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Best Bets to Start

Great General Databases--info for all academic areas:
- Academic Search Premier -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost interface)
- ProQuest Central Research Library (ProQuest interface)
Need newspaper content, business reports, or legal opinions?
- Lexis-Nexis Academic [on-campus access only]
Looking for high-quality, scholarly journals (not all have current issues available in full-text):
- JSTOR: Search or Browse by Discipline [on-campus access only]
How about a good encyclopedia or dictionary/thesaurus to help you start your writing?
- Encyclopedia Britannica [on-campus access only] (Includes Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus)

Databases by Subject

All Subjects/Majors	Business	Education
English	Foreign Language	Government/ Military Science
Health	Journalism	Math
Political Science	Pre-Law	Psychology
Science	Theology	NoodleTools Citation Tool

SUBJECT LIST OF AVAILABLE DATABASES

ALL Subjects/Majors

Academic Search Premier -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost interface)
Academic OneFile (Gale interface)
Communication & Mass Media Complete -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost interface)
Country Watch [on-campus access only] Country Watch Login Assistance
CQ Researcher [on-campus access only]
Encyclopedia Americana & Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia (Grolier interface)
Encyclopedia Britannica [on-campus access only]
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia -- On-campus login - Off-campus login
General OneFile (Gale interface)
JSTOR: Search or Browse by Discipline [on-campus access only]
Lexis-Nexis Academic [on-campus access only]
MasterFile Premier -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost interface)
National Newspaper Index (Gale interface)
New York State Newspapers (Gale interface)
Newspaper Source -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost interface)
ProQuest Central Research Library (ProQuest interface)
Readers' Guide Retrospective (WilsonWeb interface)
The Serials Directory -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost interface)
SocIndex with Full Text -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost interface)

Art

ArtStor

Business

ABI/Inform [Dateline, Global and Trade & Industry] (ProQuest interface)
Business Source Premier -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost interface)
Business and Company ASAP/Resource Center (Gale interface)
CCH (Accounting/Taxes)
JSTOR: Search or Browse by Discipline [on-campus access only]
Morningstar [Off campus login]
Mergent Online [on campus access only]
Regional Business News -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost interface)

Computer Science

ACM Digital Library [library does not subscribe, but free content can be viewed at this site]

Education

Ebsco Animals -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost) [K-12 resource]
ERIC -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost interface)
JSTOR: Search or Browse by Discipline [on-campus access only]
MAS Ultra--School Edition -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost) [K-12]
Primary Search -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost) [K-12 resource]
Professional Development Collection -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost)
TOPICsearch -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost) [K-12 resource]

English

JSTOR: Search or Browse by Discipline (on campus access only)
MLA International Directory & Directory of Periodicals -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost)
Twayne Authors Series (World, English, & US Authors) (Gale interface)

Government/Military Science

Military & Government Collection -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost)

Health

Health Reference Center Academic (Gale interface)
Health Source (Nursing/Academic/Consumer editions) -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost)
MEDLINE -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost interface)

Journalism

Communication & Mass Media Complete -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost interface)
Custom Newspapers (Gale interface)
Lexis-Nexis Academic [on campus access only]
National Newspaper Index (Gale interface)
New York State Newspapers (Gale interface)
Newspaper Source -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost interface)

Math

MathSciNet--American Mathematical Society [on campus access only]
JSTOR: Search or Browse by Discipline [on-campus access only]

Political Science

Country Watch [on campus access only] Country Watch Login Assistance

Pre-Law

Lexis-Nexis Academic [on campus access only]

Psychology

PsycInfo -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost interface)
PsycARTICLES -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost interface)
JSTOR: Search or Browse by Discipline [on-campus access only]

Science

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
GreenFILE -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost interface)
PubMed [open-access resource; no login required]
PubMed Central [open-access resource; no login required]
Science Full Text Select (WilsonWeb interface)
JSTOR: Search or Browse by Discipline [on campus access only]

Sociology

SocIndex with Full Text -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost interface)

Theology

ATLA Religion Database with Serials -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost)
Catholic Periodical & Literature Index -- On-campus login - Off-campus login (EbscoHost)

Shortcuts to Databases by Major Vendors

NoodleTools Citation Tool
MLA and APA citation assistance EbscoHost (On campus)
EbscoHost (Off campus)
[includes Academic Search]
Login Assistance ProQuest Research Library
[includes ABI-INFORM]

Lexis-Nexis Academic* Gale Databases Wilson Databases
[includes Reader's Guide
Retrospective & Science S
elect Full-Text]

JSTOR: Search or
Browse by Discipline Online Catalog (FRIAR) Open WorldCat

WorldCat (faculty only)

* = available on campus only

IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM OR IF YOU NEED A PASSWORD: Please call the Reference Desk (716-375-2164) for assistance in searching, or e-mail ref@sbu.edu . For technical assistance, please contact Ann Tenglund, Coordinator of Library Computer Services, at 716-375-2378 or via e-mail at ateng@sbu.edu .

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