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Academic Search EliteIndexes over 2,900 publications, including scholarly journals in the social sciences, humanities, general science, education and multicultural studies, as well as popular magazines published from 1990-present. Full-text articles are provided for over 1,300 periodical titles.
PsycArticlesPsycARTICLES, from the American Psychological Association (APA), is a definitive source of full text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology.

The database contains approximately 150,000 articles from over 70 journals published by the APA, its imprint the Educational Publishing Foundation (EPF), and from allied organizations including the Canadian Psychological Association and the Hogrefe Publishing Group. It includes all journal articles, book reviews, letters to the editor, and errata from each journal. Coverage spans 1894 to present; nearly all APA journals go back to Volume 1, Issue 1.

PsycInfo (EBSCO)PsycINFO provides abstracts and citations to the scholarly literature in the behavioral sciences and mental health. The database includes material of relevance to psychologists and professionals in psychology and related fields such as psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work.

ABI/InformOne of the most comprehensive business databases on the market. It includes in-depth coverage for over 2,830 publications, with more than 1,850 available in full text. ABI/INFORM Global offers the latest business and financial information for researchers at all levels. With ABI/INFORM Global, users can find out about business conditions, management techniques, business trends, management practice and theory, corporate strategy and tactics, and competitive landscape.
ATLA Religion DatabaseCombines the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion with ATLA's online collection of major religion and theology journals. The ATLA Religion Database includes more than 555,000 article citations from more than 1,656 journals (518 currently indexed), more than 232,000 essay citations from over 16,700 multi-author works, and more than 511,000 book review citations. Full text is provided for more than 266,000 electronic articles and book reviews. This database is produced by the American Theological Library Association.
Biography Resource CenterThis database combines award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources. Biography Resource Center also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search. With the Complete Marquis Who's Who(R), find quick reference information on an additional 900,000 people.
Digital Dictionary of BuddhismA compilation of Buddhist terms, texts, temple, schools, persons, etc. found in Buddhist canonical sources.
Encyclopedia BritannicaContains full-text articles from Encyclopedia Britannica and Britannica Book of the Year (world events since 1993).Includes Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition. (The Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged is available through LION.) Includes articles of current interest, featured biographies, links to quality web sites ("Britannica Internet Guide"), the year in review, and more.
Encyclopedia of ReligionThe second edition of this highly regarded encyclopedia, intended to reflect both changes in academia and in the world since 1987, includes almost all of the 2,750 original entries -- many heavily updated -- as well as approximately 600 entirely new articles.
Preserving the best of the first edition's cross-cultural approach, while emphasizing religion's role within everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture, this new edition is the definitive work in the field for the 21st century. An international team of scholars and contributors have reviewed, revised and added to every word of the classic work, making it relevant to the questions and interests of all researchers.

ERIC: Education Resource Info Ctr.ERIC indexes education-related materials from a variety of sources, including scholarly organizations, professional associations, research centers, policy organizations, university presses, the U.S. Department of Education and other federal agencies, and state and local agencies. Individual contributors submit conference papers, research papers, dissertations, and theses.
JSTOR (Collection III)UWest JSTOR Collections focused on the arts and humanities, in which contains 150 titles.The collection makes available additional journals in language and literature, as well as important titles in the fields of music, film studies, folklore, performing arts, religion, and the history and study of art and architecture.
Literature Resource CenterProvides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combining Gale Group's core literary databases in a single online service, the LiteratureResourceCenter covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors.
LitFinderIncludes: 140,000 full-text poems, over 30,000 of which are copyrighted (contemporary) and 1,250 of which are in Spanish with English translation.
850,000 additional poems citations and excerpts, including indexed poems from anthologies, collections, and journals.
7,100 full-text short stories and novels, including classic and contemporary titles.
3,800 full-text essays published from the 16th to the 21st century and focusing on humanities, social science, biography and literary criticism.
1,700 full-text plays, including one-act plays, tragedies, comedies and more.
2,400 full-text speeches, including best-known speeches from antiquity to today.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary & ThesaurusCombined online dictionary and thesaurus.
OCLC Base PackageThe OCLC Base Package Databases include: WorldCatOCLC ArticleFirst, OCLC Electronic Books, OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online (ECO), OCLC Union Lists of Periodicals, OCLC PapersFirst, OCLC ProceedingsFirst, ERIC, GPO Monthly Catalog Clase and Periodica, MEDLINE, World Almanacs.
Proquest Psychology JournalsProvides abstracts and indexing for more than 650 titles, with over 540 titles available in full text. Users get access to charts, diagrams, graphs, tables, photos, and other graphical elements essential to psychological research. Additionally, ProQuest Psychology Journals includes 4,000 full text dissertations representing a range of psychology disciplines inlcuding behavioral, clinical, cognitive, developmental, experimental, industrial, personality, physiological, psychobiology, psychometrics and social psychology. Dissertation content is available for the years spanning 2000 through 2006.
ProQuest Research LibraryIndexes more than 2,500 magazine and journals on art, business, humanities, health, social sciences, and sciences. Interfaces available for many languages.
PsycInfo (CSA)Providing abstracts and citations to the scholarly literature in the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences. The database includes material of relevance to psychologists and professionals in related fields such as psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and social work. NEW! NEW!



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