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Databases A - Z

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Database Description

ABI/Inform Select (ProQuest)

Full text articles covering business news, industry information, economic conditions, market strategies and more. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
Academic Search™ Premier (EBSCOhost) Scholarly full text collection of articles covering nearly every area of academic study. Includes peer-reviewed articles in professional journals as well as indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
Access Pennsylvania Database Statewide union catalog that includes the holdings of participating libraries - academic, school, public and special. Titles are available via Interlibrary Loan. Includes access to the NetLibrary collection of eBooks.
AccessScience (McGraw-Hill) Full text encyclopedia articles, definitions and research updates from McGraw-Hill's science reference collection. Includes illustrations, graphics and bibliographies.
American Memory Information relating to the American experience - documents, photographs, sound recordings, prints, maps, sheet music, etc. from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions.
AnnualReports.com PDF versions of company annual reports and HTML version of their Form10ks.
ARBA - American Reference Books Annual Reviews of print and electronic reference sources. Primarily used by librarians and faculty for book selection.
Art Museum Image Gallery™ (Wilson) Digital resource of art images and related multimedia gathered from the collections of museums around the world. May be searched alone or simultaneously with other WilsonWeb databases.
Arts Module (ProQuest) Full text articles covering the visual and performing arts - art, architecture, photography, dance, theatre, film, and music. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
ARTstor Comprehensive digital library of images in the areas of art, architecture, photography, graphic design, the humanities, and social sciences. Register to use tools to view, present, and manage images.
Biographies Plus Illustrated (Wilson) Full text biographies & obituaries of newsmakers and prominent figures from a wide range of fields. Photographs are included.
Business Module (ProQuest) Full text articles relating to general aspects of business and economics - finance, international business, management, markets, etc. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
Business Source® Premier (EBSCOhost) Full text articles from business journals and peer-reviewed business publications Covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, and finance. Includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses.
Children's Module (ProQuest) Full text articles from periodicals relating to children and children's issues. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
Chronicle of Higher Education Full text news, information, and job postings for college and university faculty members and administrators. Online version is published daily
CINAHL® (EBSCOhost) Full text articles, from nursing & allied health journals. Indexing and abstracts for journals not available in full text. Limited to four simultaneous users at a time.
Consumer Health Complete (EBSCOhost) Full text articles covering health and wellness - mainstream, complementary, and holistic medicine; aging; substance abuse; food and nutrition; men's, women's and children's health.
Country Studies (Library of Congress) Description and analysis of the historical setting and social, economic, political, and national institutions of countries throughout the world.
CQ Public Affairs Collection Full text documents on vital issues, statistical and historical analyses, historic documents and primary source material. Includes a directory of key organizations in each of the major policy areas.
CQ Researcher Plus Archive Full text analytical reports on a wide range of current and controversial issues from 1923 to the present. Includes background, chronology, tables and maps, pro/con statements of opposing positions, and bibliographies.
CQ Supreme Court Collection Full text summaries and analysis for Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. Also includes biographies of Supreme Court justices, Supreme Court institutional history, and the Constitutions of the U.S. and other countries. An Image Library contains portraits of Supreme Court justices.
Credo Reference Full text articles on a wide range of topics from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference information sources - including art, science and medical images; audio pronunciation files; maps; and data tables.
Criminal Justice Periodicals Index™ (ProQuest) Full text articles from many criminal justice journals. Subjects include corrections, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law, and industrial security. Indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
Dentistry & Oral Sciences Source Full text articles from many dentistry and oral sciences journals, including cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for these journals.
EBSCOHost Full text articles from a collection of journals, including peer-reviewed titles, covering nearly every area of academic study. Indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text. Subject-specific databases may also be searched separately.
Education Module (ProQuest) Full text articles from education journals. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text
Encyclopedia Americana (Grolier) General reference encyclopedia, containing articles, statistical tables, fact boxes, maps and flags. Also includes Americana Journal a current events database; The American Heritage Dictionary; and Roget's II: the New Thesaurus. Reading levels of articles vary from grade 6 to adult.
Encyclopedia of American Government (CQ) Encyclopedia articles on the presidency, congress, the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and elections. Also contains annotated Web Links to online sources of government information.
ERIC® (EBSCOhost) Articles and other resources for all aspects of education. Selected full text documents from ERIC. Indexing and abstracts from the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center (Facts on File) Detailed industry descriptions and information on careers in various industries. Resources on resume-building, job-hunting skills and career skills; listings of additional resources; and descriptions of career assessment tests.
FindLaw Links to United States legal resources: US Code; Code of Federal Regulations; Federal Register; US Constitution; US Supreme Court Opinions and Decisions; state cases, codes, opinions and constitutions; legal forms; and legal news.
General Interest Module (ProQuest) Full text articles from magazines on general interest subjects: hobbies, fashion, consumer information, travel, etc. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
Greenfile (EBSCOhost) Full text scholarly and general articles including government documents and reports covering ecological issues relating to the environment and society - global warming, recycling, alternative fuels, etc. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
HACC Library Catalog Books and media located at the HACC Libraries.
Health Module (ProQuest) Full text articles covering health, medicine, substance abuse, and many other health-related topics. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCOhost) Full text articles on consumer health from magazines, pamphlets and books. Subjects include diseases, drugs and alcohol, aging, fitness, nutrition, etc
Health Source®: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCOhost) Full text articles from medical journals, with emphasis on nursing and allied health. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
History Study Center (ProQuest) Full text collection of primary and secondary sources for historical research. Covers global history from ancient times to the present. Includes reference books, journal and newspaper articles, maps, documents, images, video clips and links to websites.
Hoovers Online Profiles of public and private companies, financials, subsidiaries, competitors, biographies, sector and industry identification, and employment opportunities. Some profiles are not free. Links to news articles, company web sites, Lexis-Nexis Directory of Corporate Affiliations and more.
Hospitality & Tourism Index™ (EBSCOhost) Full text articles covering the culinary arts, food & beverage management, hospitality law, hotel management, leisure & business travel, and market trends. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
Humanities Module (ProQuest) Full text articles covering the humanities - history, journalism, literature, philosophy religion, etc. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
Information Please® Online reference tools - almanac, atlas, encyclopedia, dictionary and thesaurus. Feature sections include news, history, government, sports, arts, business, society culture, history and biographies. Maintained by Pearson Education.
International Directory of Company Histories (Gale) Electronic reference book covering histories of leading companies in a particular industry or geographic location. Worldwide coverage. To search all volumes, use the quick search box and check the box next to "within this publication".
International Module (ProQuest) Full text articles from periodicals relating to international issues - culture, history, social policy, international relations, etc. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
INTUTE Online portal providing access to Web sites covering the breadth of arts, humanities, health and life sciences, science, engineering, technology and the social science. Created by a network of UK universities and partners. Subject specialists select and evaluate the websites and write high quality descriptions of the resources.
Issues & Controversies @ FACTS.com Full text articles, primary source documents, statistical tables, editorials and more covering issues in the headlines. Includes pro and con statements for each issue.
Law Module (ProQuest) Full text articles from periodicals on business law, civil law, criminal law, environmental law, family law, juvenile justices, etc. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
LexisNexis® Academic - General Information on a variety of subjects, including country and state profiles, medical news, abstracts from medical journals dating to 1966 provided in the National Library of Medicine's Medline database, and the World Almanac and Book of Facts.
Library Literature & Information Science (Wilson) Selected full text articles from journals related to librarianship and information science. Indexing for articles, conference proceedings, pamphlets, books, and library school theses.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCOhost) Indexing and selected full text articles for periodicals, books, research reports and proceedings relating to librarianship, information science and information technology.
Literature Resource Center (Gale) Full text essays and journal articles relating to literature and literary figures. Includes biographical, critical and historical information. Includes the searchable Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature.
MarketLine (Datamonitor) Information on companies, industries and countries. Industry, company and country profiles; news feeds; and macro-economic, social, demographic and industry statistics.
MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOhost) Full text articles from general interest periodicals covering a broad range of subjects and disciplines. Also includes reference books, biographies, primary sources documents, photographs, maps and flags. Designed primarily for K-12 students.
MEDLINE® (EBSCOhost) Indexing and abstracts from journals on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, etc. Uses Medical Index Subject Headings. Includes citations from Index Medicus, International Nursing Index, and Index to Dental Literature.
Military & Government Collection™ (EBSCOhost) Full text articles from periodicals, academic journals and other content pertaining to all branches of the military and government. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
Military Module (ProQuest) Full text articles from periodicals on military subjects such as defense, aeronautics and space flight. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
MLA Directory of Periodicals (EBSCOhost) Information on the journals and series in the MLA Master List of Periodicals. Includes indexing for many of the titles. Entries list editorial addresses, phone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses, frequency and scope of the periodicals' scopes, circulation figures, subscription prices, advertising information, and submission guidelines.
MLA International Bibliography (EBSCOhost) Detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Coverage is international. Includes journal abbreviations and acronyms; ISSNs; and subject names and terms. Limited full text. Subjects include literature, language and linguistics, folklore, literary theory and criticism, dramatic arts, rhetoric and composition and the history, theory and practice of teaching language and literature.
Multicultural Module (ProQuest) Full text articles from periodicals on multicultural subjects and gay/lesbian/bisexual/transsexual issues. Indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
National Institute of Mental Health Information on mental health topics - mental health disorders and their treatment, NIMH research, and research reports on timely topics.
National Newspapers Core (ProQuest) Full text articles from The Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times, The Wall Street journal, and The Washington Post.
NetLibrary eBooks eBook collection covering a wide range of subjects. Includes eBooks in the HACC Library collection and publically-accessible eBooks in the AccessPA collection.
Newsbank Selected full text articles from Pennsylvania and national newspapers: The Patriot News (1986- ), Lancaster Inelligencer Journal (1995- ), Lancaster New Era (1995- ), Lancaster Sunday News (1995- ), Lebanon Daily News (09/15.2001- ), York Daily Record & Sunday News (09/16/2001- ), and the York Dispatch (09/2001- ). Includes The New York Times , NYT Book Review and NYT Magazine. Does not provide cover-to-cover text of the print editions.
Newspaper Source™ (EBSCOhost) Cover-to-cover full text for 28 U.S. and international newspapers, including The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Times, (London), etc. Selected full text for articles from many other U.S. newspapers, including The New York Times, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal.
Nursing Journals@Ovid Full text articles from nursing journals. Includes graphics, captions, and full bibliographic citations.
Occupational Outlook Handbook (US Bureau of Labor Statistics) Information on jobs - training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job and working conditions specific to the job. Includes job search tips, links to information about job markets, and related information.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale) Full text articles on controversial topics. Includes topic overviews, contrasting viewpoints, primary source documents, statistics and links to websites.
Oxford Art Online Art encyclopedia with articles and image links relating to the visual arts and architecture worldwide, from prehistory to the present day.
Oxford Reference Online Online access to Oxford University Press reference publications on a wide range of subjects and disciplines: encyclopedias, dictionaries, quotations, subject references, maps and illustrations. Includes links to authoritative websites.
Primary Search® (EBSCOhost) Full text of popular, elementary school magazines, a dictionary, and the EBSCO animals encyclopedia. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text. Designed primarily for K-5th grade students.
Professional Development Collection (EBSCOhost) Full text articles from education journals, including peer-reviewed titles and educational reports. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
ProQuest Full text articles, indexing and abstracts covering all major subjects. Databases may be searched separately or across the range of all subject sections.
PsycARTICLES® (EBSCOhost) Full text articles from peer reviewed, scholarly and scientific journals on psychology and allied fields. Indexed with controlled vocabulary from APA Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCOhost) Full text articles from journals, including peer-reviewed titles, on all aspects of psychology, including psychiatry, observational and experimental methods, and anthropology. Includes indexing and abstracts for journals of interest to professional educators.
Psychology Module™ (ProQuest) Full text articles from professional journals on psychology. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
PsycINFO® (EBSCOhost) Citations and abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines. Covers general psychology and specialized basic, applied, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology.
Regional Business News™ (EBSCOhost) Full text articles from U. S. business journals, newspapers and newswires. Updated daily.
Religion & Philosophy Collection™ (EBSCOhost) Full text articles covering all aspects of religion worldwide from journals, including peer-reviewed titles. Subjects include religious history, philosophy, and biblical studies. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
Research Library (ProQuest) Full text articles covering a wide variety of subjects, including ABI/INFORM, Criminal Justice Periodicals, ProQuest newspapers, and ProQuest subject modules. Databases may be searched separately or across the range of all subject sections. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
Safari® Tech Books Online (ProQuest) eBook collection of computer handbooks and manuals on programming, web design, etc.
SAGE Journals Online Full text articles in business, humanities, social sciences, science, technology and medicine published in SAGE journals.
Science Direct College Edition (Elsevier) Full text articles from scholarly scientific, technical and medical journals. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
Sciences Module (ProQuest) Full text articles from periodicals on biology, chemistry, physics, engineering and other scientific subjects. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
Social Sciences Module (ProQuest) Full text articles from periodicals on the social sciences: anthropology, criminology, cultural studies, human services, sociology, political science, public welfare, etc. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
Teacher Reference Center (EBSCOhost) Indexing and abstracts for educational periodicals and peer-reviewed journals dealing with teacher education, research, school administration, curriculum, literacy standards, etc.
THOMAS Information on Federal legislation: Congressional bills and resolutions, schedules and calendars, the Congressional Record, committee information, treaties, and presidential nominations.
Today's Science @ FACTS.com Full text articles from Today's Science magazine covering developments in biology, chemistry, the environment, space, physics and technology. Includes news, biographies, suggested Internet resources, and illustrations. Designed primarily for secondary school students.
USA.gov Official United States government website. Provides information by topic: consumer, environment, health, history, jobs, education, crime, law, etc. Links to government agencies, online forms, contacts for elected officials, applications for federal jobs, etc.
Vocational & Career Collection™ (EBSCOhost) Full text articles from trade and industry periodicals covering vocational and technical information. Indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
Washington Information Directory (CQ) Directory of contact information and descriptions for U. S. national organizations and governmental agencies: federal and state, congressional, judicial, military, diplomatic, and other agencies involved in government operations.
Women's Interest Module (ProQuest) Full text articles from periodicals on feminism, women's history and other women's issues. Includes indexing and abstracts for all journals, including those not available in full text.
World News Digest @ FACTS.com Full text articles of domestic and international news from Facts On File World News Digest, 1940-present. Updated weekly.
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