eResources - Purdue University Libraries

Bibliographic information and cited references from arts and humanities journals plus relevant items from science and technology journals are covered.

Since 1977-present.

Partial

Associations Unlimited

Information for international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields.

Partial

Biography and Genealogy Master Index

Indexes reference works containing multiple biographies.

Biography Resource Center

Worldwide coverage of past and present noteworthy people. Narrative biographies, key facts, selected articles, and more.

Partial

British Newspapers, 1600-1900

Provides access to historic national & regional papers from British Isles. Searches across two collections: 1)The 17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers; 2) 19th Century British Library Newspapers.

1603-1900

Yes

ClimateWire

"ClimateWire is designed to bring readers unmatched coverage of the debate over climate policy and its effects on business, the environment and society."

Yes

Conference Papers Index

Subject emphasis since 1995 in the life sciences, environmental sciences, and aquatic sciences. Older material also covers physics, engineering and materials science.

1982 - present

Partial

Contemporary Authors

Biographical and bibliographical information on 20th and 21st century U.S. and international authors.

1962- present

Partial

CQ Researcher

Weekly, in-depth reports on current issues in the news.

1991 to present

Yes

Credo Reference

Online reference library provides advanced searching of hundreds of dictionaries and encyclopedias in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Many images are included.

ancient - current

Yes

Current Contents

Tables of contents and bibliographic data from current issues of the world's leading scholarly research journals and books in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities.

Most recent 1 - 1� years.

Directory of Published Proceedings

DoPP provides information on locating and procuring published proceedings from conferences in many fields, including sciences, medicine, ecology, and humanities.

1965 - current

Dissertations and Theses (PQDT)

Index of theses and dissertations from U.S. and international universities.

1861 - present

Partial

Economist Historical Archive, 1843-2003

Delivers a complete searchable copy of every issue of The Economist from 1843 to 2003, including supplements.

1843-2003

Yes

Eighteenth Century Collections online

ECCO offers full-text searchable facsimile pages of approximately 150,000 English-language and foreign-language books published in Britain and its colonies (including N. America) during the 18th century.

1701-1800

Yes

Essay and General Literature Index

Indexes essays and chapters in over 5,300 anthologies, multi-author collections. Coverage spans the entire range of the humanities and social sciences.

1985 - present

Ethnic NewsWatch

The ethnic, minority, and native press in America.

1985 - present

Partial

Factiva

Use for articles on business news, commentary, pictures, company, and industry information and stock quotes.

Partial

Funding Opportunities Database

Grants information.

Partial

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Selected reference e-books from Thomson Gale.

Varies by title

Yes

GPO Index

U.S. Government Documents.

1976 - present

Partial

Grove Art Online

Art encyclopedia covering all aspects of Western and non-Western visual art. It includes the full text of The Dictionary of Art, edited by Jane Turner (1996, 34 volumes) and images from numerous collections.

ancient to 21st century

Yes

Historical Abstracts

Indexes materials covering World history (excluding U.S. and Canada) from 1450 onward.

Humanities Abstracts / Full Text

Arts, Communications, History, Linguistics, Literature, Religion.

1907 - present

Partial

Journal Citation Reports: Social Science Edition

Presents quantifiable statistical data that helps determine the relative importance of journals in the area of social science.

1998 - present

JSTOR - The Scholarly Journal Archive

Full-text digital archive of over 700 scholarly journals.

Varies

Yes

Keesing's World News Archive

Comprehensive, accurate, and concise reporting of major world events since 1931 selected and summarized from various news reports from around the world.

1931 - current

Yes

Knight Ridder Collection

A 90-day archive of approximately 100 newspapers from the Knight Ridder wire service.

Last 90 days

Yes

LexisNexis Academic

General news; business, medical, and legal news and information; reference information.

Varies

Partial

Literature Resource Center

Biographical, bibliographical, critical, and contextual information on authors and their works.

Ancient - present

Partial

Lynda.com Online Training Library

Contains a collection of video tutorials on a multitude of technology and software applications.

last 3 years to current

Partial

MAS FullTEXT Ultra

Wide range of subject areas from general-interest periodicals appropriate for high school age group, some full text reference books, and image collection.

1985 - present

Partial

MasterFILE Premier

Wide range of subject areas from general-interest periodicals, some full text reference books, biographies, and image collection of photos, maps, and flags.

1984 - present; fulltext, 1990 - present.

Partial

Matter of Fact

Statistically supported information about public policy issues covering current affairs, etc.

1984 - present

Partial

Middle Search Plus

Wide range of subject areas from magazines appropriate to middle and jr. high school age group, biographies, historical essays, pamphlets, and image collection.

1984 - present

Partial

MLA International Bibliography (ProQuest Software)

Literature, Criticism, Drama, Film, Folklore, and Linguistics are covered.

1926 - present

Partial

NetLibrary

A collection of 3,400 publicly-accessible eBook titles.

Yes

New York Times Historical

Complete cover-to-cover backfiles of the New York Times.

1851 - 3 years prior to current year

Yes

Newspaper Source

Content from newspapers and newswires.

1994 - present

Partial

Nineteenth Century British Library Newspapers

Searchable full text of full runs of newspapers specially selected by the British Library to represent 19th-century Britain. Includes national and regional newspapers.

1800-1900

Yes

Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers

19th Century U.S. Newspapers provides searchable facsimile images of urban and regional newspapers, advertisements and illustrations included.

1800-1900

Yes

OmniFile Full Text Mega

Indexes Education, General Science, Humanities, Readers´ Guide, Social Sciences, Business, Applied Science & Technology, Art, Biological & Agricultural, Legal Periodicals, Library Science.

1982 - present; full-text, 1994 - present

Partial

Oxford Art Online

Gateway to major reference works in the visual arts includes Grove Art Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, The Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics. Includes images.

ancient to 21st century

Yes

Oxford Reference Online

Searchable full-text of more than 150 reference books published by Oxford University Press on many subjects in the arts, history, and sciences. Includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, and several of the Oxford Companion series.

Yes

Pennsylvania Gazette, 1728-1800

The newspaper of record for the eastern side of North America, the West Indies, and parts of South America during the nineteenth century.

1728-1800

Yes

Periodicals Archive Online

Provides access to digitized periodicals that are indexed in its sister database, Periodicals Index Online. Periodicals Archive Online currently contains the full-text backfiles of over 350 journals, including many in foreign languages. It also indexes and links to articles in JSTOR.

1665 - recent

Yes

Periodicals Index Online

Indexes over 4,500 journals in the humanities and social sciences going back to volume 1, issue 1 of each. Articles in over 40 languages are indexed, including French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Many records link to full-text articles in Periodicals Archive Online and in JSTOR.

1665 - recent

Partial

PressDisplay

Full text access to the current editions of over 450 newspapers from around the world.

Current editions with up to a 60-day backfile.

Yes

Primary Search

Content from children�s magazines and pamphlets.

1984 - present

Partial

Project Muse

Provides full-text online editions of over 340 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

1990 - current

Yes

Proquest Research Library

Wide range of subject areas, including business, education, literature, political science, and psychology.

1986 - present

Partial

PsycINFO

Covers literature in psychology and related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, neuroscience, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, and other areas.

1806 - present

Partial

Reader's Guide Full Text

Wide range of subject areas in popular general-interest periodicals.

1890 - present; full-text, 1994 - present

Partial

Reference Universe

Index to print and online reference works (encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.). Provides millions of citations to 20,000 reference works. Citations are linked to Libraries print and electronic holdings.

Partial

Seventeenth-Eighteenth Century Burney Collection Newspapers

17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers provide full-text access to the British Library's collection of newspapers, pamphlets, and books gathered by Rev. Charles Burney.

1603-early 1800s

Yes

Social Sciences Abstracts / Full Text

Anthropology, area studies, family studies, law and criminology, political science, psychology, sociology, women´s studies, and related disciplines.

1907 - present

Partial

Social Sciences Citation Index

Bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references from social science journals are covered.

Indexes from 1977-prsesent.

Partial

Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985

Provides access to the complete back run of The Times (London), 1785-1985.

1785-1985

Yes

TopicSearch Host

General information on current issues from magazines, newspapers, government information, and more.

1992 - present

Yes

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory

Bibliographic and access information for over 240,000 current periodicals from around the world. Entries provide pricing, subscription and distribution details as well as publisher, editor contacts.

Current

Partial

Wall Street Journal, Historic

The Wall Street Journal (1889-1988)

1889 - 1988

Yes

Web Of Science Proceedings

References proceedings papers delivered at prestigious international scientific and technology conferences.

1990 - present

Partial

WorldCat

Catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.

1000 A.D. - present

Partial

Yearbook of International Organizations

Describes over 62,000 international organizations, with links to websites and email addresses. Descriptions include the aims, structure, main office contact information, memberships, officers names, statistics, and history of the organizations.

1967-current

Yes

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