Citations and abstracts addressing aging issues from the individual to the global.
AgeLine indexes over 600 journals, books, book chapters, reports,
dissertations, consumer guides, and educational videos.
Produced by AARP, AgeLine focuses exclusively on the
population aged 50+ and issues of aging. It includes aging-related content from
the health sciences, psychology, sociology, social work, economics, and public
policy. AgeLine also includes information for professionals working in
aging-related fields and for consumers. AARP generates original abstracts for
every citation, with index terms drawn from AgeLine's Thesaurus of Aging
Terminology.
Subject index to international alternative periodicals, newspapers and magazines.
Coverage: 1991 - current
The
Alternative Press Index (API) is a bibliographic database containing over 344,000 citations and abstracts
of articles from journals, newspapers, and magazines from over 300 international alternative, radical, and left publications.
The API was launched in 1969. Coverage begins in 1991.
Newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press.
Coverage: 1970 - current
Alt-PressWatch features over 502,000 articles from alternative newsweeklies like Eugene Weekly and The
Village Voice as well as over 190 other grassroots newspapers, magazines, and journals.
Bibliographic entries covering all eras of U.S. and Canada history.
Coverage: 1964 - current
America: History and Life is the definitive index of literature for 1,700 journals covering the history and culture of the United States
and Canada, from prehistory to the present. The database also includes citations and links to book and media
reviews. Strong English-language journal coverage is balanced by an international perspective on topics and
events, including abstracts in English of articles published in more than 40 languages.
CLIO Notes is included in this resource that contains overviews of historical periods and detailed chronologies
for major events and issues.
Analytic reviews within the Biomedical, Physical, and Social Sciences fields.
Coverage: 1996 - current
Annual Reviews synthesizes the vast amount of primary research literature and
identifying the principal contributions in 32 focused disciplines within the
Biomedical, Physical, and Social Sciences. Editorial committees comprised of
distinguished scholars in the discipline critically review, synthesize, and
filter the vast amount of primary research in specific disciplines. Each AR
article is written by authors who are recognized experts in the field. Each
article is its own search engine, providing a gateway to the essential primary
research literature referenced within each topic. These AR publications are
among the highest cited publications by impact factor according to the Institute
for Scientific Information® (ISI).
Indexes over 500 journals covering health, social services, and related subjects.
Coverage: 1987-Current
ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts is an indexing and abstracting tool covering health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. Updated monthly, ASSIA provides a comprehensive source of social science and health information for the practical and academic professional. It contains records from over 500 journals published in 16 different countries, including the UK and US. Subject coverage includes Education, Family, Gerontology, Health services, Housing, Mental health services, Nursing, Social work, and Substance abuse.
In-depth, original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news.
Coverage: 1991 - current
CQ Researcher, a division of Congressional Quarterly Inc., contains
single-themed, 12,000-word reports researched and written by seasoned
journalists. Each report provides an introductory overview; background and
chronology on the topic; an assessment of the current situation; pro/con
statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key
sources. Reports are browsable by topic or date or searchable by keyword.
Publications from ethnic, minority and native presses from throughout the U.S.
Coverage: 1959 - Current
Ethnic NewsWatch and
Ethnic NewsWatch: A History is a combined
bilingual (English and Spanish) database
of newspapers, magazines and journals that spans over 40 years with nearly 1.2 million full-text,
fully indexed articles. The Historic backfile covers 39 of the nearly 300 titles in Ethnic NewsWatch.
Publications cover regional news about African American, Native American, Hispanic, Jewish, Muslim,
and other ethnic groups.
Over 6,000 full-length documentary streaming videos.
Films On Demand allows you to view streaming videos from Films Media Group anytime, anywhere, 24/7!
Choose from more than 6,000 educational titles in dozens of subject areas. Special features allow users the
ability to organize and bookmark clips, share playlists, personalize folders and manage their entire
collection through an administrative reporting system.
Full-text journals covering gender, health, family, women and male studies.
Coverage: 1980 - current
The Gender Studies Collection aims to provide balanced coverage of this significant aspect of our culture, covering such topics as gender studies, family and marital issues, health aspects, and many more.
Indexes international sources covering subjects in the Social Sciences.
Coverage: 1951-Current
IBSS includes over two million bibliographic references to journal articles and to books, reviews and selected chapters dating back to 1951. It is unique in its broad coverage of international material and incorporates over 100 languages and countries. Over 2,800 journals are regularly indexed and some 7,000 books are included each year. Abstracts are provided for half of all current journal articles and full text availability is continually increasing. Subject coverage includes Anthropology, Archaeology, Cultural studies, Demography, Economics, Education, Ethnology and ethnography, Political science, Religious studies, and Sociology.
Arts & Science Collections I - IV offering over 500 full-text journals.
Coverage: 1800s - 1 to 5 years before current month (varies by title)
UML has access to JSTOR Arts & Sciences Collections I through IV. These collections combine to offer
509 full-text academic journal titles from the first issues until one to five years before the current month.
Most of these titles include decades worth of issues, some dating back to the nineteenth century. Topics covered
branch across all aspects of the humanities including literature, history, folklore, music, mathematics,
economics, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, and much, much more.
Over 500 journals covering areas of medicine, the social sciences and much more.
Coverage: 1999 - current
The
Sage Premier eJournal Collection is particularly strong in areas of Health Care and Social Sciences,
but also covers the Life Sciences (biochemistry, endocrinology, neuroscience, and pharmacology);
the Physical Sciences (computer science, engineering, and materias science); along with the Humanities
(music, religion, international studies and language studies).
Scopus (Elsevier)
New Resource
Abstract and citation database providing research publication analysis.
SciVerse Scopus is touted as the world’s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and
quality web sources with smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. With over 19,000 titles from more
than 5,000 international publishers, Scopus offers a quick, easy
and comprehensive resource to support the needs of researchers in the scientific, technical, medical and social
sciences fields and, more recently, also in the arts and humanities. Coverage includes the following:
- 18,500 peer-reviewed journals (including 1,800 Open Access journals).
- 425 trade publications.
- 325 book series.
- 250 conference proceedings.
A
full content coverage guide is available for download.
Indexing and full text across a wide range of Sociological subjects.
Coverage: 1971-Current
ProQuest Social Science Journals includes over 570 titles, with more than 340 available in full text. Subject coverage includes Anthropology, Communication science, Demography, Economics, Education, Political science, Policy studies, Psychology, Social work, and Sociology. Note: Full text for certain publications is subject to market availability.
Searches all ProQuest Social Science databases plus the Ebrary ebooks collection.
Coverage: 1971-Current
Search the combined ProQuest Social Science Premier Collection that includes Criminal Justice, Political Science, Social Science Journals, Sociology, Sociological Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, and much more. The search includes a separate results tab that displays ebook search results from Ebrary.
Search for books, journals and non-print materials.
Signup for your own personal account so that you can create a personal bookshelf in order to
create and save highlights, notes, and more. Download the ebrary Reader in order to take notes, highlight, and use
other advanced features. Click on the help icon above for information on how to take advantage of the
many special features in ebrary.
Over 5,000 ebooks covering all major subject areas.
Coverage: Publication dates 1990 - current
Ebsco purchased Netlibrary eBooks in 2010 and came out with a new interface in late-July, 2011.
What was once Netlibrary is now titles simply "eBook Collection." The content is the same, but the interface
replicates all other Ebsco database products. titles are searchable by using up to four
criteria including title, author, keyword, ISBN, or publisher plus limiting by
publication year and language. Individual titles can then be read online in the
Online Reader, browsed by table of contents, or keyword searched. Up to four
books can be held in the Reader simultaneously. Books cannot be read offline,
downloaded, or "checked out." The Reader is cleared at the end of each session.
By creating a free account, access is available from anywhere using your
personal EBSCOhost login and titles can then be saved to your Favorites list.
Over 160 encyclopedias and handbooks covering the Social Sciences and Humanities.
Coverage: Publication dates 2002 - 2010
Sage eReference titles, including the
Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods,
can be searched together or separately by keyword or browsed by subject. Individual
titles have a Reader's Guide that combines entries into thematic categories. You can also limit searches by images, tables,
or sidebars. Subjects covered include African American Studies, Anthropology, Business and
Management, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, Geography, Health, History, Politics, Psychology, Research Methods,
Social Issues, Sociology, and much more.