Databases by Subject

Note: The links below only work if you are on the DCC Main or South campuses. To search these databases from any other location, you must use the library's Off-Campus Database Access Service. If you are signed up for this service go directly to http://dcc.rdas.obvia.com and click on a link. To sign up for this service, stop by the library's reference area on the Main campus. Students at DCC South should request access through staff at that location.

General Full Text Periodical Databases

Art	Behavioral Sciences	History	Law	Newspapers	Other databases
Business	Education	Health & Nursing	Literature	Ready Reference Resources	Science

Hot Topics

General Full Text Periodical Databases
Academic Search Premier	Full text articles and citations from scholarly and popular periodicals. Search by "Subject" to focus in on your topic. Coverage begins in 1975.
EBSCO Databases	Includes Masterfile, with full text of over 1,000 journals, as well as Searchasaurus and TOPICSearch, databanks of information geared to elementary school students.
ProQuest	Periodicals & Newspapers Articles appearing in general & scholarly magazines, as well as national newspapers. Includes the full text of the New York Times from 1999 on. Best Bet!!
Wilson SelectPlus	Journal articles published from 1994 on.

Art
ARTstor	Images of works of art from ancient to modern times. Includes paintings, sculptures, architecture, photographs and other forms of fine art.

Behavioral Sciences AnthroSource: Full text of articles appearing in the journals of  the American Anthropological Association. Coverage is from 1880 to the present.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences	Best Bet!! Popular & scholarly articles on social science issues & research. Check off "peer review" to limit to articles published in scientific journals.

Business
ABI-Inform	Articles from business magazines and newspapers. Includes the Wall Street Journal & Barrons magazine. Best bet!!
Business & Company Resource Center	Information about U.S. and foreign companies, including financials, officers, products and histories. Also includes articles from magazines & newspapers covering industry news.
Business Source Premier	Company and industry information, along with articles from magazines & journals.
Regional Business News	Articles on regional business activities from magazines, newsletters & newspapers

Education Education Research Complete Articles from magazines and scholarly journals on educational topics. Best Bet!!!   Professional   Development Collection Scholarly journal articles covering all aspects of education. Also includes U.S. Department of Education reports on educational issues ERIC   Reports & articles from professional and popular publications on all aspects of education. Very little full text. Health & Nursing
CINAHL Plus	Professional journal articles from nursing & allied health publications. Also includes publications from the National League for Nursing. Starts in 1982. Best Bet!!
Health Management	Articles from scholarly & trade publications covering all aspects of health care administration. Does not include information on diseases or treatments
Health Reference Center	Health Reference Center contains full text nursing & allied health journals, as well as material from consumer health magazines and reference books.
Health & Wellness Resource Center	Concentrates on consumer health issues and alternative medical treatments. Includes drug & herb information, dictionaries, encyclopedias and articles.
New England Journal of Medicine	Full text of research articles covering topics in clinical medicine. Coverage begins in 1993.
Medline	Articles from professional biomedicine journals covering clinical & research medicine. Coverage starts in 1966. Very little full text.

History
ACLS History E-Book Project	Full text of scholarly books covering historical topics compiled by the American Council of Learned Societies.
New York Times Archive	Full text images of articles appearing in the New York Times from 1857 until 1999. To display or print articles your computer must be equipped with a PDF file reader such as Adobe Acrobat. Best Bet!!
HarpWeek	Searchable database of Harpers Weekly issues from 1857 - 1865. To display or print articles your computer must be equipped with a PDF file reader such as Adobe Acrobat.
Women & Social Movements in the U.S.A.	Primary source documents covering all aspects of womens' historical studies 1600-2000

Hot Topics
CQ Researcher	Essays & articles on social issues. Use "Browse by Subject" to research collections of material. Database begins in 1991.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center	Overviews from books, journal articles, statistics and primary documents on social science topics. Best Bet!!

Law
West Law	Federal & state case law, as well as laws and regulations of the U.S. Password Required!

Literature
Literary Reference Center	Essays, articles & book chapters with criticism of works of literature. Also includes biographical information on authors. Best Bet!!
Literature Resource Center	Biographies & criticism of works by over 4,000 authors. Contains work overviews and selected Web sites as well.
Twayne Authors Series	Electronic books with biographical information on over 600 U.S., British & world authors, along with criticism of their works

Newspapers
Custom Newspapers	Full text of 150 U.S. and international newspapers. Coverage from 1996 on.
National Newspaper Index	Citations for articles appearing in five major U.S. newspapers. Coverage from 1977 on. No full text.
New York State Newspapers	Full text of 10 major NY state city newspapers. Includes the New York Post and Daily News. Coverage from 1996.
New York Times	Full text of all articles published in the Times from 1999 on.
Poughkeepsie Journal Newsbank	Selected articles published from 1999 on. Includes local news & sports, editorials & opinion pieces
Wall Street Journal	Full text of all articles published in the Journal from 1984 on.

Ready Reference Resources
Encyclopedia Britannica	Online general encyclopedia.
Virtual Reference Library	Online specialized encyclopedias, almanacs and other reference works.

Other Databases
¡Informe! (Revistas en Español)	Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.
Military & Government Collection	Magazine and journal Articles covering military matters and militarism
Original Sources	Primary source material covering all subject areas. Includes the full text of poems, plays, short stories, as well as essays & books

Science
General Science Collection	Full text articles from 60 major scientific journals. Coverage begins in 1992. Includes New Scientist, Science, Popular Science, and Science News. Best bet!!!
Science Direct	Full text articles from 1,250 scientific journals covering the hard sciences. Subjects include: astronomy, chemistry, geology, physics & psychology.
Scientific American Archive	Full text articles of articles appearing in Scientific American from 1993 forward. To display or print articles your computer must be equipped with a PDF file reader such as Adobe Acrobat.

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