Periodicals Holdings List
The Periodicals Holdings List (PHL) is a listing of both the
print/microform periodicals available on the shelves of the Western
Illinois University Libraries, and the full-text e-titles available via
databases purchased by the Libraries. This resource currently indexes
over 20,000 periodical titles.
Use the Database Tab on the Library Homepage to access different types of background and scholarly materials (see info bleow for details).
Background
Information (These are some databases that will give you background
information)
Opposing Viewpoints
CQ Researcher
America’s Newspapers
UMI Dissertation Abstracts--to find doctoral dissertations and thesis in all fields
General Databases (this is a sample, check the database “General Databases for all resources available).
Academic Search Premier
Article First
Catalog of U.S. Gov Publications
InfoTrac
JSTOR
LexisNexis Academic
Subject Databases (this is a sample of selected study areas, check the database “browse by subject” menu for all fields available).
African American Studies-Black Thought and Culture
Business-ABI/Inform
Computer Science/Decision Science-ACM Digital Library
Chemistry-Chemical Abstracts
English-MLA Database
History-American History and Life
Education-ERIC
Psychology-PsycInfo
Sociology-Sociological Abstracts