You are here: Databases by Vendor Major Database Vendors All Database Vendors   Major Database Vendors EBSCO Includes Academic Search Complete, ATLA Religion, Business Source Elite, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, Clinical Pharmacology, Communication and Mass Media Complete, EBSCO Animals, ERIC, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, Health Source: Consumer Edition, Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts, MAS-Ultra, MEDLINE with Full Text, Military and Government Collection, Newspaper Source, NoveList, NoveList K-8, Primary Search, Professional Development Collection, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, Regional Business News, RILM, Searchasaurus, SocIndex, and Teacher Reference Center.  FirstSearch Includes ArticleFirst, CLASE and Periodica, ERIC, GPO Monthly Catalog, SILC (Statewide Illinois Library Catalog, also known as IllinoisCatalog), MEDLINE, PapersFirst, Periodical Abstracts, ProceedingsFirst, WilsonSelectPlus, World Almanac, WorldCat, WorldCat Dissertations, and Electronic Collections Online. ProQuest Includes ProQuest Psychology, ProQuest Newspapers, The Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times, and ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune. All Databases by Vendor Alexander Street Press American Chemical Society American Institute of Physics American Mathematical Society American Physical Society Annual Review ARTstor Association for Computing Machinery Britannica Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) CollegeSource Communication Institute for Online Scholarship Congressional Quarterly Credo Reference EBSCO Elsevier FindLaw FirstSearch Gale Greenwood Publishing Harpers Johns Hopkins JSTOR Lexis-Nexis McGraw-Hill Metropolitan Library System Naxos NetLibrary Oxford University Press ProQuest Routledge TeachingBooks.net Thomson U.S. Government ValueLine WhatIs.com Alexander Street Press Classical Music Library Classical Music Library is an extensive collection of online classical music, focusing on contemporary classical music and women composers. Pieces come from over 30 music labels. Free registration enables users to create their own playlists. back to drop-down menu American Chemical Society American Chemical Society Publications Includes the full texts of more than thirty periodicals in chemistry and related disciplines. back to drop-down menu American Institute of Physics American Journal of Physics Full text from 1993 to the present. Journal of Applied Physics The archival journal of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), presenting significant finds in applied physics. It is issued twice monthly. SPIN Web (Searchable Physics Information Notices) A continually updated database of over one million abstracts in the physical sciences from 1975 to the present. back to drop-down menu American Mathematical Society MathSciNet Covers the world's mathematical literature since 1940, providing Web access to the signed reviews and bibliographic data from Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications. It also provides links to original articles and other original documents. back to drop-down menu American Physical Society Physical Review Online Archive Includes Physical Review Letters (1958-1998), Reviews of Modern Physics (1929-1998), Physical Review Special Topics (1998-present), Physical Review Series I (1893-1912), Physical Review Series II (1913-1969), Physical Review Series III (Physical Review A, B, C, D, and E). back to drop-down menu Annual Reviews Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics has available the full text of the nine most recent volumes. In addition, there are citations from 1970-1995. Annual Review of Genetics Contains the full text of the five most recent volumes, with citations available from 1967-1999. Annual Review of Microbiology Available full text from 1996-present, as are citations from articles published from 1947 to 1995. Annual Review of Physiology Has full text available from 1997-present, with citations of articles from 1939-1996 also available. Annual Reviews Spans a number of topics; the library subscrives to four in the area of biology: Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, Annual Review of Genetics, Annual Review of Microbiology, and Annual Review of Physiology. The contents of the entire Annual Review series can be searched, but not accessed, from this site. back to drop-down menu ARTstor ARTstor A collection of about 300,000 digital images of paintings, photos, architectural works, sculptures, and design pieces from around the world from all time periods. Images appear in a separate window; make sure that any pop-up blockers are disabled before accessing this database. back to drop-down menu Association for Computing Machinery ACM Digital Library Contains the full text of articles from over 30 ACM journals. You can also access conference proceedings. Journals in this collection, which date back to the 1950s, cover computer and information science. back to drop-down menu Britannica Britannica Online Has the entire text of the Encyclopedia Britannica; it also includes Britannica's Internet Guide and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. back to drop-down menu Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) I-Share Online The "card catalog" of the A.C. Buehler Library. Use this resource to find books, journal titles, movies, and music owned by Elmhurst College, and information about items located in 71 academic and research libraries in Illinois.  back to drop-down menu CollegeSource CollegeSource A handy tool for finding out information on a variety of colleges, CollegeSource allows you to look at past and present course catalogs from 2-year, 4-year, and graduate schools from all over the world. back to drop-down menu Communication Institute for Online Scholarship ComAbstracts Contains abstracts of over 50,000 articles published in the communication(s) field. Communication Institute for Online Scholarship (CIOS) Supports the use of computer technologies in the service of communication scholarship and education. Their web site includes a resource library, electronic conferences, tables of contents for current communications journals, the Visual Communication Concept Explorer, and much more. back to drop-down menu Congressional Quarterly CQ Researcher Covers current and controversial issues. Provides summaries, analysis, and bibliographies. back to drop-down menu Credo Reference Credo Reference (formerly Xreferplus) An online collection of over 250 reference books, containing the full text of titles covering a wide range of subjects, from accounting to philosophy. back to drop-down menu EBSCO EBSCO Databases Academic Search Complete Provides abstracts from almost 9,300 periodicals in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies, and others, with full text articles from more than 5,300 titles, including 4,400 peer-reviewd journals.  ATLA Religion with ATLA Serials Designed to support religious and theological scholarship. This international database covers such topics as Biblical studies, world religions, Church history, and religious perspectives on social issues. Through ATLA you can gain access to full-text articles in ATLAS (ATLA Serials Database). Business Source Elite Contains selected full text from over 1,100 journals in business, management, economics, finance, banking, accounting, and related areas. Coverage is from 1985 to present. CINAHL Plus with Full Text Covers literature related to nursing, kinesiology, and allied health professionals. Provides full text for hundreds of journals; plus legal cases, clinical innovations and trials, and drug records. Clinical Pharmacology Contains current relevant information for all U.S. prescription drugs, herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter medications, and new or experimental drugs. Drugs may be searched by their generic or brand name Communication and Mass Media Complete (CMMC) Covers a variety of areas pertaining to communication and mass media. The product of a merging of CommSearch and Mass Media Articles Index, CMMC contains the full text of over 200 titles in addition to citations to several other types of documents. EBSCO Animals Written at an elementary-school reading level, this database offers in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals; includes articles and some images of animals. ERIC via EBSCO is a key source for education information. Allows users to access articles from scholarly as well as professional periodicals, in addition to ERIC documents. Many articles are available in full-text, and there are links to full-text ERIC documents available. Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia An encyclopedia aimed primarily at elementary and middle school students. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition Contains selective full-text access to nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA) Indexes more than 600 periodicals in library science and information management. MEDLINE with Full Text A comprehensive source of full text for medical journals, providing full text for nearly 1,200 journals. Of those, more than 1,000 have cover-to-cover indexing in MEDLINE, and there are more than 1,400,000 full-text articles dating back to 1965. MAS-Ultra, School Edition Designed for high school libraries, this database provides articles from over 700 popular publications dating back to 1975. Every article is assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). This database also includes book reviews, health pamphlets, reference books and an extensive image collection. Useful for Education majors. Military and Government Collection Offers current news on all branches of the military, including a collection of military titles, trade publications and newsweeklies; also provides full text for almost 400 periodicals. Some publications in this database are FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin and Military Technology. Full text from 1975-present. Newspaper Source Contains selected full text of articles from more than 200 U.S. and international newspapers, including over 200 regional papers. NoveList A resource that assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles, from a list of 125,000 fiction titles. NoveList K-8 An offshoot of NoveList, specializes helping children and young adults discover new authors and titles to read. PsycARTICLES Includes the full text of 45 American Psychological Association (APA) journals as well as 8 from allied organizations. Coverage goes back to 1985. PsycINFO Covers professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, and other areas. There are 2,000 titles dating back to 1805. Linked full text is available. Professional Development Collection Designed for professional educators, provides journal articles, many of which are peer-reviewed. Journals include Curriculum Administrator, Educational Leadership, High School Journal, Journal of Learning Disabilities, Phi Delta Kappan, Reading Teacher, and others. Primary Search Designed for elementary school libraries and public libraries, contains articles from over 60 popular elementary school magazines as well as student pamphlets. Full text from 1989-present, with abstracts back to 1984. All articles are assigned a reading level indicator Lexiles). Also includes over 100,000 images. Useful for Education majors. Regional Business News Has full-text articles from 75 regional business publications from throughout the United States, including Crain's Chicago Business. RILM Abstracts of Music Literature Contains almost 300,000 entries pertaining to vocal and musical instruments; historical and ethnomusicology; notation, theory, criticism, and analysis; pedagogy; liturgy, dance, and other interdisciplinary studies of music and related areas. Searchasaurus Aimed at the primary grades, this database searches Primary Search, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia of Animals, and the American Heritage Children's Dictionary. SocINDEX Contains more than 1,300,000 records as well as abstracts for over 2,500 journals, as well as conference papers, books, and monographs. Topics covered include urban studies, anthropology, criminology and criminal justice, ethnic and racial studies, marriage and the family, social psychology, and sociological theory. Teacher Reference Center Provides indexing for over 280 of the most popular education trade journals. Linked full text is available. back to drop-down menu Elsevier ScienceDirect College Edition (Social and Behavioral Sciences) Provides indexing to its entire library. In addition, there is access to full-text articles in over 350 psychology and social science journals for the most recent 5 years. Besides listing articles that are already in print, ScienceDirect also lists articles that are about to be published. back to drop-down menu FindLaw FindLaw An index and search engine for legal information on the web. back to drop-down menu FirstSearch Databases FirstSearch Databases ABI/Inform Covers business and management topics, with articles from 2,947 U.S. and international titles from 1971-present. Selected full text. ArticleFirst A general source for science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. Over 16,000 titles are included, from 1990-present. CLASE and PERIODICA A combination of two different indexes covering Latin American journals in the social sciences, sciences, the humanities, and Pan-American issues. CLASE and PERIODICA accesses citations in 2,600 scholarly journals published in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. CLASE covers 1975-present, while PERIODICA covers 1978-present. Electronic Collections Online (ECO) Covers a variety of subject areas, all with full text articles online from over 5,400 sources. Articles are presented in page image formats (mostly PDF). Coverage is from 1995-present. ERIC via FirstSearch A key source for education information. Allows users to access articles from scholarly as well as professional periodicals, in addition to ERIC documents. Many articles are available in full-text, and there are links to full-text ERIC documents available. GPO Monthly Catalog Contains records on all subjects of interest to the U.S. government. MedLine An international index to all areas of medicine, dating back to 1965. Over 9,500 titles are indexed, and substantial abstracts are included. PapersFirst Indexes papers included in congresses, conferences, expositions, workshops, symposiums, and meetings, dating from 1993 to the present. Periodical Abstracts An index to over 2,000 general and academic journals in business, current affairs, economics, literature, religion, psychology, women's studies, and others, from 1987 to present. Selected full text. ProceedingsFirst Contains citations of congresses, symposiums, conferences, expositions, workshops, and meetings, from 1993 to the present. SILC (Statewide Illinois Library Catalog) A catalog of materials from many of the 12 library systems in Illinois. Use SILC to find information about items located in libraries in the Metropolitan Library System, (including Elmhurst Public Library) and other local public libraries. WilsonSelectPlus Covers the social sciences, humanities, business, general science, as well as current issues. There are almost 1,700 sources dating back to 1994. All full text. World Almanac Includes the contents of the World Almanac and Book of Facts, World Almanac of the U.S.A., World Almanac of Politics, World Almanac for Kids, and Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia. Coverage dates back to 1998. WorldCat A combined catalog of more than 34,000 libraries worldwide. back to drop-down menu Gale Book Review Index A guide to book reviews published back to 1965, with over five million review citations from thousands of publications. Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) Indexes any print resource containing biographical information on people from all time periods, geographical locations and fields of endeavor. BGMI can also index items from other indexes, such as Literary Index. Gale Virtual Reference Library Contains the full-text of several print reference books, allowing you access to key reference sources without having to be in the library. Titles include the Encyclopedia of Education, the St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, and the Encyclopedia of Sociology. Literary Index An online index to the entirety of the approximately 130 print Gale products, including Contemporary Literary Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Drama Criticism, and Short Story Criticism. There are almost 150,000 authors and nearly 200,000 titles indexed. Literature Criticism Online Search Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism (NCLC), Shakespearean Criticism (SC), and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism (TCLC) through an easy-to-navigate interface. Literature Resource Center Combines a variety of key literary resources, including MLA International Bibliography, the Scribner Writers Series, Twayne's Authors Series, Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature, Contemporary Authors Online, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, Scribner Writers Series, and the Dictionary of Literary Biography. LitFinder A collection of 125,000 poems and thousands of stories, plays and speeches, all in full text. Also includes explanations, study guides, and other teacher resources. MLA International Bibliography An international index to literature, languages, linguistics, film, and folklore from 1963 to the present. It is now a part of Gale's Literature Resource Center, but can be accessed independently. back to drop-down menu Greenwood Publishing African American Experience A rich collection of online reference works and primary sources documenting the African American experience for over 200 years. Includes over 4,000 interviews with former slaves, multimedia files, lesson plans and classroom resources. American Mosaic A collection of databases dealing with different American ethnic groups. As of summer 2007, there are two groups represented: African Americans and Latino Americans. Future releases will concentrate on Native Americans and Asian Americans. Daily Life Online A suite of databases that explore life and culture from the past to the present, allowing researchers to compare and contrast social issues through the ages. A useful resource for looking at arts and literature in the context of their times. Includes extensive teacher resources, correlating materials in the databases to the Illinois Learning Standards. Greenwood Digital Collection A collection of academic electronic books from Praeger, Greenwood Press and Libraries Unlimited. Latino American Experience A wide-ranging collection of materials focused on the history and culture of Latinos in the United States. Materials include more than 150 scanned books, hundreds of primary documents, Spanish-language content, and lesson plans. Additional information on the history and culture of the people of Latin America, the Caribbean and the Iberian Peninsula is also included. World Folklore and Folklife A collection of resources to help in researching topics in literature and culture studies. Includes reference works on folklore throughout the world, and contains thousands of folktales, including Hans Christian Andersen and Grimm fairy tales. back to drop-down menu Harpers HarpWeek A collection of the 19th century periodical Harper's Weekly, covering the years from 1857-1912. It includes full-page images of each issue, including cartoons, editorials, news, illustrations, and advertisements. back to drop-down menu Johns Hopkins Project MUSE An online library of over 300 journals from 60 scholarly publishers. Some full text dates back to 1993 to the present. Journals in this collection cover primarily the arts and humanities, and the social sciences. back to drop-down menu JSTOR JSTOR An electronic archive of titles, often going back to the first issue of a journal's existence. Articles can be found in the following collections: Arts and Sciences I, II, III, IV, and Complement; General Science, and Biological Science. JSTOR does not include current issues of journals. back to drop-down menu Lexis-Nexis Lexis-Nexis Academic Provides full text access to over 5,600 news, business, legal, and reference sources. Lexis-Nexis Statistical Provides a wealth of information from 1,000 of the best statistical publications. Statistics come from a variety of resources, such as the World Bank and the U.S. Federal Government. Provides access to the Statistical Abstract of the United States as well. back to drop-down menu McGraw-Hill AccessScience The online version of the 9th edition of the McGraw-Hill Online Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. In addition to encyclopedic articles on science and technology, this resource includes recent research developments, biographies of scientists, science and technology news, illustrations, learning resources, and links to web sites. back to drop-down menu Metropolitan Library System The MLS Union List of Serials A listing of over 10,000 magazines and journals held by 173 libraries in the Metropolitan Library System. Use this source to discover what libraries carry a particular magazine or journal. back to drop-down menu Naxos Naxos Provides access to over 85,000 music tracks from the Marco Polo, Dacapo, and Naxos catalogs. Users can listen to audio tracks of classical, jazz, world, folk, and Chinese music. Besides providing streaming audio, the database also provides biographical information on musicians and composers as well as notes on the music itself. back to drop-down menu NetLibrary NetLibrary A collection of over 22,000 full-text electronic books available to Elmhurst College students, faculty, and staff. Books can be browsed or checked out for four hours at a time. To be able to access NetLibrary books from off-campus, you must first create a NetLibrary username while on the Elmhurst College campus. back to drop-down menu Oxford University Press American National Biography Offers information on 18,000 men and women -- from all eras and walks of life -- whose lives have shaped the United States. Published in 1999, the ANB is updated quarterly. Grove Dictionary of Art Provides online access to the entire text of the renown print source, and covers all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the 1990s. Grove Music Online Includes the full text of the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, as well as the New Grove Dictionary of Opera and the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. You can find information on all aspects of music and musicians. Oxford English Dictionary The historical dictionary of the English language. back to drop-down menu ProQuest ProQuest Databases Chicago Tribune Gets you to the full text (excluding advertisements) from 1985-date. New York Times Allows you to access the full text from 1995 - present; it also includes index back to 1990. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune Includes every issue from 1890 to 1984. For current issues, use Chicago Tribune, which provides access to articles from 1985-present. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times Includes the entire run of the paper, dating back to the first issue in 1851 and ending in 2001. For current issues, use New York Times, which provides access to articles from 1995-present. ProQuest Newspapers This collection allows you to search The Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, and The New York Times Magazine simultaneously. ProQuest Psychology Journals Accesses nearly over 500 titles academic journals in psychology and related fields, all in full text. Sanborn Maps Our subscription to the Digital Sanborn Maps includes most towns and cities in Illinois. The maps contain information such as the outline of each building, the size, shape and construction materials, heights, and location of windows and doors. The maps also give street names, sidewalk widths, property boundaries, building use, and house numbers. Wall Street Journal Allows you to access the full text of the paper from 1984 to the present. back to drop-down menu Routledge Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Includes over 2000 original articles from over 1300 international experts across the discipline of philosophy. The articles cover Anglo-American, ethical and political, cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, continental and contemporary philosophy. back to drop-down menu TeachingBooks TeachingBooks TeachingBooks makes available original, in-studio movies of authors and illustrators, audio excerpts of professional book readings, guides to thousands of titles and a wealth of multimedia resources on children's and young adult literature. back to drop-down menu Thomson PDR Electronic Library Includes the Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR), Stedman's Medical Dictionary, the PDR for Nonprescription Drugs and Dietary Supplements, the PDR for Opthalmic Medicines, and the PDR for Herbal Medicines. back to drop-down menu U.S. Government CIA World Factbook A Central Intelligence Agency publication providing country information: background, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, transnational issues, and maps. Education Resource Information Center (ERIC) Website Allows users to access the full text of more that 107,000 ERIC documents released between 1993 and 2004. To use this website most efficiently, you will need the ERIC document number (e.g., ED425001) of the material you wish to retrieve. Use ERIC to find ERIC documents and their numbers. National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts Database Contains references to over 180,000 articles and reports on criminal justice topics; includes a few links to full text documents. Stat-USA A service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, providing information of interest to the U.S. business, economic, and trade community. back to drop-down menu ValueLine ValueLine Investment Survey Standard Edition Provides information on about 1,700 stocks, as well as more than 90 industries, the overall stock market, and the economy. The latest twelve issues are available. On the Welcome screen, click on the bright red link labeled "Subscriber Log On.", then, click the link for the "Standard Edition." back to drop-down menu WhatIs.com Whatis.com A dictionary of computing and networking terms. back to drop-down menu     Questions about the website? Contact library@elmhurst.edu Page last updated 20 November 2007.