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Title & Description

Years Indexed

 

Alt-Press Watch ( FT ) ( R ) Details
Full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press.

1995 - present

 

Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Knowledge) (R) Journal List | Brief search guide (.pdf file) | Detailed search guide ( .pdf file)
Indexes over 1,140 arts and humanities journals, covering archaeology, art, classics, drama, film, folklore, history, language, linguistics, literature, music, philosophy, religion and others.

1998 to present 
Citation searching from 1975
Updated weekly (Friday a.m.)

 

Book Review Digest
Provides a summary of English-language fiction and non-fiction books published in Canada, U.S. and Great Britain, in the humanities, social sciences and general science, with excerpts of reviews from journals and magazines.

1905 to present

 

Canadian Research Index (formerly Microlog)
Indexes and abstracts monographs and annual publications of lasting reference value from Canadian government and institutional sources.

1982 to present

 

CARL Uncover (now Ingenta) ( FT )
A multidisciplinary index to over 11,109,728 articles in over 25,636 journals in all fields. Also allows browsing tables of contents.

1988 to present
(varies by title).
Updated daily.

 

CISTI SOURCE ( R )
Index to 15,000,000+ journal articles in 18,500+ journals in science, technology, medicine and other related fields, including Humanities and Social Sciences. 

1993 to present
varies by title

 

Dissertation Abstracts
Index to doctoral and masters theses from over 1,000 graduate schools and universities. 

Last two years 
(to search the complete file see a librarian).

 

Humanities Index ( R )
Indexes over 350 scholarly journals and some specialized magazines in the fields of archaeology and classical studies, art and photography, folklore, history, journalism and communications, language and literature, performing arts, philosophy, and religious studies.

1907 to present. 
Updated quarterly.

 

IDEAL -- Academic Press Journals (See Science Direct) (FT) (R)

 

 

Ingenta (formerly CARL Uncover)
A multidisciplinary index to over 11,109,728 articles in over 25,636 journals in all fields. Also allows browsing tables of contents.

1988 to present
(varies by title).
Updated daily.

 

JSTOR (Arts & Sciences I and II collections) ( FT ) ( R )
Full-text archive of journals in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Commerce and Sciences. Current volumes not available (moving wall of, in most cases, 2-5 years).

varies by title;
complete run for most titles excluding last 2-5 years.

 

LexisNexis Academic ( FT ) ( R )
Includes U.S., Canadian and international news, magazines and journals, business, medical, and legal information, polls and surveys, country profiles, biographical information and more.

Varies by Title

 

Project Muse (Full Text: Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences Collections) ( FT ) ( R )  List of Journals
Indexes a wide selection of academic journals in the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities. 

1993 - present
(varies by title) 

 

ProQuest Research Library ( FT ) ( R ) | Guide (.pdf)
Covers a wide variety of subjects from academic journals and some popular press magazines and newspapers.  Includes some full text content. 

1988 to present (varies by title). Updated daily.

 

Science Direct (Elsevier Science) (FT) (R)
Index to over 58,000,000 articles in more than 1700 peer-reviewed journals in science, social science and humanities. Includes over 3,000,000 full text articles. To search full text titles only, select "Subscribed journals" from the "Source" drop down list (please note: full text is not available for all years or all journals. If you are asked for a user name and password, the article you are requesting is not available via Science Direct).

1990s to present
(varies by title).
Updated bi-weekly.

 

Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Knowledge) ( R )  Journal List | Brief search guide (.pdf file) | Detailed search guide ( .pdf file)
Indexes over 1,725 journals in the social sciences covering anthropology, history, industrial relations, law, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, political science, sociology, women's studies, etc.

1998 to the present
Citation searching from 1956
Updated weekly (Friday a.m.)

 

Social Sciences Index ( R )
Formerly Social Sciences & Humanities Index, International Index, etc.).  Index to over 350 English-language journals in the social sciences. 

1907 to present
Updated monthly

 

WEB of KNOWLEDGE ( R ) Journal List | Brief search guide (.pdf file) | Detailed search guide ( .pdf file)
Indexes 8,500 journals cover to cover. Includes Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index and Arts & Humanities Citation IndexSee entries for individual Indexes for more details.

1998 to present. Weekly updates.

 

 

 

NEWS

 

Title & Description

Years Indexed

 

Alt-Press Watch ( FT ) ( R ) Details
Full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press.

1995 - present

 

Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA) ( FT ) ( R
An index, with abstracts and some full text, of over 600 Canadian magazines, journals, and newspapers.

1982 to present. (Full text 1993 to present.) Updated monthly.

 

Canadian Newsdiscs ( FT )
Keyword-searchable databases of the full text of articles, columns, and features from a selection of Canadian newspapers.

Varies; generally 1992 to present. Updated annually.

 

Canadian Newsstand (via ProQuest) ( FT ) ( R ) | Guide (.pdf)
Full text access to selected Canadian newspapers.

Varies by Title
(Most titles are delayed 7 days.)

 

LexisNexis Academic ( FT ) ( R )
Includes U.S., Canadian and international news, magazines and journals, business, medical, and legal information, polls and surveys, country profiles, biographical information and more.

Varies by Title

 

NEWSCAN ( FT ) ( R
Full text access to 4 New Brunswick newspapers and Le Devoir.  

Varies by Title Updated daily

 

 

Title & Description

Years Indexed

Book Review Digest
Provides a summary of English-language fiction and non-fiction books published in Canada, U.S. and Great Britain, in the humanities, social sciences and general science, with excerpts of reviews from journals and magazines.

1905 to present. 
Updated monthly, with annual cumulation.

Film Review Index
A two-volume index to film reviews, histories and critical commentaries from a wide variety of English-language sources.

v. 1. 1882-1949
v. 2. 1950-1985

Many academic journals also include reviews. To search for these, use the indexes and databases listed on this page that pertain to your subject.

SEE ALSO

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ANTHROPOLOGY

Title & Description

Years Indexed

Social Sciences Index ( R )
Formerly Social Sciences & Humanities Index, International Index, etc.).  Index to over 350 English-language journals in the social sciences. 

1907 to present
Updated monthly

Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS)
An annotated, multidisciplinary guide to books, articles, and essays on Latin America edited by the Hispanic
Division, Library of Congress.

1935 to present
Updated continuously

Latin Americanist Research Resources Pilot Project Articles from over 400 periodicals published in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico can be searched by author, title, country, journal title, or date (no subject or keyword searches possible). 

Varies by country (generally 1980's to present)

JSTOR (Arts & Sciences I and II collections) ( FT ) ( R )
Full-text archive of journals in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Commerce and Sciences. Current volumes not available (moving wall of, in most cases, 2-5 years).

varies by title;
complete run for most titles excluding last 2-5 years.

ProQuest Research Library ( FT ) ( R ) | Guide (.pdf)
Covers a wide variety of subjects from academic journals and some popular press magazines and newspapers.  Includes some full text content. 

1988 to present (varies by title). Updated daily.

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CANADIAN STUDIES

Title & Description

Years Indexed

Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA) ( FT ) ( R )
An index, with abstracts and some full text, of over 600 Canadian magazines, journals, and newspapers.

1982 to present. 
(Full text 1993 to present)
Updated monthly

Canadian Periodical Index
A general interest subject and name index to articles, book-, film-, and drama reviews, poetry and fiction from over 400 Canadian journals and magazines in English and French, and about 25 major American periodicals.

1920 to present (varies by title). Updated monthly.

Canadian Research Index (formerly Microlog) 
Indexes and abstracts monographs and annual publications of lasting reference value from Canadian government and institutional sources.

1982 to present

Repère: index analytique d'articles de périodiques de langue française ( FT ) ( R )
A general interest subject and name index to articles, book-, film-, and drama reviews from over 500 French-language journals from Canada, France, Belgium, and Switzerland.

1966 - present

America: History and Life ( FT ) ( R ) Details
Major index for historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Subjects covered include popular culture, women's studies, anthropology, folklore, sociology, economics, music, art, etc.

1964 to present. 
Updated monthly.

LexisNexis Academic ( FT ) ( R )
Includes U.S., Canadian and international news, magazines and journals, business, medical, and legal information, polls and surveys, country profiles, biographical information and more.

Varies by Title

SEE ALSO Multidisciplinary Indexes, especially Social Sciences Index, ProQuest Research Library. 

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COMMERCE AND ECONOMICS

Title and Description

Years Indexed

ABI/INFORM Global ( FT ) ( R )
Includes over a thousand international business-related journals and magazines. Subjects covered include accounting, banking, computers, economics, finance, human resources, management, marketing, publica administration, taxation, etc. 

1971 to present
(varies by title)
Updated weekly.

Business Periodicals Index
Index by subject and name to articles in English-language periodicals covering business-related topics. 

1958 to 2001.
Updated monthly

Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA) ( FT ) ( R )
An index, with abstracts and some full text, of over 600 Canadian magazines, journals, and newspapers including business magazines, trade journals and newsletters.

1982 to present. 
(Full text 1993 to present)
Updated monthly

Journal of Economic Literature
Contains a subject index of articles in current economic journals, with some abstracts. Starting March 2000 the index is available on CD-ROM only.

1963 to present.
Updated quarterly.

LexisNexis Academic ( FT ) ( R )
Includes full text articles from U.S., Canadian and international newspapers, magazines and journals; company financial data, SEC filings and reports, industry and market news, accounting literature and business directories.

Varies by Title

PAIS International ( R )
Index to international publications relating to public and social policy issues including journal articles, books, government documents, etc.

 1972 to present. 
Updated quarterly

SEE ALSO Multidisciplinary Indexes, especially Social Sciences Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, ProQuest Research Library and Science Direct.

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EDUCATION

Title & Description

Years Indexed

ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
A large database sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Education providing citations and abstracts for articles from professional journals and books on all aspects of teaching and learning.

1966 - present

SEE ALSO Multidisciplinary Indexes, especially Social Sciences Index.

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FILM/CINEMA

Title & Description

Years Indexed

Alt-Press Watch ( FT ) ( R ) Details
Full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press.

1995 - present

Art Index ( R )
Index to periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins by subject, name, and art work. Covers art, architecture, city planning, film, photography, and related fields.

1929 to present. Updated monthly.

Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Science) (R) Journal List | Brief search guide (.pdf file) | Detailed search guide ( .pdf file)
Indexes over 1,140 arts and humanities journals, covering archaeology, art, classics, drama, film, folklore, history, language, linguistics, literature, music, philosophy, religion and others.

1998 to present 
Citation searching from 1975
Updated weekly (Friday a.m.)

Film Review Index
A two-volume index to film reviews, histories and critical commentaries from a wide variety of English-language sources.

v. 1. 1882-1949
v. 2. 1950-1985

French XX Bibliography: Critical and Biographical References for the Study of French Literature Since 1885 (Part Three: CINEMA)
Indexes books, journals, major bibliographies
and library catalogues.  Covers French Literature since 1885. 

Updated annually

Humanities Index ( R )
Indexes over 350 scholarly journals and some specialized magazines in the fields of archaeology and classical studies, art and photography, folklore, history, journalism and communications, language and literature, performing arts, philosophy, and religious studies.

1907 to present. 
Updated quarterly.

LexisNexis Academic ( FT ) ( R )
Includes U.S., Canadian and international news, magazines and journals, business, medical, and legal information, polls and surveys, country profiles, biographical information and more.

Varies by Title

MLA (Modern Language Assocation) International Bibliography ( R )
Index to scholarly research in nearly 4,000 journals, series, proceedings, theses, and books in several languages covering topics in language, literature, linguistics, and folklore.

1921 to present. 
Updated quarterly.

Project Muse (Full Text: Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences Collections) ( FT ) ( R ) List of Journals
Indexes a wide selection of academic journals in the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities. 

1993 - present
(varies by title)

ProQuest Research Library ( FT ) | Guide (.pdf)
Covers a wide variety of subjects from academic journals and some popular press magazines and newspapers.  Includes some full text content. 

1988 to present (varies by title). Updated daily.

Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
Multidisciplinary and general interest index to magazines and journals.

1901 - 1999

Repère: index analytique d'articles de périodiques de langue française ( FT ) ( R )
A general interest subject and name index to articles, book-, film-, and drama reviews from over 500 French-language journals from Canada, France, Belgium, and Switzerland. 

1966 to present

SEE ALSO

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FINE ARTS

Title & Description

Years Indexed

Art Index ( R )
Index to periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins by subject, name, and art work. Covers art, architecture, city planning, film, photography, and related fields.

1929 to present. Updated monthly.

Alt-Press Watch ( FT ) ( R ) Details
Full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press.

1995 - present

Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Knowledge) (R) Journal List | Brief search guide (.pdf file) | Detailed search guide ( .pdf file)
Indexes over 1,140 arts and humanities journals, covering archaeology, art, classics, drama, film, folklore, history, language, linguistics, literature, music, philosophy, religion and others.

1998 to present 
Citation searching from 1975
Updated weekly (Friday a.m.)

Humanities Index ( R )
Indexes over 350 scholarly journals and some specialized magazines in the fields of archaeology and classical studies, art and photography, folklore, history, journalism and communications, language and literature, performing arts, philosophy, and religious studies.

1907 to present. 
Updated quarterly.

Project Muse (Full Text: Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences Collections) ( FT ) ( R )  List of Journals
Indexes a wide selection of academic journals in the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities. 

1993 - present
(varies by title) 

SEE ALSO Multidisciplinary Indexes, especially JSTOR and ProQuest Research Library.

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GEOGRAPHY

Title & Description

Years Indexed

Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA) ( FT ) ( R )
An index, with abstracts and some full text, of over 600 Canadian magazines, journals, and newspapers.

1982 to present. 
(Full text 1993 to present)
Updated monthly

JSTOR (Arts & Sciences I and II collections) ( FT ) ( R )
Full-text archive of journals in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Commerce and Sciences. Current volumes not available (moving wall of, in most cases, 2-5 years).

varies by title;
complete run for most titles excluding last 2-5 years.

ProQuest Research Library ( FT ) ( R ) | Guide (.pdf)
Covers a wide variety of subjects from academic journals and some popular press magazines and newspapers.  Includes some full text content. 

1988 to present (varies by title). Updated daily.

Science Direct (Elsevier Science) (FT) (R)
Index to over 58,000,000 articles in more than 1700 peer-reviewed journals in science, social science and humanities. Includes over 3,000,000 full text articles. To search full text titles only, select "Subscribed journals" from the "Source" drop down list (please note: full text is not available for all years or all journals. If you are asked for a user name and password, the article you are requesting is not available via Science Direct).

1990s to present
(varies by title).
Updated bi-weekly

Social Sciences Index ( R )
Formerly Social Sciences & Humanities Index, International Index, etc.).  Index to over 350 English-language journals in the social sciences. 

1907 to present
Updated monthly

SEE ALSO Multidisciplinary Indexes, especially CISTI Source; and PAIS.

HISTORY

Title & Description

Years Indexed

America: History and Life ( FT ) ( R ) Details
Major index for historical coverage of the United 
States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Subjects covered include popular culture, women's studies, anthropology, folklore, sociology, economics,
music, art, etc.

1964 to present. 
Updated monthly

Historical Abstracts ( FT ) ( R ) Details
Major index for historical coverage of the world from 1450 to the present (EXCLUDING the United States and Canada).  Subjects covered include sociology, psychology, women's studies, religion, anthropology, political science, economics, music, art, etc.

1967 to present.
Updated monthly.

Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Index to over 630 journals for material pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700)

1842-present

PAIS International ( R )
Index to international publications relating to public and social policy issues including journal articles, books, government documents, etc.

1972 to present. 
Updated quarterly.

SEE ALSO Multidisciplinary Indexes, especially Canadian Periodical Index, Ingenta, Social Sciences Index and ProQuest Research Library. 

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LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, & LINGUISTICS

ENGLISH LITERATURE

Title & Description

Years Indexed

MLA (Modern Language Assocation) International Bibliography ( R )
Index to scholarly research in nearly 4,000 journals, series, proceedings, theses, and books in several languages covering topics in language, literature, linguistics, and folklore.

1921 to present. 
Updated quarterly.

Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA) ( FT ) ( R )
An index, with abstracts and some full text, of over 600 Canadian magazines, journals, and newspapers.

1982 to present. (Full text 1993 
to present.) Updated monthly.

Humanities Index ( R )
Indexes over 350 scholarly journals and some specialized magazines in the fields of archaeology and classical studies, art and photography, folklore, history, journalism and communications, language and literature, performing arts, philosophy, and religious studies.

1907 to present. 
Updated quarterly.

Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Index to over 630 journals for material pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700)

1842-present

JSTOR (Arts & Sciences I and II collections) ( FT ) ( R )
Full-text archive of journals in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Commerce and Sciences. Current volumes not available (moving wall of, in most cases, 2-5 years).

varies by title;
complete run for most titles excluding last 2-5 years.

Project Muse (Full Text: Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences Collections) ( FT ) ( R ) List of Journals
Indexes a wide selection of academic journals in the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities. 

1993 - present
(varies by title)

ProQuest Research Library ( FT ) | Guide (.pdf)
Covers a wide variety of subjects from academic journals and some popular press magazines and newspapers.  Includes some full text content. 
Off Campus users: enter your library barcode number

1988 to present (varies by title). Updated daily.

World Shakespeare Bibliography Online ( R )
WSB Online "cumulates and significantly expands the annual bibliographies in Shakespeare Quarterly." Includes "books, articles, book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, reviews of productions, audiovisual materials, electronic media, and other scholarly and popular materials related to Shakespeare."

1971 - early 2002
Updated regularly

SEE ALSO Multidisciplinary Indexes, especially Ingenta,  Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Canadian Periodical Index (Canadian Studies section), as well as News Indexes and Book & Film Review Indexes.

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FRENCH

Title & Description

Years Indexed

MLA (Modern Language Assocation) International Bibliography ( R )
Index to scholarly research in nearly 4,000 journals, series, proceedings, theses, and books in several languages covering topics in language, literature, linguistics, and folklore.

1921 to present. 
Updated quarterly.

Bibliographie d'histoire littéraire française
Original ed. Otto Klapp; cites books, articles, theses, reviews, and other publications on French literature of all time periods. Coverage: Middle Ages to present.

1956 - present
Updated annually.

Critical Bibliography of French Literature Coverage: Middle Ages to present. 

Updated irregularly

French XX Bibliography: Critical and Biographical References for the Study of French Literature Since 1885
Indexes books, journals, major bibliographies
and library catalogues.  Covers French Literature since 1885. 

Updated annually

Repère: index analytique d'articles de périodiques de langue française ( FT ) ( R )
A general interest subject and name index to articles, book-, film-, and drama reviews from over 500 French-language journals from Canada, France, Belgium, and Switzerland. 

1966 to present

Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA) ( FT ) ( R )
An index, with abstracts and some full text, of over 600 Canadian magazines, journals, and newspapers.

1982 to present. (Full text 1993 
to present.) Updated monthly.

TERMIUM |  Guide (.pdf)
The Electronic Trilingual Dictionary and Linguistic Database of the Government of Canada Translation Bureau.  Coverage: French, English and Spanish terms, with definitions and documentation.

Updated irregularly

SEE ALSO Multidisciplinary Indexes, especially Humanities Index and Arts & Humanities Citation Index.

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GERMAN

Title & Description

Years Indexed

MLA (Modern Language Assocation) International Bibliography ( R )
Index to scholarly research in nearly 4,000 journals, series, proceedings, theses, and books in several languages covering topics in language, literature, linguistics, and folklore.

1921 to present. 
Updated quarterly.

Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft 
Covers books, essays, and articles on German language & literature.  Coverage: Middle Ages to present. 

Updated annually

Germanistik: Internationales Referatenorgan mit Bibliographischen Hinweisen
An international bibliography of books, articles, and theses on German language & literature.  Coverage: Beginning to present. 

Updated quarterly

SEE ALSO Multidisciplinary Indexes, especially Humanities Index, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, and Ingenta.

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SPANISH

Title & Description

Years Indexed

MLA (Modern Language Assocation) International Bibliography ( R )
Index to scholarly research in nearly 4,000 journals, series, proceedings, theses, and books in several languages covering topics in language, literature, linguistics, and folklore.

1921 to present.
Updated quarterly.

Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS)
An annotated, multidisciplinary guide to books, articles, and essays on Latin America edited by the Hispanic Division, Library of Congress.  Coverage: 1935 to present.

Updated frequently

Latin Americanist Research Resources Pilot Project (LANIC)
Articles from over 400 periodicals published in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico can be searched by author, title, country, journal title, or date (no subject or keyword searches possible).  Coverage: varies by country (generally 1980's to present).

 

SEE ALSO Multidisciplinary Indexes, especially Humanities Index, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, and Ingenta.

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DRAMA

Title & Description

Years Indexed

MLA (Modern Language Assocation) International Bibliography ( R )
Index to scholarly research in nearly 4,000 journals, series, proceedings, theses, and books in several languages covering topics in language, literature, linguistics, and folklore.

1921 to present.
Updated quarterly.

Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA) ( FT ) ( R )
An index, with abstracts and some full text, of over 600 Canadian magazines, journals, and newspapers.

1982 to present. 
(Full text 1993 to present)
Updated monthly

Canadian Periodical Index
A general interest subject and name index to articles, book-, film-, and drama reviews, poetry and fiction from over 400 Canadian journals and magazines in English and French, and about 25 major American periodicals.

1920 to present (varies by title). Updated monthly.

Inter-Play
An online index to plays in collections, anthologies, and periodicals in many languages

Late 19th century to present. Updated "frequently"

Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Index to over 630 journals for material pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700)

1842-present

LexisNexis Academic ( FT ) ( R )
Includes U.S., Canadian and international news, magazines and journals, business, medical, and legal information, polls and surveys, country profiles, biographical information and more.

Varies by title

Play Index (H.W. Wilson)
Indexes plays in collections and separately published plays, written in or translated into English. 

1949 to present
Updated every 5 years.

World Shakespeare Bibliography Online ( R )
WSB Online "cumulates and significantly expands the annual bibliographies in Shakespeare Quarterly." Includes "books, articles, book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, reviews of productions, audiovisual materials, electronic media, and other scholarly and popular materials related to Shakespeare."

1971 - early 2002
Updated regularly

MISC. (Language and Literature)

Title & Description

Years Indexed

Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry
Indexes poetry anthologies by author, title, subject, first line, and last line.  Coverage: Antiquity to present.

Updated annually

Index Translationum: International Bibliography of Translations
Database of over 1,300,000 citations for books translated and published in about 100 UNESCO Member States in all disciplines: Literature, Science, Social Sciences, History, etc.

1979 to present. Updated quarterly.

Short Story Index (H.W. Wilson) 
Indexes short stories in collections and periodicals.

1949 to present
Updated annually

LINGUISTICS

Title & Description

Years Indexed

MLA (Modern Language Assocation) International Bibliography ( R )
Index to scholarly research in nearly 4,000 journals, series, proceedings, theses, and books in several languages covering topics in language, literature, linguistics, and folklore.

1921 to present. 
Updated quarterly.

SIL Bibliography
An online bibliography of over 11,000 entries describing academic publications by the Summer Institute of linguistics and its members, searchable by topic, country, and language. 

1935 to the present. 
Updated "periodically"

SEE ALSO Multidisciplinary Indexes, especially Humanities Index, Social Sciences Index, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, Ingenta, Project Muse, ProQuest Research Library and Science Direct.

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MUSIC

Title & Description

Years Indexed

Canadian Music Periodical Index
An index to Canadian music journals, magazines, and newsletters.  Coverage: Late 19th century to present. 

Updated monthly

International Index to Music Periodicals
Indexes and abstracts over 400 scholarly and popular international music periodicals covering all areas. Includes indexing back to the beginning of the Journal of the American Musicological Society and Notes.

1996 to 2002

Music Index
Indexes by subject and author over 350 international sources of music periodical literature.

1949 to 1996

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature ( R )
Most comprehensive international bibliography of music literature including articles, books, conference proceedings, bibliographies, catalogues, theses, recordings, videos, reviews, etc.

1967 to present (with a 2-year delay). Updated monthly.

SEE ALSO Multidisciplinary Indexes, especially Humanities Index and Ingenta.

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PHILOSOPHY

Title & Description

Years Indexed

Philosopher's Index: An International Index to Philosophical Periodicals and Books ( R )
Details & Search Tips
Provides subject and author indexing to journals and books on philosophy and related interdisciplinary publications in various languages.

1940 to present

SEE ALSO Multidisciplinary Indexes, especially Humanities Index, Ingenta, Project Muse and ProQuest Research Library.

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

This section is divided into the following four sub-sections:

Individual titles may be listed in more than one sub-section.

Title & Description

Years Indexed

POLITICAL THEORY

Philosopher's Index: An International Index to Philosophical Periodicals and Books ( R )
Details & Search Tips
Provides subject and author indexing to journals and books on philosophy and related interdisciplinary publications in various languages.

1940 to present

CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA) ( FT ) ( R )
An index, with abstracts and some full text, of over 600 Canadian magazines, journals, and newspapers.

1982 to present. (Full text 1993 to present.) Updated monthly.

Canadian Periodical Index
A general interest subject and name index to articles, book-, film-, and drama reviews, poetry and fiction from over 400 Canadian journals and magazines in English and French, and about 25 major American periodicals.

1920 to present (varies by title). Updated monthly.

LexisNexis Academic ( FT ) ( R )
Includes U.S., Canadian and international news, magazines and journals, business, medical, and legal information, polls and surveys, country profiles, biographical information and more.

Varies by Title

Newscan ( FT ) ( R )
Full text access to 4 New Brunswick newspapers and Le Devoir.

Varies by Title Updated daily

US & EUROPEAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) ( R )
Index to international publications relating to public and social policy issues including journal articles, books, government documents, etc.

1972 to present. 
Updated quarterly

ProQuest Research Library ( FT ) | Guide (.pdf)
Covers a wide variety of subjects from academic journals and some popular press magazines and newspapers.  Includes some full text content. 
Off Campus users: enter your library barcode number

1988 to present (varies by title). Updated daily.

LexisNexis Academic ( FT ) ( R )
Includes U.S., Canadian and international news, magazines and journals, business, medical, and legal information, polls and surveys, country profiles, biographical information and more.

Varies by Title

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) ( R )
Index to international publications relating to public and social policy issues including journal articles, books, government documents, etc.

1972 to present.
Updated annually

ProQuest Research Library ( FT ) | Guide (.pdf)
Covers a wide variety of subjects from academic journals and some popular press magazines and newspapers.  Includes some full text content. 
Off Campus users: enter your library barcode number

1988 to present (varies by title). Updated daily.

LexisNexis Academic ( FT ) ( R )
Includes U.S., Canadian and international news, magazines and journals, business, medical, and legal information, polls and surveys, country profiles, biographical information and more.

Varies by Title

International Bibliography of Political Science (print)
Arranged by subject, this annual publication lists political science articles and books.  Consult the classification scheme at the front of each volume and the index to find material on your topic.

1952 to present. 
Updated quarterly

SEE ALSO Multidisciplinary Indexes, especially Social Sciences Index, America: History and Life and Historical Abstracts.

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PSYCHOLOGY

Title & Description

Years Indexed

PsycINFO ( R ) | Guide (.pdf)
Contains citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, technical reports, and theses in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines such as anthropology, business, education, linguistics, physiology, psychiatry, sociology, etc.
Off Campus users: enter your library barcode number.

1887 to present:
(journal articles)
1987 to present:
(books and chapters)
Updated weekly

LINK by Springer Verlag and Associated Publishers ( FT ) ( R ) List of Full Text Journals
Provides access to over 400 journal titles published by Springer Verlag and its associated companies. A few journals provide only abstracts and a few still do not have full text access.  Covers all areas of science and medicine (including psychology).  Some coverage of the social sciences.

Varies from title to title. 
Updated as print or electronic
versions are released.

SEE ALSO Multidisciplinary Indexes, especially, Ingenta, ProQuest Research Library, Web of Science and Science Direct; and Medline (see Science & Technology)

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RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Title & Description

Years Indexed

ATLA Religion Database ( R ) | Guide (.pdf)
Covers Biblical studies, world religions, church history, and religious perspectives on social issues. (Title of print index: Religion Index One: Periodicals.) 

1949 to present.
Updated semiannually

SEE ALSO Multidisciplinary Indexes, especially Alt-Press Watch, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Humanities Index, JSTOR, Project Muse and ProQuest Research Library. 

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Title & Description

Years Indexed

ACM Digital Library ( FT ) ( R )
Citations and full text from ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) journal and newsletter articles and conference proceedings.

varies by title

ACM Guide to Computing Literature
Indexes periodicals, books, proceedings, reports, and theses in computer science including hardware, software, systems organization and theory.

1992 to present. 
Updated annually

AGRICOLA
The U. S. National Agricultural Library's index of journals, books, theses, etc. on all aspects of agriculture and related disciplines, including animal sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture, fisheries, farming, agricultural economics, food and human nutrition and earth and envirnonmental sciences.  Material covered dates from 15th century on.  Links to some full-text documents.

1970 to the present.
Updated daily.

American Chemical Society Fulltext Titles ( FT ) ( R )
Through the Canadian National Site Licence Project fulltext access is possible to 31 journals published by ACS.   NOTE: for best retrieval results please use Adobe Reader version 4.0 or higher.

varies with most starting in 1996-present. Updated as journal issues are released.

Applied Science & Technology Index ( R )
Index to approximately 400 English-language journals from professional and technical societies, trade and industrial journals, conference proceedings, etc.  Covers computers, engineering, environment, geology, marine sciences, math, physics, telecommunications, and technology.

1983 to present.
Updated monthly.

Astronomy & Astrophysics Abstracts
Covers all aspects of astronomy, astrophysics, and related fields, from international publications including journals,
books, reports, proceedings, etc. 

1985 to present. 
Updated annually.

CISTI SOURCE ( R )
Index to 15,000,000+ journal articles in 18,500+ journals in science, technology, medicine and other related fields, including Humanities and Social Sciences. 

1993 to present.
Varies by Title

General Science Index ( R )
Index to over 140 popular science magazines and professional science journals.  Subjects covered include atmospheric science, biology, earth science, conservation, physiology, zoology, and others.

1978 to present. 
Updated monthly.

HighWire Press - Stanford University Library ( FT )
Sanford University Library's HighWire Press began in early 1995. HighWire now hosts over 240 sites online, with many more planned. Highwire press covers the life sciences, medical sciences, physical sciences and social sciences. 

Varies to present. 
Updated continuously

IDEAL -- Academic Press Journals (Now Science Direct) (FT) (R)

 

Institute of Physics Publishing ( FT ) ( R )
Online access to 34 journals in physics published by IOPP.  Can be personalized.

varies to present

Interscience Periodicals from Wiley & Sons ( FT ) ( R )
Tables of Contents and Abstracts to most periodicals published by Wiley Interscience and its associated European publishers. Fulltext of articles is available online for those periodicals for which the Library has paid a current subscription. Individual user registration is required when accessed the first time.

Indexing coverage varies
fulltext articles are available for 1997-present
Updated continuously

LINK - Springer Verlag and Associated Publishers ( FT ) ( R ) List of Full Text Journals
Provides access to over 400 journal titles published by Springer Verlag and its associated companies. A few journals provide only abstracts and a few still do not
have full text access.  Covers all areas of science and medicine (including psychology).  Some coverage of the social sciences.

Varies from title to title. 
Updated as print or electronic versions are released.

MathSciNet: Mathematical Reviews on the Web ( R )
A keyword-searchable full-text database of Mathematical Reviews, and a subject index to Current Mathematical Publications, an index to recent and forthcoming  publications in mathematics.

1940 to present.
Reviews updated monthly, publications data updated daily.

Medline
The U.S. National Library of Medicine's database of over 9 million citations and abstracts of journal articles in all areas of medicine, health care, and preclinical sciences.

1966 to present

Royal Society of Chemistry ( FT ) ( R
Full text access to the complete collection of e-journals published by the the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Part of the CNSLP - Canadian National Site Licence Project. 

Varies from title to title

Science Citation Index (Web of Knowledge) ( R ) Journal List | Brief search guide (.pdf file) | Detailed search guide ( .pdf file)
Indexes over 5,700 major journals across 164 scientific disciplines, including:  Agriculture, Astronomy, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Materials Science, Mathematics, Medicine, Neuroscience, Oncology, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Physics, Plant Sciences, Psychiatry, Surgery, Veterinary Science, Zoology.

1998 to present
Citation searching from 1945
Updated weekly (Friday a.m.)

Science Direct (Elsevier Science) (FT) (R)
Index to over 58,000,000 articles in more than 1700 peer-reviewed journals in science, social science and humanities. Includes over 3,000,000 full text articles. To search full text titles only, select "Subscribed journals" from the "Source" drop down list (please note: full text is not available for all years or all journals. If you are asked for a user name and password, the article you are requesting is not available via Science Direct).

1990s to present
(varies by title).
Updated bi-weekly

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SOCIOLOGY

Title & Description

Years Indexed

Social Sciences Index ( R )
Formerly Social Sciences & Humanities Index, International Index, etc.).  Index to over 350 English-language journals in the social sciences. 

1907 to present
Updated monthly

Sociological Abstracts
Summarizes journal articles, book chapters, books, and
theses in sociology and related disciplines.

1953 to present

PAIS International ( R )
Index to international publications relating to public and social issues including journal articles, books, government documents, etc.

1972 to present
Updated quarterly

Alt-Press Watch ( FT ) ( R ) Details
Full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press.

1995 - present

JSTOR (Arts & Sciences I and II collections) ( FT ) ( R )
Full-text archive of journals in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Commerce and Sciences. Current volumes not available (moving wall of, in most cases, 2-5 years).

varies by title;
complete run for most titles excluding last 2-5 years.

ProQuest Research Library ( FT ) ( R ) | Guide (.pdf)
Covers a wide variety of subjects from academic journals and some popular press magazines and newspapers.  Includes some full text content. 

1988 to present (varies by title). Updated daily.

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WOMEN'S STUDIES

Title & Description

Years Indexed

America: History and Life ( FT ) ( R ) Details
Major index for historical coverage of the United 
States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Subjects covered include popular culture, women's studies, anthropology, folklore, sociology, economics,
music, art, etc.

1964 to present. 
Updated monthly

Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA) ( FT ) ( R )
An index, with abstracts and some full text, of over 600 Canadian magazines, journals, and newspapers.

1982 to present. 
(Full text 1993 to present)
Updated monthly

Humanities Index ( R )
Indexes over 350 scholarly journals and some specialized magazines in the fields of archaeology and classical studies, art and photography, folklore, history, journalism and communications, language and literature, performing arts, philosophy, and religious studies.

1907 to present. 
Updated quarterly.

JSTOR (Arts & Sciences I and II collections) ( FT ) ( R )
Full-text archive of journals in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Commerce and Sciences. Current volumes not available (moving wall of, in most cases, 2-5 years).

varies by title;
complete run for most titles excluding last 2-5 years.

Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) ( R )
Index to international publications relating to public and social policy issues including journal articles, books, government documents, etc.

1972 to present. 
Updated quarterly

Project Muse (Full Text: Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences Collections) ( FT ) ( R )  List of Journals
Indexes a wide selection of academic journals in the Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities. 

1993 - present
(varies by title) 

ProQuest Research Library ( FT ) ( R ) | Guide (.pdf)
Covers a wide variety of subjects from academic journals and some popular press magazines and newspapers.  Includes some full text content. 

1988 to present (varies by title). Updated daily.

Social Sciences Index ( R )
Formerly Social Sciences & Humanities Index, International Index, etc.).  Index to over 350 English-language journals in the social sciences. 

1907 to present
Updated monthly

Sociological Abstracts
Summarizes journal articles, book chapters, books, and
theses in sociology and related disciplines.

1953 to present

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