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General Databases
Informe (title list) Articles and indexing all in SPANISH, mostly from popular magazines - full text.
MasterFILE Select (EBSCOhost) Articles from magazines, journals and newspapers - many full-text.
ProQuest (All Collections) Articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, many full-text.
Proquest Research Library (magazines and journals only) (title list) Articles from journals and magazines (not the newspapers) - many full text.
WilsonWeb OmniFile Full Text Mega Articles from journals and magazines in most subject areas - many full-text.

Newspapers
Custom Newspapers (title list) Articles from some city papers, many British.
New York State Newspapers (title list) Articles from recent years of eight New York papers - full text .
New York Times All articles from 1980 to present - full text.
ProQuest Newspapers (title list) Articles from 27 newspapers, many full text.
Wall Street Journal Articles from 1984 to present - full text.
Biographies
Biographies Plus Illustrated (Wilson) Brief life stories of famous persons, living or dead. AOL cannot access this database; use a different browser.

Current Issues/Events
CQ Researcher Lengthy reports on both sides of major policy controversies, written by Congressional Quarterly staff.
Issues and Controversies@ FACTS.com More reports on controversial issues - full text.
Readers' Guide Abstracts (Wilson) Includes a broad range of subjects from over 400 popular and scholarly periodicals, beginning in 1983. Few full text.
SIRSResearcher Articles selected from magazines, reports and newspapers on major public controversies - full text.
TOPICSearch News reports from a wide selection of sources worldwide - full text.
Art

ArtStor
Digital library of images from a wide array of cultures and time periods.

Humanities Abstracts (Wilson)
Beginning in 1984, this database Indexes and abstracts articles from specialized magazines and scholarly journals. Few full text.

Biology and Natural Sciences
AGRICOLA Indexing to journals in veterinary medicine, environmental and other applied life sciences from the National Agricultural Library.
Biological and Agricultural Index Indexing to the best known biology journals.
General Science Abstracts (Wilson) Indexes and abstracts articles from about 300 science-related periodicals, starting from 1984. Few full text.
Science Reference Center Covers a braod spectrum of topics from biology to wildlife. Full text.
Business/Economics
ABI/Inform Global (Search Tips) (title List) Articles from business and finance periodicals, many full text.
Business Abstracts (Wilson) This includes over 870 publications, ranging in topics from accounting to transportation. Indexing and abstracting begin in 1982. Few full text.
Business & Company Resource Center (Gale) (Search Tips) Corporate profiles - Mostly full text.
BusinessOrgs Directory of Business Organizations and trade associations.
Conference Board Research Online Collection Reports and articles on the latest issues in business management and U. S. and global economics - full text. CountryWatch Facts, figures, and maps for any country, with recent newswire - full text.
Hoover's Online Profiles of large public corporations from all over the world - full text.
Morningstar Mutual Funds Online American mutual funds description and ratings - full text (requires password - ask at a reference desk.)
SRDS (Standard rate and Data Service) (Search Tips) Consumer Magazine Advertising Source and Direct Marketing List Source full text (password required - given by class professors.)
STAT-USA (Search Tips) Government statistics on the U.S economy and world trade. This resource is available only on campuses, and requires a password. Please ask at a reference desk.
Value Line Online Reports and ratings of stocks (requires password - ask at a reference desk.)
Wall Street Journal All articles from 1986 to present - full text.

Computer and Information Systems
ACM Digital Library (Search Tips) Association of Computing Machinery technical articles and proceedings - most full text.
Education
Education Abstracts (Wilson) Articles indexed and abstracted from peer-reviewed and specialized periodicals, beginning in 1983. Some full-text.
ERIC (CSA) Largest index to education articles (EJ) and documents (ED). Many documents issued 1982 to present are full-text.
Mental Measurements Yearbook Description and reviews of the major standardized tests - full text.
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Government, Politics and Area Studies
CountryWatch Facts, figures, and maps for any country, with recent newswire reports - full text.

Health Sciences/Medicine
CINAHL (Search Tips) Articles abstracted from nursing and allied health journals - very few full text.
Cochrane Library (Search Tips) Includes "systematic reviews" of the research on specific medical therapies - full text.
ComDIsDome Index of Communication Sciences and Disorders resources.
Harrison's Online Textbook of medical conditions and treatments.
Health and Wellness Resource Center (HWRC) Reference sources in health - full text.
Health Reference Center - Academic Articles from consumer health magazines and newsletters, some journals and other sources - full text.
MEDLINE/PubMed (Search Tips) Largest index of medical journals.
OTCATS: Occupational Therapy Critically Appraised Topics Brief descriptions of occupational therapy interventions.
OTSearch (Search Tips) Index of occupational therapy journal articles and books. All material indexed is available in the AOTA library, and location information refers to that library, not to Mercy College.
OT Seeker Abstracts of systematic reviews and controlled trials of occupational therapy.
PEDro: Physiotherapy Evidence Database Indexes of articles in physiotherapy.
PreCINAHL Indexing for new nursing articles not yet subject-indexed in CINAHL.
ProQuest Health Management Journal and magazines articles, and dissertations covering all aspects of health administration - full text.

History
Humanities Abstracts (Wilson) Beginning in 1984, this database Indexes and abstracts articles from specialized magazines and scholarly journals. Few full text.
Legal Studies
Loislaw Cases, statutes, and other primary law sources; search by type of law or jurisdiction.
Literature and Language
Gale Literary Index Index of authors' works and criticism of those works from Gale series; many of the books are in the main library.
Humanities Abstracts (Wilson) Beginning in 1984, this database Indexes and abstracts articles from specialized magazines and scholarly journals. Few full text.
JSTOR (language and Literature Collection) (Search Tips) (Title List) Articles from most years of selected literary/language journals - full text.
MLA International Bibliography (Search Tips) Index of journal articles and book chapters in literary criticism and linguistics.
Twayne's Authors Series 200 books surveying the lives and works of famous writers - full text.

Psychology, Sociology, Behavioral Sciences and Social Work
Mental Measurements Yearbook Description and reviews of many English language standardized tests.
PsycARTICLES Articles from about 60+ journals from the American Psychological Association and allied organizations - full text.
PsycINFO Index/abstracts for Psychology journal articles, book chapters and dissertations.
Social Sciences Abstracts (Search Tips) Articles indexed in the social sciences - very few full text.
Social Work Abstracts Index/abstracts for social work journal articles and dissertations.
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