Health Sciences & Social Work: General Databases

Department Research Guides identify and define standard information retrieval tools for a specific department. Each guide was created and is maintained by the library liaison for that department. We encourage you to recommend resources for the guides.

General Databases

Academic Search Premier Coverage:

4,700 full-text journals; 8,200 scholarly journals (index/abstracts) Years: dates vary Topics: all areas; including business, social sciences, humanities, general academic, general science and education.

America's Newspapers Coverage:

selected full text from over 600 U.S. newspapers Dates: dates vary Topics: all areas Biological Abstracts Coverage: Indexes over 4000 journals Years: 1996 to present Topics: All areas of life sciences and biomedical research

Biological and Agricultural Index Coverage:

225 Journals Years: 1983 to present Topics: agricultural research, biology, biotechnology, botany, ecology, food science, forestry, genetics, horticulture, marine biology, nutrition, plant pathology, soil science, veterinary medicine, zoology

InfoTrac (Expanded Academic Index) Coverage:

indexes over 2,000 periodicals Years: 1980 to present Topics: all fields, including art, business, education, ethnic studies, government, history, literature, political science, psychology, religion, much more.

LexisNexis Academic Coverage:

full-text access to major domestic and foreign newpapers, transcripts, legal periodicals, and other sources Years: dates vary Topics: all areas; primarily news, business, legal research, medical, and reference sources.

Health Sciences/Science Librarian

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Leslie F. Malpass Library 638
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