Abstracts for articles in several hundred anthropology periodicals, covering a broad spectrum of significant current topics....
Offers a good starting point for research on nearly any topic, covering most areas of academic study and containing full text for 5,500 periodicals, including 4,600 peer-reviewed publications....
Primary source material from 18th and 19th century periodicals, particulary useful for civil war and genealogical research....
Focusing on the population aged 50+, the source for the literature of social gerontology, including related content from the health sciences, psychology, sociology, social work, economics, and public policy....
Covers US and Canadian history from prehistory to the present, providing references to journal articles, books, dissertations and reviews....
American Civil War: Letters and Diaries
Primary sources including diaries, letters, and memoirs to provide access to views on almost every aspect of the war, including what was happening at home....
APS Online - American Periodical Series Online
APS Online contains full digital images of over 1,100 periodicals spanning nearly 200 years-from colonial times to the advent of American involvement in World War II....
A current directory of 5,400 archives and 124,400 collections of primary source material across the US, UK and Ireland, enabling researchers to determine whether a collection contains material useful to their work and find contact information for the repositories....
An index of articles from the contents pages of 15,000 journals covering humanities, business, popular culture, science, social science, technology and medicine....
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Online
Provides access to the most authoritative and up-to-date scholarship in the field of sociology....
Book Review Digest Plus, 1983-
Indexes reviews of current fiction and non-fiction, and provides review excerpts and over 100,000 full text reviews....
Book Review Digest Retrospective, 1905-1982
Book Review Digest Retrospective provides excerpts from, and citations to, reviews of adult and juvenile fiction and non-fiction....
Digital images of 500 periodicals, published from the 1680s to the 1930s, tracing the development and growth of the periodical press in Britain from its origins in the seventeenth century through to the Victorian 'age of periodicals....
Communication and Mass Media Complete
Provides references to journal articles, handbooks, and encyclopedias related to communication and mass media....
Conference Proceedings Citation Index-Social Science and Humanities
Conference Proceedings Citation Index, accessed via Web of Science, helps researchers access the published literature from the most significant conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions worldwide....
In-depth reports on public policy issues, statistical and historical analyses, historic documents and primary source materials, as well as a directory of key government, nonprofit, and private organizations in each of the major policy areas....
In-depth reports and analysis on political and social issues, each covering a single theme and providing solid background information, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U....
Legislative news and analysis from CQ Press, includes current information plus the full text of all articles published since 1983....
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1630-1800
37,000 books, pamphlets and broadsides provide primary source documents on nearly every aspect of life in 17th- and 18th-century America, from agriculture and auctions through foreign affairs, diplomacy, literature, music, religion, the Revolutionary War, temperance, witchcraft....
Full image reproductions of early English texts, from Pollard & Redgrave’s Short-Title Catalogue (STC I) and Wing’s Short-title Catalogue (STCII)....
A collection of e-books covering a wide variety of subjects-- arts, humanities, business, education, computers, science, social science, and technology....
All EBSCOhost databases, cross-searchable, providing coverage for journal articles and other information in academic disciplines....
Indexing for journal articles, books, dissertations, and working papers in economics....
A complete searchable copy of every issue of The Economist from 1843 to 2003....
eHRAF Archaeology is an online cross-cultural database containing descriptive information on archaeological traditions of the world and is is unique because each archaeological tradition contains a variety of full-text source documents (books, articles, and dissertations) that have been indexed and organized according to HRAF's comprehensive tradition and subject classification systems: the Outline of Archaeological Traditions (OAT), and the Outline of Cultural Materials (OCM)....
The eHRAF World Cultures is an online cross-cultural database containing descriptive information on cultures and ethnic groups from around the world-- unique because each culture contains a variety of full-text source documents (books, articles, and dissertations) that have been indexed and organized according to HRAF's comprehensive culture and subject classification systems: the Outline of World Cultures (OWC), and the Outline of Cultural Materials (OCM)....
Eighteenth Century Collections Online
138,000 English-language titles and editions published between 1701 and 1800, digitized and fully searchable....
Original documents, primary source material, essays, and biographical information realted to empire studies, with an emphasis on the British Empire....
Evidence Database on Aging Care
Evidence Database on Aging Care (EDAC), formerly known as ACRO, is created by the Social Work Leadership Institute to help scholars, policy analysts, and advocates stay on top of the latest research and innovations in aging care, including health care, social services, and workforce issues....
FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus
Offers coverage of academic and popular film journals....
A collection of online databases, providing coverage of much of the journal literature for academic disciplines....
Historical documents collections, most never before available before on the Internet, relating to the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, U S Presidents, historical newspapers and naturalization documents....
A collection of books in the fields of forensics and law enforcement....
Foundation Center Databases - Available in Downtown Campus Library Only
Foundation Directory Online, Foundation Grants to Individuals Online, and Philanthropy In/Sight provide extensive information for grant-seekers....
Focuses on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas, providing historical perspectives on the evolution of the women's movement, men's studies, the transgendered community, and the changes in gender roles over the years....
Scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research, with full text accessible via WVU Library subscriptions....
A record of US government documents published since 1976, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc....
Handbook of Child Psychology 6th Edition
The handbook spans the entire field of child psychology including topics such as spirituality, social understanding, and non-verbal communication....
HAPI (Health & Psychosocial Instruments)
Health and Psychosocial Instruments provides access to information on measurement instruments (i....
Harper's Weekly is an important primary resource for examining 19th-century America, providing a comprehensive, week-to-week chronological record of what happened worldwide in the last half of the nineteenth century....
Indexes and abstracts journal articles, book reviews, and dissertations covering world history....
ICPSR -Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
ICPSR is the world's largest collection of digital social science data which can be used for secondary research, instructional activities, and to write articles, papers or theses - set up MyData account to begin....
International Medieval Bibliography
Topics related to the Middle Ages - primarily focused on Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa - includes journal articles, conference proceedings, and book chapters....
Scholarship related to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700), including citations for books and journal material (articles, reviews, review articles, bibliographies, catalogues, abstracts and discographies)....
Journal impact factors and citation data for 7,500 scholarly and technical journals....
JSTOR is an archive of more than 1,000 scholarly, interdisciplinary journals, with full coverage for all but the most current 3-5 years....
Provides full-text documents from over 5,900 newspapers (including the New York Times), magazines, business, legal, medical, and reference publications, including US federal and state case law, codes, regulations, legal news, law reviews, and international legal information, company financial information, SEC filings and reports, and industry and market news....
LISA: Library and Information Science Abstracts
LISA: Library and Information Science Abstracts is an international abstracting and indexing tool designed for library professionals and other information specialists....
Covers all types of US government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc....
Masterfile Premier (Courtesy of WVInfoDepot)
Full text for nearly 1,750 general reference periodicals with information dating as far back as 1975....
Mental Measurements Yearbook With Tests in Print
A comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments, produced by the Buros Institute at the University of Nebraska....
MRI Mediamark Reporter (Registration Required)
Registration with WVU email is required for each user; data available includes consumer demographic information, product and media preferences, and spending habits....
New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
Standard work in economics, containing essays by eminent contributors from across the spectrum of methodological and ideological schools....
Scholarly opinion journals in politics, arts, and culture, including the full text of New Yorker, Alternative, Dissent, Moment, The Nation, New Leader, New Republic, Harper's, Commentary, National Review, NACLA, Commonweal, American Spectator, Orion, The Progressive, Washington Monthly, Weekly Standard, and NY Review of Books....
Oxford African American Studies Center (One User)
A collection of scholarship, including 8,000 articles and primary source documents, focusing on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture....
References to monographs, periodical articles, notes and announcements from documents related to public policy, 1915-1976....
References to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more....
Conference papers, including all published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting papers received by The British Library Document Supply Centre....
Provides indexing and abstracts from books and journals of philosophy and related fields....
The Plant Management Network is a nonprofit publisher of peer-reviewed, applied journals; pest management efficacy reports, proceedings, webcasts, images, and other information that supports the land-grant missions of teaching, research, and extension....
Points of View Reference Center (Courtesy of WVInfoDepot)
Term paper resources and topics - Provided by the West Virginia Library Commission with funds from the WV State Legislature and the Library Services and Technology Act administered by the Institute of Library and Museum Services....
compilation of 14,000+ public opinion surveys conducted in the United States and 80 other countries from 1986 to the present....
POPLINE (POPulation Information onLINE)
POPLINE is the world's largest bibliographic reproductive health database....
Project MUSE provides searchable, full text access to more than 100 academic journals....
Abstracts and indexing for congressional publications, legislative histories, member biographies, committee assignments, voting records, and financial data; and the full text of key regulatory and statutory resources....
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
This database is the world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses, spanning from 1861 to the present day and offering full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997....
Proquest Historical Newspapers
Full digital images of the New York Times, 1851-1999, and the Wall Street Journal, 1889-1985....
Full text articles covering general psychology and specialized, basic, applied, clinical and theoretical research....
Web portal that includes the DSM-IV-TR and a selection of journals, practice guidelines and textbooks....
Contains two million references and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations, all in the field of psychology....
PsycTHERAPY is a database of ~ 300 streaming psychotherapy demonstrations featuring some of the most renowned therapists in North America working with participants on a host of therapeutic topics....
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, the standard index to articles in magazines, covering from 1890 to 1982....
Research Starters - Education provides students with a solid foundation for their research and assignments, as well as overview information on topics relevant to their studies....
Current IT, business and desk reference eBooks, including guides to application software, and programming....
Electronic journal collection covering criminal justice, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, correctons, penology, policing, forensic psychology, and family and domestic violence....
A collection of authoratative encyclopedias in the social sciences, including coverage for anthropology, criminology, environment, psychology, research methods, sociology, and women's studies....
Scopus is an abstract and citation database containing both peer-reviewed research literature and quality web sources....
Social Sciences Citation Index
Part of the Web of Science, covers high impact research journals in each field of the social sciences and offers cited reference searching as an option for tracing scholarship....
Current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development....
Coverage of more than 450 social work and human services journals dating back to 1965....
Research in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences....
Springer eBooks includes more than 23,000 eBook titles, divided into twelve subject collections: behavioral science; computer science; biomedical and life sciences; engineering; medicine; mathematics and statistics; humanities, social sciences and law; physics and astronomy; business and economics; earth and environmental science; chemistry and materials science; professional and applied computing; and architecture and design....
Tests in Print (Now Included in Mental Measurements Yearbook)
A comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language....
Digital images of the Times (London) complete from 1785 to 1985....
Historic reports, documents and journals of the US Senate and House of Representatives, originally published in approximately 13,800 bound volumes....
Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels
Trial ends on May 15, 2013 – Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels is the first ever scholarly, primary-source database focused on adult comic books and graphic novels....
Vanderbilt Television News Archive
View online news video - or borrow custom clips for a fee which you pay with a personal credit card - Provides index for regularly scheduled newscasts from 1968 to the present from ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and Fox News....
The Web of Science includes Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index, and is made available with funding from the WVU Research Corp....
Covers the core disciplines in Women’s Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research....
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
The database provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy....
