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Library Databases in General Subjects

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Databases By Subject:   Arts/Humanities Business/Law Education
  Science/Health Social Sciences General Subjects

The following databases are made available from the Library. Most databases can be used through any networked terminal on campus. For off-campus access select student or faculty/staff and enter your WPUNJ e-mail username and password. Please contact us if you have a question or problem accessing these databases.

WPU Available on campus or to the WPU Community via Remote Access. Library Available in the Library only
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WPUAcademic Search Premier - Full-text index to articles from over 4,500 periodicals covering all subjects, plus citations and abstracts for over 3,500 additional titles.
LibraryAlternative Press Index (FirstSearch) - [1991-Present]
WPUBiography Reference Bank - VALE database.
WPUBooks In Print [booksinprint.com] - VALE database. Includes reviews.
WPUBritannica Online (Britannica)
WPUCollege Source - Catalogs from nearly 3,000 colleges, universities and international schools.
WPUCongressional Quarterly Library (CQ) - From the opening screen, choose the "Login Now" button to access the database. Full-text coverage of the publications CQ Weekly [1983-Present] and The CQ Researcher [November 1991-Present]
LibraryDissertation Abstracts (FirstSearch) - [1861-Present]
WPUEBSCOhost Electronic Journals Service - Access to full-text content from approximately 270 subscription journals, plus citations and abstracts for over 7,000 additional journals. Covers a wide variety of subjects.
WPUnetLibrary - Large database of full-text electronic books ("e-books"), including over 4,300 titles available for borrowing online and an additional 4,000 titles in the public domain.
WPUNew York Times Archive Search (1851-1922) and Current File Search (1980-Present) - Full text access to articles from the New York Times.
LibraryNewsBank - For use in Library only. [January 1, 1986 - August 31, 1998]. Located at the Reference Desk.
WPUOxford Dictionary of National Biography - Over 55,000 biographical essays covering the lives of individuals who played notable roles in the history of the British Isles and the British Empire, from earliest times to the present.
WPUPAIS International (with PAIS Archive) - [1915-Present]
LibraryPapersFirst (FirstSearch) - [1993-Present]
WPUPoints of View Reference Center - Full-text database designed to provide multiple sides of a variety of current issues. The database currently offers materials on 200 topics, and each topic section features an overview along with point and counterpoint essays drawn from a variety of sources, plus supplementary information including primary source documents and guides to critical thinking.
LibraryProceedingsFirst (FirstSearch) - [1993-Present]
WPUProject Muse - Full-text access to 24 scholarly journals published by the Johns Hopkins University Press in the humanities and social sciences.
WPUSage Premier E-Journal Collection (Sage Journals Online) - Over 450 scholarly journals in a wide variety of academic disciplines published by Sage.
WPUScienceDirect - VALE database. Approximately 610 full-text journals in the sciences and social sciences, plus indexing and abstracting for almost 600 other journals. Select "group-wide login" in the top right corner to enter the database.
WPUSpringerLink E-Journals Collection - Over 1,300 full-text scholarly journals in a variety of disciplines including behavioral sciences, biomedical and life sciences, business and economics, chemistry and materials science, computer science, earth and environmental science, engineering, humanities, social sciences and law, mathematics, medicine, physics and astronomy.
WPUStatesman's Yearbook - The Statesman's Yearbook is a standard source of detailed information on the countries and international organizations of the world. The country profiles cover such topics as key historical events, territory and population data, major cities, social statistics, climate, government, recent elections, a review of the current administration, defense and international relations, the economy, energy and natural resources, industry and international trade, communications, social institutions, religion, culture, and diplomatic representatives, and most profiles include a bibliography for further reading.
LibraryUlrichsweb.com [Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory] - Bibliographic database providing comprehensive information on periodicals published throughout the world.
IPWilson OmniFile - Selected full-text. [1982-Present]
IPWorld Book Online Reference Center - Online version of the World Book Encyclopedia also includes an atlas, a dictionary, links to New Jersey curriculum correlations and lesson plans, and a guide to New Jersey resources.
IPWorldCat - The OCLC Online Union Catalog (FirstSearch)

Updated Friday April 04 2008 by Richard Kearney, Electronic Resources Librarian

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