General Periodical DatabasesEbscoHost's Academic Search Complete EBSCO's Academic Search Complete database has broad, multi-disciplinary subject coverage, including both scholarly journals and popular periodicals for thousands of titles. Search results can be limited to only peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Broad subject coverage with articles from thousands of newspapers, journals and magazines. Has several "sub-databases" to choose from, including the "Washington State Newsstand" for the major Washington newspapers. |
E-BooksIncludes 118,000 articles, 14,000 illustrations, photographs, drawings, maps, and flags; a directory of more than 300,000 links to selected web sites; and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus. Gale Virtual Reference Library More than 50,000 reference articles from subject-specific encyclopedias across all major disciplines. Nearly 20,000 electronic books covering all subject areas. Can browse by table of contents and read selected pages and/or chapters. |
Current EventsReports offer in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. Features pro and con viewpoint articles, articles from magazines, newspapers and academic journals, primary source documents, statistics, and multimedia. This full-text database of newspapers, magazines and journals from the alternative and independent press challenges the coverage of the mainstream media. Full-text database of about 140 national and local magazines and newspapers from ethnic communities across the U.S. from 1985 to the present. |
History and BiographyHistory Resource Center: United States Contains reference sources, primary documents and articles from 65 academic journals covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present. History Resource Center: World History Contains reference sources, primary documents and articles from 110 academic journals featuring extensive coverage of world history from antiquity to the present. 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. It also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. New York Times Historical Newspapers Read stories, see images, and search the New York Times newspaper back to 1851. Go back in time and read newspaper accounts written during the roaring 20's, World War II, the Civil Rights Movement, etc. |
Health and MedicineAuthoritative reference articles covering diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology and medicine. Includes the reference books Magill’s Medical Guide and Salem Health: Cancer. Health and Wellness Resource Center Magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, dental hygiene, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, and prescription drugs. Covers nursing, biomedicine, alternative and complementary medicine, consumer health and other allied health disciplines. Full-text material includes 60 journals plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments, clinical trials. An interface to MEDLINE, an index of articles from over 4,000 journals on health sciences, including medicine, veterinary science, dentistry, and nursing. - PubMed Central - A full-text portion of the overall PubMed (Medline) database. Journal of Dentistry for Children This online only journal publishes articles regarding research, clinical practice, and case studies in pediatirc dentisty. |
Science and TechnologyContains over 8,500 articles from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, biographies of more than 2,000 well-known scientists, and media-rich content such as images, videos, animations, and illustrations. This open-access online only journal from the Public Library of Science publishes peer-reviewed articles regarding research in all areas of science and medicine. This open-access online only journal from the Public Library of Science publishes peer-reviewed articles regarding research in all areas of biological science, from molecules to ecosystems. |
Art, Music and LiteratureProvides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline through more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers. Contains full musical recordings from over 7,000 composers and 15,000 CDs from multiple genres including Classical, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz/Folk/Blues, World/Folk, Nostalgia, Chinese music, Pop/Rock and Adult Contemporary. Features over 45,000 signed articles, 5,500 images, 40,000 image links, timelines of world art, and access to the full text of the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and the Oxford Companion to Western Art. Includes more than 50,000 signed articles and 28,000 biographies contributed by over 6,000 scholars from around the world, including Grove Music Online and the Encyclopedia of Popular Music. |
Business, Economics & LawFeatures in-depth coverage of companies, products, executives, trends, and other topics for more than 1,250 business and trade publications. This online only publication contains thoughtful yet accesable articles foucsed on economic topics and social issues. Campus Research contains news and business information and law-related resources, including magazines and trade journals, SEC filings and Hoover’s company records, law reviews and journals, and access to all state and federal cases, statutes and regulations. |
EducationIndex to articles from over 750 education journals and related documents from the Educational Resource Information Center and educational symposium report literature dating back to 1967. |
College and Career GuidesWeb access provided by the Career Guidance Foundation which acquires catalogs from nearly 3,000 U.S. colleges and universities, plus 700 international schools. Testing and Education Resource Center Can search thousands of college and graduate schools, identify scholarships, take on-line practice tests and use test prep eBooks. Browse occupations or descriptions of schools in Washington state, search for occupations by keyword, or fill out a questionnaire about your interests. Access is on-campus only. |