General Reference Databases
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*Academic Search Premier Includes general interest and scholarly articles in a variety of areas including the physical sciences, social sciences and humanities. (1990-present).
*Expanded Academic ASAP (Academic OneFile) Articles in a variety of subject areas, including technology, the arts, theology and more, from scholarly journals and general periodicals.
*LexisNexis AcademicIncludes articles from national and regional newspapers, business publications, federal and state codes, case law & reference information (1990-present). Useful for finding information on current events and stories in the popular press.
*Reader's Guide Retrospective (1890-1982)Citations to articles on a variety of topics in American history and culture from the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. Citations only.
*CQ Congress Collection Provides a wide variety of information and analysis of legislation, members of Congress, congressional votes, and the legislative branch. Includes current committee assignment and a chronology of major legislation going back to the First Continental Congress. (1969-present)
*CQ Researcher In-depth reports on current topics, including social issues, health care, politics and the environment. (1991 - present).
*Alternative Press Index Access to alternative, radical and left periodicals covering political, cultural and social issues. Useful for research in labor issues, women's rights and more. (1991 - present)
*Dissertations Full-Text (ProQuest Dissertations and Theses) An interdisciplinary collection of doctoral dissertations and master's theses.
*PapersFirst Covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Centre (1993-present). Interdisciplinary coverage. Citations only.
*ProceedingsFirst Worldwide index of papers presented at conferences (1993-present).
*Library, Information Science & Technology Abstract (LISTA) Access to periodicals, books, research reports and more on topics in information retrieval, information management, librarianship and related areas. (1960's - present)
*IngentaA large index of articles in a variety of subject areas. Includes tables of contents for periodicals. Useful for literature, the sciences, social science, political science and more.
*NetLibrary Electronic books covering a wide range of topics. Includes nonfiction, handbooks, general-interest reference works and some fiction. Search directly in the database or via SHARC.
*Biography and Genealogy Master IndexIndex of reference books covering contemporary and historical figures. Citations only.
*Books in Print Publication information on books in print and some out of print, with some full-text reviews. Also includes some records for audio and video works.
*College Source Online Almost 40,000 catalogs for colleges, graduate and professional programs, and international schools. (1994 - present)
*Testing and Education Resource Center (TERC) Information on colleges, graduate and career programs, scholarships, online test preparation books and practice tests, as well as resume/application tools.
*FactSearch - Some full text
Facts and statistics on topics of current interest.
*Ulrich's Periodicals Directory Bibliographic information on U.S. and international serials; includes newspapers, peer-reviewed publications, popular magazines and more.
*WorldCatMerged catalog of books and other materials in libraries around the world, including a list of libraries that hold the item. Useful for finding out if a book is held by a nearby library, as well as for finding books that LNDL does not hold. Books found in WorldCat can be requested using our InterLibrary Loan form. Please note that it may take up to two weeks for a book requested through InterLibrary Loan to arrive.
*Book Review Index References to more than 5,000,000 reviews of book and periodical titles. BRI Online dates from 1969 to the present and covers every review published in scholarly and popular periodicals.
*America's Obituaries and Death Notices This database is provided by the Enoch Pratt Free Library, and contains a collection of obituaries and death notices from around the country, indexed by the name of the deceased. Access requires a Pratt Library card.
