Database Descriptions

Academic Search Premier

Description: Indexes 8,200+ publications in general and social sciences. 4,000+ full text titles;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries;
Date Coverage: 1975-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

ACS Web Editions with Legacy Archives

Description: Indexes 30+ peer-reviewed, full-text chemistry titles;
Intended For: all chemistry students;
Date Coverage: 1879-present

African American Poetry

Description: 3,000+ poems written by African Americans in the late 18^th and 19^th centuries;
Intended For: poetry queries, general undergraduate;
Date Coverage: Late 1700s-1800s

Agricola

Description: Materials relating to all aspects of agriculture, forestry, and animal science; 3.6 million records from 881 sources;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries in related fields;
Date Coverage: 1970-present;

American Poetry

Description: 40,000+ poems by 200+ American poets from the Colonial period to the early 20^th century;
Intended For: poetry queries, general undergraduate;
Date Coverage: 1600-1900s

Annals of American History

Description: Access to 2,100 original source documents in U.S. history; includes photos and multimedia presentations;
Intended For: undergraduate queries in related areas;
Date Coverage: 1493-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

Arts & Humanities Search

Description: Indexes the world's leading arts & humanities journals; 2.8 million records from 1,136 sources;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries in related fields;
Date Coverage: 1980-present

Basic BIOSIS

Description: Basic information about biology & other life sciences; 423,000 records from 370 sources;
Intended For: biology & life sciences students;
Date Coverage: Current + 4 years

Biology Digest

Description: Provides detailed abstracts written in a non-technical style for students and interested nonscientists; 38,000 records from 301 sources;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries in related fields;
Date Coverage: 1989-present

BioOne

Description: An aggregation of 80+ full-text high-impact bioscience journals;
Intended For: biology students;
Date Coverage: 1998-present;
Truncation Symbol: % percent

Britannica Online

Description:access to 3 sets—regular, student, & elementary Encyclopedia Britannica + dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, sound, video & more. More extensive than print set;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

Business Source Premier

Description: An aggregation of 8,800 titles covering all disciplines of business;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries in related fields;
Date Coverage: 1965-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

CAMIO – Catalog of Art Museum Images Online

Description: Educational rights-cleared, high quality images; photos, sculpture, paintings, textiles & more; search by time period, material, artist, culture;
Intended For: general image needs;
Date Coverage: prehistoric-contemporary

Choice Reviews Online

Description: 100,000+ reviews of academic texts;
Intended For: faculty;
Date Coverage: 1987-present

CINAHL

Description: Citations & abstracts in nursing and allied health literature; 1 million records from 1,700+ sources;
Intended For: athletic training, business healthcare, & other health professionals;
Date Coverage: 1982-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

Contemporary Women’s Issues

Description: Provides citations to global information on women in over 150 countries; 75,000+ records from 2,200+ sources;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries in related topics;
Date Coverage: 1992-present

CQ Researcher Online

Description: A collection of single-themed reports with in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues; each report is 12,000 words;
Intended For: all general undergraduate queries;
Date Coverage: 1991-present

CQ Weekly

Description: In-depth reports on congressional issues, the status of bills in play, committee and floor activity, debates and roll-call votes;
Intended For: all general undergraduate queries;
Date Coverage: 1983-present

Criminal Justice Periodicals Index

Description: Citations, abstracts, and full text of titles in law enforcement, social work, and other criminal justice fields;
Intended For: Justice studies students and those in related fields;
Date Coverage: 1981-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

Dissertations Abstracts

Description: 2 million citations & abstracts of academic topics found in dissertations in U.S., Canada, & Europe;
Intended For: upper level undergraduate queries;
Date Coverage: 1861-present

EconLit

Description: Citations & abstracts of journals, books, & working papers on economics; 730,000+ records from 700+ sources;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries in related areas;
Date Coverage: 1969-present

Encyclopedia of Animals

Description: Easy-to-read entries about mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, dinosaurs and prehistoric animals; includes Kingdom, Class, Order, Genus & Species, Geographical Locale, and detailed Description;
Intended For: K-12 education majors

English Poetry

Description: Contains essentially the complete English poetic canon from the 8th century to the early 20^th; 160,000+ poems from 1,250+ poets;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries in related areas;
Date Coverage: 8^th-20^th century

ERIC

Description: Citations, abstracts, and full text on education topics;
Intended For: education and physical education majors;
Date Coverage: 1966-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

Faber Poetry Library

Description: Collection of poetry by some of the most influential poets of the 20^th century – from Arthur Rimbaud to Sylvia Plath; 140 volumes by 50 poets;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries in related areas;
Date Coverage: 20^thc.

Find NC

Description: Portal to North Carolina governmental agencies;
Intended For: general queries;
Date Coverage: current

Findlaw.com

Description: A web site that provides legal resources; cases & codes, legal news, web search utilities;
Intended For: undergraduate queries into legal issues

Funk & Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia

Description: Online encyclopedic database includes over 25,000 full text records, covering an array of subject areas;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Description: 25 reference e-books; authoritative essays on varied topics from numerous subject areas; links are also available in the Online Catalog
Intended For: general undergraduate queries;
Date Coverage: 1999-present

GEOBASE

Description: Worldwide literature on geography, geology, and ecology; 1.4 million+ records from 2,000+ sources;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries in related areas;
Date Coverage: 1980-present

GreenFILE

Description: Free database containing citations for more than 600 environmental journals and magazines;
Intended For: all queries in related areas;
Date Coverage: 1948-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

Greenwood Digital Collection (eBooks)

Description: Compilation of the former databases of American Slavery, Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers, Daily Life Through History, Historic Events of the Twentieth Century, and Literature in Context; titles are also accessible from the Online Catalog
Intended For: reading ebooks in related areas

Health Source: Consumer Edition

Description: Database of consumer health information; includes 250+ full text titles, health-related pamphlets and reference books;
Intended For: general queries in related areas;
Date Coverage: 1984-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

Description: Citations, abstracts, & full text of nursing, allied health, and other medical discipline journals; 825 titles indexed;
Intended For: upper-level students in related areas;
Date Coverage: 1974-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

JSTOR

Description: Full-text journal articles primarily in the areas of education, history, political science, sociology, business, public administration, economics, and law.
Intended For: general undergraduate and graduate queries in related areas;
Date Coverage: varies--does not contain recent issues.

Learning Express Library

Description: Interactive online learning platform of practice tests & tutorials for academic and licensing tests; 29+ tests including ASFAB, GRE, Praxis, TOEFL; must create free account; tests may also be accessed through the Online Catalog;
Intended For: test preparation and life skills;
Date Coverage: current

Lexis Nexis Academic Universe

Description: Provides full-text documents from 5,900+ nat’l & int’l news, business, legal, medical, & reference publications; U.S. federal & state law, business info & more;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries; legal research;
Date Coverage: News 1989-present

Liebert Online

Description: Provides full-text articles from more than 60 journals in the areas of life sciences, clinical medicine, biotechnology, CAM, environmental studies, and public health;
Intended For: research into life and health science topics, clinical queries;
Date Coverage: varies by title

LISTA - Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts

Description: indexes 600+ periodicals, books, reports and more on librarianship, bibliometrics, information retrieval, & more;
Intended For: upper level queries in related areas & librarians;
Date Coverage: 1965-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

Literature Criticism Online

Description: Covers literary topics, authors, and works, includes biographical essays, articles are from Gale's Classical and Medieval Literature Criticism, Contemporary Literary Criticism, Drama Criticism, Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Shakespeare Criticism, Short Story Criticism, and Twentieth Century Literary Criticism;
Intended For: undergraduate literature queries, particularly for English 102 assignment ;
Date Coverage: 2007-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

Literature Research Center

Description: Covers literary topics, authors, and works, includes biographical essays, full-text scholarly journal articles, articles reprinted from Gale's Literary Criticism series, and full-text of poems and short stories;
Intended For: undergraduate literature queries, particularly for English 102 assignments;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

Masterfile Premier

Description: Covers a multitude of general topics; citations, abstracts & full text of periodicals, reference books, primary source documents, & images;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries;
Date Coverage: 1975-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

Media Collection

Description: Includes over 200 videos from PBS from series such as American Experience, American Masters, Frontline, and Ken Burns; titles are also accessible from the Online Catalog
Intended For: general undergraduate queries;
Specifications: users must have Adobe Flash Player version 9 or above and a high-speed Internet connection.

Medline (PubMed)

Description: Service of the National Library of Medicine; 15 million+ citations from MEDLINE & other life science journals for biomedical articles;
Intended For: athletic training, biology, biochemistry, forensics, and Physician Assistant students;
Date Coverage: 1950-present
Note: All Boolean operators (AND OR NOT) must be in ALL CAPS or they are ignored.

Medline Plus

Description: Health information from government agencies & health-related organizations; journals, encyclopedias, patient tutorials, & more;
Intended For: all consumer health and personal health questions
Date Coverage: current medical information

Military & Government Collection

Description: current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government; citations, abstracts & 300+ full text titles;
Intended For: undergraduate queries in related areas;
Date Coverage: 1974-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

MLA (Modern Language Association) Bibliography

Description: Citations & abstracts for books and articles published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics;
Intended For: undergraduate queries in literature,language, and linguistics;
Date Coverage: 1921-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

Morningstar Library Edition

Description: Data reports on 20,000 securities; additional reports on stocks and funds;
Intended For: upper level business queries;
Date Coverage: current

NCJRS Abstracts Database

Description: Federally funded resource offering information on justice & substance abuse issues for research, policy & program development;
Intended For: undergraduate queries in justice studies & related areas;
Date Coverage: 1920-present

NC WiseOwl

Description: e-Resources for educators and students in K-12; articles, encyclopedias and other reference sources; sponsored by Instructional Technology Division of NC Dept of Public Instruction;
Intended For: K-12 students and educators

netLibrary

Description: Digital books and downloadable audiobooks; includes fiction, non-fiction, reference titles; titles are also accessible from the Online Catalog
Intended For: general undergraduate queries;
NOTE: mp3 player needed for audiobooks; iPod cannot be used; please see netLibrary's FAQs for more information

Newsbank: America's Newspapers

Description: Full text of major newspapers of North Carolina; some limited archive access + 10 national newspapers from east coast, Midwest, & west coast;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries;
Date Coverage: 1988-present

Newspaper Source

Description: Citations & abstracts for leading newspapers;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries;
Date Coverage: 1995-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

North American Women’s Letters & Diaries

Description: Includes the immediate experiences of 1,325 women and 150,000 pages of diaries and letters;
Intended For: undergraduate queries in related areas;
Date Coverage: Colonial-1950

North Carolina ECHO

Description: Online access to the special collections of North Carolina's libraries, archives, museums, historic sites, and other cultural institutions;
Intended For: general queries

North Carolina Information Resources

Description: Link to NC LIVE list of online resources relevant to North Carolina residents; government, employment, education, & more;
Intended For: general queries

North Carolina Periodicals Index

Description: Citations and abstracts to articles in North Carolina periodicals; arts, social sciences, and sciences; maintained at ECU;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries;
Date Coverage: 1992-present;
Truncation Symbol: truncate w/out symbol

NoveList

Description: Reader’s advisory with Descriptions, reviews, articles on fiction; searchable by author, title, series name, and plot; 125,000+ titles;
Intended For: general queries for fiction

Online Library of Liberty

Description: A public database offering full digital access to 1,200 classics on liberty and political philosophy from Plato to Karl Marx;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries in related areas;
Date Coverage: ancient times-present where applicable

Ornithological Worldwide Literature

Description: A public database offering citations & abstracts from worldwide scientific literature that pertain to the science of ornithology;
Intended For: upper level queries in related areas

Project MUSE

Description: 100% full-text access to over 300 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers;
Intended For: upper level queries in related areas;
Date Coverage: 1990-present

ProQuest Newspapers

Description: Full text coverage of leading newspapers, including the New York Times & Wall Street Journal;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries;
Date Coverage: 1985-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

PsycArticles

Description: Full text coverage of 50+ peer-reviewed publications covering psychology, psychiatry, and related sub-topics;
Intended For: undergraduate queries in psychology;
Date Coverage: 1987-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

PsycINFO

Description: PsycINFO is an abstract (not full-text) database of psychological literature – psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, and related sub-topics;
Intended For: all scholarly queries in psychology;
Date Coverage: 1800s-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

PubMed

Description: Service of the National Library of Medicine; 15 million+ citations from MEDLINE & other life science journals for biomedical articles;
Intended For: athletic training, biology, biochemistry, forensics, and Physician Assistant students;
Date Coverage: 1950-present
Note: All Boolean operators (AND OR NOT) must be in ALL CAPS or they are ignored.

Reference USA

Description: Web-based reference; Residential, Business, Health Care, TechUSA modules contain detailed info on US & Canadian businesses, residents, health care providers, & hi-tech firms;
Intended For: general queries;
Date Coverage: current

Regional Business News

Description: Provides citations, abstracts, & full text for regional business publications, including titles from Crain Communications;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries in related areas;
Date Coverage: 1986-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

RIM Online

Description: Public access database with citations & abstracts of projects from accredited schools of theology;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries;
Date Coverage: 1981-present

Sanborn Maps: North Carolina Collection

Description: 11,000 maps of 158 North Carolina towns & cities; scale is 50’:1”;
Intended For: undergraduate queries in related areas;
Date Coverage: 1867-1970

SBRnet (Sports Business Research Network)

Description:Covers market research and news for the Sports Business industry;
Intended For:undergraduate queries in related areas;
Date Coverage:1996-present

Science Direct: Health and Life Sciences

Description: Health and Life Sciences Database; more than 1,000 full-text journal titles available;
Intended For: undergraduate and graduate queries in related areas;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk (0 and more characters replaced) and ? question mark (only 1 character replaced)

Serials Directory

Description: Information and pricing for popular magazines & serials; 150,000+ U.S. and international titles, 8,000+ newspapers, & data on 87,000+ publishers;
Intended For: general queries;
Date Coverage: current;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

SocIndex

Description: Sociology database including social work and criminal justice; includes a thesaurus; more than 700 books also included
Intended For: undergraduate queries in related areas;
Date Coverage: 1908-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

Spanish Reference Center

Description: Spanish version; access to 3 sets—regular, student, & elementary Encyclopedia Britannica + dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, & more. More extensive than print set;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

SPORTDiscus

Description: Full-text database specializing in sports and sports medicine journals with more than 430 journals in full-text;
Intended For: queries in athletic training, physical education, and exercise science;
Date Coverage: 1985-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

SpringerLink (journals only)

Description: Full-text database specializing in behavioral science, biomedical and life sciences, chemistry and materials science, earth and environmental science, mathematics, statistics, physics, and computing with more than 1,900 journals in full-text;
Intended For: queries in related areas;
Date Coverage: 1995-present;
Truncation Symbol: * asterisk

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet

Description: Federally funded public access database with activities in congress, congressional record, treaties, public laws, & more;
Intended For: general undergraduate queries in related areas

Turnitin.com

Description: Anti-plagiarism software and resources;
Intended For: faculty & students (personal account required)

Twentieth Century African American Poetry

Description: Full text of contemporary African American poetry; 9,000+ poems by 62 leading African American poets of the 20th century - Langston Hughes to Rita Dove;
Intended For: undergraduate queries in related areas;
Date Coverage: 20^th century

Twentieth Century American Poetry

Description: Full text of contemporary American poetry; 50,000+ poems by 300+ poets of the 20^th century - Andrei Codrescu to Denise Levertov;
Intended For: undergraduate queries in related areas;
Date Coverage: 20^th century

Twentieth Century English Poetry

Description: Full text of contemporary English poetry; 598 volumes of poetry by 283 poets - W.B. Yeats to Thom Gunn;
Intended For: undergraduate queries in related areas;
Date Coverage: 20^th century

Westlaw

Description: Vast collection of statutes, case law materials, public records, & other legal resources + current news & business information;
Intended For: restricted access; paralegal faculty & students

WorldCat

Description: Catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide; OCLC member libraries only; 57 million+ records;
Intended For: general queries;
Date Coverage: pre-1000 B.C-present

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Database Descriptions

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5400 Ramsey St | Fayetteville, NC 28311 | (910) 630-7645

Database Descriptions

Updated August 28, 2008 Copyright 2008 http://www.methodist.edu/library/davis.htm

Updated August 28, 2008
Copyright 2008
http://www.methodist.edu/library/davis.htm