LibGuides: Databases by Subject: General Academic

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IU Northwest online resources ordered by subject area.

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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 10,506 journals, including full text for 3,229 non-open access peer-reviewed titles.
This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
The CQ (Congressional Quarterly) Researcher has full text reports about topics that are discussed in the media. Background information, trends, and forecasts are included.
Credo Academic Core This link opens in a new window
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Formerly Credo General Reference. Credo Reference is an online,cross searchable, full text suite of of encyclopedias, dictionaries, guides, companions, atlases, chronologies, Who's whos, and other reference resources.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is a digital library of more than 1,500 academic journals, books, and primary sources.
Opposing Viewpoints In Context This link opens in a new window
Covering many subjects, Opposing Viewpoints in Context offers research and tools including pro/con viewpoint essays, biographies, statistics, topic and court case overviews and more.
ProQuest Databases This link opens in a new window
An inclusive, federated search engine of all ProQuest databases simultaneously, as a resource for finding academic articles.

19th Century Collections Online This link opens in a new window
Nineteenth Century Collections Online is a collection covering content from the 19th century. Primary sources cover industrialization, political change, colonialism, developing education, etc.
American Doctoral Dissertations 1933-1955 This link opens in a new window
This free research database indexes dissertations accepted by American universities between 1933 and 1955.
CollegeSource Online This link opens in a new window
CollegeSource Online offers access to thousands of college catalogs.
CountryWatch This link opens in a new window
CountryWatch provides critical country-specific intelligence and data, including demographic, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental information, and daily news coverage for every country in the world.
Credo Academic Core This link opens in a new window
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Formerly Credo General Reference. Credo Reference is an online,cross searchable, full text suite of of encyclopedias, dictionaries, guides, companions, atlases, chronologies, Who's whos, and other reference resources.
Digital Library of the Commons This link opens in a new window
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The Digital Library of the Commons (DLC) is a gateway to the international literature on the commons. The DLC provides free and open access to full-text articles, papers, and dissertations.
Dissertations & Theses @ CIC Institutions This link opens in a new window
This database gives access to the dissertations and theses produced by students at your institution. The colleges and universities on the CIC (Committee on Institutional Cooperation) are located throughout the United States.
EBSCO Databases This link opens in a new window
A collection of databases covering many disciplines, including Academic Search Premier, MEDLINE, et cetera. This link leads to a hub to reach and select multiple options.
Fonte Acadêmica This link opens in a new window
Fonte Acadêmica is a collection of over 130 scholarly journals from Brazil and Portugal. All major subject areas are covered with particular emphasis on agriculture, biological sciences, economics, history, law, literature, medicine, philosophy, psychology, public administration, religion and sociology.
Fuente Académica Premier This link opens in a new window
Fuente Académica Premier is a rapidly expanding collection of over 570 scholarly journals from Latin America, Portugal and Spain. All major subject areas are covered with particular emphasis on agriculture, biological sciences, economics, history, law, literature, philosophy, psychology, public administration, religion and sociology.
Gale Directory Library This link opens in a new window
Gale Directory Library contains authoritative directories on companies, publishers, associations and more.
Gale Primary Sources This link opens in a new window
Formerly Artemis Primary Sources. Gale Primary Sources combines access to multiple digital archives into a single search. Includes sources such as newspaper archives, historical literature, maps, manuscripts and more.
Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
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New name: Gale eBooks. Virtual Reference Library electronically provides complete encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs and more in many areas of study. Categories include arts, biography, business, education, environment, general reference, history, information and publishing, law, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, nation and world, religion, science, social science, and technology.
Virtual Reference Library electronically provides complete encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs and more in many areas of study.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources. Note: not all articles cited on Google Scholar are peer reviewed.
IUCAT This link opens in a new window
Online catalog of library materials held by Indiana University.
LearningExpress Library This link opens in a new window
Must create free account for full access. LearningExpress Library supports those looking to improve core academic skills, pass the GED, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, find a job, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more.
LexisNexis Statistical Universe This link opens in a new window
Currently ProQuest Statistical Insight. ProQuest Statistical Insight provides federal and international statistical publications, state government and business statistical reports, statistical tables, and statistical data sets.
MasterFILE Reference eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
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This ebook reference collection offers a selection of eBook titles covering a broad range of general reference subjects. Topics include biography, history, careers, cooking, literature, genealogy, health, parenting, personal finance, politics, architecture, science, current events, social-emotional health, sports, and travel.
National Geographic Virtual Library This link opens in a new window
This collection brings together a complete archive of National Geographic magazine — every page of every issue — along with a cross-searchable collection of National Geographic books, maps, images and videos.
Opposing Viewpoints Critical Thinking This link opens in a new window
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: Critical Thinking provides information on today's hottest social issues through viewpoint articles, topic overviews, magazines, academic journals, newspaper articles, statistics and more.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: Critical Thinking provides information on today's hottest social issues through viewpoint articles, topic overviews, magazines, academic journals, newspaper articles, statistics and more. It offers Lexile reading levels for periodicals and an integrated national and state curriculum standards search with content correlated to the standards.
PBS Video Collection This link opens in a new window
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The PBS Video Collection assembles several documentary films and series from the history of PBS into one online interface. It covers a wide range of subjects.
Content highlights from the collection include science, music/art, literature/drama, history, and current events.
PowerSearch This link opens in a new window
PowerSearch is a combined search of multiple Gale databases for easier access to collected journal and reference material.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global contains dissertations and theses around the world, spanning from 1743 to the present day. Includes full text since 1997.
Readers' Guide Full Text Select This link opens in a new window
Readers' Guide Full Text Select is a database useful for educators, students or any library patron seeking comprehensive current events coverage, curriculum support or access to quality periodicals.
Reference Solutions This link opens in a new window
Formerly Reference USA. Reference Solutions provides business and residential information for reference and research.
Research Methods: Primary Sources This link opens in a new window
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Designed as a tool to support students of the humanities and social sciences, Research Methods Primary Sources introduces the key approaches to working with source materials and historical evidence.
ScienceDirect Physical Sciences College Edition This link opens in a new window
ScienceDirect is a leading full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from more than 2,500 peer-reviewed journals and more than 11,000 books.
ScienceDirect Social & Behavioral Sciences College Edition This link opens in a new window
ScienceDirect is a leading full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from more than 2,500 peer-reviewed journals and more than 11,000 books.
Science Reference Center eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
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This ebook reference collection offers a selection of eBook titles covering Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
Studs Terkel Radio Archive This link opens in a new window
The Studs Terkel Radio Archive provides the audio of Studs' radio interviews during his career at WFMT in Chicago between 1952 and 1997. His program covered music, health care, labor studies, diversity issues including history and culture, and a wide range of additional topics.
TOPICsearch This link opens in a new window
TOPICsearch contains full text for international and regional newspapers, periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.
UNdata This link opens in a new window
UNdata is a web-based data service for the global user community that brings international statistical databases within easy reach of users through a single-entry point.
Users can search and download a variety of statistical resources compiled by the United Nations (UN) statistical system and other international agencies. The numerous databases or tables collectively known as "datamarts" contain over 60 million data points and cover a wide range of statistical themes including agriculture, crime, communication, development assistance, education, energy, environment, finance, gender, health, labour market, manufacturing, national accounts, population and migration, science and technology, tourism, transport and trade.
WorldCAT This link opens in a new window
Online catalog of library materials held worldwide.
The World Factbook - CIA This link opens in a new window
Provides detailed information about countries and non-self-governing territories around the world.

Library Links

IUCAT
Online catalog of library materials held by Indiana University.
WorldCAT
Online catalog of library materials held worldwide.
Databases A-Z
Alphabetical list of IU Northwest online resources.
Databases by Subject
IU Northwest online resources ordered by subject area.
ILLiad
Request library materials through interlibrary loan.
Ask A Librarian
Contact a librarian for research help.