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Database Name	Subject	Type of Contents	Years Covered
ICPSR	an archive of political and social sciences data sets
IIMP - International Index to Music Periodicals	music	citations/abstracts	some 1874 - present; some 1996 - present
InfoTrac OneFile	all subject areas	citations/abstracts/some full-text	1980 - present
Institute of Physics (IOP) Journals (and Historical Archive)	physics	full-text	varies; archives and current
Issues and Controversies on File -- SEE: Facts.com
Iter Gateway to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (400-1700)	medieval and Renaissance history	citations	1900s - present
Journals@Ovid	electronic journals in psychology, biology, health sciences and medicine	full-text	varies; most 1990s - present
JSTOR	wide variety of disciplines in the humanities, social sciences and sciences; includes the Arts & Sciences I Collection, covering the humanities and social sciences, as well as plant sciences, mathematics, and statistics; the Arts & Sciences II Collection, covering the fields of economics, history, Asian studies, arts & archaeology, classics, and African, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and Slavic studies; the Business Collection, covering the fields of business, economics, and management science; and the Ecology and Botany Collection.	full-text	varies; most Vol. 1 to 5 years ago
L'Annee Philologique      see:  Annee Philologique
LexisNexis Academic	news and law	full-text	varies; most 1990s - present
LexisNexis Congressional	news and law	full-text	varies; most 1990s - present
LexisNexis Statistical	indexes over 100,000 statistical publications, including Statistical Abstract of the United States; links to Internet-accessible full-text as available.	citations/full-text	coverage varies
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)	libraries and information management	citations/abstracts	1960s - present
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts	language and linguistics	citations/abstracts	1960 - present
Literature Resource Center - LRC	critical analyses and biographical information on living and deceased authors from around the world [additional volumes from the various series included are available in Simpson Library; check library catalog for holdings]	citations/abstracts/some full-text	varies; some sources 1960 - present
Materials Science	materials research, mechanical engineering	citations/abstracts	1966 - present
MathSciNet	mathematics	citations/abstracts/full-text	1940 - present
Media Review Digest	reviews of educational media and entertainment resources	citations/abstracts	1989 - present
MEDLINE (PubMed) MEDLINE (CSA) MEDLINE (EBSCO)	medicine	citations/abstracts	PubMed 1966 - present CSA - current 10 years EBSCO 1950-present
Mergent Online	directory, financial, historical, and other information on over 10,000 U.S. public companies	full-text	1988 - present
MLA International Bibliography	modern languages and literatures	citations	1926 - present
National Security Archive	free organized collections of declassified primary documents in foreign affairs and domestic politics obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by journalists and scholars,	full-text	1930s - present
National Trade Data Bank (use restricted to Simpson and Stafford Library)	economic, business, and international trade information and data	full-text	current
Nature Journals	science and medicine	full-text	varies; Nature 1970 - present
NetLibrary	many subjects	full-text books	varies
NYPL Digital Gallery	decorative arts	images	mostly Middle Ages to early- and mid-twentieth century
Oceanic Abstracts	oceanography focusing on marine and brackish-water environments	citations/abstracts	1981 - present
Online Geographical Bibliography -- SEE: GeoBib
Oxford English Dictionary	dictionary	full-text pronunciation, and definitions	currrent edition
Oxford Reference Online Premium	dictionaries, thesaurie, handbooks, and other reference books in all subjects	full-text	current editions
Oxford University Press Journals	electronic journals in the humanities, social sciences, sciences	full-text	varies by journal
PAIS International PAIS Archive	political science, international relations, public affairs	citations/abstracts	International 1972 - present; Archive 1915-1976
PapersFirst	index to papers presented at international meetings, conferences, workshops, and symposia	citations	1993 - present
Patrologia Latina	religion and classical studies	full-text	200 A.D. - 1216
Periodicals Index Online (formerly PCI)	arts, humanities, and social sciences	citations	1665-1995
Philosopher's Index	philosophy and related fields	citations/abstracts
Plant Science	all aspects of plant science, including biochemistry, biotechnology, genetics, pathology, symbiosis, techniques and environmental biology	citations/abstracts	1994 - present
ProceedingsFirst	published papers from congresses, symposia, conferences, expositions, workshops, and meetings	citations	1993 - present
Project Muse	electronic journals published by Johns Hopkins University Press; primarily humanities with some social sciences and mathematics titles	citations/abstracts/full-text	varies by journal; most 1995 - present
PsycARTICLES	journals of the American Psychological Association; subset of PsycINFO[limit to "PsycARTICLES Journals"]	full-text	1985 - present
PsycINFO	articles and books in psychology including full-text content of American Psychological Association publications from PsycARTICLES and of health profession and psychology journals.	citations/abstracts/full-text	1872 - present
PubMed	medicine	citations/abstracts	1966 - present
Safety Science and Risk	public health, safety, risk assessment and management including accidents, biological and technological risks, emergency management, environmental health, natural hazards, occupational safety, pesticides, security, and toxicology	citations/abstracts	1981 - present
Sanborn Maps - Virginia	history and historic preservation	digitized images	varies; roughly late 19th to mid-20th centuries
Scholarly Communications Project	electronic journals, class materials, images, theses, dissertations, and news providers	citations/abstracts/full-text	1989 - present
Social Sciences Abstracts	all social sciences from anthropology to women’s studies [continues print Social Sciences and Humanities Index, 1965-1974 (REFB AI 3 .R282)]	citations/abstracts	1971 - present
Social Services Abstracts	social services, social welfare	citations/abstracts	1980 - present
Sociological Abstracts	anthropology, sociology, demography, and other social sciences [continues print Sociological Abstracts, 1954-1963 (REFB HM 1 .S67)]	citations/abstracts	1963 - present
Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts	all aspects of theory, production, and application of solid state materials and devices	citations/abstracts	1981 - present
STAT-USA   economic, business, and international trade information produced by the U.S. government; includes State of the Nation and National Trade Data Bank
Today's Science on File -- SEE: Facts.com
TOXLINE	all areas of toxicology, including antidotes, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, environmental pollutants, pesticides, and mutagens and teratogens	citations/abstracts	1999 - present
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory	directory of published periodicals; includes subscription, contact and indexing information
ValueLine	industry and company overviews, stock information, and economic forecasts	full-text	current and historical
Virginia Heritage: Guides to Manuscript & Archival Collections in Virginia	maintained by the Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia, the Virginia Heritage Project is a database of guides and other finding aids to archival collections in the state
Water Resources Abstracts	characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources	citations/abstracts	1967 - present
Wilson Applied Science & Techonology Abstracts	chemistry, engineering, computer technology, mathematics, data processing, physics, energy-related disciplines	citations	1994 - present
Wilson Art Abstracts	arts, including art history, archaeology, architecture, fashion design, motion pictures, photography, television, and related subjects	citations/abstracts	1994 - present
Wilson Education Full Text	education	citations/ some abstracts	1983 - present
Wilson General Science Full Text	physical, life, and health sciences	citations/abstracts/some full-text	1984 to the present. Dates of full-text are variable, with most from the mid-to-late 1990s.
Wilson Humanities Abstracts	all areas of the humanities	citations/abstracts	1984 - present
Wilson Social Sciences Abstracts	all social sciences from anthropology to women’s studies	citations/abstracts	1971 - present
World Almanac and Book of Facts -- SEE: Facts.com
World Almanac Encyclopedia -- SEE: Facts.com
WorldCat	items owned by libraries around the world	records list library holdings; useful to locate resources at other libraries	updated daily; earliest items B.C.
Worldscope	company records derived from corporate annual and 10K reports, disclosure statements, newspapers, and wire services	full-text	current
Zoological Record Plus	animal science research including zoology, veterinary medicine, evolution, genetics, reproduction, conservation and environmental science, taxonomy and systematics, and much more	citations/abstracts	1997 - present

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