Landman Library - Arcadia University

ABI/INFORM Global

Comprehensive business database which includes in-depth coverage for over 2,700 publications, with more than 2,000 available in full text including the Wall Street Journal.

Academic Search Premier Full-text, 1970s – present

More than 4,500 journals on all different subjects: psychology, business, education, chemistry, and more.

ACM Digital Library Core Full-text, 1950s-present

Articles from publications of the Association for Computing Machinery, including journals, magazines, and conference proceedings.

America: History and Life

Citation only database of literature on the history and culture of the U.S. and Canada from pre-historic times to the present. Content is from approximately 1800 journals. Also includes citations to book and media reviews and dissertations.

AnthroSource Full-text, 1880s —

Journals published by the American Anthropological Association

Art Index Retrospective

Citations included are from national and international periodicals dating from 1929 – 1984. The subjects covered include advertising art, antiques, architecture and architectural history, art history, folk art, graphic arts, interior design, non-Western art, painting, photography, pottery and sculpture.

ARTstor

ARTstor is a database of over 500,000 images from different time periods and cultures, including photography, painting, design, decorative arts, architecture and sculpture. ARTstor holds such collections as the MoMa Architecture and Design Collection, Native American Art, Woman in History, Huntington Archive of Asian Art, Art History Survey and many others. ARTstor uses pop-ups. If you are using a pop-up blocker, you must disable it or give our server ( ) permission to display pop-ups. OIV Presentation software is available on five computers in the Library, located on the ground floor in the Multimedia Collection Area.

Books in Print Online

Online version of the long-standing print resource. Searchable database of 5 million bibliographical records. Includes print and forthcoming titles with reviews available for some titles.

Britannica Online

The online version of Encylopedia Britannica, containing a combination of editorially reviewed websites and information from the Encyclopædia Britannica.

Business Source Elite Full-text, 1985 – present

1,100 journals and newspapers on business

Cambridge Collections Online

Searchable, online version of all the Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics. Lets you view individual chapters of 173 books.

Career Search

Made available through Arcadia’s Office of Career Development
Contains updated contact information for nearly two million companies, industries, and organizations across the country. Demographic information for over 250 cities and salary statistics for hundreds of career fields are also available.

Students must register to use Career Search.

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) 1991 – present

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is the most comprehensive source for full text items on theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship including working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.

Cochrane Database

(Formerly Evidence-Based Medicine [EBM] Reviews) The database contains reviews prepared, maintained and updated by Collaborative Review Groups, as well as background, methods, objectives and expected date of completion for review currently being prepared. Developed by an international network of researchers, healthcare professionals and institutions whose aim is to help people make well-informed health care decisions by promoting accessibility of systematic reviews on healthcare topics.

CQ Researcher

Collection of full-text reports offering in-depth coverage of political and social issues, with emphasis placed on topics in international affairs, the environment, education, health and the U.S. economy. Reports are dated 1991 to the present.

CQ Public Affairs Collection

Multi-disciplinary collection of full-text reporting on current topics with statistical and historical analyses. Includes a directory of key government, nonprofit, and private organizations in major policy areas. Areas include international affairs, nutrition, the media, law, culture, labor, energy, natural resources and general government and social services.

CQ Supreme Court Collection

Analysis with updates and commentary of Supreme Court decisions. Includes biographies of Supreme Court justices, Supreme Court institutional history and links to the full-text of all cases from October 1969 to the present where a Supreme Court written opinion was issued. Also available is analysis and comparison of constitutions from a hundred nations.

ERIC (through FirstSearch | through EBSCO) 1966 – present

We now have ERIC available in two ways – through FirstSearch and EBSCO. Try it and see which one you prefer.

Contains annotated references to nonjournal material issued in the monthly Resources in Education (RIE) and to journal articles issued in the monthly Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE). The database covers subjects such as adult and elementary education, linguistics, and education management.

FirstSearch

Searchable website containing citations and some full-text from articles, books, and various media from several interdisciplinary databases on the humanities, medicine, literature and education, including the following:

• Wilson Select Plus 1994 – present

Full text articles in science, humanities, education, and business. Articles are taken from US and international professional publications, academic journals, and trade magazines.

• Article First 1990 – present

Provides descriptions of articles, news stories, or any item from a journal. Covers a variety of subjects, including medicine, popular culture and business.

• MLA (Modern Language Association) 1963-present

Contains citations from books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies, with some full text articles available through Wilson Select Plus. Includes the MLA Directory of Periodicals, which provides full information on more than 4,000 journals and series in the MLA International Bibliography Master List of Periodicals.

• WorldCat

Before 1000 BC to present; Comprehensive catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. Offers millions of bibliographic records in 400 different languages. This database is helpful when you have a question about the location or citation of a book.

• ERIC 1966 – present

Journal articles and reports in education. See description above.

• MEDLINE 1965 to present

All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing.

• WorldAlmanac 1998 to present

Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs.

Forensic netBASE

161 e-books on forensics

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition Some full text, 1990s to present

550 journals on nursing and allied health.

JSTOR

Multidisciplinary database of full-text articles from over100 scholarly titles in a range of subject areas, many dating from the journal’s inception. The database covers many subjects and is an ideal place to search if you’re looking for an older article (e.g. 1930’s). Subjects include language and literature, philosophy, African American studies, and classical studies. Coverage: Varies by journal but most journals are included from volume 1; coverage runs up until the most recent three or five years, depending on the journal. Issues from the past three to five years are not included.

Lexis Nexis/Academic

Lexis Nexis provides full-text documents from over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications. Some of this information includes:

• National and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources.
• U.S. Federal and state case law, codes, regulations, legal news, law reviews, and international legal information.
• Shepard’s® Citations for all U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1789

• Business news journals, company financial information, SEC filings and reports, and industry and market news.

LISTA (Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts)

Citation only database of literature related to library and information science.

MLA (Modern Language Association)

Citation only database on language and literature.

Marketline

(formerly Datamonitor Business Information Center)
Continuously updated, full-text Reports and data on 10,000+ industries, 2,000+ companies, and 50+ countries

MathSciNet 1940 – present

MathSciNet is a comprehensive database covering the world’s mathematical literature, providing access to the bibliographic data and reviews of mathematical research literature contained in the Mathematical Reviews Database. Off-campus access to this database is not currently available.

MD Consult Full-text, 1995 – present

80 medical journals and 50 medical reference books. Also includes patient handouts and practice guidelines.

Medline 1965 to present

Citations from all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing from the U. S. National Library of Medicine’s database.

Newspaper Source Full-text, 2000 – present

Full-text of 35 major newspapers, and partial coverage of 375 regional newspapers.

North American Women’s Drama

full text of 1517 plays

OMMBID Full-text

Scholarly, comprehensive collection of fully indexed and linked articles from Charles Scriver’s seminal Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease. Investigate causes, pathophysiologies and treatments.

Opposing Viewpoints 1990s to present, Full text

Varied arguments on current controversial issues. Articles from Opposing Viewpoints book series and news magazines.

Oxford English Dictionary

“The definitive record of the English language.” Includes word origins and histories.

Ovid Databases

A collection of full text, abstract and citation only journal articles in the field of the sciences.

ProQuest

As of July 1, ProQuest has been replaced by Academic Search Premier. Please contact a Reference Librarian if you have questions about this database.

PsycARTICLES

Full-text of articles from journals in the area of psychology.

PsycINFO 1872 – present

This citation only database covers the academic, research and practice literature in psychology including relevant materials from related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, education, social work, law, criminology, social science, and organizational behavior. PsycInfo provides indexes to journals, dissertations, book chapters, books, technical reports, and other documents.

PubMed 1950’s – present

PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 14 million citations for biomedical articles dating back to the 1950’s. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals, including links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.

Sage Premier

Full-text of all 500 journals published by Sage. Includes social sciences, such as: education, sociology, psychology, and political science.

ScienceDirect: Journals • Books

Journals and electronic books in social science, life science, psychology, mathematics, computer science, biomedical science and physical science, as well as other titles from the publisher Elsevier Science.

SEPCHE e-books

Access to a collection of over 350 ebooks, published titles. NOTE: Off-campus access is available by creating an individual username and password. This must be done while connected to SEPCHe-books from on-campus. Follow the “Create a Free Account” link in the upper right corner of this database’s opening page to setup the off-campus account.

Social Services Abstracts 1980 – present

Collection of citations focusing on among other topics, social work, human services, social policy, social welfare and community development. Includes citations for journal articles, dissertations and book reviews.

Sociological Abstracts 1963 – present

Citation database of international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral fields. Includes citations to journal articles, dissertations, conference papers and book chapters.

Wilson Select Plus 1994 – present

Full text articles in science, humanities, education, and business. Articles are taken from US and international professional publications, academic journals, and trade magazines.

WorldCat

containing over 54 million records for books and other materials found in libraries across the U.S. and worldwide.