Online (1741-1900). Scanning of articles still in progress.

 
 
Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts
Database on the aquatic sciences and fisheries.
   

Journal, Magazine, Newspaper Databases [B]

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Biological Abstracts - EBSCO
Biological Abstracts is the largest bibliographic database that covers the broad spectrum of the biosciences. WSU has access to citations from 1998 to the present.
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Books in Print
Bowker's listings of books and e-books in print. Provided by ELM: Electronic Library for Minnesota
   
Buckmaster Annual Stockholder Reports
Company annual reports and SEC filing
   
Business Insights
Full text reports on business and industries.
   

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Business Source Premier - EBSCO
Offers indexing and abstracts for the 350 most important scholarly journals back to 1965 or the first published issue. This database includes searchable references for more than 1,170 journals.
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Cambridge Scientific Abstracts - Social Sciences
All of the Social Sciences databases (including Sociological Abstracts, Criminal Justice Abstracts and ERIC) searchable at one access point.
   
CAMIO
OCLC's Catalog of Art Museum Images Online is a collection documenting works of art from around the world, representing the collections of 24 prominent museums including The Minneapolis Institute of Arts and Walker Art Center. Provided by ELM: Electronic Library for Minnesota
   

CD-ROMs
Several databases and other library resources are available on CD-ROM only in the library.

   

Chimica via Engineering Village
(formerly ChemVillage) Included are bibliographic databases, news, patents and handbooks from one easy to use interface:

  • Chimica, which provides access to about 600 journals related to chemistry and chemical engineering.
  • Chemical Business NewsBase: The leading provider of worldwide chemical business news and information
  • Combined Chemical Dictionary
  • Patents: The United States & European Patent Office databases
  • Scirus: Elsevier's Science Web search engine
  • Polymer property database
  • Handbook Information: Online fully text searchable titles from CRC Press such as the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
   

Chicago Tribune Historical
Full text of the Chicago Tribune 1849-1985. In memory of Alex Yard.

   

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CINAHL Plus
via Ebsco. Index for Nursing and Allied Health. Most records in CINAHL proper are just citations with abstracts, but there are a few full text articles here as well. Provided by ELM: Electronic Library for Minnesota

   

 

 

Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain high–quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision–making. Through Wiley Interscience.

   

 

 

CollegeSource Online
"A virtual library representing 27,060 college catalogs
in full cover-to-cover, original page format with 2-year, 4-year, graduate, professional and international schools."

   

Comm Search 3rd ed
Replaced by Communication & Mass Media Index See below.

   

Communication & Mass Media Index
  "Communication & Mass Media Complete provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media. This database originated with the acquisition and subsequent merging of two popular databases in the fields of communication and mass media studies -- CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association (NCA)), and Mass Media Articles Index. " --EBSCO     List of periodical titles for the CMMC Complete and Index databases

   

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Communication Studies
Communication Studies: A SAGE Full-Text Collection includes the full-text of 18 journals published by SAGE and participating societies, some journals going back 23 years, encompassing over 5,000 articles. It covers such subjects as Journalism, Public Opinion, Political Communication, Mass Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Rhetoric, and Literacy Studies.

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CQ Researcher
Good general starting point. It is your complete source for in-depth, analytical reporting on the most current and controversial issues of the day. Published by Congressional Quarterly, with its tradition of nonpartisan reporting and analysis, each CQ Researcher presents a balanced account of an issue on the public agenda.

 
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CQ Voting & Elections Collection
integrates a wealth of data and historical material to provide a reference tool on voters, political parties, campaigns and elections, both historical and modern. This research and reference website is organized into six categories:

  • Presidential Elections
  • Congressional Elections
  • Gubernatorial Elections
  • Campaigns and Elections, which explores the American system of voting and elections, interest groups, and the impact of money.
  • Political Parties
  • Voters and Demographics, including voting behavior, modern county census data, and modern district profiles.
 
 

CRC Handbooks
Alternate site for Combined Chemical Dictionary

   

Criminal Justice Abstracts
Comprehensive coverage of international journals, books, reports, dissertations and unpublished papers on criminology and related disciplines.

   

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Criminology
Criminology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection includes the full-text of 23 journals published by SAGE and participating societies, some journals going back 23 years, encompassing over 5,500 articles. It covers such subjects as Criminal Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Corrections, Policing, Forensic Psychology, and Domestic Violence.

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Current Index to Statistics
Bibliographic index to publications in statistics and related fields. References from 111 core journals that are fully indexed, non-core journals from which articles are selected that have statistical content, proceedings and edited books, and other sources.
   

 

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Digital Engineering Library
McGraw-Hill Engineering Online. Features content from publications such as Koo’s Polymer Nanocomposites, Handbook of Plastics, Elastomers, and Composites (4th ed.), Modern Plastics Handbook, Veselovsky’s Adhesion of Polymers, and many more..
   
Duke University Press Journals
Journals from Duke University Press provided full text through Highwire.
   

 

Journal, Magazine, Newspaper Databases [E]

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Early American Newspapers
Hundreds of historic newspapers listed in Clarence Brigham's authoritative bibliography and in additional subsequent bibliographies. 1690-1876.
   

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EBSCO MegaFile
A multi-disciplinary database providing full text for more than 15,000 total publications and indexing & abstracting for more than 19,000 publications. Coverage spans every area of academic study and general interest subject area and offers information dating as far back as the 1800s. In addition, the database contains more than 84,000 biographies, 83,000 primary source documents, 10,000 company profiles and an image collection of more than 107,000 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily. The EBSCO MegaFILE is comprised of the complete content and functionality of Academic Search Premier, MasterFILE Premier, Business Source Premier, and Regional Business News.
Provided by ELM: Electronic Library for Minnesota
   
Education Full Text (Wilson)
See Wilson Education Full Text
Access to education journals from 1983 to the present. Full text from 1994 to present.
   

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Education: SAGE
Education: A SAGE Full-Text Collection, which includes the full text of 26 peer-reviewed journals with up to 40 years of backfiles.
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Educational Administration Abstracts
Educational Administration Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to educational administration, including educational leadership, educational management, educational research, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.
   
Electronic Collections Online
General subjects. Miscellaneous full-text journals available to the WSU community; includes Academic Press Journals.
 
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
The complete online version of the print encyclopedia includes more than 70,000 articles and over 100,000 links to other web-based content.
   
Engineering Village
Index of engineering topics, 1969 to the present.
   

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ERIC
Both full text of ERIC Documents from 1993 to the present and citations to articles in the field of Education, from 1966 to the present. Here are links to ERIC from several vendors.
   
Ethnic NewsWatch Historical
Warning: No recent content. More than 200 publications of the ethnic, minority and native press, 1960-1989.
   
Evans Digital
Primary historical sources. Evans Digital incorporates Early American Imprints, Series I, a collection of works of early American history, literature, philosophy, religion and more. Scanning still in progress.
   

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Expanded Academic ASAP
(Gale/InfoTrac) Scholarly journals, news magazines and newspapers.
   

 

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FirstSearch
Winona State has two versions of FirstSearch available, one which requires no password on campus, but only has a few available databases (such as ECO) Provided by ELM: Electronic Library for Minnesota, and one that has over sixty databases, but which must be accessed by a password.
   

 

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Gender Watch
Publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas.
   
GeoRef
Thorough index to references in the Geosciences, through Cambridge Scientific Abstracts. (limit your search to only GeoScience World)
   
Google Scholar with WSU "Find It!"
Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.
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Google Scholar
Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.
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Journal, Magazine, Newspaper Databases [H]

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Harper's Weekly Magazine
Primary historical source. The full text of the magazine from 1857 to 1912.
   
Health Source: Nursing Edition
This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.
 
 
Historical Abstracts
Historical coverage of the world from prehistory to the present.
 
 

 

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Informe!
via INFOTRAC. A collection of hispanic magazines with full text. Covers business, health, technology, culture, current topics and other subjects. Provided by ELM: Electronic Library for Minnesota
 
 

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INFOTRAC
This suite of databases is focused on sources for K-12 age patrons. ISI's Junior InfoTrac, Kid's InfoTrac, Student InfoTrac, and a few others are available here.
 
 

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Ingenta
There are two parts to Ingenta. It is a good general index, with broad, up-to-date table of contents index to over 25,000 periodicals, with some back to 1988. It is also a provider of content for some subscription journals, such as Clinical Scholars Review.
 
 

Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Online bibliographic databases (books and journals) focusing on the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
 
 

 

Journal, Magazine, Newspaper Databases [J]

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J-Stor
Scholarly Journals only. Strong in humanities, social sciences, mathematics and ecology, with some journals as far back as the 1880s. Provided by ELM: Electronic Library for Minnesota Click for more information.
 
 

 

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Kraus Curriculum Development Library
A searchable database of curricula, frameworks, and standards also covering educational objectives, content, instructional strategies, and evaluative techniques for all subjects covered in PreK-12 and Adult Basic Education.
   

 

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Lexis - Nexis
A broad collection of fulltext newspaper articles, business trade journals, law court opinions, legislative testimony, social statistical tables and academic journals. Updated daily.
 
 
Lexis - Nexis, New Look
A broad collection of fulltext newspaper articles, business trade journals, law court opinions, legislative testimony, social statistical tables and academic journals. Updated daily. Easier to use intereface.
 
 
LISTA
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) database is a free resource to anyone interested in libraries and information management. This database provides coverage on subjects such as librarianship, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, and more. Delivered via the EBSCOhost platform. With coverage dating back to the mid-1960s. Provided free via EBSCOHost.
 
 
LISTA at WSU
The same LISTA database as above, but with the Find It! at WSU button available.
 
 

 

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Making of America (Cornell)
Primary historical source. The Cornell Branch of the Making of America Digital Library, with approximately 114 books and 24 Journals from the 19th century
   
Making of America (Michigan)
Primary historical source. The main branch of Making of America. Part of the digital library at the University of Michigan, with 1600 historical books and 50,000 journal articles from the 19th century
   

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Management & Organization Science
Management & Organization Studies: A SAGE Full-Text Collection includes the full text of 38 journals, some going back 57 years. It covers such subjects as: Business & Management, Organizations Studies, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Sociology of Work, Public Policy, Tourism Management, Labor Economics, Organizational Communication and Interpersonal Communication.
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MasterFILE Premier - EBSCO
Designed specifically for public libraries and K-12 schools, MasterFILE Premier contains full text for 2,053 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. This database also contains full text for more than 350 reference books, 84,074 biographies, 86,132 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. MasterFILE Premier now offers PDF backfiles (as far back as 1975) for key publications including Foreign Affairs, History Today, etc.
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Materials Research Database with METADEX
Metals and alloys properties, manufacturing, testing and analysis, from 1966 to the present. Through Cambridge Scientific.
   

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Materials Science
Materials Science: A SAGE Full-Text Collection includes the full text of 15 journals some going back 10 years. It covers such subjects as: high performance polymers; molecular modeling characterization, enzyme modeling by polymers; membranes for biological use ; liposome stabilization and cell modeling.
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MathSciNet
Comprehensive database covering the world's mathematical literature since 1940.
   
Medline
a.k.a. PubMed. Comprehensive database covering the world's medical literature, now with some full text articles.
   
MENC
Now part of Sage Journals
Journals from MENC to which Winona State has online access include the following:
  • General Music Today
  • Journal of Music Teacher Education
  • UPDATE: Applications of Research in Music Education
   
Minnesota Reflections
6,000 images from the state's first 50 years.
 
 

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Minneapolis Tribune Historical - ProQuest
Contains full-text and article images from the Minneapolis Tribune (1867-1908) and the Minneapolis Morning Tribune (1909-1922).
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MLA International Bibliography
Literary criticism and linguistic studies from around the world, from 1963 to the present. Citations only. Through Cambridge Scientific.
   
MNMag: Minnesota Magazine Index
MNMag is an index of articles on local and statewide politics, news, current events, history and the arts that appear in nine Minnesota magazines: City Pages, Hennepin History, Minneapolis And St. Paul Skyway News, Mpls. St. Paul Magazine, Minnesota History, Minnesota Monthly, Minnesota Law And Politics, Ramsey County History, and the Twin Cities Reader. Produced since 1991 by the staff in the History Department at the Minneapolis Public Library, MNMag now includes over 12,000 citations.
   
Muse
See Project Muse.
   
Music Project- WSU
Music CDs from the WSU collection have been digitized. The streamed music from these CDs is available only on campus (or using VPN) through the library's catalog.
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National Security Archive
Contains more than 63,000 declassified documents regarding critical U.S. policy decisions.
   

NCTE Journals
Three journals from the National Council of Teachers of English: College English, English Journal, and Language Arts from roughly 1998 to the present.
   

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netLibrary
MINITEX program providing access to over 4400 ebooks for browsing or 'checkout' Some titles Provided by ELM: Electronic Library for Minnesota
   
New York Times Historical
Full text of the New York Times 1851-2001.
   

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Nursing & Allied Health Sciences
Nursing & Health Sciences: A SAGE Full-Text Collection includes the full text of 26 journals, some going back 23 years. It covers such subjects as nursing, health services & administration, public health nursing, cultural studies, health psychology, aging and gerontology, family studies, physiology, rehabilitation, pediatrics, holistic nursing, mental disorders & learning disability, health education, and developmental psychology.
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Nursing Collection@OVID
Full-text of 48 core nursing journals, from 1995 to the present. (Select "Your Journals@OVID" to get only the full text ones) Provided by ELM: Electronic Library for Minnesota
   

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O*Net Online
"The O*NET database and related products will help millions of employers, workers, educators, and students make informed decisions about education, training, career choices, and work. The O*NET Project is administered and sponsored by the US Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration."
   
Oxford Digital Reference Shelf
Resources from Oxford Digital Reference Shelf to which Winona State has online access include the following:
   
OxResearch
Provides analytical articles covering world and regional economic and political developments of major significance. Evaluates issues and events within a coherent political, social, and economic framework. Contains objective, multi-disciplinary articles compiled by an extensive international network of over 1,000 faculty members at Oxford and other leading universities around the world, as well as think-tanks and institutes of international standing.
   

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PAIS Archives (via Cambridge Scientific)
Coverage dates: 1915 to 1976. Topics: Public affairs, public and social policies, international relations.
 

 

 

PAIS International (via Cambridge Scientific)
Coverage from 1972 to the Present. Topics: Public affairs, public and social policies, international relations. “The PAIS International database from CSA contains references to more than 553,300 journal articles, books, government documents, research reports, publications of international agencies, Internet material, and more. Newspapers and newsletters are not indexed.

PAIS International includes publications from over 120 countries throughout the world. In addition to English, some of the indexed materials are published in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.” -- CSA
 

 

 

Periodicals Index Online
(formerly Periodicals Contents Index) Contents of general and scholarly magazines dating back to 1770.
   
Physical Education Index (via Cambridge Scientific)
Coverage from 1970. These abstracts feature a wide variety of content, ranging from physical education curricula, to sports medicine, to dance. Other coverage includes sport law, kinesiology, business and marketing, and health education and physical therapy.
 

 

 

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Political Science
Political Science: A SAGE Full-Text Collection includes the full-text of 24 journals, some going back 24 years. It covers such subjects as General Political Science, American Government & Politics, Comparative Politics, Policy Studies, International Relations, and Area Studies.
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Pollution Abstracts
Database on environmental sciences and pollution.
   

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Professional Collection - Gale
Designed for the educator, this database has full text for education journals across a variety of fields such as child and adolescent psychology, drug and alcohol abuse, learning disabilities, sports/athletic training etc. Updated daily.
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Project Euclid
A partnership of independent publishers of mathematics and statistics journals.
   

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Project Muse
Full-text journals from Johns Hopkins University Press, emphasizing humanities and social sciences. Provided by ELM: Electronic Library for Minnesota
   

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Proquest
All of the Proquest databases, including APS Online, New York Times Historical, Newspapers and Nursing Collection. Provided by ELM: Electronic Library for Minnesota
   

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Proquest Newspapers
Full text of 300+ U.S. and international news sources. Includes coverage of 150+ major U.S. and international newspapers such as The New York Times and the Times of London. Also includes Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, The Sun (Baltimore), etc. Provided by ELM: Electronic Library for Minnesota
   
Proquest Nursing Collection
More than 250 leading full-text journals in nursing and allied health.
   
PsycArticles (via EBSCOhost)
Database containing more than 25,000 searchable full-text articles from 42 journals published by APA and allied organizations from 1988 to the present, with earlier years in production.
   

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Psychology
Psychology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection includes the full text of 35 journals, some going back 36 years. It covers such subjects as Applied Psychology, Assessment, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Family Studies, Language Acquisition, Learning Disabilities, Neuropsychology, Personality, School Psychology, and Social Psychology.
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PsycINFO (via EBSCOhost)
Contains 2.5 million research articles in psychology.
   
PubMed (Medline)
World's most comprehensive medical database. Also, strong in biology, chemistry, and neuroscience.
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Journal, Magazine, Newspaper Databases [R]

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RCLweb - Bowker's Resources for College Libraries
Successor to Books for College Libraries (BCL3). The core list features 65,000 titles in 58 curriculum-specific subjects.
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Regional Business News - EBSCO
A supplemental database for customers of Business Source Premier. Full text for business journals, newspapers and newswires from metropolitan and rural areas across the U.S. With daily updates, Regional Business News provides comprehensive full text for regional business publications (including titles from Crain Communications). Regional Business News has full text for more than 60 sources.
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RIA Checkpoint
Integrated tax law for tax accounting classes.
   
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
The Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale. A thorough index to references in Music, with over 500 journals, as well as dissertations and other works. Abstracts and citations are in English, despite the French name. Access provided through Cambridge Scientific.
   

 

Journal, Magazine, Newspaper Databases [S]

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SAGE Journals, Individual
Database of educational, nursing, business, sociology, composites, health and communication journals.

The short list of journals available behind the Sage Publications link has been expanded and enhanced by the new subscription to the SAGE Collections (through Cambridge Scientific Associates). These collections are
   
Sanborn Maps 1867-1970
Digitized maps of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri and Louisiana from 1867-1970.
 
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ScienceDirect
All scholarly journals. Broad range of sciences, including some social sciences. More than 1000 full-text journals in science from Elsevier.
   
Science Online
Primarily high school audience. Provided by Facts on File, supplies diagrams, biographies, definitions, timelines and essays on science topics for the classroom.
   
Social Services Abstracts
Research articles on social work.
   
Sociological Abstracts
Research articles on sociology.
   

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Sociology
Sociology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection includes the full-text of 33 journals, some going back 24 years. It covers such subjects as Childhood, Consumer Culture, Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, Leisure Studies, Social Theory, and Sociology of Work and Employment (Labor Studies).
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The Times (London) [historical]
Primary historical source. Palmer's Index to the Times from October 1790 to December 1905. Full text is only available from 1800-1870.
   

Trial Databases
From time to time, WSU Library has access to new databases on trial.
   

 

Journal, Magazine, Newspaper Databases [U]

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Uncover
See Ingenta. A freely available index of 25,000 magazines and scholarly journals. Users can obtain articles by paying per article.
   

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Urban Studies & Planning
Urban Studies & Planning: A SAGE Full-Text Collection includes the full text of 12 journals, some going back 37 years. It covers such subjects as Anthropology, Economic Development, Economics, Education, Environmental Science, Planning, Policy Analysis, Political Science, Public Administration, Regional Geography, Residential and Community Development, Cultural Dynamics, Sociology, Urban and Regional Planning, and Welfare Economics.
 

 

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Westlaw Campus
Full text of Westlaw Legal databases. Limited to coursework for students.
   
Wiley InterScience Journals
Access to journals from Wiley InterScience.
   
Wilson Education Full Text
Access to education journals from 1983 to the present. Full text from 1994 to present.
   
Winona Newspaper Project
Access to Winona area newspapers from the 1800s. Presented by the Winona State University Darrell W. Krueger Library with the support of the Minnesota Historical Society and the cooperation of the Winona County Historical Society.
   
World Shakespeare Bibliography
Provides annotated entries for all books, articles, dissertations, etc. related to Shakespeare and published or produced between 1966 and the present.
   
WorldCat at WSU
The combined catalog from over 9,000 libraries, including the Library of Congress through FirstSearch. The WSU version gives the patron the WSU Find It! button, which speeds interlibrary loan.
   
WorldCat.org
The combined catalog from over 9,000 libraries, including the Library of Congress. This is a free version of Worldcat, available to anyone on the Internet. It does not have the WSU Find It! button, which speeds interlibrary loan.
   

 

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Academic Search Premier - EBSCO
Contains indexing for nearly 8,050 publications, with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. Academic Search Premier contains full text coverage in biology, chemistry, education, engineering, humanities, physics, psychology, religion and theology, sociology, etc.
Provided by ELM: Electronic Library for Minnesota
   
CQ Researcher
Good general starting point. It is your complete source for in-depth, analytical reporting on the most current and controversial issues of the day. Published by Congressional Quarterly, with its tradition of nonpartisan reporting and analysis, each CQ Researcher presents a balanced account of an issue on the public agenda.
   

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Ebscohost
Listing of all of the Ebscohost databases: Academic Premier, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, MasterFile, and Regional Business News.
Provided by ELM: Electronic Library for Minnesota
   
Encyclopaedia Britannica
The complete online version of the print encyclopedia includes more than 70,000 articles and over 100,000 links to other web-based content.
   
J-Stor
Scholarly Journals only. Strong in humanities and social sciences, with some journals as far back as the 1880s. Provided by ELM: Electronic Library for Minnesota Click for more information.
   
Lexis - Nexis
A broad collection of fulltext newspaper articles, business trade journals, law court opinions, legislative testimony, social statistical tables and academic journals. Updated daily.
   

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Proquest
All of the Proquest databases, including APS Online, New York Times Historical, Newspapers and Nursing Collection. Provided by ELM: Electronic Library for Minnesota
   
ScienceDirect
All scholarly journals. Broad range of sciences, including some social sciences. More than 1000 full-text journals in science from Elsevier.
   
WorldCat at WSU
The combined catalog from over 9,000 libraries, including the Library of Congress through FirstSearch. The WSU version gives the patron the WSU Find It! button, which speeds interlibrary loan.