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Not sure where to locate the full text of a specific article? The Periodicals Portal will help you determine which titles are available full text in which databases. Online Articles - Alphabetical List
Multi-Subject Databases
Academic Search Complete Multi-subject database which contains indexing and abstracts for more than 13,000 journals, with full text for more than 9,000 of those titles.
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  • JSTOR Archives of over 1,000 leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
    MasterFILE Premier Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals.
    Agriculture / Vet Tech.

    Biological & Agricultural Index Plus

    Index to agricultural and veterinary science journals. Some journal articles are full text.
    Art & Music
    JSTOR Archives of over 1,000 leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
    Automotive
    Auto Repair Reference Center A comprehensive collection of automobile repair reference information.
    Business
    Business Source Complete Provides full-text coverage of scholarly business, management and economics journals as well as case studies, company profiles, business reports, etc.
    Regional Business News Provides comprehensive full-text coverage for regional business publications.

    Communications

    Communication & Mass Media Complete Journal articles in communication, mass media, and other closely related fields.

    Controversial Topics

    CQ Researcher

    In depth analysis of controversial issues.
    Points of View Reference Center Offers essays presenting multiple sides of current issues.

    Countries

    CountryWatch

    Information & news on all the countries of the world.

    Criminal Jusitce

    Criminal Justice Periodicals A comprehensive database focusing on U.S. and international criminal justice journals.
    Education
    ERIC Contains more than 1.3 million records and links to more than 323,000 full-text documents dating back to 1966.
    Learning Express Practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information needed for test taking.
    Primary Research Provides full text for more than 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research.
    Professional Development Collection Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles.
    Vocational Studies Complete Journals and books covering vocational studies such as alcohol and drug abuse couseling, CAD, forensics, graphic arts, veterinary assisting, and more.
    Health
    Consumer Health Complete A comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics.
    Health Source - Consumer Edition Provides access to more than 80 full text, consumer health magazines, current, health-related pamphlets, and nearly 130 health reference books.
    Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition Nearly 550 scholarly full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
    Medline Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.

    History

    America: History & Life with Full Text Selective indexing and full-text literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
    History Reference Center Encyclopedias, dictionaries and other sources covering all periods of history.
    JSTOR Archives of over 1,000 leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
    Salem History* This database include Milestone Documents (primary documents), the Decades, Great Lives from History, and more.
    Journals
    Academic Search Complete Multi-subject database which contains indexing and abstracts for more than 13,000 journals, with full text for more than 9,000 of those titles.
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    PsycARTICLES

    A collection of full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology.

    Legal

    Legal Information Reference Center Full-text legal reference titles from Nolo including legal forms.

    Literature

    Academic Search Complete Multi-subject database which contains indexing and abstracts for more than 13,000 journals, with full text for more than 9,000 of those titles.
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  • JSTOR Archives of over 1,000 leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
    Literary Reference Center Plus Books, journals, guides and videos related to literature.
    Literature Criticism Online Provides 95% of the full-text of Contemporary Literary Criticism volumes 1-252, Twentieth Century Literary Criticism volumes 1-201, and Short Story Criticism volumes 1-109.
    Magazines
    MAS Ultra Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for nearly 500 popular, high school magazines.
    MasterFILE Premier Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals.

    Military

    Military & Government Collection Offers current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content.
    Newspapers
    Newspaper Source Plus Offers current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content.
    Nursing
    Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition Nearly 550 scholarly full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
    Medline Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.
    Online Books & Reference
    Book Index with Reviews Provides information on over 5 million popular and classic book titles.
    Ebsco eBooks A collection of over 14,000 online books.
    Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopædia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, magazines and periodicals.
    Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclpedia Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
    Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) Online access to many of our most popular reference books.
    Philosophy
    JSTOR Archives of over 1,000 leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
    Religion and Philosophy Collection More than 300 full text journals covering world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
    Psychology

    PsycARTICLES

    A collection of full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology.
    Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection A comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods.
    Religion
    JSTOR Archives of over 1,000 leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
    Religion and Philosophy Collection More than 300 full text journals covering world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
    Sociology
    SocIndex with Full Text Journals and books covering the fields of sociology, anthropology, and other closely related fields.

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