Databases by Subject - General & Multidisciplinary
Not sure where to begin? Start with: Gale PowerSearch | LexisNexis Academic | JSTOR
| Database Title | In Quick Find | Description | Coverage | Some Full Text | Restricted to...† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Academic OneFile |
Search full-text articles on physical science, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and more. Full Text Titles Included | 1980- | Y | ||
ArticleFirst |
Citations from 15,000+ journals on all topics. Titles Indexed | Search Tips | 1990- | N | ||
Biography Resource Center |
Biographical information on people from throughout history. Titles Included | Search Tips | Current | Y | ||
Blackwell Synergy |
Search Blackwell Synergy for access to more than 770 full text journals on many topics areas: science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and humanities. Titles Included | Search Help | 1879- | Y | ||
Clase and Periodica |
Index of scholarly Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities from documents published in Spanish, Portuguese, French and English languages. Titles Included | Search Tips | 1975- | N | ||
Dissertation Abstracts |
Abstracts of doctoral dissertations completed in the U.S. at accredited institutions. Search Tips | 1861- | N | ||
ebrary |
26,000+ full text books on many topics: Business & Economics, Computers, Technology & Engineering, Humanities, Life & Physical Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences, and Datamonitor Industry Reports. | Current | Y | ||
![]() EBSCOhost Business Source Premier |
Includes full text for 2,300+ business journals, indexes 3,300+ titles, as well as industry reports and company profiles from Datamonitor. Journals Included | Other Sources | Tutorial | 1922- | Y | ||
EBSCOhost Electronic Journal Service |
Access 680+ full text journals. Journals Included | Varies | Y | ||
Engineering Village |
Abstracts from Compendex and INSPEC databases, with links to full text articles, patents, standards and handbooks in scientific, applied science, technical and engineering disciplines.Search Tips | 1969+ | Y | ||
FirstSearch Databases |
Access more than 25 databases covering a wide range of topics and materials. Search Tips | Varies | N | ||
Google Scholar |
Google search for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports on all topic areas. Use to find articles from academic publishers, professional societies, prepublication repositories and universities. | Varies | Y | ||
HighWire Press |
From Stanford University, includes Web versions of 920+ journals in biological, physical, medical, and social sciences. Titles Included | Search Tips | Varies | Y | ||
IngentaConnect |
Multidisciplinary database containing references to articles published in over 28,000 journals. Also serves as an alerting service. WPI has access to a few full text titles. | 1988- | N | ||
Issues & Controversies |
Articles and information on prominent and hotly-debated issues. | 1995- | Y | ||
JSTOR |
Online archive of complete backruns of scholarly journals in a variety of academic fields. Titles Included | Search Tips | 1800s- | Y | ||
LEXIS ®-NEXIS® Academic |
Full text news, legal, business, and biographical information. Titles Included | Search Tips | Varies | Y | ||
Library Catalog |
Search for WPI library materials including print and electronic books, journals, and audio visual materials. Search Tips | Varies | Y | ||
OCLC Electronic Collections Online |
Multidisciplinary index of scholarly journals. Titles Indexed | 1995- | N | ||
Periodical Abstracts |
Indexing and abstracts for over 2,000 popular and academic periodicals. Titles Included | Search Tips | 1987- | N | ||
![]() PubMed |
From the National Library of Medicine, covers clinical medicine, dentistry, nursing and nutrition. Same as MEDLINE. Titles Included | Search Tips | Tutorial | 1966- | N | ||
Readers' Guide Retrospective |
The Readers' Guide Index to Periodical Literature back to 1890. Titles Included | 1890 - 1982 | N | ||
ScienceDirect |
Full text access to Elsevier Science scholarly journals. Search Tips | Tutorial | Varies | Y | ||
Gale PowerSearch |
Database of abstracts and full text articles in newspapers, magazines, and journals. | 1980- | Y | ||
WilsonSelectPlus |
Multidiscplinary index of periodicals. Titles Included | Search Tips | 1994- | N | ||
WorldCat |
Catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. Search Tips | 1200- | N |
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